91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
Ryan Bancroft conducts orchestral music inspired by literature: Ravel's Mother Goose and Anna Clyne's Sound and Fury. Plus works for brass by Gavin Higgins and Magnus Lindberg.
The 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra's recent music-making at its home at the 91Èȱ¬'s Maida Vale Studios in London may be scaled down in terms of numbers of players in the room, but not in terms of ambition. There are three pieces by living composers to enjoy this evening, starting with Anna Clyne's 'Sound and Fury' in which influences from Haydn's Symphony No. 60 and the final speech of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' appear. Gavin Higgins turns to words by Oscar Wilde in a short elegiac work for brass and percussion 'Sadly now the throstle sings' - adapted from his pioneering ballet score for brass band, 'Dark Arteries'. Finn Magnus Lindberg's brass band showcase 'Ottoni' gets a high octane performance from the 91Èȱ¬ SO's brass. And the connections of literature and dance are summed up in the fairy-tale charm and exceptional orchestral colours of Ravel's ballet 'Mother Goose'.
Presented by Martin Handley.
Recorded at the 91Èȱ¬'s Maida Vale Studios in October 2020
Anna CLYNE Sound and Fury
Gavin HIGGINS: Sadly now the throstle sings
Magnus LINDBERG: Ottoni
INTERVAL
Philippe Hersant: Poemes chinois for Choir and Piano
Corinne Durous (piano), Choeur Les Elements, Joël Suhubiette (conductor)
RAVEL: Ma mere l’oye (ballet)
91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)
Followed by music off disc:
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for viola and piano in E flat major, Op.120 No.2
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Mikhail Muntian, piano
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Sound and Fury
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Gavin Higgins
Sadly now the throstle sings
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Magnus Lindberg
Ottoni
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Philippe Hersant
Chinese Poems for Choir and Piano
Performer: Corine Durous. Choir: Les Éléments. Conductor: Joël Suhubiette.- ERATO.
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Maurice Ravel
Ma mere L'Oye (Mother Goose complete ballet)
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Charles Gounod
Meditation On the First Prelude of J S Bach Ave Maria
Performer: Michael Cox. Performer: Elizabeth Burley. Performer: Michal Kaznowksi. Performer: Sarah Hedley Miller. Performer: Michael Atkinson. Performer: Marie Strøm. Performer: Graham Bradshaw. -
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for clarinet or viola in E flat major, Op 120 No 2
Performer: Yuri Abramovich Bashmet. Performer: Mikhail Muntian.- Johannes Brahms: Chamber Music.
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Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo Fantastique
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.- SIGNUM.
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- Tue 24 Nov 2020 19:3091Èȱ¬ Radio 3