Oliver Knussen's two operas, "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Higglety Pigglety Pop!", settings of the children's books by Maurice Sendak, were hailed as one of the most engaging operatic achievements of our time. Today Knussen joins Donald Macleod to discuss the operas, a song cycle and a tone poem derived from them, and the Horn Concerto.

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Where the Wild Things Are (excerpts)
Lisa Saffer (soprano), London Sinfonietta conducted by the Composer
Songs and a Sea Interlude
Rosemary Hardy (soprano), London Sinfonietta conducted by the Composer
The Way to Castle Yonder
London Sinfonietta conducted by the Composer
Horn Concerto
Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta conducted by the Composer