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Radio 3,28 Jul 2026,59 mins

SeriesAlice Mary Smith (1839-1884)

Marriage on the horizon

Composer of the Week

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Donald Macleod explores the early years of Smith’s marriage to a lawyer, Frederick Meadows White. With guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley, Macleod delves into the impact this marriage had upon Smith’s creativity, and how her husband supported his wife’s artistic endeavours whilst Smith continued to compose outside conventional boundaries for the time. The First Snowfall Emily Gray, mezzo soprano Timothy Salter, piano Out of the Deep (Psalm 130) Andrew Rupp, baritone BBC Singers Richard Pearce, organ Gabriella Teychenne, conductor Overture ‘Lalla Rookh’ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Emilie Godden, conductor String Quartet ‘Tubal-Cain’ (Andante) Kleio Quartet Six Short Pieces (No 5 in A flat) Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano Overture ‘Endymion No 2’ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Emilie Godden, conductor Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    The First Snowfall
    The First Snowfall
    Alice Mary Smith
  3. 2.
    Out of the Deep (Psalm 130)
    Out of the Deep (Psalm 130)
    Alice Mary Smith
  4. 3.
    Overture 'Lalla Rookh'
    Overture 'Lalla Rookh'
    Alice Mary Smith
  5. 4.
    String Quartet in E minor 'Tubal-Cain' (1st mvt)
    String Quartet in E minor 'Tubal-Cain' (1st mvt)
    Alice Mary Smith
  6. 5.
    6 Short Pieces (No.5 in A flat)
    6 Short Pieces (No.5 in A flat)
    Alice Mary Smith
  7. 6.
    Overture No. 2 'Endymion '
    Overture No. 2 'Endymion '
    Alice Mary Smith