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Leclair Overture in D, Op 31 No 2
Musica Antiqua, Cologne
7.18* J.S. Bach Trio-Sonata (The Musical Offering, BWV 1079)
Vienna Concentus Musicus
7.36* C.P.E. Bach Rondo in D minor (wQ 61 No 4)
Huguette Dreyfus (fortepiano)
7.40* Johann Gottlieb Graun Oboe Concerto in G minor;
Heinz Holliger, Camerata Bern, directed by Alexander Van Wijnkoop

(gramophone records)
(Stereo)

Balakirev. orch Lyapunov Islamey: USSR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by EVGENY SVETLANOV
8.13* Prokofiev. orch Barshal Visions fugitives ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IX-THE-FiELDS, conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER
8.30* Shostakovich, arr Tsiganov Four Preludes from Op 34 (mono) LEONID KOGAN (Violin)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (piano)
8.35* Borodin, orch Glazunov Symphony No 3, in A minor (Unfinished)
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by ERNEST ANSERMET : records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Evgeny Svetlanov
Conducted By:
Neville Marriner
Violin:
Leonid Kogan
Piano:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Conducted By:
Ernest Ansermet

Rachmaninov - composer and performer: 1929 and 1931 Vocalise (mono)
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conducted by THE composer
Variations on a theme by Corelli. Op 42
VLADIMIRASHKENAZY (piano) Symphonic Poem; Isle of the Dead (mono)
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conducted by THE COMPOSER : records

In the sixth of 15 weekly programmes. Christopher Hogwood talks about the arrival of trio-sonata form in 17th-century England, and in particular about the trio-sonatas of Purcell. in which the composer wrote he had ' faithfully endeavour'd a just imitation of the most fam'd Italian Masters '. Three sonatas from Purcell's 1697 set. together with other music by Purcell and a Sonata by William Young, are played by MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT music.

Contributors

Talks:
Christopher Hogwood

First of four programmes from the BBC Young Composers' Forum held at the University of York last November.
Jeremy White Ritratti ANTHEA GIFFORD (guitar)
Alastair Hinton Piano Sonata No 3: IAN BROWN
(Both first broadcast performances). Introduced by Gwyn Parry-Jones BBC Manchester

Contributors

Guitar:
Anthea Gifford
Unknown:
Ian Brown
Introduced By:
Gwyn Parry-Jones

LAURENCE PERKINS
MICHAEL HANCOCK
Galliard Sonata No 1, in A minor
Henri BUsser Cantilène et Rondeau. Op 75 Ibert Carignane
Senaillé Allegro spiritoso Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette
Miroshnikov Scherzo Elgar Romance, Op 62 Britten The Ploughboy

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Perkins
Unknown:
Michael Hancock

Smetana Polka. Furiant. Dance of the Comedians (The Bartered Bride) LONDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA, conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT Smetana Chorus: Song of the Sea: CZECH PHILHARMONIC CHORUS, conducted by JOSEF VESELKA
Dvorak Symphony No 3, in E flat: LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by ISTVAN KERTESZ : records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult
Conducted By:
Josef Veselka
Conducted By:
Istvan Kertesz

by SAMUEL BECKETT with Marie Kean and J. G. Devlin
Fourth of ten plays specially written for radio and broadcast over the last 25 years.
Cast in order of speaking:
Programme realised at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by DESMOND BRISCOE Directed by DONALD MCWHINNIE
(first broadcast in 1972)

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Beckett
Unknown:
Marie Kean
Unknown:
J. G. Devlin
Unknown:
Desmond Briscoe
Directed By:
Donald McWhinnie
Mrs Rooney (Maddy), an old lady:
Marie Kean
Christy, a carter:
James Greene
Mr Tyler, a retired bill-broker:
Kevin Flood
Mr Slocum, Clerk of the:
Allan McClelland
Mr Barrell, a station-master:
Derry Power
Tommy, a porter:
Ron Flanagan
Miss Fitt a lady:
Kate Binchy
Female voice:
Brenda Gogan
Mr Rooney (Dan), hus band of Mrs Rooney:
J. G. Devlin
Jerry, a small boy:
Judy Bennett

leader FELIX KOK conducted by ERICH SCHMID Bartok Deux Images
Michael Blake Watkins Etalage, a concerto for orchestra (first broadcast performance)
9.25* Interval Reading
9.30* City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Part 2 Beethoven
Symphony No 4. in B flat BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Leader:
Felix Kok
Conducted By:
Erich Schmid
Conducted By:
Bartok Deux Images
Conducted By:
Michael Blake Watkins

A short story by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
Read by Peter Marinker
'"Youth, by heaven, youth," he repeated under his breath. "I want it near me. all around me, just once more before I'm too old to care." '

Contributors

Story By:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read By:
Peter Marinker

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