Judith Weir (b 1954)
Part Two
Tuesday 8 June 2004 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Judith Weir has made fruitful use of folk music but, as is typical of composers who have drawn successfully from this source, in a strikingly unique and idiomatic way. Today, in conversation with Judith Weir, Donald Macleod looks at some of the examples of folk music - and folk lore - that turn up in the composer's work.
Playlist:
A Blue True Dream of Sky
BBC Singers/Dominic Wheeler (conductor)
El Rey de Francia
The Schubert Ensemble
Songs from the Exotic (on the rocks)
1. Sevadlino, my little one
2. In the lovely village of Nevesinje
Tapestry: Sandra Lissenden (soprano)
Andrew Sparling (clarinet)
Katharine Durran (piano)
Piano Quartet
The Schubert Ensemble
Songs from the Exotic (on the rocks)
3. The Romance of Count Arnaldos;
4. The Song of a girl ravished away by the fairies in South Uist
Tapestry
Sandra Lissenden (soprano)
Andrew Sparling (clarinet)
Katharine Durran (piano)
String Quartet
The Yggdrasil Quartet of Aberdeen
(Repeat)
Listen Live
help
