Fay Dowker
Michael Berkeley's guest is the theoretical physicist Fay Dowker, who is fascinated by space and time.
Professor Fay Dowker is a theoretical physicist fascinated by space and time. She was obsessed with maths from a young age and went on to study at Cambridge University. There Professor Stephen Hawking became her mentor and a very close friend.
She is currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London where she researches 鈥渜uantum gravity鈥� 鈥� how the force of gravity works on the universe's tiniest particles.
Fay's musical choices include John Coltrane, Shostakovich, Bach and Handel.
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George Frideric Handel
Air with variations, 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' (Suite No 5 in E major)
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Handel/Scarlatti: Murray Perahia.
- Sony Classical.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- Hilary Hahn - The Complete Sony Recordings.
- Sony Classical.
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Richard Rodgers
My Favorite Things
Music Arranger: John Coltrane. Ensemble: John Coltrane Quartet.- My Favorite Things.
- Rhino Atlantic.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue in A major, Op 87 No 7
Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva.- Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: Tatiana Nicolayeva.
- Hyperion.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Wir setzen uns mit Tr盲nen nieder (St Matthew Passion)
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Choir: London Oratory Junior Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Bach: St. Matthew Passion.
- Archiv Produktion.
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Natalie Merchant
Which side are you on?
- The House Carpenter's Daughter.
- Myth America Records.
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- Sun 8 Oct 2023 12:00成人快手 Radio 3
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