Inner Space and Outer Worlds
Grammy-award winning composer Caroline Shaw takes us on a journey through orchestration - the colours in sound. In this episode, she explores how composers use the idea of space.
Grammy-award winning composer Caroline Shaw takes us on a journey through orchestration - and the different colours in sound. She explores how composers use their paint brushes to draw light to hidden qualities within tones.
This second episode looks at the concept聽of 鈥榮pace鈥櫬爄n music, through the lens of orchestration. The idea that through choosing different instruments or tone colours composers can evoke a sense of closeness in physical space - and also a great sense of cosmic vastness and of wonder.
Featuring music from Mahler, Sibelius, Hildegard, and Holst.
Produced by James Taylor
An Overcoat Media production for 大象传媒 Radio 3
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Singer: Christa Ludwig. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. -
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor Op.47
Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. -
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Hildegard von Bingen
O viriditas digiti dei
Performer: Barbara Thornton. Ensemble: Sequentia. Conductor: Benjamin Bagby. -
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Michael Harrison
Just Constellations (The Romantic Constellation: Autumn)
Ensemble: Roomful of Teeth. -
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Hans Zimmer
Where We're going
Performer: Hans Zimmer. -
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Gustav Holst
The Planets - suite Op.32 - Neptune
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. -
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Caroline Shaw
To the sky for voice and percussion ensemble
Performer: Caroline Shaw. Ensemble: S艒 Percussion. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major K.488
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
Broadcast
- Sun 11 Feb 2024 23:00大象传媒 Radio 3