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大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale

Ryan Bancroft conducts orchestral music inspired by literature: Ravel's Mother Goose and Anna Clyne's Sound and Fury. Plus works for brass by Gavin Higgins and Magnus Lindberg.

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra's recent music-making at its home at the 大象传媒's Maida Vale Studios in London may be scaled down in terms of numbers of players in the room, but not in terms of ambition. There are three pieces by living composers to enjoy this evening, starting with Anna Clyne's 'Sound and Fury' in which influences from Haydn's Symphony No. 60 and the final speech of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' appear. Gavin Higgins turns to words by Oscar Wilde in a short elegiac work for brass and percussion 'Sadly now the throstle sings' - adapted from his pioneering ballet score for brass band, 'Dark Arteries'. Finn Magnus Lindberg's brass band showcase 'Ottoni' gets a high octane performance from the 大象传媒 SO's brass. And the connections of literature and dance are summed up in the fairy-tale charm and exceptional orchestral colours of Ravel's ballet 'Mother Goose'.

Presented by Martin Handley.
Recorded at the 大象传媒's Maida Vale Studios in October 2020

Anna CLYNE Sound and Fury
Gavin HIGGINS: Sadly now the throstle sings
Magnus LINDBERG: Ottoni

INTERVAL
Philippe Hersant: Poemes chinois for Choir and Piano
Corinne Durous (piano), Choeur Les Elements, Jo毛l Suhubiette (conductor)

RAVEL: Ma mere l鈥檕ye (ballet)

大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

Followed by music off disc:

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for viola and piano in E flat major, Op.120 No.2
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Mikhail Muntian, piano

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Tue 24 Nov 2020 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Anna Clyne

    Sound and Fury

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Gavin Higgins

    Sadly now the throstle sings

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Magnus Lindberg

    Ottoni

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Philippe Hersant

    Chinese Poems for Choir and Piano

    Performer: Corine Durous. Choir: Les 脡l茅ments. Conductor: Jo毛l Suhubiette.
    • ERATO.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma mere L'Oye (Mother Goose complete ballet)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Charles Gounod

    Meditation On the First Prelude of J S Bach Ave Maria

    Performer: Michael Cox. Performer: Elizabeth Burley. Performer: Michal Kaznowksi. Performer: Sarah Hedley Miller. Performer: Michael Atkinson. Performer: Marie Str酶m. Performer: Graham Bradshaw.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for clarinet or viola in E flat major, Op 120 No 2

    Performer: Yuri Abramovich Bashmet. Performer: Mikhail Muntian.
    • Johannes Brahms: Chamber Music.
    • RCA.
    • 5-7.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Scherzo Fantastique

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • SIGNUM.

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 Nov 2020 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3