Festino nella sera del
Giovedi grasso avanti cena sung by the London Chamber Singers
Conductor, Anthony Bernard
The madrigal-comedies of Banchieri (1567-1634) follow closely the type of entertainment created by Orazio Vecchi. The Festino, written for the end of the pre-lenten festivities, provided spiced variety and plenty of buffoonery to amuse a carnival audience. It includes the well-known ' capriccio ' in which cuckoo, owl, cat, and dog noises form a ' contraponto bestiale ' over a dog-latin chant. A rhymed couplet announces each of the twenty little ' scenes.' We are warned that the singers will imitate the braying of donkeys and the squealing of pigs; we join in a tongue-twisting game, encounter some noisy match-sellers, and take part in a drinking bout. Banchieri's inspiration does not go very deep, but his able handling of his material g.ves us some sparkling pages and many amusing character sketches, Anthony Bernard
Max Rostal gives an illustrated talk on the practical and artistic value of the metronome
London Harpsichord Ensemble:
John Francis (flute)
Ronald Gillham (flute) Albert Waggett (flute)
Olive Zorian (violin)
Peter Mountain (violin)
Bernard Davis (viola)
Ambrose Gauntlett (cello)
Adrian Beers (double-bass)
Millicent Silver (harpsichord)
Talk by the Ven. 0. H . Gibbs-Smith
Archdeacon of London
The speaker considers 'the problems of reinstating the many fine City of London churches that have suffered not only from the blitz but from the change in the nature of the City's population. He discusses the solution offered by the recent City of London (Guild Churches) Bill.
Herbert Downes (viola)
Margaret Good (piano)
The Leighton Lucas Orchestra
(Leader, Ronald Good )
Conductor, Leighton Lucas
A dramatic adaptation of the poem by Archibald MacLeish
Arranged and produced by D. G. Bridson with Howard Marion-Crawford
Peter Finch , Frederick Allen
Bryan Powley , Martina Mayne Incidental music composed by Roberto Gerhard
(piano)
Rondo in A minor (K.511) (Mozart)
Impromptu in F minor. Op. 142 No. t
(Schubert)
Invitation to the Dance (Weber) on gramophone records
W. W. Robson reviews the study ot
Paradise Lost' by Dr. Werblowsky
Twenty-four Caprices, Op. 1 for unaccompanied violin
Nos. 19-24 played by Campoli
