Cellist Seth Parker Woods with sparks and surprises
Cellist Seth Parker Woods reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from a string quartet with quirky rhythms to an exhilarating performance of a Schubert symphony.
Cellist Seth Parker Woods explores recordings with an element of the unexpected, including a vibrant spiritual sung by operatic soprano Kathleen Battle.
There’s also a song by a prized voice of Haiti’s Golden Age, a large-scale choral concerto, and an overture that really shows off the distinctive sound of the chalumeau.
Plus, a piece inspired by women who worked in match factories in the 1800s…
A Tandem Production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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Anon.
Good News
Performer: Margo Garrett. Music Arranger: Robert Sadin. Singer: Kathleen Battle. -
Leonardo Leo
Concerto No. 2 in D major (I. Andante grazioso; II. Con bravura)
Performer: Elinor Frey. Ensemble: Rosa Barocca. Conductor: Claude Lapalme. -
Paolo Pandolfo
Passemezzo...nei boschi del Re
Performer: Thomas C. Boysen. Performer: Guido Morini. Performer: Paolo Pandolfo. Performer: Andrea De Carlo. -
Hannah Kendall
The Spark Catchers
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei. -
George Gershwin
Bess, you is my woman now (Porgy & Bess)
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang. -
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C, 'The Great' (IV. Allegro vivace)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. -
Émerante de Pradines
Manman m voye m peze kafe
Singer: Nathalie Joachim. Ensemble: Spektral Quartet. -
Alfred Schnittke
Choir Concerto (II. This Collection of Songs)
Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Conductor: Kaspars Putniņš. -
Christoph Graupner
Overture in F major, GWV 449, 'La Speranza amoroso'
Ensemble: Ars Antiqua Austria. Director: Gunar Letzbor. -
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4, 'Romantic' (III. Scherzo - Trio)
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons. -
Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C minor, Hob XVI No. 20 (I. Moderato)
Performer: Alfred Brendel. -
Paul Wiancko
Lift: Pt. 1
Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet. -
Giuseppe Verdi
Vieni t'affretta...Or tutti sorgete (Macbeth, Act 1)
Singer: Shirley Verrett. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
Broadcasts
- Sat 2 Jul 2022 13:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Sat 2 Sep 2023 13:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3