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Swans Migrating

In Tune鈥檚 specially curated playlist, including two musical impressions of that majestic creature of myth, the swan.

In Tune鈥檚 specially curated playlist, including two musical impressions of that majestic creature of myth, the swan. Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI play an Ottoman piece collected by Cantemir, a 17th century scholar, composer, advisor, prince, and performer. There's a serene motet from Orlande de Lassus, Beethoven played by master pianist Mikhail Pletnev, and a much-loved waltz from Tchaikovsky. Plus, musical pearls from two Finnish composers: Einojuhani Rautavaara's orchestral patterning mimics the flight of migrating birds, layered over recorded tape of Whooper swans, and Sibelius' radiant Humoresque imparts "the anguish of existence... fitfully lit up by the sun" (Jean Sibelius).

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Music Played

  • Gerald Finzi

    Bagatelle No 1 for clarinet & piano, Op. 23

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite (Waltz)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Anonymous

    Der makam-i Huseyni Sakil-i Aga Riza

    Composer: Dmitrie Cantemir. Director: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI.
    • Dimitrie Cantemir, Istanbul "The Book of the Science of Music...": Hesperion XXI.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 21.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Rondo in C major, WoO.48

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
    • Beethoven: Klavierwerke 1.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 003.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Humoresque No 3 in G minor, Op 89a

    Performer: Dong-Suk Kang. Performer: Jean Sibelius. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
    • Humoresques, opp. 87/89 / Serenades, op. 69 / Two Pieces, op. 77 / Overture in E.
    • BIS.
    • 003.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Alma Redemptoris Mater

    Performer: Orlande de Lassus. Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Lassus Missa Osculetur Me.
    • Gimell.
    • 009.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus Arcticus Op.61 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Rautavaara: Angel of Light etc..
    • BIS.
    • 11.

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  • Wed 15 May 2019 19:00
    91热爆 Radio 3

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