Seeds of inspiration
How have composers been inspired by gardens across the centuries?
Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and gardens.
With pianist David Owen Norris, Katie discusses how composers have been inspired by gardens across the centuries, before asking composer Helen Anahita Wilson how gardens and specific plants have shaped her musical creations.
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Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.![]()
Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Performer: Penelope Thwaites. Performer: John Lavender.![]()
Maurice Ravel
Le jardin féerique (Mother Goose Suite)
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.![]()
Olivier Messiaen
Turangalila-symphonie; mvt.6; Jardin du sommeil d'amour
Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Cynthia Millar. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.![]()
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No 2 in F major, Op 99
Performer: Daniil Borisovich Shafran. Performer: Felix Gottlieb.![]()
Johannes Brahms
Junge Liebe I, Op 63 No 5
Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Angelika Kirchschlager.![]()
Toru Takemitsu
Garden Rain
Ensemble: London Brass.- Warner.
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Helen Wilson
REset from Plant Vox
- PLANT VOX.
- Platoon.
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