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A weekly programme of records Waltzes, Op. 39 (Brahms) Juuus KATCHEN (piano)
8.22* Schlagende Herzen ;
Mein Hen 1st stumm; Die Georgine (Strauss)
EVELYN Lear (soprano) with ERIK WERBA (piano)
8.33' Suite No. 2, for two pianos
(Rachmaninov)
BRACHA EDEN and ALEXANDER TAMIR

Contributors

Piano:
Schlagende Herzen
Piano:
Mein Hen
Soprano:
Evelyn Lear
Soprano:
Alexander Tamir

A request programme of records Prelude: Die Meistersinger
(Wagner)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by RAFAEL KUBELIK
9.56' Sinfonia Concertante In E flat major (K.297b) (Mozart)
SIDNEY SUTCLIFFE (oboe)
BERNARD WALTON (clarinet) CECIL JAMES (bassoon) DENNIS BRAIN (horn) with the PHILHARMONIA Orchestra Conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
10.31' Symphony No. 4, in A
(Italian) (Mendelssohn)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC Orchestra Conducted by LORIN MAAZEL

Contributors

Conducted By:
Rafael Kubelik
Oboe:
Sidney Sutcliffe
Clarinet:
Bernard Walton
Conducted By:
Herbert von Karajan
Conducted By:
Lorin Maazel

A weekly review
Introduced by JULIAN HERBAGE
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) by ROBERT SIMPSON
Musical Profile: Caspar Cas sadb, by NOËL Goodwin
Cimarosa's 1 II matrimonio segreto ' by PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE
Rules of the Came: 6-Bow to the audience nicely, by SIDNEY HARRISON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Julian Herbage
Introduced By:
Carl Nielsen
Unknown:
Robert Simpson
Unknown:
Caspar Cas
Unknown:
Philip Hope-Wallace
Unknown:
Sidney Harrison

Excerpts from the opera by Nielsen (born June 9, 1865)
Libretto by WILHELM ANDERSEn after Holberg
Introduced by DERYCK COOKE
CHORUS OF THE
ROYAL THEATRE, COPENHAGEN
CHORUS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE DANISH RADIO
Conducted by Poul JÖRGENSEN
The action takes place in Copenhagen in the year 1723
Recording made available by courtesy of the Danish Radio

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilhelm Andersen
Introduced By:
Deryck Cooke

Quintet in C major
AMADEUS STRING QUARTET Norbert Brainin (violin) Siegmund Nissel (violin) Peter Schidlof (viola) Martin Lovett (cello) with MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH (cello)
Recorded by the BBC Transcription Service at last year's Aldeburgh Festival
Third broadcast

Contributors

Violin:
Norbert Brainin
Viola:
Peter Schidlof
Cello:
Martin Lovett

from Glyndebourne
An opera in two acts by Domenico Cimarosa
Libretto by GIOVANNI BERTATI based on The Clandestine Marriage by Colman and Garrick
Sung in Italian
Cast in order of singing:
London PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Leader, Rodney Friend
Conducted by VITTORIO GUI
Produced by FRANK HAUSER
Head of musical preparation, Jani Strasser
The action takes place in the eighteenth century in Geronimo's house in Bologna
ACT 1

Paolino. a clerk to Geronimo - PIETRO BOTTAZZO (tenor)
Carolina, Geronimo's younger daughter. - MARGHERITA RINALDI (soprano)
Geronimo, a rich merchant - CARLO BADIOLI (bass)
Elisetta, his elder daughter - ALBERTA VALENTINI (soprano)
Fidalma, his sister - ROSA LAGHEZZA (contralto)
Count Robinson - FEDERICO DAVIA (bass)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Vittorio Gui
Produced By:
Frank Hauser

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Talks by MARGERY PERHAM
4: The current demands on the outside world
Dr. Perham believes that it is realistic to see Africa today as a unity, with the new states all demanding the respect and the help of the world and the early liberation of the South from white rule. What part can Britain and the Commonwealth play in helping to meet these demands? How should we regard the entry into the continent of Russia and China?
These talks are being printed in ' The Listener '

Contributors

Unknown:
Margery Perham

by Leonid Andreyev translated and adapted by ARIADNE NICOLAEFF
In a mountain holiday resort tn Europe, a man is poised high up on a narrow ledge of rock. Will he fall — or jump—before he can be rescued? An assorted group of expectant tourists gather below, to satisfy their morbid curiosity.
Produced by ARCHIE CAMPBELL
To be repeated on June 29

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonid Andreyev
Produced By:
Archie Campbell
Policeman:
Charles Bardell
Drunk:
Charles Bardell
Lady:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Militant lady:
Janet Burnell
Little man:
John Boxer
Waiter:
John Oxer
Photographer:
Lewis Fiander
Alex, a schoolboy:
Lewis Fiander
Little woman:
Jane Wenham
Stranger:
Stephen Sacgers
Fat tourist:
Michael Kilgarriff
Tall tourist:
Garard Green
Sympathiser:
Bruce Beeby
Mary a young girl:
Patricia Leventorf
Correspondent:
Alfred Hoffman
Priest:
Alan Haines
Landlord:
Patrick Barb

A story by BERNARD MALAMUD
Read by ZERO MOSTEL
The great Broadway comedian interprets the Brooklyn humour of one of America's leading story-writers.
Second broadcast followed by an interlude at 10..

Contributors

Story By:
Bernard Malamud
Read By:
Zero Mostel

Network Three

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More