The Prince and the Composer
In this film, made in 2011, the then Prince of Wales gives his perspective on the work of Hubert Parry, composer of some of Britain's best-loved hymns.
Sir Hubert Parry is simultaneously one of Britain's best-known and least-known composers. Jerusalem is almost a national song, regularly performed at rugby grounds, schools, Women's Institute meetings and the Last Night of the Proms, while Dear Lord and Father of Mankind is one of Britain's best-loved hymns. Everyone knows the tunes, yet hardly anyone knows much about the man who wrote them.
In this film, made in 2011 by award-winning director John Bridcut, the then Prince of Wales, a longstanding enthusiast of Parry's work, sets out to discover more about the complex character behind it, with the help of members of Parry's family, scholars and performers.
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Music Played
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Aled Jones
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
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Choir of Westminster Abbey
Laudate Dominum
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Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill
Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hi
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Mixed Parry Symphony No 5
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ singers and audience
Jerusalem
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Choir and Orchestra at Abbey
Anthem 'I Was Glad'
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Westminster Abbey Choristers
I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
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Hiroaki Takenouchi
Shulbrede Tunes Dolly
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Hiroaki Takenouchi
Bogies and Sprites
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Westminster Abbey Choristers
At The Round Earth's Imagined Corners
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London Symphony Orchestra
Lady Radnor's Suite II Allemande
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Hiroaki Takenouchi
Father Playmate
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Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/David Hill
Long Since in Egypt's Plenteous Land
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Peter Jacobs
Hands Across the Centuries The Whirling Jig
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Parry Symphony No 5 Stress
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus - Blest Pair of Sirens
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Hiroaki Takenouchi
Hands Across the Centuries Suite for Piano Quasi Sarabande
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Parry Symphony No 5 II Love
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Parry Symphony No 5 III Play
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Parry Symphony No 5 IV Play
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Schola Cantorum, I Carta Orchestra
Magnificat
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Choir of Westminster Abbey
Lord Let Me Know Mine End
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | HRH Prince of Wales |
Director | John Bridcut |
Producer | John Bridcut |
Executive Producer | Peter Dale |
Broadcasts
- Fri 27 May 2011 19:30
- Sat 28 May 2011 01:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Mon 6 Jun 2011 21:00
- Tue 7 Jun 2011 02:15
- Fri 10 Jun 2011 00:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Christmas Day 2011 15:10
- Fri 10 Feb 2012 19:30
- Sat 11 Feb 2012 03:00
- Fri 8 Feb 2013 19:30
- Sun 18 Nov 2018 21:00
- Sun 30 Apr 2023 21:00
- Tue 2 May 2023 02:20
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