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The last of eight programmes devoted to the small but precious legacy of recordings made by the Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti
' Whether it were Mozart, Bach (here he was incomparable), Beethoven or Chopin, each of them could be sure of an understanding which, beyond just the notes, made the spirit's meaning tangible.'
(ALFRED CORTOT )
The last recital: Besan-Con Festival, 16 September 1950
Bach Partita No 1, in B fiat (BWV 825)
8.23* Mozart Sonata in A minor (K 310)
8.38* Schubert Two impromptus (D 899 Nos 3 and 2) 8.47* Chopin Two waltzes (Op 64 No 3; Op 18) Gramophone records

Contributors

Pianist:
Dinu Lipatti
Unknown:
Alfred Cortot

Listeners' record requests Nielsen Rhapsodic Overture: An imaginary journey to the Faroes: SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ALEXANDER GIBSON
Bottesini Duo Concertante for violin, double-bass and orchestra GERARD JARRY
JEAN-MARC ROLLEZ
FRENCH RADIO CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA, conducted by ANDRE GIRARD
Finzi Song-cycle: Let us garlands bring
JOHN CAROL CASE (baritone) NEW PHILHARMONIA
ORCHESTRA, ocnducted by VERNON HANDLEY
Bax Symphony No 5, in c sharp minor
LONDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA, conducted by RAYMOND LEPPARD gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Sir Alexander Gibson
Unknown:
Gerard Jarry
Unknown:
Jean-Marc Rollez
Conducted By:
Andre Girard
Unknown:
John Carol
Unknown:
Vernon Handley
Conducted By:
Raymond Leppard

Introduced by Michael Oliver
Mozart and the Concert Aria, by BRIAN TROWELL
An English Boris: a conversation with RICHARD VAN ALLAN.
Allan Pettersson : a tribute to the Swedish composer, by CALUM UACDONALD. Producer
CHRISTINE HARDWICK
(Repeated: Wed 2.0 pm)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Michael Oliver
Unknown:
Brian Trowell
Unknown:
Richard Van Allan.
Unknown:
Allan Pettersson
Unknown:
Calum Uacdonald.
Unknown:
Christine Hardwick

A music drama in three acts, by Richard Wagner (sung in German)
The second part of the Ring cycle tells of the incestuous love of two of Wotan's human children, Siegmund and Sieglinde, the outrage of his wife Fricka, and the disobedience of his favourite warrior daughter, Briinnhilde.
ORCHESTRA OP THE BAYREUTH festival, conducted by PIERRE BOULEZ
(Bavarian Radio recordinf; from this year's Bayreuth Festival) Act 1
3.20* Interval Reading
3.30* Die Walkiire. Act 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Wagner
Conducted By:
Pierre Boulez

The 1980 National Poetry Competition, organised by the Poetry Society in association with Radio 3, has attracted over 19,000 entries for a first prize of fl,000 and 20 other awards.
The judges - Patricia Beer. Douglas Dunn and George MacBeth - have reached their decision, and the major prize-winners will be announced in this evening's programme, which brings together the judges and some of the successful entrants under the chairmanship of the poet and critic, Anthony Thwaite. Producer FRASEH STEEL BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Beer.
Unknown:
Douglas Dunn
Unknown:
George MacBeth
Unknown:
Anthony Thwaite.

A concert given earlier this evening in the Royal Festival Hall, London London Philharmonic Orchestra leader DAVID NOLAN conductor Sir Georg Solti Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Part 1
Haydn Symphony No 96, in D major
Bartok Piano Concerto No 1

Contributors

Leader:
David Nolan
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy

To rules of poetry no more confined,
1 love to smooth and harmonise my mind.
John Franklyn-Robbins reads ALEXANDER POPE'S Imitation of the Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, in which the poet takes a philosophic view of the uses of ments.
BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
John Franklyn-Robbins

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