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Shepherds and Sheep

In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music on the theme of shepherds and sheep, including music by Grainger, Bach, and an organ improvisation on a famous nursery rhyme.

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Wed 6 Mar 201919:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Percy Grainger

    Shepherd's Hey

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Grainger: The Grainger Edition: Various Artists.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    All we, like sheep, have gone astray (Messiah)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Orchestra: Sixteen Orchestra. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Handel: Messiah: The Sixteen choir and orchestra/Christophers.
    • HYPERION.

  • John Ireland

    Concertino pastorale (Toccata)

    Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Ireland: A Downland Suite etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 8.

  • David Briggs

    Improvisation on Baa-Baa, Black Sheep (Finale)

    Performer: David Briggs.
    • David Briggs Improvisations.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep may safely graze

    Music Arranger: Gabriela Montero. Performer: Gabriela Montero.
    • Gabriela Montero - Bach and Beyond.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 8.

  • Trad.

    The Shepherd's Song

    Ensemble: Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Conductor: David Hirst.
    • GRASMERE.

  • Hugo Alfvén

    Shepherd Girl's Dance (The Mountain King Op.37)

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • World Encores: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Jansons.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Mar 201919:00
    BBC Radio 3

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