大象传媒

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor Ilan Volkov perform works by two very different composers who both have sought religious motivation for their music. Bruckner dedicated his Ninth Symphony 'to the beloved God', while Jonathan Harvey takes his inspiration for Speakings from Buddhism.

Regarded as one of the world's finest composers using traditional instruments with live electronics, Harvey combines orchestral writing with computer technology in this work, the third in his trilogy referring to the Buddhist purification of body, mind and speech.

Jonathan Harvey (sound projection)
Gilbert Nouno and Arshia Cont (IRCAM computer music designers)
Jeremie Henrot (IRCAM sound engineer)
Clement Marie (IRCAM sound technician)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Followed by a focus on music written in Vienna around the year 1900:

Webern: Five movements for string quartet, Op 5
Szymanowski Quartet
Recorded 02/09/2002

Brahms: Sonata for clarinet
Martin Frost - Clarinet
Niklas Sivelov - Piano
Recorded 08/12/2003