A Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II
A special sequence of music, readings and archive reflecting on the life and reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
A special sequence of music and spoken words reflecting on the life and reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II, with readings by Juliet Stevenson and Damian Lewis alongside archive speeches by the Queen herself. Many of the writers and composers most closely associated with the Queen are represented, including all of her Poets Laureate and Masters of the Queen's Music, and the music includes some of the Queen's own favourite pieces.
Producer: Graham Rogers
READINGS
Edmund Spenser - The Faerie Queene (excerpt)
John Masefield - Prayer for the Royal Marriage
Andrew Motion - Diamond Wedding
Carol Ann Duffy - The Crown
John Betjeman - Meditation on a Constable Picture
Vita Sackville-West - June 2nd 1953
Ted Hughes - A soul is a wheel
John Masefield - Lines on our Sovereign Lady鈥檚 Return
Cecil Day-Lewis - Hornpipe
Ben Johnson - Every Man Out Of His Humour (excerpt)
William Shakespeare - Hamlet (excerpt)
Ted Hughes - Pibroch
Simon Armitage - The Bed
Douglas Dunn - Class Photograph
Andrew Motion - Hymn for the Golden Jubilee
Philip Larkin - In times when nothing stood
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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
Henry Purcell
Funeral March for Queen Mary
Choir: Vox Luminis. Conductor: Lionel Meunier.- Ricercar RIC332.
- 12.
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00:01
Edward Elgar
So Many True Princesses Who Have Gone
Orchestrator: Anthony Payne. Choir: Adrian Partington Singers. Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos CHSA5057.
- 5.
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Edmund Spenser
The Fairie Queene (excerpt), read by Juliet Stevenson
00:05William Walton
Orb and Sceptre coronation march
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.- Telarc CD80125.
- 1.
00:07Michael Tippett
Dance, Clarion Air
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro 16134.
- 2.
00:11Edward Elgar
Aubade (from Nursery Suite)
Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle CD HLL 7548.
- 2.
00:00Walter Kent
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Singer: Vera Lynn.- Decca 2715983.
- 1.
00:00Glenn Miller
In The Mood
Performer: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.- Sony 82876692412.
- 1.
00:00Richard Rodgers
People will say we're in love (from Oklahoma!)
Singer: Joan Roberts. Ensemble: Jay Blackton and His Orchestra.- Naxos 8.120787.
- 8.
00:00Sir John Goss
Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- Decca 414 609-2.
- 1.
John Masefield
Prayer for the Royal Marriage, read by Damian Lewis
Andrew Motion
Diamond Wedding, read by Juliet Stevenson
00:22Benjamin Britten
Courtly Dances (from Gloriana)
Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos CHAN 10658.
- 3.
00:28Edward Elgar
Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- EMI 575100 2.
- 1.
Carol Ann Duffy
The Crown, read by Juliet Stevenson
00:32Malcolm Arnold
Kingston - Fanfare
Ensemble: Onyx Brass. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos CHSA5221.
- 3.
00:34Ralph Vaughan Williams
O Taste and See
Performer: Choir of Westminster Abbey.- Cantoris Soundalive CSACD3050.
- 11.
00:37George Butterworth
The Banks of Green Willow
Performer: Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor).- Halle CD HLL7503.
- 25.
John Betjeman
Meditation on a Constable Picture, read by John Betjeman
Vita Sackville-West
June 2nd 1953, read by Juliet Stevenson
00:44Arnold Bax
What is it like to be young and fair?
Choir: Cambridge University Chamber Choir. Conductor: Timothy Brown.- Heritage HTGCD213.
- 2.
00:13Arthur Bliss
Kenilworth March
Performer: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Peter Parkes.- Chandos CHAN8570.
- 8.
Ted Hughes
A soul is a wheel, read by Damian Lewis
00:48Trad. Maori
E Papa
Performer: Kahurangi Maori.- ARC Music EUCD 1726.
- 9.
00:50Sola Akingbola
Ninu Opon Ori Tiwa
Performer: Sola Akingbola.- ARC Music EUCD 2114.
- 1.
John Masefield
Lines on our Sovereign Lady聮s Return
00:53Arthur Bliss
Kenilworth March
Performer: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Peter Parkes.- Chandos CHAN8570.
- 8.
Cecil Day-Lewis
Hornpipe, read by Cecil Day-Lewis
Ben Johnson
Every Man Out of his Humour (excerpt), read by Damian Lewis
00:00Maria Theresia von Paradis
Sicilienne
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen.- Decca 6765519.
- 1.
William Shakespeare
Hamlet (excerpt), read by Juliet Stevenson
01:01Judith Weir
Piano Concerto (2nd mvt)
Performer: William Howard. Ensemble: The Schubert Ensemble.- NMC NMC D090.
- 2.
Ted Hughes
Pibroch, read by Damian Lewis
01:06Thomas Tollett
The Queen's Farewell
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro COR16024.
- 10.
Simon Armitage
The Bed, read by Simon Armitage
01:09Malcolm Williamson
Lento for Strings
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos CHAN10406.
- 11.
01:13William Walton
Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (Finale)
Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Conductor: Robert Salter.- RCA RD87846.
- 9.
01:14Ronald Binge
Elizabethan Serenade
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.- Naxos 8553515.
- 15.
Douglas Dunn
Class Photograph, read by Juliet Stevenson
01:19Val Hamm
Milanollo
Performer: The Band of the Life Guards.- Bandleader BNA 5171.
- 5.
Andrew Motion
Hymn for the Golden Jubilee, read by Damian Lewis
Philip Larkin
In times when nothing stood, read by Juliet Stevenson
01:21Paul McCartney
Her Majesty
Performer: The Beatles.- Apple.
- 1.
01:22Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies (piano).- Unicorn Kanchana DKPCD9070.
- 1.
01:27Trad.
God Save the Queen
Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.- Decca 4364032.
- 12.
Broadcast
- Sun 11 Sep 2022 17:00成人快手 Radio 3