A landscape of British music
Episode m0001400, broadcast at Monday 12th November 2018, 7:00pm.
“Beginning with Vaughan Williams' pastoral touchstone The Lark Ascending and inspired by the BBC's Our Classical Century, we're flying high above a landscape of British Music, including pieces by Gerald Finzi, William Walton, Gustav Holst, Steve Martland and Thomas Ades. For more information about the BBC Season Our Classical Century visit bbc.co.uk/ourclassicalcentury”
Track listing
- 0:29 – The Lark Ascending for violin & orchestra
- Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Performer Nicola Benedetti
- Conductor Donald Runnicles
- 4:59 – It Was a Lover and His Lass (Let Us Garlands Bring)
- Performer Ian Bostridge
- Composer Gerald Finzi
- Performer Sir Antonio Pappano
- 7:28 – Consort Suite à 6 No 1 in G minor (Fantasy) (track 15, William Lawes: Consorts to the organ: Phantasm)
- Ensemble Phantasm
- Composer William Lawes
- Performer Daniel Hyde
- 10:47 – Henry V Suite: 5. Agincourt Song
- Conductor William Walton
- Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
- 13:15 – Poor Roger (track 1, Street Songs)
- Performer Evelyn Glennie
- Choir The King’s Singers
- Composer Steve Martland
- 16:25 – Suite No 1 for military band - March (track 3, British Wind Band Classics)
- Composer Gustav Holst
- Orchestra Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra
- Conductor Timothy Reynish
- 19:20 – The Silver Swan (track 12, English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals)
- Choir The Hilliard Ensemble
- Composer Orlando Gibbons
- 21:03 – Asyla (3rd mvt, 'Ecstasio')
- Conductor Sir Simon Rattle
- Composer Thomas Adès
- Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- 27:01 – Concerto in B minor Op.104 for cello and orchestra
- Orchestra BBC Philharmonic
- Composer Antonín Dvořák
- Performer Leonard Elschenbroich
- Conductor Vasily Sinaisky