Soprano Elizabeth Watts with a musical mix of blend and bite
Soprano Elizabeth Watts reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from the vocal qualities of pianist Paul Lewis to the similarities between Bach and hard rock.
Elizabeth Watts is firmly established as one Britain鈥檚 leading sopranos and in this edition of Inside Music she brings some of her favourite vocal works to the studio. There鈥檚 choral beauty from Tenebrae, Trinity College Choir and The Hilliard Ensemble, as well as solo artists ranging from Gundula Janowitz all the way to Harry Connick Jr.
Elizabeth is also dazzled by the verve and vibrancy of Nigel Kennedy playing Bach, enjoys listening to the beauty of nature expressed in music by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara and wonders how anyone can fail to be wowed by virtuosic tuba playing.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3
Photo credit: Marco Borggreve
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Benjamin Britten
Carry her over the water
Choir: Trinity College Choir. Conductor: Richard Marlow.- GRIFFIN.
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John Rutter
Gloria (I. Allegro vivace, 'Gloria in excelsis Deo')
Performer: Christopher Betts. Choir: Sheffield Cathedral Choir. Ensemble: Harlequin Brass.- NPC RECORDS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E BWV 1042 (III. Allegro assai)
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- WARNER.
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Einojuhani Rautavaara
Cantus Arcticus (II. Melankolia)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.- NAXOS.
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V铆t臎zslava Kapr谩lov谩
Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7 (I. Allegro entusiastico)
Performer: Alice Rajnhova. Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Hanus.- CZECH RADIO.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV 136 (Auf Meinen Lieben Gott)
Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- ECM.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV4, 'Christ Lag in Todesbanden' (II. Den Tod)
Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- ECM.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 2 in D minor for violin, BWV 1004 (I. Allemande)
Performer: Christoph Poppen.- ECM.
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Guns N鈥� Roses
Sweet Child O' Mine
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Edward Marsh
Pat le Facteur
Performer: Kevin Bowyer.- ALTO.
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes (III. Moonlight; IV. Storm)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- TELDEC.
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Harry Connick, Jr.
The Lonely Goatherd
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Herbert Howells
Like as the Hart
Performer: James Sherlock. Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- SIGNUM.
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Franz Schubert
Four Impromptus, Op. 90 D. 899 (III. Andante)
Performer: Paul Lewis.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Con voce festiva
Singer: Elizabeth Watts. Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Laurence Cummings.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
'Se geloso 猫 il mio core' (Endimione e Cintia)
Singer: Elizabeth Watts. Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Laurence Cummings.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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F.Y.A.H.
Candace of Meroe
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Richard Strauss
Spring (4 Last Songs, No. 1)
Singer: Gundula Janowitz. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DG.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Violins in tromba marina in C, RV558 (I. Allegro molto)
Ensemble: Europa Galante. Director: Fabio Biondi.- ERATO.
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Edward Elgar
'And when he had spoken these things' (The Apostles, Pt. 2 Sc. 4)
Singer: Alison Hargan. Singer: Alfreda Hodgson. Singer: David Rendall. Singer: Robert Lloyd. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- CHANDOS.
Broadcast
- Sat 30 Dec 2023 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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