Underwater at the Proms
Jarvis Cocker and the 大象传媒 Philharmonic turn the Royal Albert Hall into a giant diving bell. On this undersea adventure we meet a free diver, a squid hunter and two men called Roger.
Jarvis Cocker's nocturnal exploration of the human condition takes him beneath the waves in this special edition of Wireless Nights.
Accompanied by the 大象传媒 Philharmonic at this year's Proms, as Jarvis drifts off to sleep he soon finds himself on an underwater voyage down to the endless night of the ocean bed. En route, he meets psychoanalyst Carl Jung, two submariners called Roger trapped in a tiny submersible and a free-diver experiencing "the rapture of the deep".
The 大象传媒 Philharmonic creates a sonic seascape as Jarvis goes deeper and deeper - but will he make it back to the surface in time to wake up?
Producers Laurence Grissell and Neil McCarthy.
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John Adams
Shaker loops vers. for string orchestra
Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Ian McCulloch
Ocean Rain arr. Fiona Brice
Performer: Jarvis Cocker. Performer: Manchester Chamber Choir. Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Performer: Richard Hills. -
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Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman(extract)
Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. -
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Le Carnaval des animaux
Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Claude Debussy
Nocturnes for orchestra
Performer: Manchester Chamber Choir. Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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John Williams
Jaws - music for the film
Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Alan Williams
Kraken Wakes
Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Tim Buckley
Song to the Siren arr Fiona Brice
Performer: Jarvis Cocker. Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Richard Hills
Improvisation
Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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Claude Debussy
Preludes, orch. Colin Matthews (orig. for piano)
Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. -
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John Lennon
Goodnight arr. Fiona Brice
Composer: Paul McCartney. Conductor: Maxime Tortelier. Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Performer: Manchester Chamber Choir.
Broadcasts
- Mon 23 Nov 2015 23:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Thu 31 Dec 2015 23:00大象传媒 Radio 4
Afterhours on Radio 4
A selection of weird and wonderful programmes, perfect for late night listening.
Podcast
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Wireless Nights
Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people
