Words and Music

Huw Stephens presents an afternoon sequence exploring connections between music and literature coming live from Theatr Clwyd in Mold on the theme of Welsh myth and legend - including readings from the fantastical mediaeval tales of The Mabinogion and the Book of Taliesin. Featuring live music from Sinfonia Cymru, conductor Iwan Davies, with readings from Owen Teale and Sian-Reese-Williams.

Music

The Tale of the Two Dragons. Calan (arr. Patrick Rimes)
Tynged (Proms Commission). Simmy Singh
Song to the Moon - from Rusalka. Antonín Dvořák (arr. Tony Burke)
Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed - from Four Miniatures from the Book of Hergest. Gareth Glynn
The Wife of Usher's Well. Cerys Hafana
Tragwyddoldeb. Cerys Hafana (arr. Patrick Rimes)
Branwen Threnody. Morfydd Owen
Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) - from Pictures at an Exhibition. Modest Mussorgsky
Witch of Leanachan. Donald Grant
Ritual Fire Dance - from El Amor Brujo. Manuel de Falla
Ceridwen - from the opera Ceridwen. Joseph Parry (arr. David Roche)
Forest Murmurs - from the opera Siegfried. Richard Wagner (arr. Toby Burke)
The Tale of Two Dragons. Calan (arr. Patrick Rimes)

Readings

Un Tro. Hanan Issa
Lady of Llyn y Fan Fach (extract). John Rhys (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx)
Pwyll and Rhiannon. The Mabinogion, translated by Sioned Davies
Branwen. The Mabinogion, translated by Sioned Davies
The Hag of the Mist. Frank Coffman
The Song of Blodeuwedd. Robert Graves
Ceridwen. The Mabinogion, translated by Lady Charlotte Guest
The Battle of the Trees. The Book of Taliesin, translated by Gwyneth Lewis & Rowan Williams
The Tale of Two Dragons. The Mabinogion, translated by Sioned Davies