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| Between The Ears | ...The philosopher would say that there is some danger of confusion as to the nature of memory: the image is in the present, whereas what is remembered is known to be in the past. With words by Eva Hoffman and music by Michael Zev Gordon, performed by The Composers' Ensemble conducted by RICHARD BAKER. Featuring Michael Mears and the voices of Ruth Posner, Christopher Phillips and Michael Simpson ... |
| Black Cinderella Two Goes East | ...... |
| Elastic Planet | ...... |
| Hear And Now | ...In celebration of the spnm's 60th anniversary, Alwynne Pritchard introduces an spnm concert recorded in June at the Spitalfields Festival, featuring the Britten Sinfonia conducted by RICHARD BAKER. Judith Weir: King Harald sails to Byzantium Iain Matheson: Pieces of pieces (WP) Philip Neil Martin: Long After Darkness Cover (WP) Thea Musgrave: Lamenting with Ariadne (London Premiere) Also tonight, part of an spnm concert curated by Robert Saxton and given by the BBC Singers, including works by Elisabeth Lutyens and Elizabeth Maconchy - both important figures in the early years of the spnm - plus Woefully Arrayed by a composer also 60 this year, Robin Holloway.... |
| Name Of The Father, The | ...The name Lloyd Webber is synonymous with both classical music and musical theatre, but William Lloyd Webber's name is practically unknown. His sons Andrew and Julian, Sir Tim Rice, and concert pianist John Lill join RICHARD BAKER to tell the story of the genius who spawned a musical dynasty.... |
| Peter And The Wolf [documentary] | ...Alongside the likes of RICHARD BAKER, Terry Wogan and Angela Rippon are some more unlikely figures like the American comic Peter Schikele, the broadcaster Floella Benjamin and - most telling of all - the daughter of Natalia Satz, the woman who encouraged Prokofiev to write the piece in the first place and who performed it thousands of times before handing over the role to her daughter.... |
| Peter And The Wolf | ...Pianist and entertainer Rainer Hersch examines Prokofiev's classic from the point of view of the narrator, investigating the images the piece evokes. Contributors include RICHARD BAKER, Terry Wogan, Angela Rippon, Peter Schikele and Floella Benjamin.... |
| Sound Stories | ...RICHARD BAKER begins a daily series telling the stories behind a thousand years of great music. When Bach was appointed Kantor to the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, he was only the third choice for the job. Over the next quarter of a century, he rowed frequently with the town council over staffing, wrote prodigious quantities of church and other music, became renowned across Europe as a composer and organist, and produced 13 children. Music includes Bach's test piece for his application - the Cantata No 22 - and the Epiphany section of the Christmas Oratorio.... |
| Sunday Gala | ...RICHARD BAKER: Written on a Train.... |
| Your 100 Best Tunes [summary] | ...RICHARD BAKER presents a selection of your favourite popular classics.... |