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Angie Hobbs

Michael Berkeley's guest is philosopher Angie Hobbs. Her musical choices include Beethoven, a Latin carol, Rodrigo, Bach, Vaughan Williams and Emmylou Harris.

Angie Hobbs is no ordinary philosopher. Her job takes her to places as varied as cathedrals, airforce bases and merchant banks, as well as frequently to our radio and TV screens. As our first ever Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, based at Sheffield University, she's determined to ensure that philosophy doesn't remain exclusively in the hands of academics - she wants it to inspire us all to explore the big questions in our lives.

Angie talks to Michael Berkeley about music in Greek philosophy, and about music as solace, as well as a celebration of life and the memory of people and places she has loved. Her choices include a Beethoven movement she considers to be the most beautiful music ever written, a Latin carol and an unusual arrangement of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, as well as music by Bach, Vaughan Williams and Emmylou Harris.

Producer: Jane Greenwood
A Loftus production for 成人快手 Radio 3.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 8 Sep 2013 12:00

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No.1 in G (1st mvt: Prelude)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.7 in A (2nd mvt: Allegretto, excerpt)

    Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic.
  • Trad.

    Personent hodie

    Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Sir David Willcocks.
  • Emmylou Harris

    Deeper Well

    Singer: Emmylou Harris.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis (excerpt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Fratres

    Orchestra: Magyar 脕llami Operah谩z zenekara. Conductor: Tam谩s Benedek.
  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd mvt: Adagio, excerpt)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Performer: Marisa Robles.
  • Tom Waits

    Virginia Avenue

    Singer: Tom Waits.

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  • Sun 8 Sep 2013 12:00

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