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Rimsky-Korsakov Suite: Le coq d'or: PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conducted by EUGENE ORMANDY8.30* Rachmaninov Scherzo for orchestra
USSR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by EVGENY SVETLANOV
8.36* Rachmaninov Caprice bohemien: LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by EDO DEWAART : records
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: John Clare and Birdsong
Robin Holmes 's monthly selection, setting the bird poems against their natural backgroundContributors
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Introduced by John LadeBuilding a Library: Rossini's The Barber of Seville bf RICHARD OSBORNE
Recent orchestral records: reviewed by ROBERT MAYCOCK
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: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
conductor CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN RAFAEL orozco (piano)Beethoven Overture: Leonora No 3
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
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: * In Short
Hans-Hubert Schbnzeler , the conductor. talks about Ten Centuries: One Melody - i.e. the long history of a Czech tune, ' Hospodine Pomiluj Ny '.Contributors
: * Concert
Part 2 Schubert Symphony No 8, in B minor (Unfinished)Strauss Symphonic Poem: Till Eulenspiegel
: Robin Ray
A weekly selection of popular classics, chosen from over 75 years of gramophone recordings.: News
Weather: The Young Idea
' must show the English what a blessing they have in God Save the King.' (Beethoven's d.ary)A variety of disguises for the National Anthem by Beethoven, Haydn (Symphony No 98), Debussy (Hommage as S. Pickwick , Esq). Paganini, Charles Ives , Weber and Donizetti, patriotically presented by CHRISTOPHER hogwood. Gramophone records
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: Woman of Action
Felicity Lane Fox , journalist and Vice-President of the Central Council for the Disabled, says: ' In all the struggles of life. disabled people should try not to take themselves too seriously. The ability to see the funny side must be preserved. People, friends, music, wit and laughter keep me going.' Her choice of records includes KATULEEN FERRIER singing Gluck's ' What is life to me without thee? ', the kneller HALL TRUMPETERS playing Jeremiah Clarke 's Trumpet Voluntary, and ' WHISPERING ' smith performing ' When the Red. Red Robin '.Contributors
: Music of the Masters
This week a programme of music by SchubertOverture: Rosamunde: Berlin PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, COnducted by yehudi menuhin (rus Berlin recording)
Three songs: Lied der Anne Lyle ; Der blinde Knabe; Ellens zweiter Gesang: Elizabeth gale (sop) and PAUL HAMBURGER (piano)
Elizabeth Gale also reads in English the poems which Schubert set in German. Symphony No 9, in c: LONDON PHILHARMONICORCHESTRA. conducted by sir ADRIAN BOULT : record Introduced by Hugh Wood
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: Collectors' Corner
Liszt and his PupilsJERROLD NORTHROP MOORE diScusses the informal piano classes of Liszt's last years, and plays gramophone records by pupils including Lamond. Friedheim, d'Albert, Rosenthal, Sauer and Weingartner.
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: Critics' Forum
This week:Robert Kee (in the Chair) with MARGARET DRABBLE , EDWARD LUCIE-SMITH and ALEXANDER WALKER Producer PATRICIA BRENT
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: Hermiston
An opera in three actsLibretto by WILLIAM BRYDEN after ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Music by Robin Orr
A Scottish Opera production direct from the Theatre Royal, Glasgow
SCOTTISH OPERA CHORUS chorus-director JOHN CURRIE SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA leader JOHN TUNNELL conducted by RODERICK BRYDON Producer TOBY ROBERTSON Act 1
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: * Personal View
Reflections on current affairsLord Trend, Rector of Lincoln College. Oxford, and Secretary of the Cabinet. 1963-73. gives the first of four fortnightly talks.
: Hermiston
Act 2: * Poetry Now
A selection of recent and unpublished work by TOM BUCHAN , CATHERINE LUCY CZER -KAWSKA, DOUGLAS DUNN , ALASDAIR MACLEAN. JOHN PURSER , JENNIFER RANKIN and MICHAEL SCHMIDT Producer STEWART CONNContributors
: Hermiston
Act 3: Vittorio Gui
14 Sept 1885-16 Oct 1975A memorial programme of records made by the Italian conductor in the 1950s.
Rossini Overture: La Cenerentola (mono)
GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL
ORCHESTRA
Bizet Suite: Jeux d'enfants
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Haydn Symphony No 60. in c (11 distratto) (mono)
GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL
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: Palestrina
1525-1594Eleventh of 12 programmes Mass: Ecce ego Johanjies
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR conductor COLIN MAWBY
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