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Percussionist Louise Goodwin finds song in rhythm

Louise Goodwin opens up a selection of music from a percussionist鈥檚 point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Louise Goodwin is Principal Timpani and percussionist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with ensembles ranging from the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra to Aurora Orchestra.

Today, Louise explains how Bach鈥檚 cello suites are so perfectly suited to the marimba, and why singing in a choir can set you up to tune a drum.

She also finds similarities between pieces by Philip Glass and Indian classical music, and explains why using a smaller drum in a symphony by Mozart can be more satisfying than performing it on modern timpani.

Plus, a piece by American composer Johanna Beyer that Louise would love to play one day...

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

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta (1st mvt: Allegretto - Allegro - Maestoso)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Gloria in D major: mvts 11, 'Quoniam tu solus Sanctus' & 12, 'Cum Sancto Spiritu'

    Choir: King's College Cambridge Choir. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
  • Samuel Barber

    Violin Concerto Op. 14 (1st mvt: Allegro)

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G major (5th mvt: Menuets I & II)

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G major (5th mvt: Menuets I & II)

    Performer: Koen Plaetinck.
  • Philip Glass

    Knee Play 3 (Einstein on the Beach)

    Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter' (1st mvt: Allegro vivace)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Dolly Suite Op, 56 (3rd mvt: Le Jardin de Dolly)

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Richard Strauss

    Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
  • Henry Purcell

    Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695: The Queen's Funeral March (Procession) & Canzona

    Performer: David Hill. Ensemble: Baroque Brass of London.
  • Johanna Beyer

    Waltz

    Performer: Meehan/Perkins Duo. Ensemble: The Baylor Percussion Group.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chlo茅, M. 57 - pt. 3: XV. Danse g茅n茅rale (Bacchanale)

    Choir: Choeur de l'Opera National de Paris. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Philippe Jordan.
  • Buena Vista Social Club

    Candela

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    New Year's Greeting I (No. 21, 44 Duos for Two Violins)

    Performer: Andr谩s Keller. Performer: J谩nos Pilz.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah (Pt. 2: He, watching over Israel)

    Choir: Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
  • Lebo M

    The Lion King: He Lives in You (Reprise)

    Composer: Mark Mancina. Composer: Jay Rifkin. Performer: Jason Raize. Performer: Tsidii Le Loka. Ensemble: Members of the Cast.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Jul 2021 13:00
  • Sat 26 Nov 2022 13:00

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