Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Woman. Life. Song.

Sunday 20 January 2008 22:25-23:40 (Radio 3)

From LSO St Luke's, London, Tom Service presents a concert given by students at the Guildhall School conducted by Andre de Ridder. Weir's Piano Concerto fills the space between chamber music and bravura-filled spectacle.

An intimate work, it has an English folksong, The Sweet Primroses, at the heart of the slow movement.

American soprano Jessye Norman commissioned poems from Maya Angelou, Clarissa Pinkola Estes and Toni Morrison specifically for Weir's song-cycle, which traces a woman's life from infancy to old age - with much humour along the way

Duration:

1 hour 15 minutes

Playlist:

Edward Pick (piano)
Rowan Hellier (mezzo-soprano)
Guildhall Chamber Orchestra
Andre de Ridder (conductor)

Weir: Piano Concerto (woman.life.song)

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Episode and Playlist Information

• 20 Jan 08 Woman. Life. Song.
• 20 Jan 08 Songs and Tales Pt.2
• 20 Jan 08 Judith Weir Speaks
• 20 Jan 08 Songs and Tales Pt.1
• 19 Jan 08 Art of Chamber Pt.2
• 19 Jan 08 Art of Chamber Pt.1

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