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Wes and Tanisha

Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on his dad Wes and his sister Tanisha.

Guest presenter Linton Stephens hosts a new series of Classical Fix, introducing music-loving guests to classical music. This week Linton tries out a classical playlist on his dad, Wes, and his sister, Tanisha.

Wes and Tanisha's playlist:

Arvo Part - Fratres for cello and piano
Marianna Martines - Overture in C (1st movement)
Anna Chmelewsky - Presque Valse
Henryk Gorecki - Symphony no.4 (1st movement)
Claudio Monteverdi - Pur ti miro from the opera L'incoronazione di Poppea
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry (arranged by Sheku Kanneh-Mason)

Classical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a go. Each week, Linton mixes a bespoke playlist for his guest, who then joins him to share their impressions of their new classical discoveries. Linton Stephens is a bassoonist with the Chineke! Orchestra and has also performed with the 成人快手 Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra and Opera North, amongst many others.

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29 minutes

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Mon 26 Jul 2021 00:00

Music Played

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Fratres for cello and piano

    Performer: France Springuel. Performer: Mireille Gleizes.
    • TELARC.
  • Marianna Martines

    Overture [Symphony] in C major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Anne Chmelewsky

    Presque Valse

    Performer: Anne Chmelewsky.
    • Sony.
  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Symphony No. 4, Op. 85: 1st mvt (Deciso - Marcatissimo ma ben tenuto)

    Composer: Mikolaj Gorecki. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrey Boreyko.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Pur ti miro, pur ti godo (L'incoronazione di Poppea)

    Singer: Sylvia McNair. Singer: Dana Hanchard. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea: John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 10.
  • Bob Marley

    No woman, no cry

    Music Arranger: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Inspiration.
    • Decca.
    • 11.

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