The Bach Choir Profile
Aled Jones talks to members of the Bach Choir, an ensemble founded in Victorian London and subsequently imitated by many others around the world.
Aled Jones talks to members of The Bach Choir, an ensemble founded in Victorian London and subsequently imitated by many others around the world. Aled chats to current members Ellie Bacon and Shane Connolly about life in today's choir, and explores the past with former member Dr Basil Keen, author of a recent book about the choir's first 100 years.
Playlist:
Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion
1) Come, ye daughters, share my mourning
The Bach Choir, The Boys of St Paul芒聙聶s Cathedral Choir andThames Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Sir David Willcocks
DECCA 475 7987, track 1
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem - Libera Me
Soloists Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), The Bach Choir, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and Highgate School Choir, Melos Ensemble and London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Britten
DECCA 00289 475 7511
Herbert Howells
Sir Patrick Spens
Katy Butler (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone) with The Bach Choir and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Hill
NAXOS 8.570352, track 1
Harry Gregson-Williams
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - The Wardrobe
The Bach Choir conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams
DISNEY 0946-3-47667-2-2, track 3
Carl Rutti: Requiem - In Paradisum
Olivia Robinson (soprano) and Edward Price (baritone). The Bach Choir and Southern Sinfonia conducted by David Hill with Jane Watts on organ
NAXOS 8.572317, track 7
Last on
Broadcast
- Sun 25 Oct 2009 18:30大象传媒 Radio 3
Choir and Organ Reads
Features on all things choir and organ from fantastic fugues to "bonkers" choral works.