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Sir Thomas Allen

Baritone Sir Thomas Allen shares some of his favourite musical moments: works by Beethoven, Wagner and Humperdinck; treasured voices such as Nicolai Ghiaurov in Verdi's Don Carlo and Kenneth McKellar in Handel's Messiah; and festive treats, including Finzi's Christmas Scene, In Terra Pax.

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Sat 23 Dec 2017 13:00
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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Music for the Royal Fireworks (4th mvt, La Rejouissance)

    Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Ensemble: Wind Ensemble (Title Unknown).
    • Music For The Royal Fireworks (Mackerras, Wind Emsemble).
    • Testament.
    • 5.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah (Part 1: Comfort ye; Ev'ry Valley)

    Singer: Kenneth McKellar. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • HANDEL: MESSIAH.
    • DECCA.
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in F major, 'Razumovsky', Op 59 No 1 (1st mvt: Allegro)

    Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
    • Beethoven: The "Middle Period" String Quartets.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Dies Natalis, Op 8 (3rd mvt, 'The Rapture')

    Singer: Wilfred Brown. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Finzi.
    • British Composers Finzi/V.Williams/Holst.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 11.

  • Richard Wagner

    Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg (Act 3: Prelude)

    Performer: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael KubelΓ­k.
    • Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Munich 1967.
    • Calig.
    • 1.

  • Robert Saint

    Gresford (The Miners' Hymn)

    Performer: The Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band. Music Arranger: Sandy Smith. Ensemble: The Unthanks.

  • Traditional English

    Water o'Tyne

    Singer: Thomas S. Allen.
    • More Songs My Father Taught Me.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Harold Edwin Darke

    In the bleak midwinter

    Performer: Keith Wright. Choir: Durham Cathedral Choir. Singer: Rupert Drury. Conductor: James Lancelot.
    • Christmas Joy, Volume II.
    • PRIORY.
    • 6.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op 56 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Mendelssohn Symphonies No.3 "Scottish" & No.5 "Reformation".
    • Philips.
    • 2.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Whither Must I Wander (Songs of Travel)

    Singer: Thomas S. Allen. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI CDM 764312.
    • EMI.
    • 13.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Act 2, Sc 2-3)

    Singer: Frederica von Stade. Singer: Ileana CotrubaΘ™. Orchestra: COLOGNE Gurzenich Orchestra. Conductor: John Pritchard.
    • Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel.
    • CBS Masterworks.
    • 12.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ella giammai m'amo (Don Carlo: Act 3)

    Singer: NicolaΓ― Ghiaurov. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Verdi: Don Carlo.
    • EMI.
    • 9.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Music Arranger: Ernest Tomlinson. Conductor: Peter Parkes.

  • William Walton

    Praise ye the God of gold (Belshazzar's Feast)

    Singer: Thomas S. Allen. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Belshazzar's Feast / Partita / Henry V: Two Pieces.
    • RCA.
    • 4.

  • Gerald Finzi

    In Terra Pax, for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra

    Singer: Norma Burrowes. Singer: John Shirley‐Quirk. Choir: The Richard Hickox Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • In Terra Pax / Introit / Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice / Magnificat.
    • Argo.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Dec 2017 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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