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An Orchestra's True Colours

Conductor Ben Gernon explores how the different sounds, skills and histories of the world’s best orchestras make each one a unique challenge for the conductor.

Conductor Ben Gernon knows that every orchestra is unique, and his playlist illustrates the different types of magic that each ensemble possesses. In The Silent Musician, Ben explores how conductors work with layers of tradition, teaching, and culture to create their own sounds.

Produced by Freya Hellier
An Overcoat Media production

Dvorak: Symphony no 5 F major, Op. 75 B54 IV
Czech Philharmonic, Libor Pešek (conductor)

Debussy: La Mer: III Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (conductor)

Louise Farrenc: Symphony no 1 in C minor op 32: 3rd movement
Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey (conductor)

John Williams: Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter 
LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

Nina Simone / Arr. Jochen Neuffer: My baby just cares for me
Ledisi, Metropole Orkest, Jules Buckley (conductor)

Johann Strauss II: Tausend und eine Nacht, Op. 346  
Vienna Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber (conductor)

Poulenc: Gloria 1st and 2nd movements
Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Concertgebouw Orchestra, Maris Jansons (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Act 2- Divertissements: 12b Coffee, Arabian Dance / 12c Tea, Chinese Dance / 12f Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor)

Stravinsky: Firebird - Infernal Dance 
Les Siècles, François- Xavier Roth (conductor)

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Mar 2023 23:00

Music Played

  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto no.1

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance no.1

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony no.5 in F major

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Libor Pešek.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Mer (3rd mvt: Dialogue du vent et de la mer)

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony no.1 in C minor (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Insula Orchestra. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.
  • John Williams

    Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
  • Nina Simone

    My Baby just cares for me

    Singer: Ledisi. Orchestra: Metropole Orkest. Conductor: Jules Buckley.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Tausend und eine Nacht

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Gloria (mvts 1 & 2)

    Choir: Groot Omroepkoor. Orchestra: Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker (Act 2 Divertissements)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Infernal Dance (Firebird)

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Mar 2023 23:00