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Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 80th anniversaryComposer of the Week has been produced in Cardiff since 1999 so it's fitting that Donald is celebrating Welsh composers in this anniversary series. Following on from a live concert given in the BBC's Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay, with the BBC Singers, Donald continues the story of Welsh music with programmes featuring music by Grace Williams, Hilary Tann, Morfydd Owen, Dilys Elwyn-Edwards and Rhian Samuel. This quintet of composers were all born in Wales, and much of their music finds inspiration in their Welsh roots. Collectively their stories will take us from the 1890s to the present day.Music Featured:Morfydd Owen: Beti Bwt (Welsh Impressions) Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: The Cloths of Heaven Morfydd Owen: My luv's like a red, red rose Morfydd Owen: Nocturne for orchestra in D flat major Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: Lullaby for piano Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: Laudate Dominum Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: All that's past Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: Caneuon y Tri Aderyn Grace Williams: Symphony no. 2 (excerpt) Grace Williams: Ballads, IV: Allegro furioso Grace Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes Grace Williams: Sea Sketches (excerpt) Grace Williams: Elegy Rhian Samuel: Four-and-a half Dancing Men (A Garland for Anne) Rhian Samuel: Little Duos for oboe and cor anglaise (Little Whispers) Rhian Samuel: A Perfect View Rhian Samuel: Gaslight Square II for piano duo Rhian Samuel: Love Bade me welcome Rhian Samuel: Salve nos Rhian Samuel: Time out of Time (excerpt) Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra for female voice and orchestra (excerpt) Hilary Tann: From the Song of Amergin (excerpt) Hilary Tann: Nothing Forgotten (I: Andante maestoso) Hilary Tann: Llef for flute and cello (excerpt) Hilary Tann: Shakkei (II: Leggiero) Hilary Tann: Water's Edge (II: From the Riverbed) Hilary Tann: Seven peoms of stillness (I: The air a staircase for silence (Kneeling)) Hilary Tann: In the First, Spinning PlacePresented by Donald Macleod Produced by Johannah Smith for BBC Audio Wales and WestFor 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 Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrtAnd 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

Donald Macleod celebrates 80 years of "Composer of the Week" with a concert of music by Grace Williams and Hilary Tann, curated by Welsh music historian Rhian Davies, and performed by the BBC Singers in Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay. Donald, together with Welsh music specialist Geraint Lewis and conductor and broadcaster Gwawr Owen, considers the part these two composers play in the history of Wales' vibrant choral tradition.Composer of the Week has been produced in Cardiff since 1999 so it's fitting that Donald is celebrating Welsh composers in this anniversary series. Across the week, he follows the stories of Grace Williams, Hilary Tann, Morfydd Owen, Dilys Elwyn-Edwards and Rhian Samuel. This quintet of composers were all born in Wales, and much of their music finds inspiration in their Welsh roots. Collectively their stories will take us from the 1890s to the present day.For the first time in "Composer of the Week's" long history, it was recorded live and in front of an audience. During the programme the BBC Singers showcase music by two composers Grace Williams and Hilary Tann, through their choral music. Music includes Williams' arrangements of Welsh folk-songs, and her masterly setting of Ave Maris Stella and we also hear Hilary Tann's settings of Welsh poets RS Thomas and Menna Elfyn.Trad. arr. Grace Williams: Jim Cro Trad. arr. Grace Williams: O rare Turpin Trad. arr. Grace Williams: Mari lwyd Hilary Tann: The Moor Grace Williams: Ave maris stella Hilary Tann: Wellspring Grace Williams: When the green woods laugh Hilary Tann: ParadisePresented by Donald Macleod Produced by Johannah Smith for BBC Audio Wales and WestFor 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 Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrtAnd 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

Donald Macleod surveys the life of Girolamo Frescobaldi and the musical spectacle of RomeGirolamo Frescobaldi established the keyboard style that would dominate Europe in the Baroque era. His life throws a light on the nepotism and patronage at the heart of Italy in the 17th century, and how it created extraordinary music and spectacle.... breaking the bank in the process. Donald Macleod and his guest Robert Quinney, Director of the Choir of New College, Oxford, explore Frescobaldi's story alongside some of the other great musicians of his time, who fell into his orbit.Music Featured:Partite Sopra Ciaccona Canzona Terza a 2 Fantasia prima, sopra un soggietto Fantasia undecima, sopra quattro soggietti Luzzaschi: Aura soave Luzzaschi: Sacrarum Cantionum, Book 1: Deus tu scis insipientiam meam Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, Book 1: Toccata nona (arr. for double harp) Il secondo libro di toccate canzone, versi d'hinni, Magnificat, gagliarde, correnti: Toccata prima Canzon terza Partite sopra L'Aria della Romanesca Peter Philips: Salve Regina William Byrd: Pavan and Galliard (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Nos. 174-5) Giunt’e pur lidia il mio S’io miro in te, m’uccidi Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, libro primo: Toccata ottava Arie musicali per cantarsi, Book 2: Vanne, o carta amorosa Partite Sopra Ciaccona - Corrente Fantasia prima, sopra un soggietto Fantasia seconda, sopra un soggietto solo Francesco Soriano: Missa Nos autem gloriari oportet: Gloria Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Tu es Petrus a 6 Messa della Domenica: Canzon post il Comune;Bergamasca Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, libro primo: Toccata quarta; Balletto prima Toccata no. 10 in D Minor Stefano Landi: La morte d'Orfeo, Op 2 (excerpt) Arie musicali, Book 2: No 19, Vanne, o carta amorosa Arie musicali, Book 2: No 18, Ti lascio, anima mia Jacques Arcadelt: Madrigali, Book 1: Ahime, dov'è'l bel viso: Madrigali, Book 1: Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri Ancidetemi pur d'Archadelt passeggiato Johann Hieronymous Kapsberger: I pastori di Bettelemme (excerpt): Arie musicali per cantarsi, Book 1: Così mi disprezzate (Aria di passacaglia) Canzona duodecima detta la Todeschina Stefano Landi: Il sant'alessio (excerpt) Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite (Partita) No. 30 in A Minor, FbWV 630 Marco Marazzoli: Dialogo fra Rosinda ed Olindo Missa sopra l'aria della monica: Credo Cento Partite Sopra PassacagliPresented by Donald Macleod Produced by Iain Chambers for BBC Audio Wales and WestFor 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 Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrtAnd 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