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Radio 3,04 Jun 2026,59 mins

Series Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)

A Pillar of British Music

Composer of the Week

Available for 6 days

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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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Miracle in the Gorbals (The Young Lovers)
    Miracle in the Gorbals (The Young Lovers)
    Arthur Bliss
  3. 2.
    String Quartet No. 1 (2nd mvt)
    String Quartet No. 1 (2nd mvt)
    Arthur Bliss
  4. 3.
    Miracle in the Gorbals (The Killing of the Stranger)
    Miracle in the Gorbals (The Killing of the Stranger)
    Arthur Bliss