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The Music Machine

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

A Bit of Birtwistle
Tommy Pearson takes a short work by Harrison Birtwistle and asks students from the Coventry Centre for Performing Arts what they listen for in a piece of contemporary music.
Birtwistle Ritual Fragment London Sinfonietta, conductor Oliver Knussen Producer Chris Wines

Contributors

Unknown:
Tommy Pearson
Unknown:
Harrison Birtwistle
Conductor:
Oliver Knussen
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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