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The Journey (7)   Vaughan Williams 150 Retrospective

Introduced by Jan Cosgrove, this edition explores a range of Vaughan Williams pre-occupations and compositions

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The Journey

 our regular magazine on all things BMR, hosted by Jan Cosgrove.  We also are adding By the Sleepy Lagoon, featuring Liz Allen, to look at light classical news as part of The Journey.

Classical Adventures

a series produced for us by American, Vermont-based Divine Art Recordings and presented by Stephen Sutton.  This features much exciting material from that recording stable.

Concert Cameo

introduced by Joy Heathcote and Liz Allen .    They feature music from the renowned Lyrita and Cameo Classics labels.

BMR Live

Recordings unique to BMR, with recitals etc by Mark Bebbington, The Coull Quartet, Emma Kirkby & Anthony Rooley in 'Honey from the Hive' based on Dowland's patrons, and more.   The Angel in the Forest Julian Marshall's moving song cycle setting poems by German poet Gertrud Kolmar, at its premiere broadcast performance at the Alyth Centre for Jewish Music on 26th January 2014, commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day.   You will want to hear this superb performance with tenor James Gilchrist, and the Welton Singers and Players conducted by Ian Belton of the Brodsky Quartet, together with an interview with Julian and James talking with Jan Cosgrove. Irish Piano Music from the 19th Century - another BMR Live production.  Una Hunt performs a wealth of unknown music especially recorded by BMR at London's Regent Hall, a collaboration with Irish Heritage, also Angela Brownridge who introduces her recital with a fascinating amount of detail and personal connection.

Other BMR features:

Performances from around the world, live concerts and top recordings.  For example,

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra  The world-renowned orchestra in Elgar (Cockaigne Oveture and Cello Concerto) (soloist Yo Yo Ma) and Walton's First Symphony in 3 live recordings under 3 famous conductors.

The British Symphony

exploring key repertoire including concertos, and now live concerts and documentaries on our Video Page

On the BMR Video page, we've added the unforgettable Ken Russell film about Delius and Eric Fenby, A Song of Summer, as well as the lovely visual images of London paintings which accompany Vaughan William's London Symphony.  Quite magical.  And now, 'Night Mail', the complete film made by the GPO Film Unit in 1935, a masterpiece of documentary making, with that famous music and verse by Britten and Auden at the end - shown complete to illustrate its place in the film.   We now also have added works by Britten - The Turn of the Screw, Curlew River, Peter Grimes and A Midsummer Night's Dream, all in video recordings of live performances.

We will also post programmes by other producers.

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