Once Upon A Time... A Thousand and One Nights

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As part of the BBC's 'Once Upon a Time...' week, Elizabeth Alker concludes her series of specially recorded performances of fairy tales music with works inspired by the tales of A Thousand and One Nights; and from LSO St. Luke's, lutenist Thomas Dunford is joined by Keyvan Chemirani for a fusion of Western and Middle Eastern inspired music. Carl Nielsen Aladdin - Oriental Festive March BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade Claire Booth (soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ben Glassberg (conductor) From LSO St. Luke’s - Thomas Dunford and Friends Keyvan Chemirani To bandégui Thomas Dunford (lute) Kayvan Chemirani (santoor) Jean-Philippe Rameau Suite from ‘Les Indes Galantes’ European Union Baroque Orchestra Enrico Onofri (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade, Op. 35 Vienna Symphony Orchestra Lorenzo Viognier (conductor) From LSO St. Luke’s - Thomas Dunford and Friends Keyvan Chemirani Shérazade Thomas Dunford (lute) Keyvan Chemirani (santoor) Robert Schumann Bilder aus Osten (arr. string orchestra) Festival Strings Lucerne Daniel Dodds (violin, conductor) From LSO St. Luke’s - Thomas Dunford and Friends: Johann Sebastian Bach Suite for cello BWV. 1007 [solo lute] -Prelude -Sarabande -Menuet 1 et 2 Thomas Dunford (lute) Jan Hanuš Salt Above Gold, suite from the ballet, Op. 28a Prague Symphony Orchestra Tomáš Netopil (conductor) The BBC’s ‘Once Upon a Time…’ week celebrates fairytales and storytelling in partnership with the British Library. On BBC Radio 3, Edith Bowman explores fairytales and fantasy in 'Sound of Cinema', actors Pearce Quigley and Lydia Wilson delve into the worlds of princesses, frogs, and spells in 'Words & Music', Sara Mohr-Pietsch charts a course to Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf in 'Music Map', and Elizabeth Alker presents music inspired by enchanted lands, magical creatures, and timeless tales, in 'Classical Live' and 'Unclassified'. Just search ‘Once Upon a Time…’ in BBC Sounds. The British Library’s major new exhibition Fairy Tales runs from 27th March – 23rd August 2026.