Every Friday on PT, we feature music from this century. This week's 21st century work is a curious collaboration that actually has its roots in the 16th century. It starts with poetry by Mary, Queen of Scots, who was executed by Queen Elizabeth I in 1587. Robert Schumann set some of her poetry to music in the 19th century. This year, British composer Robin Holloway added his own music to Schumann's songs. The result is called "Reliquary." We'll hear the world premiere by the BBC Philharmonic and soprano Dorothea Roschmann, from a Proms concert last month.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 56, No. 3
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
George Frideric Handel: Sonata in A, Op. 1, No. 3
Violinist Nathan Milstein and pianist Georges Pludermacher
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Niccolo Paganini: Allegro from Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 1, No. 13
Violinist Nathan Milstein
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Benjamin Britten: "Four Sea Interludes," Op. 33a, from "Peter Grimes"
The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Bernstein
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fourth Movement from Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Bernstein
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in D, K. 485
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Moritz Moszkowski: "Etincelles" ("Sparks"), Op. 36, No. 6
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Hour 2
Arthur Sullivan: Dance of the Nymphs and Reapers from the Tempest
The BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox, conductor
George Gershwin: Promenade (Walking the Dog)
George Pearce, clarinet, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
George Butterworth: The Bank of Green Willow
Cynthia Fleming, violin, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Dmitri Shostakovich: First movement from String Quartet No. 8
The Miro Quartet
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
Robin Holloway and Robert Schumann: Excerpts from Reliquary, Scenes from the Life of Mary Queen of Scots
Dorothea Roschmann soprano, the BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus Suite
Francois-Xavier Roth, field drum and conductor, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The BBC Proms, London, England
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