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Actors Paterson Joseph and Jenna Augen introduce famous couples and pairs, present in nature and cultures. This programme, broadcast on 20/02/2022, is inspired by the number two.

Actors Paterson Joseph and Jenna Augen explore the power of number 2. From the nursery rhyme pair Tweedledum and Tweedledee, to Romeo and Juliet, the star crossed couple of lovers; from the mirror image imagined by Thomas Hardy, to the mythological figures of Romulus and Remus, as seen by Percy Shelley; from the Cholmodeley Ladies, whose portrait, hanging at Tate Britain, inspires Jean Sprackland鈥檚 verses, to the famous 19th-Century twins Chang and Eng, imagined by Cathy Park Hong; and famous double-acts like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, in Cervantes鈥 evergreen masterpiece, to the scary symbiosis of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in Stevenson鈥檚 novella; and more. Some of the music featured comes from duets, vocal or instrumental; or from pieces for two instruments as concert soloists, and some of the music is performed by famous sibling players like pianists Katia and Marielle Labeque; string players Renaud and Gautier Capucon, or the multi-instrumentalists Kanneh-Mason siblings, among others...

Producers: Juan Carlos Jaramillo and Harry Parker

Readings:
King James Bible Verses from Genesis
William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
John Donne A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
Mary Jo Bang Two Nudes
Thomas Hardy Moments of Vision
Victor Hern谩ndez Cruz Two Guitars
Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote
Cathy Park Hong Ontology of Chang and Eng, the Original Siamese Twins
Henry S Leigh The Twins
Arundathi Subramaniam Shoe Zen
Rudyard Kipling Romulus and Remus
Lewis Carroll Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Through the Looking Glass
R L Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A E Stallings Two Violins
Sarah Jackson Into the Horse
Jean Sprackland The Cholmondeley Ladies
Dannie Abse Two Photographs

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Feb 2022 17:30

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Introduction

    The Number Two, introduced by Georgia Mann

  • 00:01

    Joseph Haydn

    The Creation (Overture):

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Muse.
    • Decca 00028948522040.
  • King James Bible

    Verses from Genesis read by Paterson Joseph and Jenna Augen

  • 00:05

    Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Op 64 Act 1

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Decca.
  • William Shakespeare

    Romeo and Juliet (Prologue) read by Jenna Augen

  • 00:06

    Leonard Bernstein

    Tonight (from West Side Story)

    Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim. Singer: Carol Lawrence. Singer: Carol Lawrence. Singer: Larry Kert. Singer: Larry Kert.
    • Sony Classical.
  • John Donne

    A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning read by Paterson Joseph

  • 00:11

    Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

    Body And Soul

    • RPM Records / Columbia.
  • 00:15

    Steve Reich

    Duet

    Performer: Daniel Hope (violin), Simos Papanas (violin), Kammerorchester Basel.
    • UMG Recordings.
  • Mary Jo Bang

    Two Nudes read by Jenna Augen

  • 00:18

    Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G Minor

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Decca.
  • Thomas Hardy

    Moments of Vision read by Paterson Joseph

  • Victor Hernandez Cruz

    Two Guitars read by Jenna Augen

  • 00:24

    Los Panchos

    Los Dos

    Performer: Los Panchos.
    • Sony.
  • 00:27

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G Major for Two Guitars III Allegro

    Performer: John Williams. Performer: Benjamin Verdery. Performer: Benjamin Verdery. Orchestra: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: J谩nos Rolla. Conductor: J谩nos Rolla.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Miguel de Cervantes

    Don Quixote read by Paterson Joseph

  • 00:29

    Maurice Ravel

    Sonata for Violin and Cello II Tres Vif

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Gautier Capu莽on (cello).
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
  • Cathy Park Hong

    Ontology of Chang and Eng, the Original Siamese Twins read by Paterson Joseph

  • Henry S Leigh

    The Twins read by Jenna Augen

  • 00:32

    Vincent Youmans

    Tea For Two

    Lyricist: Irving Caesar. Singer: Norma Winstone. Performer: John Taylor. Performer: Tony Coe.
    • ECM Records.
  • Arundathi Subramaniam

    Shoe Zen read by Paterson Joseph

  • Rudyard Kipling

    Romulus and Remus read by Paterson Joseph

  • 00:38

    Arthur Smith

    Feudin聮 Banjos

    Performer: Arthur Smith (banjo), Don Reno (banjo).
    • Top Tracks.
  • Lewis Carroll

    Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Through the Looking Glass read by Jenna Augen

  • 00:40

    Claudio Monteverdi

    L'Incoronazione di Poppea Act 3 Pur ti moro, pur ti godo

    Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Performer: Stephen Stubbs. Ensemble: Teatro Lirico.
    • Warner Classics.
  • 00:44

    Michael Flanders and Donald Swann

    Friendly Duet

    • Parlophone.
  • R L Stevenson

    The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde read by Paterson Joseph

  • 00:47

    Dick McDonough

    Dr Heckle and Mr Jibe

    Performer: Jack Teagarden. Performer: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
    • Fabulous.
  • 00:49

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor II Largo ma non tanto

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: Daniel Stabrawa. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Warner Classics.
  • A E Stallings

    Two Violins read by Jenna Augen

  • 00:56

    Cat Stevens

    Father and Son

    Performer: Cat Stevens.
    • UMG.
  • Sarah Jackson

    Into the Horse read by Jenna Augen

  • 01:01

    Claude Debussy

    En Blanc et Noir 3 Scherzando

    Performer: Katia & Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Decca.
  • Jean Sprackland

    The Cholmondeley Ladies read by Paterson Joseph

  • 01:05

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi Fan Tutti Act 2 Prendero quel Brunettino

    Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Singer: Ann Murray. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Ferruccio Furlanetto.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Dannie Abse

    Two Photographs read by Jenna Augen

  • 01:10

    Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    It Takes Two

    • Universal Music.

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  • Sun 20 Feb 2022 17:30

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