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Music for the moment

A sequence of pieces with links to British royalty down the age, including music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and John Wilbye.

A sequence of pieces with links to British royalty down the ages, including musical tributes to the first Queen Elizabeth of England; a serenade celebrating the 鈥楴ew Elizabethan Age鈥� in 1952; a lullaby from Arnold Bax, Queen Elizabeth鈥檚 first Master of the Queen鈥檚 Music; Beethoven鈥檚 exuberant variations on God Save the King; and a piece by Queen Victoria鈥檚 favourite, Felix Mendelssohn.

30 minutes

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Mon 19 Sep 2022 19:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    March from Queen Mary's Funeral Music Z.860 for trumpets and trombones

    Ensemble: Baroque Brass of London.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.
    • DG.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    7 Variations on 'God save the King'

    Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • Beethoven: Variations: Cedric Tiberghien.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 7.

  • Ronald Binge

    Elizabethan Serenade

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.
    • Elizabethan Serenade.
    • Naxos.
    • 15.

  • Arnold Bax

    Lullaby for piano

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • Arnold Bax: Piano music volume 1: Eric Parkin.
    • Chandos.

  • John Wilbye

    The Lady Oriana for 6 voices [from "The triumphs of Oriana", 1601]

    Performer: David Miller. Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Director: Robert Hollingworth.
    • CHANDOS.

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  • Mon 19 Sep 2022 19:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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