Richard Thompson
Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson.
Richard Thompson began his career as a guitarist and a songwriter when he was still a teenager – and six decades on, his passion for making and sharing music is as strong as ever.
In the late 1960s he co-founded the pioneering folk-rock band Fairport Convention. In 1969 alone, they released three albums. All featured the voice of Sandy Denny, and one - Liege and Lief - was later acclaimed as the most influential folk album of all time. In the early 1970s, Richard left the band to form a decade-long musical partnership with his then wife Linda.
He’s now spent over 30 years as a solo artist, winning an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 and countless plaudits for his guitar playing.
Richard's music choices include Beethoven, Purcell, Britten and Manuel de Falla.
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Manuel de Falla
Spanish Dance No.1 (La Vida Breve)
Performer: Alexandre Lagoya. Performer: Ida Presti. Music Arranger: Alexandre Lagoya.- Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya Edition - Complete Philips recordings.
- Universal Music Division Decca Records France.
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Duke Ellington
Caravan
Composer: Irving Mills. Composer: Juan Tizol. Performer: Les Paul.- The New Sound.
- Capitol Records.
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Edward Elgar
Where corals lie (Sea Pictures, Op 37)
Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- Elgar: Cello Concerto/Sea Pictures: Du Pre/Baker/LSO/Barbirolli.
- EMI.
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Brave Wolfe
Ensemble: The Watersons.- Early Days.
- Topic.
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Claude Debussy
Jeux
Orchestra: HallΓ©. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Debussy: Jeux, Preludes - Matthews: Postlude.
- Halle Concerts Society.
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Britten: Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra: Bergen P.O., Neeme Jarvi.
- BIS.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11: I. Prelude
Ensemble: Potsdam Chamber Academy.- Schostakowitsch: Kammersinfonien.
- Sony Classical.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11: II. Scherzo
Ensemble: Potsdam Chamber Academy.- Schostakowitsch: Kammersinfonien.
- Sony Classical.
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Alfredo Catalani
Ebben? Ne andro lontano (La Wally)
Singer: Maria Callas. Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.- Maria Callas: The Voice of the Century.
- EMI.
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Henry Purcell
Dido & Aeneas: Overture
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- OISEAU LYRE.
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Richard Thompson
Freeze
- Ship to Shore.
- New West Records.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in F major, Op 135 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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