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Brian Cox

Michael Berkeley's guest is the physicist and broadcaster Brian Cox.

For years Professor Brian Cox has encouraged us to look up to and beyond the stars and to understand that the universe is very, very large and our place in it very, very small. He is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester – and through his extensive work on television and radio, he’s shared the wonders of the universe and of science with millions of us around the world.

As a teenager and then a student, Brian combined his passion for physics with a parallel career in pop music as a keyboard player. His choices include music from the jazz improviser Keith Jarrett, Mahler, Charles Ives and Richard Strauss.

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 - II. Von den Hinterweltlern

    Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • R. Strauss: Zarathustra; Till; Don Juan; Heldenleben; Tod & Verklärung.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones & Jay Blackton and His Orchestra

    People Will Say We're in Love

    • Oklahoma Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Expanded Edition.
    • Angel Records.
    • 10.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Murph (from Interstellar)

    Conductor: Hans Zimmer.
    • Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition].
    • WaterTower Music.
    • 25.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (conclusion)

    Singer: Barbara Hendricks. Singer: Christa Ludwig. Choir: Westminster Choir. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Mahler: Symphony No.2 "Resurrection".
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 15.

  • Charles Ives

    The Unanswered Question (Two Contemplations)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Conductor: John Adams.
    • John Adams: American Elegies.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 - VIII. Das Tanzlied - Das Nachtlied

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • R. Strauss: Zarathustra; Till; Don Juan; Heldenleben; Tod & Verklärung.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Harold Arlen

    Over the Rainbow

    Music Arranger: Keith Jarrett. Performer: Keith Jarrett.
    • La Scala (Live).
    • ECM Records.
    • 3.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Berliner Philharmoniker_etal_-_Allegro_molto_-_Misterioso_-_Largamente_assai

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Sibelius Symphonies 1 - 7.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
    • 3.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No.10 (1st mvt)

    Music Arranger: Deryck Cooke. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Mahler: Symphony No.10.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

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  • Sun 9 Jun 2024 12:00
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