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音楽の泉
週末の朝に、さわやかなクラシック音楽を、やわらかい解説を添えてお届けする「音楽の泉」。クラシック音楽入門番組として1948年に放送を開始、今まで数々の名曲をご紹介してきました。曲の合間に、音楽学者の皆川達夫さんが楽曲の解説や作品にまつわるエピソードなどを分かりやすく、やわらかい語り口でお伝えします。
ゆったりと流れる時間のおともに、「音楽の泉」でクラシック音楽をお楽しみください。
http://www.nhk.or.jp/r1/shou/ongaku_izumi.html
放送日： 2011年 8月 6日（土）
放送時間： 午前6:00〜午前6:50（50分）
解説： 皆川達夫
−　シューベルトのピアノ連弾曲　−　　　

Schubert: Divertissements

　　　　　　　　　
「フランスの主題によるディヴェルティメント　ホ短調」シューベルト作曲（３２分４１秒）
（フォルテピアノ）アンドレアス・シュタイアー
（フォルテピアノ）アレクセイ・リュビモフ
＜テルデック　ＷＰＣＳ−６２２４＞
「ピアノ三重奏のためのアダージョ　変ホ長調“ノットゥルノ”」シューベルト作曲（１０分２７秒）
（演奏）ボザール三重奏団
＜フィリップス　３０ＣＤ−２９３〜４＞

ウィークエンドサンシャイン
ブロードキャスター、ピーター・バラカンのナビゲートで送るウィークエンド・ミュージックマガジン。独特の嗅覚とこだわりの哲学でセレクトしたグッド・サウンドと、ワールドワイドな音楽情報を伝える。
http://www.nhk.or.jp/fm/sunshine/
放送日： 2011年 8月 6日（土）
放送時間： 午前7:20〜午前9:00（100分）
ピーター・バラカン
Sunshine Music Festival 2011（Part 2)
THIS WEEK'S PLAYLIST
http://www.nhk.or.jp/fm/sunshine/playlist.html?st=20110806
01. Soul Intro.〜The Chicken / Jaco Pastorius Big Band
ALBUM: Twins I & II - Live In Japan 1982
02. Mysterious Traveller / Weather Report
ALBUM: The German Concerts
03. He's Gone (4/17/72 Copenhagen, Denmark) / Grateful Dead
ALBUM: EUROPE '72: The Complete Recordings (pre-release download)
04. Friend Of The Devil / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
ALBUM: The Live Anthology
05. Glad〜Freedom Rider / Traffic
ALBUM: John Barleycorn Must Die - Deluxe Edition
06. Blues With A Feeling / Taj Mahal
ALBUM: An Evening Of Acoustic Music
07. Shaky Flat Blues / The Pointer Sisters
ALBUM: Live at the Opera House
08. Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) / Ruthie Foster
ALBUM: Live At Antone's
09. Lean On Me / Bill Withers
ALBUM: Live At Carnegie Hall
10. Blowin' In The Wind / Bob Dylan
ALBUM: Before The Flood
11. The Torture Never Stops / Frank Zappa
ALBUM: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.4

世界の快適音楽セレクション
"快適音楽"を求めるギターデュオのゴンチチによる、ノンジャンル・ミュージック番組。
http://www.nhk.or.jp/fm/kaiteki/
放送日： 2011年 8月 6日（土）
放送時間： 午前9:00〜午前10:55（115分）
ゴンチチ
渡辺亨
− 涼しげな音楽 −
http://cgi4.nhk.or.jp/topepg/xmldef/epg4.cgi?setup=/fm/kaiteki/hensei/playlist.def&st=20110806090000
「ウォーター・フォール」 (ゴンチチ)(2分59秒)
＜EPIC/SONY ESCB1061＞

「プール・オブ・ラヴ」 (レス・バクスター楽団)(2分08秒)
＜CAPITOL CDP724383702725＞

「ワンダー・ジャック・ワンダー」 (ハイ・ラマズ)(3分40秒)
＜P-VINE PCD-93395＞

「ワッラーヒ・マドリート」 (カメール・エル・ハラシ)(7分17秒)
＜TURN AGAIN MUSIC TAM09/001＞

「ゴット・ザ・フィーリング」 (秋山一将)(3分46秒)
＜VICTOR FLD10010＞

「ナイマ」 (ニコラ・スティロ、トニーニョ・オルタ)(5分41秒)
＜ADVENTURE MUSIC AM1020 2＞

「勇気あるもの」 (吉永小百合、トニーズ)(3分22秒)
＜VICTOR VAL-11＞

「クレド」 (トーレ・ブルンボルグ)(6分57秒)
＜VOSSA JAZZ REC. VJ03006-2＞

「カヴェルナ・マジカ」(アンドレアス・フォーレンヴァイダー)(3分53秒)
＜VERA BRA REC. 25 8P-5232＞

「リオデジャネイロ」 (スティーヴ・ローレンス)(2分15秒)
＜CBS SONY 32DP 790＞

「ヴェンタニア」 (タチアナ・パーハ)(アンドレス・ベエウサエルト)(3分18秒)
＜CELESTE.CO.LTD. CMYK-6303＞

「ザ・ベンズ」 (ミスター・バングル)(8分17秒)
＜WARNER 945963-2＞

「あの夏の少女たち」 (ゴンチチ)(2分43秒)
＜EPIC ESCL3574＞

「ポル・ケ」 (エドゥアルド・マテオ)(4分17秒)
＜LION PRODUCTIONS LION613＞

「シネ・プリヴェ」 (ドメニコ)(3分41秒)
＜COQUEIRO VERDE 78989 43042699＞

「カヴァーズ」 (ザ・シー・アンド・ケイク)(5分05秒)
＜THRILL JOCKEY REC. THRILL278＞

「三月のうた」 (ショーロクラブ、おおたか静流)(3分57秒)
＜ソングエクス・ジャズ SONGX006＞

The Janice Forsyth Show
Music, entertainment and celebrity guests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079g47
Sat 6 Aug 2011
10:05
BBC Radio Scotland
A lively mix of current releases and classic hits with celebrity guests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0132ly3
A lively mix of current releases and classic hits with celebrity guests, plus the Secret Rock 'n' Roll Map of Scotland continues to highlight great Scottish rock trivia.

Music played
1. The Fratellis — Chelsea Dagger
2. Nerina Pallot — Turn Me On Again
3. The Kooks — She Moves In Her Own Way
4. The Beatles — Come Together
5. Jon Fratelli — Daddy Won’t Pay Your Bill
SESSION
6. Jon Fratelli — Rhythm Doesn’t Make You A Dancer
SESSION
7. The Thrills — Big Sur
8. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins — Bats In The Attic
Unravelled
9. Vintage Trouble — Nobody Told Me
10. Hothouse Flowers — Don’t Go
11. The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
12. The Pierces — It Will Not Be Forgotten
13. Damien Dempsey — Negative Vibes
14. Vampire Weekend — Holiday
15. Lenny Kravitz — Stand
16. King L. — Tragedy Girl
17. Two Door Cinema Club — Undercover Martyn
18. Alison Krauss & Union Station — Baby, Now That I’ve Found You
19. The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup
20. The Hazey Janes — Girl In The Night

Jazz Library
Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006x41z
Listener Feedback
Sat 6 Aug 2011
16:00
BBC Radio 3
Alyn Shipton with an edition in which listeners suggest additional essential recordings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0132lsf
This is the regular edition of Jazz Library in which listeners propose additional tracks to go alongside those featured in the most recent programmes. Jon Hiseman is Alyn's guest to discuss a further Colosseum track, and other artists covered include Chet Baker, Johnny Griffin, James Moody, and Norma Winstone.

Music played
1. Chet Baker and Paul Desmond — Autumn Leaves
Composer: Parsons, Prevert, Mercer, Kosma Performers: Chet Baker, t; Paul Desmond, as; Ron Carter, b; Steve Gadd, d; Bob James, elec p; Nov 1, 1974.
Together: The Complete Studio Recordings, Epic, 472984 2, Tr 6
2. Johnny Griffin — Catharsis
Composer: Griffin Performers: Johnny Griffin, ts; Donald Byrd, t; Pepper Adams, bs; Kenny Drew, p; Wilbur Ware, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. Feb 25, 1958.
Sextet, Original Jazz Classics, OJCCD-1827-2, Tr 5
3. Booker Little — After Hours
Composer: Hawkins / Parrish Performers: Booker Little, Louis Smith (tp) Frank Strozier (as) George Coleman (ts) Phineas Newborn Jr. (p) Calvin Newborn (g) George Joyner (b) Charles Crosby (d) Olmsted Studios, NYC, early 1959
The New York Sessions Featuring Booker Ervin, Lonehill, 10018, Tr 9
4. Bobby Wellins Quartet — Dreams Are Free
Composer: Wellins Performers: Bobby Wellins, ts; Adrian Kendon, b; Spike Wells, d; Peter Jacobson, p, elec p. 1979.
Dreams Are Free, Vortex Records, VS 2, Tr 1

Live 05

5. Colosseum — Stormy Monday Blues
Composer: Eckstine, Hines, Crowder Performers: Jon Hiseman (drums); Dave Greenslade, org; Dick Heckstall-Smith, reeds; Clem Clemson, g; Chris Farlowe v.
Live, Castle Music America, 72052, Tr 5

Trio

6. Mike Taylor — All The Things You Are
Composer: Taylor Performers: Mike Taylor, p; Jack Bruce, b; John Hiseman, d. 1965
Trio, Castle Music America, 72052, Tr 1
7. The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet — Free Jazz
Composer: Coleman Performers: Ed Blackwell, d; Don Cherry, c, t; Ornette Coleman, as; Eric Dolphy,bcl, Flute, Sax, as; Charlie Haden, b; Billy Higging, d; Billy Higgins, d; Freddie Hubbard, t; Scott LaFaro, b.
Free Jazz, Warner Jazz, 8122736092, Tr 1
8. Stan Getz and Cal Tjader — Crow’s Nest
Composer: Tjader Performers: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Cal Tjader (vibraphone); Vince Guaraldi (piano); Eddie Duran (guitar); Scott LaFaro (bass); Billy Higgins (drums).
Stan Getz and Cal Tjader, Original Jazz Classics, 2752, Tr 4

Azimuth / The Touchstone / Depart

9. John Taylor — O
Composer: Taylor, Winstone Performers: John Taylor, p, syn; Norma Winstone, voc; Kenny Wheeler, t, fl-h.
Azimuth/The Touchstone/Depart, ECM, 5230102, CD 1 Tr 2
http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1546.php?cat=%2FArtists%2FTaylor+John%23%23John+Taylor&we_start=8&lvredir=712
http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1538.php?lvredir=712&cat=%2FArtists%2FAzimuth%23%23Azimuth&catid=0&doctype=Catalogue&order=releasedate&rubchooser=901&mainrubchooser=9
10. Charles Mingus — Hobo Ho
Composer: Mingus Performers: Charles Mingus, b; Lonnie Hillyer, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, t; Jimmy Knepper, tr; Julius Watkins, Fr-h; Charles McPherson, Jerry Dodgion, Bobby Jones, Hal McKusick, James Moody, as, bs, ts; Jaki Byard, John Foster, Roland Hanna, p; Charles McCracken, cel; Dannie Richmond, d; Teo Macero, con.
Let My Children Hear Music, Columbia, CK-48910, Tr 5

Jazz Record Requests
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnn9
Sat 6 Aug 2011
17:00
BBC Radio 3
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0132lsh
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests including marking the 80th anniversary of Bix Beiderbecke's passing, vocal performances from Teddy Grace, Bessie Smith and Roy Ayers and a highlight from the legendary jam session between Charlie Parker and Lester Young as part of Jazz at the Philharmonic. Bob Crosby gets Angry, Eddie Condon gets the Davenport Blues and the Clarke Boland Big Band gets a Milkshake! Also featuring Herbie Hancock, Yusef Lateef and the Jack Wilson Quartet.

Music played
1. Wynton Marsalis — Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (JRR Signature Tune)
Composer: Wynton Marsalis Performers: Wynton Marsalis (tp), Marcus Roberts (p), Todd Williams (ts), Dr Michael White (cl), Danny Barker (bj), Teddy Riley (tp), Freddie Lonzo (tb), Reginald Veal (b), Herlin Riley (d) Recorded: 28 October 1988
The Majesty of the Blues, 1989 CD CBS 465129 2
2. Bob Crosby — Angry
Composer: Macum, Cassard, Henry, Brunies Performers: Teddy Grace (v) Bob Crosby and his Orchestra: Max Herman, Billy Butterfield, Shorty Sherock (tp), Warren Smith, Ray Conniff (tb), Irving Fazola (cl), George Koenig, Bill Stegmeyer (as), Eddie Miller (ts) Gil Rodin (ts), Jess Stacy (piano), Nappy Lamare (g), Bob Haggart (b), Ray Bauduc (d) Recorded: 6 November 1939
Bob Crosby – South Rampart Street Parade, Conifer CDHD 219, 5 2’57”
3. Bix Beiderbecke — Goose Pimples/Sorry
Composer: J.Trent- F. Henderson/R. Klages- M. Quicksell Performers: Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Bill Rank (tb), Don Murray (cl), Adrian Rollini (bs), Frank Signorelli (p), Chauncey Morehouse (d) Recorded: 25th October 1927 New York
The Bix Beiderbecke Story, Columbia COL 5016452, CD2 Trs 10-11 (3’17”-2’54”) 6’.
4. Eddie Condon — Davenport Blues
Composer: Bix Beiderbecke Performers: Eddie Condon’s All Stars – Eddie Condon (g), Billy Butterfield (tp), Cuttiy Cutshall (tb), Bob Wilber (cl), Gene Schroeder (p), Leonard Gaskin (b), George Wettling (d) Recorded: 1957
Eddie Condon – The Roaring Twenties, Collectables COLCD7527, 14 3’.12”
5. Bessie Smith — Backwater Blues
Composer: Bessie Smith Performers: Bessie Smith (v), James P. Johnson (p) Recorded: 17 February 1927 New York
The Essential Bessie Smith, Columbia 4873982, CD1 Tr 17 3’.17”
6. Herbie Hancock — Edith and the Kingpin
Composer: Joni Mitchell Performers: Tina Turner (v), Herbie Hancock (p), Wayne Shorter (ts), Lionel Loueke (g), Dave Holland (b), Vinnie Colaiuta (d), Recorded: 2007
Herbie Hancock River: the joni letters, Verve 0602517448261, Tr 2 6’28”
7. Yusef Lateef — Koko’s Tune
Composer: Lateef Performers: Yusef Lateef (ts), Herman Wright (b), Elivin Jones (d) Recorded: 29 December 1961
Yusef Lateef into Something, New Jazz NJ 8272, B2 6’25”
8. Clark-Boland Big Band — Milkshake
Composer: Clarke Performers: The Clark-Boland Big Band – Johnny Griffin, Carl Drevo, Ronnie Scott, Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis (ts), Shake Keane (tp), Sahib Shihab (bs) Recorded: 1967
The Best of the Clark-Boland Big Band, BASF BAB 9003, S2/5 5’00”
9. Jack Wilson Quartet — Stolen Moments
Composer: Oliver Nelson Performers: Jack Wilson (p), Roy Ayers (v), Monk Montgomery (b), Varner Barlow (d) Recorded: 1966
Ramblin’, Vocalion LAE L 603, S1/2 6’47”
10. Jazz at the Philharmonic — Oh, Lady Be Good
Composer: Gershwin Performers: Al Killian, Howard McGhee (tp), Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (as), Lester Young (ts), Irving Ashby (g), Kenny Kersey (p), Billy Hadnott (b), Buddy Rich (d) Recorded: 28 January 1946
Jazz at the Philharmonic – The First Ten Years, Properbox P1426, Tr 1 11’04”

Jazz Line-Up
Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnmw
Beloved Bird, Pharoah Sanders, Jazz Festival Previews
Sun 7 Aug 2011
23:30
BBC Radio 3
Claire Martin with highlights of a concert set from Django Bates's Beloved Bird project.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0132n32
Claire Martin presents highlights of a concert set from Django Bates 'Beloved Bird' project and rare interview material from saxophone legend Pharoah Sanders both recorded at this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Plus a preview of the Brecon Jazz Festival & Ronnie Scott's Brit Jazz Festival and the latest mix of new releases from the UK and beyond.

Music played
1. Charlie Parker — Confirmation
Composer: Charlie Parker
The Genius of Charlie Parker, Verve/Universal 9828126
2. Ronnie Scott — Recorda Me (Remember Me)
Composer: Ronnie Scott
Live at Ronnie Scotts, Columbia 8869 7072392
3. Barbara Carroll Trio, Ken Peplowski — Fascinating Rhythm
Composer: George and Ira Gershwin
Live at Dizzy’s Club – How Long Has This Been Going On?, Harbinger Records 224 7166
4. Billy Jenkins Trio Blues Suburbia — Jazz Gives Me The Blues
Performers: Billy Jenkins (Guitar/Voice), Finn Peters (Sax), Jim Watson (Organ), Mike Pickering (Drum Kit) Composer: Billy Jenkins
Jazz Gives Me The Blues, VOTP VOCD 116
5. Emily Saunders — Ginga Carioca
Composer: H Pascoal
Cotton Skies, F-IRE Records F-IRECD 26
6. Matthew Halsall — Music For a Dancing Mind
Performers: Matthew Halsall (Trumpet), Nat Birchall (Sax), Adam Fairhall (Piano), Gavin Barras (Bass), Gaz Hughes (Drums) Composer: Matthew Halsall
On the Go, Gonwana GONDCD 005
7. Tommy Smith — Cause & Effect
Performers: Tommy Smith (Sax), Alyn Cosker (Drums), Steve Hamilton (Piano), Kevin Glasgow (Elec.Base) Composer: Tommy Smith
Karma, Spartacus STS 015
8. Gwilym Simcock — These Are The Good Days
Composer: Gwilym Simcock
Good Days at Schloss Elmau, ACT Music ACT 9501-2
9. Django Bate’s Beloved Bird — Moose The Mooche
Performers: Django Bates (Piano), Petter Eldh (Bass), Peter Brunn (Drums) Composer: Charlie Parker Arranger: Django Bates BBC Recording, recorded at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1st May 2011
10. Django Bate’s Beloved Bird — Ah-Leu-Cha
Performers: Django Bates (Piano), Petter Eldh (Bass), Peter Brunn (Drums) Composer: Charlie Parker Arranger: Django Bates BBC Recording, recorded at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1st May 2011
11. Django Bate’s Beloved Bird — Scrapple From The Apple
Performers: Django Bates (Piano), Petter Eldh (Bass), Peter Brunn (Drums) Composer: Charlie Parker Arranger: Django Bates BBC Recording, recorded at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1st May 2011
12. Nostalgia 77 — When Love Is Strange
Composer: Benedic Lamdin
The Sleepwalking Society, Tru Thoughts TRUCD 277
13. Sara Mitra — Jilted Woman Blues
Composer: Sara Mitra
April Song, Impossible Ark/Tru Thoughts UNFOLDCD 013
14. Allen Toussaint — St. James Infirmary
Composer: Traditional Arranger: Allan Toussaint
The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch Records 480 380
15. Pascal Schumacher — Bang My Can
Performers: Pascal Schumacher (Vibes), Christophe Devisscher (Bass), Franz von Chossy (Piano) Jens Duppe (Drums) Composer: Pasca Shumacher
Bang My Can, ENJA Records SPE 0511

Private Passions
Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnv3
Simon Hopkinson
Sun 7 Aug 2011
12:00
BBC Radio 3
Michael Berkeley's guest is chef and cookery writer Simon Hopkinson.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0132n1n
Michael Berkeley's guest this week is the former top chef, award-winning cookery writer and current presenter of the BBC1 TV series 'The Good Cook', Simon Hopkinson. Born in Bury, he was a chorister at St John's College, Cambridge, but left school at 17 to work in the kitchens of Le Normandie in Birtle, Lancashire, under Yves Champeau. In 1978 he became the youngest chef to acquire an Egon Ronay star with his restaurant The Shed in Dinas, Pembrokeshire. In 1983 he was installed as chef at Hilaire in London's Old Brompton Road, before working as chef and joint proprietor of Bibendum on the Fulham Road, winning plaudits for his philosophy of simple, well-judged cooking influenced by Richard Olney, Jane Grigson and Elizabeth David.

In 1994 he published his first cookbook, 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories', which just over a decade later was voted 'Most Useful Cookbook of All Time' by Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine. From 1995 Simon Hopkinson has been a full-time cookery writer: his subsequent books have included 'The Prawn Cocktail Years', 'The Vegetarian Option', and 'Sweetbreads, Liver and Kidneys', as well as 'Week In, Week Out', a collection of stories based on his weekly food columns for The Independent.

His love of music stems from his early choral training, and includes recordings of British choral music by the St John's College choir, as well as Delius's orchestral rhapsody 'On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring', Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man', French sacred organ music by Alain, and Messiaen's beautiful motet 'O sacrum convivium'.

Music played
1. Michael Tippett — Magnificat’ from ‘Evening Canticles
Performers: The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge/George Guest, Andrew Carwood (organ)
Choir of St John’s, NIMBUS NI5335, Tr 18
2. Frederick Delius — On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Performers: English Chamber Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim
Vaughan Williams, Delius etc, DG 4197482, Tr 7
3. Rahsaan Roland Kirk — Serenade to a Cuckoo (Live)
Performers: Rahsaan Roland Kirk (flute), Ron Burton (piano), Henry ‘Pete’ Pearson (bass). Robert Shy (drums), Joe Texidor (percussion)
I Eye Aye, ATLANTIC, Tr 9
4. Benjamin Britten — For I will consider my cat Jeoffry + For the mouse is a creature of great personal valour (Rejoice in the Lamb op 30)
Performers: Roger Parker (treble), Michael Pearce (counter-tenor), Brian Runnett (organ) Recording: The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge/George Guest
Ceremony of Carols, Tr 14 & 15
5. Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man
Performers: The London Philharmonic/Carl Davis
LPO/C Davis, VIRGIN CLASSICS VC7907162, Tr 9
6. Soft Machine — ‘Out-Blood-Rageous’ (Excerpt)
Third COLUMBIA 4714072, Tr 4
7. Olivier Messiaen — O Sacrum Convivium!
Performers: The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge/George Guest
Messiaen Edition, DECCA 4780353, CD 2 Tr 1
8. Jehan-Ariste Alain — Litanies’ from ‘Trois Pieces
Performers: Thomas Trotter (organ)
Alain Organ Works, ARGO 430 833-2, Tr 14

Words and Music
A sequence of classical music mixed with well-loved and less familiar poems and prose.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006x35f

Mark the Music
Sun 7 Aug 2011
22:15
BBC Radio 3
Peter Capaldi and Emily Bruni read poetry and prose on the theme of music.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p69gr
Peter Capaldi and Emily Bruni read poetry and prose on the theme of music, from the metaphysical to the everyday. The programme explores the wide-ranging facets and inescapable power of music: the mystical concept of the music of the spheres, the power of music in childhood and everyday life, music as a psychological tormentor and the beauty of music in performance.

With poems by Siegfried Sassoon, Walt Whitman, Thomas Hardy and Pablo Neruda, and prose by Nick Hornby and Louis de Bernieres. Music to compliment the readings includes works by Messiaen, Purcell, Pergolesi, Charles Mingus, Neil Young and Philip Glass.

Producer note
In this edition of Words & Music I explore the nature and power of music itself, in all its many guises. Music in society and our own individual lives has inspired writers throughout the centuries. Here are some highlights from the programme…

Robert Herrick’s poem ‘A Canticle to Apollo’ starts the sequence with music as God’s gift to humanity, leading on to Messiaen’s ethereal Des canyons aux étoiles. Going back to the third century, the Roman grammarian Censorinus questions the nature of music which he feels can be understood through embryology, astronomy and mathematics. His assertion that music can go so far as to rouse the legions in war is reflected in Janacek’s bright and bold Sinfonietta.

Another early philosophical concept I have included is Musica Universalis or the Music of the Spheres (frequently accredited to Pythagoras) which associated music with the sun, moon and planets. The 18th century writer, J F H Von Dalberg euphorically describes his vision of cosmic music and a meeting with the spirit of harmony against a back drop of Pergolesi’s Salve Regina in a recording by the counter-tenor, Andreas Scholl.

Moving from the lofty and spiritual to the everyday and the role of music in modern life, I’ve selected an extract from Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity. Record obsessed Rob turns up the volume to escape his disastrous love life, seeking solace with Neil Young and contemplating the music to feature at his own funeral which optimistically includes ‘You’re the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me’ by the empress of soul Gladys Knight.

Whilst in adult life many of us turn to music in times of love and loss, we often start our musical journey in childhood with obligatory and unrequested piano lessons ... the patient and imaginative teacher in Alastair Reid’s ‘A Lesson in Music’ makes a valiant effort as she encourages her pupil to ‘play the tune again’ with the backdrop of twinkle, twinkle little star, really Mozart’s Variations on ‘Ah vous dirai-je maman’.

Whilst music can often soothe and comfort it can also torment, as in Clara Schumann’s heart rending account of her husband Robert’s descent into insanity as he struggles to compose and express himself in his music. Anne Sexton’s ‘Music Swims Back to Me’ describes an institutionalised young woman as she tries to make sense of her surroundings. As music swims round her muddled mind, the sinister sounds of Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre add to the darkness.

But, I also wanted to reflect how music can draw people together. Jack Kerouac’s lucid description of the Beat Generation and Charles Mingus exuberant ‘Better Git It In Your Soul’ are a vibrant reminder of music’s power to ‘excite souls’ (in the words of Censorinus) and to define eras.

And to conclude there’s the theme of music as a form of reminiscence. Music can powerfully provoke memories and take us back to times past, either real or imagined. In Cecil Day Lewis’ poem ‘Cornet Solo’ the strain of a mere few distant notes take the narrator back to distant childhood days reflected in the haunting sounds of the spiritual Motherless Child …

Thanks to Peter Capaldi and Emily Bruni.

Ruth Thomson (Producer)

Music and featured items
Timings are shown from the start of the programme in hours and minutes.
00:00
Robert Herrick
A Canticle to Apollo, read by Peter Capaldi and Emily Bruni
00:00
Olivier Messiaen — Des Canyons Aux Etoiles [le désert]
Performers: French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
DG 471 617-2, Tr 1
00:03
Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice – from Act V Scene 1, read by Emily Bruni
00:03
Henry Purcell — Fantasia a 4 ‘Three Parts on a Ground’
Performers: Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen (conductor)
Philips 4267142, Tr 2
00:09
Censorinus
from Harmony and Embryology [from De die Natali XI-XII] read by Peter Capaldi
00:10
Leos Janacek — Sinfonietta [allegretto]
Performers: Pro Arte Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor)
Testament 1325, Tr 1
00:13
J F H F Von Dalberg
A Composer’s Glimpses of the Music of Spirits, read by Peter Capaldi
00:14
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi — Salve Regina in F minor [opening salve regina]
Performers: Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (conductor)
Decca 466 134-2, Tr 13
00:18
Trad — Devil’s Dream
Performers: Blanche Coldiron (banjo)
Kentucky Old-Time Banjo, Rounder CD 0394, Tr 1
00:19
Walt Whitman
Italian Music in Dakota, read by Emily Bruni
00:20
Vincenzo Bellini — Norma [Casta Diva – Act 1 Scene 1]
Performers: Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
EMI 7630002, CD 1 Tr 9
00:27
Nick Hornby
High Fidelity, read by Peter Capaldi
00:28
Neil Young — Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Reprise 7599-27243-2, Tr 3
00:29
J Weatherly — Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Performers: Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Singles Collection
Polygram 842 003-2, Tr 3
00:32
Conlon Nancarrow — Study for Player Piano No 49c
Wergo 60165-50, Tr 10
00:33
Anne Sexton
Music Swims Back To Me, read by Emily Bruni
00:34
György Ligeti — Mysteries of the Macabre
Arranger: Elgar Howarth Performers: Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet), Roland Pontinen (piano)
Philips 426 144-2, Tr 11
00:37
Robert Schumann — String Quartet No 3 in A Major opus 41,3 [adagio molto]
Performers: Zehetmair Quartet
ECM 472 169-2, Tr 7
00:37
Clara Schumann
The Advent of Insanity, read by Emily Bruni
00:44
Philip Glass — Concerto for Violin and Orchestra [second movement]
Performers: Gidon Kremer (violin), Vienna Philharmonic, Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)
DG 4370912, Tr 2
00:44
Pablo Neruda
Ode to a Violin in California, read by Peter Capaldi
00:50
Charles Mingus — Better Git It In Your Soul
Columbia/Legacy 01-065145-10/1, Tr 1
00:50
Jack Kerouac — San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation)
Rhino R2 70281, Tr 1
00:55
Trad — Pack Up Your Troubles
Performers: Band of H M Coldstream Guards
Saydisc CD SDL 358, Tr 12
00:56
Siegfried Sassoon
Everyone Sang, read by Emily Bruni
00:56
Eric Whitacre — A Boy and a Girl
Performers: Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67543, Tr 12
01:01
Alastair Reid
A Lesson in Music, read by Emily Bruni
01:01
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Variations on ‘Ah vous dirai-je, maman’ K265
Performers: Livia Rev (piano)
Hyperion CDA 66185, Tr 4
01:05
Louis de Bernieres
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, read by Emily Bruni
01:07
Johann Sebastian Bach — Three Part Invention
Arranger: Mayor Performers: Simon Mayor (mandolin)
Acoustics CDACS 014, Tr 5
01:08
Cecil Day Lewis
Cornet Solo, read by Peter Capaldi
01:10
Trad — Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Arranger: Hunsberger Performers: Wynton Marsalis (cornet), Eastman Wind Ensemble
CBS Records MK 42137, Tr 10