Playing Cards
With music from Stravinsky, Puccini, Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir and Mozart and readings about Conan Doyle's Sherlock, Dickens' spinster Miss Havisham and Lewis Carroll's Alice.
From the royal court made from cards in Alice in Wonderland, to the games of the heroines of novels by Charles Dickens and Toni Morrison, to the murder during a card game that only Sherlock Holmes can deduce, and the poker played in Paul Farley's poem. Composers have also been inspired by card characters and we'll hear from a harp concerto by Per Norgard called King, Queen and Ace and from Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir's score for the film Joker, plus Stravinsky's Jeu de Cartes. Our readers are Sophie Thompson and James Cartwright.
Producer: Elizabeth Foster
Production Co-ordinator: Julie Downing
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01
Igor Stravinsky
Jeu de Cartes: First Deal
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.- RCA.
- CD73 TR8.
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00:01
Igor Stravinsky
Jeu de Cartes
Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.- Charles Munch The Complete RCA Album.
- RCA.
- 8.
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T S Eliot
The Wasteland, read by Sophie Thompson
Paul Farley
Poker, read by James Cartwright
00:05Giacomo Puccini
La Fanciulla del West: Act 1 - Jim, perch猫 piangi?/Andiam, ragazzi
Performer: Jonathan Summers, John Dobson, Tom McDonnell, Paul Crook, Robin Leggate, William Elvin, Malcolm King, Malcolm Rivers, Sherrill Milnes, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Robin Stapleton, Zubin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
- Tr4.
00:05Giacomo Puccini
La Fanciulla del West
Performer: Chorus of the Royal Opera House. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.- Puccini La Fanciulla del West.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 4.
Anon
The Queen of Hearts, read by Sophie Thompson
Christina Rossetti
The Queen of Hearts, read by Sophie Thompson
00:08Evert Verhees
Queen of Hearts
Performer: Evert Verhees.- Pennybank Tunes Profiles.
- Tr2.
00:08Evert Verhees
Queen of Hearts
Performer: Evert Verhees.- Classical String Stories.
- Pennybank Tunes Profiles.
- 2.
00:09Trad
Queen of Hearts
Performer: The Unthanks.- Rough Trade.
- Tr1.
00:09The Unthanks
The Queen of Hearts
Performer: 罢谤盲诲.- Last.
- Rough Trade.
- 1.
Joseph Coelho
Cards Dealt, read by James Cartwright
00:12Per N酶rg氓rd
King, Queen and Ace: III. The Ace of Spades: Prelude and Waltz
Performer: Tine Rehling. Ensemble: Esbjerg Ensemble. Conductor: Kaisa Roose.- Dacapo.
- Tr3.
00:13Per N酶rg氓rd
King, Queen and Ace
Performer: Tine Rehling. Performer: Esbjerg Ensemble.- Norgard, Works for Harp and Ensemble.
- 3.
00:14The Tierney Sutton Band & Ray Brinker
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
- BFM Jazz.
- Tr4.
00:15Jule Styne
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Composer: Leo Robin. Ensemble: The Tierney Sutton Band.- ScreenPlay Act 3.
- BFM Jazz.
- 4.
Alexander Pope
The Rape Of The Lock, read by Sophie Thompson
00:16Dmitry Shostakovich
The Gadfly - suite from the film music Op.97a: no.8; Romance
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Decca.
- Tr4.
00:17Dmitry Shostakovich
The Gadfly
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.- The Silver Violin.
- Decca.
- 4.
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of The Devil鈥檚 Foot, read by James Cartwright
00:20Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Arr. for Orchestra by Henry Wood): V. Jack's The Lad
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Royal Philharmonic Chorus. Conductor: Carl Davis.- East Props Music - OMiP.
- Tr5.
00:20罢谤盲诲
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Henry Wood.- Celebrating Lord Nelson.
- East Props Music.
- 5.
00:22Joby Talbot
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Suite: The Queen Of Hearts' Tango
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Austin.- Signum Classics.
- Tr6.
00:23Joby Talbot
The Queen of Hearts Tango
Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Christopher Austin.- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Suite.
- Signum Classics.
- 6.
00:24Sammy Fain
March Of The Cards
Performer: Tutti Camarata Ensemble & Chorus. Performer: Tutti Camarata Ensemble & Chorus.- Walt Disney Records.
- Tr12.
Lewis Carroll
Alice鈥檚 Adventures In Wonderland, read by Sophie Thompson
00:25Unknown
March of the cards
Orchestra: Camarata Chorus and Orchestra.- Alice in Wonderland Music from the score.
- Walt Disney Records.
- 12.
00:26Paul Rissmann
Wonderland Suite: IX. The Queen of Hearts and Finale
Performer: Lee Reynolds (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Emily Dickens, Joanna Harries, Richard Pinkstone, Neil Balfour.- LSO Live.
- Tr9.
00:26Paul Rissman
The Queen of Hearts and Finale
Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lee Reynolds.- The Queen of Hearts and Finale.
- LSO Live.
- 9.
Samuel Rowlands
The Four Knaves, read by James Cartwright
00:30Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act I: "Se vuol ballare"
Orchestra: Sofia Philharmonic. Conductor: Emil Tabakov.- Cobra Entertainment.
- Tr75.
00:30Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Se Vuol ballare
Performer: Sofia Philharmonic. Conductor: Emil Tabako.- The Marriage of Figaro.
- Cobra Entertainment.
- 75.
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, read by Sophie Thompson
00:35Trad
The Game Of Cards
Performer: Maddy Prior & June Tabor.- Chrysalis Records.
- Tr1.
00:35罢谤盲诲
The Game of Cards
Performer: Maddy Prior. Performer: June Tabor.- Silly Sisters.
- Chrysalis Records.
- 1.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Card Dealer, read by James Cartwright
00:39John Adams
Nixon in China, Act III: "You Won at Poker"
Singer: Carolann Page. Singer: James Maddalena. Singer: James Maddalena. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚. Conductor: Edo de Waart. Conductor: Edo de Waart. Conductor: Edo de Waart.- Nonesuch.
- Tr12.
00:39John Adams
You won at Poker
Conductor: Edo de Waart. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚.- Nixon in China.
- Nonesuch.
- 12.
Ian Fleming
Casino Royale, read by James Cartwright
00:41Burt Bacharach
Casino Royale Theme
Performer: The Hollywood Studio Orchestra and Chorus.- Custom Records.
- Tr1.
00:42Unknown
Casino Royale Theme Tune
Orchestra: Ed Starink.- Casino Royale.
- Custom Records.
- 1.
00:43Charles Aznavour/Pierre Roche
Poker
Performer: Charles Aznavour.- Warner (France).
- Tr10.
00:43Charles Aznavour
Poker
Composer: Pierre Roche. Performer: Charles Aznavour.- Jezebel.
- Warner (France).
- 10.
00:45Giovanni Paisiello
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) - Act I - Cavatina
Singer: D茅nes Guly谩s. Orchestra: The Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: 脕d谩m Fischer.- Hungaraton.
- CD1 Tr14.
00:45Giovanni Paisiello
The Barber of Seville
Performer: D茅nes Guly谩s. Orchestra: Hungarian State Orchestra.- Paisiello.
- Hungaraton.
- 14.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Thoughts On The Education Of Daughters, read by Sophie Thompson
00:48Georges Bizet
Carmen / Act 3 - "M锚lons! Coupons!"
Singer: Ghyslaine Raphanel. Singer: Neil Shicoff. Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- Decca Music Group.
- Tr40.
00:48Georges Bizet
Melons Coupons
Performer: Jessye Norman.- Bizet: Carmen.
- Decca Music Group.
- 40.
00:51Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir
Call Me Joker
Performer: Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir.- WaterTower Music.
- Tr1.
00:51Hildur Guonadottir
Call me Joker
Performer: Hildur Guonadottir.- Joker.
- Water Tower Music.
- 1.
Jostein Gaarder
The Solitaire Mystery, read by James Cartwright
00:54Franz von Supp茅
Pique Dame: Overture
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Decca.
- Tr4.
00:54Franz von Supp茅
Suppe
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Ouverturen.
- Decca.
- 4.
Toni Morrison
91热爆, read by Sophie Thompson
00:59Lalo Schifrin
The Cincinnati Kid
Ensemble: David Lloyd and His London Orchestra. Ensemble: David Lloyd and His London Orchestra.- Everest Records.
- Tr2.
00:59Dorcas Cochran
The Cincinatti Kid
Composer: Lalo Schifrin. Performer: David Lloyd.- Film Hits.
- Everest Records.
- 2.
Erich Maria Remarque
All Quiet On The Western Front, read by James Cartwright
01:02Trad
Jack Of Diamonds
Performer: Ramblin鈥 Jack Elliott.- HighTone Records.
- Tr1.
01:02罢谤盲诲
Jack of Diamonds
Performer: Ramblin鈥 Jack Elliott.- The Lost Topic Tapes.
- High Tone Records.
- 1.
01:05Sergey Prokofiev
Pikovaya dama (the Queen of Spades), Op. 70: Hermann geht ein zweites Mal in den Spielsalon [Zweiter Gewinn] [arr. M. Jurowski]
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Michail Jurowski.- Capriccio.
- Tr19.
01:06Sergey Prokofiev
Eugene Onegin
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.- Eugene Onegin.
- Capricco.
- 19.
01:08Lady Gaga
Poker Face
Singer: Simone Kermes. Ensemble: Amici Veneziani.- Sony Classical.
- Tr1.
01:08Lady Gaga
Poker Face
Performer: Simone Kermes.- Inferno e Paradiso.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
Jeanette Winterson
The Passion, read by Sophie Thompson
01:10Malcolm Arnold
Solitaire: Sarabande
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.- Warner Classics.
- Tr1.
01:10Malcolm Arnold
Sarabande
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.- Arnold conducts Arnold.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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