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Holst & Hania Rani's Listening Chair

Polish pianist, composer and singer Hania Rani is in the Unclassified Listening Chair to choose a piece of music that transports her. Her choice: a classic from Holst.

Ever since her first album Esja was released in 2019, Hania Rani has been captivating international audiences with her solo work and ambitious collaborations with the likes of Vikingur Olafsson, Portico Quartet and Christian Löffler. Fresh from her recent stellar performance in Frankfurt (broadcast in last week’s Unclassified), the award-winning pianist, composer and singer is Elizabeth Alker’s guest this week in the Unclassified Listening Chair. She describes how the mystical and mysterious sounds of Holst’s Neptune from The Planets - a piece she first heard at high-school - hold the power to transport her away. Inspired by Hania’s choice, and joining in with Radio 3’s celebrations of Holst’s 150th birthday this week, Elizabeth also selects a range of tracks inspired by the solar system.

Produced by Geoff Bird
A Reduced Listening production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

1 hour

Last on

Sun 29 Sep 2024 23:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Holst: The Planets.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Hania Rani

    Sun

    • Esja.
    • Gondwana Records.

  • Julia Holter

    Sun Girl

    • Something in the Room She Moves.
    • Domino Recording Co..

  • GoGo Penguin

    A Hundred Moons

    • A Humdrum Star.
    • Blue Note.

  • Belle Chen

    Moon-Spotting (Live Remake)

    • The Stained Glass Sessions.
    • The Orchard Enterprises.

  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor

    Like Antennas to Heaven

    • Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven.
    • Kranky.

  • Kristine Tjøgersen

    Starry Night

    • Starry Night.
    • Aurora.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Holst: The Planets.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Flore Laurentienne

    La nuit bleue

    • 8 tableaux.
    • Secret City Records.

  • Anja Ngozi

    cloud theory

    • kyron.

  • Spaceship

    Gorpley Clough

    • Ravines.
    • wiaiwya.

  • Beach House

    Space Song

    • Depression Cherry.
    • Sub Pop.

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Sep 2024 23:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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