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Leaf-light, hummingbirds and Tokyo by night

Recordings by the Bozzini Quartet, Divertimento Ensemble and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in works by James Weeks, Francesco Filidei and Sarah Davachi.

Tom Service introduces recordings by the Bozzini Quartet, Divertimento Ensemble and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in works by James Weeks, Francesco Filidei and Sarah Davachi. Plus a new release from Argentinian electroacoustic composer Elsa Justel, Mariam Rezaei's Sound of the Week - the chirping and flapping of hummingbirds - and to end, a recording of Tokyo's Kabukicho district on a Saturday night.

Elsa Justel: La radio, 莽a d茅tend (2001)

James Weeks: Leafleoht (2017)
Bozzini Quartet

Cassandra Miller: Lazy, Rocking (2017), Juliet Fraser (soprano)

Francesco Filidei: Finito ogni gesto (2008)
Divertimento Ensemble
Recorded at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2018

Sarah Davachi: Oscen (World Premiere, 大象传媒 Commission)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov
Recorded at Tectonics Glasgow 2019

1 hour, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Elsa Justel

    La radio, 莽a d茅tend

    Performer: Elsa Justel.
    • Yegl.
    • Empreintes DIGITALes.
    • 3.
  • James Weeks

    Leafleoht

    Ensemble: Bozzini Quartet.
  • Cassandra Miller

    Lazy, Rocking

    Performer: Cassandra Miller. Singer: Juliet Fraser.
    • Songs About Singing.
    • All That Dust.
    • 4.
  • Mariam Rezaei

    iCon

    Performer: Mariam Rezaei.
  • Francesco Filidei

    Finito ogni gesto

    Ensemble: Divertimento Ensemble. Conductor: S脿ndro G貌rli.
  • Elsa Justel

    Tapage nocturne

    Performer: Elsa Justel.
    • Yegl.
    • empreintes DIGITALes.
    • 1.
  • Sarah Davachi

    Oscen

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Oct 2019 22:30

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