Musical connections made by film and TV composer Christian Henson
Christian Henson opens up a selection of classical music from a film composer's point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
Christian Henson is a multi award-winning film and television composer with over 45 soundtracks to his name. He is also a prolific vlogger, with his instructive 'how to compose' videos amassing millions of online views. Today he chooses music that has over the course of his life, fed into his own musical voice and personality. There鈥檚 an orchestral piece that both thrilled and terrified him, a piano miniature from the 1890s that he describes as starting a 鈥渂eautiful revolution鈥�, and an example of technology creating delicate beauty of sound.
Christian鈥檚 Must Listen piece around 2pm is a tiny gem in words and music by perhaps his most unique and influential teacher, the Scottish poet Ivor Cutler.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3
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Claudio Monteverdi
Deus in Adjutorium
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Choir: Choir of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Robert Howarth.- SIGNUM.
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Barry Guy
After the rain
Orchestra: London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- NMC.
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Alexander Borodin
Polovtsian Dances
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Conductor: Robert Shaw.- TELARC.
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Christian Henson
The Journey to Moonacre
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- MOVIE SCORE MEDIA.
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Erik Satie
Trois Gnossiennes - No. 1
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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脫lafur Arnalds
Re:member
Performer: 脫lafur Arnalds. Orchestra: London Recording Orchestra.- UNIVERSAL.
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Benjamin Britten
Sea Interludes - Sunday Morning
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- TELDEC.
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John Adams
Chairman Dances
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Edo de Waart.- NONESUCH.
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Ivor Cutler
I Believe in Bugs
- Virgin.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Kommt, ihr T枚chter, helft mir klagen from St Matthew Passion
Singer: Thomas Hobbs. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Singer: Matthew Rose. Singer: Elizabeth Watts. Singer: Ashley Riches. Singer: James Gilchrist. Singer: Christopher Maltman. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr.- AAM.
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Joaqu铆n Rodrigo
Concerto Aranjuez
Performer: Paco de Luc铆a. Orchestra: Orquestra de Cadaqu茅s.- PHILIPS.
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Gustavo Santaolalla
Partida del Leprosario
Performer: Gustavo Santaolalla. Performer: Gustavo Santaolalla. Performer: Don Markese. Performer: Braulio Barrera. Performer: Javier Casalla. Performer: An铆bal Kerpel.- DG.
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Jon Brion
Magnolia - Stanley-Frank-Linda's Breakdown
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- REPRISE RECORDS.
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Chuck Jonkey
Kecak Ceremony Part 1
- Jonkey Enterprises.
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Steve Reich
Desert Music
Orchestra: Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- NONESUCH.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- DG.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lacrimosa from Requiem
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Choir: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus.- DG.
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- Sat 7 Dec 2019 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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