Sonata No. 2, Op. 66 played by James Whitehead (cello) and Gerald Moore (piano)
A portrait of Samuel Butler , the author of ' Erewhon
Written and produced by Stephen Potter
For cast see Tuesday at 7.35
Sonetto 123 del Petrarca Reminiscences de
Don Juan played by Tomford Harris (piano)
E. Salter Davies , C.B.E., formerly Director of Education for Kent and at present editor of The Journal of Education, comments on the efforts and limitations of the Victorians in this field
A studio performance of the music drama by Delius after the novel by Gottfried Keller
Frederick Sharp (broadcasts by arrangement with Sadler's Wells)
BBC Theatre Chorus
(Chorus-Master, John Clements )
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, Oscar Lampe )
Conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham. Bt.
The action of the opera takes place at Seldwyla, Switzerland, in the middle of the nineteenth century
Part 1
Scene 1: A hillside at the junction of the farmers' fields
Scene 2: Outside Marti's house, six years later
Scene 3: The overgrown land in the hills
A talk by Yvette Guyot
Part 2
Scene 4: Interior of Marti's house.
(Sall's and Vreli's dream)
Scene 5: The fair. The walk to the Paradise Garden
Scene 6: The Paradise Garden
Victorian Education
A selection of passages from contemporary writings
5-William Walton 's ' Facade
Gramophone records presented by Lionel Salter
A short story by Karen BUxen
Read by Gerik Schjelderup
Settings of poems by Gottfried Keller sung by Irmgard Seefried (soprano) with Ernest Lush (piano)