A prize – or Congratulations! at least LOL – if you knew it was International Day of Forests on the day this programme was broadcast. It was, and Tim plays a wonderful selection of music to suit the occasion. As he always does! 🙂 Playlist: 21 March 2021 – Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un cher lieu (Memory of a dear place), op. 42, no.3: Melodie. Jascha Heifetz, vln. – Shostakovich: The Song of the Forests: II. We Will Clothe Our Homeland with Forests. Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/ Paavo Järvi. – Delibes: Lakmé: Act II: Dans le fôret près de nous (In the nearby forest). Dame Joan Sutherland, sop. Alain Vanzo, ten. Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra/ Richard Bonynge. – Delius: Irmelin: Act I: Away, Far Away to the Woods. Elysian Singers. – Dowland: Second Book of Songs: O Sweet Woods. Consort of Musicke/ Anthony Rooley. – Alan Silvestri: Forrest Gump (1994): Feather theme. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. – Strauss, Jnr: Tales from the Vienna Woods. English Brass Ensmble. – Schumann: Waldszenen, op. 82: III. Lonely Flowers. Mitsuko Uchida, pno. – Dvorak: From the Bohemian Forest: Silent Woods. Yo-Yo Ma, vlc. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Lorin Maazel. – Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, op.71: Act I: Journey Through a Pine Forest. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vladimir Ashkenazy. Graphic: Lake District, UK. Support this podcast. Donate to JOY -and/or- Become a member