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Composer of the Week: Elgar
Monday 31st January 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Social Misfit. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Edward Elgar who, despite being thought of by many as quintessentially British, always felt himself to be an outsider. Elgar is the composer turned to in times of national celebration, of pride and of public grief. He mingled with royalty and was made a knight of the realm, seemingly a pillar of the Edwardian and early 20th-century British establishment and yet, for most of his life he felt himself to be a misfit. In this first programme, Donald looks at Elgar's social background, how his humble beginnings as the son of a church organist, piano tuner and shopkeeper permeated through to his later life and affected his status as one of the nation's greatest composers. Elgar: Chanson du matin. Nigel Kennedy (violin), Peter Pettinger (piano); My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land. London Symphony Chorus, Vernon Handley (conductor); Serenade for Strings I - Allegro piacevole. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor); Sea Pictures - I. Sea Slumber Song; II. In Haven (Capri); III. Sabbath Morning at Sea. Alice Coote, (mezzo), Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder(conductor); Variations on an Original Theme - Enigma; Var 7 (Troyte) - 14 (Finale - EDU). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Petrenko (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Monday 31st January 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Social Misfit. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Edward Elgar who, despite being thought of by many as quintessentially British, always felt himself to be an outsider. Elgar is the composer turned to in times of national celebration, of pride and of public grief. He mingled with royalty and was made a knight of the realm, seemingly a pillar of the Edwardian and early 20th-century British establishment and yet, for most of his life he felt himself to be a misfit. In this first programme, Donald looks at Elgar's social background, how his humble beginnings as the son of a church organist, piano tuner and shopkeeper permeated through to his later life and affected his status as one of the nation's greatest composers. Elgar: Chanson du matin. Nigel Kennedy (violin), Peter Pettinger (piano); My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land. London Symphony Chorus, Vernon Handley (conductor); Serenade for Strings I - Allegro piacevole. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor); Sea Pictures - I. Sea Slumber Song; II. In Haven (Capri); III. Sabbath Morning at Sea. Alice Coote, (mezzo), Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder(conductor); Variations on an Original Theme - Enigma; Var 7 (Troyte) - 14 (Finale - EDU). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Petrenko (conductor).
(Episode 1)
2antimuzak
Monday 7th February 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
CPE Bach and the Nazi Hoard. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's music and reputation in the light of the rediscovery of much of his archive in 1999 after it was taken by the Red Army at the end of the war. From 1750, for the next 60 years the name "Bach" was almost exclusively associated with the initials "CPE". Born in 1714, Carl Philipp Emanuel's influence resonates to this day: his book on keyboard playing permanently changed the practice; his music changed the direction of travel. Bach left his life's work tidy and well organised on his death in 1788, with most works still in print. His estate was largely sold to Felix Mendelssohn's father Abraham, but by the 1800s CPE Bach's music had all but disappeared. The collection of CPE Bach manuscripts found its way into the library of the Sing-Akademie in Berlin, one of the most prestigious performing institutions in the Prussian capital, closely associated with the royal court. This was the finest collection of Bach family manuscripts in the world. In the face of Allied bombing in 1943, the Sing-Akademie was one of over 500 mostly private collections from the Berlin area to be evacuated. It was carefully packaged up into 14 crates and sent to a remote castle in Silesia, in present-day Poland. As the war ended, the collection was found by the Red Army and disappeared from public view for the next 50 years. CPE Bach: L'Aly Rupalich, Wq 117, No 27. Ana-Marija Markovina (piano); Keyboard Concerto in D minor, Wq 23. Michael Rische (piano), Leipzig Kammerorchester, Morten Schuldt-Jensen (conductor); Heilig, Wq 217. Hilke Helling (contralto), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor); Flute concerto in D, Wq 13. Il Gardellino.
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
CPE Bach and the Nazi Hoard. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's music and reputation in the light of the rediscovery of much of his archive in 1999 after it was taken by the Red Army at the end of the war. From 1750, for the next 60 years the name "Bach" was almost exclusively associated with the initials "CPE". Born in 1714, Carl Philipp Emanuel's influence resonates to this day: his book on keyboard playing permanently changed the practice; his music changed the direction of travel. Bach left his life's work tidy and well organised on his death in 1788, with most works still in print. His estate was largely sold to Felix Mendelssohn's father Abraham, but by the 1800s CPE Bach's music had all but disappeared. The collection of CPE Bach manuscripts found its way into the library of the Sing-Akademie in Berlin, one of the most prestigious performing institutions in the Prussian capital, closely associated with the royal court. This was the finest collection of Bach family manuscripts in the world. In the face of Allied bombing in 1943, the Sing-Akademie was one of over 500 mostly private collections from the Berlin area to be evacuated. It was carefully packaged up into 14 crates and sent to a remote castle in Silesia, in present-day Poland. As the war ended, the collection was found by the Red Army and disappeared from public view for the next 50 years. CPE Bach: L'Aly Rupalich, Wq 117, No 27. Ana-Marija Markovina (piano); Keyboard Concerto in D minor, Wq 23. Michael Rische (piano), Leipzig Kammerorchester, Morten Schuldt-Jensen (conductor); Heilig, Wq 217. Hilke Helling (contralto), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor); Flute concerto in D, Wq 13. Il Gardellino.
3antimuzak
Monday 14th February 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Exposition and Developments. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod talls to Edward Gregson, who offers a window into his own story, and also the life and work of his mentor Alan Bush, beginning with early setbacks and successes. Gregson knew that classical music would be his life after encountering Brahms' music as a teenager. He studied composition with Alan Bush, and his natural instinct for melody and brilliant orchestral colour have made him a popular choice with audiences and performers across the world. He also prides himself in rising to a challenge, including taking on the leadership of one of Britain's major musical conservatoires. In the early part of the 20th century, Alan Bush seemed destined to become of the regular stalwarts of Britain's music scene, alongside his contemporaries William Walton and Michael Tippett. It was not to be. Bush's conversion to communism put him at odds with the British establishment and sent his career in a very different direction. His story is intriguing and frustrating in equal measure but, Edward argues, Bush's ever-present political agenda shouldn't detract from the intrinsic quality of his music. Today's programme focuses on some significant moments in Gregson's early career, including his upbringing within the Salvation Army, an early knock-back from an influential conductor, and his first forays into the world of brass bands. Gregson: Concerto for Orchestra (III. Toccata). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Bostock (conductor); Quintet for Brass, (1st mvt). London Brass; Music for Chamber Orchestra (I. Lento maestoso), BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor); Connotations. Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Elgar Howarth (conductor); Six Little Pieces for piano (Nos. 1-4). Murray McLachlan (piano); The Kings Go Forth (I. The Church). Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, James Gourlay (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Exposition and Developments. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod talls to Edward Gregson, who offers a window into his own story, and also the life and work of his mentor Alan Bush, beginning with early setbacks and successes. Gregson knew that classical music would be his life after encountering Brahms' music as a teenager. He studied composition with Alan Bush, and his natural instinct for melody and brilliant orchestral colour have made him a popular choice with audiences and performers across the world. He also prides himself in rising to a challenge, including taking on the leadership of one of Britain's major musical conservatoires. In the early part of the 20th century, Alan Bush seemed destined to become of the regular stalwarts of Britain's music scene, alongside his contemporaries William Walton and Michael Tippett. It was not to be. Bush's conversion to communism put him at odds with the British establishment and sent his career in a very different direction. His story is intriguing and frustrating in equal measure but, Edward argues, Bush's ever-present political agenda shouldn't detract from the intrinsic quality of his music. Today's programme focuses on some significant moments in Gregson's early career, including his upbringing within the Salvation Army, an early knock-back from an influential conductor, and his first forays into the world of brass bands. Gregson: Concerto for Orchestra (III. Toccata). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Bostock (conductor); Quintet for Brass, (1st mvt). London Brass; Music for Chamber Orchestra (I. Lento maestoso), BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor); Connotations. Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Elgar Howarth (conductor); Six Little Pieces for piano (Nos. 1-4). Murray McLachlan (piano); The Kings Go Forth (I. The Church). Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, James Gourlay (conductor).
(Episode 1)
4antimuzak
Monday 21st February 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Boy from Bologna. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the life and music of Otto Respighi, beginning by looking at the composer's deep connection with his home city of Bologna, which had a lasting influence upon him even after he had moved to Rome. It was here, as a young man, that Respighi first discovered his interest in the music of the Renaissance and Baroque, which would have a great impact on his future compositions. Also in Bologna, he began performing in the Theatre Orchestra, a job that eventually led him to St Petersburg where he encountered Rimsky-Korsakov. Bologna also boasted a number of second-hand bookshops, where Respighi enjoyed spending his time and over the years he amassed several thousand volumes, some of which inspired operas and songs. Respighi: Adagio con variazioni, P 133. Sol Gabetta (cello), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago (conductor). Violin Sonata in B minor, P 110 (Moderato). Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano). Burlesca per Orchestra, P 59. BBC Philharomonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Notte. P 55a. Pia Heise (mezzo), Roger Vignoles (piano). Nebbie, P 64. Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Aretusa, P 95. Linda Finnie (mezzo), BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Boy from Bologna. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the life and music of Otto Respighi, beginning by looking at the composer's deep connection with his home city of Bologna, which had a lasting influence upon him even after he had moved to Rome. It was here, as a young man, that Respighi first discovered his interest in the music of the Renaissance and Baroque, which would have a great impact on his future compositions. Also in Bologna, he began performing in the Theatre Orchestra, a job that eventually led him to St Petersburg where he encountered Rimsky-Korsakov. Bologna also boasted a number of second-hand bookshops, where Respighi enjoyed spending his time and over the years he amassed several thousand volumes, some of which inspired operas and songs. Respighi: Adagio con variazioni, P 133. Sol Gabetta (cello), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago (conductor). Violin Sonata in B minor, P 110 (Moderato). Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano). Burlesca per Orchestra, P 59. BBC Philharomonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Notte. P 55a. Pia Heise (mezzo), Roger Vignoles (piano). Nebbie, P 64. Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Aretusa, P 95. Linda Finnie (mezzo), BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox (conductor).
(Episode 1)
5antimuzak
Monday 28th February 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Prodigy for Sale. Episode 1.
Muzio Clementi was one of the 18th and 19th century's most revered musicians - a star performer, a composer admired by Czerny, Beethoven and Chopin, and an astute businessman. However, he also had his detractors in his own time and history hasn't been as kind to him as to the greater names of his time like Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Today his name is unfamiliar to most but it is certainly better known than the music he wrote. He was fortunate to have interactions with perhaps the world's three greatest composers, but this fortune may have also worked against him - putting him in direct competition with them. Over this week of programmes, Donald Macleod explores Clementi's contact with the greatest composers of his day, reassessing the life and music of the man known as the father of the piano in the light of these encounters. He begins by examining the musicians who had an impact on Clementi in his formative years, and explores the remarkable circumstances that brought the child prodigy to his adopted land of England. Clementi: Symphony No 3 (finale). Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolton (conductor). Musical Characteristics, Op 19. Pietro Spada (piano). Piano Sonata in A flat, WoO 13. Dominic Cheli (piano). Sonata for piano, Op 2 No 4. Howard Shelley (piano). Duetto in C, Op 3 No 3 (Presto). Pietro Spada (piano), Giorgio Cozzolino (piano).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Prodigy for Sale. Episode 1.
Muzio Clementi was one of the 18th and 19th century's most revered musicians - a star performer, a composer admired by Czerny, Beethoven and Chopin, and an astute businessman. However, he also had his detractors in his own time and history hasn't been as kind to him as to the greater names of his time like Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Today his name is unfamiliar to most but it is certainly better known than the music he wrote. He was fortunate to have interactions with perhaps the world's three greatest composers, but this fortune may have also worked against him - putting him in direct competition with them. Over this week of programmes, Donald Macleod explores Clementi's contact with the greatest composers of his day, reassessing the life and music of the man known as the father of the piano in the light of these encounters. He begins by examining the musicians who had an impact on Clementi in his formative years, and explores the remarkable circumstances that brought the child prodigy to his adopted land of England. Clementi: Symphony No 3 (finale). Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolton (conductor). Musical Characteristics, Op 19. Pietro Spada (piano). Piano Sonata in A flat, WoO 13. Dominic Cheli (piano). Sonata for piano, Op 2 No 4. Howard Shelley (piano). Duetto in C, Op 3 No 3 (Presto). Pietro Spada (piano), Giorgio Cozzolino (piano).
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Composer of the Week: Henriette Bosmans
Monday 7th March 2022 (starting in 5 hours and 15 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Family Matters. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the 20th-century Dutch composer and pianist, beginning by looking at her relationship with her parents, and a confrontation with the Gestapo. Bosmans seemed destined for a life in music from the moment of her birth in 1895, with her father the principal solo cellist in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra and her mother a piano teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory. She developed a flourishing career and won international success with her Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra. As a concert pianist she performed alongside conductors such as Ernest Ansermet and George Szell. Bosmans's mother was a Jew and, although Bosmans didn't consider herself Jewish, her ancestry played a significant role in the events of her life. She lived through the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, when tens of thousands of Amsterdam Jews were deported to concentration camps, including fellow citizen Anne Frank. This week, Donald Macleod is joined by Bosmans expert Helen Metzelaar and Laurien Vastenhout from Amsterdam's Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide. Donald reveals how Bosmans set out to rescue her mother Sara, who was arrested by the Nazi secret police and sent to the transit camp at Wester. Bosmans: Prelude No 3, 4 & 6 (from Six Preludes). Danny Driver (piano); Cello Sonata (excerpt). Franz Bartolomey (cello), Clemens Zeilinger (piano); String Quartet. Utrecht String Quartet; Poème for Cello and Orchestra. Dmitri Ferschtman (cello), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Ed Spanjaard (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Monday 7th March 2022 (starting in 5 hours and 15 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Family Matters. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the 20th-century Dutch composer and pianist, beginning by looking at her relationship with her parents, and a confrontation with the Gestapo. Bosmans seemed destined for a life in music from the moment of her birth in 1895, with her father the principal solo cellist in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra and her mother a piano teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory. She developed a flourishing career and won international success with her Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra. As a concert pianist she performed alongside conductors such as Ernest Ansermet and George Szell. Bosmans's mother was a Jew and, although Bosmans didn't consider herself Jewish, her ancestry played a significant role in the events of her life. She lived through the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, when tens of thousands of Amsterdam Jews were deported to concentration camps, including fellow citizen Anne Frank. This week, Donald Macleod is joined by Bosmans expert Helen Metzelaar and Laurien Vastenhout from Amsterdam's Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide. Donald reveals how Bosmans set out to rescue her mother Sara, who was arrested by the Nazi secret police and sent to the transit camp at Wester. Bosmans: Prelude No 3, 4 & 6 (from Six Preludes). Danny Driver (piano); Cello Sonata (excerpt). Franz Bartolomey (cello), Clemens Zeilinger (piano); String Quartet. Utrecht String Quartet; Poème for Cello and Orchestra. Dmitri Ferschtman (cello), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Ed Spanjaard (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Debussy
Monday 14th March 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Breaking the Mould. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Debussy's life as the composer approached his thirties, a challenging period both personally and musically, beginning as he picked up the threads of his life in Paris after an obligatory two-year stay in Rome as a prizewinner of the Prix de Rome competition. Having fulfilled, for the main, the requirements of the Prix de Rome, he needed to make a professional name for himself, and most urgently, earn some money. All in all, it would prove to be a difficult decade. In 1893, Paris's musical circles were treated to an example of Debussy's originality through a commission from Stéphane Mallarmé. It resulted in Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, one of the defining works of the 20th century, a groundbreaking sensual orchestral evocation of the thoughts of a faun languishing on a hot afternoon. Debussy: Deux Arabesques. Simon Trp?eski (piano). Ineffable Silence. Donna Brown (soprano), Stéphane Lemalin (piano). La damoiselle élue: Introduction. Élue s'appuyait. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Claudio Abbado (conductor). String quartet in G minor, Op 10; First movement Animé et très décidé. Ebène Quartet. Rodrigue et Chimène, arr. Edison Denisov & Richard Langham Smith; Excerpt from Act 1; Rien encore, mon frère; Vous enfin! Mais non, je n'en crois rien; À ta beauté ma force est asservie; Comme la vague. Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Choeur de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano (conductor) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Sinfonia of London, Adam Walker (flute), John Wilson (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Monday 14th March 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Breaking the Mould. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Debussy's life as the composer approached his thirties, a challenging period both personally and musically, beginning as he picked up the threads of his life in Paris after an obligatory two-year stay in Rome as a prizewinner of the Prix de Rome competition. Having fulfilled, for the main, the requirements of the Prix de Rome, he needed to make a professional name for himself, and most urgently, earn some money. All in all, it would prove to be a difficult decade. In 1893, Paris's musical circles were treated to an example of Debussy's originality through a commission from Stéphane Mallarmé. It resulted in Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, one of the defining works of the 20th century, a groundbreaking sensual orchestral evocation of the thoughts of a faun languishing on a hot afternoon. Debussy: Deux Arabesques. Simon Trp?eski (piano). Ineffable Silence. Donna Brown (soprano), Stéphane Lemalin (piano). La damoiselle élue: Introduction. Élue s'appuyait. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Claudio Abbado (conductor). String quartet in G minor, Op 10; First movement Animé et très décidé. Ebène Quartet. Rodrigue et Chimène, arr. Edison Denisov & Richard Langham Smith; Excerpt from Act 1; Rien encore, mon frère; Vous enfin! Mais non, je n'en crois rien; À ta beauté ma force est asservie; Comme la vague. Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Choeur de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano (conductor) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Sinfonia of London, Adam Walker (flute), John Wilson (conductor).
(Episode 1)
8antimuzak
Monday 21st March 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Making of a Composer. Episode 1.
During Richard Strauss's lifetime the sound and form of music altered radically. He was born at the tail end of the 19th century and saw the emergence of 12-tone music and atonality from younger composers like Arnold Schoenberg and his pupil Alban Berg. Strauss belonged to a previous generation and his music came to be regarded as conservative in style, but at the start of his career, Strauss had been seen as something of a modernist, breaking the mould with his series of innovative orchestral tone poems, and with the dissonant soundworld of operas such as Salome and Elektra. This week Donald Macleod follows the young Strauss's pathway leading up to and including the tone poems, seeing how an immersion in music across his formative years influenced his ideas about orchestral writing, as well as opening up opportunities that helped him to establish a professional career as a conductor. Strauss's raw musical talent was discovered early on having written his first compositions aged five, and his progress continued at such a rate that by 11 he was conducting an amateur orchestra, and by 18 he had written something in the region of 150 works. R Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D - 3rd movt: Allegro (excerpt). Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor); Festmarsch in E flat, Op 1. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor); Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat, AV 132, III: Rondo (allegro molto). David Pyatt (horn), Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Cleobury (conductor); Symphony No 1 in D minor, TrV 94, II: Andante. Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn (conductor); Concerto for violin in D minor, I: Allegro. Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin) Israel Philharmonic, Martin Sieghart (conductor); Concert Overture in C minor, Op 80, TrV125. Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Hermann Bäumer (conductor).
(Repeat, Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Making of a Composer. Episode 1.
During Richard Strauss's lifetime the sound and form of music altered radically. He was born at the tail end of the 19th century and saw the emergence of 12-tone music and atonality from younger composers like Arnold Schoenberg and his pupil Alban Berg. Strauss belonged to a previous generation and his music came to be regarded as conservative in style, but at the start of his career, Strauss had been seen as something of a modernist, breaking the mould with his series of innovative orchestral tone poems, and with the dissonant soundworld of operas such as Salome and Elektra. This week Donald Macleod follows the young Strauss's pathway leading up to and including the tone poems, seeing how an immersion in music across his formative years influenced his ideas about orchestral writing, as well as opening up opportunities that helped him to establish a professional career as a conductor. Strauss's raw musical talent was discovered early on having written his first compositions aged five, and his progress continued at such a rate that by 11 he was conducting an amateur orchestra, and by 18 he had written something in the region of 150 works. R Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D - 3rd movt: Allegro (excerpt). Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor); Festmarsch in E flat, Op 1. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor); Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat, AV 132, III: Rondo (allegro molto). David Pyatt (horn), Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Cleobury (conductor); Symphony No 1 in D minor, TrV 94, II: Andante. Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn (conductor); Concerto for violin in D minor, I: Allegro. Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin) Israel Philharmonic, Martin Sieghart (conductor); Concert Overture in C minor, Op 80, TrV125. Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Hermann Bäumer (conductor).
(Repeat, Episode 1)
9antimuzak
Monday 28th March 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Career Move. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the music and life of Baroque master Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, beginning by looking at the events that led him to becoming a composer. Biber was born in the small town of Wartenberg in Bohemia - now in the Czech Republic, then part of the Holy Roman Empire - where his father worked as gamekeeper for the local bigwig. Biber's first appearance in the historical records is in his early 20s, when we find him in the service of Karl Liechtenstein, prince-bishop of Olomouc in central Moravia. Dispatched on a lengthy trek to the Austrian Tyrol to collect some instruments from a celebrated violin-maker there, he only made it as far as Salzburg, where he traded in his old employer for a new and even more illustrious one Prince-Archbishop Maximilian Gandolph von Küenburg. In Salzburg, Biber put down roots, married the daughter of a wealthy local businessman, fathered 11 children and gradually rose through the court ranks to become Kapellmeister. His risky career-gamble had paid off. Biber: Missa Alleluia (Kyrie). Soloists of St Florianer Sängerknaben, Markus Forster (alto), Alois Mühlbacher (alto), Markus Miesenberger (tenor), Bernd Lambauer (tenor), Gerhard Kenda (bass), Ulfried Staber (bass), Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor (conductor); Sonata - La pastorella. Reinhard Goebel (violin), Phoebe Carrai (cello), Thierry Maeder (organ); Battalia a 10 (Sonata di marche). Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor); Sonata violino solo representativa. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (baroque violin), Anthony Romaniuk (harpsichord); Partita VI in D (Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa). The Purcell Quartet.
(Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Career Move. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the music and life of Baroque master Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, beginning by looking at the events that led him to becoming a composer. Biber was born in the small town of Wartenberg in Bohemia - now in the Czech Republic, then part of the Holy Roman Empire - where his father worked as gamekeeper for the local bigwig. Biber's first appearance in the historical records is in his early 20s, when we find him in the service of Karl Liechtenstein, prince-bishop of Olomouc in central Moravia. Dispatched on a lengthy trek to the Austrian Tyrol to collect some instruments from a celebrated violin-maker there, he only made it as far as Salzburg, where he traded in his old employer for a new and even more illustrious one Prince-Archbishop Maximilian Gandolph von Küenburg. In Salzburg, Biber put down roots, married the daughter of a wealthy local businessman, fathered 11 children and gradually rose through the court ranks to become Kapellmeister. His risky career-gamble had paid off. Biber: Missa Alleluia (Kyrie). Soloists of St Florianer Sängerknaben, Markus Forster (alto), Alois Mühlbacher (alto), Markus Miesenberger (tenor), Bernd Lambauer (tenor), Gerhard Kenda (bass), Ulfried Staber (bass), Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor (conductor); Sonata - La pastorella. Reinhard Goebel (violin), Phoebe Carrai (cello), Thierry Maeder (organ); Battalia a 10 (Sonata di marche). Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor); Sonata violino solo representativa. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (baroque violin), Anthony Romaniuk (harpsichord); Partita VI in D (Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa). The Purcell Quartet.
(Episode 1)
10antimuzak
Composer of the Week: Haydn
Monday 11th April 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Seven Last Words. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Haydn's final works, beginning with instrumental oratorio The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, as well as his last opera Orpheus and Euridice. Introduction: Maestoso ed Adagio (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross). Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Sonata 1: Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross). Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Overture; Filomena abbandonata; Cara speme! (L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice, Act I) Cecilia Bartoli (Euridice/Genio), Uwe Heilmann (Orfeo), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Creonte), Andrea Silvestrelli (Pluto), The Academy of Ancient Music and Chorus/Christopher Hogwood. Como il foco allo splendore (L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice, Act I) Cecilia Bartoli (Euridice/Genio), Uwe Heilmann (Orfeo), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Creonte), Andrea Silvestrelli (Pluto), The Academy of Ancient Music /Christopher Hogwood. Sonata 2: Truly I Say to You, Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, string quartet version). Cuarteto Casals.
(Episode 1)
Monday 11th April 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Seven Last Words. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Haydn's final works, beginning with instrumental oratorio The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, as well as his last opera Orpheus and Euridice. Introduction: Maestoso ed Adagio (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross). Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Sonata 1: Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross). Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Overture; Filomena abbandonata; Cara speme! (L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice, Act I) Cecilia Bartoli (Euridice/Genio), Uwe Heilmann (Orfeo), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Creonte), Andrea Silvestrelli (Pluto), The Academy of Ancient Music and Chorus/Christopher Hogwood. Como il foco allo splendore (L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice, Act I) Cecilia Bartoli (Euridice/Genio), Uwe Heilmann (Orfeo), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Creonte), Andrea Silvestrelli (Pluto), The Academy of Ancient Music /Christopher Hogwood. Sonata 2: Truly I Say to You, Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, string quartet version). Cuarteto Casals.
(Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Brahms
Monday 25th April 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Beginnings of a Lifelong Bond. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the lifelong friendship between Brahms and the violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim, and the music of genius that resulted. The week begins with a knock at the door. Brahms meets the titan of German music Robert Schumann; an encounter set up by Joseph Joachim. Music, song and more than a little drinking was to follow. Scherzo in C Minor ("FAE" Sonata). Isabelle Faust (violin). Alexandre Tharaud (piano). Hymn To The Venerationof the Great Joachim. Philippe Graffin (violin). Hebe Mensinga (violin). Szymon Marciniak (double bass). Scherzo in E Flat Minor, Op 4. Jonathan Plowright (piano). Piano Sonata No 3 (2nd mvt: Andante espressivo). Nelson Freire (piano). Violin Concerto D Major, Op 77 (1st mvt). Vadim Gluzman (violin). Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Gaffigan.
(Episode 1)
Monday 25th April 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Beginnings of a Lifelong Bond. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the lifelong friendship between Brahms and the violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim, and the music of genius that resulted. The week begins with a knock at the door. Brahms meets the titan of German music Robert Schumann; an encounter set up by Joseph Joachim. Music, song and more than a little drinking was to follow. Scherzo in C Minor ("FAE" Sonata). Isabelle Faust (violin). Alexandre Tharaud (piano). Hymn To The Venerationof the Great Joachim. Philippe Graffin (violin). Hebe Mensinga (violin). Szymon Marciniak (double bass). Scherzo in E Flat Minor, Op 4. Jonathan Plowright (piano). Piano Sonata No 3 (2nd mvt: Andante espressivo). Nelson Freire (piano). Violin Concerto D Major, Op 77 (1st mvt). Vadim Gluzman (violin). Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Gaffigan.
(Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Vaughan Williams Today
Monday 2nd May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Young Radical. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the life and work of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, leading authorities joining him to share new perspectives. The first week of this landmark series focuses on Vaughan Williams's formative years, with Donald traciing his first steps towards a life in music. Far from being a child prodigy, according to his mother's cousin, Ralph had been `playing all his life" and yet wasn't able `to play the simplest thing decently!". Yet, with his family's blessing, Vaughan Williams' dedication to music would win the day. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (excerpt). Janine Jansen (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor). A Vision of Aeroplanes (excerpt). Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Victoria Adams (organ), Nicholas Morris (organ), Paul Spicer (conductor). The Robin's Nest. Frank Ericson (piano). Quintet for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano Trio in D - I: Allegro moderato. Nash Ensemble. Bucolic Suite - II. Andante; IV. Finale. Allegro. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates (conductor). Songs of Travel - 3. The Roadside Fire; 4. Youth and Love. Gerald Finley (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano). In the Fen Country. Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonic, Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
Monday 2nd May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Young Radical. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the life and work of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, leading authorities joining him to share new perspectives. The first week of this landmark series focuses on Vaughan Williams's formative years, with Donald traciing his first steps towards a life in music. Far from being a child prodigy, according to his mother's cousin, Ralph had been `playing all his life" and yet wasn't able `to play the simplest thing decently!". Yet, with his family's blessing, Vaughan Williams' dedication to music would win the day. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (excerpt). Janine Jansen (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor). A Vision of Aeroplanes (excerpt). Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Victoria Adams (organ), Nicholas Morris (organ), Paul Spicer (conductor). The Robin's Nest. Frank Ericson (piano). Quintet for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano Trio in D - I: Allegro moderato. Nash Ensemble. Bucolic Suite - II. Andante; IV. Finale. Allegro. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates (conductor). Songs of Travel - 3. The Roadside Fire; 4. Youth and Love. Gerald Finley (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano). In the Fen Country. Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonic, Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Vaughan Williams Today
Monday 9th May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
To War and Back Again. Series 1. Series 1, episode 6.
This week Donald Macleod chronicles Vaughan Williams's life from 1914 to 1930, beginning by looking at his experience of during the First World War. Although he was 42, Vaughan Williams immediately joined up when war was declared in 1914 and was accepted as an ambulance orderly with the rank of private. Throughout the war, wherever he was posted throughout Europe, he made music with anyone and everyone. He spent much of his spare time starting up a singing class, training a choir, getting together whoever was available, whenever they had a break in their duties. Even though he didn't compose formally during the war years, his own music did stir. He said of his Third Symphony that `a great deal of it incubated when I used to go up night after night with the ambulance wagon at Ecoivres and we went up a steep hill and there was a wonderful Corot-like landscape in the sunset - it's not really lambkins frisking at all, as most people take for granted." Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance (The Men of Cotsall). Thomas Randle (tenor), Rosa Mannion (soprano), Matthew Brook (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor). Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge. Tenebrae, Christopher Deacon (trumpet), James Sherlock (organ), Nigel Short (director). Symphony No 3 - Pastoral, IV. Lento. Patricia Rozario (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Andrew Davis (conductor). Motion and Stillness (4 Poems by Fredegond Shove). Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (pianist). Four Nights and The New Ghost (4 Poems by Fredegond Shove). Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (pianist). The Lark Ascending. Nigel Kennedy (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 6)
Monday 9th May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
To War and Back Again. Series 1. Series 1, episode 6.
This week Donald Macleod chronicles Vaughan Williams's life from 1914 to 1930, beginning by looking at his experience of during the First World War. Although he was 42, Vaughan Williams immediately joined up when war was declared in 1914 and was accepted as an ambulance orderly with the rank of private. Throughout the war, wherever he was posted throughout Europe, he made music with anyone and everyone. He spent much of his spare time starting up a singing class, training a choir, getting together whoever was available, whenever they had a break in their duties. Even though he didn't compose formally during the war years, his own music did stir. He said of his Third Symphony that `a great deal of it incubated when I used to go up night after night with the ambulance wagon at Ecoivres and we went up a steep hill and there was a wonderful Corot-like landscape in the sunset - it's not really lambkins frisking at all, as most people take for granted." Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance (The Men of Cotsall). Thomas Randle (tenor), Rosa Mannion (soprano), Matthew Brook (baritone), London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor). Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge. Tenebrae, Christopher Deacon (trumpet), James Sherlock (organ), Nigel Short (director). Symphony No 3 - Pastoral, IV. Lento. Patricia Rozario (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Andrew Davis (conductor). Motion and Stillness (4 Poems by Fredegond Shove). Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (pianist). Four Nights and The New Ghost (4 Poems by Fredegond Shove). Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (pianist). The Lark Ascending. Nigel Kennedy (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 6)
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Monday 16th May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Personal Difficulties. Series 1, episode 11.
Donald Macleod explores the difficulties that blighted Ralph Vaughan Williams during the 1930s, and the music that arose from the frustration he felt, combined with his anxiety at the troubles of the wider world in this period of ominous political uncertainty and change. Vaughan Williams: Into the Woods My Master Went. Robert Court (organ), Cardiff Festival Choir, Owain Hughes (director); Fantasia on Greensleeves. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor); Piano Concerto in C - I Toccata; II Romanza. Louis Lortie (piano), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor); Symphony No 4 in F minor - III Scherzo; IV Finale con epilogo fugato. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor); The Running Set. London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 11)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Personal Difficulties. Series 1, episode 11.
Donald Macleod explores the difficulties that blighted Ralph Vaughan Williams during the 1930s, and the music that arose from the frustration he felt, combined with his anxiety at the troubles of the wider world in this period of ominous political uncertainty and change. Vaughan Williams: Into the Woods My Master Went. Robert Court (organ), Cardiff Festival Choir, Owain Hughes (director); Fantasia on Greensleeves. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor); Piano Concerto in C - I Toccata; II Romanza. Louis Lortie (piano), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor); Symphony No 4 in F minor - III Scherzo; IV Finale con epilogo fugato. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor); The Running Set. London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 11)
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Composer of the Week: Vaughan Williams Today
Monday 23rd May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Nostalgia for Spring. Series 1, episode 16.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's life in the late 1940s and early '50s, as his wife Adeline's arthritis became increasingly worse and Vaughan Williams - now in his mid-70s - began to suffer from a series of aches and pains, and saw his first real concert hall failure. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6 in E minor - I. Allegro. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor). Prayer to the Father of Heaven. Worcester Cathedral Choir, Christopher Robinson, director An Oxford Elegy (excerpt). Simon Callow (narrator), Tenebrae, Aurora Orchestra, Nigel Short (conductor). Concerto Grosso for strings. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd (conductor). Pilgrim's Progress - House Beautiful. John Noble (baritone: The Pilgrim), Sheila Armstrong (soprano); Marie Hayward (soprano); Gloria Jennings (mezzo) - Three Shining Ones, Ian Partridge (tenor: Interpreter), London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 16)
Monday 23rd May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Nostalgia for Spring. Series 1, episode 16.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's life in the late 1940s and early '50s, as his wife Adeline's arthritis became increasingly worse and Vaughan Williams - now in his mid-70s - began to suffer from a series of aches and pains, and saw his first real concert hall failure. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6 in E minor - I. Allegro. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor). Prayer to the Father of Heaven. Worcester Cathedral Choir, Christopher Robinson, director An Oxford Elegy (excerpt). Simon Callow (narrator), Tenebrae, Aurora Orchestra, Nigel Short (conductor). Concerto Grosso for strings. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd (conductor). Pilgrim's Progress - House Beautiful. John Noble (baritone: The Pilgrim), Sheila Armstrong (soprano); Marie Hayward (soprano); Gloria Jennings (mezzo) - Three Shining Ones, Ian Partridge (tenor: Interpreter), London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 16)
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Monday 30th May 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Divided Loyalties. Series 1, episode 1.
Though the composer became a naturalised British subject, Handel was born in Germany and kept his German accent all of his life. The same was true of the two kings Handel served, George I and George II. This week, Donald Macleod explores Handel's crucial relationship with the British monarchy, and how he and the Georgian kings helped forge a new sense of British culture and identity. He begins as Handel moved to Hanover for a prestigious new job at the court of the prince-elector, but was almost immediately restless to explore new opportunities. Then, London beckoned. Handel: Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus. Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks (director). Agrippina, Act 2: Pensieri, voi mi tormentate. Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano: Agrippina), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs (conductor). Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op 3 No 1. The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock (director). Rinaldo, Act 1: Cara Sposa. Kimberly Barber (mezzo: Rinaldo), Laura Whalen (soprano: Almirena), Barbara Hannigan (soprano: Armida), The Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon (director). Utrecht Jubilate, William Towers (alto), Julian Podger (tenor), Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), The Netherlands Bach Society, Jos Van Veldhoven (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Divided Loyalties. Series 1, episode 1.
Though the composer became a naturalised British subject, Handel was born in Germany and kept his German accent all of his life. The same was true of the two kings Handel served, George I and George II. This week, Donald Macleod explores Handel's crucial relationship with the British monarchy, and how he and the Georgian kings helped forge a new sense of British culture and identity. He begins as Handel moved to Hanover for a prestigious new job at the court of the prince-elector, but was almost immediately restless to explore new opportunities. Then, London beckoned. Handel: Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus. Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks (director). Agrippina, Act 2: Pensieri, voi mi tormentate. Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano: Agrippina), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs (conductor). Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op 3 No 1. The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock (director). Rinaldo, Act 1: Cara Sposa. Kimberly Barber (mezzo: Rinaldo), Laura Whalen (soprano: Almirena), Barbara Hannigan (soprano: Armida), The Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon (director). Utrecht Jubilate, William Towers (alto), Julian Podger (tenor), Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), The Netherlands Bach Society, Jos Van Veldhoven (conductor).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
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Monday 6th June 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Tale of Two Composers. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod and Anastasia Belina explore the lives and music of Augusta Holmès and Henri Duparc, beginning with their early years, and including Duparc's L'invitation au voyage and a symphony by Holmès which was specially recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Helping Donald Macleod uncover more about the little known Augusta Holmès and Henri Duparc, is Anastasia Belina, a music historian with a particular interest in nineteenth century music and women composers. Holmès' musical aspirations didn't get off to a flying start, as her mother, who was a painter, held an aversion to music, while Duparc's family saw their son's eventual future in Law. Duparc: Chansons triste. Margaret Price (soprano), James Lockhart (piano). Duparc: Aux étoiles. Lyon Opera Orchestra, Pierre Bleuse (conductor). Holmès: Trois petites pièces for flute and piano. Juliette Hurel (flute), Hélène Couvert (piano). Holmès: Rolando Furieux. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Valentina Peleggi (conductor). Duparc: L'invitation au voyage. Felicity Lott (soprano). Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Tale of Two Composers. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod and Anastasia Belina explore the lives and music of Augusta Holmès and Henri Duparc, beginning with their early years, and including Duparc's L'invitation au voyage and a symphony by Holmès which was specially recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Helping Donald Macleod uncover more about the little known Augusta Holmès and Henri Duparc, is Anastasia Belina, a music historian with a particular interest in nineteenth century music and women composers. Holmès' musical aspirations didn't get off to a flying start, as her mother, who was a painter, held an aversion to music, while Duparc's family saw their son's eventual future in Law. Duparc: Chansons triste. Margaret Price (soprano), James Lockhart (piano). Duparc: Aux étoiles. Lyon Opera Orchestra, Pierre Bleuse (conductor). Holmès: Trois petites pièces for flute and piano. Juliette Hurel (flute), Hélène Couvert (piano). Holmès: Rolando Furieux. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Valentina Peleggi (conductor). Duparc: L'invitation au voyage. Felicity Lott (soprano). Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Dvorak and America
Monday 13th June 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
An Invitation. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the circumstances leading up to Dvorak's turning down before later agreeing to an extended trip to the US. Antonín Dvorak was employed at the Conservatory in Prague from 1890 and developed a reputation as a hard taskmaster. He taught only the most talented students and could be very strict and demanding. But outside of classes, he would take any opportunity he could to escape the confines of academia and fulfil his twin passions of trainspotting or bird feeding. When an offer arrived from Mrs Jeanette Meyer Thurber, the wife of a millionaire New York grocer, suggesting Dvorak might like to abandon Prague for New York and take up the post of director at the new National Conservatory of Music, he turned it down. So what changed his mind? Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95, From the New World (excerpt). Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop (conductor). Piano Trio No 4 in E minor, Op 90, Dumky, (Lento maestoso). Christian Tetzlaff, violin Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Lars Vogt (piano). Carnival Overture, Op 92. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek (conductor). Requiem, Op 89 (Introitus). Christiane Libor (soprano), Ewa Wolak, (alto), Daniel Kirch (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor). Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 13 (excerpt). Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor). Silent Woods, Op 68 No 5. Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Anna Polonsky (piano).
(Episode 1)
Monday 13th June 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
An Invitation. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the circumstances leading up to Dvorak's turning down before later agreeing to an extended trip to the US. Antonín Dvorak was employed at the Conservatory in Prague from 1890 and developed a reputation as a hard taskmaster. He taught only the most talented students and could be very strict and demanding. But outside of classes, he would take any opportunity he could to escape the confines of academia and fulfil his twin passions of trainspotting or bird feeding. When an offer arrived from Mrs Jeanette Meyer Thurber, the wife of a millionaire New York grocer, suggesting Dvorak might like to abandon Prague for New York and take up the post of director at the new National Conservatory of Music, he turned it down. So what changed his mind? Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95, From the New World (excerpt). Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop (conductor). Piano Trio No 4 in E minor, Op 90, Dumky, (Lento maestoso). Christian Tetzlaff, violin Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Lars Vogt (piano). Carnival Overture, Op 92. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek (conductor). Requiem, Op 89 (Introitus). Christiane Libor (soprano), Ewa Wolak, (alto), Daniel Kirch (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor). Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 13 (excerpt). Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor). Silent Woods, Op 68 No 5. Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Anna Polonsky (piano).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 20th June 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Requiem for Maria. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria, beginning with his chaplaincy to Empress Maria and his requiem Missa pro defunctis for her funeral. Victoria's return to Spain from Italy to work as chaplain for the empress in the mid- to late-1580s enhanced the cultural prestige of her household, which included a poet too. Although Victoria was expected to undertake various priestly duties, as well as becoming the unofficial Director of Music to the convent where she was living, this post was ideal for him for it allowed much time to compose, and also to travel to oversee his various publications. When Empress Maria was taken ill, Victoria was one of the chaplains who gathered around her, as nuns sang psalms and recited prayers. After her death, many of the decisions regarding music for the numerous services of mourning that took place were organised by Victoria. His Requiem stands as one of the pinnacles of his musical achievements. Victoria: O magnum mysterium. Grex Vocalis, Carl Høgset (director). Ave Maria. Maîtrise Nationale de Versailles, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (director). Missa pro defunctis (Taedet animan meam). Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director). Missa pro defunctis (excerpt). Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director). Missa pro defunctis (excerpt). Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director). Magnificat octavi toni. The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (director).
(Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Requiem for Maria. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria, beginning with his chaplaincy to Empress Maria and his requiem Missa pro defunctis for her funeral. Victoria's return to Spain from Italy to work as chaplain for the empress in the mid- to late-1580s enhanced the cultural prestige of her household, which included a poet too. Although Victoria was expected to undertake various priestly duties, as well as becoming the unofficial Director of Music to the convent where she was living, this post was ideal for him for it allowed much time to compose, and also to travel to oversee his various publications. When Empress Maria was taken ill, Victoria was one of the chaplains who gathered around her, as nuns sang psalms and recited prayers. After her death, many of the decisions regarding music for the numerous services of mourning that took place were organised by Victoria. His Requiem stands as one of the pinnacles of his musical achievements. Victoria: O magnum mysterium. Grex Vocalis, Carl Høgset (director). Ave Maria. Maîtrise Nationale de Versailles, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (director). Missa pro defunctis (Taedet animan meam). Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director). Missa pro defunctis (excerpt). Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director). Missa pro defunctis (excerpt). Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director). Magnificat octavi toni. The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (director).
(Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Jean-Philippe Rameau
Monday 4th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Dream Realised. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod begins a month focused on French composers, in honour of July's Tour de France cycle race. Today, Rameau astounds Parisian audiences with his debut opera. Overture to Naïs. Attaquons les cieux, Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi (conductor). Naïs Prologue: Lancez, lancez la foudre. Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi (conductor). Achante et Céphise, Act 1: Premier et deuxième air en movement de chaconne vive. La Grande Écurie et Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (conductor). Les Boréades "Un horizon serein". Caroline Weynants (soprano), Séphire. Collegium 1704. Václav Luks. La poule (Suite in G minor). Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin. Justin Taylor (harpsichord). Hippolyte et Aricie, Act 3 Quels biens! Laurent Naouri (bass). Thésée Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (director). Hippolyte et Aricie, Act IV, Sc 1 to 3 Ah! Faut-il en un jour, perdre tout ce que j'aime! C'en est donc fait, cruel, rien n'arrête vos pas. Nous allons nous jurer une immortelle foi. Faisons partout voler nos traits. Anna-Maria Panzarella (soprano: Aricie), Mark Padmore (tenor: Hippolyte). Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (director).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
Monday 4th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Dream Realised. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod begins a month focused on French composers, in honour of July's Tour de France cycle race. Today, Rameau astounds Parisian audiences with his debut opera. Overture to Naïs. Attaquons les cieux, Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi (conductor). Naïs Prologue: Lancez, lancez la foudre. Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi (conductor). Achante et Céphise, Act 1: Premier et deuxième air en movement de chaconne vive. La Grande Écurie et Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (conductor). Les Boréades "Un horizon serein". Caroline Weynants (soprano), Séphire. Collegium 1704. Václav Luks. La poule (Suite in G minor). Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin. Justin Taylor (harpsichord). Hippolyte et Aricie, Act 3 Quels biens! Laurent Naouri (bass). Thésée Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (director). Hippolyte et Aricie, Act IV, Sc 1 to 3 Ah! Faut-il en un jour, perdre tout ce que j'aime! C'en est donc fait, cruel, rien n'arrête vos pas. Nous allons nous jurer une immortelle foi. Faisons partout voler nos traits. Anna-Maria Panzarella (soprano: Aricie), Mark Padmore (tenor: Hippolyte). Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (director).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Montgeroult
Monday 11th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Noble Beginnings. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by pianist Clare Hammond to explore the life and work of revolutionary French composer Hélène de Montgeroult, whoe broke ground as the first female professor at the Paris Conservatoire and left behind 600 pages of music, including a complete course for piano that elevated the technical study into a miniature lyrical art form. Donald begins by looking at Hélène's early years, growing up in aristocratic circles. For young women, the harpsichord was wielded as a tool for courtship, but for Helene her musical prospects immediately ran deeper. Little did she know then that her noble background would eventually become one of her biggest artistic obstacles, and would even someday put her life in danger. Montgeroult: Etude No 66 in C minor. Bruno Robilliard (piano); Etude No 101 in C sharp. Laurent Martin (piano); Sonata in E flat, Op 1 No 2. Nicolas Horvath (piano); Sonata in D, Op 5 No 1 (1st mvt - Allegro spirituoso). Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano); Sonata in A minor, Op 2 No 3 (2nd mvt - Adagio). Sophie Rosa (violin), Ian Buckle (piano); Etude No 38 in A minor. Clare Hammond (piano).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
Monday 11th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Noble Beginnings. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by pianist Clare Hammond to explore the life and work of revolutionary French composer Hélène de Montgeroult, whoe broke ground as the first female professor at the Paris Conservatoire and left behind 600 pages of music, including a complete course for piano that elevated the technical study into a miniature lyrical art form. Donald begins by looking at Hélène's early years, growing up in aristocratic circles. For young women, the harpsichord was wielded as a tool for courtship, but for Helene her musical prospects immediately ran deeper. Little did she know then that her noble background would eventually become one of her biggest artistic obstacles, and would even someday put her life in danger. Montgeroult: Etude No 66 in C minor. Bruno Robilliard (piano); Etude No 101 in C sharp. Laurent Martin (piano); Sonata in E flat, Op 1 No 2. Nicolas Horvath (piano); Sonata in D, Op 5 No 1 (1st mvt - Allegro spirituoso). Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano); Sonata in A minor, Op 2 No 3 (2nd mvt - Adagio). Sophie Rosa (violin), Ian Buckle (piano); Etude No 38 in A minor. Clare Hammond (piano).
(Series 1, Episode 1)
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Monday 18th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Dandy in a Hurry. Episode 1.
The music of Maurice Ravel is much-loved for its remarkable orchestral colours and brilliant virtuosity, heard vividly in works like Bolero, Daphnis and Chloe and Gaspard de la Nuit, but his chamber music is often overlooked. This week Donald Macleod puts that right as he introduces every one of Ravel's works for small instrumental ensemble, an array of work that spans the composer's colourful life and career. He begins in fin de siècle Paris as the young, unfulfilled dandy turns a corner and quickly becomes the hottest property in French music. Music includes a wistful, early violin sonata lost for several decades, as well as a remarkable later arrangement of the composer's String Quartet for four ondes martenot. Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré. Nathalia Milstein (violin), Maria Milstein (piano); Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor, Op posth. Philippe Graffin (violin), Claire Désert (piano); Site Auriculaires, for two pianos: Entre Cloches. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Vovka Ashkenazy (piano). Chanson du Rouet; Si morne! Jessye Norman (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano); Overture: Shéhérezade. Les Siècles, Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor); String Quartet in F (1st mvt) - arr. for 4 ondes martenot. Ondes Martenot Ensemble of Montreal.
(Episode 1)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
A Dandy in a Hurry. Episode 1.
The music of Maurice Ravel is much-loved for its remarkable orchestral colours and brilliant virtuosity, heard vividly in works like Bolero, Daphnis and Chloe and Gaspard de la Nuit, but his chamber music is often overlooked. This week Donald Macleod puts that right as he introduces every one of Ravel's works for small instrumental ensemble, an array of work that spans the composer's colourful life and career. He begins in fin de siècle Paris as the young, unfulfilled dandy turns a corner and quickly becomes the hottest property in French music. Music includes a wistful, early violin sonata lost for several decades, as well as a remarkable later arrangement of the composer's String Quartet for four ondes martenot. Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré. Nathalia Milstein (violin), Maria Milstein (piano); Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor, Op posth. Philippe Graffin (violin), Claire Désert (piano); Site Auriculaires, for two pianos: Entre Cloches. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Vovka Ashkenazy (piano). Chanson du Rouet; Si morne! Jessye Norman (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano); Overture: Shéhérezade. Les Siècles, Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor); String Quartet in F (1st mvt) - arr. for 4 ondes martenot. Ondes Martenot Ensemble of Montreal.
(Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Beethoven
Tuesday 26th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Heiligenstadt Variations. Episode 2.
Donald Macleod tells the story of Beethoven's harrowing personal crisis of 1802 and Heiligenstadt Testament, a remarkable personal document only discovered after his death. Beethoven composed piano music in the form of themes and variations across his entire career - from his earliest published work to his late, titanic "Diabelli Variations", lasting nearly an hour. Yet Beethoven's piano variations often lie in the shadow of his 32 great sonatas for the instrument. This week, Donald Macleod puts that right - shining a light on this remarkable corpus of work, as well another often-overlooked genre: his piano bagatelles. By the first years of the 19th century, Beethoven had composed a flurry of masterpieces - among them his first two symphonies and the so-called Moonlight Sonata - which had established him as the leading figure in European music. Yet the months either side of the pivotal year of 1802 would also see Beethoven in the midst of his most profound existential and musical crisis: one in which he'd confront physical and psychological torment and re-emerge, transformed. Donald Macleod tells the story, featuring a complete performance of the composer's Op 34 Piano Variations, and his rarely heard oratorio "Christ On The Mount Of Olives". Variations in D on "Rule Britannia!", WoO 79. Cecile Ousset (piano). Variations in F, Op 34. Rudolf Buchbinder (piano). Christ on the Mount of Olives (excerpt), Op 85. V. Recitativo: Verkündet, Seraph (Jesus, Seraph). VI. Duetto: So ruhe denn mit ganzer Schwere (Jesus, Seraph). VII. Recitativo: Willkommen, Tod! (Jesus). VIII. Chor der Krieger: Wir haben ihn gesehen. Luba Orgonasova (soprano: Seraph), Plácido Domingo (tenor: Jesus). Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kent Nagano (conductor). Seven Bagatelles, Op 33. Melvyn Tan (fortepiano).
(Episode 2)
Tuesday 26th July 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Heiligenstadt Variations. Episode 2.
Donald Macleod tells the story of Beethoven's harrowing personal crisis of 1802 and Heiligenstadt Testament, a remarkable personal document only discovered after his death. Beethoven composed piano music in the form of themes and variations across his entire career - from his earliest published work to his late, titanic "Diabelli Variations", lasting nearly an hour. Yet Beethoven's piano variations often lie in the shadow of his 32 great sonatas for the instrument. This week, Donald Macleod puts that right - shining a light on this remarkable corpus of work, as well another often-overlooked genre: his piano bagatelles. By the first years of the 19th century, Beethoven had composed a flurry of masterpieces - among them his first two symphonies and the so-called Moonlight Sonata - which had established him as the leading figure in European music. Yet the months either side of the pivotal year of 1802 would also see Beethoven in the midst of his most profound existential and musical crisis: one in which he'd confront physical and psychological torment and re-emerge, transformed. Donald Macleod tells the story, featuring a complete performance of the composer's Op 34 Piano Variations, and his rarely heard oratorio "Christ On The Mount Of Olives". Variations in D on "Rule Britannia!", WoO 79. Cecile Ousset (piano). Variations in F, Op 34. Rudolf Buchbinder (piano). Christ on the Mount of Olives (excerpt), Op 85. V. Recitativo: Verkündet, Seraph (Jesus, Seraph). VI. Duetto: So ruhe denn mit ganzer Schwere (Jesus, Seraph). VII. Recitativo: Willkommen, Tod! (Jesus). VIII. Chor der Krieger: Wir haben ihn gesehen. Luba Orgonasova (soprano: Seraph), Plácido Domingo (tenor: Jesus). Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kent Nagano (conductor). Seven Bagatelles, Op 33. Melvyn Tan (fortepiano).
(Episode 2)
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Composer of the Week: Monteverdi
Monday 1st August 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Finding his Voice. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the early signs of Monteverdi's prodigious musical talent, which led him from Cremona to Mantua, where he was appointed as musician to the Gonzaga court. Orfeo - Toccata. Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor). 1st book of Motets (Sacrae cantiunculae) - Surge propera amica mea; O bone Iesu illumine oculos meus; Surgens Iesu; Iusti tulerunt spolia impioru. Gérard Lesne (countertenor), Josep Benet (tenor), Josep Cabré (bass). 2nd book of Madrigals - Non si levava ancor; E dicea l'una sospirand'all'hora. Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (director). 3rd book of Madrigals - O come; O primavera; Occhi, un tempo; Rimanti in pace. Krijn Koetsveld (harpsichord), Le Nuove Musiche. Questi vaghi concenti. La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina (director). Vespro della Beata Vergine - Ave maris stella a 8. Ludus Modalis. Bruno Boterf (director).
(Episode 1)
Monday 1st August 2022
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Finding his Voice. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the early signs of Monteverdi's prodigious musical talent, which led him from Cremona to Mantua, where he was appointed as musician to the Gonzaga court. Orfeo - Toccata. Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor). 1st book of Motets (Sacrae cantiunculae) - Surge propera amica mea; O bone Iesu illumine oculos meus; Surgens Iesu; Iusti tulerunt spolia impioru. Gérard Lesne (countertenor), Josep Benet (tenor), Josep Cabré (bass). 2nd book of Madrigals - Non si levava ancor; E dicea l'una sospirand'all'hora. Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (director). 3rd book of Madrigals - O come; O primavera; Occhi, un tempo; Rimanti in pace. Krijn Koetsveld (harpsichord), Le Nuove Musiche. Questi vaghi concenti. La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina (director). Vespro della Beata Vergine - Ave maris stella a 8. Ludus Modalis. Bruno Boterf (director).
(Episode 1)
25antimuzak
Tuesday 9th August 2022 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
A Difficult Relationship. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Grieg's life through the contrasting environments he needed to find the inspiration to write music. beginning with his birthplace of Bergen. Busy and bustling, the city Grieg knew as a child was a thriving fishing centre, with the harbour the hub of trade, and he was to say fondly `I'm sure my music has a taste of the codfish in it." Grieg: Varen - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor). Piano concerto in A minor, 3rd movt - Allegro moderato molto e marcato Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Berlin Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons (conductor); Jesus Kristus er opfaren - Four Psalms, Op 74. Audun Iversen (baritone), Edvard Grieg Kor, Hakon Matti Skrede (conductor); Allegro con leggerezza - Four piano pieces, Op 1. Hakon Austbo (piano); String Quartet in G minor, Op 27, 3rd movt - Intermezzo. Emerson String Quartet; Holberg Suite, Op 40. Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (director).
(Repeat, Episode 1)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
A Difficult Relationship. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Grieg's life through the contrasting environments he needed to find the inspiration to write music. beginning with his birthplace of Bergen. Busy and bustling, the city Grieg knew as a child was a thriving fishing centre, with the harbour the hub of trade, and he was to say fondly `I'm sure my music has a taste of the codfish in it." Grieg: Varen - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor). Piano concerto in A minor, 3rd movt - Allegro moderato molto e marcato Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Berlin Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons (conductor); Jesus Kristus er opfaren - Four Psalms, Op 74. Audun Iversen (baritone), Edvard Grieg Kor, Hakon Matti Skrede (conductor); Allegro con leggerezza - Four piano pieces, Op 1. Hakon Austbo (piano); String Quartet in G minor, Op 27, 3rd movt - Intermezzo. Emerson String Quartet; Holberg Suite, Op 40. Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (director).
(Repeat, Episode 1)
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Tuesday 16th August 2022 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
A Sussex Childhood. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life of English composer Ruth Gipps, a celebrated child pianist whose career as a composer began at age 8 when she won a prize for her piano piece The Fairy Shoemaker. Across the week Donald is joined by Victoria Rowe, the keeper of Gipps' archive and her daughter-in-law, and together they build a picture of Gipps' as a child performer, a young student, an educator, a conductor and a composer. Gipps: The Fairy Shoemaker. Duncan Honeybourne (piano); The Kelpie of Corrievreckan, Op 5b. Peter Cigleris (clarinet) Duncan Honeybourne (piano); Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and cello, Op 16. Gareth Hulse (oboe), Peter Cigleris (clarinet), John Mills (violin), Lydia Lowndes-Northcott (viola), Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Members of the Tippett Quartet; Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 34, I. Allegro moderato. Murray MacLachlan (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Peebles (conductor).
(Repeat, Episode 1)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
A Sussex Childhood. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life of English composer Ruth Gipps, a celebrated child pianist whose career as a composer began at age 8 when she won a prize for her piano piece The Fairy Shoemaker. Across the week Donald is joined by Victoria Rowe, the keeper of Gipps' archive and her daughter-in-law, and together they build a picture of Gipps' as a child performer, a young student, an educator, a conductor and a composer. Gipps: The Fairy Shoemaker. Duncan Honeybourne (piano); The Kelpie of Corrievreckan, Op 5b. Peter Cigleris (clarinet) Duncan Honeybourne (piano); Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and cello, Op 16. Gareth Hulse (oboe), Peter Cigleris (clarinet), John Mills (violin), Lydia Lowndes-Northcott (viola), Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Members of the Tippett Quartet; Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 34, I. Allegro moderato. Murray MacLachlan (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Peebles (conductor).
(Repeat, Episode 1)
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