Percussionist Michael Doran on collaboration and car horns
Michael Doran opens up a selection of classical music from a percussionist鈥檚 point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Mick Doran鈥檚 many years as principal percussionist at English National Opera have given him a unique view of the musical world, whether he鈥檚 down in the opera house orchestra pit, teetering offstage on a ladder, or quietly absorbing the music while counting bars rest.
Today Mick鈥檚 musical choices range from the crystal-clear diction of Dennis Noble singing Rossini in English, to the spot-on ensemble of Count Basie鈥檚 big band. He also shows how Prokofiev understood the true power of the side drum, and talks about the profound effect Dvorak鈥檚 Eighth Symphony had on him when he was being treated for a life-threatening illness.
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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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Car horn fanfare (Toccata) from Grand Macabre
Ensemble: The English National Opera Orchestra. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jauchzet, Frohlocket, Auf, Preiset Die Tage from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Vagabond from Songs of Travel
Singer: John Shirley鈥怮uirk. Performer: Viola Tunnard. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Roadside Fire from Songs of Travel
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Roderick Williams. -
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet Suite 1 - Death of Tybalt
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. -
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William Christopher Handy
Saint Louis Blues
Ensemble: The Ted Heath Band. -
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No.8 in G Op.88 - movement 1 Allegro con brio
Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Barbirolli. -
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Giacomo Puccini
Te deum - Tosca Act 1 'Tre sbirri, una carrozza'
Singer: Sherrill Milnes. Singer: Francis Egerton. Choir: The John Alldis Choir. Choir: Wandsworth School Boys鈥� Choir. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Zubin Mehta. -
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Emmanuel S茅journ茅
Attraction for marimba, vibraphone, percussion & tape
Performer: Christoph Sietzen. -
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Ottorino Respighi
Fontana di Roma
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. -
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Gerald Marks
All of Me
Orchestra: The Count Basie Orchestra. -
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Giuseppe Verdi
Otello - Act 2, Scene 5 - Era La notte/Si Pel Ciel
Singer: Jon Vickers. Singer: Peter Glossop. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. -
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzona (13) a 12
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh. -
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Gioachino Rossini
Barber of Seville - I'm the Factotum
Singer: Dennis Noble. Orchestra: Orchestra. Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite. -
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Igor Stravinsky
La Semaine grasse - No.3 of 3 movements from Petrushka
Performer: Beatrice Rana. -
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
Orchestra: FestspielOrchester G枚ttingen. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Sep 2020 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Sat 13 Nov 2021 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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