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Jamie plays the music of May Day, from spring songs via pagan ritual to Soviet celebration. Plus Alexander McCall Smith's Music That Made A Difference and Jamie's Gig of the Week.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 May 2011 17:05

Music Played

  • Thomas Morley

    Now if the month of maying

    Artist: The Toronto Consort Artist: David Fallis

  • Leroy Anderson

    The Typewriter

    Artist: Richard Hayman and his Symphony Orchestra

  • John Rutter

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

    Artist: Wells Cathedral Choir Artist: Jonathan Vaghn Artist: Matthew Owens

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto in G Major, Allegro

    Artist: Ensemble Meridiana

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Rite of Spring, Adoration of the Eart

    Artist: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales Artist: Thierry Fischer

  • Wallingford Parish Church Choir

    The Lord's My Shepherd

    Composer: Trad. / Hylton Stewart Arranger: Langston

  • Edvard Grieg

    Last Spring, from Two Elegiac Melodies

    Artist: Joseph Fleetwood

  • Steve Reich

    Six Marimbas Counterpoint

    Arranger: Kuniko Artist: Kuniko Kato

  • The Massed Choirs of the Glasgow Socialist Singers

    The Internationale

    Composer: P. Deigter / E. Pote Artist: James Callan

  • The Mantovani Orchestra

    Tulips from Amsterdam

    Composer: Arnic, Martyn, Bader

  • Janine Jansen

    La Primavera, Le Quattro Stagioni

    Composer: Vivaldi

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No.3, extract

    Artist: Valery Gergiev Artist: Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Long Day Closes

    Artist: Laudibus Artist: Michael Brewer

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 May 2011 17:05