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Classical music to inspire you

An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises, tonight including music by Gjeilo, Rachmaninov, the Watersons, Shostakovich and Vanuata.

Survival, rebirth, salvation and liberty are at the heart of tonight鈥檚 mixtape. We begin with the phoenix, symbol of re-birth, an association for Ola Gjeilo that connects with the text of the Latin Mass鈥檚 Agnus Dei: Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world and has mercy on us. The mystical nature of the phoenix鈥檚 transformative power echoes in the sounds of the Rachmaninov Cello Sonata, before the Watersons share the tale of a young maid feeling at odds with the world that surrounds her and looks for salvation from a lad from the north country. Shostakovich understood how to survive in a world that鈥檚 against you, where the state is at odds with your artistic creed, as his na茂ve waltz for the soviet film The Return of Maxim shows. Suddenly, irony is transformed into joy on the beautiful south pacific Isle of Pentecost, with the local Singera band. Rodgers and Hammerstein鈥檚 provide a more theatrical take on life in the South Pacific with a view on how to free yourself of life鈥檚 troubles. Bernstein looking to French philosophy for the answer to human suffering and Sousa鈥檚 nod to liberty, with its ironic overtones for anyone who remembers a certain TV show, conclude tonight鈥檚 journey.

Produced by Richard Denison

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Jun 2022 19:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Agnus Dei: Phoenix

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Beyond All Mortal Dreams: American A Capella: The Choir of Trinity College, Camb.
    • Hyperion.
    • 19.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Emanuel Ax.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Trad.

    North Country Maid

    Music Arranger: The Watersons. Ensemble: The Watersons.
    • TOPIC RECORDS.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz arr Atovmyan (The Return of Maxim)

    Performer: Philippa Davies. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Ian Brown. Music Arranger: Lev Atovmian.

  • Traditional Vanuatu

    Beautiful Isle of Pentecost

    Choir: Singera Singers. Ensemble: Singera String Band.
    • Exotica.
    • Saydisc.
    • 19.

  • Richard Rodgers

    I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (South Pacific)

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Singer: Nellie Forbush. Choir: Ken Darby Singers. Orchestra: Alfred Newman and His Orchestra. Conductor: Alfred Newman.
    • South Pacific original soundtrack.
    • RCA.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Candide (Overture)

    Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Nobel Prize Ceremony Music: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra/Davis.
    • Finlandia.
    • 4.

  • John Philip Sousa

    The Liberty Bell

    Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Frederick Fennell.
    • Fennell Conducts Sousa Marches.
    • Mercury.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 Jun 2022 19:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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