Ralph, Adeline and Ursula with Ceri Owen
Donald Macleod and Ceri Owen offer a fresh view of Vaughan Williams's two wives 鈥� Adeline Fisher and Ursula Wood 鈥� their own creative lives, and their role in the composer鈥檚 success
Donald Macleod and Ceri Owen discuss Vaughan Williams's two wives, and their vital contribution to his story.
In the week of the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams' birth, Donald Macleod revisits a series of conversations he recorded earlier in the year with leading authorities on the composer. Each day he explores a new area of Vaughan Williams' life and music; shedding light on his central role in Britain's musical story, his posthumous impact and how we respond to him today. Part of Radio 3鈥檚 ongoing season, 鈥淰aughan Williams鈥� Today鈥�, marking the composer's 150th anniversary year.
Today, Donald talks to Dr Ceri Owen, who offers a fresh fresh view of Vaughan Williams鈥� two wives 鈥� Adeline Fisher and Ursula Wood 鈥� their own creative lives, and their role in the composer鈥檚 success.
Sons of Light - III. The Messengers of Speech
Teresa Cahill, soprano
Bach Choir
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir David Willcocks, conductor
Four Last Songs
Roderick Williams, baritone
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
3 Impressions: II. The Solent
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Daniel, conductor
Let Beauty Awake; In dreams; Infinite Shining Heavens; Whither must I wander; Bright is the ring of words (Songs of Travel)
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Producer: Sam Phillips
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
'The Messengers of Speech' from The Sons of Light
Singer: Tessa Cahill. Choir: Royal College of Music Chamber Choir. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: The Bach Choir. Conductor: Sir David Willcocks.- LYRITA : SRCD-270.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Four Last Songs
Performer: David Mason. Singer: Mark Chambers.- Deux-Elles DXL1012.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Three Impressions, No 2 'The Solent'
Conductor: Paul Daniel. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Albion : ALBCD016.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of Travel (excerpt)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Bryn Terfel.- Deutche Grammophon : 445 9462.
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Broadcasts
- Tue 24 May 2022 12:00成人快手 Radio 3
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