Feast!
Actors Tony Gardner and Janie Dee read from a selection of literary feasts with music by Charpentier, Beyonce, Schubert and Charles Aznavour.
Does a feast always conjure images of rich food and eating too much? The actors Tony Gardner and Janie Dee read from a selection of literary feasts including F Scott Fiztgerald鈥檚 account of an opulent garden party thrown by Jay Gatsby to the small scale "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams (a cheeky note left on a fridge admitting having eaten someone else's plums) and Chinua Achebe's Yam Feast from Things Fall Apart. Plus poems including Flowers in the Interval by Louis MacNeice and All Souls by Kit Wright. Music by Copland, Charpentier, 叠别测辞苍肠茅, John Barry, Charles Aznavour and Schubert.
Producer: Paul Frankl
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00
Aaron Copland
Down a Country Lane
Performer: LSO, Aaron Copland (conductor).- SONY SM2K89323.
- 16.
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Elizabeth Alexander
Butter read by Janie Dee
00:03Philip Glass
New Cities in Ancient Lands
Performer: Orchestra, Michael Riesman (conductor).- Elektra Nonesuch ?聳 79192-2.
- 10-11.
00:09罢谤盲诲
The Night of Bonfire
Performer: Liu Fang and Farhan Sabbagh.- World Music Network RGNET1122CD.
- 1.
Salt Lick!
Lu Ming (trans. Ezra Pound) read by Tony Gardner
00:10Chen Ge-Xin
Chiang Wei Cu Cu Kai
Performer: Gong Chio Xia.- The Rough Guide To The Music Of China.
- World Music Network.
- RGNET 1122 CD.
- 15.
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart [Chinua Acheba] read by Janie Dee
00:15Abdullah Ibrahim
Banyana (The Children of Africa)
Performer: Abdullah Ibrahim.- Enja ENJ-2149 2.
- 1.
00:17罢谤盲诲
Apache Indian Drums (Sedona)
Performer: not given.- Time Machine Records.
- 1.
00:18Harry James
I've Never Heard That Song Before
Performer: Harry James and His Orchestra.- Classics CLASSICS1132.
- 2.
Heartburn [Nora Ephron]
Heartburn read by Janie Dee
00:22James V. Monaco/ Joseph McCarthy
You Made Me Love You
Performer: Harry James and His Orchestra.- MCA MCAD6190.
- 9.
Jonathan Coe: The Rotters Club read by Tony Gardner
00:28Giuseppe Verdi
Libiamo ne' Lieti Calici
Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.- DG.
- 9.
F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby read by Tony Gardner
00:32Glenn Miller
In The Mood
Performer: Glenn Miller and His Band.- KAZ.
- 1.
00:33叠别测辞苍肠茅
Crazy in Love
Performer: Bryan Ferry Orchestra, Bryan Ferry.- Sony Classical 88883771142.
- 8.
00:34Roger Edens
Here's to the Girls
Performer: Fred Astaire.- CDODEON 3.聽.
- 4.
Tis the Feast of Corn (Verlaine) read by Janie Dee
00:41Charles Aznavour
Le Temps
Performer: Charles Aznavour.- EMI 831982 2.
- 22.
Jonathan Swift: O'Rourke's Feast read by Tony Gardner
00:46罢谤盲诲
Arthur O'Bradley
Performer: The Full English.- Topic Records聽聳 TSCD823.
- 5.
William Carlos Williams: This Is Just To Say read by Janie Dee
00:50Francisco T谩rrega
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Performer: Andr茅s Segovia.- DG 4716972.
- 1.
00:55John Barry
007 And Counting
Performer: Orchestra/ John Barry.- EMI CDP 796209-2.
- 11.
Ian Fleming: Casino Royale read by Tony Gardner
00:58Monty Norman
James Bond Theme
Performer: Orchestra.- Bronze GBRCD1007.
- CD2 Tr2.
Jon Stallworthy: After La Desserte read by Janie Dee
01:01Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier
Chaconne: Sans frayeur dans ce bois
Performer: Sophie Daneman (soprano) Les Art Florissants, William Christie.- ERATO 3984 25485 2.
- 21.
Kit Wright: All Souls read by Tony Gardner
01:03Franz Schubert
Litanei auf des fest Aller Seelen
Performer: Elizabeth Schumann (soprano).- EMI CHS 7 63040 2.
- CD1 Tr23.
Dickens: A Christmas Carol read by Janie Dee
01:10Trad. Arr Kate and Anna McGarrigle
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Performer: Kate & Anna McGarrigle.- Nonesuch聽?聳 79925-2.
- 13.
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