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Tatiana Makushina (soprano)
Berkeley Mason (piano)
Tatiana Makushina , who specialises in Russian and French songs, has been heard on the air in this country for many years.
When Rachmaninoff was in London he expressed a wish to hear her sing some of Medtner's songs. ' I shall never forget him seated deep in a big armchair', she says, 'and listening to Medtner's songs, which I sang with all my heart and soul, and asking for more. I sang about twelve. It was an unforgettable afternoon.'

Contributors

Soprano:
Tatiana Makushina
Piano:
Berkeley Mason
Unknown:
Tatiana Makushina

1.50 Music-making
Sir Walford Davies and a group of children from an elementary school
2.10 Interval music
2.15 General science:
Reproduction and growth
5-Nature and nurture by Richard Palmer
2.35 Interval music
2.40 Junior English
Plays, stories, and poems Devised by Jean Sutcliffe 5-Folk tales about bears

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Walford Davies
Unknown:
Richard Palmer
Unknown:
Jean Sutcliffe

Leader, J. Mouland Begbie
Conductor, Guy Warrack
Born in London, York Bowen studied composition and the piano at the Royal Academy of Music
Long ago recognised as a pianist of brilliant attainments, he is also a gifted composer. His own instiument has naturally been generously treated with four concertos and many smaller pieces, but he has written notable works for the orchestra and chamber combinations.

Contributors

Leader:
J. Mouland Begbie
Conductor:
Guy Warrack
Unknown:
York Bowen

starring
Bebe Daniels , Vic Oliver , Ben Lyon with Jay Wilbur and his Orchestra, the Greene Sisters, and Sam Browne Additional dialogue by Dick Pepper Produced by Harry S. Pepper and Douglas Lawrence

Contributors

Unknown:
Bebe Daniels
Unknown:
Vic Oliver
Unknown:
Ben Lyon
Unknown:
Jay Wilbur
Unknown:
Sam Browne
Dialogue By:
Dick Pepper
Produced By:
Harry S. Pepper
Produced By:
Douglas Lawrence

A suite for large orchestra by Gustav Holst
1 Mars: the bringer of war; 2 Venus: the bringer of peace; 3Mercury: the winged messenger; 4 Jupiter: the bringer of jollity; 5 Saturn: the bringer of old age; 6 Uranus: the magician; 7 Neptune: the mystic
performed by BBC Women's Chorus
Chorus-master, Leslie Woodgate
BBC Orchestra (Section A)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult

Contributors

Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Leader:
Paul Beard
Conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult

The story of William Cobbett by D. G. Bridson
This programme, originally broad- A cast in January, 1935, traces the life of William Cohbett (1762-1835)— farmer, soldier, journalist, politician, and reformer-from the cradle to the grave, following him through all the stormy controversies in which he was constantly involved.

Contributors

Unknown:
William Cobbett
Unknown:
D. G. Bridson
Unknown:
William Cohbett

(piano)
Andante and Allegro (from James Nares Lesson for harpsichord in B flat)
James Ching began his musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of seven, taking piano under Tobias Matthay and composition under Frederick Corder. 'At eleven years of age', said Mr. Matthay, 'he played the Bach Fantasia and Fugue like a virtuoso'.
He won an open organ scholarship to the Royal College of Music, and went on from there to Oxford in 1920 to take the degrees of Mus.Bac. and B.A. In 1925 he made his debut as a solo pianist, giving recitals and later appearing as soloist at the Proms. Of late years, however, he has devoted himself chiefly to teaching...

Contributors

Unknown:
Tobias Matthay
Unknown:
Frederick Corder.
Unknown:
Bach Fantasia

(Religious service in Gaelic)
Ordugh na
Seirbhise Salm cvi, 1-4, air fonn St. David Umuigh
Leughadh: Amos iv, 6-13
Salm Ixix , 1-4, air fonn Martyrdom An Searmon: An t-Urr.
Seoras MacCoinnich , B.D.
Salm xxvii, 11-14, air fonn Belmont Am beannachadh
An t-seinn Ie Coisir Chiuil Ghaidhlig
Eaglais Chaluim Chille ; fear-iuil, Domhnull Maclsaac
Benediction

Contributors

Unknown:
Seirbhise Salm
Unknown:
David Umuigh
Unknown:
Salm Ixix
Unknown:
Seoras MacCoinnich
Unknown:
Coisir Chiuil Ghaidhlig
Unknown:
Eaglais Chaluim Chille

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