Poulenc, Alice Coltrane, Tallis
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring transcendental jazz from Alice Coltrane and a lush Romantic piano trio from Amy Beach.
Tonight's specially curated playlist begins at a Parisian soir茅e, where the 'darlings' of fashionable society preen and parade in the opening to Poulenc's ballet 'Les Biches'. The mood darkens with a turbulent movement from Amy Beach's Piano Trio in A minor, reminiscent of Rachmaninov, followed by Alice Coltrane's spiritual journey through experimental jazz and Indian traditions, both musical and mystical. Dvo艡谩k's melancholic 'dumka' (thought) brings a Slavonic flavour, as does Haydn's 'Bird' Quartet, which has a boisterous final movement derived from a Slavonic folk dance. A moment of calm comes from Tallis's exquisite Renaissance polyphony, and the mixtape ends with Alison Balsom and Guy Barker's languorous, luxurious arrangement of Satie.
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Francis Poulenc
Rondeau (Les biches)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.- Signum.
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Amy Beach
Piano Trio in A minor, Op.150
Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble.- CHANDOS.
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Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda
Performer: Alice Coltrane. Performer: Rashied Ali. Performer: Tulsi. Singer: Cecil McBee. -
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Slavonic Dance in E minor Op.72 no.2
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
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Thomas Tallis
Salvator mundi 脿 5 (first setting)
Choir: Alamire. Director: David Skinner. -
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in C major, Op 33 No 3, 'Bird' (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.- ASV.
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Erik Satie
Gnossienne No. 3
Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: Guy Barker Orchestra. Conductor: Guy Barker.
Broadcasts
- Fri 9 Nov 2018 19:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Mon 15 Feb 2021 19:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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