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Mildred Watson (soprano)
Denise Lassimonne (pianoforte)
Mozart's piano sonatas admittedly do not show him at the height of his powers. (The fine C minor Sonata, K.457, is exceptional.) But, as this delightful example shows, Mozart's astonishing fertility of invention enriches even these comparatively slight works-probably written for the use of his pupils. The Sonata is historically interesting, too, as an illustration of the keyboard technique of the period when the pianoforte had not yet entirely supplanted the harpsichord and clavichord. It is usually attributed to the late 1770's, but internal evidence suggests that it is a more youthful work.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty: Overture to a Picaresque Comedy (Bax)

Jean Francaix (pianoforte) and Paris Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nadia Boulanger: Concerto (Jean Francaix)
1 Allegro. 2 Andante. 3 Scherzo. 4 Finale

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by R. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4, in F minor (Vaughan Williams)
1 Allegro. 2 Andante moderato. 3 Scherzo, leading to - 4 Allegro molto

Howard Marshall entertains sporting personalities at 11 Trevor Square, Knightsbridge
Every fortnight Howard Marshall will be at home to various famous sportsmen and will chat with them with reference to their own line of sport taking place during the subsequent fortnight. Tonight he hopes to invite Len Harvey , British and Empire Heavyweight Champion boxer, who beat Larry Gains recently; Bernard Darwin , who played golf eight times for England v. Scotland, was twice in the semi-final of the Amateur Championship. is a well-known golf commentator, and has been golf correspondent to The Times and Country Life for many years; and Frank Coles , Sports Editor of The Daily Telegraph.

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Howard Marshall
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Howard Marshall
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Len Harvey
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Larry Gains
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Bernard Darwin
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Frank Coles

by Eileen Joyce
Eileen Joyce ran wild in the bush of Australia before being educated by the nuns of the Loreto Convent in Perth on Swan River. They were the first to teach her serious music, and brought her playing before the notice of Percy Grainger and Backhaus when they visited the convent. Little more than eight years ago she arrived unknown and still in her teens in England. After a few lessons from Tobias Matthay she made her first appearance in London at a Prom in 1930, and her debut on the air by playing a Prokofiev concerto. Three years' intensive study with Matthay followed. She won the Woodward Smith Scholarship in 1931 and at a concert given by his students two years later brought the house down with those same two studies of Liszt and Schlozer which also made her name with the gramophone public. In 1936 she made a tour of Australia.

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Eileen Joyce

Fourth Anthology of American Humour
From the works of Milt Gross, William Saroyan, Dorothy Parker, James Thurber, Robert Benchley, Hortense Flexner, Alan Campbell, and Frank Sullivan
Arranged and produced by M.H. Allen
Gramophone records chosen by Leslie Perowne
Those taking part are Sydney Keith, Alan Keith, Thelma Paige, Macdonald Parke, Leslie Bradley, Peter Madden, and Natalie Lynn

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William Saroyan
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Dorothy Parker
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James Thurber
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Robert Benchley
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Hortense Flexner
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Alan Campbell
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Frank Sullivan
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M. H. Allen
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Leslie Perowne
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Sydney Keith
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Alan Keith
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Thelma Paige
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Macdonald Parke
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Leslie Bradley
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Peter Madden
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Natalie Lynn

National Programme Daventry

About National Programme

National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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