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Orchestral music by Brahms and Eric Coates, fire-themed pieces by Debussy and Stravinsky separated by the tranquility of Arvo Pärt, and the driving rhythms of Alfonso and Adams.

We begin with orchestral music by Brahms and Eric Coates. There are two lively fire-themed pieces by Debussy and Stravinsky, separated by the tranquility of Arvo Pärt, and we end with the driving rhythms of music by 13th-century monarch and composer Alfonso X and the contemporary American composer John Adams.

Producer Nick Holmes

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 25 Feb 2020 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no.4 in E minor, Op.98 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Brahms - The Symphonies.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Eric Coates

    Concert Waltz 'Footlights'

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Avie.

  • Claude Debussy

    Feux d'artifice (Preludes, Book 1)

    Performer: Zoltán Kocsis.
    • Debussy: Preludes Books I & II: Zoltan Kocsis.
    • Philips.
    • 12.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Darf ich... for violin, bell and strings

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Ensemble: TrondheimSolistene.
    • Nordic Noir.
    • DECCA.
    • 006.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Berceuse; Finale (The Firebird)

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Alfonso X el Sabio

    Saltarello [Cantigas de Santa Maria no.77-119]

    Performer: Hespèrion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Orient - Occident 1200-1700.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 20.

  • John Adams

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Adams: The Shaker Loops/The Wound Dresser: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Alsop.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Feb 2020 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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