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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Michael Torke
Bright Blue Music
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- Michael Torke - Ecstatic Orange etc..
- Argo.
- 005.
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Dieterich Buxtehude
Prelude in C Major, BuxWV 137 III. Ciaconna
Orchestra: Capella de la Torre. Director: Katharina B盲uml.- Deutsche HM.
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Aaron Copland
Saturday Night Waltz (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.- Aaron Copland.
- Chandos.
- 020.
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Marianna Martines
Overture [Symphony] in C major (1st mvt)
Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Babineau/Chartrand
La grondeuse
- 脡coutez tous.
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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.
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John Williams
The Fabelmans "The Fabelmans"
Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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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.
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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.
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Richard Wagner
Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis. -
Alexander Scriabin
The Poem of Ecstasy
Orchestra: 麻豆社 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.
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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.
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Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (Prelude)
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- Boulez conducts Debusy and Ravel.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 3.
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Fer Isella
My Father's Heart
- Self release.
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Steve Reich
Duet
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Simos Papanas. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel.- My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin.
- DG.
- 5.
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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.
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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.
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Padre Antonio Soler
Keyboard Sonata no.90 in F sharp minor
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Stephen Hough's Spanish Album.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Robert Schumann
Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op 70 (1st mvt, Adagio)
Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Performer: Daniel Hill.- Debut.
- Willowhayne Records.
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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.
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Mar铆a Huld Markan Sigf煤sd贸ttir
Oceans
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason.- Concurrence.
- Sono Luminus.
- 3.
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Alan Hovhaness
And God created great whales Op.229 for orchestra & recorded whalesong
Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.- DELOS.
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M茅lanie Harel
Social sounds from whales at night
- CMC Canada.
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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.
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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麻豆社 Radio 3