JOHN BIRCH (organ)
PATRICIA CLARK (soprano)
DOREEN MURRAY (soprano)
MARY THOMAS (soprano)
JOSEPHINE VEASEY (mezzo-soprano)
JEAN ALLISTER (contralto)
SHIRLEY MINTY (contralto)
DUNCAN ROBERTSON (tenor)
THOMAS HEMSLEY (baritone)
BBC CHORUS
LONDON MOZART PLAYERS Leader, Robert Masters
Continuo:
LIONEL SALTER (harpsichord)
PHILIP LEDGER (chamber organ) Conducted by DAVID WILLCOCKS
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Part 1: Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
A weekly review of the arts
This week
Design in the Cinema including KEN ADAM designer of the sets for Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove and the new James Bond film Goldfinger and RICHARD MACDONALD designer of the sets for Joseph Losey 's The Servant in conversation with T. G. ROSENTHAL
Part 2: Bach
Suite No. 3, in D major
9.23* Cantata No. 105: Herr. gehe nicht ins Gericht Michael Dobson (oboe obbligato)
9.52' Organ Fantasia In G major (S.572)
During the first three decades of this century reproducing pianos could be bought which enabled the owner to hear the playing of famous pianists in his own home.
Vast numbers of piano rolls made by every pianist of note still exist and some have been transcribed to tape for the BBC Archives.
Denys GUEROULT explains the systems under which the rolls were made and the authenticity of the reproduction obtained
Wednesday at 9.55: first of three programmes in which Deryck Cooke introduces works recorded on piano rolls
Edwin BROCK introduces some of his recent poems which are read by the author and by DAVID SPENSER
Produced by TERENCE TILLER
Three Intermezzos, Op. 117
E flat major B flat minor
C sharp minor
Slayed by ulius KATCHEN (piano) on a gramophone record
Today's overseas commodity and financial news. London Stock Market closing report