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Radio 3 in Concert: The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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I Was Glad: the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Parry, Tchaikovsky and Walton.

Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Parry, Tchaikovsky and Walton.

I Was Glad has become an essential part of the British coronation ceremony since its first inclusion in 1902 at the crowning of Edward VI. The anthem is a superb piece of ceremonial music; tonight, it’s performed in an orchestration by Gordon Jacob, made for the 1953 Coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. 
Tchaikovsky’s music for Shakespeare’s The Tempest evokes the atmospheres and passions of the play. The gently undulating sea in the opening is calm on the surface, but a storm is on its way, which will change the lives of the characters for ever. The music which Walton wrote for Olivier’s Henry V was one of his most celebrated film scores. Christopher Palmer has reworked Walton’s score into a concert piece, featuring some of Shakespeare’s most rousing speeches, recited tonight by Alex Hassell. 

Presented by Martin Handley

Parry: I Was Glad
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest Fantasy Overture
Walton: Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario

Alex Hassell, actor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Kirill Karabits, conductor

Recorded at the Lighthouse, Poole, on 11th May 2022.

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