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Sunday Morning Rob Cowan's selection of music includes Adams and Martinu. Plus Bach: Cantata, BWV34.

Shelley's Invocation

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Duration: 20 minutes

Paul Farley explores Shelley's poem Invocation, the inspiration behind Elgar's Second Symphony, which begins with the line: 'Rarely, rarely comest thou, spirit of delight'. He is joined by Shelley biographer Ann Wroe and Simon Bainbridge of Lancaster University.

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