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Soprano Ailish Tynan with music to stir the emotions

Soprano Ailish Tynan opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Soprano Ailish Tynan is used to tackling some of the biggest dramatic roles in opera and there is plenty of action in her choice of music today. She’ll be playing bracing orchestral works by Mussorgsky, Handel and Messiaen, and as contrast, there’ll be intimate drama in music by Judith Weir, Gabriel Fauré and Schumann. Plus the closing part of Puccini’s tragic La bohème.

Ailish also showcases two superstar singers of their day: Irish tenor John McCormack and celebrated jazz vocalist Betty Carter.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for 鶹Լ Radio 3

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Judith Weir

    Really? (No. 1. Incidents in Traffic)

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Ensemble: Hebrides Ensemble.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 47 (III. Andante cantabile)

    Performer: Glenn Gould. Ensemble: Juilliard Quartet.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition (VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition (VII. The Market at Limoges)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition (VIIIa. Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces Op.12 (No. 1. Arietta)

    Performer: Håkon Austbø.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 (III. Presto)

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
  • Hugo Wolf

    Goethe-Lieder (No. 50. Ganymed)

    Performer: Edwin Schneider. Singer: John McCormack.
  • Betty Carter

    My Favourite Things

  • Joy Webb

    Share My Yoke

    Performer: Desford Colliery Band. Music Arranger: Ivor Bosanko.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (III. Alegro vivace)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Doráti.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Turangalîla Symphony (I. Introduction - Modéré, lourd)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Four Songs, Op. 39 (No. 4. The Roses of Isfahan)

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1, HWV319

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Andrew Manze.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 2 (5th mvt, excerpt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120/2 (III. Andante con moto - Allegro)

    Performer: Steven Kanoff. Performer: Graham Johnson.
  • Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    Jig Set / The Gold Ring / Selection

  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Bohème (Act 4: Sono andati...Oh Dio! Mimì!)

    Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Elizabeth Harwood. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Singer: Gianni Maffeo. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Aug 2021 13:00
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