Samuel Beckett: Works for Radio torrent

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Language: English
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Written by Samuel Beckett
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Samuel Beckett

Works for Radio
The original broadcasts

All That Fall [1957]
From an Abandoned Work [1957]
Embers [1959]
The Old Tune [1960]
Words and Music [1962]
Cascando [1964]
Rough for Radio [1976]

Disc One

All That Fall

A play for radio by Samuel Beckett
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 13 January 1957
Duration: 64.03

Mrs Rooney (Maddy), an old lady - Mary O’Farrell
Christy, a carter - Allan McClelland
Mr Tyler, a retired bill-broker - Brian O’Higgins
Mr Slocum, Clerk of the Racecourse - Patrick Magee
Tommy, a porter - Jack MacGowran
Mr Barrell, a station-master - Harry Hutchinson
Miss Fitt, a lady - Sheila Ward
A Female Voice - Peggy Marshall
Mr Rooney (Dan), husband of Mrs Rooney - J. G. Devlin
Jerry, a small boy - Terrance Farrell
and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Produced by Donald McWhinnie

Extract from Schubert’s String Quartet No.14 ‘Death and the Maiden’, D810, second movement, performed by the London String Quartet

Disc Two

From an Abandoned Work
A meditation by Samuel Beckett
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 14 December 1957
Duration: 23.33

Spoken by Patrick Magee
Produced by Donald McWhinnie

Embers
A play for radio by Samuel Beckett
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 24 June 1959
Duration: 45.00

Henry - Jack MacGowran
Ada - Kathleen Michael
Addie - Kathleen Helme
The Music Master / The Riding Master - Patrick Magee
Pianist - Cicely Hoye
Produced by Donald McWhinnie

Disc Three

The Old Tune ( La Manivelle)
A conversation piece written for the Third Programme by Robert Pinget
English text by Samuel Beckett
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 23 August 1960
Duration: 32.52

Mr Cream - Jack MacGowran
Gorman - Patrick Magee
Produced by Barbara Bray

Words and Music

A play for radio by Samuel Beckett, with music by John Beckett
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 13 November 1962
Duration: 27.45

Words - Patrick Magee
Croak - Felix Felton
Orchestra conducted by John Beckett
Produced by Michael Bakewell

Disc Four

Cascando
A play for radio by Samuel Beckett, with music by Marcel Mihalovici
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 6 October 1964
Duration: 20.45

Voice - Patrick Magee
Opener - Denys Hawthorne
Produced by Donald McWhinnie

Rough for Radio (Pochade Radiophonique)
A rough sketch for radio, translated by Samuel Beckett from his French original
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 13 April 1976
Duration: 20.48

The Stenographer - Billie Whitelaw
The Animator - Harold Pinter
Fox - Patrick Magee
Dick - Michael Deacon
Produced and directed by Martin Esslin

Recording credits
All That Fall P 1957 BBC; From an Abandoned Work P 1957 BBC; Embers P 1959 BBC; The Old Tune (La Manivelle) P 1960 BBC; Words and Music P 1962 BBC; Cascando P 1964 BBC; Rough for Radio (Pochade Radiophonique) P 1976 BBC

The recordings on these discs are taken from the original broadcasts made by the British Broadcasting Corporation

All tracks courtesy of the Estate of Samuel Beckett, Curtis Brown
Tracks 4/1 (Cascando) and 4/2 (Rough for Radio - Pochade Radiophonique) courtesy of Les Editions de Minuit S.A.
Track 3/1 (La Manivelle) courtesy of the Estate of Robert Pinget, c/o Les Editions de Minuit S.A.

4 discs - duration: 240 minutes

British Library / BBC