One Hit Wonders

Donald Macleod and guest Sarah Willis explore some of the greatest “one-hit wonders” in classical music - Johann Pachelbel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul Dukas, Gregorio Allegri, Henryk Górecki, Tomaso Albinoni, Giovanni Pergolesi, Pietro Mascagni, Carl Orff and Julius Fučík.Classical music is littered with composers who are famous for just a single piece of music. In a special week of Composer of the Week programmes, Donald Macleod is joined by Berlin Philharmonic horn player Sarah Willis to explore ten of these composers and examine episodes from their lives, alongside their compositions – both their popular hits and some of their less familiar music. They also try to isolate why certain works have captured the popular imagination of audiences around the world.Music Featured: Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue for 3 violins and continuo in D major
Pachelbel: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Humperdinck: Erinnerung
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (excerpts)
Humperdinck: Königskinder, "Verdorben! Gestorben!..Ihr Kindlein, sie sind gefunden"
Dukas: La Peri Fanfare
Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleu, Act III: Adieu
Allegri: Canzone Scamfortina
Allegri: Missa ‘Che fa oggi il mio sole’: Agnus Dei
Allegri: Miserere
Górecki: Symphony No 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs),1st Mvt.
Górecki: Little Requiem for a Certain Polka, Op 66, 3rd Mvt.
Górecki: Symphony No 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), 2nd Mvt.
Górecki: Miserere
Albinoni: Overture to Zenobia
Albinoni (compl. Giazotto): Adagio in G minor
Albinoni: Concerto in B flat major for oboe and strings
Albinoni: Concerto in F major for oboe and strings
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Pergolesi: Conversione di San Guglielmo (Sinfonia)
Pergolesi: Dixit Dominus, Opening chorus
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (excerpt)
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Easter Hymn, Inneggiamo & Intermezzo)
Mascagni: Rapsodia Satanica, Prologue
Orff: Camina Burana, 'O Fortuna'
Orff/Keetman: Schulwerk (excerpts)
Orff: De temporum fine comoedia
Orff: Carmina Burana (excerpt)
Fučík: Entry of the Gladiators
Fučík: Miramare
Fučík: TriglavPresented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Sam PhillipsFor full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for One Hit Wonders https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001695t And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z