Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,510 playable programmes from the BBC

Peter Pears (tenor)
Leeds Festival Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Herbert Bardgett)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conductor, Rudolf Schwarz
From the Town Hall, Leeds

Contributors

Tenor:
Peter Pears
Singers:
Leeds Festival Chorus
Chorus-Master:
Herbert Bardgett
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Paul Beard
Conductor:
Rudolf Schwarz

A version based on Homer's Iliad by Rene Hague set in the style of a Rumanian epic ballad by Matyas Seiber.
with Freddie Phillips (guitar) and Reginald Leopold (violin).
(BBC recording)
To be repeated on November 3

Contributors

Writer:
Rene Hague
Composer:
Matyas Seiber
Production:
Douglas Cleverdon
Guitarist:
Freddie Phillips
Violinist:
Reginald Leopold
The Singer:
Ewan MacColl

Third Programme

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More