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Mary King - Europe's Choral Folk Traditions

Mary King examines the choral music that arose from the explosion of interest in traditional folk music across Europe in the early 20th century. Featuring works by Jan谩cek and Bartok, alongside arrangements of British folk tunes.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Dec 2013 16:00

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Six Moravian Choruses

    Choir: Cappella Amsterdam. Music Arranger: Leos Jan谩膷ek. Conductor: Daniel Reuss.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC 902097.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Wild Duck

    Choir: Cappella Amsterdam. Conductor: Daniel Reuss.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC 902097.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Boys Teasing Song

    Choir: Pecs Chamber Choir. Conductor: Aurel Tillai.
    • SOMM : SOMMCD 216.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Come on Haiduk

    Choir: Bela Bartok Male Voice Choir. Conductor: Tamas Lakner.
    • Complete Kodaly: Choral Works for Male Voices.
    • Hungaroton Classic.
    • 12.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Molnar Anna

    Choir: Debrecen Kodaly Chorus. Conductor: Peter Erdei.
    • Complete Kodaly - Mixed Voice Choir.
    • Hungaroton Classic.
    • 12.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Rikadla

    Choir: Cappella Amsterdam. Orchestra: Radio Blazers Ensemble. Composer: Leos Jan谩膷ek. Conductor: Daniel Reuss.
    • Choral Works.
    • Harmona Mundi.
    • 10.
  • Traditional Scottish

    Ca' the yowes

    Choir: London Madrigal Singers. Music Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Singer: Ian Partridge. Conductor: Christopher Bishop.
    • EMI 50999 2 16155 2 8.
    • EMI.
    • 6.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Mermaid

    Singer: Orjan Harveit. Choir: The Joyful Company of Singers. Conductor: Peter Broadbent.
    • Where Hope is Shining.
    • Albion.
    • 16.
  • Percy Grainger

    I'm Seventeen Come Sunday

    Orchestra: English Country Gardiner Orchestra. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • PHILIPS : 446-657-2.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 1.
  • Gustav Holst

    I Love My Love

    Choir: Baccholian Singers of London.
    • EMI Classics 50999 2 16155 2 8.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 5.
  • Gustav Holst

    Song Of The Blacksmith

    Choir: Baccholian Singers of London.
    • EMI Classics 50999 2 16155 2 8.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 22.
  • Gustav Holst

    Swansea Town

    Choir: Baccholian Singers of London.
    • EMI Classics 50999 2 16155 2 8.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 26.
  • Percy Grainger

    Father and daughter

    Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: English Country Gardiner Orchestra. Choir: Monteverdi Choir.
    • PHILIPS : 446-657-2.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 6.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Four Slovak Folk Songs

    Choir: Pecs University Choir. Conductor: Aurel Tillai.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Six Hukvaldy Songs

    Choir: Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno. Conductor: Petr Fiala.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Mar 2013 17:00
  • Sun 29 Dec 2013 16:00

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