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Composer of the Week English Pastoralists
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Donald Macleod discusses the revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period and how it shaped the music of the English Pastoralists.

The composers of the English Pastoral school found great inspiration in their rediscovery of music from the 16th and 17th centuries. A renewed interest in virginal music and the madrigal, for instance, revolutionised perceptions about the history of English music. Donald Macleod discusses this revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period and how it shaped the music of the English Pastoralists.

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Fri 17 Aug 2012 18:45
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    TRADITIONAL Golden slumbers

    Conductor: Bob CHILCOTT Performer: 大象传媒 Singers

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra

    Conductor: Neville MARRINER Performer: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields

    • ARGO.
    • 414-595-2.

  • Ernest WALKER

    Soft music Op.48 for chorus

    Conductor: Bob CHILCOTT Performer: 大象传媒 Singers

  • Roger Quilter

    Tulips for a capella SATB choir

    Conductor: Bob CHILCOTT Performer: 大象传媒 Singers

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol suite for strings or full orchestra

    Conductor: Vernon HANDLEY Performer: Ulster Orchestra

    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN 8808-.

  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's suite Op.29`2

    Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.

    Conductor: Malcolm SARGENT Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    • EMI.
    • CDC-749784.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' [adapted R Greaves from opera 'Sir John in love']

    Conductor: William BOUGHTON Performer: Audrey DOUGLAS - Harp (Harp) Performer: Colin LILLEY - Flute (Flute) Performer: English String Orchestra Performer: Margaret CAMPBELL - Flute (Flute)

    • NIMBUS.
    • NI-5213.

  • Frank Bridge

    Golden Slumbers

    • 大象传媒 Recording.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

    • ARGO.

  • Ernest Walker

    Soft Music

    • 大象传媒 Recording.

  • Roger Quilter

    Tulips

    • 大象传媒 Recording.

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite

    • Chandos.

  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's Suite

    • EMI.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    • Nimbus.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Aug 2012 18:45
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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