Beautiful bass lines with contrabassoonist Margaret Cookhorn
Margaret Cookhorn opens up a selection of classical music from a contrabassoonist's point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Bassoonist and principal contrabassoonist of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Margaret Cookhorn appreciates the constantly shifting harmony in Debussy鈥檚 String Quartet, marvels at the space created by the expansive bass line in a Bill Frisell track, is gripped by Rachmaninov鈥檚 bold start to his Piano Prelude in C sharp minor, and wants to dance in the studio to some iconic Motown bassoon playing.
She also attempts to decipher why a piece by Grieg sparked a sadness in her for years, and reveals music by Beethoven which is a joy to play as a bassoonist as it actually has some fast notes. Plus, a Scarlatti fugue for harpsichord with an interesting feline connection.
At 2pm Margaret reveals her Must Listen piece - a dramatic work which unfolds slowly and inexorably with the timpani at its heart.
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
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
'Der H枚lle Rache' from Die Zauberfl枚te
Singer: Patricia Petibon. Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- DG.
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Claude Debussy
String Quartet Op. 10 - 1st movement - Anim茅 et tr猫s d茅cid茅
Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.- VIRGIN.
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Bill Frisell
Twenty Years
Performer: Bill Frisell. Performer: Elvin Jones. Singer: Dave Holland.- NONESUCH.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Agnus Dei from Requiem, Op. 48
Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.- COLLEGIUM.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.- ERATO.
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Gustav Mahler
'Ich hab' ein gl眉hend Messer' from Leider eines fahrenden Gesellen
Singer: Thomas Quasthoff. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DC.
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Gustav Mahler
'Die zwei blauen Augen Von meinem Schatz' from Leider eines fahrenden Gesellen
Singer: Thomas Quasthoff. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DC.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in G major for 2 mandolins, RV532
Performer: Wolfgang Paul. Performer: Duilio Galfetti. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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J枚rg Widmann
Zirkust盲nze - XI Bayerisch-Babylonischer Marsch
Performer: Luisa Imorde.- ARS Produktion.
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Richard Wagner
Siegfried's Funeral March from G枚tterd盲mmerung
Orchestra: Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- DG.
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Tears Of A Clown
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Edvard Grieg
Death of Asa from Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46 No. 1
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DG.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Serenade for Winds, Op. 44 - Finale
Performer: Fran莽ois Leleux.- AVI MUSIC.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Orchestra: Bayerischer Rundfunk. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- BR Klassik.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata for harpsichord in G minor, K30
Performer: Elaine Comparone.- LYRICHORD LEMS.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Act 3 - 'cto ti tut stois
Singer: Sergej Larin. Singer: Maria Ewing. Singer: Heinz Zednik. Orchestra: Orchestre du l'Opera Bastille. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor, BWV989
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.- DG.
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- Sat 14 Dec 2019 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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