Records chosen by Forces overseas
From swing to classics
followed by News read at dictation speed for Forces newspapers overseas
on gramophone records
Academic Festival Overture
(Brahms) : London Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Felix Wein gartner
Variation.- on a theme of Haydn (St.
Antoni Chorale : Brahms) : New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Toscanini
Third and Fourth Movements (Symphony No. 4 in E minor: Brahms): BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter
Songs by Tannahill
Harold Collins and his Orchestra.
plays popular hits of the moment, at the theatre organ
Recorded in America by arrangement with the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Service.
(soprano)
followed at 12.2 by Sidelights from Today's Papers
Thy Kingdom come. 0 God (A.P.B.
2) ; Isaiah 4, vv. 4-6 ; The Spirit of Judgment.
and his Orchestra, with Elizabeth Batey , Pat Macormae , and Harry Kaye.
Conductor, Guy Warrack
Cesar Franck 's Symphony in D minor is in three movements instead of the usual four, and the principal themes run throughout the work, linking it up as a whole. One in particular, which occurs about the middle of the first movement, has been called ' the motive of faith.' With this symphony Franck undoubtedly influenced the French music that was to be written after him ; the sanity, the beauty, and the classic nature of the work came as a breath of inspiration at a time when there seemed to have been great need for them.
Reg. Leopold and his Players, and Jack Cooper
, A Northern programme for
Yorkshiremen overseas, from the New Victoria Cinema, Bradford. Bradford Co-operative Choral Society : conductor, Jack Wild-man ; City of Bradford Police Band : conductor, Inspector Phillips ; Massed children's choir. Norman Briggs at the organ ; local news and views.
Produced by Arthur Spencer
Records chosen for their women-folk at home by British Forces serving overseas
Close-ups from the world's battle-fronts
from a selection of records
Overture : The ' Silken Ladder
(Rossini) : BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Festivo (Sibelius) : London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
Waltz: Wine. Woman, and Song
(Johann Strauss ): Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler
Dance of the Apprentices (The
Mastersingers : Wagner) : London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates
Invitation to the Dance (Weber) :
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Homage March (Grieg) : Symphony
Orchestra
(NEWS HEADLINES AT 3.59)
'Produced by the U.S. Armed
Forces Radio Service. (Repeat of Wednesday's Home Service broadcast)
Weekly commentary on world affairs
Novelty numbers and solo pieces, played by the BBC Variety Orchestra (conductor, Charles Shadwell ), with Gene Crowley
Spike' Hughes's weekly programme for swing fans
Greetings in music sent by Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ
and NEWS FROM HOME followed at 7.10 by News from Canada cabled from the CBC News Rooms
(Army edition).
A Home Forces entertainment for men and women serving in the Mediterranean Area: The 28 Group Pioneer Corps Band, under the direction of Lieutenant B. Oakley. Service artists and guest stars. The 'Double or Quits' quiz, conducted by Will Hay. Programme introduced by Corporal Sally Rogers, A.T.S., and produced, in collaboration with the Army Radio Unit, by David Manderson
with Gladys Ripley (contralto), Roy Henderson (baritone), and Billy Mayerl (piano). Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, under its conductor, Charles Groves. Produced by Michael North
Records chosen by British Forces serving overseas .
Presenting music from stage and film successes of the present and of the past, with Anne Ziegler , Webster Booth , Gene Crowley , Cherry Lind , Carroll Gibbons , C. Denier Warren , and Reginald Purdell. Orchestrations supervised by Wally Wallond. BBC Revue Chorus. BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Produced by John Watt and Henry Reed.
Jan Berenska and his Orchestra, with Jack Wilson (piano). (Recording of the broadcast on May 19)
