Ecstasy
Ecstasy: A sequence of music and poetry evoking states of rapture. With poems by Donne, Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, and music by Messiaen, Scriabin and Ades.
Ecstasy
A sequence of music and poetry evoking states of rapture. Religious ecstasy is explored through poems by John Donne and George Herbert, and music by Messiaen and Robert Carver. The Romantic obsession with the mind-altering power of the outdoor world is reflected in works by Wordsworth and Schubert.
Musical evocations of ecstatic feelings include pieces by Scriabin and Thomas Ades, while Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson provide a poetic depiction of the elation felt by lovers.
Read by Michael Elwyn and Eleanor Bron.
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- Sun 4 Nov 200722:15BBC Radio 3
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