Piano Sonata No. 2, in G played by Peter Cooper
Third of six programmes of piano music by Bax
8.15 app. Excerpts in Greek
Concerto Grosso in B minor. Op. 6
No. 12
Organ Concerto No. 1. in G
Chandos Anthem No. 4: 0 sing unto the Lord a new song
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
Alexander Young (tenor)
Hubert Dawkes
(organ and harpsichord)
Basil Lam (harpsichord)
The Goldsbrough Choir and Orchestra
(Leader. Emanuel Hurwitz )
Conductor,
Arnold Goldsbrough
Fourth of a series of concerts each including an organ concerto and one of the first six Chandos anthems
First of two illustrated talks by Herbert Read
Extracts from writings on art read by Denis McCarthy
The quality of contemporary art criticism is often compared unfavourably with that of the past. Herbert Read examines some of the reasons for this and g.ves his views on the kind of art criticism that might serve to interpret the special character of contemporary art.
Second talk: May 4
The Wigmore Ensemble:
Geoffrey Gilbert (flute)
Terence MacDonagh (oboe)
Jack Brymer (clarinet)
Gwydion Brooke (bassoon)
Maurice Clare (violin) William Pleeth (cello)
Marie Korchinska (harp)
Wilfrid Parry (piano)
A selection from his verse and prose made and introduced by Raymond Mortimer
Read in the original by Roger Blin and Madeleine Renaud , and in translation by Nicoletto Bernard and Alan Wheatley. Translations by Frances Cornford , R. J. P. Hewison , L. E. Jones , and Naomi Lewis )
Sonata in F. Op. 99 played by Pau Casals (cello) and Mieczyslaw Horszowski (piano) on gramophone records