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An eclectic 30-minute mix handpicked by Bob Chilcott, the 成人快手 Singers' principal guest Conductor.

An eclectic 30-minute mix handpicked by Bob Chilcott, the 成人快手 Singers' principal guest conductor.

Trad. arr. Hans Gardemar: Slangpolska efter Byss-Kalle
Allmanna Sangen
Cecilia Rydinger Alin, conductor

Gy枚rgy Lgeti: F茅m (Etudes for piano, Book 2 No 8)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Sergei Rachmaninov: Zdes鈥 khorosho (How Fair This Spot), Op 21 No 7
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Mikhail Arkadiev, piano

Veljo Tormis: It is late summer (Autumn Landscapes)
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton, conductor

David Lang: Light Moving
Hilary Hahn, violin
Cory Smythe, piano

William Byrd: Vigilate
Stile Antico

Chick Corea: Se帽or Mouse
Gary Burton, vibraphone
Chick Corea, piano

Bob Chilcott: The discovery of penicillin (The Angry Planet)
成人快手 Singers
Gemma Beeson, piano
David Hill, conductor

William Walton: Then sing aloud to God (Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor

Producer: Ian Wallington

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Trad.

    Slangpolska efter Byss-Kalle

    Music Arranger: Hans Gardemar. Choir: Allm盲nna S氓ngen. Conductor: Cecilia Rydinger Alin.
    • Resonanser.
    • BIS.
    • 5.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    F茅m (Etudes pour piano - Book 2 No.8)

    Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.
    • Gyorgy Ligeti - Works for piano - 脡tudes & Musica Ricercata.
    • SONY.
    • 8.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Zdes' khorosho, Op.21 No.7 (How Fair This Spot)

    Performer: 袦懈褏邪懈谢 袗谢械泻褋邪薪写褉芯胁懈褔 袗褉泻邪写褜械胁. Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
    • Russia Cast Adrift.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 1.
  • Veljo Tormis

    It is late summer (Autumn Landscapes)

    Choir: Holst Singers. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Veljo Tormis - Choral music.
    • HYPERION.
    • 15.
  • David Lang

    Light Moving

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.
    • In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4.
  • William Byrd

    Vigilate

    Choir: Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Hyperion.
  • Chick Corea

    Senor Mouse

    Performer: Chick Corea. Performer: Gary Burton.
    • The New Crystal Silence.
    • CONCORD RECORDS.
    • 5.
  • Bob Chilcott

    Five Days That Changed the World (The Discovery of Penicillin)

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Performer: Gemma Beeson. Conductor: David Hill.
    • The Angry Planet.
    • SIGNUM.
    • 4.
  • William Walton

    Then sing aloud to God (Belshazzar's Feast)

    Choir: CBSO Chorus. Choir: Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Simon Rattle on EMI Classics.
    • EMI Classics.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Jul 2020 19:00

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