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Katie Derham is joined by composer and pianist Nigel Hess, to hear about his musical celebration of Shakespeare, 'The Food of Love'.

Katie Derham is joined by composer and pianist Nigel Hess, to hear about his musical celebration of Shakespeare, 'The Food of Love', taking place at the Summer Music in City Churches festival. There's also live music from violinist Liya Petrova, who is appearing with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Bristol later this week, to play Korngold's Violin Concerto.

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Thu 6 Jun 2024 17:00

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces - book 8 Op.65)

    Orchestrator: Franz Josef Breuer. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk.
    • Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigur Jorsalfar.
    • NAXOS.
    • 11.
  • John Williams

    Hymn To The Fallen (From "Saving Private Ryan" Soundtrack)

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
    • Saving Private Ryan.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.
  • Nigel Hess

    'Overture' from Much Ado About Nothing

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nigel Hess.
    • The Food of Love.
    • Bucks Records Limited.
    • 11.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata In G Minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Inon Barnatan.
    • Rachmaninov & Chopin Cello Sonatas.
    • DECCA.
    • 3.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Five variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits: London Symphony Orchestra/Hickox.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.
  • Nigel Hess

    Sigh No More

    Performer: Michael Dore. Performer: Nigel Hess.
  • Nigel Hess

    Do But Behold

    Performer: Eleanor Grant. Performer: Michael Dore. Performer: Nigel Hess.
  • Nigel Hess

    With Daisies Pied

    Performer: Michael Dore. Performer: Eleanor Grant. Performer: Nigel Hess.
  • Madeleine Dring

    Festival Scherzo

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Conductor: Robert Salter.
    • HYPERION.
  • Maurice DuruflΓ©

    Requiem: In Paradisum

    Choir: Corydon Singers. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Matthew Best.
    • HYPERION.
  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour

    Performer: Liya Petrova. Performer: Richard Uttley.
  • Hirokazu Tanaka

    Tetris Theme (Korobeiniki)

    Conductor: Andrew Skeet. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • The Greatest Video Game Music.
    • X5 Music Group.
    • 11.
  • George Butterworth

    Is my team ploughing? (6 Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad')

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Iain Burnside.
    • George Butterworth, Songs from A Shropshire Lad: Williams / Burnside.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sarabande from Partita no. 2 in D minor

    Performer: Liya Petrova.
  • Claude Debussy

    Violin Sonata in G minor, 1st mvt

    Performer: Liya Petrova. Performer: Richard Uttley.
  • George Gershwin

    Summertime [from 'Porgy And Bess']

    Singer: Claron McFadden. Orchestra: Anima Eterna Brugge. Conductor: Jos van Immerseel.
    • Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & Catfish Row.
    • Alpha.
    • 6.
  • FranΓ§ois Couperin

    Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 3e ordre: XII. La Favorite

    Performer: Jeanne Jourquin.
    • Couperin: PiΓ¨ces de clavecin, Livre I, 3e ordre: La Favorite.
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 101.
  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Colas Breugnon, Op 24 (Overture)

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Kabalevsky: Piano concerto etc: Kathryn Stott/ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic/Sinaisky.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • TomΓ‘s Luis de Victoria

    Ave Maria

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • Christmas Carols and Motets.
    • Gimell.
    • 11.
  • Ross Parker

    We'll meet again

    Composer: Hugh Charles. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott. Music Arranger: Jorge Calandrelli.
    • Songs of Comfort and Hope.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 20.

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