Renzo Sabatini (viola d'amore)
Frederick Stone (harpsichord and piano)
(The recorded broadcast of Feb. 21)
A discussion between Joan Robinson and S.P. Chambers
Joan Robinson is an economist and a member of the Monopolies Commission; S.P. Chambers is concerned in the financial side of large-scale industry.
(The recorded broadcast of August 11)
Kathleen Long (piano)
Nocturne No. 13, in B minor, Op. 119
Ballade, Op. 19
Faure's Ballade, one of the most important of his earlier works, was originally written tor piano alone, and afterwards arranged for piano and orchestra. It is said to have been suggested by the forest scene in Siegfried, though it bears few traces of the influence of Wagner. (H.R.)
(Second of two programmes)
A new translation for broadcasting by C. Day Lewis
Also taking part:
Michael Flanders and Douglas Leach
As an introduction to this series of programmes, Dr. E.V. Rieu, President of the Virgil Society, writes on 'Why the Aeneid has outlived the glory of Rome' - page 6.
(BBC recording)
(To be repeated on Thursday)
(Book 2: September 24)
followed by an interlude at 8.30
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nicola Haym
Translated into German by P. Lediard
Music by Handel
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk,
Hamburg
(Chorus trained by Max Thura)
Conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
(Recording made available by courtesy of N.W.D.R., Hamburg)
The action takes place in Egypt after the Battle of Pharsala, A.D. 48
Act 1
Sc. 1: A broad plain beside the Nile
Sc. 2: The gallery in the Palace of Ptolemaeus
Sc. 3: Pompey's Monument in Caesar's camp
Sc. 4: Banquet hall in the palace of Ptolemaeus
by Nicolas Natbokov
A monthly review of cultural and political trends in the U.S.S.R.
(To be repeated on October 14)
Act 2
Sc. 1: Cleopatra's terraces connecting with the reception halls
Sc. 2: A room in the seraglio at Ptolemaeus
Act 3
Sc. 1: A plain by the sea at Alexandria
Sc. 2: The interior of Ptolemaeus' tent in his field camp
Sc. 3: A plain by the Nile (as Act 1, Sc. 1)
by Harold Nicolson
(The recorded broadcast of Jan. 13)
Last of three talks
Quartet No. 5 played by the Hungarian String Quartet
(on gramophone records)
