Cambridge University Madrigal Society
Conductor, Boris Ord
Harold Craxton (piano)
Talk by Paul Anderson former correspondent of The Observer in the German capital
A Chinese fable after Gozzi
Text and music by Ferruccio Busoni
(Full performance in German recorded in Hamburg by the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk)
Characters:
Altoum, Emperor of China
Turandot, his daughter
Adelma, her confidante
Kalaf, an unknown prince
Barak, a retainer of Kalaf's court
The Queen Mother of Samarkand
Truffaldino, chief Eunuch
Pantalone and Tartaglia, ministers
Eight wise men
The executioner
NWDR Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jarnach
The action takes place in legendary times in Pekin
Act 1
During the interval Alvar Lidell reads from 'Evenings in the Orchestra' by Berlioz
Act 2
Alvar Lidell reads from 'Evenings in the Orchestra' by Berlioz
(Introductory talk by J.B. Trend, Professor of Spanish in the University of Cambridge)
Soneto a Cordoba, for voice and harp Psyche, for voice, flute, harp, violin, viola, and cello
Concerto for harpsichord, oboe, clarinet, violin, and cello
Oda Slobodskaya (soprano)
Aimee Van de Wiele (harpsichord)
Maria Korchinska (harp)
Edward Walker (flute)
Leon Goossens (oboe)
Stephen Waters (clarinet)
Alfred Cave (violin)
Eric Bray (viola)
John Shinebourne (cello)
Conducted by Anthony Bernard
Talk by' Desmond MacCarthy
Conductor, Boyd Neel
Readings from the Bible by Robert Speaight, and organ music played by G. Thalben-Ball
