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Tom meets conductor Karina Canellakis

Tom Service chats to conductor Karina Canellakis, and dives into the deep to investigate the mystery of whalesong. Plus he plays the best classical music to start your weekend!

Tom Service talks to the American conductor Karina Canellakis and plays the perfect classical soundtrack for Saturday morning, from well-known classics to musical gems and a few surprises.

Karina Canellakis is one of the most in-demand conductors in the world right now - she's the Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and is in town to conduct them in Schumann and Bruckner. Known for the intensity and passion of her performances she chats to Tom about her music making and journey from violinist to conductor, why her previous life as an orchestral musician means she feels sound intensely and how her music making has come full circle, from sitting in her Dad's lap looking at Brahms symphonies in their little New York apartment to conducting the same pieces today.

As humans we're captivated by the mystery of whalesong - why do they sing, how do they sing and WHAT do they sing? Tom talks to Dr Ellen Garland from St Andrew's University about the science behind the song and the latest research from the depths of the ocean. Plus Tom looks at how whalesong has inspired musicians for generations - he talks to composer Emily Doolittle about her musical collaborations with humpback whales.

And how to turn grief into healing. Composer and musician Fer Isella talks about his new album My Father's Heart where he combined recordings of his late father's heartbeat with his piano to create "a beautiful last conversation" between father and son.

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Sat 26 Oct 2024 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Manuel de Falla

    Siete canciones populares espa帽olas: No. 4 Jota

    Performer: Avi Avital. Music Arranger: Efra铆n Oscher.
    • Between Worlds.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 14.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Cello Concerto in B-Flat Major, H. 436, Wq. 171: III. Allegro assai

    Performer: Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras. Orchestra: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.
    • Anton铆n Kraft, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concertos.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 6.

  • Claude Debussy

    Pr茅ludes - Book 1: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin

    Performer: Anna Tsybuleva.
    • The Complete Debussy Pr茅ludes for solo piano.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 108.

  • Michael Torke

    Bright Blue Music

    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Michael Torke - Ecstatic Orange etc..
    • Argo.
    • 005.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Prelude in C Major, BuxWV 137 III. Ciaconna

    Orchestra: Capella de la Torre. Director: Katharina B盲uml.
    • Deutsche HM.

  • Aaron Copland

    Saturday Night Waltz (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Aaron Copland.
    • Chandos.
    • 020.

  • Marianna Martines

    Overture [Symphony] in C major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Babineau/Chartrand

    La grondeuse

    • 脡coutez tous.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo

    Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.
    • Dvo艡谩k: Symphonies Nos. 7-9.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 11.

  • John Williams

    The Fabelmans "The Fabelmans"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: II. Andante con moto. Tempo di valse

    Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Rachmaninoff: Symphony 1 + Symphonic Dances.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 6.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 28 in C Major, K. 200: IV. Presto

    Conductor: Johannes Klumpp. Orchestra: Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 1, 28 & 41.
    • Genuin.
    • 107.

  • Richard Wagner

    Prelude from Tristan und Isolde

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    The Poem of Ecstasy

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no 4 in E minor, op.98 - 2nd mvt Andante

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

  • Mieczys艂aw Weinberg

    Kujawiak

    Performer: Andrei Pushkarev. Performer: Kremerata Baltica. Conductor: Gidon Kremer.
    • Songs of Fate.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 11.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wir danken, wir preisen (Cantata no.134)

    Singer: Daniel Taylor. Singer: James Gilchrist. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le tombeau de Couperin (Prelude)

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • Boulez conducts Debusy and Ravel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • Fer Isella

    My Father's Heart

    • Self release.

  • Steve Reich

    Duet

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Simos Papanas. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel.
    • My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin.
    • DG.
    • 5.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished" - I. Allegro moderato

    Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 "Unfinished" & 9 "The Great".
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Manaka Kataoka

    Main Theme From "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom"

    Performer: Ray Chen. Music Arranger: Andrew Skeet. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Player 1.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 3.

  • Padre Antonio Soler

    Keyboard Sonata no.90 in F sharp minor

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's Spanish Album.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op 70 (1st mvt, Adagio)

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Performer: Daniel Hill.
    • Debut.
    • Willowhayne Records.

  • Trad.

    The Parting Glass

    Music Arranger: Caroline Shaw. Music Arranger: S艒 Percussion. Singer: Caroline Shaw. Performer: S艒 Percussion.
    • Rectangles and Circumstance.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 5.

  • Mar铆a Huld Markan Sigf煤sd贸ttir

    Oceans

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason.
    • Concurrence.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 3.

  • Alan Hovhaness

    And God created great whales Op.229 for orchestra & recorded whalesong

    Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.
    • DELOS.

  • M茅lanie Harel

    Social sounds from whales at night

    • CMC Canada.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    La Primavera (Trittico Botticelliano)

    Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Li猫ge. Conductor: John Neschling.
    • Respighi: Vetrate di chiesa, Il tramonto & Trittico botticelliano.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Eugene Onegin - Polonaise

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: N谩n谩si Henrik.

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Oct 2024 09:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3