Listings
A chance to hear again some highlights from the year's programmes wi'h David Munrow
Musical clocks, the virtuoso pan-pipe player; King Henry IT's extraordinary feast: Rossini's extraordinary fiasco; pieces by Vivaldi, Berlioz Debussy. Tippett. And some Christmas music as well. Part 1
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader BELA DEKANY conductor PIERRE BOULEZ
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3, in G major
Haydn Symphony No 92, In G major (Oxford)
Brahms Serenade No 2, In A major
(Given before an invited audience in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London. on 20 May)
Contributors
Leader:
Bela
Dekany
Conductor:
Pierre
Boulez
Conductor:
Bach
Brandenburg
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU (bar) BENJAMIN BRITTEN (piano)
Schubert Der Strom ; Auf der Donau: Der Wanderer: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus: An die Freunds: Prometheus; Freiwilliges Versenken; Aus Heliopolis In); Der Wanderer an den Mond; Fischerweise
Britten Songs and Proverbs of William Blake , Op 74
(An Aldeburgh Festival recital given in the Maltings, Snape. on 8 June)
Contributors
Piano:
Schubert Der
Strom
Unknown:
William
Blake
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by CLAUDIO ABBADO
Prokofiev Extracts from Romeo and Juliet
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6. in 8 minor (Pathitique)
(Recording made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio)
Contributors
Conducted By:
Claudio
Abbado
The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth
in King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Hymn: Once in royal David's city (H. J. Gauntlett ) The Bidding Prayer
Hymn: Of the Father's heart begotten (Piae Cantiones, 1582) First Lesson: Genesis 3, vv 8-13, 22-24: A CHORISTER
This is the truth (trad English); Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord)
Second Lesson: Genesis 22. vv 15-18: A CHORAL SCHOLAR
On Christmas night (trad English)
Third Lesson: Isaiah 9, vv 2. 6, 7: A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CAMBRIDGE CHURCHES
God rest you merry, gentlemen (trad English)
Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 11. vv 1-3a, 4a, 6-9: A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
In dulci jubilo (14th-century German)
Fifth Lesson: St Luke 1, vv 26-35. 38: THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Joseph was an old man (trad English); Sing we to this merry company (John Rutter ) Sixth Lesson: St Luke 2. vv 1, 3-7: A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
SISTER COLLEGE AT ETON
The holly and the ivy (trad English); Now the holly bears a berry (trad Cornish)
Seventh Lesson: St Luke 2, vv 8-16: A FELLOW
Quelle est cette odeur agreable? (trad French); Can I not sing but hoy? (Francis Jack son)
Hymn: While shepherds watched (Este's Psalter. 1592)
Eighth Lesson: St Matthew 2. VV 1-11: THE VICE-PROVOST
A Babe is born (William Mathias ): Personcnt hodie (Piae Cantiones. 1582)
Ninth Lesson: St John 1, vv 1-14: THE PROVOST
Hymn: 0 come. all ye faithful (J. F. Wade )
Collect for Christmas Eve The Blessing
Hymn: Hark. the herald angels sing (Mendelssohn) Director of Music
DAVID WILLCOCKS
JAMES LANCELOT (organ)
(Singing Joy to the world: pages 6-7)
Contributors
Unknown:
J.
Gauntlett
Unknown:
John
Rutter
Unknown:
Francis
Jack
Unknown:
William
Mathias
Unknown:
F.
Wade
Unknown:
David
Willcocks
A piano recital recorded in the Queen Elizabeth Hall , London. last March Part 1
Schubert Sonata in A minor (D 845)
Beethoven Sonata in A Bat major. Op 110
Contributors
Unknown:
Queen Elizabeth
Hall
Sir Ralph reads The Jewels by GUY DE MAUPASSANT translated by MARJORIE LAURIE
Contributors
Translated By:
Marjorie
Laurie
Part 2 Chopin
Twelve Studies, Op 25
Norman Del Mar Barrie Iliffe
Denis Matthews and Robin Ray question each other while -
Bryan Magee holds the ring
Contributors
Unknown:
Norman Del
Mar
Unknown:
Barrie
Iliffe
Unknown:
Denis
Matthews
Unknown:
Robin
Ray
Unknown:
Bryan
Magee
In 1929 James Joyce was living in Paris, internationally established as a writer. Suddenly he stopped work and began to devote virtually all his time to promoting the career of an Irish tenor, John O'Sullivan.
The story is told by ARNOLD GOLDMAN , author of The Joyce Paradox, with contributions from MME EUGENE JOLAS , NINO FRANK , ROBERT GWYNNE , ALEXANDER KIPNIS , PHILIPPE SOUPAULT and the late MME PAUL LEON , with Norman Rodway as James Joyce
Producer PATRICIA BRENT
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Joyce
Tenor:
John
O'Sullivan.
Told By:
Arnold
Goldman
Unknown:
Mme Eugene
Jolas
Unknown:
Nino
Frank
Unknown:
Robert
Gwynne
Unknown:
Alexander
Kipnis
Unknown:
Philippe
Soupault
Unknown:
Mme Paul
Leon
Unknown:
Norman
Rodway
Unknown:
James
Joyce
Producer:
Patricia
Brent
DIMOV STRING QUARTET Part 1
Mozart String Quartet in s flat major (The Hunt) (K 458)
Ravel String Quartet in F major
7.25* Reading
7.30* Concert: part 2
Beethoven String Quartet in F major. Op 59 No 1 (Rasumovsky)
Opera in three acts by Verdi
Libretto by ANTONIO SOMMA ,, after SCRIBE (sung in Italian) (gramophone records)
Verdi's powerful opera of deception and intrigue contains two famous soprano roles and fine choruses which comment dramatically on the action.
ROBERT SHAW CHORUS
NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by ARTURO TOSCANINI Act 1
9.5* Verdi and the Censorship
JULIAN BUDDEN talks about one of the severest problems which Verdi had to contend with in his middle career. Extracts from the composer's letters are read by KERRY FRANCIS
9.25* Un Ballo, Acts 2 and 3
Contributors
Unknown:
Antonio
Somma
Unknown:
Robert
Shaw
Conducted By:
Arturo
Toscanini
Talks:
Julian
Budden
Read By:
Kerry
Francis
A Medieval Yuletide Poem in a translation by GWYN JONES Arranged for stereo in four programmes by RAYMOND RAIKES with music by STEPHEN DODGSON 3: Christmas at The Wirral - The Exchange of Winnings
Producer RAYMOND RAIKES
Contributors
Translation By:
Gwyn
Jones
Unknown:
Raymond
Raikes
Music By:
Stephen
Dodgson
Producer:
Raymond
Raikes
The Gawain Poet:
Deryck
Guyler
Sir Gawain:
Henry
Stamper
The Host:
Norman
Shelley
His Wife:
Elizabeth
Morgan
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conductor ASHLEY LAWRENCE BBC CHORUS conductor JOHN POOLE
Contributors
Conductor:
Ashley
Lawrence
Conductor:
John
Poole