Shobana Jeyasingh
Michael Berkeley's guest is the choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh.
The pioneering choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh has produced more than 60 original works, many of them created for outdoor or unusual settings.
She was born in India and came to England in her late teens to study English literature at Sussex University. She had learned classical Indian dance as a child and in her early twenties, she drew on that passion, touring first as a dancer and then founding her own dance company in 1989 to develop her own work.
Since then, she has collaborated with scientists, film-makers and numerous composers including Errollyn Wallen, Kevin Volans and Michael Nyman.
Her most recent work is inspired by The Tempest, and views Shakespeare鈥檚 story through the eyes of Caliban, the so-called 鈥榤onstrous鈥� slave.
Shobana's music includes Mozart, Messiaen, Arvo Part and Purcell.
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Henry Purcell
What pow'r art thou (King Arthur Z.628)
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Conductor: Stefano Montanari.- Henry Purcell, O Solitude: Andreas Scholl/Accademia Bizantina.
- Decca.
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Arvo P盲rt
The Woman with the Alabaster Box (mixed choir a cappella)
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.- Arvo P盲rt: Stabat.
- harmonia mundi.
- 102.
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Brian Wilson
Good Vibrations
Composer: Mike Love. Ensemble: The Beach Boys.- Greatest Hits.
- Capitol Records.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Yeol Eum Son. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Piano Concerto No.21 K467, Sonata K 30,Variations on "Lison Dormait" K264, Fanta.
- ONYX.
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Kalpakam Swaminathan & S. R. Padmavathy
Shankari Ninne -Panthuvarali - Misra Chapra
- Parimalum: A Veena Duet.
- Swathi's Sanskriti Series.
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Louis Couperin
Chaconne (Suite in D minor)
Performer: Christopher Hogwood.- Louis Couperin: Suites For Harpsichord, Christopher Hogwood.
- L'Oiseau-Lyre.
- 23.
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Michael Nyman
String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: B膬l膬nescu Quartet.- Michael Nyman: String Quartets Nos.1-3.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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John Hughes
Cwm Rhondda (Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah)
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: The Black Mountain Male Chorus. Choir: Risca Male Choir. Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Gareth Jones. Conductor: Gareth Jones.- Bryn Terfel - We'll Keep A Welcome.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Olivier Messiaen
La Nativit茅 du Seigneur: VII. J茅sus accepte la souffrance
Performer: Marie鈥怌laire Alain.- Messiaen Edition.
- Warner Classics International.
- 25.
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James MacMillan
Tenebrae Responsories: III. Jesum tradidit impius
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- James MacMillan: Miserere.
- Coro.
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