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Howard Goodall and Yshani Perinpanayagam and the wonders of the keyboard

Composer Howard Goodall and pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam explore the joys of the piano and they keyboard as they compile the latest playlist with Cerys and Jeffrey.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by composer Howard Goodall and pianist and music director Yshani Perinpanayagam to add five more tracks to the playlist.

In this week's adventure they explore the enormity of variety the keyboard offers, a journey that takes us to the cathedral, to outer space and, closer to home, Peru!

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J S Bach
No Time for Caution by Hans Zimmer
Malambo No.1 by Yma Sumac
Big Eater by The Bad Plus
Blockbuster by Sweet

Other music in this episode:

Lost in Music by Sister Sledge
Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) by Duke Ellington
Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte by W A Mozart
Chuncho by Yma Sumac
Smells Like Teen Spirit by The Bad Plus
I'm a Man by Bo Diddley
The Jean Genie by David Bowie

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42 minutes

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Mar 2022 19:15

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