How the Scientific Revolution
Affected Other Branches of Thought by Basil Willey , King Edward VII Professor of English Literature in the University of Cambridge
Eighth of sixteen talks by various speakers on the origins and results of the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century
Eight further talks on the History of Science are to he given as ' Talks for VI Forms ' during the spring term 1950. The first will be broadcast in the Home Service on January 27. All these talks are to be repeated in the Third Programme.
General editor, Gerald Abraham
54-The Beginnings of the Solo Concerto
Edward Walker (flute)
Frederick Grinke (violin)
Thurston Dart (harpsichord)
A section of the New London Orchestra
(Leader, Leonard Hirsch )
Conducted by Walter Goehr
Introduced by Christopher Pemberton
Talk by Yvette Guyot
A programme of his sacred works sung by the BBC Midland Chorus with Elsie Suddaby (soprano) and a string ensemble
Conductor, James Denny
Psallite Domino (Gradualia, 1607) Lullaby (Cantiones Sacrae, 1588)
Gaudeamus omnes (Gradualia, 1605) - From Virgin's womb this day did spring (Songs of Sundry Natures, 1589)
0 magnum misterium (Gradualia, 1607) Have mercy upon me, 0 God (Psalms,
Songs, and Sonnets, 1611)
Haec dies (Cantiones Sacrae, 1591)
From Bishop Latimer . Memorial Church, Handsworth, Birmingham
Fifth of a series of programmes of music by Byrd
A commentary by R. D. Gray on C. G. Jung 's recent writings
Fifteen variations in E flat with a fugue on a theme from Prometheus, Op. 35
Sonata in C minor, Op. 111 played by Friedrich Gulda (piano)
by James Monahan
Produced by Robert Gittings
' This man saw Calvary. Yet litde sign to show he watched a different horizon from yours, from mine.'
The inner history of a civilian about to make ' a parachute jump into German-occupied France.
(died October 28. 1949)
Violin Concerto in D minor by Sibelius played by Ginette Neveu (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Walter Susskind on gramophone records
by Lord David Cecil
A shortened version of his inaugural lecture as Goldsmiths' Professor of English, delivered before the University of Oxford in May
(The recorded broadcast of Aug. 27)
Martin Boddey (tenor)
Sinclair Logan (baritone)
Frederick Stone (accompanist)
Song from The Cenci (P.B. Shelley ) Der Asra (Heine)
Spring Song of the Birds (King
James I of Scotland)
Weep you no more, sad fountains
(anon. 16th century) .
Rondel (Charles I de Valois, Due d'Orleans)
Balow (anon. 16th century) Last Days (. WS. Landor ),
With Margerain Gentle (John Skelton )
(The songs sung by Martin Boddey are recorded)
Rufus Buxton introduces a selection of his poetry
Reader, Carleton Hobbs
Production by Frank Hauser