Percussionist Louise Goodwin finds song in rhythm
Louise Goodwin opens up a selection of music from a percussionistβs point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Louise Goodwin is Principal Timpani and percussionist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with ensembles ranging from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra to Aurora Orchestra.
Today, Louise explains how Bachβs cello suites are so perfectly suited to the marimba, and why singing in a choir can set you up to tune a drum.
She also finds similarities between pieces by Philip Glass and Indian classical music, and explains why using a smaller drum in a symphony by Mozart can be more satisfying than performing it on modern timpani.
Plus, a piece by American composer Johanna Beyer that Louise would love to play one day...
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
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Leos JanΓ‘Δek
Sinfonietta (1st mvt: Allegretto - Allegro - Maestoso)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D major: mvts 11, 'Quoniam tu solus Sanctus' & 12, 'Cum Sancto Spiritu'
Choir: King's College Cambridge Choir. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury. -
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Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Op. 14 (1st mvt: Allegro)
Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major (5th mvt: Menuets I & II)
Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major (5th mvt: Menuets I & II)
Performer: Koen Plaetinck. -
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Philip Glass
Knee Play 3 (Einstein on the Beach)
Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter' (1st mvt: Allegro vivace)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras. -
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Gabriel FaurΓ©
Dolly Suite Op, 56 (3rd mvt: Le Jardin de Dolly)
Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Paul Lewis. -
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Richard Strauss
Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink. -
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Henry Purcell
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695: The Queen's Funeral March (Procession) & Canzona
Performer: David Hill. Ensemble: Baroque Brass of London. -
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Johanna Beyer
Waltz
Performer: Meehan/Perkins Duo. Ensemble: The Baylor Percussion Group. -
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et ChloΓ©, M. 57 - pt. 3: XV. Danse gΓ©nΓ©rale (Bacchanale)
Choir: Choeur de l'Opera National de Paris. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Philippe Jordan. -
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Buena Vista Social Club
Candela
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BΓ©la BartΓ³k
New Year's Greeting I (No. 21, 44 Duos for Two Violins)
Performer: AndrΓ‘s Keller. Performer: JΓ‘nos Pilz. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
Elijah (Pt. 2: He, watching over Israel)
Choir: Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Paul Daniel. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo HerasβCasado. -
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Lebo M
The Lion King: He Lives in You (Reprise)
Composer: Mark Mancina. Composer: Jay Rifkin. Performer: Jason Raize. Performer: Tsidii Le Loka. Ensemble: Members of the Cast.
Broadcasts
- Sat 17 Jul 2021 13:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Sat 26 Nov 2022 13:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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