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The Music of The Beggar's Opera

BBC Radio 3
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Jeremy Barlow introduces a programme tracing the origins and development of seven of the tunes chosen by John Gay for The Beggar's Opera.
PATRIZIA KWELLA (SOp), PAUL ELLIOTT (tenor), JEREMY BARLOW (flutes and recorders), ALASTAIR MCLACHLAN (violin and rebec)
ROSEMARY THORNDYCRAFT (Viols), GEORGE WEIGAND (lute and cittern)
MIKE STEER (harpsichord)

Contributors

Introduces:
Jeremy Barlow
Unknown:
John Gay
Tenor:
Paul Elliott
Tenor:
Jeremy Barlow
Violin:
Alastair McLachlan
Unknown:
Rosemary Thorndycraft
Unknown:
George Weigand
Source: Radio Times

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