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| Archive Hour, The | ...Jeremy Summerly, with the help of this unique archive, sheds new light on a brilliant musician, a gifted composer and talented broadcaster. Ken Russell, Shirley Collins, and JAMES BOWMAN help make sense of the man who many believe was key to changing the musical taste of a generation.... |
| Early Music Show, The | ...First performed in Vienna in 1762, this work is one of the most influential operas of all time, and along with librettist Calzabigi and choreographer Angiolini, Gluck created a whole new world on the opera stage. Recordings include performances by Janet Baker, JAMES BOWMAN, Derek Lee Ragin and Bernarda Fink.... |
| George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Handel In London - 5 Musical Walks | ...JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) | ...... |
| Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) | ...JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| Handel In London - 5 Musical Walks | ...JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| Handel Opera Cycle | ...Trasimede....JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| Hear And Now | ...Marking the 60th birthdays of both Michael Nyman and John Tavener, Robert Worby introduces Christian Lindberg's performance of Nyman's Trombone Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, and Self-laudatory hymn of Inanna and her Omnipotence performed by Fretwork and countertenor JAMES BOWMAN. Robert also talks to Nyman about his life and career.... |
| Heinrich Schütz | ...JAMES BOWMAN (alto)... |
| Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) | ...JAMES BOWMAN (alto)... |
| Henry Purcell (1659-1695) | ...JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| John Tavener (1944-) | ...JAMES BOWMAN, Timothy Wilson (countertenor)... |
| Music Matters | ...Ivan Hewett talks to countertenor JAMES BOWMAN and Naxos boss Klaus Heymann.... |
| Opera Box | ...Stephanie Hughes is joined in the box by Britten expert Dr John Evans, and veteran Oberon JAMES BOWMAN talks about his view of the role. Plus Christopher Cook continues his series of interviews with the Director of the Royal Ballet, Monica Mason ... |
| Opera On 3 | ...Ptolemy....JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| Performance On 3 | ...JAMES BOWMAN, Hugues Cuenod... |
| Sara Mohr-pietsch | ...JAMES BOWMAN, Michael Chance (countertenors)... |
| Sound Stories | ...Richard Baker remembers Philidor, as proficient a chess player as he was a composer. Following his family into work at the royal court of Versailles, the young Philidor learnt to play chess while waiting to sing mass every morning. He juggled these two skills throughout his life. Including Lully: Plaude laetare Gallia. Le Concert Spirituel/Herve Niquet. Philidor: Zemire et Melide (excerpt). Christiane Eda-Pierre (soprano), ASMF/Neville Marriner. Bliss: Suite `Checkmate'. Ulster Orchestra/Veron Handley. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (excerpt). JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor), La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy/Jean-Claude Malgiore.... |
| St John Passion | ...JAMES BOWMAN (countertenor)... |
| Thinking Allowed | ...Are we living in a 'post-honour society'? Social theorist JAMES BOWMAN claims that the ancient idea of honour has become meaningless in the Western world, and that it is this development more than anything else which underlies the clash between Eastern and Western cultures.... |
| Voices | ...Ian Burnside talks to JAMES BOWMAN about the history and development of the countertenor voice, from the early exponents of the 1930s to the present, including Alfred Deller, David Daniels and Andreas Scholl.... |