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Notes from Scotland: Daniel Pioro and Simon Smith

From the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a recital from darkness into light by violinist Daniel Pioro and pianist Simon Smith.

Cassandra Miller鈥檚 work for solo violin opens this recital, with a play on translations; we hear a violin rendition of an American folk song, originally performed by Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain and transcribed by computer. Next follows a sequence of movements from Bach鈥檚 Sonata no. 3 in E, interspersed with Nico Muhly鈥檚 Drones and Violin, before Linda Catlin Smith鈥檚 darker work exploring 鈥榯wo entities traveling the same path鈥�. Daniel Pioro and Simon Smith bring us back into the light with their last piece, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 work inspired by a poem, describing the heavenly song of a Lark.
Recorded at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in March 2021.

Cassandra Miller: For Mira (solo violin)
Bach: Sonata no.3 in E, BWV 1016 - first movement
Nico Muhly: Drones and Violin 鈥� first movement
Bach: Sonata no.3 in E, BWV 1016 - third movement
Nico Muhly: Drones and Violin - second movement
Linda Catlin Smith: With Their Shadows Long
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Daniel Pioro, violin
Simon Smith, piano

Presenter: Kate Molleson
Producer: Laura Metcalfe

Photo credit: David James Grinly

57 minutes

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Thu 24 Jun 2021 13:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Cassandra Miller

    For Mira

    Performer: Daniel Pioro.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata no.3 in E, BWV 1016 (1st mvt.)

    Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Simon Smith.

  • Nico Muhly

    Drones and Violin (1st mvt.)

    Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Simon Smith.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata no.3 in E, BWV 1016 (3rd mvt.)

    Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Simon Smith.

  • Nico Muhly

    Drones and Violin (2nd mvt.)

    Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Simon Smith.

  • Linda Catlin Smith

    With Their Shadows Long

    Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Simon Smith.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Simon Smith.

  • Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

    Impromptu on a theme of two preludes by Chopin

    Performer: Jonathan Plowright.
    • Hommage A Chopin: Jonathan Plowright piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Jun 2021 13:00
    成人快手 Radio 3