Records chosen by Forces overseas
From swing to classics
and his Orchestra
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Gramophone records
Symphony No. 35, in D, Haffner
(Mozart) ; Prelude to Act 1, Lohengrin (Wagner) : New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Toscanini
followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas
and his Orchestra.
Victor Harding (Australian baritone). Valda Aveling (Australian pianist). Piano accompaniment by John Wills. Guitar accompaniment by Gwenn Knight
Songs :
Sidney Davey and his Players
Overture : Fidelio (Beethoven) :
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted, by Felix Weingartner
In the Steppes of Central Asia
(Borodin) : London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates
La Rosiere Republicaine (Grétry-
Meyrowitz) : Grand Orchestre Philharmonique
Concertino in F minor (Pergolesi) :
Boyd Neel String Orchestra
Slavonic Dances : No. 1. in C ; No. 3, in A flat (Dvorak) : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vaclav Talich
followed at 12.2 by Sidelights from Today's Papers
0 Lord almighty, thou whose hands despair and victory give ; Isaiah 51, vv. 4-8.
with the Bachelor Girls, Peter Akister , and George Elliott. Directed by James Moody .
Conducted by Harold Lowe , with Gladys Ripley (contralto)
and his Orchestra
for India Command-from Bermondsey. News, music, and people, introduced by Lyn Evans. Produced, by Francis Dillon.
Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas
Marjorie Anderson replies to some of the letters sent to her by Forces overseas
Close-ups from the world's battle-fronts
from a selection of records
Bourree fantasque (Chabrier) : Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, conducted by Sehnar Meyrowitz
Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr.
Glazunov) : Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler
Waltz: Espafia ( Waldteufel) : Barnabas von Geczy and his Orchestra
Bohemian Polka (Weinberger) : The
Bohemians
Overture : Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna (Suppe) ; Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler
Merry-makers' Dance- (Nell Gwynn :
German : New Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent
Four Dances (Moszkowski) : Blue
Hungarian Band
Polka : Thunder and Lightning
(Johann Strauss ) : Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler
(NEWS HEADLINES AT 3.59)
(No. 4 : recording of last Thursday's broadcast)
played by the BBC Scottish Orchestra : conductor, Guy Warrack
with Renee Houston. James Sloan gives news from home and introduces Rex Kingsley to talk about the week's sport. Jean Houston and Kenneth Macrae singing Scots songs, and Elizabeth Mackie with her accordion. BBC
Scottish Orchestra, conducted by Kemlo Stephen. Programme produced by Moultrie R. Kelsall
Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas
Rev. Ronald Selby Wright. S.C.F., talks to the troops again.
NEWS FROM HOME followed at 7.10 by News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
Weekly broadcasts from well-known Variety theatres. This week's bill: Suzette Tarri, Lewis King, and Harry Parry and his Radio Rhythm Sextet. From the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
and his Concert Orchestra
Recording of yesterday's broadcast
on gramophone records, including requests by Forces overseas
Alia marcia (Suite, Karelia :
Sibelius) : Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Kajanus
Symphony No. 4,. , in A, Italian
(Mendelssohn) : Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Koussevitzky
Spanish Dances, Nos. 2 and 3 (Granados): Queen's Hall Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry Wood
Alan Paul , with Helen Clare and George Melachrino
and his Orchestra, featuring Dorothy Carless , with Doreen Villiers , Len Camber , Derek Roy , Johnny Green , and Three Boys and a Girl
Harold Collins and his Orchestra.