From page 101 of 'New Every Morning'
for Farmers and Shipping
The Victor Olof Sextet : Valse triste (Sibelius)
Paul Godwin and his Harp Quintet: Popular Song ; Tale (Komzak). Extaste (Ganne)
French for Older Pupils
' La France'
' Le Pays natal'
' Mosaique de poesie et de musique franchises '
E. M. STÉPHAN and CAMILLE VIÈRE
Led by Ernest Element
Conducted by Eric Warr Helmar Fernback (tenor)
Conductor, William Pethers from the Hippodrome Theatre, Coventry
Journet (bass)
Tetrazzini (soprano)
Caruso (tenor)
from St. Paul's Cathedral
Order of Service
Psalms cxiv, cxv
Lesson Malachi iii, 1-6
Magnificat (Noble in A minor) Lesson, Luke i, 5-23
Nunc Dimittis (Noble in A minor)
Anthem, The souls of the righteous
(Byrd) (Wisdom iii, 1-3)
' The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.'
Hymn, E'en in thy childhood (E.H.
224)
Directed by Henry Hall
including Weather Forecast
Maurice Thiery
M. Maurice Thiery , noted as a wit, has given about four thousand lectures in French on French life, history, and literature, during the twenty odd years that he has lived in England. He has lectured at the Polytechnic, Regent Street, the French Institute, and French clubs and boys' and girls' schools throughout the country. He has written a number of school books and also others, among the latter a ' Life of Captain Cook '. Listeners who have already heard him on the air will look forward to his tales of French wit today.
by J. A. Greenwood
The Friary Brewery Band
Conducted by J. A. Greenwood
J. A. Greenwood has been for a long time in the forefront of brass band conductors in England. His successes with bands at contests run into many hundreds and include the winning of the National Band Championship. As a composer Mr. Greenwood has added a number of useful and effective original works to the repertoire, and his transcriptions of classical and modern works are regular features of brass band programmes all over the country.
' What the Composer Expects from the Listener'
Sir Donald Tovey
Clive Richardson and Rene Pougnet at the two pianos
W. Beaven at the BBC Theatre Organ
Presented by Douglas Moodie
Presented by Douglas Moodie
(Section F)
Led by Marie Wilson
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult.
Audrey Piggott (violoncello)
including Weather Forecast and Forecast for Shipping
Short talks on common nuisances
from the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden
The action takes place in the country of the Tartars in the 12th Century
Scene 1 : The outskirts of the Polovtsian camp
Scene 2: Another part of the camp
Scene 3 : Before the tents of Konchak
Cast
Chorus of Polovtsian maidens,
Russian prisoners, Polovtsian soldiers and slaves, and followers of Konchak
Conductor,
EUGENE GOOSSENS
Chorus Master, Robert Ainsworth
Producer, Harald Andre
The scene of Act 2 is laid in the Polovtsian camp, where Igor and Vladimir are held captive. After a haunting chorus of Polovtsian maidens, Konchakovna, daughter of the Polovtsian chief, sings a beautiful nocturne as she awaits her lover, the handsome young prisoner Vladimir. Russian prisoners pass, singing, and Vladimir appears. His first song is one of the most popular numbers of the whole opera.
After a love duet the lovers part, and then Igor wanders in, lost in gloomy thoughts. The treacherous Ovlur urges him to break his word of honour and escape, but he refuses. And finally the good-natured Polovstian chief Konchak appears, offers Igor his friendship, and sends for his slaves to dance and dispel his prisoner's melancholy. The Act closes with the magnificently barbaric Polovtsian Dances, often heard in the concert-hall.
Directed by Henry Hall