One Hit Wonders
Donald Macleod and guest Sarah Willis explore some of the greatest βone-hit wondersβ in classical music.
Donald Macleod and guest Sarah Willis explore some of the greatest βone-hit wondersβ in classical music - Johann Pachelbel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul Dukas, Gregorio Allegri, Henryk GΓ³recki, Tomaso Albinoni, Giovanni Pergolesi, Pietro Mascagni, Carl Orff and Julius FuΔΓk.
Classical music is littered with composers who are famous for just a single piece of music. In a special week of Composer of the Week programmes, Donald Macleod is joined by Berlin Philharmonic horn player Sarah Willis to explore ten of these composers and examine episodes from their lives, alongside their compositions β both their popular hits and some of their less familiar music. They also try to isolate why certain works have captured the popular imagination of audiences around the world.
Music Featured:
Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue for 3 violins and continuo in D major
Pachelbel: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Humperdinck: Erinnerung
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (excerpts)
Humperdinck: KΓΆnigskinder, "Verdorben! Gestorben!..Ihr Kindlein, sie sind gefunden"
Dukas: La Peri Fanfare
Dukas: Lβapprenti sorcier
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleu, Act III: Adieu
Allegri: Canzone Scamfortina
Allegri: Missa βChe fa oggi il mio soleβ: Agnus Dei
Allegri: Miserere
GΓ³recki: Symphony No 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs),1st Mvt.
GΓ³recki: Little Requiem for a Certain Polka, Op 66, 3rd Mvt.
GΓ³recki: Symphony No 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), 2nd Mvt.
GΓ³recki: Miserere
Albinoni: Overture to Zenobia
Albinoni (compl. Giazotto): Adagio in G minor
Albinoni: Concerto in B flat major for oboe and strings
Albinoni: Concerto in F major for oboe and strings
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Pergolesi: Conversione di San Guglielmo (Sinfonia)
Pergolesi: Dixit Dominus, Opening chorus
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Easter Hymn, Inneggiamo & Intermezzo)
Mascagni: Rapsodia Satanica, Prologue
Orff: Camina Burana, 'O Fortuna'
Orff/Keetman: Schulwerk (excerpts)
Orff: De temporum fine comoedia
Orff: Carmina Burana (excerpt)
FuΔΓk: Entry of the Gladiators
FuΔΓk: Miramare
FuΔΓk: Triglav
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Sam Phillips
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for One Hit Wonders /programmes/m001695t
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers weβve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z
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