Ether Festival
Saturday 25 June 2005 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Now in its third year, the London Sinfonietta's collaboration with cutting edge electronic artists continues to fill concert halls with its juxtaposition of contemporary classical, electronic and newly commissioned arrangements.
This year, the focus was on the music of Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, with the world premiere of Piano for Children and the London premiere of smear, and new arrangements of the music of his band with singer Thom Yorke.
Movements from Henri Dutilleux's Ainsi la Nuit are woven in alongside music by György Ligeti, Olivier Messiaen, Mohammed Abdel-Wahab and Krystof Penderecki. Presented by Sarah Walker.
Also tonight, Verity Sharp reports on a collaboration between the Tacet Ensemble and traditional English folk musicians The Copper Family.
Playlist
Presenter: Sarah Walker
Producer: Philip Tagney
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Ether Festival 2005
György Ligeti
'Ramifications' (9'43")
conducted by
Olivier Messiaen
'La fête des belles eaux' (9'27")
Valerie Hartmann-Claverie, Bruno Perrault, Nathalie Forget, Fabienne Martin-Besnard, Nadia Ratsimandresy, Pascale Rousse-Lacordaire ()
Henry Dutilleux
'Ainsi la Nuit' - second movement 'Miroir d'Espace' (2'10")
conducted by
Jonny Greenwood
'Piano for Children' (13'48")
World Premiere
conducted by with John Constable (piano)
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
'Enta Omri' [You are my Life] (16'17")
Arab Orchestra of Nazareth with Lubna Salame (voice)
Special Feature: Verity Sharp reported on a collaboration between the Tacet Ensemble and the Copper Family.
Henry Dutilleux
'Ainsi la Nuit' - sixth movement 'Nocturne 2' (1'00")
conducted by
Jonny Greenwood
'smear' (9'55")
conducted by
Farid El-Atrash
'Tuta' (4'25")
Arab Orchestra of Nazareth
Krystof Penderecki
'Capriccio' (5'35")
conducted by with Gareth Hulse (oboe)
Jonny Greenwood/Thom Yorke
'Arpeggi' (5'50")
conducted by with the Arab Orchestra of Nazareth, Jonny Greenwood (electric guitar) and Thom Yorke (voice)
Jonny Greenwood/Thom Yorke
'Where Bluebirds Fly' (3'50")
(including six ondes martenots - see above for names) conducted by with the Arab Orchestra of Nazareth, Jonny Greenwood (electric guitar) and Thom Yorke and Lubna Salame (voices)
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