Thursday with Suzy Klein - Brian Blessed, Christmas Piggies
Suzy Klein presents potential companion pieces for a popular piece of music, and Brian Blessed lists his cultural inspirations and influences.
Essential Classics with Suzy Klein
Suzy takes us through the morning with the best in classical music:
0930 Suzy explores potential companion pieces for a well-known piece of music.
1010 Time Traveller. A quirky slice of cultural history
1050 Brian Blessed regales us with the experiences, times and places that have inspired him throughout his life.
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Music Played
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Gabriel Faur茅
Pell茅as et M茅lisande Suite, Op 80 (Sicilienne)
Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.- Faure: Requiem, Pelleas et Melisande, Pavane: Te Kanawa/Milnes/Montreal/Dutoit.
- Decca.
- 10.
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Richard Rodney Bennett
Celebration for Orchestra
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E major, BWV 1053
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.- J.S. Bach The Complete Harpsichord Concertos.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Anon.
Coventry Carol
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- Christmas Carols and Motets.
- Gimell.
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Jean Fran莽aix
Octet (4th mvt)
Ensemble: The Gaudier Ensemble.- Francaix - A Huit; Divertissement; Clarinet Quintet.
- Hyperion.
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Benjamin Britten
Young Apollo, Op.16
Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.- Britten: Piano Concerto/Diversions/Young Apollo: Osborne/大象传媒 SSO/Volkov.
- Hyperion.
- 6.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55, 'Eroica' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Beethoven: The Symphonies, John Eliot Gardiner.
- Archiv Produktion.
- 1.
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Anon.
Coventry Carol
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- Christmas Carols and Motets.
- Gimell.
- 6.
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Grace Williams
Roundelay (The Dancers)
Singer: Eiddwen Harrhy. Choir: The Richard Hickox Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Grace Williams: The Dancers etc.
- CHANDOS.
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Ben Parry
Christmas Cards
Choir: The King's Men.- Kings College.
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Claude Debussy
Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune
Performer: Susan Milan. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Tortelier.- French Impressions: Paul Tortelier, Jean-Bernard Pommier.
- Virgin Classics.
- 8.
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笔茅谤辞迟颈苍
Alleluia, Nativitas
Performer: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble. -
Kenneth Leighton
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child
Choir: Polyphony. Singer: Emma Preston Dunlop. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- O magnum mysterium - 20th century carols and sarum chant.
- Hyperion.
- 28.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 no.2
Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.- Rachmaninov: Preludes Moments musicaux: Nikolai Lugansky.
- Erato.
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Lennox Berkeley
String Serenade - 1st movement, Vivace
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- The Berkeley Edition, Volume 1.
- Chandos.
- 7.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony no.5 in E flat major Op.82 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.- John Storgards conducts Sibelius - Complete Symphonies; Three Late Fragments.
- Chandos.
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George Enescu
尝茅驳别苍诲别
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Tine Thing Helseth, Kathryn Stott: Puccini, Falla, Hindemith, Rachmninov, Kreisl.
- EMI Classics.
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Martin Carling
Sir Christemas
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: David Hill. -
Alec McGregor
2017 Breakfast Carol Competition No 5. Sir Christemas
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: David Hill. -
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8, 'Christmas Concerto'
Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op.6.
- Archiv.
- 7-12.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonatina (Cantata No 106, 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit')
Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.- J.S. Bach - Cantatas.
- BIS.
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Maurice Durufl茅
Organ Suite Op.5 (Toccata)
Performer: John Scott.- Maurice Durufle: Organ Music: John Scott.
- Hyperion.
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Fritz Kreisler
Liebesfreud (Old Viennese Dances)
Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Naoko Tanaka. Orchestrator: Clark McAlister.- Romances: Gil Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 4.
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Dominic Carter
Sir Christemas
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: David Hill.- 2017 Breakfast Carol Competition.
- 大象传媒 recording.
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Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Performer: Osian Ellis. Ensemble: Melos Ensemble.- EMI.
Broadcast
- Thu 21 Dec 2017 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3