February 16, 2024

Karl Jenkins

1 hour 9 minutes

Karl Jenkins has had a career of contrasts – from accomplished jazz fusion, prog rock and the worlds of film and advertising, to phenomenal success in concert halls around the world as a composer of music that delights audiences and often defies categorisation; music that is rhythmic, emotional – and hugely popular: he just might be the most performed living composer in the world.

In these special programmes, Sir Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to talk about his life and music ahead of the composer’s 80th birthday.

Music Featured:

Benedictus

One World: In the Beginning

One World: Let’s Go (The Tower of Babel),

One World: Yet, Here I Am

Sarakiz (Dance)

Stabat Mater (excerpt)

One World: Tikkun Olam

Suo Gan

Quirky Blue

Hazard Profile, pt 1

Carol Ann

La Folia – concerto for marimba and strings

Cantata Memoria (excerpt)

Cantilena

Adiemus

Hymn

Kayama

Cancion Plateada

Palladio, concerto grosso for string orchestra (i Allegretto)

Stella Natalis (excerpt)

Gloria (excerpt)

The Peacemakers (excerpt)

The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace (excerpt)

Quirk (Chasing the Goose)

White Water

One World: The Golden Age Begins Anew

Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra (‘It takes two…’ Seductively)

Over the Stone (iv, Tros y Garreg)

One World: Sakura, Spring has Come

Requiem (excerpt)

Presented by Donald Macleod

Produced by Martin Williams for BBC Audio Wales and 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 Karl Jenkins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001w1jw

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

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