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A terrible beauty

Kate Molleson chooses the latest new sounds and new releases from Luigi Nono, Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler, and Erkki-Sven Tüür.

Kate Molleson chooses new music performances by Barbara Hannigan, Ulster Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and Estonian Festival Orchestra with music by Luigi Nono, Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler, Greg Caffrey, Tansy Davies and Erkki-Sven Tüür.

Luigi Nono: Djamila Boupachà
Barbara Hannigan (soprano)

Gérard Grisey: Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil
Faux interlude - IV. La mort de l'humanité
Berceuse
Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor)
Ludwig Orchestra

Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler: Wa (extract)
Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler

Greg Caffrey: A terrible beauty
Ulster Orchestra
David Brophy (conductor)

Tansy Davies: Undertow
London Sinfonietta

Christian Wallumrød: Oh Gorge
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble

Erkki-Sven Tüür: Sow the wind
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Paavo Järvi (conductor)

Cassandra Miller: Tracery: Lazy, rocking
Juliet Fraser (soprano)

Xenia Pestova Bennett
Actinium
Xenia Pestova Bennett (magnetic resonator piano)

1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 Apr 2020 22:00

Music Played

  • Luigi Nono

    Djamila Boupachà

    Singer: Barbara Hannigan.
    • La Passione - Works by Grisey, Nono & Haydn.
    • Alpha.
    • 1.
  • Gérard Grisey

    Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil: Faux interlude - IV. La mort de l'humanité; Berceuse

    Performer: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestra: Ludwig.
    • La Passione - Works by Grisey, Nono & Haydn.
    • Alpha.
    • 9-10.
  • Kamilya Jubran

    Wa (Suite - extract)

    Composer: Werner Hasler. Performer: Kamilya Jubran. Performer: Werner Hasler.
    • Wa.
    • Everest Records.
    • 1.
  • Greg Caffrey

    A terrible beauty (orchestra version)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: David Brophy.
  • Tansy Davies

    Undertow

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.
  • Christian Wallumrød

    Oh Gorge

    Ensemble: Christian Wallumrød.
    • Many.
    • Hubro.
    • 1.
  • Erkki-Sven Tüür

    Sow the wind

    Orchestra: Estonian Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Erkki-Sven Tüür: Mythos.
    • Alpha.
    • 3.
  • Cassandra Miller

    Tracery: Lazy, rocking

    Singer: Juliet Fraser.
  • Xenia Pestova Bennett

    Improvisation

    Performer: Xenia Pestova Bennett.
  • Xenia Pestova Bennett

    'Radium', from Atomic Legacies

    Performer: Xenia Pestova Bennett.
    • Atomic Legacies.
    • Diatribe Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Xenia Pestova Bennett

    'Plutonium', from Atomic Legacies

    Performer: Xenia Pestova Bennett.
    • Atomic Legacies.
    • Diatribe Recordings.
    • 2.
  • Xenia Pestova Bennett

    'Actinium', from Atomic Legacies

    Performer: Xenia Pestova Bennett.
    • Atomic Legacies.
    • Diatribe Records.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Sat 25 Apr 2020 22:00

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