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A sequence of medieval songs and dances
ST GEORGE'S CANZONA directed by JOHN SOTHCOTT
7.20* Soler Fandango JONATHAN WOODS (harpsichord)
7.32* UccelUni Sinfonie boscarecie
PHALESIO ENSEMBLE
7.42* Bach Aria: Unsre Starke helsst zu schwach (Cantata No 14)
PETER HINTERREITER (treble) HERMANN BAUMANN (horn)
LEONHARDT CONSORT, directed by GUSTAV LEONHARDT
7.47" Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D (RV 230) WERNER GROBHOI. Z
PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by FRANTISEK VAJKAR
8.0 News
8.5 Overture (continued) Glazunov Carnival Overture, Op 45 (mono)
MOSCOW RADIO SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, conducted by LEO GINSBURG with S. SHERMAN (organ)
8.15* Chabrier Three Romantic Waltzes
RENA KYRIAKOU. WALTER KLIEN (two pianos)
8.28* Gullmant Grand Choeur in D, Op 18 FRANCIS JACKSON
(organ of York Minster)
8.34* Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird (1919) ROYAL PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA, conducted by HANS VONK : records

Contributors

Directed By:
John Sothcott
Harpsichord:
Jonathan Woods
Unknown:
Unsre Starke
Unknown:
Peter Hinterreiter
Horn:
Hermann Baumann
Unknown:
Werner Grobhoi.
Conducted By:
Frantisek Vajkar
Conducted By:
Leo Ginsburg
Unknown:
Rena Kyriakou. Walter
Unknown:
Francis Jackson
Conducted By:
Hans Vonk

Recorded in the University Theatre. Eleanor Rathbone Building, University of Liverpool
TUNNELL TRIO
Haydn Trio in D (H xv 7)
Anthony Hedges Piano Trio (first broadcast performance)
10.35" Interval Reading
10.40* Northern University Concert. Part 2
Brahms Trio in B, Op S
(Presented by the BBC in association icith the Music Department of the University of Liverpool) BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Eleanor Rathbone
Piano:
Anthony Hedges

PAULINE SIEVENS (mezzo-soprano)
RUTH DYSON (harpsichord) Purcell Hark ! the echoing air: Sweeter than roses; An Evening Hymn
Pelham Humfrcy A Hymne to God the Father
Blow. ed Watkins Shaw Suite in G major; Ground No 2. in G major
Haydn Arianna a Naxos Tlppell Songs for Ariel

Contributors

Mezzo-Soprano:
Pauline Sievens
Harpsichord:
Ruth Dyson
Harpsichord:
Purcell Hark
Unknown:
Haydn Arianna

In this final programme of the series, the shadows lengthen over the Avenue Henri-Martin. as World War II looms. Poulenc's Organ Concerto, another commission from the Princesse de Polignac, accurately reflects the mood. After the outbreak of hostilities, she takes refuge in England, renewing old friendships, establishing new ones, making music. She meets Benjamin Britten. and Peter Pears - who sings at her funeral service in 1943: records
Written and narrated by Piers Burton-Page Series producer RONALD COOK

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Pears
Producer:
Ronald Cook

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Presented by Jack Brymer Prokofiev and Haydn GYOPGY SANDOR (piano) plays Prokofiev's Sonata No 7 and Five Sarcasms, Op 17, and the AMADEUS QUARTET performs Haydn's String Quartet in F minor, Op 20 No 5.

Contributors

Presented By:
Jack Brymer
Piano:
Haydn Gyopgy Sandor

MARGARET MARSHALL (soprano)
HELEN WATTS (contralto) ANTHONY ROLFE JOHNSON (tenor)
DON GARRARD (bass)
LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC
CHOIR chorus-master EDMUND WALTERS ROYAL LIVERPOOL
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA guest leader RICHARD STUDT conductor WALTER WELLER (A public concert given in May in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool) BBC Manchester

Contributors

Soprano:
Margaret Marshall
Contralto:
Helen Watts
Tenor:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Bass:
Don Garrard
Leader:
Richard Studt
Conductor:
Walter Weller

An investigation by Ronald Hayman into the madness of Friedrich Nietzsche in the light of newly discovered jottings by the philosopher after his breakdown in 1889 with Robert Stephens as Nietzsche and JOHN BULL. PETRA DAVIES , LEONARD FENTON , BRIAN RAINES , TAMMY USTI-Novas his family and friends
Nietzsche's own piano compositions played by RAYMOND ALSTON
Producer PIERS PLOWRIGHT followed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Hayman
Unknown:
Robert Stephens
Unknown:
John Bull. Petra Davies
Unknown:
Leonard Fenton
Unknown:
Brian Raines
Unknown:
Tammy Usti-Novas
Played By:
Raymond Alston
Producer:
Piers Plowright

A centenary series of performances conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
Rimsky-Korsakov Overture: May Night
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (rec 1945)
Verdi Ritorna vincitor (Aida): EVA TURNER (sop) with orchestra (rec 1928) Strauss Symphonic Poem Don Quixote
LEONARD RUBENS (viola) PAUL TORTELIER (cello)
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (rec 1947 and 1948)
Introduced by PETER TANNER
gramophone records (Revised repeat)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham.
Unknown:
Verdi Ritorna
Unknown:
Eva Turner
Unknown:
Don Quixote
Viola:
Leonard Rubens
Cello:
Paul Tortelier
Introduced By:
Peter Tanner

Second of two programmes from the BBC Young Composers' Forum held at York University between 21 and 23 November.
Dominic Muldowney: One from Arcady, for solo violin
Giles Swayne: Duo for violin and piano
Julia Usher: Ordnance Survey, for tenor and ensemble
(All first broadcast performances)
Christopher Rowland (violin), Giles Swayne (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Members of the Nash Ensemble, conducted by Ian Brown.

Contributors

Composer:
Dominic Muldowney
Composer:
Giles Swayne
Composer:
Julia Usher
Violin:
Christopher Rowland
Piano:
Giles Swayne
Tenor:
Martyn Hill
Musicians:
Members of the Nash Ensemble
Conductor:
Ian Brown

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