Segun Akinola and Claire Wickes launch a brand new series
Composer Segun Akinola and flautist Claire Wickes kick off a brand new series with Anna and Jeffrey, starting with a huge international hit from last year
To launch the brand new series, flautist Claire Wickes and composer Segun Akinola join Jeffrey and Anna to add the first five tracks to the new playlist. They'll be taking us from a massive Spanish crossover hit from last year to an unlikely symphony written to celebrate - and played on - 1500 broken instruments, via Mike Oldfield and Sylvester Stallone.
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
The five tracks in this week's playlist:
Berghain by Rosalía
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt
Tubular Bells Pt 1 by Mike Oldfield
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Symphony for Broken Instruments by David Lang
Other music in this episode:
On radio
Broadcast
- Fri 6 Nov 202619:15BBC Radio 4
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