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Fire

Episode 1 of 2

Texts and music inspired by fire, with readings by Alex Jennings and Carolyn Pickles. With Emily Dickinson, DH Lawrence and William Golding, plus Tartini, Peggy Lee and Debussy.

In the first of two programmes inspired by Robert Frost's poem, 'Fire and Ice', Alex Jennings read poetry and prose inspired by fire with work by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, D.H. Lawrence, William Golding and Carol Ann Duffy with music by Tartini, Peggy Lee, Debussy, Lauridsen, Stravinsky and Falla.

Producer Fiona McLean.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Dec 2011 17:00

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Deborah Drattell

    The Fire Within

    Performer: Scott Goff, flute, Seattle Symphony Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    • Delos DE3159.
  • Robert Frost

    Fire and Ice read by Alex Jennings

  • Mark Doty

    Fire to Fire read by Carolyn Pickles

  • 00:04

    Claude Debussy

    Feux d'artifice

    Performer: Claudio Arrau

    • Philips 4203942.
  • D.H. Lawrence

    Fire read by Alex Jennings

  • 00:10

    Gustav Holst

    Dance of Spirits of Fire from The Perfect Fool

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn

    • EMI CDM5669342.
  • D.H. Lawrence

    Lady Chatterley’s Lover read by Carolyn Pickles

  • 00:14

    J. Davenport and E. Cooley G

    Fever

    Performer: Peggy Lee

    • Capitol CDp 7 90552.
  • 00:17

    Franz Liszt

    Mephisto Waltz

    Performer: Conductor: Georg Solti

  • James Fenton

    Hinterhof read by Alex Jennings

  • 00:28

    Thomas Campion

    Fire, fire, fire, fire!

    Performer: Steven Rickards, countertenor, Dorothy Linell. lute

    • Naxos 8553380.
  • Carol Ann Duffy

    You read by Carolyn Pickles

  • 00:31

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Il Trillo del Diavelo – Larghetto, Allegro Moderato and Andante

    Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter, Trondheim Soloists Conductor: Anne-Sophie Mutter

    • Deutsche Grammophon 4632592.
  • A.E. Housman

    Now Hollow Fires read by Alex Jennings

  • 00:40

    Ivor Novello/Lena Guilbert Ford

    Till the Boys Come ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ

    Performer: Sir Thomas Allen, baritone and Malcolm Martineau, piano

    • Hyperion CDA67290.
  • Michael Symmons Roberts

    Fire Regs read by Alex Jennings

  • 00:45

    Bruce Wolosoff

    Song without Words – Fire and Ice

    Performer: Carpe Diem String Quartet

    • Naxos 8559663.
  • Emily Dickinson

    The Smouldering Embers Blush read by Carolyn Pickles

  • 00:49

    Morten Lauridsen

    Quando son piu lontan from Six 'Fire Songs'

    Performer: Polyphony Conductor: Stephen Layton

    • Hyperion CDA67449.
  • 00:53

    Gustav Holst

    The Planets - Venus

    Performer: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult

    • EMI CDM5669342.
  • William Golding

    Lord of the Flies read by Alex Jennings

  • 01:03

    Manuel de Falla

    Ritual Fire Dance (El Amor Brujo)

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Garcia Navarro

    • Deutsche Grammophon 4291812.
  • Robinson Jeffers

    Fire on the Hills read by Carolyn Pickles

  • 01:08

    Igor Stravinsky

    L'Oiseau de Feu - finale

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Claudio Abbado

    • Deutsche Grammophon 4158542.

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