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The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Parry, Tchaikovsky and Walton.

I Was Glad has become an essential part of the British coronation ceremony since its first inclusion in 1902 at the crowning of Edward VI. The anthem is a superb piece of ceremonial music; tonight, it鈥檚 performed in an orchestration by Gordon Jacob, made for the 1953 Coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth.
Tchaikovsky鈥檚 music for Shakespeare鈥檚 The Tempest evokes the atmospheres and passions of the play. The gently undulating sea in the opening is calm on the surface, but a storm is on its way, which will change the lives of the characters for ever. The music which Walton wrote for Olivier鈥檚 Henry V was one of his most celebrated film scores. Christopher Palmer has reworked Walton鈥檚 score into a concert piece, featuring some of Shakespeare鈥檚 most rousing speeches, recited tonight by Alex Hassell.

Presented by Martin Handley

Parry: I Was Glad
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest Fantasy Overture
Walton: Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario

Alex Hassell, actor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Kirill Karabits, conductor

Recorded at the Lighthouse, Poole, on 11th May 2022.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Thu 2 Jun 2022 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hubert Parry

    I was glad

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest Fantasy Overture

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Three Shakespeare Songs for chorus [complete]

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Music of the Spheres.
    • Signum.
    • 6.

  • William Walton

    Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Jean Sibelius

    King Christian II - suite Op.27 [from the incidental music]

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
    • Sibelius.
    • Linn.
    • 006.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace

    Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.
    • Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 601.

  • Robert Schumann

    Romance, Op 94 No 1

    Performer: Karine Georgian. Performer: Jan Willem Nelleke.
    • Schumann: Music for Cello and Piano.
    • Naxos.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Jun 2022 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3