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BBC Radio 3
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The Ring of Words
Derek Alsop asks what makes a great musical setting through five case studies dipping into the riches of British literature and music.
3: The Carpenter's Son
AE Housman's impassioned poem from A Shropshire Lad as set for voice and piano by CW Orr.

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Derek Alsop
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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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