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Sir Paul Collier

Michael Berkeley's guest is the economist Sir Paul Collier whose music choices include Bach, Palestrina and Schubert.

The economist Sir Paul Collier has spent much of his career thinking about some of the biggest challenges we face around the world 鈥� and then trying to find solutions for them. He鈥檚 focused on low-income countries, particularly in Africa, looking at why they haven鈥檛 benefitted from the forces of globalisation. He鈥檚 examined the causes and the consequences of civil war, and the role of foreign aid. He received a knighthood in 2014 for his work on Africa.
His most recent book is called Left Behind and it offers a vision for how neglected places 鈥� from South Yorkshire to South America 鈥� can start to catch up.
His music choices include Bach, William Lawes, Schubert and medieval composer Martin Codax.

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  • Mart铆n Codax

    Cantigas de amigo: I. Ondas do mar de vigo

    Singer: Mara Kiek. Choir: Sinfonye. Director: Stevie Wishart.
    • Bella Domna: The Medieval Woman 鈥� Lover, Poet, Patroness & Saint.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Franz Schubert

    St盲ndchen (Schwanengesang, D 957)

    Performer: Gerald Moore. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.
    • Schubert :Schwanengesang - 7 Lieder.
    • DG.
    • 4.

  • William Lawes

    Suite No.2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sigiswald Kuijken. Performer: Lucy van Dael. Performer: Wieland Kuijken. Performer: Toyohiko Satoh. Director: Gustav Leonhardt.
    • Lawes: The Royal Consort & Songs for Countertenor and Lute.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 1.

  • Anon

    Magnus miles mirabilis

    Choir: Magnificat. Conductor: Philip Cave.
    • Griffin Records.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Julian Bream.
    • Bach: Chaconne, BWV 1004 - Suite, BWV 996 - Partita, BWV 1006a & Prelude, Fugue.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Kyrie (Missa Papae Marcelli)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • Live in Rome: The Tallis Scholars.
    • Gimell.
    • 3.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Ensemble: Melos Quartett.
    • Schubert: String Quintet D956.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Jos茅 Carlos Ary dos Santos

    Alfama

    Singer: Am谩lia Rodrigues.
    • Coimbra.
    • BCD/3RDP.
    • 8.

  • Manuel de Novas

    Tudo Tem Se Limite

    Singer: Ces谩ria 脡vora.
    • Cesaria.
    • Lusafrica.
    • 3.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (R眉ckert-Lieder)

    Performer: Gerold Huber. Singer: Christian Gerhaher.
    • Christian Gerhaher: Mahler Lieder.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 19.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: Canto primo (Sostenuto e largamente)

    Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich.
    • Britten: Cello Suites Nos 1 & 2, Cello Symphony (The Russian Years).
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

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