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Harpist Lavinia Meijer reflects on life’s musical connections

Harp player Lavinia Meijer opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Harpist Lavinia Meijer uncovers the important role the harp once had in tango music, finds composer Brad Meldau in the kitchen and follows Johann Strauss’s journey down the Danube.

She also discovers that you can never assume how Beethoven will sound, and plays some mesmeric music by Philip Glass.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Histoire du Tango (III. Nightclub 1960)

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Performer: Carel Kraayenhof.
    • SONY.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528 (II. Andante)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • DG.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Chichester Psalms (II. Psalm 23, Psalm 2 vs. 1-4)

    Choir: Wiener Jeunesse-Chor. Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • DG.
  • Brad Mehldau

    Suite: April 2020 (X. In the Kitchen)

    Performer: Brad Mehldau.
    • NONESUCH.
  • Turlough O'Carolan

    Carolan's Concerto

    Ensemble: The Chieftains.
    • RCA VICTOR.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 (II. Allegretto)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • DG.
  • Philip Glass

    Metamorphosis (II. Flowing)

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Music Arranger: Lavinia Meijer.
    • CHANNEL.
  • Philip Glass

    The Hours (excerpt)

    Performer: Michael Riesman. Ensemble: Lyric Quartet. Conductor: Nick Ingman.
    • NONESUCH.
  • Johann Strauss II

    The Blue Danube, Op. 314

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • SONY.
  • Luciano Berio

    Folksongs (I. Black is the Colour)

    Composer: John Jacob Niles. Singer: Cathy Berberian. Ensemble: Julliard Ensemble. Conductor: Luciano Berio.
    • BGM CLASSICS.
  • Mel Bonis

    Gai Printemps, Op. 11

    Performer: Laurent Martin.
    • LIGIA.
  • Nadia Boulanger

    Vers la Vie Nouvelle

    Performer: Lucy Mauro.
    • DELOS.
  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • SONY.
  • Unsuk Chin

    Violin Concerto (Mvt II)

    Performer: Viviane Hagner. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • ANALEKTA.
  • Nico Muhly

    Quiet Music

    Performer: Nico Muhly.
    • BEDROOM COMMUNITY.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lamento della Ninfa, SV. 163 (pt. 2, Amor)

    Singer: Núria Rial. Singer: Jan Van Elsacker. Singer: Nicolas Achten. Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • ERATO.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in E major, K 380

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G major, Kk.146

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

Broadcast

  • Sat 11 Sep 2021 13:00

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