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Philip Glass, Anthony Braxton and friends

Kate Molleson presents music by Philip Glass and Anthony Braxton, with highlights from a Glass Total Immersion day at the Barbican and the BBC SSO in UK premieres from Braxton.

Kate Molleson presents music by iconic American composers Philip Glass and Anthony Braxton. To launch the programme there are highlights from today's Philip Glass Total Immersion day at the Barbican in London, featuring pianists Robert Allan and Ben Smith playing some of Glass's piano Etudes and movements from Glassworks, and choral works from the BBC Singers and conductor Tecwyn Evans. Plus a BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra concert focusing on polymath composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton: Ilan Volkov conducts world premieres of two of Braxton's closest collaborators, James Fei and Taylor Ho Bynum, framed by the UK premieres of Braxton's own 1970s Compositions Nos 27 and 63.

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Sat 28 Jan 201722:00
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Music Played

  • Philip Glass

    Etude No 15

    Performer: Ben Smith.

  • Philip Glass

    Three Songs for Chorus a Cappella

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Tecwyn Evans.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: No 4 - Rubric

    Ensemble: Musicians from the Guildhall School. Conductor: Richard Benjafield.

  • Philip Glass

    Etude No 8

    Performer: Robert Allan.

  • Philip Glass

    Knee Play 3 - from Einstein on the Beach

    Ensemble: BBC Singers. Conductor: Tecwyn Evans.

  • Anthony Braxton

    Composition No 27 (1973) for full orchestra (European Premiere)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • James Fei

    The Loudness of Single and Combined Sounds (World Premiere)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Taylor Ho Bynum

    Uncle, Another Tale (World Premiere)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov. Conductor: James Fei. Conductor: Taylor Ho Bynum.

  • Anthony Braxton

    Composition No 63 (1976) for chamber orch and 2 improvising soloists (UK prem)

    Performer: James Fei. Performer: Taylor Ho Bynum. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

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  • Sat 28 Jan 201722:00
    BBC Radio 3

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