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Ogden Nash's A Musical Zoo by Vernon Duke, as performed by bass-baritone Ashley Riches on his new album, and Ravel's Tzigsne played by Aleksey Semenenko in Hay-on-Wye.

New Generation Artists: recent member of the scheme, bass-baritone Ashley Riches demonstrates his theatrical flair in A Musical Zoo. Twelve animals - ranging from a jellyfish via a centipede, a kitten and a turkey to a frog - brought to life with his trademark puns by Ogden Nash and set to music Vernon Duke.

Britten: The Crocodile
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Ravel: Tzigane
Aleksey Semenenko (violin), Inna Firsova (piano)

Vernon Duke: Ogden Nash’s Musical Zoo (1947)
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

31 minutes

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Wed 10 Feb 202116:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Crocodile

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Ashley Riches.
    • A Musical Zoo.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 38.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Tzigane

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova.

  • Vernon Duke

    Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Ashley Riches.
    • A Musical Zoo.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 18-37.

Broadcast

  • Wed 10 Feb 202116:30
    BBC Radio 3

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