Greensleeves

A series about the greatest song of all time.
Why do I say Greensleeves is the greatest? Because it’s almost four hundred and fifty years old and, in all that time, it’s never gone out of style. Find another one to match it, if you can.

1. The earliest known version, delightfully performed by Donna Stewart and Ron Andrico

2. Anonymous: Greensleeves to a Ground (1704)

3. A very pleasant version for two voices and lute by Rómulo Vega-González and Munia Cabal-Jiménez

4. Greensleeves quotes within two Suites by Gustav Holst, one for military band, one for string orchestra

5. Greensleeves Tango (2020) by Carlotta Ferrari

6. Three very different interpretations: by Myriam Reid (harp), The King’s Singers (a cappella), The Baltimore Consort

7. Turandots Frauengemach for piano (1907) by Ferruccio Busoni

8. Greensleeves for harp and strings (1961) by René Leibowitz

9. Fantazia no. 2 for six-part consort (1611) by William Byrd

10. Fantasia on Greensleeves for flute, harp and strings (1934) by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Ralph Greaves

11. A set of variations for lute by Francis Cutting

12. The Beggar’s Opera, Air XXVII

13. What Child is this?

14. Greensleeves arranged for choir by Geoffrey Webber

15. An appealing instrumental rendition by The Musicians of Swanne Alley

16. Two recercadas by Diego Ortiz

17. Improvisation on Greensleeves by Gabriele Agrimonti

18. Variations on Greensleeves for violin and orchestra by Gerard Schwarz

19. Various versions performed by The Broadside Band

20. Lady Greensleeves & Mistress Ford – Greensleeves quotes in The Merry Wives of Windsor