
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales: Somme
Adrian Partington directs the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with music by men who fought on the battlefield.
Adrian Partington directs the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with music by composers who fought in the trenches and in memory of those who fell. Plus Delius's Requiem, completed in 1916 and offering a personal view of life, suffering and loss that was controversial at the time, and still is today.
Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas, live from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff
Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody for full orchestra
Gordon Jacob: Symphony No. 1 (second movement)
Howells: Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and Orchestra
Roussel: Pour une fête de printemps
8.20pm Interval. Nicola Heywood Thomas explores the collections of the National Museum of Cardiff reflecting the terror of the trenches through art, poetry and writing.
8.45pm
Delius: Requiem
Philip Dukes (viola)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Mark Stone (baritone)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Adrian Partington (conductor).
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Music Played
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George Butterworth
A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody for Orchestra
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Gordon Jacob
Symphony No 1 - 2nd movement
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Herbert Howells
Elegy for string quartet, viola and orchestra
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Albert Roussel
Pour une fete de Printemps
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Francis Purcell Warren
Ave Verum
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington. -
Frederick Delius
Requiem
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington. Performer: Philip Dukes. Orchestra: Elizabeth Watts. Performer: Mark Stone. -
COLES
Fra Giacomo
Orchestra: Paul Whelan (baritone). Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish SO. Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (conductor). -
George Butterworth
English Idyll no.1
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle: English Rhapsody.
- Halle.
- 2.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales |
Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales |
Broadcast
- Fri 1 Jul 2016 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3