Poetry and Pictures
Donald Macleod talks with Thea Musgrave about setting poems she read on the tube and compositions inspired by Edward Hopper and JMW Turner
All this week, Donald Macleod is in conversation with Thea Musgrave as the Scottish born composer celebrates her 90th birthday.
Donald Macleod talks with Thea about setting poems she read on the Tube, revealing her sense of fun and playfulness. And they also discuss the importance of visual art in Thea鈥檚 life and imagination, leading to significant compositions inspired by Edward Hopper and J. M. W. Turner.
On the Underground, Set 2: The Strange and the Exotic
New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Night Windows for oboe and piano
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Huw Watkins, piano
Turbulent Landscapes for orchestra
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Presenter: Donald Macleod
Producer: Rosie Boulton for 大象传媒 Wales
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Thea Musgrave
Poems on the Underground (Set 2)
Choir: New York Virtuoso Singers. Conductor: Harold Rosenbaum.- Bridge:9161.
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Thea Musgrave
Night Windows for oboe and piano
Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Huw Watkins.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMU-907568.
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Thea Musgrave
Turbulent Landscapes for orchestra
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.- NMC : NMC-D153.
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- Thu 4 Oct 2018 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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