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A journey to Vivaldi's Spring

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Vivaldi's violin concerto Spring, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps the musical terrain around Vivaldi鈥檚 Spring, one of his famous Four Seasons violin concertos. Floating along sonic avenues that link music across time and space, from Sinding鈥檚 The Rustle of Spring and Fanny Mendelssohn's The May Night via Spring reimaginings by Max Richter and Anna Meredith, Sara charts a musical journey towards Vivaldi鈥檚 vibrant violin concerto.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

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Sunday 13:30

Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Spring, RV.269 [The Four Seasons]

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
  • Giovanni Antonio Guido

    Spring

    Performer: Federico Guglielmo. Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons Recomposed: Spring 0 and Spring 1

    Composer: Max Richter. Performer: Elena Urioste. Ensemble: Chineke! Orchestra.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Dove (from The Birds)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
  • Cl茅ment Janequin

    Le Chant des Oiseaux

    Ensemble: Concert Clemens. Conductor: Carsten Seyer-Hansen.
  • Meredith Monk

    Spring Variation (Songs of Ascension)

    Ensemble: Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble.
  • Traditional Catalan

    Song of the Birds

    Music Arranger: Pau Casals. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Ensemble: Cellos of the City of Birmingham Orchestra.
  • Miranda Rutter

    Blackbird schottische

    Performer: Miranda Rutter. Performer: Rob Harbron.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Meadow (Spring) from Anno

    Performer: Jonathan Morton. Performer: Anna Meredith. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.
  • Richard Rodgers

    The Lonely Goatherd (The Sound of Music)

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Music Arranger: Irwin Kostal. Singer: Julie Andrews. Singer: Angela Cartwright. Singer: Nicholas Hammond. Singer: Kym Karath. Singer: Duane Chase. Singer: Charmian Carr. Singer: Heather Menzies. Singer: Debbie Turner. Orchestra: Orchestra. Conductor: Irwin Kostal.
  • Christian Sinding

    The Rustle of Spring (6 Pieces Op.32)

    Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Cum dederit (Nisi Dominus)

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus. Conductor: Jean鈥怌hristophe Spinosi.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: II. Largo

    Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Renaud Capu莽on.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Die Mainacht, Op.9 no.6

    Singer: Soraya Mafi. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major (4th mvt)

    Performer: Paul Goodwin. Performer: Timothy Brown. Performer: Susan Dent. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Catherine Mackintosh.
  • Anon.

    La Rotta

    Ensemble: The Dufay Collective.
  • Monsieur Ravet

    Sonata 'La Champ锚tre' (Tambourins)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Danguy.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in A minor Op.132 (3rd mvt, ending)

    Ensemble: Tetzlaff Quartett.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 May 2024 13:30
  • Sunday 13:30