Timpanist Adrian Bending on improvisation, imitation and innovation
Adrian Bending opens up a selection of music from a percussionist鈥檚 point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Percussionist Adrian Bending is Principal Timpanist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and plays as part of symphonic, chamber and period instrument ensembles. Today Adrian chooses two very different evocations of snow in music, considers the differences between bassoon players and football players, and takes us inside the percussion section of an orchestra to discover why playing early music feels so free.
Plus, Adrian tackles the thorny problem of bar lines, and reveals why communication with conductors can be tricky.
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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Robert Schumann
Konzertstuck for 4 horns - 1st movement
Performer: Roger Montgomery. Performer: Gavin Edwards. Performer: Susan Dent. Performer: Robert Maskell.- DG.
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George Frideric Handel
Il vostro maggio from Rinaldo
Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Edgard Var猫se
Ionisation
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- BR Klassik.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DECCA.
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Edward Elgar
The Snow, Op. 26 No. 1
Choir: Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: variation 20
Performer: Murray Perahia.- SONY.
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Loose Tubes
Sticklebacks
Performer: Loose Tubes.- EDITIONS EG.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Alexander Nevsky - Battle on the ice
Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- Philips.
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John Williams
Duel of the Fates from Star Wars: Phantom Menace
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Conductor: John Williams.- SONY.
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George Frideric Handel
Waft her, Angels (Jephtha)
Singer: Mark Padmore. Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Andrew Manze.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1 in C major
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Stefano Landi
T'amai gran tempo
Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- ALPHA.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel & Gretel: Der Hexenritt
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- URANIA.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
Glagolitic Mass: Intrada
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.- DECCA.
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Benjamin Britten
Nocturne, Op. 60 No. 5 - Prelude: "But that night when on my bed I lay"
Conductor: Ian Bostridge. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 - 1st movement
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.- DG.
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James Morrison
Zog's Jog
Performer: James Morrison. Performer: James Morrison.- ALEPH RECORDS.
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- Sat 6 Feb 2021 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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