Shining classical music in the depths of winter
Episode m000q85c, broadcast at Tuesday 15th December 2020, 7:00pm.
“As part of BBC Radio 3's Light in the Darkness season, half an hour of uninterrupted music full of lightness, brightness and luminosity. From shimmering choral works and radiant orchestral favourites to translucent folk interpretations and the gossamer harmonies of a muted winter palette. This is music that shines and glints, sparkles and glows in all tones and hues.”
Track listing
- 0:00 – Celestial Nocturne - Music out of the Moon [extract] (track 4, Dr Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin)
- Choir Chorus
- Composer Harry Revel
- Performer Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman
- Conductor Les Baxter
- Ensemble Band
- 0:44 – Aladdin - suite (Dance Of The Morning Mists) (track 7, Salonen Conducts Nielsen)
- Orchestra Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Composer Carl Nielsen
- Conductor Esa‐Pekka Salonen
- 3:36 – Scattered Light
- Composer Jane Antonia Cornish
- Performer Hamilton Berry
- 8:16 – Lullay (Stella natalis) (track 15, Karl Jenkins: Motets)
- Conductor Stephen Layton
- Choir Polyphony
- Composer Karl Jenkins
- 12:14 – Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs) (track 6, 'Striking a Balance')
- Composer Maurice Ravel
- Performer Colin Currie
- Performer Sam Walton
- Music Arranger Safri Duo
- 16:05 – Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly) (track 6, Famous Opera Choruses)
- Composer Giacomo Puccini
- Orchestra Munich Radio Orchestra
- Choir Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir
- Conductor Ivan Repušić
- 19:12 – Favourite Things (More Light) (track 11, Errollyn)
- Composer Richard Rodgers
- Performer Errollyn Wallen
- 25:14 – Dappled Light
- Performer Jess Gillam
- Composer Luke Howard
- Performer Jess Gillam Ensemble