A lyric drama in two acts.
Music by Manuel de Falla
(sung in Spanish)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Conciertos de Madrid
(Chorus-Master, Jose Perera)
Conductor, Eduardo Toldra
Scene:
Granada at the beginning of the century.
Act 1
The courtyard of a house in the Albaicin district - The Sacro Monte, overlooking Granada.
Act 2
A narrow street outside Carmela's house - The courtyard of Carmela's house.
From the King's Theatre. Edinburgh
Sir William Haley, K.C.M.G. broadcasts the Haldane Memorial Lecture which he gave at Birkbeck College on March 11.
(The recorded broadcast of May 11)
A series of nine programmes of Liszt's arrangements for piano of Beethoven's symphonies.
Symphony No. 8, in F played by Kendall Taylor.
(BBC recording)
Symphony No. 4, played by Lamar Crowson: September 17
reads a selection from his poetry.
In the first of two programmes devoted to his poetry Ezra Pound reads L'homme moyen sensuel and most of the poems of Alfred Venison. The programme also includes his autobiographical Four Steps.
Introduced by D. G. Bridson.
(The recorded broadcast of June 21)
Second programme: September 15
Wind Quintet in B flat, Op. 56 No. 1
Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2
played by the Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble: Gareth Morris (flute), Leonard Brain (oboe), Stephen Waters (clarinet), Cecil James (bassoon), Neill Sanders (horn).
(BBC recording)
A second programme of music by Danzi: September 21