Choral conductor Simon Halsey delves into some musical storytelling
Simon Halsey opens up a selection of music from his point of view as a choral conductor - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Choral conductor Simon Halsey鈥檚 choices include music for choirs both big and small, from an intimate motet by Orlando Gibbons to a Gustav Mahler symphony. He also admires a recording made by Jacqueline du Pr茅 and Daniel Barenboim when they were in their early twenties.
Plus, he finds beauty and power in pieces which at first glance seem simple.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for 成人快手 Radio 3
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Jonathan Dove
Figures in the Garden (I. Dancing in the Dark)
Ensemble: Members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Elijah (Pt. 1: Overture; 'Hilf, Herr!')
Choir: MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig. Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kurt Masur.- TELDEC.
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Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 (I. Allegro non troppo)
Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Judith Weir
Storm (II. Charm; III. Magic)
Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Choir: Choristers of Temple Church. Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble.- SIGNUM.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Les Bor茅ades (Contredanse en rondeau)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- ERATO.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Les Bor茅ades (Air andante et gracieux)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- ERATO.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Les Bor茅ades (Act 3, Sc. 3, Gavottes)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- ERATO.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Les Bor茅ades (Contredanses tr猫s vives)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- ERATO.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 (V. Mit Aufschwung aber nicht eilen, 'O Schmerz! Du')
Singer: Arleen Aug茅r. Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Old Abram Brown (Friday Afternoons, Op. 7)
Performer: Wilfrid Parry. Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: Elizabethan Singers. Conductor: Louis Halsey.- ELOQUENCE.
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Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- PHILIPS.
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Howard Goodall
The Lord is my Shepherd
Performer: Theo Armon-Jones. Choir: Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. Orchestra: London Musici. Conductor: Stephen Darlington.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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The Beatles
Yesterday
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C, D. 956 (II. Adagio)
Performer: Heinrich Schiff. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- DG.
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David Lang
Come, Daughter (The Little Match Girl Passion)
Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Jehan Alain
Litanies, Op. 79
Performer: Philip Ledger.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Orlando Gibbons
Almighty and Everlasting God
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Boris Ord.- DECCA.
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Nathaniel Dett
The Ordering of Moses (VIII. Orchestral Interlude)
Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Conlon.- BRIDGE RECORDS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion (Final Chorus, No. 68: 'Wir setzen uns')
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- SDG.
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- Sat 30 Oct 2021 13:00成人快手 Radio 3
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