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James Jolly

James Jolly introduces music with Polish connections including Bach's Cantata No 198, plus Gorecki and Szymanowski. The Best of British work is Arthur Bliss's A Colour Symphony.

As well as playing this week's Building a Library Choice in full, Bach's Cantata no. 198, "Lass, F眉rstin, lass noch einen Strahl" (to the memory of the Queen of Poland), James Jolly explores more Polish music. including settings of words by Halina Poswiatowska by Przybylski, and music by Gorecki and Szymanowski. The week's "best of British" work is the Colour Symphony by Arthur Bliss in the recording by the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Jun 2016 09:00

Music Played

  • Hugo Wolf

    Italian Serenade

    Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
    • String Quartets Nos 1 & 2.
    • Newton.
    • 009.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Khovanshchina - Symphonic Transcription: (Entr'acte) Intermezzo) Act V

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.
    • Pictures at an Exhibition etc..
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 019.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romanze in F Minor

    Performer: Joseph Moog.
    • Tchaikovsky - Scharwenka.
    • ONYX.
    • 005.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ch'io mi scordi di te

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Ensemble: les violines du roi. Conductor: Bernard Labadie.
    • Jeunehomme.
    • Erato.
    • 005.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantana No. 198 'Lass Furstin, lass noch einen Strahl'

    Singer: Rotraud Hansmann. Singer: Helen Watts. Singer: Kurt Equiluz. Singer: Max van Egmond. Orchestra: Concerto Amsterdam. Choir: Monteverdi鈥怌hor Hamburg. Conductor: J眉rgen J眉rgens.
    • Teldec.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Rondo a la Krakowiak

    Performer: Eldar Nebolsin. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.
    • Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 008.
  • Dariusz Przybylski

    Six Songs to Words by Halina Poswiatowska Op 14

    Performer: Daniel Brylewski. Singer: Iwona Sobotka.
    • Dariusz Przybylski: Songs & Piano Works.
    • DUX.
    • 006.
  • Karol Szymanowski

    String Quartet No 1

    Ensemble: Carmina Quartet.
    • SZYMANOWSKI: String Quartets.
    • Denon.
    • 001.
  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Lobgesang, Op 76

    Performer: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Conductor: Grant Gershon.
    • Gorecki: Miserere.
    • Decca.
    • 001.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Eugene Onegin - Act 3, Polonaise

    Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Gergiev: Russian Spectacular.
    • Philips.
    • 003.
  • Antonio Maria Montanari

    Concerto No 8

    Performer: Johannes Pramsohler. Ensemble: Ensemble Diderot.
    • Montanari: Violin Concertos.
    • Audax.
    • 001.
  • Arthur Bliss

    A Colour Symphony

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Bliss: A Colour Symphony.
    • Chandos.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Jun 2016 09:00