Four Impromptus, Op. 142
F minor; A flat: B flat; F minor played by Paul Badura-Skoda (piano) on gramophone records
' Tractatus Logico-Philosopbicus'
First of two talks by D. F. Pears
Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
(The recorded broadcast of Jan. 81) 'Philosophical Investigations' : April29
Symphony in B flat for concert band played by the Band of the Irish Guards
Conducted by Captain C. H. Jaeger ,
Director of Music
A report on the Soviet point of view as expressed recently in the Soviet Press and broadcasts to the U.S.S.R.
Compiled by members of the BBC foreign news department
('La Buona Figliuola ') A comedy in three acts by Goldoni
Music by Niccolo Piccinni
English version by Geoffrey Dunn
The Goldsbrough Orchestra (Leader. Emanuel Hurwitz )
CONDUCTED BY CHARLES MACKERRAS
Producer, Geoffrey Dunn
Repetiteur and harpsichord continuo, Robert Collet
(Continued in next column)
The action take place on the Matquia of Conchiglia'sestate
Act 1
Scene 1: A flower-garden with a view of the Marquis's palace
Scene 2: A aalon with a prospect of the garden
Scene 3: A thicket with a view of the country
Talk by A. Alvarez
The speaker in an English poet and critic now studying at Princeton. He suggests that the common view of Hart Crane as ' a great failure ' would be corrected by « closer examination of his lyric style. For Mr. Alvarez, he is the best American poet of the twentieth century.
(Recorded in New York)
See also 9.66
Act 2
Scene 1: Crossroads on the edge of a wood near the town
Scene 2: A talon with a prospect of the garden
Scene 3: A courtyard before the Marquie's pajace
Scene 4: A solitary grove near the Marquies palace
Readings from his poetry arranged and introduced by A. Alvarez
Reader, Harold Ayer '
Act 3
Scene 1: A salon with a prospect of the garden
Scene 2: A parlour in the Marquis's palace Scent 3: A magnificent half in the palace
Micheal MacLiammoir, Director of the Gate Theatre, Dublin, give the first of a series of six talks in which leading actors discuss their interpretation of Hamlet.
(harp)
