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Today, Penny Gore visits Brompton Oratory, where Elgar was married in May 1889, and talks to the conductor Richard Hickox about the composer's major choral works and the influence of his Roman
Catholic background.
Serenade (The Wand of Youth)
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
Oh My Warriors (Caractacus)
Peter Glossop (baritone) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, conductor Charles Groves
The Dream of Gerontius
(Part 2, excerpts)
Felicity Palmer (mezzo) Arthur Davies (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor
Richard Hickox
Judas Scene (The Apostles)
Robert Lloyd (bass)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor
Richard Hickox
The Sun Goeth Down (The Kingdom)
Margaret Price (soprano) Yvonne Minton (contralto) LPO/Adrian Boult

Contributors

Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Baritone:
Peter Glossop
Unknown:
Felicity Palmer
Tenor:
Arthur Davies
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Bass:
Robert Lloyd
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Contralto:
Yvonne Minton

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conductors Richard Bernas and James MacMillan
Alexander Baillie (cello) John Wallace (trumpet)
Tavener The Protecting Veil
Blrtwlstle Verses for
Ensembles
James MacMillan
Epiclesis- a concerto for trumpet (first broadcast)

Contributors

Conductors:
Richard Bernas
Conductors:
James MacMillan
Cello:
Alexander Baillie
Cello:
John Wallace
Unknown:
James MacMillan

First of a new daily programme looking at all aspects of music and its effects on our lives.
Presenter Tommy Pearson promises, "if it's music, it'll be here - from New Age to Stone Age and from reggae to rock 'n' roll." Today he sets his pulse racing when he talks to Annie Nightingale about what music sets her feet tapping and asks Richard Hickox why he isn't just a human metronome.

Contributors

Presenter:
Tommy Pearson
Guest:
Annie Nightingale
Guest:
Richard Hickox
Producer:
Christina Pritchard

First of two programmes in which Jeremy Barlow and the Broadside Band explore the repertory of the 17th-century Broadside Ballad, and find striking similarities with the modern-day popular press. With singers Sara Stowe and Tim Laycock. Producer Lindsay Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Barlow
Singers:
Sara Stowe
Singers:
Tim Laycock.
Producer:
Lindsay Kemp

The New Year begins with An Absolute Turkey - Peter Hall is directing
Felicity Kendal and Griff Rhys Jones in this Feydeau farce.
Humphrey Carpenter has a first-night review. Producer Paul Quinn

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hall
Unknown:
Felicity Kendal
Unknown:
Griff Rhys Jones
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Producer:
Paul Quinn

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More