An Unexpected Passing

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Donald Macleod dives into Smith’s final years and explores her last orchestral works, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley. In conversation, Macleod also discusses Smith’s standing in British music during her lifetime, her impact upon other composers, and her significance today. As Alice Mary Smith is cited as the first British woman to compose a symphony, and frequently composed outside the conventions of her time, is it time for her output to be reassessed in the light of these many new recordings heard throughout the week? Rock them, rock them BBC Singers Gabriella Teychenne, conductor Six Short Pieces (No. 3, 2 & 6) Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano Overture ‘The Masque of Pandora’ BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor Two Intermezzi from ‘The Masque of Pandora’ BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon, conductor L’ange et l’enfant Emily Gray, mezzo soprano Timothy Salter, piano Overture ‘Jason, or the Argonauts and the Sirens’ BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon, conductor Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West