A Georgian Christmas

Composer of the Week Podcast vor 8 Monaten

Donald Macleod discovers the seasonal customs and music of late-Georgian Britain.

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Donald Macleod visits the home of Jane Austen with historian
Amanda Vickery to discover some of the seasonal customs and
Christmas music of late-Georgian Britain.

Music featured: Thomas Clark: While Shepherds Watched William
Matthews: How beauteous are their feet Anon: The Holly and the
Ivy Viotti: Violin Concerto No 13 in A Major Handel: Messiah
Cimarosa: L'Olimpiade: Sinfonia Thomas Wilson: Wellington's
Triumph Thomas Straight: Trip to Vauxhall, Sailor Laddie Weber
(orch Berlioz): Aufforderung zum Tanz Trad (arr. Townsend): Arise
and Hail the Joyful Day Trad.: Awake, and join the cheerful choir
Attrib. Wade (arr. Vincent Novello): O come, all ye faithful Arr.
Thomas Butts: Hark! how all the welkin rings Attwood: O God, Who
by the Leading of a Star Mendelssohn: The Evening Bell Jarman:
There were shepherds abiding John Wainwright: Christians, awake,
salute the happy morn Pleyel: Symphony No.12 in E flat Kalmar
Wesley: Rondo on God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Trad: The First
Nowell Anon: Remember The Poor John Hill: The people that walked
in darkness Richard Charke: Harlequin Restor'd John Frederick
Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley, Overture

Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Chris Taylor for BBC
Audio Wales & West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for A Georgian Christmas:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026800

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z