Playlists with tracks by Kenneth Leighton
Thursday 29th March 2018
09:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Ex Cathedra: Music for Holy Week
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Jeffrey Skidmore conducts Ex Cathedra in a sequence of music for Holy Week.
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Carlo Gesualdo | Sparge La Morte Al Mio Signor | |
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Giacomo Carissimi | Jephte | |
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Claudio Monteverdi | Plagas tuas | |
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Orlande de Lassus | Non trovava mia fe | |
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William Kinloch | The galliard mr kinloughe | |
Giovanni Francesco Anerio | Rispondi, Abramo | ||
Orlande de Lassus | Queste opre e più | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Crucifixus pro nobis - cantata Op.38 | ||
Claudio Monteverdi | Ah Dolente Partita (O Infelix Recessus) | ||
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Orlande de Lassus | Negando il mio Signor | |
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William Kinloch | Kinloche His Ground | |
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Claudio Monteverdi | O Jesu, Mea Vita | |
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Orlande de Lassus | Vide homo | |
Claudio Monteverdi | Stabat Virgo | ||
Giovanni Francesco Anerio | Sedea Lasso Gesu | ||
Claudio Monteverdi | Ure Me | ||
Claudio Monteverdi | Dorinda, ah diro mia (Maria, quid ploras) | ||
Claudio Monteverdi | Gloria Tua | ||
Guillaume Bouzignac | O Mors, Ero Mors Tua | ||
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier | Le Reniement De Saint-Pierre | ||
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Orlande de Lassus | Lagrime di San Pietro (Tears of San Pietro): 16a parte - O vita troppo rea | |
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William Kinloch | Jhonstounis delyt | |
Orlande de Lassus | A quanti gia felici in | ||
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Incipit lamentatio (Lamentations of Jeremiah - Maundy Thursday) |
Wednesday 7th March 2018
07:00
Choral Evensong
Archive Service recorded in Chichester Cathedral
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An archive recording from Chichester Cathedral.
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Kenneth Leighton | Paean | |
Percy Whitlock | Five Short Pieces | ||
Sydney Watson | Magnificat in E | ||
Sydney Watson | Nunc dimittis in E | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Why rage fiercely the heathen? |
Monday 19th February 2018
08:00
In Tune Mixtape
Albeniz, Leighton, Ravel
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Debussy intersperses Isaac Albeniz and Kenneth Leighton, with Haydn, Ravel and Bach.
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Claude Debussy | Minstrels | |
Joseph Haydn | 3rd Movement of Gypsy Rondo | ||
Maurice Ravel | Concerto In G Major | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major | ||
Isaac Albéniz | Asturias | ||
Claude Debussy | What the west wind has seen | ||
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Kenneth Leighton | Gloria |
Tuesday 6th February 2018
06:00
Afternoon Concert
Tuesday - The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in concert.
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Johannes Brahms | Symphony no. 3 in F major Op.90 | |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Coriolan - overture Op.62 | |
Michael Tippett | Symphony no. 2 | ||
Salvatore Sciarrino | Allegoria della notte for violin and orchestra | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony no. 31 in D major K.297 (Paris) (K.300a) | ||
Franz Schubert | Symphony no. 4 in C minor D.417 (Tragic) | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Concerto Op.12 for violin and orchestra |
Friday 2nd February 2018
09:00
Radio 3 in Concert
BBC SO, Paul Watkins, Sir Andrew Davis in Finzi and Shostakovich
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Live from the Barbican the BBC Symphony Orchestra play Finzi and Shostakovich.
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Sergei Rachmaninov | Suite No 2 for two pianos, Op 17 | |
Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony No 10 in E minor, Op 93 | ||
Gerald Finzi | Cello Concerto, Op 40 | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Winter Scenes |
Sunday 14th January 2018
03:00
Breakfast
Sunday - Martin Handley
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Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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John Tavener | God Is With Us | |
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Claude Debussy | Dr Gradus ad Parnassum (Children's Corner) | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Paean | |
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Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56, 'Scottish' (2nd mvt) | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata 'Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid' BWV 3 | ||
Max Bruch | String Quintet in E flat major - 3rd mvt: Andante con moto | ||
Traditional | Oran an roin (Seal Song) | ||
Joseph Haydn | Harmoniemesse: Gloria | ||
Rita Strohl | Titus et Berenice : 2nd movement - 'Appartements de Berenice' | ||
Jean‐Baptiste Lully | Phaëton: Chaconne in G major | ||
Leopold Koželuh | Piano Sonata no.42 in F major Op.53 no.2 - finale | ||
Albert E.Brumley | I'll Fly Away | ||
Edvard Grieg | Concerto for piano and orchestra (Op.16) in A minor: II. Adagio - Lento |
Saturday 30th December 2017
05:00
Saturday Classics
John Rutter
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Composer John Rutter introduces a selection of music for the time of year.
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Hugh Roberton | All In The April Evening | |
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Benjamin Britten | A New Year Carol | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | O Taste And See | |
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John Taverner | Audivi Vocem | |
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Jean Mouton | Nesciens Mater |
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Herbert Howells | Magnificat (Collegium Regale) | |
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Ave Maria | ||
John Tavener | Ex Maria Virgine | ||
Robert Lucas Pearsall | In Dulci Jubilo | ||
Charles Villiers Stanford | Morning, Communion and Evening Services in A major Op.12 (Nunc Dimittis) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Missa Brevis, Op.63 (Kyrie and Gloria) | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Give me the Wings of Faith | ||
Edward Elgar | O Hearken Thou | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - motet BWV.225 | ||
Ron Goodwin | What kind of thing? | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Gloria) | ||
Träd | I wonder as I wander | ||
George Frideric Handel | For unto us a child is born (Messiah) | ||
William Byrd | O Admirabile Commercium | ||
Reginald Morgan | Count your blessings |
Thursday 21st December 2017
03:00
Essential Classics
Thursday with Suzy Klein - Brian Blessed, Christmas Piggies
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Brian Blessed lists his cultural influences and inspirations.
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Fritz Kreisler | Liebesfreud (Old Viennese Dances) | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child | |
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Maurice Ravel | Introduction and Allegro | |
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Benjamin Britten | Young Apollo, Op 16 | |
Jean Sibelius | Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 (3rd mvt) | ||
Jean Françaix | Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet and double bass (4th mvt) | ||
George Enescu | Légende for trumpet and piano | ||
Martin Carling | Sir Christemas | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55, 'Eroica' (1st mvt) | ||
Alec McGregor | 2017 Breakfast Carol Competition No 5. Sir Christemas | ||
Grace Williams | Roundelay from The Dancers | ||
Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8, 'Christmas Concerto' | ||
Ben Parry | Christmas Cards | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Sonatina (Cantata No 106, 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit') | ||
Claude Debussy | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | ||
Maurice Duruflé | Organ Suite, Op 5 (Toccata) | ||
Pérotin | Alleluia, Nativitas | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op 80 (Sicilienne) | ||
Dominic Carter | Sir Christemas | ||
Richard Rodney Bennett | Celebration for Orchestra | ||
Sergei Rachmaninov | 5 Morceaux de fantaisie for piano (Op.3): no.2; Prelude in C sharp minor | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E major, BWV 1053 | ||
Lennox Berkeley | String Serenade - 1st movement, Vivace | ||
Anon. | Coventry Carol |
Monday 16th October 2017
07:00
In Tune
Alice Sara Ott, Veronika Eberle, Greg Morris
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Sean Rafferty presents, with guests including pianist Alice Sara Ott, who performs live.
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Gustav Mahler | Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen | |
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Hubert Parry | I was glad | |
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Franz Schubert | Die Forelle |
Pietro Locatelli | Sonata in C minor for violin and keyboard, Op 6 No 5 | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Konzertstück No 1 in F minor, Op 113 | ||
Henry Purcell | King Arthur (Chaconne) | ||
Charles‐François Gounod | Faust: Act 5 - Duet. 'Ah! C'est la voix du bien-aimé... Oui, c'est toi je t'aime' | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Six Fantasies on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72: No. 6 Hanover | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | The Creatures of Prometheus Op.43 - Maestoso | ||
Modest Mussorgsky | Gopak (Sorochinskaya yarmarka) | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony no. 6 (Op.74) in B minor "Pathetique", 3rd mvt; Allegro molto vivace | ||
Edvard Grieg | Lyric Pieces: The Butterfly (Book 3, No. 1) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G major BWV 1021 (1st and 2nd movement) | ||
Edvard Grieg | Lyric Pieces: To the Spring (Book 3, No. 6) | ||
Richard Wagner | The Flying Dutchman (Overture) | ||
Edvard Grieg | Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls |
Wednesday 12th April 2017
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert
BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Bach's St John Passion
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John Butt directs the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales in Bach's St John Passion
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Johann Sebastian Bach | O Lamm Gottes unschuldig | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | St John Passion | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657 | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Martyrs - Dialogues on a Scottish Psalm tune |
Tuesday 14th February 2017
16:30
In Tune
Boxwood and Brass, Stephen Farr, Ensemble Plus Ultra
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Sean Rafferty's guests include Boxwood and Brass, Stephen Farr and Ensemble Plus Ultra.
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Sergei Prokofiev | Dance of the Knights (Romeo and Juliet) | |
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Surge propera | |
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Astor Piazzolla | Oblivion | |
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Claude Debussy | L'isle joyeuse | |
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Giacomo Puccini | O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) | |
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Gerald Finzi | O mistress mine | |
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Giovanni Gabrieli | Canzon septimi toni à 8 arr Block | |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata No 8 in C Minor, Op 13, 'Pathetique' (2nd mvt) | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Andante in C major, K315 | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Paean | |
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Nigra sum sed formosa | ||
François‐Adrien Boïeldieu | Johann von Paris (Overture) | ||
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Vadam et circuibo | ||
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Osculetur me | ||
Francesco Cavalli | La Calisto (Act 1, Sc 14: Ballo de orsi; Ciacona) | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Toccata on Hanover (Six Fantasies on Hymn Tunes, Op 72) | ||
Gustav Mahler | Symphony No 5 (4th mvt, 'Adagietto') |
Saturday 11th February 2017
09:00
Record Review
Andrew McGregor with Nicholas Kenyon and Chi-chi Nwanoku
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Andrew McGregor and guests review the best recordings of classical music.
La Capella Reial de Catalunya | Velo Que Bonito (O San Antonio) | ||
Jordi Savall | Manden Mandinkadenou | ||
William Alwyn | The Black Tent - Suite From The Music For The Film | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Missa De Gloria Op.82 For Organ | ||
Kremerata Baltica | Piano Quintet Op. 18 | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night'S Dream - Incidental Music, Op.21. No. 3 Lied | ||
Malmö SymfoniOrkester | Violin Concerto Op. 28, i. | ||
Johann Stamitz | Concerto In B Flat Major For Clarinet And Orchestra |
Tuesday 24th January 2017
14:00
Afternoon on 3
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in British Music, Episode 2
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The BBC NOW performs music by Bridge, Leighton, Tippett, Holst, Elgar and Stanford.
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Gustav Holst | The Hymn of Jesus Op.37 | |
Edward Elgar | Sonata (Op.28), orch. Gordon Jacob [orig. for organ] | ||
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford | Songs of the sea Op.91 for baritone, male chorus and orchestra | ||
Frank Bridge | A Royal Night of Variety, H 184 | ||
Frank Bridge | Enter spring - rhapsody for orchestra | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Concerto Op.58 for organ, string orchestra and timpani | ||
Michael Tippett | Ritual dances from 'The midsummer marriage' for orchestra & chorus ad lib. |
Sunday 25th December 2016
07:00
Breakfast
Sunday - Martin Handley
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Martin Handley with a Christmas Day edition, including the winner of the Carol Competition
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Duke Ellington | The Nutcracker Suite; Toot toot tootie toot | |
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John Rutter | Blow, blow, thou Winter Wind (When Icicles Hang) | |
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Traditional Carol | Deck the Halls | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Coventry Carol | |
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Claude Debussy | Children's corner for piano, The Snow is dancing | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | In dulci jubilo [BWV.751] arr. Kempff for piano | ||
Émile Waldteufel | Les Patineurs [The skaters] - waltz (Op.183) | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Lieutenant Kije - suite for orchestra, with baritone ad lib. (Op.60), Troika | ||
Trad. | Joy to the world! arr. Denson for brass sextet [orig. for chorus] | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata no.110, BWV.110 (Unser Mund sei vill Lachens) - Opening chorus | ||
John Gardner | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Op.75`2 | ||
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Polonaise from Christmas Eve | ||
Victor Hely-Hutchinson | A Carol symphony | ||
Malcolm Archer | A child is born in Bethlehem (Come and Sing Event) | ||
Jessica Reeves | Alleluia! A new work is come on hand. (2016 BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition Winner) | ||
Michael Head | The Little road to Bethlehem for a capella choir | ||
Frank Bridge | Sir Roger de Coverley - Christmas dance arr. for full orchestra | ||
Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso in G minor Op.6 No.8 "Christmas Concerto" |
Wednesday 9th November 2016
16:30
In Tune
Odaline de la Martinez, Ensemble Odyssee, Johannette Zomer
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Sean Rafferty presents, with conductor Odaline de la Martinez and Ensemble Odyssee.
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George Gershwin | Three Preludes - No. 1 | |
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 'Pathetique' - ii. Allegro con Grazia | |
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John Field | Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major - ii. Nocturne | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Let all the world in every corner sing | |
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Felix Mendelssohn | A Midsummer night's dream - incidental music (Op.61), no.1; Scherzo | |
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William Babell | Concerto no. 2 in D major - iv. Allegro | |
Antonio Vivaldi | 'Transit aetas' from Juditha triumphans | ||
Franz Schubert | Who is Sylvia? D981 | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | O qui coeli RV 631 - No. 3 Rosa quae moritur | ||
Hector Berlioz | Les Nuits d'ete for voice and piano or orchestra (Op.7), no.1; Villanelle | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Le secret | ||
Jennifer Higdon | Smash | ||
Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata in A major, Kk.212 | ||
Camille Saint‐Saëns | Wedding-Cake: Caprice-Valse in A flat Major, Op.76 | ||
Johan Halvorsen | Passacaglia in G Minor (after G.F. Handel's Keyboard Suite No. 7) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Il Re pastore - dramma per musica in 2 acts (K.208), Overture | ||
William Babell | Concerto no. 3 in E minor - i. Adagio and ii. Allegro | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Laudate pueri RV 600 - No. 1 Allegro |
Wednesday 21st September 2016
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Leicester International Music Festival 2016, Episode 2
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From the Leicester Music Festival, music by Elgar, M Berkeley, L Berkeley and Leighton.
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Gustav Holst | The Planets: Jupiter, the bringer of jollity | |
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Edward Elgar | Salut d'amour Op.12 | |
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Michael Berkeley | Snake | |
Kenneth Leighton | Fantasy on an American hymn-tune Op.70 | ||
Edward Elgar | Chanson de nuit Op.15`1 | ||
Lennox Berkeley | Trio Op.19 |
Wednesday 13th July 2016
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert
BBC Singers - Jam on the Marsh
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BBC Singers perform in a concert of literary music with readings by Janet Suzman.
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Frank Martin | 5 Songs of Ariel | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | 3 Shakespeare songs | |
Kenneth Leighton | Improvisation, in memoriam Maurice de Sausmarez | ||
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi | 4 Shakespeare songs | ||
Gerald Finzi | All this night Op.33 | ||
Thomas LaVoy | O great beyond | ||
Joseph Haydn | String quartet in in G major Op.77 no.1 | ||
Johann David Heinichen | Concerto for oboe in G minor S.237 | ||
Gustav Holst | The Evening-watch Op.43`1 | ||
Kenneth Leighton | God's grandeur | ||
Paul Mealor | To seek where shadows are |
Tuesday 12th July 2016
09:00
Essential Classics
Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Kate Adie
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With Artist of the Week: conductor Sakari Oramo in Sibelius's Tapiola.
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Gerald Finzi | Love's Labours Lost - Three Soliloquies | |
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Carl Michael Bellman | Fjariln vingad syns pa Haga | |
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Franz Schubert | Sonatina for violin & piano in D major, D384 | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | English Folk Song Suite | |
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Giuseppe Verdi | Overture to La forza del destino | |
Osvaldo Golijov | Wa Habibi [My Love] | ||
Kenneth Leighton | I. Allegro (Sonatina No.2) | ||
François Couperin | Concerto No.9 in E (Les Gouts-Reunis ou Nouveaux Concerts) | ||
Charles-François Gounod | Overture to Cinq-Mars | ||
Alonso Lobo | Jerusalem, Jerusalem (Lamentations) | ||
Jean Sibelius | Tapiola, Op.112 | ||
George Frideric Handel | 'Revenge, Timotheus cries' (Alexander's Feast) | ||
Franz Schubert | Symphony No.1 in D major, D82 | ||
Jean Françaix | L'heure du berger | ||
Eivind Groven | Margjit Hjukse, Op.48 |
Saturday 30th April 2016
13:00
Saturday Classics
Rory Kinnear
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Actor Rory Kinnear presents a personal selection of music for voice.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck | Orfeo Ed Euridice - Ah! Se intorno a quest'urna fune | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Mass In B Minor - Qui Tollis | |
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Giacomo Puccini | La Rondine - Dimmi che vuoi seguirmi alla mia casa | |
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Leos Janacek | Jenufa - Odesli | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mass In C Minor K.427 | |
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Alfred Schnittke | Seid Nuchtern Und Wachet (Faust Cantata) | |
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Antonin Dvorak | Stabat Mater - Eja, Mater, fons amoris | |
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Miriam Makeba | The Click Song | |
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Benjamin Britten | Tom Bowling | |
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Wally Fowler | I want to be more like Jesus | |
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Franz Schubert | Die Schone Mullerin | |
Eriks Esenvalds | Infelix Ego | ||
Guido Haazen | Missa Luba For Chorus And Percussion [said To Be Based On Trad. Zairean Melodies | ||
Jayanta Bose | O Mistress Of Mine | ||
John Adams | American Standard - Christian Zeal And Activity | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Symphony No. 2 Op.69 (Sinfonia Mistica) | ||
Bulgaria.Traditional | Kalimankou Denkou [the Evening Gathering] |
Sunday 27th December 2015
16:00
The Choir
Stephen Hough
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch asks pianist and composer Stephen Hough about his favourite choral music
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Hector Berlioz | The Shepherds' Farewell | |
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Harold Edwin Darke | In the bleak midwinter | |
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Leroy Anderson | Sleigh Ride |
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Francis Poulenc | 4 Motets pour le temps de Noel | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child | |
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Gerald Finzi | In Terra Pax | |
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Benjamin Britten | Gloria (Missa Brevis) | |
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Hodie Christus Natus Est | |
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Edward Elgar | Praise to the Holiest (The Dream of Gerontius) | |
Antonin Dvorak | TC_Mass In D Major B.153, Op.86 For Soloists, Chorus And Organ - Kyrie | ||
Arvo Pärt | Bogoroditse Dyevo | ||
Stephen Hough | Credo (Missa Mirabilis) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Und ist zum Heil ein Kind geboren (Der Messias) |
Friday 25th December 2015
00:30
Through the Night
Christmas carols from Denmark, Romania, Belarus and the UK
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Jonathan Swain presents Christmas carols from Denmark, Romania, Belarus and the UK.
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto grosso (Op.6 No.8) in G minor 'per la notte di Natale' | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on Christmas Carols for baritone, chorus and orchestra | |
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Michael Praetorius | Resonet in laudibus | |
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Mykola Leontovych | Shchedryk (Carol of the bells) | |
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Jonathan Rathbone | Oxen | |
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Michael Praetorius | In dulci jubilo | |
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Hector Berlioz | Trio des Ismaelites from L'enfance du Christ | |
Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann | Blomstre som en rosengard (Blooming like a rose garden) | ||
Nikola Kulikovic | Zima maja marozlivaja (My Cold Winter) | ||
Traditional Belarusian | Juraczka | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio (BWV.248) | ||
Pál Esterházy | Cantata - Ave, dulcis Virgo, No.43 from Harmonia Caelestis | ||
Traditional Romanian | Trei Crai de la Rasarit (Three Magi from the East) | ||
Béla Bartók | Romanian Christmas Carols (Colinkad), Sz. 57 (Book 1) | ||
John Byrt | All and some (Nowell sing ye) | ||
Peter Warlock | 3 pieces by Peter Warlock: Lullaby my Jesus; A Cornish Christmas Carol; Benedicamus Domino | ||
Traditional Romanian | La Vileem colo jos (Down there in Bethlehem | ||
Carl Nielsen | Hjemlige jul (Christmas at home) | ||
John Ireland | The Holy boy, arr orchestra [orig no.3 of "4 preludes"] | ||
Peter Warlock | 3 Christmas pieces: [As dew in Aprylle; Bethlehem Down (When he is king we will give him the king's gifts); I saw a fair maiden] | ||
Traditional Russian | A uczora z viaczora | ||
Carl Nielsen | Himlen morkner stor og grum (The sky is vast and grim) | ||
Peter Wishart | Alleluya, a new work is come on hand - Carol Op.17, No.3 | ||
Trond H. F. Kverno | Corpus Christi Carol: Missa Fidei Mysterii | ||
Carlo Gesualdo | Ave, dulcissima Maria for 5 voices [1603a] | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Fantasy on "Veni Emmanuel" | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Act II of The Nutcracker – complete ballet (Op.71) | ||
Valery Kalistratov | Szel proszel mesyats | ||
Frank Bridge | Sir Roger de Coverley - Christmas dance vers. string orchestra | ||
Marcel Samuel-Rosseau | Variations Pastorales sur un vieux Noel | ||
Valery Kalistratov | Kalyada (Christmas) | ||
Franz Liszt | Christus - Pastorale and Herald Angels Sing (extract) | ||
Tafelmusik | Concerto a quattro in forma Pastorale per il Santo Natale (Op.8 No.6) | ||
[anonymous] | En Rose sa jeg skyde (I saw a rose spring forth) | ||
Traditional Belarusian | A u sviecie nam navina byla (Belarusian Christmas Song) | ||
[traditional] | Trei cantece de stea din Dobrogea (Steaua sus rasare) | ||
Henrik Rung | Kimer, I klokker (Chime, you bells) | ||
Traditional Belarusian | Neiba i ziamlia (Heaven and Earth) (Belarussin Christmas Song) | ||
Herbert Howells | 3 pieces for Christmas - Carol Anthem No.1 Here is the little door; Long, long ago; Carol anthem No.3 Sing Lullaby | ||
Nicolas Chedeville (Le Cadet) | Les Saisons Amusantes Part IV (L'Hiver) | ||
Traditional Belarusian | Uzh ty zimuszka zima (O you Winter!) |
Friday 18th December 2015
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert
Northern Lights: Nordic Christmas
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Petroc Trelawny presents music for a Nordic Christmas sung by the Temple Church Choir.
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Eric Whitacre | Sleep | |
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Dove | The Three Kings | |
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Edvard Grieg | Ave Maris Stella | |
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Rautavaara | Christmas Carol | |
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William Mathias | A Babe is Born | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Coventry Carol | |
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Holst Singers | God is with us | |
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Rautavaara | Our Joyful’st Feast | |
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Josef Gabriel Rheinberger | Abendlied | |
Arvo Pärt | De Profoundis | ||
Johan Helmich Roman | Drottningholm Music for a Royal Wedding | ||
Arvo Pärt | Morning Star | ||
Arvo Pärt | The Deer's Cry | ||
Arvo Pärt | The Woman with the Alabaster Box | ||
Maurice Duruflé | Four Motets, Op.10 | ||
Barbara Nielsen | Cockerels' Dance from Masquerade | ||
Rautavaara | Rubaiyat | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Three movements from Christus | ||
Franz Xavier Grubner Arr. Jonathan Darbourne | Silent Night |
Wednesday 5th August 2015
15:30
Choral Evensong
Southern Cathedrals Festival in Salisbury Cathedral
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From the Southern Cathedrals Festival in Salisbury Cathedral.
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Herbert Howells | Paean | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Magnificat: Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Nunc Dimittis: Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense | |
G. R. Woodward | Psalms 27, 29 | ||
Howard Moody | In the hand of God |
Wednesday 10th June 2015
15:30
Choral Evensong
Wells Cathedral
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From Wells Cathedral.
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Gustav Holst | Nunc Dimittis: Holst | |
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Gerald Finzi | Magnificat: Finzi | |
Kenneth Leighton | Gaudeamus - Rejoice we all and praise the Lord | ||
Percy Whitlock | Organ Voluntary: Paean | ||
Flintoff | Psalms 53, 54, 55 |
Wednesday 25th March 2015
16:30
In Tune
Jonathan Biss, Lizzie Ball, Angela Hewitt
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Suzy Klein with pianists Jonathan Biss and Angela Hewitt, plus violinist Lizzie Ball.
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Gioachino Rossini | William Tell Overture | |
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Piazzolla | Libertango | |
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Richard Wagner | Das Rheingold: 'Weiche, Wotan! Weiche!" (Erda, Wotan, Fricka, Froh) | |
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Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata K.159 in C | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata no.23 in F minor op.57 ‘Appassionata’ – 1st movement | ||
Béla Bartók | Romanian Dance | ||
Maurice Ravel | Violin Sonata – 2nd movement ‘Blues’ | ||
Nicolò Paganini | 24 Caprices for violin solo (Op.1), no.10 in G minor | ||
Fanny Mendelssohn | Songs Op.1 for voice and piano: no.6; Gondellied | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Dolly Suite, Op.56 - Le Jardin de Dolly | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Swan lake - suite, no.1; Scene - [Le] Lac des cygnes (Moderato) | ||
Giovanni Gabrieli | Canzon duodecimi toni a 10 (C.178) [1597 no.9] | ||
Robert Schumann | Kreisleriana op.16 no.8 Schnell und spielend (final movement) | ||
James Hook | Concerto for piano and orchestra (Op.1`5) in D major, Andante | ||
Rogers and Hart/Debussy | My Funny Valentine/Beau Soir | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Partita for keyboard no. 5 (BWV.829) in G major; Sarabande | ||
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev | Symphony no. 1 (Op.25) in D major "Classical", [complete] | ||
Johannes Brahms | Piano Quartet in G minor: 4th mov. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Crucifixus pro nobis op.38 - 'Hymn' |
Wednesday 17th December 2014
06:30
Breakfast
Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
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Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
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Mykola Leontovych | Carol of the Bells | |
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Gustav Holst | The Planets - suite Op.32: Mars | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child | |
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Peter Warlock | The First mercy | |
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Gustav Holst | The Planets - suite Op.32: Mars, the bringer of war | |
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Emmanuel Chabrier | Joyeuse Marche | |
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George Frideric Handel | Overture to the Occasional Oratorio | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata no. 147 (BWV.147)..., Pt 2, no.10; Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Chorale) | ||
Robert Schumann | Phantasiestucke for clarinet (..or cello) & piano (Op.73), no.3; Rasch und... | ||
Antonin Dvorak | Cyprise B.152 for string quartet [arrs. of 12 songs from the song-cycle (B.11)] | ||
Johannes Brahms | Serenade no. 2 (Op.16) in A major, 5th movement; Rondo | ||
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Christmas overture [from "The forest of wild thyme" (Op.74)] | ||
Carl Maria von Weber | Jubel-Ouverture (Op.59) | ||
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier | Serenade no. 1 (Op.39`1) "Simphonie francoise" , Chaconne | ||
William Lloyd Webber | The Call of the Morning | ||
Joseph Haydn | Piano Sonata no.59 in E flat H.16.49; 1st movement Allegro | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major K.488; 2nd movement; Adagio | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Impromptu for piano (Op.29) in A flat major | ||
Friedrich Kuhlau | Hugo og Adelheid - Singspiel in 3 acts, Overture | ||
Mark Goggins | Can it be true? | ||
Maurice Ravel | Alborada del gracioso [no.4 of "Miroirs"] arr. for orchestra [orig. for piano] | ||
Mozart | Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major K.488; 3rd movement; Allegro vivace assai | ||
Hector Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique Op.14: 2nd movement; Un Bal (Valse) (Allegro non troppo) | ||
Jacqueline Burley | Can it be true? | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony no.6 'Pathetique' 2nd movement |
Tuesday 16th December 2014
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Temple Winter Festival, Polyphony: An English Christmas
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Polyphony perform festive 20th-century music including Tavener, Howells and Warlock.
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John Tavener | The lamb | |
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John Tavener | A hymn to the mother of God | |
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Gerald Finzi | In Terra Pax | |
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Peter Warlock | Benedicamus Domino | |
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Peter Warlock | I saw a fair maiden | |
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John Tavener | Today The Virgin | |
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Peter Warlock | A Cornish Christmas Carol | |
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Rathbone | Oxen | |
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Peter Warlock | As dew in Aprylle | |
Peter Wishart | Three Carols, opus 17 no. 3 Alleluya, a new work is come on hand. | ||
Jean-Féry Rebel | Les Caractères de la Danse | ||
Warlock/Carter | Lullaby My Jesus | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Fantasy on Veni Emmanuel | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Of a rose is all my song |
Sunday 21st September 2014
09:00
Sunday Morning
James Jolly
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James Jolly explores music depictions of rivers and introduces Holst's Hymn of Jesus.
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Philip Glass | Aguas da Amazonia - Tapajos River | |
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Gustav Holst | The Hymn of Jesus |
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Michael Torke | Bright Blue Music | |
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Nigel Hess | Thames Journey | |
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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford | Songs of the Sea | |
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Henry Purcell | The Bashful Thames | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Te Deum | |
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Francesco Geminiani | Concerto grosso No 5 in G minor | |
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov | Violin Concerto | ||
Carlo Gesualdo | Languisce al fin de la vita parte & Merce grido piangendo | ||
Ferde Grof | Hudson River Suite | ||
Franz Peter Schubert | Impromptu in B flat, D935 No 3 | ||
Gustav Mahler | Des Knabenwunderhorn - Rheinlegendchen | ||
Johann Sebastian Strauss | An die schoenen Blauen Donau |
Friday 18th April 2014
06:30
Breakfast
Friday - Petroc Trelawny
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Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Featuring music by Handel and listeners' Georgian Gems.
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Michael Nyman | The Diary of Anne Frank: Goodbye Moortie | |
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Gioachino Rossini | La Gazza ladra [The thieving magpie] - Overture | |
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Edvard Grieg | Two Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Solus ad victimam | |
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Igor Stravinsky | Apollon Musagete: Coda | |
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William Boyce | Symphony no. 4 in F major | |
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Paul Mealor | Crucifixus: O Sweetest Jesus | |
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Claude Debussy | Preludes - book 1, no.8; La Fille aux cheveux de lin | |
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Richard Addinsell | Warsaw concerto for piano and orchestra | |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Coriolan - overture Op.62 | |
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William Horsley | There is a Green Hill Far Away | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Matthauspassion BWV.244: no.35; O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sunde gross [chorale] | ||
Joseph Haydn | Quartet in C major Op.50`2 for strings: 4th movement; Finale | ||
Jules Massenet | Valse folle for piano | ||
Franz Danzi | Quintet in G minor Op.56`2 for wind: 1st movement; Allegretto | ||
Franz Schubert | Winterreise - song-cycle D.911: no.13; Die Post | ||
Frdric Chopin | Concerto no. 1 in E minor Op.11 for piano and orchestra: 3rd movement; Rondo | ||
George Frideric Handel | Concerto no. 4 in F major Op.4`4..(HWV.292) vers. standard: 1st mvt; Allegro | ||
Robert Schumann | Arabeske in C major Op.18 for piano | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Fugue in G minor BWV.578 for organ | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata no. 124 BWV.124..: Jesum lass' ich nicht von mir (Chorale) |
Wednesday 29th January 2014
15:30
Choral Evensong
Worcester Cathedral
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From Worcester Cathedral.
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Johannes Brahms | Geistliches Lied | |
Kenneth Leighton | Magnificat - Leighton 2nd Service | ||
Kenneth Leighton | Nunc Dimittis - Leighton 2nd Service |