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A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

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Words and Music: Beauty

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Beauty

29/04/2012

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Texts and music on the theme of beauty, with readings by Eve Best and Don Warrington.

Texts and music on the theme of beauty, with readings by Eve Best and Don Warrington. With Baudelaire, Sara Teasdale and Pope, plus music from Bach, Delius and Byrd.

'A thing of beauty is a joy forever.' John Keats' paean is a celebration of that which has inspired love, reverence and harmony. Beauty is an elevation of the senses or a perfect balance of nature. In this edition of Words and Music, Eve Best and Don Warrington put down their vanity mirrors and take the words of Baudelaire, Sara Teasdale and Alexander Pope to explore what became, for Narcissus, a watery obsession. With music from Bach, Delius and Byrd.

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