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Classic Voices

Jamie MacDougall celebrates the greatest voices in classical music.

This week, Jamie MacDougall presents a celebration of the voice in classical music. All you鈥檝e ever wanted to know about the classical voice. Jamie showcases some of the great singers in classical music, featuring Maria Callas, Jessye Norman, Dimitri Hvorostovsky and Paul Robeson alongside the shining voices of today such as Joyce DiDonato, Bryn Terfel, Barbara Hannigan, Karen Cargill and more! Plus Jamie introduces us to the different vocal registers, like lyric soprano and bass baritone and we discover the unique challenges of singing opera compared to lieder recitals. Plus we ask well-known and celebrated classical singers 鈥榳ho is your singing inspiration?鈥�

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Aug 2021 19:00
成人快手 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che gelida manina (La boh猫me)

    Singer: Joseph Calleja. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Marco Armiliato.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Casta diva (Norma)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.

  • Paul Robeson

    Trees

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Una, due, tre, quattro (Falstaff)

    Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Una voce poco fa (Il barbiere di Siviglia)

    Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Orchestra: Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Edoardo M眉ller.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Madamina, il catalogo 猫 questo (Don Giovanni)

    Singer: Geraint Evans. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.

  • Richard Strauss

    'Im Abendrot' from Four last songs

    Performer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.

  • Alma Mahler-Werfel

    Licht in der Nacht (4 Songs)

    Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Performer: Reinbert de Leeuw.

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Lindenbaum (Winterreise, D.911)

    Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau. Performer: Gerald Moore.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Widerstehe doch der Sunde (Cantata No 54, BWV.54)

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Orchestra: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.

  • Eduardo Di Capua

    O sole mio

    Singer: Franco Corelli. Conductor: Franco Ferrara.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur

    Performer: Francis Poulenc. Singer: Claire Croiza.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Verdi prati (Alcina)

    Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (R眉ckert-Lieder)

    Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Barbirolli.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Dein blaues Auge (Acht Lieder und Ges盲nge, Op. 59)

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Catriona Morison.

  • Matvey Blanter

    Long-range cannons are silent

    Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Choir: Ministry of Internal Affairs Chorus. Orchestra: Novaya Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Constantine Orbelian.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Le spectre de la rose (Les nuits d'茅t茅)

    Singer: Karen Cargill. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 May 2021 21:00
    成人快手 Radio Scotland
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 19:00
    成人快手 Radio Scotland