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Composer of the Week:Arthur Sullivan

BBC Radio 3
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(1842-1900). Donald Macleod visits five locations in and around Sullivan's native city of London to explore the full range of the composer's music.
1: Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill
The first programme visits the site of many of Sullivan's early triumphs in the 1860s. Introduction: The Tempest
CBSO, conductor Vivian Dunn
Where the Bee Sucks (The Tempest) Irene Sandford (soprano), Ulster
Orchestra, conductor John Lubbock
Twilight, Op 12 Clifford Benson (piano)
Symphony in E (Irish) Royal Liverpool PO, conductor Charles Groves
Te Deum (1872) (excerpts) London Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp Producer David Gallagher

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Vivian Dunn
Soprano:
Irene Sandford
Conductor:
John Lubbock
Piano:
Clifford Benson
Producer:
David Gallagher
Source: Radio Times

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