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These Little Limbs

±«Óãtv SO and Singers perform Berlioz's The Childhood of Christ and Finzi's Dies Natalis: music for Christmas Eve that celebrates the divine wonder of infancy.

±«Óãtv SO and Singers perform Berlioz's the Childhood of Christ and Finzi's Dies Natalis: music for Christmas Eve that celebrates the divine wonder of infancy, part of ±«Óãtv Radio 3’s Light in the Darkness season. Interspersed with recent recordings by the wind, brass and string sections of the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Hannah French.

Copland: Ceremonial Fanfare
±«Óãtv SO brass
Conductor Ryan Bancroft

Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano)
Robert Murray (tenor)
Etienne Dupuis (baritone)
Matthew Rose (bass)
±«Óãtv Singers
±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Edward Gardner

c. 3.40pm
Jonathan Harvey: Serenade (in Homage to Mozart)
±«Óãtv SO wind
Conductor Douglas Boyd

c. 3.55pm
Henri Tomasi: Fanfares Liturgiques
±«Óãtv SO brass
Conductor Anthony Weeden

c. 4.10pm
Tippett: Little Music for Strings

Finzi: Dies Natalis
Alessandro Fisher (tenor)
±«Óãtv SO strings
Conductor Martyn Brabbins

2 hours, 55 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 2020 14:05
±«Óãtv Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    L'Enfance du Christ - The Childhood of Christ (Part 1)

    Singer: Karen Cargill. Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Étienne Dupuis. Singer: Matthew Rose. Choir: ±«Óãtv Singers. Choir: ±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Hector Berlioz

    L'Enfance du Christ - The Childhood of Christ (Parts 2 and 3)

    Singer: Karen Cargill. Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Étienne Dupuis. Singer: Matthew Rose. Choir: ±«Óãtv Singers. Choir: ±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Jonathan Harvey

    Serenade (in Homage to Mozart)

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.

  • Henri Tomasi

    Fanfares Liturgiques

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.

  • Michael Tippett

    Little Music for Strings

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Dies Natalis

    Singer: Alessandro Fisher. Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2020 14:05
    ±«Óãtv Radio 3