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Dominic West

Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Dominic West of The Wire. His musical choices range from sacred music by Pergolesi, Handel and Mozart, to songs by Schubert and Jake Thackray.

Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Dominic West, star of the cult US TV series The Wire. His music choices range from sacred music by Pergolesi, Handel and Mozart, to songs by Schubert and Jake Thackray.

Playlist:

1 Sig M Berkeley: The Wakeful Poet (from Music from Chaucer)
(Berkeley/OUP) 0'26
Beaux Arts Brass Quintet

2 Pergolesi: Stabat Mater 4'26
'The Sweet Sound of Emma Kirby' Decca 466 322-2 - Track 3
Emma Kirby/James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood

3 Schubert: 'Der Leiermann' from 'Winterreise' D911 4'16
'Die Winterreise' EMI CDH7610022 - Track 24
Hans Hotter (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)

4 West African Rhythm Brothers: Sing the Blues 2'46
'London is the Place for Me' Honest Jons HJRCD16 - Track 20
Ambrose Campbell/PRS

5 Arvo Part: Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror) (excerpt) 2'42
'Daniel Hope: Works by Part, Penderecki, Schnittke etc
NIMBUS N15631 - Track 5
Daniel Hope (violin), Simon Mulligan (piano)
Part/ Universal Edition

6 Young Holt Unlimited: Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy 3'07
'WACK WACK'
Demon Edsel Records DIAB8057 - Track 3 (Live Medley excerpt)
Isaac Holt/Ambitious Music/Yo-Ho Music Pub Co

7 Jake Thackray: Sister Josephine 3'17
'Very Best of...' EMI 5826512 - Track 8
Thackray/EMI Music Publishing Ltd

8 Mozart: 'Laudate Dominum' from Vespers K339 4'46
EMI CDC7496722 - Track 11
Lynne Dawson (soprano), Choir of King's College Cambridge
Cambridge Classical Players/Stephen Cleobury

9 Claudio Villa: Stornelli Amorisi (excerpt)
'Big Night' CINERAMA 0022782CIN - Track 1 2'10
(Sarra,Astro,Mari,SIAE)

10 Handel: Zadok the Priest 5'53
'Live in 2005' NAC CDSE7 - Track 1
Organist and Choir of the New Apostolic Church of Cape Town.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 22 Feb 2009 12:00

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  • Sun 22 Feb 2009 12:00

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