What's in a name?
Pippa Bennett-Warner and Aidan McArdle read from Margaret Atwood, Henry Reed and Shakespeare with music by Shostakovich, Arvo Part, Nkeiru Okoye and Ravel.
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet but how does my own name define me? In this edition of Words and Music we explore the importance of names with readings from Pippa Bennett-Warner and Aidan McArdle of the writings of Pushkin, Margaret Atwood, Henry Reed, Toluwanimi Obiwole and Shakespeare, and with music by Shostakovich, Arvo Part, Nkeiru Okoye and Ravel.
Producer in Salford: Barnaby Gordon
Readings:
Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
Warsan Shire More by Warsan
Geoffrey T Hellman James Bond comes to New York
Joelle Taylor Vitrine
Brian Friel Translations
Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale
Toluwanimi Obiwole Sugarcane
Henry Reed The Naming of Parts
Mary Jean Chan Names
Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Elaine Blech Your Name is Your Blessing
Aimee Nezhukumatathil Naming the Heartbeats
Phil Knight Shoedog
Michaela Morgan Names
Alfred Lord Tennyson The Flower
Rumi A Star Without a Name
Alexander Pushkin The Name
Winifred M Letts Your Name
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Naxos.
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00:04Jerry Bresler
Five guys named Moe
Composer: Larry Wynn. Music Arranger: Harvey Brough. Ensemble: Harvey & the Wallbangers.- Gott.
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00:08Trad.
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Choir: The Kenyan Boys Choir.- Nascente.
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00:10David Arnold
Casino Royale (Blunt Instrument)
Orchestra: Studio orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Dodd.- Sony Classical.
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00:13Nkeiru Okoye
My Name is Harriet, Now (Songs of Harriet Tubman)
Singer: Louise Toppin. Orchestra: Dvořák Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Julius P. Williams.- Albany Records.
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00:19Trad.
The Naming of the Child
Singer: Eddie Butcher.- Arran Records.
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00:22Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 84 in E-Flat Major, "In Nomine Domini": (4th mvt Finale)
Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.- NoMadMusic.
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00:29Howard Shore
The Song of Names
Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Daniel Mutlu.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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00:35Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77 (4th mvt)
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Onyx.
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00:42Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Performer: Steven Osborne.- Hyperion.
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00:43Cecilia McDowall
Shipping Forecast: III. Naming
Choir: Choir of Merton College. Orchestra: Orchestra Nova Ensemble. Conductor: George Vass.- Dutton Epoch.
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00:48John Murphy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Naming)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Hollywood Records.
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00:50Arvo Pärt
...which was the Son of...
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion.
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00:59Joni Mitchell
A Melody In Your Name
Performer: Joni Mitchell.- Rhino.
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01:03Adam Wiltzie
The Haunted Victorian Pencil
Composer: Dustin O’Halloran.- Ninja Tune.
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01:04Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring (XI. The Naming and Honouring of the Chosen One)
Orchestra: American Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leon Botstein.- American Symphony Orchestra.
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01:07Alexander Borodin
String Quartet on the name 'B-La-F' (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.- Teldec.
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01:09John Powell
Faces without Names (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.- Decca.
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01:12Edvard Grieg
Waltz, Op 12 No 2 (Lyric Pieces)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- EMI.
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- Sun 6 Aug 202318:15BBC Radio 3
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