Debbie Wiseman, Rhodri Marsden and Lang Lang enjoy a Beethoven classic
Composer Debbie Wiseman and musician Rhodri Marsden add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, with additional input from the Chinese pianist Lang Lang.
Composer Debbie Wiseman and the writer and multi-instrumentalist Rhodri Marsden join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks, taking us from a Drifters' classic hit to one of Beethoven's most famous compositions.
For Add to Playlist, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang reflects on playing Beethoven, and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen is on hand to talk us through the finer elements of the popular instrument, the gΓΌiro.
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
The five tracks in this week's playlist:
Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters
FΓΌr Elise: Bagatelle No 25 in A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
Tchintchirote by CesΓ΅ria Γ‰vora
Golden Birdies by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian
Other music in this episode:
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias
Butt music from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
Supersonic by Oasis
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder
Hands Up by Cherry Bullet
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- Fri 24 Nov 2023 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sat 25 Nov 2023 22:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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