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BBC Radio 3
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Susan Sharpe introduces one of the hits of the 1960s - John Tavener 's
The Whale, which
David Atherton and the London
Sinfonietta brought to the Royal Albert Hall in 1969, the year after its premiere. Plus an unusual Prom from
1979 with a Javanese gamelan orchestra: and from 1987, improvisation by Loose Tubes. "Music will never be the same again." Producer Susan Kenyon
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Introduces:
Susan Sharpe
Unknown:
John Tavener
Unknown:
David Atherton
Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Producer:
Susan Kenyon
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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