New music of mystical beauty and calm contemplation
Tom Service introduces new music of mystical beauty and calm contemplation for Christmas Day, including the Christmas Quartet by Peteris Vasks and Arvo Part's Fourth Symphony.
Tom Service introduces new music of mystical beauty and calm contemplation to round off Christmas Day, including the Third String Quartet, 'Christmas Quartet' by Peteris Vasks, and the Fourth Symphony by Arvo P盲rt.
Edmund Finnis: Parallel colour
BCMG conducted by Richard Baker
Peteris Vasks: String Quartet no.3
Navarra Quartet
John Luther Adams: movements from Canticles of the Holy Wind
The Crossing conducted by Donald Nally
Laurence Crane: Estonia
Cikada ensemble
Arvo P盲rt: 4th Symphony 鈥淟os Angeles鈥�
Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Edmund Finnis
Parallel Colour
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Conductor: Richard Baker.- Edmund Finnis: The Air, Turning.
- NMC.
- 3-9.
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Peteris Vasks
String Quartet No. 3 ("Christmas Quartet")
Ensemble: Navarra String Quartet.- Peteris Vasks: String Quartets Nos. 1-3.
- Challenge Classics.
- 1-4.
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John Luther Adams
Canticles of the Holy Wind (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 8th movements)
Performer: Amy Garapic. Choir: The Crossing. Conductor: Donald Nally.- John Luther Adams: Canticles of the Holy Wind.
- Cantaloupe.
- 2-4, 8.
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Laurence Crane
Estonia
Ensemble: Cikada Ensemble. Conductor: Christian Eggen.- Crane: Drones, Scales and Objects.
- LAWO.
- 11-13.
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Arvo P盲rt
4th Symphony ("Los Angeles")
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- Arvo P盲rt: Symphony No. 4.
- ECM.
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Chris Watson
1. Winter
- In St Cuthbert's Time.
- Chris Watson.
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- Christmas Day 2021 22:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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