Swing, Rubato and Bounce
Tom Service investigates what happens when musical rhythm gets loosened. What is going on when a jazz band makes a tune swing, or a Viennese orchestra makes a waltz swirl?
Tom Service investigates what happens when musical rhythm gets stretched or loosened. What is going on when a jazz band makes a tune swing, or a Viennese orchestra makes a waltz swirl? Liberties are taken with strict musical time in order to add expression and excitement - but you have to have the knack.
He also consults pianist Stephen Hough about how to play Chopin and Rachmaninov with authentic flexibility. So whether it's Count Basie's Band or the Vienna Philharmonic, Tom unlocks the secrets of rubato.
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Duke Ellington
It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)
Performer: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.- CD AJA.
- 5057.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Armide - Overture
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Performer: Les Talens Lyriques.- Aparte.
- AP135.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Ballade no. 4 in F minor Op.52 for piano
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hyperion.
- CDA67456.
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Johann Strauss II
An der schonen, blauen Donau - waltz Op.314
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.- Sony Classical.
- SX2K45564.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Concerto no. 2 in C minor Op.18 for piano and orchestra, transc. Grainger for piano solo
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Hyperion.
- CDA675012.
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Count Basie
Easy does it
Music Arranger: N/A.- CBS.
- 460828-2.
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Victor Young
Sweet Sue
Performer: Sir Simon Rattle. Performer: London Sinfonietta.- EMI Classics.
- CDC 747991.
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The Oscar Peterson Trio
How High the Moon
Performer: The Oscar Peterson Trio.- Verve Records.
- 513 752-2.
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Victor Young
Sweet Sue
Performer: Sir Simon Rattle. Performer: London Sinfonietta.- EMI Classics.
- CDC 747991.
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The Oscar Peterson Trio
How High the Moon
Performer: The Oscar Peterson Trio.- Verve Records.
- 513 752-2.
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Henry's Bootblacks
Big John's Special
- Clifton Records.
- CCDM101.
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Fletcher Henderson
Big John's Special
Performer: Fletcher Henderson.- Hep Records.
- HEP CD 1009.
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Fletcher Henderson
Big John's Special
Performer: Fletcher Henderson.- Hep Records.
- HEP CD 1009.
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Fletcher Henderson
Big John's Special
Performer: Fletcher Henderson.- Hep Records.
- HEP CD 1009.
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The Oscar Peterson Trio
How High the Moon
Performer: The Oscar Peterson Trio.- Verve Records.
- 513 752-2.
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The Oscar Peterson Trio
How High the Moon
Performer: The Oscar Peterson Trio.- Verve Records.
- 513 752-2.
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Count Basie
Easy does it
Music Arranger: N/A.- CBS.
- 460828-2.
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Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
T'aint what you do
- CBS.
- 467150-2.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Armide - Overture
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Performer: Les Talens Lyriques.- Aparte.
- AP135.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Armide - Overture
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Performer: Les Talens Lyriques.- Aparte.
- AP135.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Ballade no. 4 in F minor Op.52 for piano
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hyperion.
- CDA67456.
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Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor Op.61 - 2nd mvt.
Conductor: Vernon Handley. Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
- 50999 4 33287 2 7.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Concerto no. 2 in C minor Op.18 for piano and orchestra
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Hyperion.
- CDA675012.
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Johann Strauss II
An der schonen, blauen Donau - waltz Op.314
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.- Sony Classical.
- SX2K45564.
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Johann Strauss II
An der schonen, blauen Donau - waltz Op.314
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.- Sony Classical.
- SX2K45564.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan - overture Op.62
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber. Performer: Bavarian State Orchestra.- DG.
- 0743080.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 4 in B flat major Op.60
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtw盲ngler. Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Concerto in D major Op.35 for violin and orchestra
Conductor: Teodor Currentzis. Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Musica Aeterna Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
- 88875165122.
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Duke Ellington
It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)
Performer: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.- CD AJA.
- 5057.
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- Sun 13 Dec 2020 17:00成人快手 Radio 3
- Fri 18 Dec 2020 16:30成人快手 Radio 3
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