Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn with stories beneath the music
Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside, from the gentle pathos of a Beethoven piano sonata to the pithy humour of a Bernstein quartet.
Opera singer and song recitalist Elizabeth Llewellyn discovers a wide range of voices, from the perfection of Petula Clark鈥檚 folk style in the soundtrack to Finian鈥檚 Rainbow, to the never ending flexibility of Wynton Marsalis on the trumpet, and the unexpected beauty of a choir that breathes as one鈥�
Elizabeth also explains why the lute-like guitar accompaniment and ground bass of a Joan Armatrading song makes it sound like baroque music, and plays a piece by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with rhythmic twists and turns that keep her gripped.
Plus, a track Elizabeth danced to as a child that now has new meaning for her.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3
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Samuel Coleridge鈥怲aylor
Dawn (African Romances, Op. 17 No. 4)
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Llewellyn. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (II. Adagio)
Performer: Martin Fr枚st. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. -
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Burton Lane
Look to the Rainbow (Finian's Rainbow)
Lyricist: Yip Harburg. Singer: Petula Clark. Singer: Don Francks. Singer: Fred Astaire. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. -
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. -
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Harry Belafonte & The Islanders
When the Yankees Are Gone
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 1, 'A Sea Symphony' (IV. The Explorers)
Lyricist: Walt Whitman. Singer: Elizabeth Llewellyn. Singer: Marcus Farnsworth. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Choir: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. -
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Samuel Coleridge鈥怲aylor
Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor (III. Scherzo)
Performer: Anthony McGill. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet. -
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Joan Armatrading
Love And Affection
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595 (III. Allegro)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. -
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Leonard Bernstein
Life is Happiness Indeed (Candide)
Singer: Della Jones. Singer: Jerry Hadley. Singer: June Anderson. Singer: Kurt Ollmann. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. -
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Giuseppe Verdi
Simon Boccanegra (Act 1, Prelude)
Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. -
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Richard Strauss
Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18 (III. Andante - Allegro)
Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: Piers Lane. -
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Si suoni la tromba (7 Arie con Tromba Sola)
Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Singer: Kathleen Battle. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚. Conductor: John Nelson. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 (1st movement)
Performer: J枚rg Demus. -
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Frederick Loewe
Brigadoon (Opening Chorus)
Librettist: Alan Jay Lerner. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. Choir: MGM Studio Chorus. -
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C, D. 956 (II. Adagio)
Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet. -
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Marc Cohn & band
Walking in Memphis
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Feb 2022 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Sat 9 Dec 2023 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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