Music at Crystal Palace
Matthew Sweet takes a journey back in time to investigate the musical legacy of the Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts. With contributions from Steve Grindlay and Sarah Lenton.
Matthew Sweet takes a journey back in time to investigate the musical legacy of the Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts. Delving through the past he learns more about the once widely-celebrated conductor Sir August Manns who is argued to have changed the face of British concert-going. Speaking with experts Steve Grindlay and Sarah Lenton we learn more about how the Crystal Palace affected the development of our modern understanding of concert etiquette, orchestral management and the music we now regard as 'mainstream' repertoire.
Producer Claire Wass.
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Music Played
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Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations – theme
Performer: Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar (conductor)
- EMI Classics 7243 5 66979 2 8.
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No.2 in d minor (orch Hallén)
Performer: Gerwandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur (conductor)
- Philips 411 426-2.
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Richard Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathrustra; Einleitung
Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (conductor)
- Decca 430 445-2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance in F for violin and orchestra
Performer: Henryk Szeryng (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)
- Philips 446 521-2.
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Francesco Maria Veracini
Meco sull verrai from Roselinda
Performer: Luisa Tetrazzini, Handel Festival Orchestra of Crystal Palace
- Symposium 1251.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No.3 in D major D.200; Presto Vivace
Performer: National Arts Centre Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman (conductor)
- SM5221.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Concerto for violin and orchestra – Allegro giocoso ma non troppo
Performer: Isabelle Faust (violin), The Prague Philharmonia, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
- Harmonia Mundi HMC 901833.
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George Frideric Handel
Hallelujah Chorus (recorded Crystal Palace 1933)
Performer: Festival of English Church Music 4,000 voices, Director Dr. Sydney Nicholson
- Beulah 1PD1.
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Broadcast
- Fri 21 Jan 2011 19:45³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3