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Violinist Tessa Lark with musical flow, groove and crunch

Violinist Tessa Lark opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Violinist Tessa Lark grew up immersed in both classical music and the bluegrass traditions of her native Kentucky. Drawing on these musical roots, Tessa chooses a colourful playlist that includes what she calls 'neuron tickling’ piano music by György Ligeti, powerful melodies by Dvorák and the folksy grooves of Béla Bartók.

Tessa also celebrates music by musicians with an 'old-school' sound including pianist Artur Schnabel playing Schubert and a violinist who could really 'sing a phrase', Fritz Kreisler.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 May 2023 13:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • György Ligeti

    Musica Ricercata (VII. Cantabile, molto legato)

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 (II. Andante cantabile)

    Performer: Fritz Kreisler. Performer: Franz Rupp. Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in C minor, R. 331 (II. Largo)

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Director: Andrea Marcon.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' (IV. Allegro con fuoco)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.

  • Trad.

    This Old Hammer

    Performer: Tessa Lark. Music Arranger: David Chase. Choir: Essential Voices Usa. Conductor: Judith Clurman.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat, D. 960 (I. Molto moderato)

    Performer: Artur Schnabel.

  • John Adams

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.

  • Stephen Foster

    Slumber My Darling

    Performer: Mark O’Connor. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Edgar Meyer. Singer: Alison Krauss.

  • Robert Schumann

    Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 (VII. Träumerei)

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 (I. Prelude)

    Performer: Paolo Pandolfo.

  • Take 6

    Noah Reprise

  • Béla Bartók

    String Quartet No. 4 (V. Allegro molto)

    Ensemble: Juilliard Quartet.

  • Miles Davis Sextet

    So What

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (I. Un poco sostenuto - allegro)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Martin Hayes & Randal Bays

    The Morning Star / The Caoilte Mountains

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Jan 2022 13:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 20 May 2023 13:00
    BBC Radio 3

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