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Each week the programme examines some of the larger questions of life by taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through Music, prose and poetry.
It brings together the thoughts, ideas and works of the great thinkers, theologians, poets and composers. Something Understood has a multi-faith approach, often bringing in examples from Eastern philosophy as well as the Western Christian world.
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The Return of The Religious
Today's programme is presented by Mark Tully.
Music 1: Victoria composed by Wojciech Kilar. From the CD 'Kilar: Choral and Orchestral Works'. Performed by the Cracow Philharmonic Chorus, Jacek Mentel, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) and conducted by Antoni Wit. Published by HNH International Ltd. Released on Naxos. Catalogue number: 8.554788.
Reading 1: Excerpt from The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality by David Tacey. Published by Brunner-Routledge. ISBN: 1583918744.
Music 2: Bha-shey Kel-sang la (Traditional). From the CD 'Dhama Suna: Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts'. Performed by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. Released on Erato. Catalogue number: 0630-19064-2.
Music 3: Prayer of David: 'Bow down thine ear, O Lord' from 'Psalm and Prayer of David' composed by Walter Piston. From the CD 'The Incredible Walter Piston'. Performed by the Juillard String Quartet, the Seattle Symphony & Chorale and conducted by Gerald Schwarz. Released on Delos. Catalogue number: DE3126.
Reading 2: Small Philosophical Poem by Anne Stevenson. From the anthology 'Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets: Eleven British Writers', edited by Jeni Couzyn. Published by Bloodaxe Books. ISBN: 0906427800.
Reading 3: Lines Written A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth. From the anthology 'Wordsworth: Selected Poetry' edited by Nicholas Roe. Published by Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN: 014058661X.
Music 4: Open written by Mike Scott. From the CD 'Mike Scott: Still Burning'. Performed by Mike Scott, James Hallawell, Pino Palladino, Jim Keltner and Chris Bruce. Published by Sony Music/ATV Ltd. Released on Chrysalis. Catalogue number: 57389 2.
Music 5: Beata viscera composed by Magister Perotinus. From the CD 'Officium - Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble'. Performed by Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble. Released on ECM. Catalogue number: 4453692.
Reading 4: Over the Great City by Edward Carpenter. From the anthology 'The Lion Christian Poetry Collection' edited by Mary Batchelor. Published by Lion Publishing PLC. ISBN: 0745950574
Music 6: By The Rivers Dark written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson. From the CD 'Leonard Cohen: Ten New Songs'. Performed by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson. Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sharon Robinson Songs (ASCAP). Released on Columbia. Catalogue number: 5012022.
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