Cellist Abel Selaocoe with a playlist of improvisation and virtuosity
Cellist Abel Selaocoe reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from dramatic music for Klezmer clarinet to a boat on a sea conjured up in orchestral technicolour.
Abel Selaocoe is a unique musician. His training is classical, while his South African roots constantly inspire him to push at the boundaries of what he and his cello can do together.
Abel鈥檚 musical selection is as far ranging as you might expect. He explores pulsating rhythms and fragments of melody in a Sibelius symphony and describes how Maurice Ravel can conjure up the image of a boat on the sea through magical orchestral effects. And he can鈥檛 resist the collaboration of mandolin and double bass, not to mention the peculiar but riveting sound of someone singing into a tuba.
Plus, the dramatic sounds of Klezmer clarinet combined with a string quartet.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3
Photo credit: Mlungisi
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Edgar Meyer
Tarnation
Composer: Chris Thile. Performer: Chris Thile. Performer: Edgar Meyer.- NONESUCH.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto in C Op.56 (II. Largo)
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- PHILIPS.
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Mupepe
Ensemble: Zap Mama.- CRAMMED DISCS.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No.2 in D major (I. Allegretto)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- LSO LIVE.
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Tigran Hamasyan
Fide Tua
Performer: Tigran Hamasyan.- NONESUCH.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Sonata in A major for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 9
Performer: Andrew Manze. Performer: David Watkin.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Franz Schubert
Widerschein D.949
Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Ian Bostridge.- EMI.
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Osvaldo Golijov
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac The Blind (Part 2)
Performer: David Krakauer. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- NONESUCH.
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Maurice Ravel
Une barque sur l'ocean
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DG.
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脴ystein Baadsvik
Fnugg Blue
Performer: 脴ystein Baadsvik. Ensemble: Swedish Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Christian Lindberg.- BIS.
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Little One Mine (Ghana)
Ensemble: Turtle Island String Quartet.- SONY/WINDHAM HILL RECORDS.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Musica Ricercata (No.s 4, 6 & 9)
Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.- SONY.
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Bedrich Smetana
Vltava (Ma Vlast)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.- DECCA.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Mazurka in D Op.33 No.2
Performer: Lucy Parham.- SANCTUARY RECORDS.
Broadcasts
- Sat 22 Jun 2019 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Sat 24 Sep 2022 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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