Witches, Wardrobes and Wonderlands
The 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra, conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing and with tenor Alessandro Fisher, perform works by Shirley Thompson, Finzi, Pook, Rautavaara and McCabe.
Penny Gore introduces a celebration of the 大象传媒 Orchestras.
Today, Georgia Mann presents a concert in which the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra performs live at the Watford Colosseum.
Shirley Thompson: Wildfire
Gerald Finzi: Farewell to Arms, Op. 9
Jocelyn Pook: Wonderland
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss)
Gerald Finzi: Two Sonnets, Op. 12
John McCabe: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Suite
Alessandro Fisher, tenor
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor
Followed by Malcolm Arnold鈥檚 one act opera The Dancing Master, unperformed in the composer's lifetime, but described by one critic as "an absolute zinger" of a score. John Andrews conducts the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra.
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Shirley Thompson
Wildfire
Performer: Kate Moore. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. -
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Gerald Finzi
Farewell to Arms
Performer: Alessandro Fisher. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. -
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Jocelyn Pook
Wonderland
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. -
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Einojuhani Rautavaara
Lintukoto
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. -
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Gerald Finzi
Two Sonnets, Op 12
Performer: Alessandro Fisher. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. -
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John McCabe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing. -
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Malcolm Arnold
The Dancing Master, Op 34
Singer: Eleanor Dennis. Singer: Catherine Carby. Singer: Fiona Kimm. Singer: Ed Lyon. Singer: Mark Wilde. Singer: Graeme Broadbent. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Resonus.
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- Fri 11 Dec 2020 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3