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Episode 5

With Donald Macleod. Including the energetic Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos, the majestic Psalm 90 and the quirky Set for Theatre Orchestra.

Including the invigorating Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos, the majestic Psalm 90 and the quirky Set for Theatre Orchestra as well as a group of late Ives songs.

On the Antipodes
Henry Herford (baritone)
Ensemble Modern
Ingo Metzmacher (conductor)

Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos
Alexei Lubimov, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (pianos)

Psalm 90
Pamela Priestley-Smith (soprano)
David Roy (tenor)
Christopher Hughes (organ)
Stephen Lees, Tony Lucas, Nicholas Ormrod, Nigel Shipway (bells)
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The One Way; A Sea Dirge; Yellow Leaves
Dora Ohrenstein (soprano)
Phillip Bush (piano)

In the Mornin
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano)
Dennis Helmrich (piano)

Set for Theatre Orchestra
Ensemble Modern
Ingo Metzmacher (conductor)

Sunrise
Martha Hart (mezzo-soprano)
Charles Gray (violin)
Mark S Johnson (piano).

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Fri 25 Jul 2008 12:00

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