Maths and Music
Thursday 1 November 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy concludes his series.
Playlist
4/4. Composing with Numbers
He looks at Schoenberg's rectangles, Xenakis' cubes and Messiaen's Mongean shuffle, and reveals that there is music in maths.
Music extracts:
1.
Arnold Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra
Berlin Philharmoniker. Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 4153262, Track 6
2.
Iannis Xenakis: Nomos Alpha
Pierre Strauch (cello)
Erato 2292 45770-2, Track 4
3.
Olivier Messiaen: from Quatre Etudes de rythme. No.4. Ile de feu 2
Angela Hewitt (piano)
Hyperion CDA67054, Track 10
