Expand your horizons with classical music
Episode m000l969, broadcast at Thursday 30th July 2020, 7:00pm.
“An eclectic 30-minute mix handpicked by Bob Chilcott, the BBC Singers' principal guest conductor. Trad. arr. Hans Gardemar: Slangpolska efter Byss-Kalle Allmanna Sangen Cecilia Rydinger Alin, conductor György Lgeti: Fém (Etudes for piano, Book 2 No 8) Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano Sergei Rachmaninov: Zdes’ khorosho (How Fair This Spot), Op 21 No 7 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone Mikhail Arkadiev, piano Veljo Tormis: It is late summer (Autumn Landscapes) Holst Singers Stephen Layton, conductor David Lang: Light Moving Hilary Hahn, violin Cory Smythe, piano William Byrd: Vigilate Stile Antico Chick Corea: Señor Mouse Gary Burton, vibraphone Chick Corea, piano Bob Chilcott: The discovery of penicillin (The Angry Planet) BBC Singers Gemma Beeson, piano David Hill, conductor William Walton: Then sing aloud to God (Belshazzar’s Feast) City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle, conductor Producer: Ian Wallington”
Track listing
- 0:12 – Slangpolska efter Byss-Kalle (track 5, Resonanser)
- Composer Trad.
- Music Arranger Hans Gardemar
- Choir Allmänna Sången
- Conductor Cecilia Rydinger Alin
- 3:37 – Fém (Etudes pour piano - Book 2 No.8) (track 8, Gyorgy Ligeti - Works for piano - Études & Musica Ricercata)
- Performer Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
- Composer György Ligeti
- 6:31 – Zdes' khorosho, Op.21 No.7 (How Fair This Spot) (track 1, Russia Cast Adrift)
- Composer Sergey Rachmaninov
- Performer Михаил Александрович Аркадьев
- Singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky
- 8:36 – It is late summer (Autumn Landscapes) (track 15, Veljo Tormis - Choral music)
- Conductor Stephen Layton
- Composer Veljo Tormis
- Choir Holst Singers
- 10:00 – Light Moving (track 4, In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores)
- Performer Hilary Hahn
- Composer David Lang
- Performer Cory Smythe
- 12:47 – Vigilate
- Composer William Byrd
- Conductor Owain Park
- Choir Gesualdo Six
- 16:48 – Senor Mouse (track 5, The New Crystal Silence)
- Performer Chick Corea
- Performer Gary Burton
- 21:41 – Five Days That Changed the World (The Discovery of Penicillin) (track 4, The Angry Planet)
- Composer Bob Chilcott
- Choir BBC Singers
- Conductor David Hill
- Performer Gemma Beeson
- 25:52 – Then sing aloud to God (Belshazzar's Feast) (track , Simon Rattle on EMI Classics)
- Composer William Walton
- Conductor Sir Simon Rattle
- Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Choir CBSO Chorus
- Choir Cleveland Orchestra Chorus