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Music for the darkling hour

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Thu 13 Feb 202023:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Lennon

    Blackbird

    Composer: Paul McCartney. Music Arranger: Brad Mehldau. Ensemble: Brad Mehldau Trio.
    • Warner.

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Étude No. 1 in E minor

    Performer: Sean Shibe.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    'The Bluebird' from 8 Partsongs, Op.119, No.3

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Signum.

  • Biosphere

    Bird Watching

    Ensemble: Biosphere.
    • VOICEPRINT.

  • Claude Debussy

    Voiles from Preludes book 1

    Performer: Igor Levit.

  • John Luther Adams

    Strange Birds Passing

    Ensemble: New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble. Conductor: John Heiss.
    • MODE.

  • John Lennon

    Blackbird

    Composer: Paul McCartney. Performer: Allan Clayton. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.
    • WARNER.

Broadcast

  • Thu 13 Feb 202023:00
    BBC Radio 3

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