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Flute player Emily Beynon investigates sounds from raw to magical

Emily Beynon opens up a selection of music from a flute player鈥檚 point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Principal flute of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Emily Beynon introduces a wide-ranging selection of music from her apartment in central Amsterdam.

Emily discovers the magical effect produced by four ondes martenots playing music by Ravel and finds the composer Raymond Scott not only adding energy to some famous cartoon antics, but also soothing babies to sleep.

She also realises that when she listens to Bach鈥檚 most famous piece for organ, she hears the instrument as a whole lot of flutes playing together.

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
Photo by Eduardus Lee

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Overture 'Jealousy' from Jenufa

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • SUPRAPHON.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata in D minor

    Performer: Torvald Tor茅n.
    • BLUE MUSIC GROUP.
  • Benjamin Britten

    String Quartet No. 3 - 4th mvt Burlesque

    Ensemble: Britten Quartet.
    • COLLINS CLASSICS.
  • Raymond Scott

    Twilight in Turkey

    Performer: Raymond Scott.
    • Manhattan Research, Inc. Basta Music of the Netherlands.
  • Raymond Scott

    Powerhouse

    Performer: Raymond Scott.
    • CK.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances No. 1

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • RCO Live.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Suite No. 4 in F, BWV 809 - mvts 4-7

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
  • Frederick Delius

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden (from A Village Romeo and Juliet)

    Music Arranger: Thomas Beecham. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • WARNER.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Danses Concertantes - 3rd mvt, Theme varie

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • DECCA.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    In Ireland

    Music Arranger: Catherine Beynon. Performer: Emily Beynon. Performer: Catherine Beynon.
    • METIER.
  • Ton de Leeuw

    Elegie pour les villes detruites - 4th mvt

    Choir: Cappella Amsterdam.
    • Q Disc.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Turangalila - 5th mvt Joie de sang des etoiles

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet. Performer: Takashi Harada. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Quartet - 1st mvt

    Ensemble: Ensemble d鈥檕ndes de Montr茅al.
    • ATMA Classique.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter' - 4th mvt finale

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • TELDEC.
  • Jules Massenet

    J'ai verse le poison (Cleopatre)

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • DG.

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 May 2021 13:00

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