THE JOHN ALLDIS CHOIR
Conductor,JOHN ALLDIS
5: Historical and Modern Themes in Eastern Europe by A. L. LLOYD
Reader, Denys Hawthorne Produced by Douglas CLEVERDON
Not all epic songs are ancient. Eastern Europe abounds in long hero songs created within the last few centuries dealing with resistance to invaders, struggles against authority, and even-in an epic composed by a Yugoslav shepherd -' The Stormy Years of the Twentieth Century.' followed by an interlude at 8.10
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by Uwe Kitzinger tA A series of six fortnightly talks on a theme suggested by the events of the previous two weeks
Part 2
talking to
DAVID SYLVESTER
The work of Francis Bacon , besides being the most controversial phenomenon in post-war British art, has also been the most subject to highly speculative interpretation. The artist himself has been notably unwilling to make public statements about it. In this interview he discusses his ideas and intentions more fully than at any previous time. Second broadcast
An exhibition Henry Moore and Francis Bacon 1962-3 opens at the Marlborough New London Gallery on July 12.