Relax with an eclectic classical mix
Episode m0002zg7, broadcast at Friday 24th September 2021, 7:00pm, and Thursday 7th March 2019, 7:00pm.
“A yearning, questing mood permeates much of tonight's music with a song by percussionist Anthony Kerr "Where are you?" sung hauntingly by Jacqui Dankworth, and Jonathan Dove's ecstatic anthem for chorus and organ "Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars". Wander around the Desert with the music of Steve Reich, or glide upon the water with the Swan of Tuonela by Sibelius. Mussorgsky's cheeky chicks try and peck their way out of their shells in Pictures at an Exhibition, perhaps inspired by the pizzicato strings in Debussy's lively Quartet. The perfect way to usher in your evening. Producer Helen Garrison”
Track listing
- 0:06 – Piano Sonata No 42 in G major, H XVI 27
- Composer Joseph Haydn
- Performer Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
- 2:51 – Where are you
- Performer Anthony Kerr
- Performer Bosco Oliviera
- Singer Jacqui Dankworth
- 6:48 – The Desert Music: fifth movement
- Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
- Ensemble Steve Reich
- Choir Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus
- Orchestra Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
- 10:10 – The Swan of Tuonela (Leminkainen Suite, Op 22)
- Conductor Herbert von Karajan
- Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer Jean Sibelius
- 17:52 – String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 (2nd mvt)
- Composer Claude Debussy
- Ensemble Arcanto Quartett
- 21:45 – Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars
- Conductor Nigel Short
- Performer Jeremy Filsell
- Composer Jonathan Dove
- Choir Tenebrae
- 28:06 – Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Pictures from an Exhibition)
- Orchestrator Maurice Ravel
- Conductor Valery Gergiev
- Composer Modest Mussorgsky
- Orchestra Mariinsky Orchestra