A Pillar of British Music
Donald Macleod with biographer Paul Spicer delve into Bliss鈥檚 music during WWII and after, including his appointment as Master of the Queen鈥檚 Music.
Donald Macleod with biographer Paul Spicer delve into Bliss鈥檚 music during WWII and after, including his appointment as Master of the Queen鈥檚 Music. This was a time when Bliss was at the height of his fame, including collaborating with the Alfredo Campoli on a violin concerto. It was also a period when Bliss experienced a major disaster, in the composing and premier of his opera, The Olympians.
Miracle in the Gorbals (The Young Lovers)
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Seal, conductor
String Quartet No 1 (Allegretto grazioso)
Maggini Quartet
Miracle in the Gorbals (The Killing of the Stranger)
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Seal, conductor
Adam Zero (Approach of Autumn)
English Northern Philharmonia
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
Piano Sonata (excerpt)
Eric Parkin, piano
Welcome the Queen
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba, conductor
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Vivo 鈥� Tranquillo)
Lydia Mordkovich, violin
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock
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Broadcast
- Thu 4 Jun 2026 16:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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