The Brandenburg Concertos
John Francis (flute)
Lionel Solonfon (flute) Leon Goossens (oboe)
George Eskdale (trumpet)
Ruth Pearl (violin)
'Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord)
Jacques String Orchestra
(Leader, Ruth Pearl )
Conductor, Reginald Jacques
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, in F, for flute, oboe. trumpet, solo violin, strings, and continuo
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, in G, for two flutes, solo violin, harpsichord, and strings
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, in B flat, for violas, cellos, double-basses, and continuo
A New and Very Merry Interlude of all manner of Weathers
Made by John Heywood anno 1533
Adapted for radio and produced by Douglas Cleverdon.
The Players' Names [see below]
by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Ronald Duncan , after the play ' Le Viol de Lucrece,' by Andre Obey. Glyndebourne production by Eric Crozier. Studio production by Stanford Robinson
(Continued at top of next column)
The English Opera Group
Chamber Orchestra
(Leader, Jack Kessler )
Conductor, Reginald Goodall
Act 1
Prologue
Scene 1: The generals' tent in the camp outside Rome
Interlude: The ride to Rome
Scene 2: Lucretia's house in Rome, the same evening
J. Isaacs and Carel Weight talk about the second picture of Hogarth's series of paintings
Act 2
Scene 1: Lucretia's bedroom, the same night
Interlude: Chorale
Scene 2: Lucretia's house, the next morning
Epilogue
J. B. Bamborough reviews ' The Crown of Life,' by G. Wilson Knight.
Variations in G (K.501)
Sonata in F (K.497)
(both for piano duet) played by Howard Ferguson
' and Denis Matthews