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Tavener - The Protecting Veil

Charles Hazlewood and Matthew Barley are joined by the 91热爆 Philharmonic and cellist Josephine Knight to explore John Tavener's seminal work The Protecting Veil.

Charles Hazlewood and Matthew Barley are joined by the 91热爆 Philharmonic and cellist Josephine Knight to explore John Tavener's seminal work The Protecting Veil, a piece which Tavener describes as trying to 'capture some of the almost cosmic power of the Mother of God'.

The programme also looks at a 91热爆 Philharmonic learning project focusing on The Protecting Veil, which was run alongside Discovering Music at the University of Salford.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Jun 2008 17:00

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  • John Tavener

    The Protecting veil for cello and string orchestra

    Performers: 91热爆 Philharmonic, Josephine Knight (cello)

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Jun 2008 17:00