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Music from France and the UK, including Chaminade, Holmes, Maconchy, Lefanu and Lutyens, recorded by 大象传媒 orchestras and choirs as part of our celebration of women composers.

Cecile Chaminade's little-known symphonic ballet Callirho毛 provides our theatrical matinee this week, in which we celebrate female composers in recordings from the 大象传媒 orchestras. Plus music by British composers including Elizabeth Maconchy, Nicola Lefanu, Anne Dudley and Elisabeth Lutyens.
A prolific composer of piano miniatures and salon music, Chaminade鈥檚 contribution to the orchestral repertoire is all too often overlooked. Yet in her twenties Chaminade was taking Paris by storm with a very different style of music, writing large-scale chamber works, orchestral suites, ballet and opera. Conducting the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra in this recording of her little-known symphonic ballet is Martin Yates, who painstakingly researched and edited the complete ballet music from various original scores. Don't worry too much about the convoluted plot depicting the love story of Alcmaeon and the captive princess Callirho毛; be reassured that all ends well and just luxuriate in the glorious music.
Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Cecile Chaminade: Callirho毛, ballet symphonique, op.37
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

c.3.05pm
Elizabeth Maconchy: String Quartet no. 3
Signum Quartet

c.3.20pm
Nicola Lefanu: The Hidden Landscape
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar, conductor

c.3.45pm
Augusta Holmes: Roland Furieux
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Valentina Peleggi, conductor

c.4.15pm
Anne Dudley: Northern Lights
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor

c.4.30pm
Elisabeth Lutyens: Quincunx, op.44
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Josephine Nendick, soprano
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar, conductor

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Thu 11 Mar 2021 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Callirho毛, ballet symphonique Op 37

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • Cecile Chaminade - Callirhoe.
    • Dutton.
    • 1-22.

  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    Quartet no. 3 for strings

    Ensemble: Signum Quartet.

  • Nicola LeFanu

    The Hidden Landscape

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Norman Del Mar.
    • The Crimson Bird.
    • NMC.
    • 1.

  • Augusta Holm猫s

    Roland furieux

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.

  • Anne Dudley

    Northern Lights

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.

  • Elisabeth Lutyens

    Quincunx, Op. 44

    Singer: John Shirley鈥怮uirk. Singer: Josephine Nendick. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Norman Del Mar.
    • Lutyens - Quincunx.
    • LYRITA.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Mar 2021 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3