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Green and Pleasant Land

Composer of the Week English Pastoralists
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Exploring the life and work of the English Pastoralists, Donald Macleod introduces music inspired by English landscapes. With Parry, Finzi, Holst, Butterworth and Vaughan Williams.

Donald Macleod looks at the lives and works of the English Pastoralist composers. A feeling for landscape and a sense of place was very important to these composers, who often responded directly to the places they knew and loved. In this programme we hear some of the music inspired by English landscapes.

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Mon 13 Aug 2012 18:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem, orch. Elgar for chorus and orchestra

    Conductor: David HILL Performer: Bournemouth S O Performer: Waynflete Singers Performer: Westminster Cathedral Choir Performer: Winchester Cathedral Choir

    • DECCA.
    • 470-378-2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    A Severn rhapsody Op.3

    Conductor: Howard GRIFFITHS Performer: Northern Sinfonia.

    • NAXOS.
    • 8.-553566.

  • Gustav Holst

    Cotswold symphony H.47

    Conductor: David ATHERTON Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra

    • LYRITA.
    • SRCD-209.

  • Arthur BUTTERWORTH

    3 Nocturnes: Northern Summer Nights Op.18 for orchestra

    Conductor: Arthur BUTTERWORTH Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    • Dutton Epoch.
    • CDLX 7253.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.

    Conductor: Andrew DAVIS Performer: Tasmin LITTLE - Violin Performer: 大象传媒 S O.

    • TELDEC.
    • 9031-73127-2.

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  • Mon 13 Aug 2012 18:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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