The Park Lane Group
Saturday 11 February 2006 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
The Park Lane Group celebrates 50 years of providing a platform for outstanding young musicians with its annual series of concerts. Many former Park Lane Group performers have gone on to national and international success.
Ivan Hewett talks to some of these artists, alongside music from this year's concerts; including featured composers Michael Zev Gordon, Dutilleux and Boulez.
Playlist
Presenter: Ivan Hewett
Producer: Philip Tagney
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Park Lane Group at 50
Conlon Nancarrow
'Trio No.2' (1991) (4'27")
Triptych: Rachel Baldock (oboe), Matthew Orange (bassoon), Bethany Phillips (piano)
George Benjamin
'Shadowlines' (2002) (13'16")
George King (piano)
Michael Zev Gordon
'Of Here and Elsewhere - five fragments for solo harp' (2005) (7'16")
1. Barcaroletta
2. A Butterfly's Wing
3. Songs of a Quiet Mourning
4. A Dark Interior
5. Venice (and an Apparition)
World Premiere
Sally Pryce (harp)
Henri Dutilleux
'Three Preludes' (1973, 1977, 1978) (15'34")
Elena Vorotko (piano)
Michael Zev Gordon
'False Relations' (1991-) (11'07")
Fenella Humphreys (violin) and Alison Farr (piano)
Martin Butler
'Lovesongs Waltzes' (1997) (10'36")
Timothy Orpen (clarinet), Alison Farr (piano)
Pierre Boulez
'Notations' (1946) (8'20")
George King (piano)
Kenneth Hesketh
'Three Pieces in the Shape of a Shoe' (2005) (15'00")
World Premiere of Park Lane Group Commission
Triptych: Rachel Baldock (oboe), Matthew Orange (bassoon), Bethany Phillips (piano)
Park Lane Group: http://www.parklanegroup.co.uk
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