Helene Grimaud, Gesualdo, Rambert, Inside Song
Tom Service talks to pianist Helene Grimaud and discusses Gesualdo with I Fagiolini. Plus a report on the Tredegar Brass Band's collaboration with Rambert at Sadler's Wells.
Tom Service talks to the pianist Hélène Grimaud about her latest solo recital programme, her future project for the Manchester International Festival andhow her philosophy of life is incorporated into her programmes. He meets Robert Hollingworth, Ruth McAllister and John LaBouchardiere to find out about their new 'Polyphonic Drama' on the life and music of Gesualdo for the vocal group I Fagiolini. Plus a report on the Tredegar Brass Band's collaboration with Rambert at Sadler's Wells, and Cliff Eisen discusses tango and the music of Piazzolla's song Vuelvo al Sur.
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Inside Song: Piazzolla's "Vuelvo al Sur"
Duration: 07:52
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Helene Grimaud
Duration: 13:00
Dark Arteries - Gavin Higgins and Rambert
Duration: 11:00
Inside Song: Piazzolla's Vuelvo al Sur
Duration: 08:14
Gesualdo: Betrayal - I Fagiolini
Duration: 10:04
Helene Grimaud
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Tom Service interviews the pianist Helene Grimaud ahead of her forthcoming UK recitals in Birmingham and London.Μύ Grimaud’s talents are multi-faceted: alongside her concert appearances she also finds time to be a committed conservationist, human rights activist and writer, also devoting time to her wolf sanctuary in America. She talks to Tom about the challenges of solo recitals alongside concerto appearances, her love of Brahms, her writing and her conservation projects, and how she communicates with audiences.Μύ
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ΜύDark Arteries - Gavin Higgins and Rambert
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For Rambert's new dance work 'Dark Arteries' which premieres at Sadler's Wells before touring around the country, the choreographer Mark Baldwin joins forces with composer Gavin Higgins and the Tredegar Town Band - a first for dance. The piece examines the legacy of the coal industry and is inspired by the miners’ strike in 1984-5. It commemorates the 30th anniversary of the end of the strike and uses the unique sound of brass band music, whose heritage stems from the pit communities, to reflect on themes of upheaval and renewal.
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Inside Song: Piazzolla's Vuelvo al Sur
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Continuing our series Inside Song, Cliff Eisen looks at the development of tango in Argentina, with Piazzolla's tango ballad Vuelvo al Sur, finding the resonances with Argentina's past, present and future.
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Gesualdo: Betrayal - I Fagiolini
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Carlo Gesualdo was one of the most individual composers of the late Renaissance, writing intensely expressive madrigals which take chromaticism to extremes for the time. His pre-meditated double-murder of his wife and her lover has added to his allure.Μύ
Tom discusses his life and music with Robert Hollingworth, music director of I Fagiolini, together with director John La Bouchardière and forensic psychiatrist Dr Ruth McAllister. Together they have collaborated on a new project, Betrayal, commissioned by the Barbican Centre, exploring the tortuous life and music of Gesualdo and telling individual stories in counterpoint with dance. The piece is being performed at suitable urban locations: Village Underground in London, Cambridge Junction in Cambridge and in a multi-storey car park in Salisbury.
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Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Tom Service Interviewed Guest Helene Grimaud Interviewed Guest Robert Hollingworth Interviewed Guest Ruth McAllister Interviewed Guest John Bouchardiere Interviewed Guest Cliff Eisen Broadcast
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