Nicky Spence's musical favourites
Episode m0020301, broadcast at Tuesday 18th June 2024, 7:00pm.
“An engaging mix of classical music curated by Nicky Spence for Pride Month, including Samuel Barber's serene Adagio, songs by Reynaldo Hahn, Noël Coward and Stephen Sondheim, plus Nico Muhly's mesmerizing response to the artwork of David Hockney.”
Track listing
- 1:02 – Etudes Latines (Neere) (track 1, Neere)
- Performer Susan Manoff
- Composer Reynaldo Hahn
- Singer Véronique Gens
- 4:15 – Roads and Paths
- Performer Nico Muhly
- Performer Zara Benyounes
- Performer Mandhira de Saram
- Performer Clifton Harrison
- Performer Zoe Matthews
- Performer Ben Michaels
- 8:13 – Mass in D: IV. Sanctus (track 4, Smyth: Mass in D & Overture to The Wreckers)
- Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor Sakari Oramo
- Composer Dame Ethel Smyth
- Choir BBC Symphony Chorus
- Singer Catriona Morison
- 12:49 – Teton Range (All Things Majestic) (track 301, Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto (Live))
- Composer Jennifer Higdon
- Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero
- 16:25 – The Party's Over Now (track 26, A Most Marvellous Party: Noel Coward and Friends)
- Performer Joseph Middleton
- Singer Mary Bevan
- Composer Noël Coward
- Singer Nicky Spence
- 19:13 – String Quartet in B minor, Op 11 (2nd mvt) (track 7, Barber: String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet)
- Ensemble Emerson String Quartet
- Composer Samuel Barber
- 26:03 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Comedy Tonight - Love Is in the Air
- Composer Stephen Sondheim
- Performer Tim Higgs
- Performer Stuart Pedlar
- Singer Millicent Martin
- Singer Julia McKenzie
- Singer David Kernan