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Symphonies and swing with conductor Tito Muñoz

Tito Muñoz opens up a selection of classical music from his point of view as a conductor - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Conductor Tito Muñoz reveals his discovery of Mendelssohn’s revised Italian Symphony on a trip to Leipzig, and explains how an orchestra can sound ‘menacing, sly, and nervous’ in the way it swings.

Plus, Tito’s first encounter with historical performance with the playing of violinist Rachel Podger, and how melody can be uncovered in Stravinsky, once you decipher the phrases…

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

A Tandem Production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 'Italian' (1834 revised version) - IV - Saltarello (Presto)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DG.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor - I - Adagio

    Performer: Rachel Podger.
    • CHANNEL.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Rite of Spring - 5. Ritual of the ancestors & 6. Sacrificial Dance

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • SONY.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet No. 12 'American' - IV - Finale

    Ensemble: Orion String Quartet.
    • ARABESQUE.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Cool (from West Side Story)

    Singer: Tucker Smith. Conductor: Johnny Green.
    • SONY.
  • Simon Shaheen

    Saltanah

    Composer: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Performer: Simon Shaheen.
    • WATER LILY ACOUSTICS.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - I - Allegro con brio

    Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • RCA.
  • Richard Wagner

    Tristan und Isolde - Isoldes Liebestod

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • DG.
  • Michael Hersch

    Violin Concerto - III

    Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Ensemble: International Contemporary Ensemble. Conductor: Tito Muñoz.
    • NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS.
  • Caroline Shaw

    Partita for 8 Voices - No. 2 - Sarabande

    Ensemble: Roomful of Teeth. Director: Brad Wells.
    • NEW AMSTERDAM.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for 4 keyboards in A minor (after Vivaldi)

    Performer: Kenneth Gilbert. Performer: Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Performer: Nicholas Kraemer. Performer: Trevor Pinnock.
    • DG ARCHIV.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto - II - Adagio

    Performer: Charles Neidich. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • DG.
  • Duke Ellington

    New World a Comin'

    Composer: Maurice Peress. Performer: Roland Hanna. Orchestra: American Composers Orchestra. Conductor: Maurice Peress.
    • MUSIC MASTERS.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Four Seasons - III - Summer

    Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.
    • NAIVE.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 May 2020 13:00

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