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Claire Jones performs from her new album The Girl with the Golden Harp – At Christmas

Harpist Claire Jones and tenor Ed Lyon.

Celebrated worldwide for her tenure as Official Harpist to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (now King Charles III), Claire Jones joins Katie to perform from her new Christmas album The Girl with the Golden Harp – At Christmas. She's also joined by award-winning composer and percussionist Chris Marshall with whom she's collaborated on the album.

Tenor Ed Lyon also chats to Katie about starring in Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House this December.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    March of the Trolls (Lyric Pieces, Op.54 No.3)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • HYPERION.
  • André Campra

    Agnus Dei - Messe de Requiem

    Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale. Performer: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Richard Strauss

    Morgen (Op.27 No. 4), arr. for voice and orchestra

    Performer: Johanna Wallroth. Performer: David Alberman. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stephanie Childress.
  • Trad.

    O little town of Medleyhem

    Performer: Claire Jones. Music Arranger: Chris Marshall.
  • Carlos Gardel

    Por Una Cabeza

    Performer: Nemanja Radulović. Ensemble: Double Sens.
    • Roots.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 14.
  • John Rutter

    Suite for Strings (III. O waly waly)

    Director: Yasunao Ishida. Ensemble: Ishida-gumi.
    • Ishida-gumi 10th Anniversary 2024 Spring.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 9.
  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto no.1 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.
  • Mykola Leontovych

    Carol of the Bells

    Performer: Claire Jones. Performer: Annest Davies. Music Arranger: Chris Marshall.
  • Claire Jones

    Snow Angels

    • The Girl with the Golden Harp - At Christmas.
    • Bucks Records Limited.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet, No. 1, Op. 64bis: V. Masks

    Conductor: Elim Chan. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.
    • All These Lighted Things.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 4.
  • Robert Wright

    Baubles, Bangles & Beads

    Composer: George Forrest. Singer: Jacqui Dankworth.
    • Windmills.
    • Perdido Records.
    • 4.
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Trumpet Concerto in E Major, S.49: III. Rondo. Allegro

    Performer: Simon Höfele. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Duncan Ward.
    • EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.
  • Chris Marshall

    Christmas Miracle

    Performer: Claire Jones. Performer: Annest Davies. Performer: Chris Marshall. Performer: Jamie Trulgia Nutty.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36 (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Singer: Charlotte Margiono. Singer: Rudolf Schasching. Singer: Birgit Remmert. Singer: Robert Holl. Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor. Conductor: Erwin Ortner.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Teldec.
    • 3.
  • Enrique Granados

    12 Danzas españolas: No. 5, Andaluza

    Performer: Eugenio Della Chiara. Performer: Pietro Locatto. Music Arranger: Eugenio Della Chiara. Music Arranger: Pietro Locatto.
    • Granados: 12 Danzas españolas.
    • Naxos.
    • 105.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Ariodante (Overture and Alla Breve)

    Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90. Conductor: Simon Standage.
    • Chandos.
  • Francesco Cavalli

    Misero, così va

    Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Singer: Ed Lyon. Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre.
    • 17th Century Playlist.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 1.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet Op.33 no.2 'Joke' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33 Nos 1-3.
    • BIS.
    • 204.
  • Richard Carpenter

    Merry Christmas, Darling

    Performer: Fraser Urquhart. Lyricist: Frank Pooler. Singer: Stella Cole.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto

    Performer: Jean Rondeau.
    • Dynastie - Bach Family Concertos.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 14.
  • Amy Beach

    Piano Concerto in C sharp minor Op.45 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Danny Driver. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.
    • Beach / Chaminade / Howell: Piano Concertos.
    • Hyperion.
    • 003.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Dec 202517:00

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