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Bach, Wagner and Prokofiev plus music for the big screen.

Elizabeth Alker with an afternoon of performances for Boxing Day - occasional music from Bach, Faure and Prokofiev on childhood, family time with the Wagners, plus film favourites.

Elizabeth Alker with an afternoon of performances for Boxing Day - occasional music from Bach; Faure and Prokofiev casting an ear on childhood; family time with the Wagners - plus a pot pourri of classic film favourites from the Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra.

Frank Bridge
Sir Roger de Coverley - Christmas dance (version for string orchestra)
Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra
David Hill (cconductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 2 from the ‘Christmas Oratorio’ BWV 248:2 (for the 26th December)
“Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend “
Lydia Teuscher (soprano)
Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
Andrew Haji (tenor)
Kostantin Krimmel (bass)
NDR Chorus
NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Labadie (conductor)

Malcom Arnold
Whistle Down The Wind (1961)  - Suite 
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
Ben Palmer (conductor)

Dmitri Tiomkin:
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) - Suite 
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
Ben Palmer (conductor)

Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Daniel (conductor)

Fanny Mendelssohn
String Quartet in Eb
Chaos Quartet

Gabriel Faure:
Dolly Suite Op. 56
Steven Osborne (piano)
Paul Lewis (piano)

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Sergei Prokofiev:
Symphony No. 7 in C# minor
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Harry Gregson-Williams
The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)- ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ - Suite 
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
Ben Palmer (conductor)

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Release date:

2 hours, 58 minutes

On radio

Boxing Day 2024 13:00

Broadcast

  • Boxing Day 2024 13:00