by William Shakespeare
Arranged by M. R. Ridley
Narrator. Duncan Carse
Fanfares and incidental music composed and directed by Antony Hopkins
Produced by Peter Watts
General editor, Gerald Abraham
31 French Opera to the death of Lully
Editor, Martin Cooper
Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano)
Alfred Hepworth (tenor) Donald Munro (baritone)
BBC Singers
Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord)
London Symphony Orchestra
(Led by Lionel Bentley)
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
Introduced by Alec Robertson
Part 2
(Continued)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader. David McCallum )
Conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham , Bt.
Part 1
Tone Poem: Macbeth
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
The Dance of Salom6
Wynford Vaughan Thomas describes a performance of the ' Agamemnon' of Aeschylus by the boys of Bradfield College
The description is illustrated by recordings made on the spot
(Concert continued)
Ein Heldenleben
Germany in Collapse and Revival
Talk by Michael Zvegintzov
Pictures at an Exhibition
Promenade: The Gnome: Promenade; The Old Castle; Promenade; The Tuileries, Children quarrelling at play; Bydlo, The Polish ox- wagon; Promenade; Ballet of the chickens emerging from their shells; Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle; Promenade; The' Market at Limoges; The Catacombs: The Hut of Baba-Yaga: The Great Gate of Kiev played by - Julius Katchen (piano)