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Pianist Julius Drake on perfection and partnerships

Pianist Julius Drake opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Pianist Julius Drake explores how various pianists make the piano sing, with a selection of performers including Walter Gieseking, Sviatoslav Richter, Dinu Lipatti and Benjamin Britten. Julius's speciality is collaborative pianism, which he celebrates in music from duos and chamber groups whose partnerships have stood the test of time.

Julius also investigates Tom Lehrer’s exceptional ability to blend the tragic with the comic - and can you be persuaded to feel sorry for Alma Mahler?

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for ѿý Radio 3

Photo by Marco Borggreve

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major Op, 27 No. 2

    Performer: Dinu Lipatti.
    • WARNER.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Liebster Gott, wenn werde ich sterben BWV 8 - opening chorus

    Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Leos Janáček

    The Diary of One who Disappeared - 'Welcome, my handsome one'; 'God all-powerful, God eternal'

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Václava Housková. Singer: Nicky Spence. Singer: Victoria Couper. Singer: Clemmie Franks. Singer: Emily Burn.
    • HYPERION.
  • Leos Janáček

    The Cunning Little Vixen - Prelude

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • DECCA.
  • Franz Schubert

    Die schone Mullerin - Die liebe Farbe

    Performer: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Peter Pears.
    • DECCA.
  • Robert Schumann

    Liederkreis Op. 24 - No. 1 Morgens steh' ich auf und frage

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Gerald Finley.
    • HYPERION.
  • Walter Donaldson

    My baby just cares for me

    Performer: Nina Simone. Lyricist: Gus Kahn.
    • SONY.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43 - Allegretto

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • LSO LIVE.
  • Claude Debussy

    Preludes Book 1 - Les pas sur la neige

    Performer: Walter Gieseking.
    • WARNER.
  • Tom Lehrer

    Alma

    Performer: Tom Lehrer.
    • REPRISE RECORDS.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for violin and piano No. 1 in G major - Vivace ma non troppo

    Performer: Josef Suk. Performer: Julius Katchen.
    • DECCA.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 2 in C major - Adagio

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • DG.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Trio in F minor - Allegro grazioso - meno mosso

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Viktor Ullmann

    Abendphantasie

    Performer: Hartmut Höll. Singer: Mitsuko Shirai.
    • CAPRICCIO.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 - Molto allegro

    Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • ARCHIV.
  • Franz Schubert

    Divertissement sur des motifs originaux francis, D. 823

    Performer: Benjamin Britten. Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
    • DECCA.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Apr 2021 13:00

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