Accordionist Martynas Levickis with sounds from the forest and the solar system
Accordionist Martynas Levickis reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, including music by two Gustavs: cheeky intergalactic bassoons from Holst, and Mahler remixed.
Since winning Lithuania鈥檚 Got Talent in 2010, Martynas Levickis has become one of the most sought-after accordion soloists in the world and an ambassador for his instrument.
He explains how he first learned to play a tiny accordion aged three whilst wandering around the forests of Lithuania and chooses music that paints a musical picture of that scene by Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas C虒iurlionis.
Martynas also performs an arrangement he made of music by Philip Glass, explains how he learned to love the symphonies of Gustav Mahler and enjoys some 鈥渞ock n鈥� roll鈥� Vivaldi.
Plus he selects two pianists who are unafraid of doing things their own way, Francesco Tristano and James Rhodes.
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
Photo credit: Sebastian Madej
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Antonio Vivaldi
L'Olimpiade (Overture - Sinfonia 1)
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- NAIVE.
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Philip Glass
Etude No. 6
Performer: Martynas.- ACCENTUS MUSIC.
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Mikalojus Konstantinas 膶iurlionis
Miske
Orchestra: Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Juozas Domarkas.- NORTHERN FLOWERS.
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The Staves & yMusic
All my life
- NONESUCH.
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Alessandro Marcello
Keyboard Concerto No. 3, BWV974 (II. Adagio)
Performer: James Rhodes. Music Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach.- SIGNUM.
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Gustav Holst
Uranus, the Magician (The Planets, No.6)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- LPO LIVE.
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Henry Purcell
'Music for a while' (Oedipus Z. 583)
Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- ERATO.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 (IV. Allegro con spirito)
Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra.- ERATO.
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Carlo Gesualdo
S'io non miro, non moro
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Bruno Mantovani
Time Stretch (on Gesualdo)
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Li猫ge. Conductor: Pascal Roph茅.- AEON.
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Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Performer: Francesco Tristano.- SONY.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 (III. Scherzo)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- WARNER.
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Fennesz
Mahler Remix 4
Performer: Fennesz.- COMMONS.
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Michael Gandolfi
Vientos y Tangos
Orchestra: North Texas Wind Symphony. Conductor: Eugene Migliaro Corporon.- KLAVIER.
Broadcast
- Sat 21 Oct 2023 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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