
Wednesday with Suzy Klein - David Nash, Into the Forest
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music, plus this week's guest, sculptor and Royal Academician David Nash.
Suzy Klein with Essential Classics - the best in classical music, including Sibelius' orchestral masterpiece "Tapiola", Debussy's "L'Apres -midi d'un faune" and the famous "Song to the Moon" from the opera "Rusalka" by Dvorak.
0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist. Today we're starting with Schumann's mysterious "Prophet Bird" from his "Forest Scenes"
1010 Time Traveller - A quirky slice of cultural history. Kate Romano on the romance and magic of ancient tress.
1050 As Radio 3 goes Into the Forest, Ian Skelly meets sculptor and Royal Academician David Nash, to learn about his work with wood. Today he describes how he finds parallels with the process of bringing a sculpture into being and the way in which a raga unfolds in Indian Classical music.
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Ernest Farrar
Over the Hills and Far Away (English pastoral impressions Op.26)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Alasdair Mitchell.- CHANDOS.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence: IV. Allegro vivace
Performer: Lise Berthaud. Performer: Ophélie Gaillard. Ensemble: Novus Quartet.- Tchaikovsky: String Quartet & Souvenir de Florence.
- 貹é.
- 108.
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Frederick Delius
Idylle de printemps
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- HALLE.
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François Devienne
Sinfonia concertante in G Major, Op. 76: II. Adagio - Allegretto con grazia
Performer: Patrick Gallois. Performer: Per Flemstrøm. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchesra.- Devienne: Flute Concertos, Vol. 4.
- Naxos.
- 202.
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Robert Schumann
Vogel als Prophet (Waldszenen Op.82)
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin.- Schumann - Kinderszenen & Waldszenen; Janacek - On the overgrown path I..
- HYPERION.
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Joachim Raff
Macbeth - overture
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Chandos.
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Antonín Dvořák
Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Singer: Renée Fleming. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Renee Fleming: By Request.
- Decca.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op 6 No 4
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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David Lang
Light Moving
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.- In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Time Traveller: Tales Of The Forest
Duration: 02:27
Claude Debussy
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DG.
Friedrich Kuhlau
The Robbers' Castle (Overture)
Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Schønwandt.- Kuhlau: Overtures: Danish National Radio Symphony Orch/Schonwandt.
- Chandos.
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Leos Janáček
On an Overgrown Path Bk.1 (The little owl has not flown away)
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin.- Schumann: Kinderszenen / Janacek: On the Overgrown Path.
- Hyperion.
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Franz Schubert
Die Nachtigall, D 724
Choir: Utrecht Vocal Soloists. Performer: Ronald Brautigam.- Globe Glo 5021 Schubert - Utrecht Vocal Soloists - Reinemann.
- Globe.
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Billy Mayerl
Song of the Fir Tree - a Swedish Impression
Performer: Phillip Dyson.- Billy Mayerl: The Nimble Fingered Gentleman: Philip Dyson.
- ASV.
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Gioachino Rossini
D'amore al dolce impero (Armida)
Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Conductor: Edoardo Müller. Choir: Santa Cecilia Chorus. Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra.- Colbran, The Muse.
- Virgin Classics.
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Cultural Inspirations: David Nash on Indian Classical Music
Duration: 05:40
Traditional Indian
Prabhati (based on Raga Gunkali) [a morning rag]
Music Arranger: Ravi Shankar. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin.- West Meets East.
- BGO.
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Jean Sibelius
Tapiola, Op.112
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- WARNER.
Mel Bonis
Suite en trio, Op. 59: I. Sérénade
Ensemble: Trio Empreinte.- Bonis, Boulanger, Finzi & Gotkovsky: Crossing the Line.
- Klarthe.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich habe genug (Cantata No 82)
Singer: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Orchestra: Orchestra of Emmanuel Music. Conductor: Craig Smith.- NONESUCH.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in B flat major, K 458, 'Hunt' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Melos Quartett.- Mozart: Six Haydn Quartets: Melos Quartet.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Capriccio Brillante in B minor, Op.22
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.- Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos.
- Hyperion.
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- Wed 20 Jun 2018 09:00ѿý Radio 3