Scents and Perfumes
From roses to rotting rubbish, chrysanthemums in DH Lawrence to cyanide in a Poirot story: today's programme conjures our sense of smell with music from Ellington to Gounod.
Tom Hollander and Anna Maxwell Martin reading prose and verse, from roses to rotting rubbish, from Marie Antionette's perfume to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, from chrysanthemums in DH Lawrence to cyanide in a Poirot story: today's programme conjures our sense of smell with music from Duke Ellington, Chopin, Gustav Holst, Edith Piaf to Gounod.
Producer: Juan Carlos Jaramillo
READINGS:
Scent of Irises by D.H. Lawrence
Scent by Yrsa Daley-Ward
Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy
Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust
My Mother's Perfume by Pascale Petit
Ars Poetica XVI, from the collection Bright Fear, by Mary Jean Chan
As A Perfume by Arthur Symons
Exotic Fragrance, from Les Fleurs du mal, by Charles Baudelaire
Odour Of Chrysanthemums by D.H. Lawrence
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Perfume by Patrick Suskind
Elixir by Theresa Levitt
The Adventure in the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman
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Georgia Mann, 鶹Լ Radio 3
Introduction
D.H. Lawrence
Scent of Irises (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin
00:02Felix Mendelssohn
String Quintet No.2 in B flat, Op.87 (3rd movement)
Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.- Phillips - 420 400-2.
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Yrsa Daley-Ward
Scent, read by Tom Hollander
00:07Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes Op.28 for piano: no.24 in D minor
Performer: Martha Argerich.- DG - 415836-2.
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Carol Ann Duffy
Havisham, read by Anna Maxwell Martin
00:11Thea Hjelmeland
Perfume
- Theah Music - THEAH001.
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00:12Michel Emer
L'Accordoniste
Performer: Édith Piaf.- Polygram Distribution - 832189-2.
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Marcel Proust
Swanns Way (excerpt), read by Tom Hollander
00:17Reynaldo Hahn
Chansons grises - song-cycle for voice and piano: no.5; L'heure exquise
Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor); Jerome Ducross (piano).- Virgin Classics - 2166212.
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Pascale Petit
My Mother's Perfume, read by Anna Maxwell Martin
00:21Maurice Ravel
Ma mere l'oye Suite (version for orchestra); No.4, Les Entretiens de la belle et de la bête
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- EMI Classics - 50999 966342 2 6.
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Mary Jean Chan
Ars Poetica XVI, from the collection Bright Fear, read by Tom Hollander
00:25Michael Nyman
Franklyn (from the Wonderland soundtrack)
Performer: Jeremy Limb.- First Creative - 610585882344.
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Arthur Symons
As A Perfume, read by Anna Maxwell Martin
00:28Duke Ellington
Perfume Suite Balcony Serenade
Performer: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.- Documents - 885150936948.
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Charles Baudelaire
Exotic Fragrance, from Les Fleurs du mal, read by Tom Hollander
00:32Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman: Overture
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Decca - 4177522.
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D.H. Lawrence
Odour Of Chrysanthemums (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin
00:36Trad.
Hornpipes: The Plains of Boyle / Cronin's Hornpipe
Performer: Paddy Glackin. Performer: Paddy Keenan.- Universal Music Ireland Ltd. - 00602508619892.
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00:39Nino Rota
Juliet, from the soundtrack Romeo and Juliet
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.- Silva Screen Records - FILMCD358.
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William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin and Tom Hollander
00:42Charles Gounod
Roméo et Juliette / Excerpt from Act IV
Singer: Rolando Villazón. Singer: Anna Netrebko. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Nicola Luisotti.- DG - 00028947764571.
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Jean Rhys
Wide Sargasso Sea (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin
00:48John Rutter
The Gift of Life: No. 2. The tree of life
Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.- Collegium - COLCD138.
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Patrick Suskind
Perfume (excerpt), read by Tom Hollander
00:56Jean‐Féry Rebel
Les Elemens - simphonie nouvelle: Le Chaos
Performer: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Harmonia Mundi - 902288DI.
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Theresa Levitt
Elixir (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin
01:00Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Les Indes galantes, Air pour les esclaves Africains
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox - AVSA9877.
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Agatha Christie
The Adventure in the Egyptian Tomb (excerpt), read by Tom Hollander
01:03Francisco Guerrero
Surge propera amica mea, for 6 voices
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Gimell - GIMSA540.
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Sue Townsend
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (excerpt), read by Anna Maxwell Martin
01:08Gustav Holst
Walt Whitman Overture, Op. 7
Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- EM Records - EMRCD023.
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Walt Whitman
Song of Myself, read by Anna Maxwell Martin
01:10Gustav Holst
Walt Whitman Overture, Op. 7
Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- EM Records - EMRCD023.
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- Sun 14 Jan 2024 17:30鶹Լ Radio 3