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Judith Weir: Telling The Tale. Natural History

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Natural History: From London's Barbican Hall, the 大象传媒 SO perform Judith Weir's Forest and Natural History.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Natural History

Live from the Barbican Hall, London, Tom Service presents the first concert in a weekend dedicated to leading British composer Judith Weir.

Weir's Forest grows from a tiny 'seed' of melody into a dense, flourishing work for large orchestra, while her song-cycle Natural History draws on Taoist poetry. After the interval, The welcome arrival of rain vividly evokes sensations associated with the Indian monsoon.

Weir's music is interspersed with folk music from concertina maestro Simon Thoumire and his band, and the English Acoustic Collective.

Weir: Forest; Natural History; Winter Song; The welcome arrival of rain

Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Simon Thoumire Band
English Acoustic Collective
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Andre de Ridder (conductor).

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Jan 2008 19:00

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Jan 2008 19:00