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Giles Fraser

Giles Fraser chooses pieces by musicians who were affected by the two world wars, including Ivor Gurney, George Butterworth, Rudi Stephan, Pavel Haas and Paul Wittgenstein.

To mark this year's weekend of Remembrance, Giles Fraser chooses pieces by musicians who were affected by the two World Wars. The music includes works by George Butterworth, Rudi Stephan, both of whom were killed in action during WWI. There's also music by Ivor Gurney, whose mental health was deeply affected by a mustard gas attack on The Somme; Pavel Haas, who was murdered in the gas chambers at Auschwitz; and pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who rebuilt his career as a pianist after losing his arm during WWI.

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Sat 10 Nov 2012 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Butterworth

    6 Songs from 'A Shropshire lad' for voice and piano - no.6; Is my team ploughing?

    Performer: Benjamin LUXON - Baritone Performer: David WILLISON - Piano

    • CHANDOS CHAN 8831.

  • Frederick Septimus KELLY

    Elegy (in memoriam Rupert Brooke) for strings

    Conductor: David LLOYD-JONES Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

    • DUTTON CDLX-7172.

  • Cecil COLES

    Behind the lines - suite for small orchestra - 1st movement; Estaminet du carrefour

    Conductor: Martyn BRABBINS Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    • HYPERION CDA-67293.

  • Ivor Gurney

    In Flanders for voice and piano

    Performer: Julius DRAKE - Piano Performer: Paul AGNEW - Tenor

    • HYPERION CDA-67243.

  • Rudi Stephan

    Liebeszauber for baritone and orchestra

    Conductor: Hans ZENDER Performer: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Performer: Dietrich FISCHER-DIESKAU - Baritone

    • SCHWANN CD 11623.

  • Jehan ALAIN

    Variations Sur Lucis Creator for organ

    Performer: Monique Gendron - Organ

    • REM 311229 XCD.

  • Alb茅ric Magnard

    Guercoeur - tragic opera in 3 acts Op.12 - Overture

    Conductor: Michel PLASSON Performer: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

    • EMI CDC 49193.

  • Enrique Granados

    Goyescas, o Los majos enamorados - opera in 1 act - Intermedio

    Conductor: Antoni ROS MARBA Performer: Madrid Symphony Orchestra

    • AUVIDIS V 4791.

  • Charles Ives

    Orchestral set no. 2 - No.3; From Hanover Square North, at the end of a tragic day

    Conductor: Christoph von DOHNANYI Performer: Cleveland Orchestra

    • DECCA 443 776-2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Only a man harrowing clods for voice and piano [uncompleted 3rd mvt of 'Requiem da camera'

    Performer: Clifford BENSON - Piano Performer: Stephen VARCOE - Baritone

    • HYPERION CDD-22026.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Pastoral symphony (Symphony no.3) - 2nd movement; Lento moderato

    Conductor: Andre PREVIN Performer: London Symphony Orchestra

    • RCA 82876 -55708 2.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin for piano - no.1: Prelude; no.4: Rigaudon

    Performer: Louis LORTIE - Piano

    • CHANDOS CHAN 10142.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Diversions Op.21 for piano [left hand] and orchestra - Variation 10: Adagio; Variation 11:

    Conductor: Ilan VOLKOV Performer: Steven OSBORNE - Piano Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    • HYPERION CDM 67625.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Quatuor pour la fin du temps for clarinet, piano, violin and cello - no.1; Liturgie de cri

    Performer: Christoph POPPEN - Violin Performer: Manuel FISCHER-DIESKAU - Cello Performer: Wolfgang MEYER - Clarinet Performer: Yvonne LORIOD - Piano

    • EMI CDC7 54395-2.

  • Pavel Haas

    Study for string orchestra

    Conductor: Gerd ALBRECHT Performer: Tschechische Philharmonie

    • ORFEO C 337941 A.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Five days - five nights - suite Op.111a, arr. Atovmyan - No.3; Liberated Dresden

    Conductor: Vassily SINAISKY Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra

    • CHANDOS CHAN-10361.

  • Walter LEIGH

    Concertino for harpsichord/piano and string orchestra - 3rd movement

    Performer: Trevor PINNOCK - Harpsichord Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Lyrita SRCD289.

  • Michael Tippett

    A Child of our time for soloists, chorus & orchestra - no.8; Steal away (A spiritual)

    Conductor: Stephen DARLINGTON Performer: Christ Church Cathedral Choir

    • NIMBUS NI-1759.

  • George Butterworth

    6 Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad' - No 6: Is My Team Ploughing?

  • Frederick Kelly

    Elegy for strings "In Memoriam Rupert Brooke"

  • Cecil Coles

    Estaminet de Carrefour - 1st movement: Behind the Lines

  • Ivor Gurney

    In Flanders for voice and piano

  • Rudi Stephan

    Liebeszauber for baritone and orchestra

  • Jehan Alain

    Variations on "Lucis Creator"

  • Alb茅ric Magnard

    Guercoeur - tragic opera in 3 acts Op.12 - Overture

  • Enrique Granados

    Goyescas, o Los majos enamorados - opera in 1 act - Intermedio

  • Charles Ives

    Orchestral Set No. 2 - No.3; From Hanover Square North

  • Gerald Finzi

    Only A Man Harrowing Clods for voice and piano

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin for piano - no.1: Prelude; no.4: Rigaudon

  • Benjamin Britten

    Diversions Op.21 - Variation 10: Adagio; Variation 11: Tarantella

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Quatuor pour la fin du temps - no.1; Liturgie de cristal

  • Pavel Haas

    Study for string orchestra

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Five days - five nights - suite Op.111a, arr. Atovmyan - No.3; Liberated Dresden

  • Walter Leigh

    Concertino for harpsichord/piano and string orchestra - 3rd movement

  • Michael Tippett & Michael Tippett

    A Child of Our Time - no.8; Steal away (A spiritual)

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Nov 2012 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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