Episode 3
Donald Macleod tells the story of the romance between Coleridge-Taylor and Jessie Walmisley, playing some of music that they worked on together.
Donald Macleod continues his examination of the life and music of the Anglo-African composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an internationally renowned figure in late Victorian times.
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Coleridge-Taylor's mixed race heritage was unusual in Victorian Britain, but his talents as a musician seemed to protect him from much of the racism which might have been expected to come this way. However, when he fell in love with an English girl her family were outraged at the prospect of a 'mixed marriage'. Donald Macleod tells the story of the romance between Samuel and Jessie, and plays some of the music that they worked on together.
Romance in G Major; Ballade in D minor
Michael Ludwig (Violin), Virginia Eskin (Piano)
Koch 3-7056-2 H1 Tr 5
The Lee Shore; The Sea Shell
大象传媒 Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)
Spirituals - Going Up; Take Nabadji; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Virginia Eskin
Koch 3-7056-2 H1 Tr 6, 7, 10
The Death of Minnehaha
Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Helen Field (Soprano), Bryn Terfel (Baritone), Kenneth Alwyn (conductor)
ARGO 430 356-2 CD1 Tr 15 - 19.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Ballade in D minor Op.4 for violin and orchestra
Performer: Michael Ludwig. Performer: Virginia Eskin.- KOCH.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The Lee Shore for chorus (SATB)
Conductor: Paul Brough. Performer: 大象传媒 Singers. -
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The Sea Shell for chorus (SATB)
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
24 Negro melodies Op.59`1, transc. for piano
Performer: Virginia Eskin.- KOCH.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The Death of Minnehaha Op.30`2 - part 2 of Scenes from 'Hiawatha'
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn. Performer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Helen Field. Performer: Welsh National Opera Chorus. Performer: The English National Opera Orchestra.- ARGO.
- 430 357/8-2.
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