From page 33 of ' When Two or Three'
for Farmers and Shipping
Alfred Cortot (pianoforte) : Prelude,
Aria, and Finale (Franck)
Leo Slezak (tenor) ; The Linden Tree
(Schubert) ; Tom the Rhymer (Loewe)
Alfred Cortot (pianoforte) : Impromptu No. 3, in G flat, Op. 51 (Chopin) ; Impromptu No. 2, in F sharp, Op. 36 (Chopin)
At the Organ of the Trocadero Cinema,
Elephant and Castle
Relayed from
The Granada, Walthamstow
by G. D. CUNNINGHAM
Relayed from
The Town Hall, Birmingham
Excerpts from Massenet's Operas
' Herodiade ' and ' Le Cid '
Herodiade
Marise Beaujon (soprano), with Orchestra, conducted by M. Elie Cohen : II est doux, il est bon (He is good, he is kind), Scene 1, Act I
Germaine Cernay (mezzo-soprano), with orchestra, conducted by Henri Busser : Ne me refuse pas (Do not refuse me this), Scene 3, Act I '
M. Andreze (baritone), with Orchestra : Vision fugitive (Vision fair), Scene 5, Act II
M. Nargon (bass), with orchestra, conducted by Georges True : Astres etincelants (Stars, that so long have shown), Scene 8, Act III
Marise Beaujon (soprano), with Orchestra, conducted by M. Elie Cohen : Charme des jours passes (Ah ! bygone days so sweet), Scene 9, Act III
John Brownlee (baritone), with Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Col lingwood : Demande au prisonnnier (Go, ask the slave to set free), Scene 10, Act III
The New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens : Ballet (The Phanicians), Scene 14, Act IV
Le Cid
Georges Thill (tenor), with orchestra : 0 noble lame étincelante (Adoration of the Sword), Scene 2, Act I
Jane Laval (soprano), with Orchestra, conducted by Henry Busser : Pleurcz mes yeux (Chimene's Lament), Scene 5, Act III
Georges Thill (tenor) : Ah ! tout est bien fini (Rodrigue's Prayer), Scene 7, Act III
M. Narçon (bass); with Orchestra, conducted by Mons. Szyfer : II a fait noblement ce que 1' honneur conseille (Don Diegue 's Aria), Scene 9, Act IV
by CECIL Dixon
Leader, BERTRAM LEWIS
Conductor, RICHARD AUSTIN
Solo pianoforte,
HAROLD SAMUEL
Relayed from
The Pavilion, Bournemouth
Originally in one act, afterwards extended to two, Beatrice and Benedict was commissioned for the Baden Opera House, and produced there in August, 1862. Berlioz wrote both text and music, adapting parts of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. He went to Baden to superintend the final rehearsals and direct the first performances. ' To my mind, one of the liveliest and most original things I have ever done he :aid himself.
Directed by JOHN MacArthur
presented by BORIS YVAIN in Songs and Dances with CARMEN DEL Rio
including Weather Forecast and Bulletin for Farmers
LISZT (1811-1886) COMMEMORATION
Under the direction of Bernard van Dieren
Songs sung by PARRY JONES (tenor)
Comment disaient-ils Oh ! Quand je dors Enfant, si j'etais roi
S'il est un charmant gazon (poems by Hugo)
Tristesse (poem by de Musset)
' Household Pests'
F. LAING
J. A. SCOTT WATSON (Professor of Rural
Economy, University of Oxford)
No. 41
Contrasting Composers-5
Noel Coward and Jerome Kern
Songs from the Shows ' was broadcast in the Regional programme last night
MIRIAM LICETTE (soprano)
JACQUES THIBAUD (violin)
including Weather Forecast and Forecast for Shipping
with GERMAINE SABLON
RONALD FRANKAU
C. DENIER WARREN and NELSON KEYS
Produced by BRYAN MICHIE and ARCHIE CAMPBELL
(Section E)
Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by MALCOLM SARGENT