
James Jolly
James Jolly presents music with an aquatic theme, by Telemann, Handel, Smetana, Chausson and Grainger. Plus Frank Bridge's The Sea and Marie-Nicole Lemieux performing Enescu.
James Jolly presents the complete version of Telemann's 'Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth', chosen in yesterday's Building a Library. Written in 1723 to celebrate the centenary of the Hamburg Admiralty, its variety of aquatic themes, from nymphs and water gods to tides and winds, prompts James to explore how other composers, including Handel, Smetana, Chausson and Grainger, have drawn similar concerns into their music. The week's young artists are the singers of Clare College Cambridge, and the neglected classic is 'The Sea' by Frank Bridge. And as Part of Radio 3's Canada 150 week, James focuses on Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux in her recording of Enescu's 'Sept Chansons de Clément Marot'.
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Claude Debussy
Preludes, Book 1 - No 2, Voiles
Music Arranger: Colin Matthews. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Colin Matthews The Debussy Preludes.
- Halle.
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Édouard Lalo
Guitare
Performer: Jean‐Jacques Kantorow. Orchestrator: Gabriel Pierné. Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Kees Bakels.- Lalo: Concerto Russe & Piano Concerto.
- BIS.
- 7.
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Joaquín Turina
ѿýnaje a Tarrega, Op 69 - Solearas
Performer: Norbert Kraft.- Spanish and South American Works for Guitar.
- Chandos.
- 12.
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Graham Ross
Ave verum corpus
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.- Pange Lingua.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 14.
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Lukas Foss
Elegy for Anne Frank
Performer: Jon Nakamatsu. Orchestra: Pacific Symphony. Conductor: Carl St. Clair.- Lukas Foss: Piano Concertos, Elegy For Anne Frank / St Clair.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Hamburger Ebb und Fluss (Wassermusik)
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Director: Maurice Steger.- Telemann - Suites & Concertos for recorder & orchestra.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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George Frideric Handel
Suite from Handel's Water Music
Music Arranger: Sir Hamilton Harty. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.- Hamilton Harty: A John Field Suite.
- Chandos.
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Bedrich Smetana
Ma vlast - Vltava
Performer: Xavier de Maistre.- Moldau: The Romantic Solo Album.
- Sony Classical.
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Ernest Chausson
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer
Singer: Susan Graham. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.- Susan Graham - Poèmes De L’amour.
- Warner Classics.
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Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Performer: Penelope Thwaites. Performer: John Lavender.- Percy Grainger: Complete Music for Four Hands, Two Pianos.
- Heritage.
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John Tavener
Song to Athene
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.- Remembrance.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Anton Bruckner
String Quintet in F, WAB112 - Adagio (arr. Strings)
Music Arranger: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Orchestra: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.- Bruckner: Symphony No. 0, 'Nullte' & Adagio from String Quintet in F major.
- Oehms.
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George Enescu
Sept Chansons de Clément Marot, Op 15
Performer: Daniel Blumenthal. Singer: Marie‐Nicole Lemieux.- L'heure Exquise.
- Naive.
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Frank Bridge
The Sea
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- British Music: Sir Charles Groves.
- EMI/Warner Classics.
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Jules Massenet
Revons, c'est l'heure
Performer: Jérôme Ducros. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Singer: Nathalie Stutzmann.- Green Melodies francaises sur des poemes de Verlaine.
- Erato.
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Gabriel Fauré
La lune blanche luit dans les bois
Performer: Jérôme Ducros. Singer: Philippe Jarousky. Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.- Green Melodies francais sur des poemes de Verlaine.
- Erato.
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Broadcast
- Sun 25 Jun 2017 09:00ѿý Radio 3