Symphony No. 78 played by the BBC Scottish Orchestra
Conductor, Ian Whyte
(Score prepared under the direction of Marion Scott )
Extracts from Chaucer's poem arranged for broadcasting by Nevill Coghill. Produced by Stephen Potter
2—' The Prologue and the Knight's Tale'
Further extracts from the Prologue are read by Cecil Trouncer. The Knight's Tale is read by James McKechnie as the Knight, David King-Wood as Palamon, Godfrey Kenton as Arcite, and Bruce Bel f rage as Duke Theseus
(Fourth Concert)
BBC Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors:
Sir Thomas Beecham , Bt., and Richard Austin
Part 1
Eventyr
Brigg Fair. an English Rhapsody
Songs of Sunset, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra
Nancy Evans and Redvers Llewellyn (Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham )
An appraisal
Second of three talks by Lionel Curtis , Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
Part 2
A Village Romeo and Juliet, Act 3
Freda Hart , Estelle Applin
Ethel Lyon , Eileen Pilcher
Heddle Nash , Leslie Jones
George Pragnall , Bruce Clack
(Conducted by Richard Austin )
Concert given by the Royal Philharmonic Society at the Royal Albert Hall , London
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by August Strindberg
Translated by N. Erichsen
Adapted for broadcasting and produced by Howard Rose
Alto Rhapsody: Sigrid Onegin (contralto) with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Berlin Doctors' Choir, conducted by Dr. Kurt Singer
Tragic Overture: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham on gramophone records