Classical Icons
Are the icons of classical music born or made? And what factors are at play in the making of an icon, beyond pure talent and artistry?
As ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 2's epic history series Icons is underway, Tom Service takes a closer look at four icons of the classical music world: Maria Callas, Nigel Kennedy, Jacqueline du PrΓ©, and Luciano Pavarotti. With the help of opera critic Anna Picard Tom asks whether these icons are born or whether they're made, and what factors (beyond great artistry and talent) are at play in the making of an icon.
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Giacomo Puccini
Vissi d'arte (Tosca)
Performer: Maria Callas. Performer: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra. Performer: George Pretre.- EMI.
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Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze
Performer: Jimi Hendrix Experience.- Track.
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GiacomoPuccini
Nessun dorma
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Zubin Mehta.- DECCA.
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Amy Winehouse
Rehab
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Edward Elgar
Ist Movement: Adagio - Moderato (Cello Concerto in E minor)
Performer: Jacqueline du PrΓ©. Performer: LSO. Performer: John Barbirolli.- EMI.
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Otis Blackwell
All Shook Up
Performer: Elvis Presley.- RCA Victor.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro from La Primavera from Le quattro stagioni
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.- EMI.
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Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
- DGC.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Performer: Choir of St Johnβs College, Cambridge. Performer: Christopher Robinson.- NAXOS.
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Gabriel FaurΓ©
Apres Un Reve
Performer: Sheku KannehβMason.- Decca.
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Big Mama Thornton
Ball and Chain
Performer: Janis Joplin.- Columbia.
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The Doors
Break On Through
- Elektra.
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Amy Winehouse
Back to Black
- Island.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem aeternam (Requiem (K.626) in D minor)
Performer: Monteverdi Choir. Performer: English Baroque Soloists. Performer: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- PHILIPS.
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Franz Schubert
2nd Movmement - Quartet for strings "Death and the maiden"
Performer: Hagen Quartett.- DG.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Casta Diva (Norma)
Performer: Maria Callas. Performer: Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Performer: Tullio Serafin.- Warner Classics.
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Vera Matson
Love Me Tender
Performer: Elivis Presley.- RCA Victor.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro from La Primavera from Le quattro stagioni
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.- EMI.
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Antinio Vivaldi
Allegro from LΒautunnoΒ from Le quattro stagioni
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.- EMI.
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Leonard Bernstein
Maria (West Side Story)
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti. Performer: JosΓ© Carreras. Performer: PlΓ‘cido Domingo.- DECCA.
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FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin
Waltz in E flat major Op.18 'Grande valse brillante'
Performer: Lang Lang.- SONY.
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- Sun 20 Jan 2019 17:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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