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James Runcie, Maya Youssef

Novelist, producer and playwright James Runcie joins presenter Sean Rafferty to discuss his new book - The Great Passion - which explores what it was like to sing Bach's St Matthew Passion at its premiere. And we hear from Maya Youssef whose new album is out this week.

2 hours

Last on

Tue 29 Mar 2022 17:00

Music Played

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park: Theme

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: John Williams.
    • John Williams: The Berlin Concert.
    • DG.
    • 7.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: I. "Vergnügte Ru

    Performer: Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Director: Petra Müllejans.
    • Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 1.
  • Maya Youssef

    Soul Fever

    Performer: Maya Youssef. Performer: Alexander MacSween.
  • William Walton

    Country Dance & Scotch Rhapsody (from Facade for Orchestra)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Louis Frémaux.
    • William Walton Symphonies & Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes, L. 91: No. 1, Nuages

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Debussy: La mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Jeux & Nocturnes.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.
  • Maya Youssef

    An Invitation to Daydream

    Performer: Maya Youssef (quanun). Performer: Al MacSween (piano).
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2, 'Moonlight' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Sony.
  • Patrick Gowers

    An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Images.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 2.
  • Pau Casals

    Song of the Birds

    Performer: Johannes Moser.
    • Platoon.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Flow.
    • Pentatone.
    • 2.
  • Wim Henderickx

    SUTRA, Concerto for Basset Clarinet, Orchestra & Electronics: III. Dharana (extract)

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Performer: Wim Henderickx. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Flow.
    • Pentatone.
    • 6.
  • Gabriel Pierné

    Canzonetta Op.19

    Music Arranger: Jelle Tassyns. Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch.
    • Best of Klassik 2020: Die große Gala der OPUS KLASSIK-Preisträger.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 30.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (from St Matthew Passion)

    Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Ensemble: Pygmalion. Director: Raphaël Pichon.
    • JS Bach: Matthäus-Passion.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 6, Buß und Reu

    Singer: Damien Guillon. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244.
    • BIS.
    • 6.
  • Edwin York Bowen

    Sonata for Horn & Piano op.101: I. Moderato espressivo

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Performer: Daniel Hill.
    • Ben Goldscheider: Debut.
    • Willowhayne Records.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Tue 29 Mar 2022 17:00

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