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John Rutter, Ailish Tynan, Escher Quartet

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With live music from soprano Ailish Tynan and the Escher String Quartet, plus conversation with composer John Rutter.

One of Britain's most cherished choral composers, John Rutter, visits the studio as he gears up to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert of his own works at St Paul's Cathedral.

There's live music from the dynamic young string quartet, New York-based Escher Quartet as they tour the UK, plus Irish soprano Ailish Tynan sings live and discusses her new recording 'Faure Melodies'.

Presented by Sean Rafferty
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2 hours

Music Played

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Pygmalion - acte de ballet

    Performer: Alexis Kossenko. Performer: Les Ambassadeurs.
    • ERATO.
    • 50999 9341492.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Quartet no. 2 in C major Op.36 for strings

    Performer: Escher String Quartet.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Quartet no. 11 in C major Op.61 for strings

    Performer: Escher String Quartet.
  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Stabat mater in F minor for soprano, alto, strings & organ [all orchestral versions]

    Conductor: Diego Fasolis. Performer: Julia Lezhneva. Performer: Philippe Jaroussky. Performer: I Barocchisti.
    • Erato.
    • 50999-319147-27.
  • John Rutter

    O Praise the Lord of Heaven

    Conductor: John Rutter. Performer: The Cambridge Singers. Performer: City of London Sinfonia.
    • COLLEGIUM.
    • COLCD114.
  • John Rutter

    Requiem Mass vers. for 2 sopranos, chorus and orchestra [1985]

    Conductor: John Rutter. Performer: The Cambridge Singers. Performer: City of London Sinfonia.
    • COLLEGIUM RECORD.
    • COL-103.
  • John Tavener

    The Lamb - carol

    Conductor: Christopher Robinson. Performer: St John's College Cambridge Choir.
    • NAXOS.
    • 855256-.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 2 in C minor Op.17 (Little Russian)

    Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • LSO LIVE.
    • LSO 0710.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    4 Songs Op.39

    Performer: Ailish Tynan. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    2 Songs Op.4

    Performer: Ailish Tynan. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    5 Melodies 'de Venise' Op.58

    Performer: Ailish Tynan. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • John Tavener

    The Protecting veil for cello and string orchestra [1987]

    Conductor: Stephen Layton. Performer: Natalie Clein. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • DECCA.
    • 475-096-2.
  • John Tavener

    Song for Athene for chorus

    Conductor: Christopher Robinson. Performer: St John's College Cambridge Choir.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.-555256.
  • John Tavener

    Akhmatova settings, rev. for soprano and string quartet [orig. with cello only]

    Performer: Patricia Rozario. Performer: Vanburgh Quartet.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.-558152-2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 191 BWV.191 (Gloria in excelsis Deo)

    Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki. Performer: Japan Bach Collegium.
    • BIS.
    • CD 2031.

Sir John Tavener 1944-2013

Sir John Tavener 1944-2013

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  • Tue 12 Nov 2013 16:30

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