Composer of the Week - William Alwyn - Episode 5

William Alwyn (1905-1985) 5/5. One of Alwyn's long-cherished dreams while he was writing film scores was to compose for the stage, and after he had settled into his new home in Suffolk he spent the next 14 years working on two operas. Donald Macleod presents highlights from the second opera Miss Julie, based on August Strindberg's play of the same name, and introduces one of Alwyn's last orchestral works, inspired by the 17th century English writer Sir Thomas Browne. Naiades Anna Noakes (flute) Gillian Tingay (harp) Symphony No 5 (Hydriotaphia) London Philharmonic Orchestra William Alwyn (conductor) Miss Julie (excerpts) Miss Julie ...... Jill Gomez (soprano) Jean ...... Benjamin Luxon (baritone) Kristin ...... Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra Vilem Tausky (conductor).