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Wild Swans by Elena Kats-Chernin

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical path to the Wild Swans Suite by the Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, which was famously used in a TV advert.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical path to the Wild Swans Suite by the Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin. Part of this was famously used in a TV advert for a bank, and we'll also hear the Flower Duet by Delibes, well-known from an airline ad, plus the smoky sounds of Bach's Air on the G String. There's more music inspired by swans, including Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, and some Argentinian tango, as well as other pieces based on fairy tales.

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Sun 16 Aug 2026 13:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • L茅o Delibes

    The Flower Duet (From Lakm茅)

    • Serenade.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 7.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 "From the New World" (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Dvo艡谩k:Symphony No. 9, From the New world - Sibelius: Finlandia.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 202.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on a G string (Suite no.3 in D major BWV.1068)

    Music Arranger: Jacques Loussier. Ensemble: Jacques Loussier Trio.
    • Air On A 'G' String - The Very Best Of Jacques Loussier.
    • Music Club.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise (14 Romances, Op 34 No 14)

    Singer: Natalie Dessay. Orchestra: Berlin Symphonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt.
    • Vocalises.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Philip Glass

    Closing (from Glassworks)

    Performer: Philip Glass Ensemble.
    • Sony.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • La Roxolana.
    • Alpha.
    • 09.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Alcina (Overture)

    Orchestra: Il Complesso Barocco. Conductor: Alan Curtis.
    • Archiv.

  • Carlos Marambio Cat谩n

    El Choclo

    Composer: 脕ngel Villoldo.
    • 脕ngel D'agostino y Su Orquesta T铆pica - 脕ngel Vargas 1940 - 1942 (Restauraci贸n 2.
    • Lantower Records.
    • 11.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I: No. 10, Scene.

    • Tchaikovsky: Complete Ballets.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Andr茅 Gr茅try

    Z茅mire et Azor: No. 5 Finale

    • Gr茅try: Suites and Overtures.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Le Rossignol, Act II: Chanson du rossignol. "Ah, joie, emplis mon coeur"

    Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.
    • Mirages.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.

  • David Lang

    The Little Match Girl Passion - We sit and cry

    Ensemble: Theatre of Voices. Director: Paul Hillier.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: 3rd mvt

    Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sibelius : Symphony No.5 & Orchestral Works.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 3.

  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Wild Swans - suite

    Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ola Rudner.
    • Wild Swans.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Aug 2026 13:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3