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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

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Sep 2022 17:00

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Henry Purcell

    Funeral March for Queen Mary

    Choir: Vox Luminis. Conductor: Lionel Meunier.
    • Ricercar RIC332.
    • 12.
  • 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.
  • Edmund Spenser

    The Fairie Queene (excerpt), read by Juliet Stevenson

  • 00:05

    William Walton

    Orb and Sceptre coronation march

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Telarc CD80125.
    • 1.
  • 00:07

    Michael Tippett

    Dance, Clarion Air

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro 16134.
    • 2.
  • 00:11

    Edward Elgar

    Aubade (from Nursery Suite)

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Halle CD HLL 7548.
    • 2.
  • 00:00

    Walter Kent

    (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover

    Singer: Vera Lynn.
    • Decca 2715983.
    • 1.
  • 00:00

    Glenn Miller

    In The Mood

    Performer: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.
    • Sony 82876692412.
    • 1.
  • 00:00

    Richard Rodgers

    People will say we're in love (from Oklahoma!)

    Singer: Joan Roberts. Ensemble: Jay Blackton and His Orchestra.
    • Naxos 8.120787.
    • 8.
  • 00:00

    Sir 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

  • 00:22

    Benjamin Britten

    Courtly Dances (from Gloriana)

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos CHAN 10658.
    • 3.
  • 00:28

    Edward 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

  • 00:32

    Malcolm Arnold

    Kingston - Fanfare

    Ensemble: Onyx Brass. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos CHSA5221.
    • 3.
  • 00:34

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    O Taste and See

    Performer: Choir of Westminster Abbey.
    • Cantoris Soundalive CSACD3050.
    • 11.
  • 00:37

    George 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

  • 00:44

    Arnold Bax

    What is it like to be young and fair?

    Choir: Cambridge University Chamber Choir. Conductor: Timothy Brown.
    • Heritage HTGCD213.
    • 2.
  • 00:13

    Arthur Bliss

    Kenilworth March

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Peter Parkes.
    • Chandos CHAN8570.
    • 8.
  • Ted Hughes

    A soul is a wheel, read by Damian Lewis

  • 00:48

    Trad. Maori

    E Papa

    Performer: Kahurangi Maori.
    • ARC Music EUCD 1726.
    • 9.
  • 00:50

    Sola Akingbola

    Ninu Opon Ori Tiwa

    Performer: Sola Akingbola.
    • ARC Music EUCD 2114.
    • 1.
  • John Masefield

    Lines on our Sovereign Lady聮s Return

  • 00:53

    Arthur 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

  • 00:00

    Maria 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

  • 01:01

    Judith Weir

    Piano Concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: William Howard. Ensemble: The Schubert Ensemble.
    • NMC NMC D090.
    • 2.
  • Ted Hughes

    Pibroch, read by Damian Lewis

  • 01:06

    Thomas Tollett

    The Queen's Farewell

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro COR16024.
    • 10.
  • Simon Armitage

    The Bed, read by Simon Armitage

  • 01:09

    Malcolm Williamson

    Lento for Strings

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos CHAN10406.
    • 11.
  • 01:13

    William Walton

    Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (Finale)

    Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Conductor: Robert Salter.
    • RCA RD87846.
    • 9.
  • 01:14

    Ronald Binge

    Elizabethan Serenade

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.
    • Naxos 8553515.
    • 15.
  • Douglas Dunn

    Class Photograph, read by Juliet Stevenson

  • 01:19

    Val 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

  • 01:21

    Paul McCartney

    Her Majesty

    Performer: The Beatles.
    • Apple.
    • 1.
  • 01:22

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies (piano).
    • Unicorn Kanchana DKPCD9070.
    • 1.
  • 01:27

    Trad.

    God Save the Queen

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Decca 4364032.
    • 12.

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