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Letter from America

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic and their associate artist, conductor Ludovic Morlot perform a programme of American music ranging from Ives to Carter.

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic and their Associate Artist Ludovic Morlot in music by pioneering American composers. The programme culminates in Ives's Third Symphony, composed in the early years of the twentieth century, which lay unperformed for over forty years, and proved something of a turning point in his career when it was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1947. Carter's Instances, one of his final pieces, written in the last year of his long life, is dedicated to tonight's conductor and full of energy and a sense of exploration. Henry Cowell penned nearly a thousand works and this performance of his Seventh Symphony is a rare chance to hear music by this incredibly prolific composer. The programme opens with one of Copland's best-loved pieces, the Suite from his ballet for Martha Graham's company, Appalachian Spring.

Copland: Appalachian Spring, Suite
Cowell: Symphony No 7
Carter: Instances
Ives: Symphony No 3 (The Camp Meeting)

大象传媒 Philharmonic
Ludovic Morlot (conductor)

Recorded at MediaCityUK, Salford on 16 and 17 December 2020.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Thu 11 Feb 2021 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring - Suite

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.

  • Henry Cowell

    Symphony No 7

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.

  • Samuel Barber

    String Quartet

    Ensemble: Endellion Quartet.

  • Elliott Carter

    Instances

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.

  • Charles Ives

    Symphony No 3 -The Camp Meeting

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV. 4

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Cantatas Vol 22: Eisenach.
    • SDG.
    • 001.

  • Roxanna Panufnik

    4 World Seasons (Autumn in Albania)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Giovanni Battista Pescetti

    Keyboard Sonata in C minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Susanna Mildonian.
    • Bach/Pescetti/Soler/Albeniz/Roussel etc: Harp recital: Susanna Mildonian.
    • Astoria.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Feb 2021 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3