Symphonist in the making
Donald Macleod journeys through the early years of Alice Mary Smith, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley.
Donald Macleod journeys through the early years of Alice Mary Smith, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley. Macleod charts Smith’s background and training with tutors from the Royal Academy of Music, as well as her composing her first symphony for performance by the Musical Society of London - musicologists have argued that Smith was the first women in Britain to compose a symphony. Each programme throughout the week will include recordings of music by Smith, specially made by the BBC.
Symphony in C minor (excerpt)
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Weep no more!
Emily Gray, mezzo soprano
Timothy Salter, piano
Rondo: The Vale of Tempe
Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano
Symphony in C minor (excerpt)
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Lover’s melancholy
BBC Singers
Gabriella Teychenne, conductor
Symphony in C minor (excerpt)
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West
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Weep no more!
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The Vale of Tempe
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Alice Mary Smith
Symphony in C minor (1st & 2nd mvts)
Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.- CHANDOS : CHAN-10283.
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Alice Mary Smith
Lover's Melancholy
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné. -
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Alice Mary Smith
Symphony in C minor (3rd & 4th mvts)
Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.- CHANDOS : CHAN-10283.
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