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Planets
With Richard Baker. In his depiction of Mercury, Hoist captured the quicksilver wit and rapid motion of the messenger of the ancient gods - Mercury to the Romans, Hermes to the Greeks. With music including: Szymanowski Calypso (Metopes) Dennis Lee (piano) Stravinsky Persephone (excerpts)
Ithaca College Concert Choir,
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Craft
Eccles Symphony for Mercury (The Judgement of Paris) Parley of Instruments, conductor Roy Goodman Hoist Mercury (The Planets) Royal Philharmonic, conductor Andre Previn
SOUNDING THE CENTURY

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker.
Piano:
Dennis Lee
Conductor:
Robert Craft
Conductor:
Roy Goodman
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Source: Radio Times

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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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