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Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova with powerful melodies and musical embraces

Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from a piece that shows all the colours of the guitar, to electronic heart beats.

Classical accordionist Ksenija Sidorova shares a tranquil choral piece to accompany us through hard times, and the Signum Saxophone Quartet play what Ksenija thinks could be the best version of a track from Star Wars.

She also finds some perfect musical pairings - from the unusual combination of mandolin and piano in a track by Omer Avital, to the transportive sonorities of accordion combined with electronic music, and a conductor whose connection with his orchestra shines through a symphony by Tchaikovsky.

Plus, a harp piece by Lavinia Meijer which is the perfect lullaby…

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

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Songs My Mother Taught Me (Gypsy Melodies)

    Performer: Nemanja Radulović. Performer: Laure Favre-Kahn. Ensemble: Double Sens.
  • Neri per caso

    Viva la Mamma

  • Lavinia Meijer

    Hello Stranger

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique' (IV. Finale)

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
  • Omer Avital

    Lonely Girl

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Yonatan Avishai. Performer: Itamar Doari. Performer: Omer Avital.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, 'Death & the Maiden' (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.
  • Peteris Vasks

    The Fruit of Silence

    Performer: Vestards Šimkus. Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards Kļava.
  • John Williams

    Cantina Band (Star Wars)

    Performer: Alexej Gerassimez. Ensemble: Signum Saxophone Quartet.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Vuelvo al Sur

    Performer: Astor Piazzolla. Singer: Roberto Goyeneche.
  • Enrique Granados

    El Amor y La Muerte: Balada (Goyescas)

    Performer: Alicia de Larrocha.
  • Jorge Cardoso

    Milonga (24 Piezas Sudamericanas)

    Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe, BWV 1060R

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Ramón Ortega Quero.
  • Pietro Roffi

    Is There a Place in Your Heart?

    Performer: Pietro Roffi.
  • Gabriela Montero

    Piano Concerto No. 1, 'Latin' (II. Andante moderato)

    Performer: Gabriela Montero. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Americas. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 May 2022 13:00
  • Sat 12 Aug 2023 13:00

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