What's in a name?
We explore the importance of names through the writings of Margaret Atwood, Henry Reed and Shakespeare and music by Shostakovich, Arvo Part, Nkeiru Okoye and Ravel.
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet but how does my own name define me? In this edition of Words and Music we explore the importance of names with readings from Pippa Bennett-Warner and Aidan McArdle of the writings of Pushkin, Margaret Atwood, Henry Reed, Toluwanimi Obiwole and Shakespeare, and with music by Shostakovich, Arvo Part, Nkeiru Okoye and Ravel.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet (Balcony Scene)
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Naxos 8.573534.
- Tr 19.
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William Shakespeare
Romeo & Juliet (Act II Scene ii), read by Pippa Bennett-Warner and Aidan McArdle
00:02Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64.
- Naxos.
00:03Harvey & the Wallbangers
Five Guys Named Moe
- Gott GOTTCD015.
- Tr.
Warsan Shire
More by Warsan, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
00:05Jerry Bresler
Five guys named Moe
Composer: Larry Wynn. Music Arranger: Harvey Brough. Ensemble: Harvey & the Wallbangers.- Harvey and the Wallbangers. Early Days.
- Gott.
00:06Trad.
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Performer: The Kenyan Boys Choir.- Nascente 5014797137110.
- Tr.
00:09Trad.
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Choir: The Kenyan Boys Choir.- Nascente.
00:09David Arnold
Casino Royale (Blunt Instrument)
Orchestra: Studio orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Dodd.- Sony Classical.
- Tr 4.
Geoffrey T. Hellman
James Bond Comes To New York, read by Aidan McArdle
Joelle Taylor
Vitrine, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
00:11David Arnold
Casino Royale (Blunt Instrument)
Orchestra: Studio orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Dodd.- Casino Royale.
- Sony Classical.
00:12Nkeiru Okoye
My Name is Harriet, Now (Songs of Harriet Tubman)
Singer: Louise Toppin. Orchestra: Dvořák Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Julius P. Williams.- Albany Records 034061131427.
- Tr 15.
00:14Nkeiru Okoye
My Name is Harriet, Now (Songs of Harriet Tubman)
Singer: Louise Toppin. Orchestra: Dvořák Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Julius P. Williams.- Heart on the Wall: African American Art Songs for Orchestra.
- Albany Records.
00:17°Õ°ùä»å
The Naming of the Child
Performer: Eddie Butcher.- Arran Records 887396164697.
- Tr.
Brian Friel
Translations, read by Aidan McArdle and Pippa Bennett-Warner
00:20Trad.
The Naming of the Child
Singer: Eddie Butcher.- Sings the Titanic and Other Traditional Folk Songs.
- Arran Records.
00:20The Ting Tings
That's Not My Name
- Columbia.
- Tr.
00:20Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 84 in E-Flat Major, "In Nomine Domini": (4th mvt Finale)
Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.- NoMadMusic NMM078D.
- Tr.
00:23Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 84 in E-Flat Major, "In Nomine Domini": (4th mvt Finale)
Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.- Haydn: Complete Paris Symphonies Nos. 82-87.
- NoMadMusic.
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
00:27Howard Shore
The Song of Names
Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Daniel Mutlu.- Decca.
- Tr 1.
00:30Howard Shore
The Song of Names
Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Daniel Mutlu.- The Song of Names (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
Toluwanimi Obiwole
Sugarcane, read by Toluwanimi Obiwole
00:34Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77 (4th mvt)
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Onyx ONYX4113.
- Tr.
00:36Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77 (4th mvt)
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Onyx.
Henry Reed
The Naming of Parts, read by Aidan McArdle
00:40Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Performer: Steve Osborne.- Hyperion CDA67731/2.
- Tr.
00:42Cecilia McDowall
The Shipping Forecast (3rd mvt. Naming)
Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Orchestra: Orchestra Nova. Conductor: George Vass.- Dutton Epoch AW7629226.
- Tr.
00:43Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Performer: Steven Osborne.- Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
- Hyperion.
00:44Cecilia McDowall
Shipping Forecast: III. Naming
Choir: Choir of Merton College. Orchestra: Orchestra Nova Ensemble. Conductor: George Vass.- McDowall: Shipping Forecast.
- Dutton Epoch.
Mary Jean Chan
Names, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Elaine Blech
Your Name is Your Blessing, read by Aidan McCardle
00:46John Murphy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Naming)
Performer: Studio Orchestra.- Hollywood Records.
- Tr.
00:49Arvo Pärt
...which was the Son of...
Choir: Polyphony.- Hyperion CDA67375.
- Tr.
00:49John Murphy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Naming)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Original Score).
- Hollywood Records.
00:51Arvo Pärt
...which was the Son of...
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Arvo Part: Triodion, Nunc Dimittis, Salve Regina.
- Hyperion.
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Naming the Heartbeats, read by Pippa Barrett-Warner
Phil Knight
Shoedog, read by Aidan McArdle
01:00Joni Mitchell
A Melody In Your Name
Performer: Joni Mitchell.- Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967).
- Rhino.
01:01Eminem
My Name Is
- Aftermath.
- Tr.
01:01A Winged Victory for the Sullen
The Haunted Victorian Pencil
- Ninja Tune ZENDNLS638W.
- Tr.
Michaela Morgan
Names, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
01:03Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring (XI. The Naming and Honouring of the Chosen One)
Performer: American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein (conductor).- American Symphony Orchestra 084854235733.
- Tr.
01:04Adam Wiltzie
The Haunted Victorian Pencil
Composer: Dustin O’Halloran.- All Our Friends Are Vampires.
- Ninja Tune.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Flower, read by Aidan McArdle
01:05Alexander Borodin
String Quartet on the name 'B-La-F' (3rd mvt; Serenata alla Spagnola)
Performer: Borodin Quartet.- Teldec 4509945722.
- Tr.
01:05Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring (XI. The Naming and Honouring of the Chosen One)
Orchestra: American Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leon Botstein.- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.
- American Symphony Orchestra.
Rumi
A Star Without a Name, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
Alexander Pushkin
The Name, read by Aidan McArdle
01:07John Powell
Faces without Names (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.- Decca.
- Tr.
Winifred M. Letts
Your Name, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
01:08Alexander Borodin
String Quartet on the name 'B-La-F' (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.- Teldec.
01:10John Powell
Faces without Names (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.- The Bourne Ultimatum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Decca.
Broadcast
- Sun 6 Aug 2023 18:15´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3