An Invocation to Pan
Matthew Sweet on the spirit of decadence and the thirst for the exotic in the 19th-century Paris and introduces music performed by the Nash Ensemble and the actress Lesley Caron.
Matthew Sweet on the spirit of decadence and the thirst for the exotic in 19th-century Paris and introduces music performed by the Nash Ensemble and French actress Lesley Caron.
Music includes
Ravel: Sonatine, arr Carlos Salzedo/Skaila Kanga for flute, viola and harp
Ravel: Trois Po猫mes de St茅phane Mallarm茅
Stravinsky: Three Japanese Lyrics (1912)
Debussy: Trois Chansons de Bilitis
Lesley Caron (narrator)
Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Nash Ensemble:
Philippa Davies (flute)
Sarah Newbold (flute)
Richard Horsford (clarinet)
Sam Gillespie (clarinet)
Stephanie Gonley (violin)
Michael Gurevich (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Bjorg Lewis(cello)
Lucy Wakeford (harp)
Hugh Webb (harp)
Alistair Beatson (piano)
Directed by Ian Brown.
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Music Played
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Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble. Narrator: Leslie Caron. Director: Ian Brown. -
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Maurice Ravel
Trois Poemes de Stephane Mallarme
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Three Japanese Lyrics
Singer: Sophie Bevan. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble. -
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Claude Debussy
Chanson de Bilitis
Music Arranger: Carlos Salzedo. Music Arranger: Skaila Kanga. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble. Narrator: Leslie Caron. Director: Ian Brown.
Broadcast
- Sat 24 Mar 2018 15:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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