Power through with classical music
Episode m00253kr, broadcast at Sunday 22nd December 2024, 5:30pm, and Wednesday 27th November 2024, 7:00pm.
“Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including Haydn's concerto for cello and orchestra, a string quartet by Florence Price, a piece for 2 marimbas by Steve Reich, Tippett's choral take on Nobody Knows The Trouble I See, and a beautifully lyrical prelude for flute, strings and piano by William Grant Still. Producer: Eleonora Claps To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Mixtape””
Track listing
- 0:59 – Cello Concerto no.2 in D major H.7b.2 (3rd mvt)
- Composer Joseph Haydn
- Orchestra TrondheimSolistene
- Performer Alisa Weilerstein
- 4:06 – Recercadas on 'Tenores italianos' (track , Andrea Falconieri: Il Spiritillo Brando)
- Composer Diego Ortiz
- Director Josetxu Obregón
- Ensemble La Ritirata
- 8:19 – Le sommeil de l'enfant, Op 35 (track 12, Teresa Carreno: Clara Rodriguez)
- Composer Teresa Carreño
- Performer Clara Rodriguez
- 12:07 – String Quartet No 1 in G major (2nd mvmt, Andante moderato) (track 19, Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price)
- Composer Florence Price
- Ensemble Catalyst Quartet
- 18:51 – Nobody Knows (5 Spirituals from 'A Child of our Time') (track 16, Tippett: Orchestral Works)
- Composer Michael Tippett
- Choir Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
- Conductor Stephen Darlington
- 20:05 – Nagoya Marimbas (track 12, Classical Chillout)
- Composer Steve Reich
- Performer Colin Currie
- Performer Sam Walton
- 24:54 – Prelude (2nd mvt)
- Composer William Grant Still
- Performer Alexa Still
- Performer Michael Steer
- Performer Susan DeWitt Smith
- Ensemble New Zealand String Quartet