The Art of Fugue
(two Mirror Fugues, four Canons,
Contrapuncti 10 and 11) played by Eduard Müller (harpsitchord)
George Malcolm (harpsichord)
The Emergence of Mind
Fourth of six lectures by Julian Huxley , F.Rµ.S.
Next lecture: Saturday. (These lectures are being printed in The Listener ')
Mazurkas
A minor, Op. 17 No. 4: C. Op. 68 No. 1; F minor, Op. 63 No. 2; B flat minor, Op 24 No. 4; A flat, Op. 50 No. 2; C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3; F sharp minor. Op. 6 No. 1; B minor. Op. 30 No. 2; G. Op. 50 No. 1 played by Julius Isserlis (piano)
Second of three programmes of Chopin's mazurkas.
A new translation for broadcasting by C. Day Lewis
Book 7
For details see Thursday at 7.10
Acts 1 and 2 of Castor et Pollux
(1754 version)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Leslie Woodgate )
A section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (Led by Howard Leyton-Brown )
Thurston Dart (harpsichord)
Conducted by Roger Désormière
See also 10.15 p.m.
A monthly review of cultural and political trends in the U.S.S.R.
Recent Trends in Soviet Industry by Margaret Miller
The speaker travelled in Russia and studied economic conditions there during the early years of the Five-Year Plans. From 1939 to 1947 she was engaged in special work on Russia for the Foreign Office and for the State Department, U.S.A.
Excerpts from the Prologue to
I.es Indes Galantes
Suite: Aeante et Cephise
(arr. Désormière)
A section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Thurston Dart (harpsichord)
Conducted by Roger Desormiere
Programme devised by Robert Collet
A sound picture of a London street. market
Devised and recorded by Ludwig Koch
Second of a series of four programmes
String Quintet played by The New London Quartet:
Erich Grueniberg (violin)
Lionel Bentley (violin) Keith Cummings (viola) Douglas Cameron (cello)
Frederick Riddle (viola)
2-The Dying God in Mesopotamia and Egypt by Henri Frankfort