A radio play written for the Third Programme by Denis Constanduros
Produced by Felix Felton
Others taking part are Edward Fairbrother and David Stringer
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Oda Slobodskaya (soprano)
Myra Hess (piano)
Part 1
A serial survey of some contemporary verse-2
The Poet: Stephen Spender
The Critic : Roy Fuller
A sequence of four programmes -is devoted to each Poet and Critic. The first comprises a number of poems selected by the Critic, as an introduction. In the second the Critic expresses his personal attitude to poetry, and his appreciation of the Poet. In the third, the Poet replies. The fourth programme, introduced also by the Critic, consists of further examples of the Poet's work, which they have chosen in collaboration
Presented by E. J. King Bull
Part 2
' The Accompanying of Singing the second of four talks by Michael Tippett , illustrated by Robert Irwin (bass), Walter Bergmann (continuo), and a section of the Morley College Choir and Orchestra (conductor, Michael Tippett )
Forty-eight Preludes and Fugues played by Renata Borgatti (piano)
B flat (Book 2); G minor (Book 1); D minor (Book 2); G (Book 2); D (Book 2); G minor (Book 2)
by Padraic Fallon read by Denis Johnston