Once Upon A Time... Hans Christian Andersen

To coincide with a current exhibition on the theme of Fairy Tales at the British Library, Elizabeth Alker introduces a week long celebration of the fairy tale in music. Elizabeth begins her journey in the world of the great Danish creator of tales, Hans Christian Andersen.

Also in today’s Classical Live, specially recorded performances from lutenist Thomas Dunford from LSO St. Luke’s, and, as usual, Classical Live begins its Mondays with a live concert from Wigmore Hall. Today, the acclaimed vocal group Voces 8 present an eclectic mix of music through the ages.

Live from Wigmore Hall

VOCES 8

Tomás Luis de Victoria - Regina caeli a 8
Eric Whitacre - All Seems Beautiful to Me
Lucy Walker - Give Me Your Stars
Gustav Holst - Nunc dimittis
Franz Schubert - Liebe Op. 17 No. 2
Michael McGlynn - Dúlamán
Taylor Scott Davis - To Sing of Love - A Triptych: II. ‘Effortlessly’
Traditional (arranged by Joshua Pacey) - Danny Boy
Bill Conti (arranged by Jim Clements) - For Your Eyes Only
John Barry (arranged by Jim Clements) - You Only Live Twice
Irving Berlin (arranged by Jim Clements) - Cheek to Cheek
Vernon Duke (arranged by Jim Clements) - April in Paris

Introduced by Petroc Trelawny

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Presented by Elizabeth Alker

Igor Stravinsky
The Fairy’s Kiss - Divertimento
(After music by Tchaikovsky)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrei Feher (conductor)

From LSO St. Luke’s - Thomas Dunford and Friends:
John Dowland
Praeludium
Fortune My Foe
A fancy
Come Away
Thomas Dunford (lute/voice)

Alexander von Zemlinsky
The Little Mermaid
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Nott (conductor)

Robert Schumann
Hans Christian Andersen Settings, Op. 40
Jonas Müller (baritone)
Denis Kozhukhin (piano)

Igor Stravinsky
The Song of the Nightingale
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)