Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)

Donald Macleod journeys through the life and work of Alice Mary Smith, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley.

Music featured: Symphony in C minor Weep no more! Rondo: The Vale of Tempe Lover’s melancholy The First Snowfall Out of the Deep (Psalm 130) Overture ‘Lalla Rookh’ String Quartet ‘Tubal-Cain’ Six Short Pieces Overture ‘Endymion No 2’ Impromptu in D minor Overture ‘Vivien’ By the Waters of Babylon Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra Melody and Scherzo O that we two were maying Queen of love Symphony in A minor Overture ‘The Masque of Pandora’ L’ange et l’enfant Overture ‘Jason, or the Argonauts and the Sirens’

Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West

For 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 Alice Mary Smith: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z6mr

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