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Neville Marriner Day

Music by Holst, Mozart and Rossini from the great British conductor Sir Neville Marriner. Fiona Talkington celebrates Neville Marriner Day on the centenary of his birth.

A collection of brilliant recordings of some of Sir Neville's most beloved composers, performed by his own orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and conducted by the great man himself.

Presented by Fiona Talkington, today's edition of Classical Live features:

Gustav Holst
St. Paul’s Suite (iv. Finale: The Dragason)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Gioacchino Rossini
William Tell Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze di Figaro (Act 1)
JosΓ© van Dam (Figaro),
Barbara Hendricks (Susanna),
Ruggero Raimondi (Conte Almaviva),
Lucia Popp (Contessa Almaviva),
Agnes Baltsa (Cherubino),
Felicity Palmer (Marcellina),
Robert Lloyd (Bartolo),
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons: Autumn
Alan Loveday (violin)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Charles Ives
Symphony No. 3
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich habe Genug
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

George Frideric Handel
Oh! had I Jubel’s Lyre (Act 3, Joshua)
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

William Walton
Henry V: Death of Falstaff
Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Michael Tippett
Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Igor Stravinsky
Serenata (Pulcinella)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

2 hours, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Rossini: William Tell - Overture

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • A Season of Music: Rossini.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 85.
  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2: IV. Finale. The Dargason

    Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • The Lark Ascending collection.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 13.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage of Figaro

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Performer: Neville Marriner.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons: Autumn

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Performer: Alan Loveday. Performer: Neville Marriner.
    • Argo.
  • Charles Ives

    Symphony No.3 The Camp Meeting

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Performer: Neville Marriner.
    • Argo.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata "Ich habe genug"

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Bach, J.S.: Cantatas Nos. 56 & 82.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried-Idyll for small orchestra

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • The Best of The Academy.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 10.
  • George Frideric Handel

    "Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre" (Act 3, Joshua)

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Handel: Arias.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.
  • William Walton

    Touch her soft lips and part (Henry V)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Palmer. Narrator: Christopher Plummer. Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Henry V etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Michael Tippett

    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Decca.
  • Michael Tippett

    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Michael Tippett: Sonatas, Quartets, Double Concerto.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Michael Tippett

    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • British Composers: Tippett.
    • EMI.
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Apr 2024 13:00