Ten Pieces Extra
A deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces, as celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works included in the film.
Ten Pieces Extra is a deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces. Celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works featured in Ten Pieces. We learn more about the history and background of the composer and the piece of music itself - interesting facts and stories about the work, the inspirations behind it and some detail on the historical context in which it was composed.
From Gustav Holst's bombastic Mars to Stravinsky's magical Firebird Suite, the programme touches on and delves into the detail of the huge range of wonderful pieces within the genre available to young people and encourages viewers to explore and develop their own taste in classical music while letting their own imaginations run wild when listening.
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Gustav Holst
Planets (Mars)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
Edvard Grieg
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Performer: Nick Read聽. -
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
John Adams
Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
Benjamin Britten
Storm from Peter Grimes
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5 (1st movement)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No 4 (3rd movement)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. -
George Frideric Handel
Zadock The Priest
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. Choir: 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales. -
Anna Meredith
Connect It
Performer: Drum Works. -
Igor Stravinsky
Finale from The Firebird Suite
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Barney Harwood |
Presenter | Khalil Madovi |
Presenter | Laura Mvula |
Presenter | Katy B |
Performer | 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales |
Conductor | Thomas S酶nderg氓rd |
Performer | Drum Works |
Producer | Serena Cross |
Producer | Sam White |
Director | Oliver Smyth |
Director | Nick Wickham |
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