[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 58, Issue 19 "Churchill's Secret Cabinet"l

[Nigel Burlinson]

The majority of the music used as "background" in this programme
was composed by William Walton, including excerpts from
"Spitfire Prelude and Fugue" (film "The First of The Few") (1942)
"Henry V" (1944)
"Battle In The Air" (film "Battle Of Britain") (1969)

Nigel Burlinson
burlinson at orange.fr


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> From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
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> Right now on BBC Radio 4's website, a documentary on Winston Churchill's
> record collection - including homemade lacquers of some of his speeches.
> I've only had time to listen to the first 15 minutes, but it seems
> fascinating.
>
> Only a few days left to listen:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036j3r0
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> Sammy Jones
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> I just listened to the complete broadcast and it was very interesting. 
> ?They talk about there being a large number of Harry Lauder recordings but 
> every example they played was from the single 12 inch disc, "Harry Lauder 
> Medley". ?I wish they had identified the music they were playing 
> throughout, it sounds like it may be from Vaughan-Williams but I couldn't 
> recognize it. ?I have heard that most, if not all, of the recordings of 
> Winston Churchill's speeches made during the war were in fact read by an 
> actor and are not Churchill's voice at all. ?The recording from 1909 
> sounds like a different voice than the recordings from 1941 but there's no 
> mention of this in the text. ?I do agree that though there have been many 
> great orators in the 20th century, he was perhaps the greatest.
>
> db?
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>> From: Sammy Jones <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
>>To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 2:16:55 AM
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>>
>>Right now on BBC Radio 4's website, a documentary on Winston Churchill's
>>record collection - including homemade lacquers of some of his speeches.
>>I've only had time to listen to the first 15 minutes, but it seems
>>fascinating.
>>
>>Only a few days left to listen:
>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036j3r0
>>
>>Sammy Jones
>>
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