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Clive Myrie is in conversation with fellow journalists about the music they鈥檝e heard whilst reporting from the front line. With his own extensive experience of covering wars, and his personal love of opera and jazz, Clive and Caroline Wyatt share stories to reveal something of the power and significance of music when working in extreme conflict situations. Caroline Wyatt is a 麻豆社 presenter and journalist. She began her career as a 麻豆社 foreign correspondent based in Berlin, Bonn, Moscow and Paris. During that period, she reported from Iraq, Kosovo, Chechnya, and the Middle East. She was then 麻豆社 Defence Correspondent covering operations in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming 麻豆社 Religious Affairs Correspondent. She is now a presenter for Radio 4 Saturday PM. Here she recalls the music that accompanied her working life on the front line including Barber鈥檚 Adagio for Strings, Venus the Bringer of Peace from Holst鈥檚 The Planets and Bach鈥檚 Magnificat in D major. Producer: Rosie Boulton A Must Try Softer Production
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- TrackArtist
- 1.William Tell OvertureWilliam Tell OvertureGioachino Rossini
- 2.Adagio for StringsAdagio for StringsSamuel Barber
- 3.Berceuse (Dolly Suite)Berceuse (Dolly Suite)Gabriel Faur茅