Opening Concert
Part 1
Two talks by Werner Pelz
2: The Transfiguration of Life
'Whether a man says, like Nietzsche: man is God; or like Jesus: God is man, seems to matter little. What matters is whether or not a man can ultimately say: Yes! In spite of all, so I willed it. So I willed everything in my life. Even the inevitable. Most of all, the inevitable! '
Opening Concert Part 2
The first of two illustrated talks by John Levy in which he discusses the various musical traditions found on the island
The programme includes examples of Buddhist chant, Kandian court music, and Portuguese Baila
Walter Blankenheim (piano) Scarlatti
Sonatas:
G major (L.103) A major (L.395) E major (L.373)
Schumann Abegg Variations, Op. 1
Novellette in F major. Op. 21 No. 1 Debussy
Bruyères; Ondine (Preludes, Book 2) Voiles (Preludes, Book 1) Masques
: second broadcast
