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A Land without Music

BBC Radio 3
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What makes English music and poetry so quintessentially English? Over the next four weeks, the poet and writer Andrew Motion tries to find out more. In the first programme, he looks at romanticism, patriotism and the effects of the First
World War. With music by Parry, Elgar, Gurney, German, Butterworth,
Bridge, Vaughan Williams and Howells. Including poetry from Kipling to
Betjeman, by way of Hardy, Owen, Sassoon, Chesterton and others. Plus contributions from composers Robin Holloway , Diana Burrell and John
Woolrich; and performers Ian Partridge ,
Bernard Haitink and Leonard Slatkin.
A Classic Arts production

Contributors

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Andrew Motion
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Vaughan Williams
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Robin Holloway
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Diana Burrell
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Ian Partridge
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Bernard Haitink
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Leonard Slatkin.
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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