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Autumn
October - December 2019
With the gradation of autumnal colours, the music expands a beautiful scenery. In this episode, Midori goes around the UK with music full of colours of nature. From Gustav Holst's Yorkshire moorland to Elizabeth Machoncy's River Thames, enjoy this refreshing adventure across the UK.
Holst: Moorside Suite
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis
Delius: Brigg Fair
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Andrew Davis
Roxana Panufnik: St Pancras Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Ex Cathedra
Elizabeth Machonchy: Proud Thames
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
E.J.Moearn: 6 Norfolk Folksongs
Marcus Farnsworth, John Talbot
Vaughan Williams: Fantaisa on Greensleeves
London Symphony Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
Britten: Piano Concerto
Howard Shelley, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland
Craig Ogden
John Dowland: Come, heavy sleep
Spring
April - June 2019
With the fresh air of Spring, this musical adventure is full of life; from Frederick Delius's cuckoo to Edward Elgar's River Severn.
Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring
Vernon Handley, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos
Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea
Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
Naxos
Bridge: 3 Idylls
Maggini String Quartet
Naxos
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Mark Padmore, Britten Sinfonia
Harmonia Mundi
Carwithen: Suffolk Suite
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra
Chandos
Gurney: Desire in Spring
Benjamin Luxon, David Williamson
Chandos
Finzi: Eclogue for Piano and Strings, Op.10
Peter Donohoe, Howard Griffiths, Northern Sinfonia
Naxos
Moeran: Songs of Springtime – Seven Elizabethan poems set for Mixed Chorus
Finzi Singers
Chandos
Elgar: Severn Suite Op.87a
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra
Chandos
Winter
December - March 2019
Introduction & End : Delius: La Calinda
Performers: Barry Wordsworth, London Symphony Orchestra
Collins Classics
1. Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a - II Sunday Morning
Performers: Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra
Chandos Records
2. Finzi: Elegy for Violin and Piano
Performers: Daniel Hope, Simon Mulligan
Nimbus
3. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Performers: Bryden Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos
4. Howells: String Quartet No.3 ‘In Gloucestershire’, 2nd movement
Performers: Divertimenti
Hyperion
5. Holst: Symphony in F major, Op.8 ‘The Cotswolds’, 1st movement
Performers: JoAnn Falletta, Ulster Orchestra
Naxos
6. John Ireland: ‘All in a Garden Green’ from Five 16th Century Songs
Performers: Benjamin Luxon, Alan Rowlands
Lyrita
7. Bax: Tintagel
Performers: David Lloyd-Jones, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Naxos
8. Vaughan Williams: Loch Lomond
Performers: Armonico Consort
Signum
9. John Ireland: Sarnia for solo piano, 3rd Movement ‘Song of the Spring Tides’
Performers: John Lenehan
Naxos
10. Elgar: Cockaigne Overture ‘In London Town’, Op.40
Performers: Sir Alexadner Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra
Chandos