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Composer of the Week: Arthur Sullivan

on BBC Radio 3

(1842-1900). Arthur Sullivan lived and worked for most of his life in London, and died there 100 years ago this week.
Donald Macleod visits five locations in and around London to explore the full range of Sullivan's music.
1: Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill
The scene of Sullivan's early triumphs in the 1860s. The British premiere of his incidental music to The Tempest launched a long-lasting musical involvement with Shakespeare.
The Tempest: Introduction
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Vivian Dunn
Where the Bee Sucks
Irene Sandford (soprano), Ulster
Orchestra, conductor John Lubbock Twilight Clifford Benson (piano) Symphony in E (Irish)
RLPO, conductor Charles Groves Te Deum (excerpts)
London Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Sullivan
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Vivian Dunn
Soprano:
Irene Sandford
Conductor:
John Lubbock
Piano:
Clifford Benson
Conductor:
Charles Groves
Conductor:
Te Deum

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