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Debussy Syrinx, for flute James Galway

7.7* Faure Cantique de Jean Racine: CHOIR OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE STEPHEN CLEOBURY (Organ) conducted by GEORGE GUEST

7.13* Debussy Petite Suite BRACHA EDEN and ALEXANDER TAMIR (piano duet)

7.26* Mozart Concerto in C for flute, harp and orchestra (K 299); KARLHEINZ ZOLLER, NICANOR ZABALETA and BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by ERNST MARZENDORFER VHF only

8.0 News VHF only

8.5 Overture (continued) Cherubini Overture: Medea PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

8.13* Chopin Fantasy on Polish Airs: ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN (piano), PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, conducted by EUGENE ORMANDY

8.28* Schubert Symphony NO 3: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by KARL BOHM
(Records)

Contributors

Flute:
James Galway
Unknown:
Stephen Cleobury
Conducted By:
George Guest
Piano:
Alexander Tamir
Unknown:
Karlheinz Zoller
Conducted By:
Ernst Marzendorfer
Piano:
Arthur Rubinstein
Conducted By:
Eugene Ormandy
Conducted By:
Karl Böhm

Kodaly Theatre Overture PHILHARMONIA HUNGARICA conducted by ANTAL DORATI Dances from Marosszek KORNEL ZEMPLENI (piano)
Psalmus Hungaricus LAJOS KOZMA (tenor)
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS WANDSWORTH SCHOOL BOYS
CHOIR, LONDON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, conducted by ISTVAN KERTESZ : records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Antal Dorati
Piano:
Kornel Zempleni
Tenor:
Lajos Kozma
Conducted By:
Istvan Kertesz

Given in the Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall. University of Leeds ANNE SHASBY and RICHARD MCMAHON (piano duet) BARBARA ROBOTHAM (mezzo-soprano)
JANA FRENKLOVA (piano)
Schubert Sonata in B flat (D 617)
Berg Seven Early Songs
10.35* Interval Reading
10.40* Northern University Concert, Part 2
John Rushby-Smith Aspects of Night, for piano duet
Dvorak Gypsy Songs
Brahms Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann (In association with the Music Department, University of Leeds)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Shasby
Piano:
Richard McMahon
Mezzo-Soprano:
Barbara Robotham
Piano:
Jana Frenklova
Unknown:
John Rushby-Smith
Unknown:
Robert Schumann

born 4 December 1879
The first of three programmes celebrating the centenary of Sir Hamilton Harty 's birth.
RALPH HOLMES (violin) ULSTER ORCHESTRA leader PAN RON LEE conductor BRYDEN THOMSON A John Field Suite: Violin Concerto in D minor

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Hamilton Harty
Violin:
Ralph Holmes
Leader:
Pan Ron Lee
Conductor:
Bryden Thomson

Internecine warfare finally surfaced in Parisian artistic circles during the early 30s. The tale is told of intense rivalry between Igor Markevitch and the young Virgil Thomson , who bitterly resented the Princess de Polignac's virtual mono-poly of musical patronage. A last example is encountered of her generosity to Stravinsky. And she commissions a symphony from a wholly unexpected source: Kurt Weill : records
Written and narrated by Piers Burton-Page
(Final prog: next Tues)

Contributors

Unknown:
Igor Markevitch
Unknown:
Virgil Thomson
Unknown:
Kurt Weill
Unknown:
Piers Burton-Page

Presented by Jack Brymer Falla Harpsichord Concerto: JOAQUIN ACHUCARRO BOURNEMOUTH SINFONIETTA conducted by GEORGE HURST Mozart Recitative and Rondo: A questo seno deh vieni (K 374)
LILLIAN WATSON (soprano) BOURNEMOUTH SINFONIETTA conducted by KENNETH MONTGOMERY
Beethoven Symphony No 1 BOURNEMOUTH SINFONIETTA conducted by GEORGE HURST

Contributors

Presented By:
Jack Brymer
Conducted By:
George Hurst
Conducted By:
Mozart Recitative
Soprano:
Lillian Watson
Soprano:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Conducted By:
Kenneth Montgomery
Conducted By:
George Hurst

An opera in two acts
Libretto by MYFANNWY PIPER after the story by HENRY JAMES. Music by Benjamin Britten
A performance by English National Opera direct from the London Coliseum, dedicated to the memory of Britten. who died tlii-oftvnnrsafrotoday.
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA CHORUS, associate chorus-master SIMON JOLY ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA ORCHESTRA leader BARRY COLLINS conducted by LIONEL FRIEND

Contributors

Story By:
Henry James.
Music By:
Benjamin Britten
Chorus-Master:
Simon Joly
Leader:
Barry Collins
Conducted By:
Lionel Friend

A portrait in words and music of the Irish conductor. composer and pianist Sir Hamilton Harty. whose last work The
Children ofLir is also a personal testament. summing up his feelings towards music. towards Ireland towards life itself.
The programme includes excerpts from some of his recordings, and the voices of DAME ISOBEL BAILLIE . SYDNEY COULSTON , LEONARP HIRSCH. MURIEL LIDDLE. HARRY MORTIMER.
AGNES NICHOLLS (Lady Harty). as well as Harty himself.
Written and presented hy Bernard Keeffe

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Hamilton Harty.
Unknown:
Isobel Baillie
Unknown:
Sydney Coulston
Unknown:
Leonarp Hirsch.
Unknown:
Muriel Liddle.
Unknown:
Harry Mortimer.
Unknown:
Agnes Nicholls
Unknown:
Bernard Keeffe

Records of performances conducted and played by Sir Thomas Beecham
Méhul Overture: Les deux aveugles de Tolede
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA (rec 1947)
Stravinsky Excerpts from
The Firebird: BEECHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (rec 1916)
Adrian Beecham Willow Song; O mistress mine NANCY EVANS (mezzo-sop)
THOMAS BEECHAM (piano)
Mendelssohn symphony No 5. in D (Reformation)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA irec 1945)
Introduced by PETER TANNER
(Revised repeat)

Contributors

Played By:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Nancy Evans
Piano:
Thomas Beecham
Introduced By:
Peter Tanner

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