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4 Girls 4 Harps, Tallis Scholars

Sean Rafferty introduces live Christmas music from 4 Girls 4 Harps. Plus Will Gompertz's In Tune Christmas Card, exploring famous seasonal artworks: Matisse's Nuit de Noel.

Sean Rafferty's guests include 4 Girls 4 Harps, an all-female group of 4 harpists. They'll be helping you get in the festive spirit with Christmas music live in the studio. We'll also have a live perfomance from the Tallis Scholars with their director Peter Phillips ahead of a concert at Temple Church, London plus Sean talks to soprano Ermonela Jaho as she prepares to take on the title role in Massenet's Manon at the Royal Opera House.

Also in a seasonal mood is the 大象传媒 Arts Editor Will Gompertz who's been writing his In Tune Christmas Cards which take a look at 5 iconic pieces of Christmas art. Today he celebrates Christmas Eve by Henri Matisse, and looks forward to 2014 when a major exhibition of the artist's work opens at Tate Modern in London.

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Music Played

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Dornroschen - tone-pictures from the opera

    Performer: Bamberg S O..
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • VC 5 61128-2.
  • 4 Girls 4 Harps

    Il est ne, le divin Enfant - carol

  • 4 Girls 4 Harps

    Personent hodie - carol [Piae Cantiones, 1582]

  • Harriet Adie

    "Wind" from "Elemental"

    Performer: 4 Girls 4 Harps.
  • Hugh Martin

    Have yourself a merry little Christmas

    Performer: 4 Girls 4 Harps.
  • Thomas Tallis

    Mass Puer natus est nobis for 7 voices

    Performer: Tallis Scholars.
    • GIMELL RECORDS.
    • 454-934-2.
  • Hans Leo Hassler

    Missa VIII octo vocum for 8 voices

    Performer: Tallis Scholars.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante defunte for piano

    Performer: Tom Poster.
    • Champs Hill.
    • CHRCD075.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 7 in A major Op.92

    Performer: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 477 622-8.
  • Philip Brunelle

    Impressions on a French Noel

    • Virgin Classics.
    • VC 791088-2.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Scherzo a la russe, arr. for orchestra [orig. for jazz band]

    Performer: London S O..
    • RCA.
    • 09026 68865-2.
  • Domenico Cimarosa

    Overture: Cleopatra

    Performer: Nicolaus Esterh谩zy Sinfonia.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8570508.
  • P谩l Esterh谩zy

    Cur fles Jesu

    Performer: Annegret Siedel. Performer: Susanne Ryd茅n. Performer: Bell鈥檃rte Salzburg.
    • WINTER & WINTER.
    • 910 078 2.
  • Traditional Albanian

    Lullaby

    Performer: Silvana Licursi.
    • LYRICHORD.
    • LYRCD 7413.
  • Jules Massenet

    Manon - opera comique in 5 acts

    Performer: Theatre Royal de la Monnaie S O.
    • EMI CLASSICS.
    • EMI-557005 2.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Suor Angelica - opera in 1 act [no.2 of "Il trittico"]

    Performer: Ermonela Jaho. Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
  • Harry the Piano

    Improvisation based on Carols

Henri Matisse: Nuit de Noel (1952)

Henri Matisse: Nuit de Noel (1952)

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  • Tue 17 Dec 2013 16:30

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