Conductor and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell travels musically from darkness to light
Jeannette Sorrell opens up a selection of classical music from her point of view as a conductor and harpsichordist - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Conductor and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell is artistic director of period instrument ensemble Apollo’s Fire, and passionate about bringing early music to life.
Today, Jeannette explores the importance of the key of D minor in several pieces, ranging from a fiery harpsichord concerto to a movement from Mozart’s Requiem.
Jeannette also enjoys folk songs that have found their way from the British Isles to American and Canada, and finds comfort in discovering the music of her own roots thanks to klezmer band She’koyokh.
Plus, a medieval manuscript brought to life, even though half the music is missing…
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (I. Allegro)
Performer: Gustav Leonhardt. Ensemble: Leonhardt‐Consort.- SONY.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Dixit Dominus (Vespers of 1610)
Ensemble: Apollo’s Fire. Director: Jeannette Sorrell.- AVIE.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 (III. Scherzo; IV. Finale)
Orchestra: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- SDG.
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Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Performer: Arthur Rubinstein.- RCA.
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Béla Bartók
Music for strings, percussion & celesta (IV. Allegro molto)
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DECCA.
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She’Koyokh
Për Ty Vuaj Për Ty Këndoj (For you I suffer for you I sing)
- RIVERBOAT RECORDS.
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Henry Purcell
Man that is born of a woman, Z.27 (Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary)
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
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Henry Purcell
In the midst of life, Z.17A (Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary)
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
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Henry Purcell
Thou knowest, Lord, Z.58A (Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary)
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
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Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Wayfaring Stranger
- NONESUCH.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem (I. Introitus)
Singer: Simone Kermes. Choir: New Siberian Singers. Ensemble: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.- ALPHA.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (I. Allegro)
Performer: John Gibbons. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Brüggen.- PHILIPS.
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Anonymous
Virent Prata Hiemata, CB 151 (Carmina Burana)
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort. Director: René Clemencic.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anonymous
Vite Perdite II, CB 31 (Carmina Burana)
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort. Director: René Clemencic.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anonymous
Vacillantis Trutine, CB 108 (Carmina Burana)
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort. Conductor: René Clemencic.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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The Wailin’ Jennys
The Parting Glass
- RED HOUSE RECORDS.
Broadcast
- Sat 9 Jul 2022 13:00BBC Radio 3
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