16 April 2005
Saturday 16 April 2005 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Alwynne Pritchard presents the first of two programmes recorded at the recent Inventions Day at London's South Bank Centre. The London Sinfonietta conducted by David Porcelijn and the BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan perform works by young British composers mixed with three pieces by one of the UK's leading middle-generation figures, David Sawer; Cats Eye, Sounds, and the UK premiere of Rebus. Plus, Peter Maxwell Davies introduces and conducts the BBC Philharmonic in his Cross Lane Fair.
Playlist
Presenter: Alwynne Pritchard
Producer: Andrew Kurowski
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Inventions I
David Sawer
'Cat's-Eye' (21'27")
London Sinfonietta conducted by David Porcelijn
Paul Ayres
'The Spring' (5'37")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan
Elspeth Brooke
'among banged fragments' (4'43")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan
Jonathan Girling
'A Little Madness' (2'56")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan with Robert Johnson (tenor)
Jonathan Girling
'Black Heart' (2'47")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan
Anna Meredith
'fly-by-night' (2'52")
Ildikó Allen (high soprano), David Alberman (violin), Timothy Gill (cello) and Rolf Hind (piano)
David Sawer
'Sounds' (12'10")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan
Anna Meredith
'axeman' (2'50")
John Orford (electric bassoon),
Julian Allwood
'The Bells' (2'32")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan
Peter McAleer
'Doorkeeper' (5'32")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan with Christopher Bowen (tenor)
Sonja Grossner
'Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow' (4'36")
BBC Singers conducted by James Morgan
David Sawer
'Rebus' (13'16")
UK Premiere
London Sinfonietta conducted by David Porcelijn with Anssi Karttunen (cello)
Peter Maxwell Davies
'Cross Lane Fair' (16'28")
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies
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