Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
Chorale Preludes:
Ach bleib' bei uns,
Herr Jesu Christ (S.649)
Schmucke dich, 0 liebe Seele (S.654)
Prelude and Fugue In G major
(S.541)
NOEL RAWSTHORNE (organ)
From Liverpool Cathedral
The second of six recitals of Bach's organ music
John Birch : June 27
by J. GORDON PARR
Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Alberta. Edmonton
At first sight people might appear to behave very much less predictably than lead, but Professor Parr argues that In practice they no longer do so. Second broadcast
The English Journey of Pastor C. P. Moritz in 1782 Adapted for broadcasting with a commentary by RUTH SPALDING with Others taking part;
Nicolette Bernard Valerie Kirkbright Hilda Kriseman Mary Wimbush Derek Blomfield John Broster Keith Buckley John Cazabon
Charles Hodgson James McKechnio Raymond Mason Eric Phillips
Norman Shelley Geoffrey Wincott
Produced by TERENCE TILLER
Third broadcast
KENNETH HAIGH (speaker)
ELIZABETH HARWOOD (soprano) NORMA PROCTER (contralto) RONALD DOWD (tenor)
FORBES ROBINSON (bass)
BBC CHORUS
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leader, Hugh Maguire
Conductor,
ANTAL DORATI
Part 1: Gerhard
THE PLAGUE, for speaker. chorus, and orchestra
F. H. Hinsley gives another commentary on current affairs in this fortnightly series
Next talk: June 20
Part 2: Britten
CANTATA ACADEMICA
(Elizabeth Harwood broadcasts by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Company; Forbes Robinson by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.)
An illustrated talk by ROBERT SIMPSON in which he discusses the nature of Bruckner's genius and talks in particular about the Seventh Symphony
Second broadcast