21 October 2006
Saturday 21 October 2006 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
To celebrate the composer's sixtieth birthday, Sarah Walker introduces a concert of chamber works from the recent Finnissy Weekend at The Warehouse in London, given by the ensemble Ixion.
Traum des Sangers; Cantet nunc aula caelestium; White Rain; Casual Nudity; Giant Abstract Samba
Plus a recording of the substantial orchestral work Red Earth, with Martyn Brabbins conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Playlist
Presenter: Sarah Walker
Producer: Philip Tagney
Broadcast Assistant: Benedict Warren
Michael Finnissy+
'Traum des Sangers' (12'17")
Michael Finnissy
'Cantet nunc aula caelestium' (1'52")
Michael Finnissy*
'White Rain' (3'52")
Michael Finnissy
'Casual Nudity' (8'25")
Michael Finnissy
'Giant Abstract Samba' (16'56")
Ixion, Andrew Toovey (director)
Katy Gainham (flute/bass flute), Andrew Smith (clarinet), Kirsten Le Strange (violin), Daniel Palmizio (viola) Robin Michael (cello), Jub Davis (double bass), Tom Pauwels (guitar), Joby Burgess (percussion), Philip Howard (piano), Michael Finnissy (piano*, conductor+)
Recorded at the Warehouse, 4pm on Saturday 23rd September 2006
Michael Finnissy
'Vertue' (9'24")
Michael Finnissy and Philip Howard (piano duo), Exaudi, James Weeks (conductor)
NMC D110 (CD)
Michael Finnissy
'Red Earth' (19'20")
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
NMC D040S (CD)
Michael Finnissy
'Maldon' (22'40")
Richard Jackson (baritone), Andrew Connington, Richard Watkin (trombones), Joby Burgess, Julian Warburton (percussion), Daniel Hyde (organ), Exaudi, James Weeks (conductor)
NMC D110 (CD)
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