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Inspired by Debussy - Tristan Murail, Linda Catlin Smith

Kate Molleson presents a programme of contemporary music by composers inspired by Debussy. Chamber works by Boulez and Tristan Murail, plus Memory Forms by Linda Catlin Smith.

Kate Molleson marks the 100th anniversary of Debussy's death this weekend with a programme of contemporary music by composers inspired by Debussy, and talks to composers Tristan Murail and Linda Catlin Smith.

Boulez: Dérive 1
Tristan Murail: Treize couleurs du soleil couchant; Feuilles à travers les cloches; Couleur de mer
performed in concert by BCMG, conducted by Julian Leroy
(Recorded at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 18th March)

Linda Catlin Smith: Adagietto
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov

Linda Catlin Smith: Memory Forms
CBC Vancouver Orchestra conducted by Owen Underhill

Tristan Murail: Le partage des eaux
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre-André Valade.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Tristan Murail

    Feuilles à travers les cloches

    Conductor: Julien Leroy. Orchestra: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
  • Tristan Murail

    Treize couleurs du soleil couchant

    Conductor: Julien Leroy. Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
  • Linda Catlin Smith

    Adagietto

    Conductor: Ilan Volkov. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Dérive 1

    Conductor: Julien Leroy. Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
  • Tristan Murail

    Couleur de mer

    Conductor: Julien Leroy. Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
  • Linda Catlin Smith

    Memory Forms

    Conductor: Owen Underhill. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra.
    • Artifact Music.
  • Tristan Murail

    Le partage des eaux

    Conductor: Pierre-André Valade. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra.
    • AEON.

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Mar 2018 22:00

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