Thursday, March 17, is St. Patrick's Day, a day of celebrating Irish culture and heritage. For this week's Learning to Listen, we're looking at Irish musicians — classical performers who have made their mark on the music of Ireland.
Program Playlist
John Field Suite - Polka
Ulster Orchestra/Brydon Thomson
Grieg: from Peer Gynt Suite No 1 - 'Morning Mood'
James Galway, flute
Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan
Traditional Japanese: Sakura
Anúna
Schubert: Who is Sylvia?
John McCormack, tenor
Mozart: from Le Nozze di Figaro - 'Porgi, amor'
Heather Harper, soprano
Joan Trimble: Suite for Strings - Prelude
Irish Chamber Orchestra/Fionnuala Hunt
Boccherini: String Quartet in Emajor: Minuetto-Trio-Minuetto da capo
The Vanbrugh Quartet
Neil Martin: from Soundings - i. Allegro non troppo
Cliona Doris, harp
John Lynch, viola
John Finucane, clarinet
Mussorgsky: from Pictures at an Exhibition - The hut on Hen's Legs and The Great Gate at Kiev
Barry Douglas, piano
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
Chamber Choir Ireland/Paul Hillier
Satellite image of @ireland at 3pm today, via Irish Weather Online #beautifulday pic.twitter.com/1pYX0tEUUe
— Niall Coppinger (@standupdouble) March 14, 2016