Herbert Howells on Mastermind

[ardcarp]

...well, not in person, but he was the specialist subject of the winner of this week's heat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08d65x1

[Keraulophone]

Didn't he do well? 13/13 and no passes!

[ardcarp]

Yes indeed. The scary thing about getting to the next round (in the case the Final) is that he presumably has to bone up on a new specialist subject.

[MrGongGong]

John Cage on "Lascia o Raddoppia"

[Pianorak]

A rare outing
Howells Piano Concerto No. 1
also on the programme:
Holst: Ballet music from The Perfect Fool
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bax: Spring Fire
West Forest Sinfonia, cond. Philip Ellis
Soloist: Jonathan Musrave, piano
Great Hall, University of Reading 29 Jan 2017