Eric Whitacre, James Rhodes
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With composer Eric Whitacre, plus pianist James Rhodes performing live in the studio and talking about his new TV documentary Don't Stop the Music.
Sean Rafferty and guests with a lively mix of music, chat and arts news.
This afternoon mezzo soprano Alice Coote performs a selections from Handel's opera Xerxes, a production of which she is about to take the lead role in for the English National Opera. Joining her in the studio today is Michael Hoffstetter, who will be conducting the production.
Choral composer Eric Whitacre and Professor Stephen Clift talk to Sean about an upcoming symposium on Recent Advances in the Science of Singing, Wellbeing and Health on 10th September at the Royal College of Music.
Also in the studio is outspoken pianist James Rhodes, who launches a new documentary on Channel 4 on Tuesday 9th September focusing on the state of music education in the UK. James will be talking about his role in the programme and performing live in the studio.
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Bach
Adagio
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Rondo in G major, Op.129 'Rage over a lost penny'
Performer: Evgeny Kissin.- Bach-Bussoni - Chaconne, Beethoven - Rondos: Evgeny Kissin.
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George Gershwin
Summertime
Performer: Teddy Bunn. Performer: Sid Catlett. Performer: Meade Lux Lewis. Singer: John Williams. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F Major, BWV 1047
Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt. -
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep My Child
Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. -
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Eric Whitacre
Oculi Omnium
Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. -
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Sgambati Orfeo's Melody
Performer: James Rhodes - piano. -
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George Frideric Handel
Ombra mai fu from Xerxes
Performer: Alice Coote - mezzo-soprano. Performer: Murray Hipkin - piano. -
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George Frideric Handel
'Il core spera e teme' from Xerxes (Act II)
Performer: Alice Coote - mezzo-soprano. Performer: Murray Hipkin - piano. -
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in B minor, HWV330 op.6 no.12, II. Allegro
Conductor: Michael Hofstetter. Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. -
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Henry Purcell
Sonata in C major 聳Vovace-Largo 聳Grave
Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Consort. Conductor: Robert King. -
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Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin reading 'For Sidney Bechet' - extract
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo Alla Turca
Performer: Arcadi Volodos. -
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude in C Sharp Minor
Performer: James Rhodes - piano. -
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Igor Stravinsky
Sacrificial Dance from The Rite of Spring
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
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