Two
Actors Paterson Joseph and Jenna Augen introduce famous couples and pairs, present in nature and cultures. This programme, broadcast on 20/02/2022, is inspired by the number two.
Actors Paterson Joseph and Jenna Augen explore the power of number 2. From the nursery rhyme pair Tweedledum and Tweedledee, to Romeo and Juliet, the star crossed couple of lovers; from the mirror image imagined by Thomas Hardy, to the mythological figures of Romulus and Remus, as seen by Percy Shelley; from the Cholmodeley Ladies, whose portrait, hanging at Tate Britain, inspires Jean Sprackland鈥檚 verses, to the famous 19th-Century twins Chang and Eng, imagined by Cathy Park Hong; and famous double-acts like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, in Cervantes鈥� evergreen masterpiece, to the scary symbiosis of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in Stevenson鈥檚 novella; and more. Some of the music featured comes from duets, vocal or instrumental; or from pieces for two instruments as concert soloists, and some of the music is performed by famous sibling players like pianists Katia and Marielle Labeque; string players Renaud and Gautier Capucon, or the multi-instrumentalists Kanneh-Mason siblings, among others...
Producers: Juan Carlos Jaramillo and Harry Parker
Readings:
King James Bible Verses from Genesis
William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
John Donne A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
Mary Jo Bang Two Nudes
Thomas Hardy Moments of Vision
Victor Hern谩ndez Cruz Two Guitars
Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote
Cathy Park Hong Ontology of Chang and Eng, the Original Siamese Twins
Henry S Leigh The Twins
Arundathi Subramaniam Shoe Zen
Rudyard Kipling Romulus and Remus
Lewis Carroll Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Through the Looking Glass
R L Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A E Stallings Two Violins
Sarah Jackson Into the Horse
Jean Sprackland The Cholmondeley Ladies
Dannie Abse Two Photographs
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Introduction
The Number Two, introduced by Georgia Mann
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00:01Joseph Haydn
The Creation (Overture):
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.- Muse.
- Decca 00028948522040.
King James Bible
Verses from Genesis read by Paterson Joseph and Jenna Augen
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00:05Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet Op 64 Act 1
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Decca.
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (Prologue) read by Jenna Augen
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00:06Leonard Bernstein
Tonight (from West Side Story)
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim. Singer: Carol Lawrence. Singer: Carol Lawrence. Singer: Larry Kert. Singer: Larry Kert.- Sony Classical.
John Donne
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning read by Paterson Joseph
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00:11Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Body And Soul
- RPM Records / Columbia.
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00:15Steve Reich
Duet
Performer: Daniel Hope (violin), Simos Papanas (violin), Kammerorchester Basel.- UMG Recordings.
Mary Jo Bang
Two Nudes read by Jenna Augen
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00:18Sergey Rachmaninov
Cello Sonata in G Minor
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Decca.
Thomas Hardy
Moments of Vision read by Paterson Joseph
Victor Hernandez Cruz
Two Guitars read by Jenna Augen
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00:24Los Panchos
Los Dos
Performer: Los Panchos.- Sony.
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00:27Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in G Major for Two Guitars III Allegro
Performer: John Williams. Performer: Benjamin Verdery. Performer: Benjamin Verdery. Orchestra: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: J谩nos Rolla. Conductor: J谩nos Rolla.- Sony Classical.
Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote read by Paterson Joseph
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00:29Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello II Tres Vif
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Gautier Capu莽on (cello).- Erato/Warner Classics.
Cathy Park Hong
Ontology of Chang and Eng, the Original Siamese Twins read by Paterson Joseph
Henry S Leigh
The Twins read by Jenna Augen
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00:32Vincent Youmans
Tea For Two
Lyricist: Irving Caesar. Singer: Norma Winstone. Performer: John Taylor. Performer: Tony Coe.- ECM Records.
Arundathi Subramaniam
Shoe Zen read by Paterson Joseph
Rudyard Kipling
Romulus and Remus read by Paterson Joseph
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00:38Arthur Smith
Feudin聮 Banjos
Performer: Arthur Smith (banjo), Don Reno (banjo).- Top Tracks.
Lewis Carroll
Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Through the Looking Glass read by Jenna Augen
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00:40Claudio Monteverdi
L'Incoronazione di Poppea Act 3 Pur ti moro, pur ti godo
Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Performer: Stephen Stubbs. Ensemble: Teatro Lirico.- Warner Classics.
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00:44Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
Friendly Duet
- Parlophone.
R L Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde read by Paterson Joseph
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00:47Dick McDonough
Dr Heckle and Mr Jibe
Performer: Jack Teagarden. Performer: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.- Fabulous.
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00:49Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor II Largo ma non tanto
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: Daniel Stabrawa. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Warner Classics.
A E Stallings
Two Violins read by Jenna Augen
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00:56Cat Stevens
Father and Son
Performer: Cat Stevens.- UMG.
Sarah Jackson
Into the Horse read by Jenna Augen
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01:01Claude Debussy
En Blanc et Noir 3 Scherzando
Performer: Katia & Marielle Lab猫que.- Decca.
Jean Sprackland
The Cholmondeley Ladies read by Paterson Joseph
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01:05Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cosi Fan Tutti Act 2 Prendero quel Brunettino
Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Singer: Ann Murray. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Ferruccio Furlanetto.- Deutsche Grammophon.
Dannie Abse
Two Photographs read by Jenna Augen
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01:10Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
It Takes Two
- Universal Music.
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- Sun 20 Feb 2022 17:30麻豆约拍 Radio 3
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