91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic Presents...
Jarvis Cocker and the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic weave tales of insomnia and nocturnal visions with music from Bach, Rachmaninov and others - alongside a performance from Jarvis himself.
To mark the winter solstice, a chance to hear a programme first broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 on 1st October in which Jarvis Cocker brought his award winning series Wireless Nights to Salford, forming part of this year's 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic Presents... series, a celebration of orchestral music in its many different forms.
In front of a studio audience, Jarvis Cocker and the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic weave tales of insomnia, nocturnal inspirations and dark imaginings from the world of classical music - against the backdrop of a President embroiled in the Vietnam War. There's also a special performance from Jarvis himself.
Jarvis tells stories of an insomniac German Count who supposedly had Bach compose his Goldberg Variations as a sleeping aid, and a wired President Nixon listening to Rachmaninov in the small hours when he felt the urge to go on a bizarre excursion in the presidential limo.
He also conjures up music that came in dreams and revelations – from Stravinsky's wild visions in the Rite of Spring to Schumann's once forgotten Violin Concerto, which apparently re-emerged during a séance many years after the composer's death.
Maxime Tortelier conducts the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic led by Yuri Torchinsky. Anthony Marwood plays solo violin and Peter Donohoe plays solo piano.
First broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 and repeated on 6 Music to mark the Winter Solstice.
Producers: Laurence Grissell and Neil McCarthy
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Wireless Nights, with Jarvis Cocker and the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic
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President Nixon, Rachmaninov and the anti-war protesters
Duration: 04:43
Music Played
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Jarvis Cocker, 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic & Maxime Tortelier (conductor)
Black Night (arr. Fiona Brice)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria from Goldberg Variations
Performer: Peter Donohoe (piano). -
Igor Stravinsky
Rite of Spring, Dance of the Adolescents
Performer: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Performer: Maxime Tortelier (conductor). -
Robert Schumann
Violin Concerto (2nd movt)
Performer: Anthony Marwood (violin). Performer: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Performer: Maxime Tortelier (conductor). -
Sergey Rachmaninov
3rd Piano Concerto (1st movt)
Performer: Peter Donohoe (piano). Performer: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Performer: Maxime Tortelier (conductor). -
Jarvis Cocker, 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic & Maxime Tortelier (conductor)
End of the Night (arr. Fiona Brice)
Broadcasts
- Mon 13 Oct 2014 23:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
- Sun 21 Dec 2014 01:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 6 Music
- Christmas Day 2014 22:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
- Wed 24 May 2023 01:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 6 Music
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