Once Upon A Time... A Thousand and One Nights
Elizabeth Alker concludes her week of specially recorded performances of fairy tales music with works inspired by the tales of A Thousand and One Nights.
As part of the 麻豆社's 'Once Upon a Time...' week, Elizabeth Alker concludes her series of specially recorded performances of fairy tales music with works inspired by the tales of A Thousand and One Nights; and from LSO St. Luke's, lutenist Thomas Dunford is joined by Keyvan Chemirani for a fusion of Western and Middle Eastern inspired music.
Carl Nielsen
Aladdin - Oriental Festive March
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)
Maurice Ravel
厂丑茅丑茅谤补锄补诲别
Claire Booth (soprano)
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ben Glassberg (conductor)
From LSO St. Luke鈥檚 - Thomas Dunford and Friends
Keyvan Chemirani
To band茅gui
Thomas Dunford (lute)
Kayvan Chemirani (santoor)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite from 鈥楲es Indes Galantes鈥�
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Enrico Onofri (conductor)
Rimsky-Korsakov
Sheherazade, Op. 35
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Lorenzo Viognier (conductor)
From LSO St. Luke鈥檚 - Thomas Dunford and Friends
Keyvan Chemirani
厂丑茅谤补锄补诲别
Thomas Dunford (lute)
Keyvan Chemirani (santoor)
Robert Schumann
Bilder aus Osten (arr. string orchestra)
Festival Strings Lucerne
Daniel Dodds (violin, conductor)
From LSO St. Luke鈥檚 - Thomas Dunford and Friends:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite for cello BWV. 1007 [solo lute]
-Prelude
-Sarabande
-Menuet 1 et 2
Thomas Dunford (lute)
Jan Hanu拧
Salt Above Gold, suite from the ballet, Op. 28a
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Tom谩拧 Netopil (conductor)
The 麻豆社鈥檚 鈥極nce Upon a Time鈥︹�� week celebrates fairytales and storytelling in partnership with the British Library. On 麻豆社 Radio 3, Edith Bowman explores fairytales and fantasy in 'Sound of Cinema', actors Pearce Quigley and Lydia Wilson delve into the worlds of princesses, frogs, and spells in 'Words & Music', Sara Mohr-Pietsch charts a course to Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf in 'Music Map', and Elizabeth Alker presents music inspired by enchanted lands, magical creatures, and timeless tales, in 'Classical Live' and 'Unclassified'. Just search 鈥極nce Upon a Time鈥︹�� in 麻豆社 Sounds. The British Library鈥檚 major new exhibition Fairy Tales runs from 27th March 鈥� 23rd August 2026.
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Carl Nielsen
Aladdin, Op 34 (Oriental Festival March)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
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Maurice Ravel
Sheherazade
Singer: Claire Booth. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Keyvan Chemir芒ni
To Bandegui
Performer: Keyvan Chemir芒ni. Performer: Thomas Dunford. -
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Suite from 'Les Indes galantes'
Orchestra: European Union Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Enrico Onofri. -
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Oliver Knussen
Two Organa, Op 27
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.- DG.
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Luigi Cherubini
Overture: Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves
Conductor: Lawrence Foster. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.- Cherubini: Ouvertures.
- Claves Records.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, op. 35, symphonic suite
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti. -
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Keyvan Chemir芒ni
Sherazade
Performer: Keyvan Chemir芒ni. Performer: Thomas Dunford. -
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Robert Schumann
Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66
Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Strings. Conductor: Daniel Dodds. -
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Alun Hoddinott
Aunt Nellie (Folk-Song Suite)
Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Andrew Penny.- Welsh Classical Favourites: Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Penny.
- Marco Polo.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello suite, BWV 1007 (arr. lute) - Prelude, Sarabande, Menuets 1&2
Performer: Thomas Dunford. -
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Jan Hanu拧
Salt Above Gold, suite from the ballet, Op. 28a
Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Netopil.
Broadcast
- Fri 24 Apr 2026 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3