47/60: Music for the Masses
Tuesday 2 October 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.
Playlist
47/60. Music for the Masses
A new democracy started to rise in music as composers like Vaughan Williams and Carl Orff encouraged participation from their audiences, who were able to buy vinyl discs for the first time. Plus music by Weill and Hindemith.
Orff: Carmina Burana - Fortune, Empress of the World
Claire Rutter (soprano)
Tom Randle (tenor)
Markus Eiche (baritone)
Highcliffe Junior Choir
Mary Denniss (director)
Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus
Andrew Knights (director)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Greg Beardsell (director)
Marin Alsop (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570033. Track 1-2
Knipper: Symphony No. 4 - Andante
Russian Academic Chamber Chorus
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Veronika Dudarova (conductor)
Olympia OCD202 Track 10
Vaughan Williams: Concerto grosso
Academy of St. Martin in the fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
London 4213922 Track 2-6
Toch:Geographical Fugue
Aachen Youth Choir
Fritz Ter Wey (director)
Thorofon CTH2044 Track 6
Hindemith: Wir Bauen Eine Stadt
Siegfried Mauser (piano)
Wergo - WER6214-2 Track 22-27
Martinu: La Bagarre
Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Vronsky (conductor)
Supraphon SU30582 Track 17
Weill: Der Lindberghflug - Erstens, Zweitens, Zehntens, Dreizehntens, Funfzehntens
Ernst Ginsberg
Berliner Funkchor Und Orchester
Herman Scherchen (conductor)
Capriccio 60 012-1. Track 2
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