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Clarke, Schubert, Purcell-Britten

A specially curated mixtape including virtuosic playing from the brilliant Wynton Marsalis plus music by Schubert, Purcell, and the stunning climax of Stravinsky's The Firebird.

30 minutes

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Wed 25 Oct 201719:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Herbert L. Clarke

    The Debutante

    Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble. Director: Donald Hunsberger.
    • CBS.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonatas D845 & D960.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.

  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G minor

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • WARNER APEX.

  • Harold Arlen

    Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)

    Singer: Sylvia McNair. Performer: André Previn.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Trio No 1 in B major, Op 8 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Augustin Dumay. Performer: Maria João Pires. Performer: Jian Wang.
    • Brahms: Piano Trios: Dumay/Pires/Wang.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird (Finale)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • PHILIPS.

Broadcast

  • Wed 25 Oct 201719:00
    BBC Radio 3

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