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Classical music live in the studio

Sean Rafferty is joined in the studio by singer-songwriter Martin Simpson. He also talks to composer Ilan Eshkeri about his music for a new audiobook production of George Orwell's 1984 which he collaborated on with Muse frontman, Matt Bellamy.

2 hours

Last on

Thu 11 Apr 2024 17:00

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music, Suite in F (Allegro)

    Ensemble: Berlin Academy for Early Music.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Joseph Horovitz

    Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo: No. 4, It Looks like Rain

    Performer: Ben Dawson. Performer: Mike Smith. Lyricist: Michael Flanders. Choir: City of London Choir. Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton.
    • Horovitz: Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 105.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Mozart: Piano Sonatas K.310, 331 & 533/494: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.
  • Aaron Copland

    Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Copland the Populist: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 1.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    My Homeland Op.62

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Libor Pe拧ek.
    • Dvorak: American Suite, Czech Suite; Overtures and Tone Poems.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 204.
  • Matthew Bellamy

    Julia

    Composer: Ilan Eshkeri. Orchestra: London Metropolitan Orchestra. Conductor: Andy Brown.
  • Matthew Bellamy

    1984: The World of Big Brother

    Composer: Ilan Eshkeri. Orchestra: London Metropolitan Orchestra. Conductor: Andy Brown.
  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Music Arranger: Elaine Fine. Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.
    • DECCA.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293, 'Autumn' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Director: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Orchestra: TrondheimSolistene.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Mutter, Trondheim Soloists.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: 脕d谩m Fischer.
    • Bartok: Dance Suite etc: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Nimbus.
    • 1.
  • Martin Simpson

    Skydancers

    Performer: Martin Simpson.
  • Max Bruch

    Kol nidrei Op.47 for cello

    Performer: Natalie Clein. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • Hyperion.
  • 罢谤盲诲

    The Cheery Tree Carol

    Performer: Martin Simpson. Music Arranger: Martin Simpson.
  • Craig Johnson

    New Harmony

    Performer: Martin Simpson.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Concerto No 5, Op 103 'Egyptian': I. Allegro animato

    Performer: Louis Lortie. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Nunc Dimittis (The Second Service)

    Choir: The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral. Director: David Flood.
    • Dean and Chapter of Canterbury.
  • Georges Bizet

    L'Arl茅sienne Suite No 1 (Minuet, transcribed for piano)

    Performer: Olga Kern.
    • Rachmaninov: Transcriptions/variations: Olga Kern.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 10.

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