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John Mark Ainsley, Iain Burnside, Stevie Wishart, Philippe Herreweghe

Presented by Suzy Klein. With tenor John Mark Ainsley and hurdy-gurdy player Stevie Wishart performing live in the studio, plus conversation with conductor Philippe Herreweghe.

Suzy Klein presents, with guest interviews and music performed live in the studio.

This afternoon tenor John Mark Ainsley and pianist Iain Burnside perform live in the studio as they prepare to bring their programme of songs by Butterworth, Bridge, Gurney and Ireland to the North Norfolk Music Festival this Sunday (17th August).

Also playing live in the studio is composer and performer Stevie Wishart, who will be bringing her skills on the hurdy gurdy to a special late Prom with the Aurora Orchestra this week.

And finally Philippe Herreweghe, celebrated conductor of the acclaimed Collegium Vocale Gent Choir, tells Suzy about the ensemble's upcoming performances at the Edinburgh Festival, including a complete performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor on Saturday 16th August.

2 hours

Music Played

  • John Ireland

    The trellis

    Performer: John Mark Ainsley - tenor. Performer: Iain Burnside - piano.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    L'absent

    Performer: John Mark Ainsley - tenor. Performer: Iain Burnside - piano.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
  • Frank Bridge

    Journey's End

    Performer: John Mark Ainsley - tenor. Performer: Iain Burnside - piano.
  • Béla Bartók

    Hungarian Sketches

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Bartok: Orchestral Works Vol.1: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Philips.
    • 3.
  • Steve Reich

    Nagoya Marimbas

    Performer: Bob Becker. Performer: James Preiss.
  • Stevie Wishart

    Out of this world - 2nd mvt

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.
  • Stevie Wishart

    Cloud Over Moon

    Performer: Stevie Wishart - hurdy-gurdy.
  • Nikolai Karlovich Medtner

    Skazki, Op.20

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Taedet animam meam

    Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor, BWV.232 (Sanctus)

    Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 Aug 2014 16:30

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