Episode 4
Jonathan Swain's selection includes the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing Knussen's The Way to the Castle Yonder and Tippett's A Child of Our Time.
Jonathan Swain rounds off a week of 20th and 21st century music with a concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in December last year that featured Knussen's The Way to Castle Yonder, Louis Schwizgebel-Wang in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto and Tippett's masterpiece, A Child of Our Time. Plus Judith Weir's orchestral work, The Welcome Arrival of Rain, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra and Simon Holt's St Vitus in the Kettle performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
2pm
Weir
The Welcome Arrival of Rain
BBC Concert Orchestra
Michael Seal (conductor)
2.20pm
Knussen
The Way to Castle Yonder
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
2.30pm
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major
Louis Schwizgebel-Wang (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
3.10pm
Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Sarah Tynan (Soprano)
Alice Coote (Mezzo-soprano)
Robert Murray (Tenor)
Brindley Sherratt (Bass)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
4.15pm
Holt
St Vitus in the Kettle
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor).
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Music Matters: Oliver Knussen
Tom Service presents an extended conversation with composer and conductor Oliver Knussen.
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Tippett: A Child Of Our Time
In this Proms Music Guide, Tom Service talks about Tippett's A Child Of Our Time.
Music Played
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Judith Weir
Judith Weir Welcome Arrival of Rain
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal.Recorded 25 September 2015 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London
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Oliver Knussen
The Way to Castle Yonder
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.Recorded 17 December 2015 at Barbican Hall, London
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major Op.58
Performer: Louis Schwizgebel. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.Recorded 17 December 2015 at Barbican Hall, London
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Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Singer: Sarah Tynan. Singer: Alice Coote. Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Brindley Sherratt. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner. Conductor: Tom Seligman.Recorded 17 December 2015 at Barbican Hall, London
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Simon Holt
St Vitus in the Kettle
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.Recorded 21 January 2014 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
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Bo Holten
First Snow
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Bo Holten. Conductor: Bo Holten.- Bo Holten - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
- DaCapo.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Performer | BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Performer | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
Broadcast
- Fri 8 Jan 201614:00BBC Radio 3
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