Composer of the Week - John Tavener (1944-) - Episode 4

Donald Macleod explores how John Tavener begain to broaden his musical horizons, as he gained money and celebrity following the huge success of The Protecting Veil and Song for Athene. He married again and his new wife had finally managed to persuade him to move out of his childhood home and even to have children. By this time, Tavener was beginning to broaden his horizons to encompass Sufism, the music of India and the philosophies of Kathleen Raine and Frithjof Schuon. And he began to incorporate non-Western instruments into his music. With a selection of works that reflect Tavener's new way of thinking, including part of his seven-hour universal hymn to God. - The Veil of the Temple. Eternity's Sunrise Patricia Rozario (soprano) The Academy of Ancient Music Harmonia Mundi HMU 907231 Tr 1 Fall and Resurrection (excerpt) Patricia Rosario (soprano) Michael Chance (countertenor) Stephen Richardson (baritone) Adrian Peacock (bass) BBC Singers St Paul's Cathedral Choir City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox (conductor) Chandos CHAN9800 Ikon of Eros (2nd mvt) Jorja Fleezanis (violin) Patricia Rozario (soprano) Minnesota Orchestra and Chorale Paul Goodwin (conductor) Reference RR102CD Veil of the Temple (excerpt) Patricia Rozario (soprano) The Choir of the Temple Church The Holst Singers Stephen Layton (conductor) RCA 82876661542 CD2 Trs 15-18