Songs of the Sea

Many early risers and night-owls will be familiar with the soothing music of BBC Radio 4’s 'Shipping Forecast'. The iconic meteorological bulletin concerning calm seas and imminent storms shapes a suitably atmospheric programme from baritone James Newby and pianist Joseph Middleton, performed at London's Wigmore Hall. Penny Gore presents.

12:31 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D.583

12:34 AM
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)
Meeresstille, from '12 Songs after Goethe, Op 15'

12:36 AM
Granville Bantock (1868-1946)
Song to the Seals

12:40 AM
Cheryl Frances-Hoad (b.1980)
Rita the Pirate, from 'The Thought Machine'

12:41 AM
John Ireland (1879-1962)
Sea Fever

12:43 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Des Fischers Liebesglück, D.933

12:50 AM
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
From The Swimmers

12:51 AM
Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
L'invitation au voyage

12:56 AM
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
L'ile heureuse

12:59 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
The Isle, Op 14 no 2

01:01 AM
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Where Corals Lie, from 'Sea Pictures, Op 37'

01:05 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Der Schiffer, D.536

01:07 AM
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960)
Sailing Homeward

01:08 AM
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Channel Firing, from 'Before and After Summer, Op 16'

01:15 AM
Eric Coates (1886-1957)
By the Sleepy Lagoon

01:18 AM
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Drake's Drum, from 'Songs of the Sea, Op 91'

01:21 AM
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
My Ship, from 'Lady in the Dark'

01:23 AM
Cole Porter (1891-1964)
The Tale of the Oyster, from 'Fifty Million Frenchmen'

01:26 AM
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Sail on, Sail on

Works performed by James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

01:29 AM
Grace Williams (1906-1977)
Sea Sketches
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor)

01:48 AM
Anthony Payne (1936-2021)
Of land, sea and sky for chorus and orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)

02:16 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)

02:25 AM
Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)
Tarantelle for flute, oboe and piano
Andrea Kollé (flute), Silvia Zabarella (oboe), Alexander Boeschoten (piano)

02:31 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Rinaldo Alessandrini (arr.)
Goldberg Variations, BWV.988
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord), Concerto Italiano

03:15 AM
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1739-1799)
Symphony in G major, Op 11 no 1
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

03:30 AM
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
Berceuse de Jocelyn
Henry-David Varema (cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (harp)

03:36 AM
Imant Raminsh (b.1943)
Ave Verum Corpus
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn (conductor)

03:42 AM
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Pan og Syrinx (Pan and Syrinx), Op 49
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

03:51 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Trio no 2 from Essercizii Musici, for Viola da gamba, Harpsichord obligato & bc
Camerata Köln, Rainer Zipperling (viola da gamba), Ghislaine Wauters (viola da gamba), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)

04:01 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K.265
Young-Lan Han (piano)

04:12 AM
Pauline Viardot (1821-1910)
Choeur des elfes
Olivia Robinson (soprano), BBC Singers, Libby Burgess (piano), Grace Rossiter (conductor)

04:18 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Arvid Engegård (conductor)

04:31 AM
Antonio Soler (1729-1783)
Fandango
Fredrik From (violin), Benjamin Scherer Quesada (violin), Teodoro Baù (viola d'arco), Hager Hanana (cello), Joanna Boślak-Górniok (harpsichord), Dagmara Kapczyńska (harpsichord), Gwennaëlle Alibert (harpsichord), Bolette Roed (recorder), Komalé Akakpo (dulcimer)

04:38 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Gestillte Sehnsucht for alto, viola and piano, Op 91 no 1
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo soprano), Morten Carlsen (viola), Sergej Osadchuk (piano)

04:44 AM
Giovanni Valentini (1582/3-1649)
Fra bianchi giglie, a 7
La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata Köln

04:54 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
Pastoral Suite, Op 19 (1938)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

05:08 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata in E minor, H.16.34
Niklas Sivelöv (piano)

05:20 AM
Frederick Jacobi (1891-1952)
Fantasy for viola and piano
Cathy Basrak (viola), William Koehler (piano)

05:31 AM
Ernst Mielck (1877-1899)
Symphony in F minor, "Fairytale" Op 4 (1897)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

06:13 AM
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Quintet no 4 in E flat for flute, oboe, violin, viola and double bass, Op 11
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