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15/12/2010 Christmas Special

Sean Rafferty presents a Christmas special from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre, with live performances from Chapelle du Roi, Doric String Quartet, the Dufay Collective and Alistair McGowan.

A Christmas In Tune special live from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre featuring performances from vocal group Chapelle du Roi, the Doric String Quartet, the Dufay Collective and oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk. Plus music and poetry by Noel Coward performed by Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page.

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
A special Christmas broadcast from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Broadcasting House, London
Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00
E-mail: in.tune@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours

Music Played

  • LIVE

    • Anon.

      To Drive the Cold Winter Away

      Performer: Dufay Collective

    • Noël Coward

      Mad Dogs and Englishmen

      Performer: Alistair McGowan Performer: Charlotte Page Performer: George Dyer (piano)

    • Benjamin Britten

      Temporal Variations: Theme, Oration, March, Exercises, Commination, Chorale, Waltz, Polka

      Performer: Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Performer: Vanda Albota (piano)

    • Noël Coward

      Mad About The Boy

      Performer: Charlotte Page Performer: George Dyer (piano)

    • Noël Coward

      Alice Is At It Again

      Performer: Alistair McGowan Performer: George Dyer (piano)

    • Noël Coward

      Nothing Is Lost (poem)

      Performer: Alistair McGowan Performer: George Dyer (piano)

    • Noël Coward

      Reunion (poem); If You Could Only Come With Me

      Performer: Alistair McGowan Performer: Charlotte Page Performer: George Dyer (piano)

    • Joan Ambrosio Dalza

      Pivas

      Performer: Dufay Collective

    • Anon.

      Blessed be That Maid Marie (17th Century)

      Performer: The Dufay Collective

    • John Playford

      Country Dances: Kemps Jegg, Jack Pudding, Under and Over, Stingo

      Performer: Dufay Collective

    • Carl Nielsen

      Two Fantasy Pieces: Romance and Humoresque

      Performer: Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Performer: Vanda Albota (piano)

    • William Byrd

      O Lord Let Thy Servant

      Performer: Chapelle Du Roi Performer: Stephen Rice (director)

    • Thomas Tallis

      Suscipe Quaeso

      Performer: Chapelle Du Roi Performer: Stephen Rice (director)

    • Thomas Tallis

      Mass Puer Natus Agnus Dei

      Performer: Chapelle Du Roi Performer: Stephen Rice (director)

    • Joseph Haydn

      String Quartet in D, op 64 no 5 'The Lark': Allegro moderato; Adagio cantabile; Menuetto (

      Performer: Doric String Quartet

    • [traditional]

      Christmas Dances: Sussex Wassail and I Saw Three Ships

      Performer: Dufay Collective

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Dec 2010 17:00

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