Sir Granville Bantock (1868-1945)
Part Three
Wednesday 17 October 2007 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Wednesday 17 October 2007 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
On Elgar's recommendation, Bantock entered academia in the musical hub of Birmingham. Some of his best works were written in this period, including his epic choral and orchestral masterpiece Omar Khayyam. This programme features a new recording, and music specially recorded by the BBC Singers.
Donald Macleod is joined by musicologist Lewis Foreman.
Playlist
The Witch of Atlas (Tone Poem for Orchestra No 5)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)
Hyperion CDA 66450
Tracks 6-13
Partsongs
The Tyger (Words: Blake)
To the Evening Star (Words: Blake)
BBC Singers.
Paul Brough (conductor)
(BBC recording )
Omar Khayyam (Part I from XLVII 'When you and I behind the veil are past' to the end)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)
Chandos CHSA 5051
CD2 Tracks 4-11
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