Justin Welby
Michael Berkeley's guest is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. He talks about the meaning of Christmas and introduces his favourite music, including Bach and Britten.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, talks to Michael Berkeley about his favourite music and the meaning of Christmas. His choices include Christmas music from Bach and Britten, and music Justin Welby loves from the late medieval period.
He talks to Michael about his career in the oil industry, his relatively late ordination, and his meteoric rise to the top of the Anglican Church, and the music that has accompanied him on that journey.
Michael asks him how he finds time for prayer and contemplation amid the pressure of heading the Anglican community, and what role music plays in his relationship with God. And he asks how he plans to spend his first Christmas as Archbishop.
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Wendell P. Whalum
Betelehemu
Choir: African Children's Choir. Composer: Babatunde Olatunji. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Part 2 - excerpt
Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Stephen Layton. -
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Michael Berkeley
Listen, Listen Oh My Child
Director: David Flood. Choir: The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral. -
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Thomas Tallis
Miserere Nostri Domine
Choir: Chapelle du Roi. Conductor: Alistair Dixon. -
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Thomas Tallis
God Grant With Grace
Choir: Chapelle du Roi. Conductor: Alistair Dixon. -
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Lewis Henry Redner
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Choir: Ely Cathedral Choir. Lyricist: Brooks, Bishop Phillips. Performer: Scott Farrell. Director: Paul Trepte. -
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Simon & Garfunkel
The Boxer
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Simon Preston
"Dies Irae" and "Bugles Sang" from War Requiem
Choir: Bach Choir. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Choir: Highgate School Choir. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Dietrich FischerβDieskau.- Decca.
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- Sun 22 Dec 2013 12:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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