Summing Up...
Donald Macleod vists one of Hereford's most historic pubs, the Black Lion, where he learns about its central role in the earliest days of the Three Choirs Festival.
Donald Macleod concludes his survey of the 300-year history of the Three Choirs festival: not in one of the great cathedrals of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester, but in one of Hereford's most historic pubs, the Black Lion. There he talks to the Reverend Stephen Williams about the pub's central role in the earliest days of the festival.
Donald also assesses the role of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford in helping to re-establish the festival after the First World War, and unearths a moment of comedy when Ethel Smyth was rehearsing her Mass in Gloucester Cathedral. The series ends with music that lies at the heart of the Three Choirs tradition - Elgar's Dream of Gerontius.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
8 Partsongs Op.119 - The Train
Choir: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir. Conductor: Paul Spicer.- SOMM : CD-0128.
- Somm.
- 24.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
8 Partsongs Op.119 - The Train
Choir: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir. Conductor: Paul Spicer.- SOMM : CD-0128.
- Somm.
- 24.
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Ethel Smyth
Mass In D Major - Kyrie
Singer: Eiddwen Harrhy. Singer: Dan Dressen. Choir: Plymouth Festival Chorus. Orchestra: Plymouth Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.- Virgin Classics: VC7911882.
- Virgin Classics.
- 1.
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Ethel Smyth
Mass In D Major - Kyrie
Singer: Eiddwen Harrhy. Singer: Dan Dressen. Choir: Plymouth Festival Chorus. Orchestra: Plymouth Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.- Virgin Classics: VC7911882.
- Virgin Classics.
- 1.
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Thomas (2) Linley
Let God Arise (Psalm 67) - Anthem For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra
Singer: Andrew Dale Forbes. Choir: Holst Singers. Orchestra: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Peter Holman.- Hyperion:CDH55302.
- Hyperion.
- 16.
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Thomas (2) Linley
Let God Arise (Psalm 67) - Anthem For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra
Singer: Andrew Dale Forbes. Choir: Holst Singers. Orchestra: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Peter Holman.- Hyperion:CDH55302.
- Hyperion.
- 16.
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Edward Elgar
The Dream Of Gerontius Op.38 - part 2 extract
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent. Singer: Gladys Ripley. Singer: Heddle Nash. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society.- Pearl: GEMM 0128.
- Pearl.
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Edward Elgar
The Dream Of Gerontius Op.38 - extract
Singer: Heddle Nash. Singer: Gladys Ripley. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.- Pearl GEMM 0128.
- Pearl.
- 8.
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- Fri 31 Jul 201512:00BBC Radio 3
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