4. Diversity of Music
Nicola Benedetti, Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, explores its history and some of the people and performances that have made it what it is today.
Nicola Benedetti, Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, explores the history of this great annual occasion and some of the people and performances that have made it what it is in its 77th year. Last week she looked at the big moments of community and spectacle; this week she focusses on the variety of music the festival has featured over its eight decade history.
She traces the programming of Indian classical music, and folk music from Scotland and the world, as well as recent expansions of the jazz and contemporary pop music offerings, with contributions from composer James MacMillan, jazz bassist Endea Owens, singer-songwriter Karine Polwart and former festival directors Brian McMaster, Jonathan Mills and Fergus Linehan.
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Traditional Gypsy Music from Hungary and Romania
Performer: GΓ©za Hosszu-Legocky. Ensemble: The 5 Devils. -
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Endea Owens
I've Been to the Mountaintop
Singer: Endea Owens. -
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Ramaswami Dikshitar
Raga Hamasadhwani
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William Walton
Symphony No 2 III Passacaglia: Theme and Variations, Fuga & Coda
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Pritchard. -
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Michael Tippett
Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner. -
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Thea Musgrave
Mary Queen of Scots: Mary's Soliloquy Finale
Singer: Ashley Putnam. Orchestra: The Virginia Opera Association Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Mark. -
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William Shakespeare
The Revenge of Prince Zi Dhan
Ensemble: Shanghai Peking Opera Company. -
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Philip Glass
La Belle e la BΓͺte (Jean Cocteau film soundtrack)
Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble. Conductor: Michael Riesman.
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