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Presented by Katie Derham. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in Britten's Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria and Victoria's Requiem. Plus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in Rouse's Karolju.

This week's celebration of the human voice continues with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in the first UK broadcast of a special Christmas piece by American composer Christopher Rouse. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers perform one of the greatest of all Renaissance choral works, by the Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria, and it's introduced by a work he inspired from anniversary composer Benjamin Britten. Plus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra in the introduction to an opera by Franz Schmidt.

Presented by Katie Derham

Britten: Prelude and fugue on a theme of Vittoria
Iain Farrington (organ)

Victoria: Requiem
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers,
David Hill (conductor).

2.40pm
Christopher Rouse: Karolju
Philharmonia Chorus,
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½SO,
David Zinman (conductor).

3.10pm
Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame - Introduction
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra,
Johannes Wildner (conductor).

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 18 Dec 2013 14:00

Music Played

  • Franz Schmidt

    Notre Dame - opera in 2 acts :: Act 1; Introduction

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Wildner.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Iain Farrington. Conductor: David Hill.
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Requiem

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: David Hill. Singer: Rebecca Lodge.
  • Christopher Rouse

    Karolju

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Conductor: David Zinman.
  • Hugo Wolf

    Nun wandre Maria

    Singer: Christine Brewer. Performer: Elizabeth Burley.

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Dec 2013 14:00