Death
With guest Simon Russell Beale, Iain looks at the influence of death and bereavement on composers. The music includes Schubert's Death and the Maiden and Janacek's Piano Sonata.
With his guest actor Simon Russell Beale, Iain reflects on death and bereavement and their influence on composers. His musical selection ranges from Schubert's Death and the Maiden to Hindemith's Trauermusik and Janacek's Piano Sonata.
John Woolrich: Five Bach Chorales
Mvt 3 鈥淐hrist lay in the bonds of Death鈥�
The Schubert Ensemble of London
Black Box BBM1092
Bach: Cantata 鈥榁ergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seenlenlust鈥� opening Aria
James Bowman (countertenor)/ The King鈥檚 Consort/ Robert King (director)
Hyperion CDA66326
Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477
London Classical Players/Roger Norrington (conducting)
EMI CDC7545252
Hindemith: Trauermusik
Geraldine Walther (viola)/ San Francisco Symphony / Herbert Blomstedt
Decca 4215232
Brahms: German Requiem - 1st Movement
London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra/ Klaus Tennstedt
EMI CZS7678192
Pelham Humfrey: 鈥榃ilt thou forgive that sin鈥� A Hymn to God the Father
Paul Agnew/Elizabeth Kenny
Virgin 3951442
Mahler: Das Lied von Erde - 鈥楧er Abschied鈥�
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Leonard Bernstein
Decca CD 417 7832
Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 - Last movement
Borodin Quartet
Teldec 0630182532
Holst: Savitri
Felicity Palmer (mezzo)/ Stephen Varcoe (bass)/ The Richard Hickox singers/ City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox
Hyperion CDA66099
Holst: Savitri
Felicity Palmer (mezzo)/ Philip Langridge (tenor)/ The Richard Hickox singers/ City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox
Hyperion CDA66099
Liszt: Funerailles from Harmonies Po茅tiques et Religieuses
Julius Katchen (piano)
Decca 4608312
Bach: Cantata BWV170 鈥榁ergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seenlenlust鈥� last Aria
James Bowman (countertenor)/ The King鈥檚 Consort/ Robert King (director)
Hyperion CDA66326
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- Sun 13 Jul 2008 10:00成人快手 Radio 3