 
                
                        Scents and Perfumes
From roses to rotting rubbish, chrysanthemums in DH Lawrence to cyanide in a Poirot story: today's programme conjures our sense of smell with music from Ellington to Gounod.
Tom Hollander and Anna Maxwell Martin reading prose and verse, from roses to rotting rubbish, from Marie Antionette's perfume to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, from chrysanthemums in DH Lawrence to cyanide in a Poirot story: today's programme conjures our sense of smell with music from Duke Ellington, Chopin, Gustav Holst, Edith Piaf to Gounod.
Producer: Juan Carlos Jaramillo
READINGS:
Scent of Irises by DH Lawrence 
Scent by Yrsa Daley-Ward 
Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy
Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust
My Mother's Perfume by Pascale Petit
Ars Poetica XVI, from the collection Bright Fear, by Mary Jean Chan
As A Perfume by Arthur Symons
Exotic Fragrance, from Les Fleurs du mal, by Charles Baudelaire
Odour Of Chrysanthemums by D.H. Lawrence 
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 
Perfume by Patrick Suskind
Elixir by Theresa Levitt
The Adventure in the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie 
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman
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    Georgia Mann, ѿý Radio 3Introduction D.H. LawrenceScent of Irises (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 00:02 00:02Felix MendelssohnString Quintet No.2 in B flat, Op.87 (3rd movement) Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.- Phillips - 420 400-2.
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 Yrsa Daley-WardScent, read by Tom Hollander ![]() 00:07 00:07Frédéric Chopin24 Preludes Op.28 for piano: no.24 in D minor Performer: Martha Argerich.- DG - 415836-2.
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 Carol Ann DuffyHavisham, read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 00:11 00:11Thea HjelmelandPerfume - Theah Music - THEAH001.
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 ![]() 00:12 00:12Michel EmerL'Accordoniste Performer: Édith Piaf.- Polygram Distribution - 832189-2.
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 Marcel ProustSwanns Way (excerpt), read by Tom Hollander ![]() 00:17 00:17Reynaldo HahnChansons grises - song-cycle for voice and piano: no.5; L'heure exquise Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor); Jerome Ducross (piano).- Virgin Classics - 2166212.
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 Pascale PetitMy Mother's Perfume, read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 00:21 00:21Maurice RavelMa mere l'oye  Suite (version for orchestra); No.4, Les Entretiens de la belle et de la bête Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- EMI Classics - 50999 966342 2 6.
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 Mary Jean ChanArs Poetica XVI, from the collection Bright Fear, read by Tom Hollander ![]() 00:25 00:25Michael NymanFranklyn (from the Wonderland soundtrack) Performer: Jeremy Limb.- First Creative - 610585882344.
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 Arthur SymonsAs A Perfume, read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 00:28 00:28Duke EllingtonPerfume Suite  Balcony Serenade Performer: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.- Documents - 885150936948.
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 Charles BaudelaireExotic Fragrance, from Les Fleurs du mal, read by Tom Hollander ![]() 00:32 00:32Richard WagnerThe Flying Dutchman: Overture Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Decca - 4177522.
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 D.H. LawrenceOdour Of Chrysanthemums (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 00:36 00:36Trad.Hornpipes: The Plains of Boyle / Cronin's Hornpipe Performer: Paddy Glackin. Performer: Paddy Keenan.- Universal Music Ireland Ltd. - 00602508619892.
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 ![]() 00:39 00:39Nino RotaJuliet, from the soundtrack Romeo and Juliet Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.- Silva Screen Records - FILMCD358.
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 William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin and Tom Hollander ![]() 00:42 00:42Charles GounodRoméo et Juliette / Excerpt from Act IV Singer: Rolando Villazón. Singer: Anna Netrebko. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Nicola Luisotti.- DG - 00028947764571.
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 Jean RhysWide Sargasso Sea (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 00:48 00:48John RutterThe Gift of Life: No. 2. The tree of life Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.- Collegium - COLCD138.
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 Patrick SuskindPerfume (excerpt), read by Tom Hollander ![]() 00:56 00:56Jean‐Féry RebelLes Elemens - simphonie nouvelle: Le Chaos Performer: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Harmonia Mundi - 902288DI.
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 Theresa LevittElixir (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 01:00 01:00Jean‐Philippe RameauLes Indes galantes, Air pour les esclaves Africains Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox - AVSA9877.
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 Agatha ChristieThe Adventure in the Egyptian Tomb (excerpt), read by Tom Hollander ![]() 01:03 01:03Francisco GuerreroSurge propera amica mea, for 6 voices Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Gimell - GIMSA540.
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 Sue TownsendThe Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 01:08 01:08Gustav HolstWalt Whitman Overture, Op. 7 Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- EM Records - EMRCD023.
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 Walt WhitmanSong of Myself, read by Anna Maxwell Martin ![]() 01:10 01:10Gustav HolstWalt Whitman Overture, Op. 7 Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- EM Records - EMRCD023.
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