The Full Works Concert [23/04/2014]

Synopsis

To mark St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s 450th anniversary Jane Jones presents a concert of English music and music inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Incidental Music. Arleen Auger, Ann Murray (soloists), Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers, Neville Marriner (conductor). Purcell: The Fairy Queen Suite. Take Four Guitar Quartet. Walton: Henry V Suite. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor). Nyman: Prospero’s Books - Cornfield. Michael Nyman Band and Orchestra, Michael Nyman (conductor). Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing - Concert Suite, Op 11. Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria, Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor). Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs. Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Summerly (conductor). Hess: Shakespeare Pictures. Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Nigel Hess (conductor),

Series

Full Works Concert

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Apr 2014 at 20:00 (Channel: Classic FM)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No distributor or archive known (4/2014)

Credits

Contributor

Jane Jones

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)