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Matthew Halsall and the Gondwana Orchestra, Christopher Purves, Simon Lepper, Sarah Dacey

With live music from jazz trumpeter Matthew Halsall with the Gondwana Orchestra, baritone Christopher Purves with pianist Simon Lepper plus Sarah Dacey from Juice Vocal Ensemble.

Guests include Manchester-based trumpeter, composer, arranger and band-leader Matthew Halsall performing with The Gondwana Orchestra. Matthew's unique sound has been described as 'rain-streaked spiritual jazz from Manchester' and The Gondwana Orchestra play deep, soulful modal and spiritual jazz drawing on the legacy of Alice Coltrane and influenced by Halsall's love of Eastern music and the more contemporary sounds of Cinematic Orchestra. The group includes a Japanese koto alongside bass and piano.

Baritone Christopher Purves sings music by Handel, Duparc and Mussorgsky live in the studio with pianist Simon Lepper ahead of their Wigmore recital, plus Sarah Dacey of Juice Vocal Ensemble discusses their upcoming album of ten specially commissioned love songs, including a Valentine's single composed by Anna Meredith.

Presented by Sean Rafferty
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2 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    March in D major K.189

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 426-388-2.
  • Henry Purcell

    If music be the food of love Z.379A/B 1st/2nd settings [strophic] [words: Heveningham]

    Performer: Rogers Covey‐Crump. Performer: The King’s Consort.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDS44161/3.
  • Matthew Halsalll

    A Faraway Place

    Performer: Keiko Kitamura. Performer: Matthew Halsalll. Performer: Phil France. Performer: Taz Modi.
  • Matthew Halsalll

    Sagano Bamboo Forest

    Performer: Keiko Kitamura. Performer: Matthew Halsalll. Performer: Phil France. Performer: Taz Modi.
  • Vladimir Horowitz

    Variations on a theme from Bizet's Carmen for piano

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
  • William Mundy

    Adolescentulus sum ego for 6 voices

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.
    • COR-16119.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons - ballet in 1 act Op.67

    Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth. Performer: Les Siècles.
    • Les Siecles Live.
    • ASM06.
  • Kerry Andrew

    Luna-cy for voices

    Music Arranger: Mikhail Karikis. Performer: Juice.
    • Nonclassical.
    • NONCLSS012.
  • Anna Meredith

    Heal You

    Performer: Juice.
    • NONCLASSICAL.
    • NONCLSS016Y.
  • Matthew Halsalll

    Kiyomizu-Dera

    Performer: Keiko Kitamura. Performer: Matthew Halsalll. Performer: Phil France. Performer: Taz Modi.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Die Geschopfe des Prometheus - ballet music Op.43

    Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Performer: Simon Bolivar S O.
    • DG.
    • 479 025 0.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Agrippina - opera

    Performer: Christopher Purves. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Henri Duparc

    L' Invitation au voyage vers. for voice and piano

    Performer: Christopher Purves. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Kolibel'naya pesnya [Lullaby] for voice and piano

    Performer: Christopher Purves. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker - ballet Op.71

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 631 621 2.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Quintet no. 2 in A major Op.81 for piano and strings

    Performer: Piers Lane. Performer: Goldner String Quartet.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA-67805.
  • (Trad)

    Uthando Luphelile

    Performer: Madosini.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Apres un reve Op.7`1, arr. for violin and piano [orig. voice and piano]

    Performer: Itamar Golan. Performer: Janine Jansen.
    • DECCA.
    • 478-2256.
  • Franz Schubert

    Die Freunde von Salamanka - singspiel in 2 acts D.326

    Conductor: Christian Benda. Performer: Prague Sinfonia.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8 570-323.
  • Richard Strauss

    4 Letzte Lieder AV.150 for voice and orchestra

    Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Performer: Felicity Lott. Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
  • Henry Purcell

    Curtain Tune on a Ground

    Performer: Christina Pluhar. Performer: L’Arpeggiata.
    • Warner.
    • 0825646362035.

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  • Fri 14 Feb 2014 16:30

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