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Mendelssohn's Elijah, Hilliard Ensemble

Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the latest in the world of choral music. Including Meet My Choir, with an introduction to an amateur singing group, and Choral Classic.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the latest in the world of choral music. Recorded at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, The Hilliard Ensemble perform specially for The Choir and talk to Sara about their 40th anniversary, a new album and their forthcoming retirement. At half past four another of the UK's amateur singing groups, the P&O Ferries' Choir, introduce themselves in "Meet My Choir". Jo Fitzmaurice joins Sara to talk about the David Idowu Choir and at 5pm Sara introduces this week's choral classic, a work that's remained popular ever since it was first heard in Birmingham in 1846, Mendelssohn's "Elijah".

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Oct 2014 16:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Gary Jackson

    (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER & HIGHER

    Choir: P&O Ferries Choir. Composer: CARL WILLIAM SMITH. Composer: Raynard Miner.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah Op.70

    Choir: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer: UIster Youth Chamber Choir. Choir: Cheethams Chamber Choir. Performer: Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme. Director: Paul McCreesh. Performer: North East Youth Chorale. Choir: Taplow Youth Chorus.
    • SIGNUM : SIGCD300.
    • SIGNUM.

  • William Cornysh

    Ave Maria

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • Specially recorded for this programme.

  • Piers Hellawell

    Sapphire (The Hilliard Songbook)

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • Specially recorded for this programme.

  • Traditional Armenian

    Surp, Ter zorutheanc

    Music Arranger: Komitas Vartapet. Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • Specially recorded for this programme.

  • Arvo PΓ¤rt

    One of the Pharisees

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • Specially recorded for this programme.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Sicut erat in principio from Magnificat

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann. Ensemble: Berlin Academy of Ancient Music.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC-902167.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 9.

  • Marvin Hamlisch

    One from A Chorus Line

    Orchestra: Unknown. Conductor: Donald Pippin. Ensemble: Original Broadway Cast.
    • COLUMBIA : SMK-65282.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 13.

  • John Adams

    Scene 2, Day Chorus from The Death of Klinghoffer

    Conductor: Kent Nagano. Choir: London Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra.
    • NONESUCH : 7559-79281 2.
    • NONESUCH.
    • 10.

  • USA.Traditional

    Swing Low

    Choir: David Idowu Choir. Music Arranger: Laura Howe.

  • Sidney Campbell

    TC_Sing We Merrily

    Choir: Royal School of Church Music Millennium Youth Choir. Performer: Daniel Moult. Conductor: David Ogden.
    • RSCM.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Help, Lord! from Elijah Op.70

    Choir: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Orchestra: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer: UIster Youth Chamber Choir. Choir: Cheethams Chamber Choir. Performer: Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme. Director: Paul McCreesh. Performer: North East Youth Chorale. Choir: Taplow Youth Chorus.
    • SIGNUM : SIGCD300.
    • SIGNUM.
    • 3.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Final 3 movements from Elijah Op.70

    Singer: Simon Keenlyside. Choir: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Director: Paul McCreesh. Singer: Rosemary Joshua.
    • SIGNUM : SIGCD300.
    • SIGNUM.
    • 22.

  • Anonymous

    Remember Me

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • Specially recorded for this programme.

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  • Sun 26 Oct 2014 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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