Introduced by Walter Allen
The passages Mr. Allen has chosen are taken from Gibbon. Johnson , Burke, and Macaulay. The readers are John Chandos and Basil Taylor
Edited by Anthony Lewis
5-Sonatas of Three Parts and Duets
Margaret Ritchie (soprano)
William Herbert (tenor)
Trevor Anthony (bass)
Geoffrey Gilbert (flute)
Arthur Gleghom (flute)
Frederick Grinke (violin)
David Martin (violin)
James Whitehead (cello)
Arnold Goldsbrough (harpsichord)
Sonata No. 7, in E minor
A Dialogue between Strephon and Dorinda
Sonata No. 8. in G
Duet for soprano and tenor, with two flutes: How pleasant is this flowery plain!
introduces a personal anthology of poetry
Readers, Jill Balcon and William Devlin
Produced by Christopher Hassan
played by Enrico Mainardi (cello) and Renata Borgatti (piano) Last programme in series: November 18
by Sir William Haley , K.C.M.G.,
Director-General of the BBC
Last of the three talks to commemorate the jubilee of the BBC
(Mass in D)
Joan Alexander (soprano) Gladys Ripley (contralto)
Rene Soames (tenor)
William Parsons (bass)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Harry Stubbs (organ)
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult