Podcast appearances and mentions of dame janet baker

Dame Janet Baker's contribution to classical music - in performance and on record - has been remarkable, enriching both the stage and the catalogue with performances of astonishing beauty, power and vivid insight. To mark her 80th birthday in August 2013, James Jolly met with her at Wigmore Hall to talk about her career for a Gramophone Milestones Podcast, made in association with EFG International. She shared her memories of working with Sir John Barbirolli, Leonard Bernstein, Gerald Moore, Raymond Leppard and Benjamin Britten. Now 10 years on, we revisit the podcast to celebrate one of the UK's greatest musical artists, the recipient in 2011 of Gramophone's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch speaks to one of the most treasured and celebrated British mezzo-sopranos, Dame Janet Baker. Following the recent celebrations of her 90th birthday, she reflects on her life in music, the physical and mental toll of performance, and a singer's responsibility to always serve both the composer and the musical score. Serving the score of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, the much-lauded conductor John Wilson joins Sara to discuss his sumptuous new album - the first ever complete recording of the musical's original Broadway manuscript. He explains the painstaking research behind the restoration of Robert Russell Bennett's original orchestrations, how he approaches the task of preparing repertoire for the stage, and how to create the magical sound of musical theatre during its ‘golden age' in the 1940s. Recently returned from filming concerts performed for soldiers fighting on the frontline, the BBC correspondent Mark Urban tells Music Matters about the current situation inside Ukraine. Sara speaks to composer and performer Ihor Zavhorodnii, and violinist Vera Lytovschenko, about their efforts to bring musical relief to residents in schools, hospitals and bomb shelters, and hears how they're trying to reach and serve audiences inside their war-torn country. She hears, too, from the Chief Music Editor of Ukrainian Public Radio's cultural station, Oleksandr Piriyev, who describes how he's promoting Ukrainian music through the European Broadcasting Union.

False Pride. We like to think of ourselves as belonging to a great civilization. We chant U.S.A., U.S.A. at gatherings, but there's nothing worse than false pride. If there's a collapse in the economy, inflation won't be contained when there's a shortage of oil. People won't be peaceful when they can't fillup their cars at gas stations. Politicians claim EV's will save the Earth's climate when in truth it's an attempt to disguise oil's in short supply. In the near future, millions of species will be extinct and that's why I'm not a Republican or Democrat. MUSIC Enrico Caruso, Carlos Gardel, Lawrence Tibbitt, Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Janet Baker

The greatest mezzo-soprano of the 20th century, admired the for the beauty and sensitivity of her singing in opera, lieder recitals, oratorio and choral works

durée : 01:58:38 - Brelan de dames - par : Philippe Cassard - Elles ont triomphé sur les scènes internationales, et chacune a merveilleusement honoré le répertoire français. Portraits de famille célèbre trois cantatrices britanniques anoblies par la Reine, ce sera donc notre brelan de "Dames" : Dame Margaret Price, Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Janet Baker - réalisé par : Pierre Willer

David Hill MBE is a choral conductor and organist who holds an appointment to the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, is Musical Director of The Bach Choir and was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from 2007 until 2017. He talks to Tom about learning music and three pieces he loves: Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach's Cello suites, Dame Janet Baker singing Mahler's 'Ich bin die Welt abhanden gekommen' and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.

Panelen känner sig attackerad av en dansk mästares filmmusik, dividerar om smärtan i en ny Orfeus och Eurydike och gillar hur dirigenten Daniel Barenboim lyfter fram den dramatiska sidan hos Brahms. Veckans skivor: BRAHMS - THE SYMPHONIES Symfonier 1-4 av Johannes Brahms Berliner Staatskapelle, orkester  Daniel Barenboim, dirigent Deutsche Grammophon 4835251 Betyg: 4 WHIRL'S WORLD Musik av Per Nörgård MidtVest-ensemblen DaCapo 8.226136 Betyg: 5 ORFEO ED EURIDICE Opera av Christoph Willibald Gluck  Sångare: Iestyn Davies, Sophie Bevan La Nuova Musica, orkester och kör David Bates, dirigent Pentatone PTC 5186805 Betyg:4 Veckans val: Berlioz stora dödsmässa i allhelgonatid Vi fördjupar oss i amerikanske John Nelsons sprillans nya tolkning av Berlioz "Requiem" som spelades in i St Pauls Cathedral i London i mars. Referensen: Brahms fjärde symfoni - Det perfekta tempot Vi jämför Staatskapelle Berlin och Daniel Barenboims aktuella inspelning av Brahms symfonier med en äldre version, den inspelning som gjordes 1968 av Cleveland Orchestra under ledning av George Szell. Referensen: Klagoarian i Orfeus och Eurydike - Countertenor vs sopran Den älskade arian "Che farò senza Euridice" ur Glucks opera "Orfeus och Eurydike" har spelats in hur många gånger som helst och alla tänkbara sångare från Janet Baker till Pavarotti har sjungit den. Vi jämför den aktuella inspelningen med countertenoren Iestyn Davies med en inspelning från 1975 med den stora Dame Janet Baker, tillsammans med English Chamber Orchestra under ledning av Raymond Leppard. En svalt återhållen tolkning möter en romantisk, utlevande version av arian.

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"He after honour hunts, I after love" - Proteus We begin our three-episode investigation of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', arguably the Bard's first play, circa 1589. Join me for a journey through the highs and lows of the plot, by way of Greek mythology, why the Ancients liked green honey, and our first casual bigotry alerts! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at podcastshakespeare@gmail.com. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. We also have a brand spanking new Spotify playlist, which will be updated each week as we work through the plays. The website for the podcast is https://podcastshakespeare.com/. On the website, you can find an evolving bibliography. Links mentioned: The Grand Tour of Europe Don Quixote The Hellespont Hero and Leander (excerpts) by Christopher Marlowe Isaac Asimov, Guide to Shakespeare Harold Bloom, The Invention of the Human Mythological Proteus Stephen Greenblatt, Shakespeare's Cure for Xenophobia, The New Yorker, June 2017 The senex iratus Unseen characters on television Medieval and Renaissance manuals on chivalry Saint Sebastian Derek Jarman's 'Sebastiane' 'Who is Silvia?' text Dame Janet Baker singing 'Who is Silvia?' by Franz Schubert, with Murray Perahia on piano And also Barbra Streisand for some reason...? Thou, thee, and so on Augustus Leopold Egg, 'Launce's Substitute for Proteus' Dog', oil on canvas, 1849 Ancient Greek colour vision Harold Goddard's The Meaning of Shakespeare Clips: Opening and closing: Henry Rowley Bishop, "Who is Sylvia?", for the Frederic Reynolds production, Covent Garden, 1821 - Philip Pickett, Susan Gritton et al Arkangel Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, 2006, d: Clive Brill with Damian Lewis (Valentine), Michael Maloney (Proteus), Saskia Wickham (Silvia) Royal Shakespeare Company, Two Gentlemen of Verona, 2014, d: Simon Godwin with Mark Arends (Proteus), Michael Marcus (Valentine), Martin Bassindale (Speed) Marlowe Society, Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1959, d: George Rylands with Olive Gregg (Julia) Oregon Shakespeare Company, Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1957, d: James Sandoe with William Oyler (Valentine), Doris Viola (Julia), Nagle Jackson (Speed), Marcia Thayer (Lucetta), Jim Sheldon (Thurio) BBC Complete Works, Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1983, d: Don Taylor, p: Shaun Sutton with Tony Haygarth (Launce), Tyler Butterworth (Proteus), Paul Daneman (Duke of Milan), Andrew Burt (Third Outlaw) Gerald Finzi, "Who is Sylvia?" from 'Let Us Garlands Bring' (1942) with Martin Vögerl - singer, Mira Teofilova - piano

In this episode we explore Cavalli’s Hipermestra – an Italian baroque masterpiece that is given its UK premiere at Glyndebourne Festival 2017. Renowned soprano Dame Janet Baker recalls a glorious summer spent singing Cavalli at Glyndebourne in 1970. And conductor William Christie, Cavalli historian Christine Jeanneret and Glyndebourne dramaturg Cori Ellison reveal just how important Cavalli is to the history of opera. Presenter: Katie Derham ​​Produced by Katherine Godfrey for Whistledown Productions for Glyndebourne Festival 2017 Music courtesy of NPO Radio 4 Image: William Christie in rehearsals at Glyndebourne. Photographer: Mike Hoban

Every now and again – but only very rarely – a professional engagement comes along that is so personal, so loaded with treasured associations, that it transcends all normal parameters and takes on a significance all of its own. This was such an occasion. I first met Dame Janet two years ago on the jury … [Read More]

Hur är det att vara släkt med en stor tonsättare? Alan, Benjamin Brittens brorson är idag i 70-årsåldern. Som liten vistades han på 40-talet ofta hemma hos sin farbror Benjamin i Aldeburgh. I del 2 om Britten berättar Alan om den tid då Brittens ”Peter Grimes” kom till. Vi går på upptäcksfärd i "Brittenland" och hör om de sista åren i Brittens liv. Premiären av operan ”Peter Grimes” 1945 gör den då 32-årige Benjamin Britten till det engelska musiklivets självklara mittpunkt. Han hade länge varit den engelska musikens unga hopp, lika beundrad som avundsjukt påpassad av kritikerna. ”Peter Grimes” etablerade Britten som en tonsättare av internationell rang och attraktionskraft. Trots att han skrev suverän musik i de flesta genrer kom han att se sig själv framförallt som operatonsättare, och sökte konsekvent ämnen där han kunde få utlopp för sitt sociala patos. Grovt förenklat kan man säga att alla hans operor i någon mening handlar om utanförskap. Britten stod själv som homosexuell, pacifist och politiskt vänster utanför det engelska etablissemanget. Men Britten var en paradoxernas man och med tiden blev han själv en accepterad del av det etablissemang som han som ung vänt sig mot. Själv talade han, kanske ironiskt, om att han hade kunnat vara hovkompositör om det inte varit för just hans pacifism och homosexualitet. Om Brittens liv och verk från hemkomsten till England i början av 40-talet efter några år av självvald exil i USA, till den sista sjukdomsmärkta tiden handlar den andra delen av ”Benjamin Britten – ett fjärde B”. Förutom brorsonen Alan Britten möter vi även tonsättaren Colin Matthews som var Brittens assistent under de sista åren av hans liv och sångerskan Dame Janet Baker. Dessutom går vi på rundtur i Brittens hem, ”Red House” utanför Aldeburgh i sällskap med museiintendenten Caroline Harding. (Repris från nov-13) En P2 Dokumentär i två delar av Johan Korssell.

Följ med till Brittenland, Aldeburgh i Suffolk, orten invid den stormande Nordsjön som Britten älskade och som betydde så mycket för hans verk.  I Johan Korssells dokumentär möter vi en rad röster om Britten, däribland sångare som Dame Janet Baker och Ian Bostridge, tonsättaren Colin Matthews, Brittens brorson Alan och många fler. ”När man hör Benjamin Brittens musik – om man verkligen lyssnar på den så blir man medveten om något väldigt mörkt, det är som kugghjul som nöter mot varandra utan att riktigt gripa tag i varandra och det skapar stor smärta” så uttryckte sig Leonard Bernstein (som gav den amerikanska premiären av Peter Grimes) om Brittens musik. Och Britten var ett komplicerat geni, långt ifrån självskriven i rollen som brittisk nationaltonsättare, ändå var det faktiskt som en sådan som han framstod när han gick bort vid 63 års ålder. Men på det sätt som hans talanger samverkade var han, trots allt, den totale musikern, lika begåvad som pianist och dirigent som tonsättare. Idag är Britten den tredje mest spelade av 1900-talets operakonstnärerer, efter Puccini och Richard Strauss. Han ligger på första plats om man räknar med operor skrivna av kompositörer födda under 1900-talet. Många av de mest framträdande rollerna i operorna och därtill en rad fenomenala sång-cykler skrev Britten direkt för sin livspartner, tenoren Peter Pears. Brittens kärleksbrev till Pears är för övrigt bland de vackraste som skrivits, vilket också får sägas om verk som Les illuminations, Serenaden och Nocturnen. I första delen möter vi världens idag ledande Britten-röst, Ian Bostridge som håller Britten för att vara 1900-talets främste vokale tonsättaren inom den klassiska musiken.    Psst, det var Brittens stolta mor som förutspådde honom att bli det fjärde B:et i tonsättarkanon efter giganterna Bach, Beethoven och Brahms. Han var dessutom det fjärde barnet i en syskonskara efter, Barbara, Bobby och Beth. (Repris från nov-13) En P2 Dokumentär i två delar av Johan Korssell.

The great mezzo-soprano talks about her career in our latest Gramophone Milestones Podcast

A guide to Benjamin Britten's opera Owen Wingrave featuring the voices of Britten experts Paul Kildea, Philip Reed and archive interviews from Myfanwy Piper and Dame Janet Baker

In the last edition in this series, Norman Lebrecht talks to the great English singer, Dame Janet Baker. The Yorkshire-born mezzo-soprano has mostly been known for her performances in operas by Mozart, Monteverdi, Purcell and Berlioz. In the concert hall she was renowned for her lieder singing especially Mahler, as well as English music, in particular the works of Benjamin Britten with whom she was much associated. The clarity of Janet Baker's voice and the dramatic intensity of her performances have given her a legendary status in the international worlds of opera and song.

These are highlights from the English National Opera 1982 performance (live) of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda," sung in English under Charles Mackerras. Featured is the phenomenal Dame Janet Baker and as cast that also includes: Rosalind Plowright    ElizabettaDavid Rendall           LeicesterJohn Tomlinson        TalbotAlan Opie                  CecilAngela Bostock           Hannah Kennedy                       (55 min.)          

Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker. Favourite track: Sonata In A Minor by Domenico Scarlatti Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen Luxury: Pencils and paper

Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker.Favourite track: Sonata In A Minor by Domenico Scarlatti Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen Luxury: Pencils and paper