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Tom Service introduces the best classical music and the latest stories from the arts world. Tom meets composer Gavin Bryars.

Tom Service introduces the best classical music and the latest stories from the arts world.

Tom talks to the South African-born musician Kristian Bezuidenhout about how he moves between fortepiano, harpsichord, modern piano and conducting, the inspiration he takes from his longstanding relationship with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, and why it's the fortepiano that makes him feel emotionally connected to the music of Mozart.

Poet Len Pennie chats to Tom about her upcoming appearance at the St Magnus International Festival in Orkney, why community is at the heart of everything she does, and the new album she's made in collaboration with the composer Paul Leonard-Morgan.

Our focus on Creators continues with composer Gavin Bryars who talks about his iconic composition Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet. Written in 1971, the inspiration for the piece came from the voice of an anonymous old man on a spool of discarded tape.

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Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Concertstuck in F major Op.86 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Markus Maskuniitty. Performer: Martin Schöpfer. Performer: Kristofer Öberg. Performer: Mónica Berenguer Caro. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Schumann, Saint-Saëns & Glière: Works for Horn & Orchestra.
    • Ondine.
    • 101.

  • Simon Fraser

    The Beauty of the North; Miss Dumbreck

    Composer: Anonymous. Music Arranger: Maxwell String Quartet. Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op.71.
    • Linn.
    • 05.

  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets Op.32)

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Cello Sonata no.2 in D major Op.58 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Benedict Kloeckner. Performer: Yu Kosuge.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Francesco Usper

    Ave Maria

    Ensemble: The Marian Consort. Ensemble: The Illyria Consort. Conductor: Rory McCleery.
    • Delphian.

  • Luciano Berio

    Ritirata notturna di Madrid [after Boccherini]

    Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Berio: Orchestral transcriptions: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Albert Roussel

    Divertissement Op.6

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov. Ensemble: Orsino Ensemble.
    • Chandos.

  • Marin Marais

    Suite - bk.3 no.7 in G major (Sarabande grave)

    Performer: Caroline Nicolas. Performer: Kevin Payne.
    • AVIE.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Scherzo capriccioso Op.66

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano concerto no.6 in B flat major K.238 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano concerto no.23 in A major K.488 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 101.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano concerto no.4 in G major Op.58 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 104.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    Light in Darkness

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev

    Piano quartet in E major Op.20 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Malevich Ensemble.
    • ARS PRODUKTION.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    At the Shore (Seven Songs Home)

    Choir: Choir of St Mary's Music School. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • Peter Maxwell Davies: A Celebration of Scotland.
    • Unicorn.
    • 4.

  • Paul Leonard‐Morgan

    The Vow

    Lyricist: Len Pennie. Performer: Paul Leonard‐Morgan. Performer: Len Pennie. Orchestra: Scottish Session Orchestra.
    • lastnightfromglasgow.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello concerto no.1 in C major H.7b.1 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Orchestra: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.
    • Legacy.
    • Naive.
    • 1.

  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Etude no.110

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
    • 55.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 27.

  • Elliott Carter

    Musicians Wrestle Everywhere

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Director: Marcus Creed.
    • Hanssler Classics.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wir setzen uns (St Matthew Passion BWV.244)

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Director: Raphaël Pichon.
    • J. S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 14.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Sinfonietta Op.5 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Korngold: Sinfonietta & Sursum Corda.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

  • Gavin Bryars

    Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet (extract)

    Ensemble: The Hampton String Quartet.
    • POINT MUSIC.

  • Tom Waits & Gavin Bryars Ensemble

    Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (extract)

    • GB Records.

  • Gavin Bryars

    Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet (extract)

    Ensemble: Hampton String Quartet.
    • POINT MUSIC.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano concerto no.2 in B flat major Op.83 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

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  • Sat 20 Jun 202609:00
    BBC Radio 3