Composer Christopher Willis with a playlist that mixes the cosmic and the visceral
Film composer Christopher Willis reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, including clarinetty Mozart and glittering Richard Strauss.
Christopher Willis is an Emmy Award-winning composer, arranger, songwriter and pianist who created the soundtracks for The Death of Stalin, Lamya's Poem and The Personal History of David Copperfield, besides writing music for films including Winnie the Pooh, Shrek and the TV series Veep.
Christopher鈥檚 choices on Inside Music range far and wide. There's William Walton鈥檚 stunning score for the film Battle of Britain, whose influence he says you can hear all over the Star Wars movies. There鈥檚 a song by Irving Berlin that Ella Fitzgerald uses as a vehicle for having fun with other tunes. And an earthy, satisfying piece by JS Bach which Christopher says brings out the engineer in him.
Plus Haydn depicts the vast reaches of space.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
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George Bruns
Nation on Wheels (Peoplemover)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: George Bruns.- WALT DISNEY RECORDS.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Air gracieux, tambourins (La Guirlande)
Orchestra: Cappella Coloniensis. Conductor: William Christie.- ERATO.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Performer: Arthur Rubinstein.- RCA.
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Christopher Willis
David's Writings (The Personal History of David Copperfield)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 (I. Allegro)
Performer: J枚rg Widmann. Ensemble: Arcanto Quartett.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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William Walton
Battle of Britain Suite (I. Spitfire Music - Battle in the Air)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- CHANDOS.
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Irving Berlin
Blue Skies
Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Ensemble: Paul Weston and His Orchestra.- VERVE.
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Joseph Haydn
The Creation (I. Representation of Chaos)
Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 (II. Allegro molto e vivace)
Performer: Glenn Gould.- SONY.
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Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 (excerpt)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- BR KLASSIK.
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Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint (II. Slow)
Performer: Pat Metheny. Performer: Steve Reich.- NONESUCH.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 (III. Allegro)
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- SDG.
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C, D. 956 (II. Adagio)
Performer: Heinrich Schiff. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces (excerpt)
Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Ensemble: Ensemble Musikfabrik. Conductor: Daniel Reuss.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace)
Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DG.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in F minor, K 466
Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.- SONY.
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Stevie Wonder
I Can Only Be Me
Music Arranger: Christopher Willis. Singer: Eva Cassidy. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- BRIX STREET RECORDS.
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- Sat 30 Sep 2023 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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