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Composer of the Week: Jonathan Harvey

BBC Radio 3
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3: " ...1 don't think the Christian faith is an easy faith. Perhaps the music should reflect something of that...."
Jonathan Harvey talks to Ian Dearden about his attitude to music and religion and introduces three contrasting works which all portray a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Madonna of Winter and Spring
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Peter Eotvos
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
BBC Singers, conductor Simon Joly
Margaret Philips (organ) Lullaby for the unsleeping
Mary King (mezzo) Andrew Ball (piano)

Contributors

Talks:
Jonathan Harvey
Unknown:
Ian Dearden
Unknown:
Virgin Mary.
Conductor:
Peter Eotvos
Conductor:
Simon Joly
Conductor:
Margaret Philips
Piano:
Andrew Ball
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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