Tom talks to the conductor Kahchun Wong
Tom Service talks to the Halle's new Principal Conductor Kahchun Wong. Plus the best classical playlist, from Tom's favourites to new recordings, and lots of Christmas music.
Tom Service talks to the Halle's new Principal Conductor Kahchun Wong. Plus the best classical playlist, from Tom's favourites to new recordings, and lots of Christmas music.
10.10am
Tom is joined by Kahchun Wong, the new Principal Conductor of the Halle. He talks about growing up in Singapore and his fascination with fusing the musical influences of the East and the West, and especially in Britten’s Prince of the Pagodas, which is first recording with the Halle. He also talks about how conducting Debussy is like surfing Hokusai’s great wave, and his plans for working with the Halle.
11.25am
Tom talks to the composer Ross Brown and the writer, director and panto dame of dames, Johnny McKnight about the art of putting on pantomime. They have been collaborating on pantos since 2011 and, this year, they have created Peter Pan and the incredible Stinkerbell for the Tron Theatre in Glasgow.
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Music Played
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Frédéric Chopin
3 Waltzes Op.34 (no.1 in A flat major)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Chopin Valses Tharaud.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 16.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no.39 in E flat K.543 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.- Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41.
- BR-Klassik.
- 104.
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Peter Cornelius
Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: Drei Kön'ge wandern aus Morgenland
Singer: Benjamin Appl. Director: Christian Heiß. Choir: Regensburger Domspatzen.- ALPHA.
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Hania Rani
Rani: Glass (Arr. Knoth for Solo Violin, Piano & Strings)
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin. Music Arranger: Max Knoth. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.- LIFE.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 8.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV186 Argre dich, o Seele, nicht - closing movements
Singer: Miah Persson. Singer: Robin Blaze. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.- J.S. Bach: Cantatas.
- BIS.
- 20-22.
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J. Fred Coots
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Composer: Haven Gillespie. Lyricist: J. Fred Coots. Lyricist: Haven Gillespie. Music Arranger: Kunio Sasaki. Ensemble: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra.- New Sounds In Christmas -Special Winter Edition-.
- Universal Music LLC.
- 2.
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John Adams
Harmonielehre (Meister Eckhardt and Quackie)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Adams: Harmonielehre.
- Warner Classics.
- 3.
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Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- The Copland Collection.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Bob Chilcott
Christmas Oratorio: X. Love came down at Christmas
Performer: Olivia Jageurs. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas. Orchestra: Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia.- Bob Chilcott: Christmas Oratorio.
- Delphian Records.
- 11.
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JoaquÃn Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd mvt)
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.- Aranjuez.
- Sony.
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George Frideric Handel
Chaconne and Variations in G major HWV.435
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Murray Perahia plays Handel and Scarlatti.
- Sony Classical.
- 5.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso F Major, Op 6 No 2
Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Director: Gottfried von der Goltz.- Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Sinfonia to Santa Beatrice d'Este.
- ´¡±è²¹°ù³Ùé.
- 10.
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John Rutter
What Sweeter Music
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Signum.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiřà BÄ›lohlávek.- Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos Lewis - Belohlavek.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 3.
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Errollyn Wallen
Peace on earth
Performer: Dónal McCann. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Singer: George Hill. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- Errollyn Wallen: Peace on Earth.
- Kings College Cambridge.
- 1.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Straussiana
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Korngold - Symphony in F sharp.
- Chandos.
- 6.
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Igor Stravinsky
Chorale Variations on Vom Himmel hoch
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Director: Philippe Herreweghe. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.- Stravinsky: Monumentum & Mass.
- PENTATONE.
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor (Finale)
Performer: Nikolaj Znaider. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.- Bruch/Nielsen: Violin Concertos: Nikolaj Znaider.
- EMI Classics.
- 7.
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Claude Debussy
L'isle joyeuse
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Debussy: Children's Corner, Suite Bergamasque, Pour le Piano: Angela Hewitt.
- Hyperion.
- 18.
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Yasushi Akutagawa
Trinita Sinfonica: Capriccio: Allegro
Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa.- Akutagawa: Ellora Symphony / Trinita Sinfonica / Rhapsody.
- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
- 18.
Broadcast
- Sat 14 Dec 2024 09:00Â鶹Éç Radio 3