Music drama in three acts sung in German
Recorded at the 1963 Bayreuth Festival
Cast in order of singing:
BAYREUTH FESTIVAL
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
Chorus Master. Wilhelm Pitz
Conducted by KARL BOHM ̈
Produced by Wieland Wagner
Acr 1: On board King Marke's ship returning to ComwaU
by Michael HOSKIN
Lecturer in History of Science, University of Cambridge
The significance of Galileo's achievement has never been in doubt, but its nature has been hotly debated. Was he the great experimenter of tradition, or did his genius tie elsewhere? Dr. Hoskin discusses Galileo as modern historians see him, 400 years after his birth.
Acr 2: In the garden of Marke's castle in Cornwall
Memories of the James family in the early 1900s
The late WILLIAM JAMES , son of the philosopher and nephew of Henry James , recorded these reminiscences some years ago in Boston
The talk is introduced by V. S. PRITCHETT
Second broadcast
ACT 3: In the courtyard of Tristan's castle in Brittany
Recording made available by courtesy of the Bavarian Broadcasting Service
Short story by WILLIAM SANSOM
Read by GABRIEL WOOLF
Quartet No. 3 played by the AEOLIAN STRING QUARTET
Sydney Humphreys (violin) Trevor Williams (violin) Watson Forbes (viola) Derek Simpson (cello)
Third broadcast
