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The Elements: Fire

Hannah French continues her series of programmes associated with the elements. Today's focus is fire - with music by Vivaldi, Rameau, Araujo, Corette, Rebel and JS Bach.

Hannah French continues her series of programmes associated with the ancient Greek concept of the four elements 鈥 symbolic forces that inspired Renaissance and Baroque composers with the essences of creation out of chaos: earth, air, water, and today, fire.

Today's programme focuses on all things fiery, with music by Vivaldi, Rameau, Araujo, Corette, Rebel and JS Bach.

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26 minutes

Music Played

  • Antonio de Literes

    Los Elementos: Mas si fuese la planta fugitiva; Fuego encendido

    Performer: Eduardo L贸pez Banzo. Performer: Xenia Meijer. Ensemble: Al Ayre Espa帽ol.
    • Deutsche HM.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Juditha triumphans: Armata face et anguibus

    Singer: Lea Desandre.
    • ALPHA.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Zoroastre: La flamme le consume; Quel bonheur; Air tr茅s vifs

    Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.
    • ERATO.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Rinaldo: Furie terribili

    Singer: Anna Prohaska. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • DG ARCHIV.
  • Thomas Morley

    Fyer, fyer

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Hyperion.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Luci Serene

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Naive.
  • Juan de Araujo

    Fuego de Amor

    Choir: Ex Cathedra. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • Hyperion.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, Cantata no. 34 BWV.34

    Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Hyperion.
  • Anonymous English

    Mourning in ashes

    Singer: Richard Wistreich.
    • Naxos.
  • Michel Corrette

    Les pr茅tentions du violoncelle

    Ensemble: Ricercar Consort. Conductor: Philippe Pierlot.
    • RICERCAR.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: La R茅jouissance

    Ensemble: Arte dell'Arco. Director: Federico Guglielmo.
    • CPO.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Overture (Acante et C茅phise)

    Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
    • Rameau: Overtures performed by Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Rousset.
    • L'Oiseau-Lyre.
    • 17.
  • Jean鈥怓茅ry Rebel

    Les 脡l茅ments: Chaconne le Feu

    Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIA VOX.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Oct 2021 14:00
  • Sun 17 Sep 2023 14:00

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