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Choir and Organ

Music: Classical

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an irresistible mix of music and singing.

The Choir

Choir and Organ: Oratorio

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Music: Classical: Choral

30/06/2013

Oratorio

BBC Radio 3 - Choir and Organ, Oratorio

Paul McCreesh, John Mark Ainsley and Peggy Reynolds explore the power of oratorio.

Conductor Paul McCreesh welcomes singer John Mark Ainsley and writer Peggy Reynolds to the studio to argue that oratorio can be just as glamorous, intense and rewarding as opera.

Is oratorio the 'poor cousin' of opera? In this edition of The Choir, conductor, Paul McCreesh welcomes tenor John Mark Ainsley and writer Peggy Reynolds to the studio for a celebration of the oratorio form; exploring how it can be every bit as glamorous, intense and rewarding as opera.

Featuring highlights from more than four centuries of oratorio, including works by Carissimi, Handel, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Berlioz and Britten.

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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