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Composer of the Week: Elgar

BBC Radio 3
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3: Friends and Champions: Part 2
Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Elgarthrough people who knew him, by looking at his friendships with his editor, August Jaeger, his biographer William H Reed , and pioneering record producer Freddy Gaisberg.
The Challenge of Thor (Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf) Brian Rayner Cook
(bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
The Kingdom, Part 1 Margaret Marshall (soprano). Felicity Palmer (mezzo), Arthur Davies (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson
(baritone), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox Violin Sonata in E minor (3rd mvt)
William Bouton , Leonore Hall (piano) Triumphal March (Caractacus)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Groves
Repeated on Tuesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
William H Reed
Producer:
Freddy Gaisberg.
Bass:
Brian Rayner Cook
Conductor:
Vernon Handley
Soprano:
Margaret Marshall
Soprano:
Felicity Palmer
Tenor:
Arthur Davies
Tenor:
David Wilson-Johnson
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Unknown:
William Bouton
Piano:
Leonore Hall
Source: Radio Times

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