53/60: Britain Victorious
Wednesday 10 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.
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53/60. Britain Victorious
British composers responded to the war and its aftermath. Britten's Peter Grimes, first performed in June 1945, spoke to an audience that had been shaped by the experience of war.
Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage - Act 2
Joan Carlyle (soprano)
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo)
Helen Watts (contralto)
Alberto Remedios (tenor)
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
Raimund Herincx (baritone)
Stafford Dean (bass)
David Whelan (baritone)
Andrew Daniels (tenor)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Colin Davis (conductor)
Lyrita SRCD2217 CD 1 Tracks 16 - 19 and CD 2 1-5
Britten: Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
BBC NOW
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
BBC Recording
Tippett: Divertimento 'Sellinger's Round' - A Lament (andante Expressivo)
English Chamber Orchestra
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
Lyrita SRCD.257 Track 2
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