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Ginastera Ballet Suite: Estancia - London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Morton Gould
7.17* Elgar Salut d'amour - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Lawrance Collingwood
Elgar Moths and butterflies (The Wand of Youth: Suite No 2) - London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
7.23* Sullivan Allegro risoluto in B flat minor - John Parry (piano)
7.25* Grainger Shallow Brown - John Shirley-Quirk (bar), Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Britten
7.31* Sibelius Suite: King Christian II - Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson
Part 2
Gretry, arr Beecham Ballet Music: Zgmire et Azor (mono): ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
8.18* Bach Flute Sonata in c (bwv 1033)
STEPHEN PRESTON (baroque flute), TREVOR PINNOCK (harpsichord), JORDI SAVALL (viola da gamba)
8.27* Mozart Piano Concerto No 21. in c (K 467) MURRAY PERAHIA who also directs the ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Walton-Between the Wars Crown Imperial (Coronation March 1937)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA, conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT
9.14* Set me as a seal upon thine heart
CHOIR OF THE PARISH CHURCH
OF ST PETER , LEEDS conducted by DONALD HUNT
9.18* Belshazzar's Feast JOHN SHIRLEY-QUIRK (baritone)
LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS
AND ORCHESTRA, conducted by ANDRÉ PREVIN: records
Played by Alan Spedding in Beverley Minster
Johann Kellner Praeludium
Johann Krebs Chorale Prelude on Herzlich thut mich verlangen
Carel Gotfried Geilfus Aria and Variations in E major
Christian Friedrich Ruppe Lento, Grave and Allegro in C
Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch Psalm 65
Albert Alain Scherzo
Tournemire, reconstructed Durufie Fantaisie sur le Te Deum
BBC Manchester
including compositions by Zuanambrosio Dalza , Melchior Barberiis , Pietro Pallo Borrono. Francesco da Milano, Kapsberger and Terzi, played by CHRISTOPHER WILSON and PAUL O'DETTE
(Part o/ a public concert given on 1 October in the Wigmore Hall as part of the 1980 Early Music Centre Festival)
conducted by JAMES CONLON HENRYK SZERYNG (Violin)
Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
12.5* Interval Reading
12.10* Concert Part 2 Dvorak
Symphony No 4, in D minor. Op 13
(RIAS Berlin recording)
direct from Broadcasting House, London
Philip Smith (piano)
Scarlatti Sonatas: in B minor (Kk 87); in A minor (Kk 54)
Schubert Fantasie in c (The Wanderer) (D 760)
Chopin Scherzo No 4, in E
NORTHERN BRASS ENSEMBLE JOHN NOBLE (baritone) KEITH SWALLOW (piano)
Leonard Salzedo Divertimento for brass
Gerald Finzi Song-cycle: To a poet
Michael Ball Equipoise , for brass sextet.
(cello)
Bach Suite No 3, in c (BWV 1009)
Kodaly Sonata , Op 8
BBC Manchester
with Christopher Grier
Suite No 8, in D; Passacaille in c; Pavane in F sharp minor: STANISLAV HELLER (harpsichord)
direct from St John's, Smith Square. London
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
Maldwyn Davies (tenor) Christopher Keyte (bass) BBC Singers director JOHN POOLE
BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY conducted by Paul Sacher Part 1
Symphony No 22, in I flat (The Philosopher)
John Webster, author of The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil, was born, as far as is known, 400 years ago. His tragedies of corruption and luxury are still performed regularly, but our knowledge of the man is skeletal.
The Elizabethan scholar Muriel Bradbrook considers the context of the great plays and puts some flesh on the bones.
Part 2. Mass in B flat major (Creation)
Wind Quintet
DORIAN WIND QUINTET
by Vaclav Havel, translated and adapted by Vera Blackwell
Ferdinand Vanek is a dissident playwright In Czechoslovakia - he has just come out of prison and is awaiting trial for his political activities. Stanek is a successful writer who has remained in favour with the authorities.
STANEK: "Forgive me, Ferdinand, but you don't happen to live in a normal environment. You only mix with people who are making a stand. You give each other hope and encouragement. You've no idea the sort of environment I've got to put up with! It turns your stomach!"
The National Theatre version, originally directed by Michael Kustow, produced for radio by Bernard Krichefski
(John Normington is a National Theatre Player)
(The companion piece to this play, Pavel Kohout's The Licence: tomorrow at
10.0 pm)
Introduced by Clive Bennett
London Sinfonietta Chorus, chorus-master Clive Wearing
London Sinfonietta, leader Nona Liddell. conducted by David Atherton
Eight orchestral fragments
Five pieces, Op 10
Cantata: Das Augenlicht
(Part of a concert given in 1978 in the QEH)
Pavane pour une Infante defunte: London Symphony Orchestra
(record)