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BBC Proms 2004

BBC Radio 3
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Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
In the first of three Proms appearances to celebrate this season's East/West theme, Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Silk Road Ensemble perform a new work written for them by Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng. The survey of Messiaen's music continues in his spectacular Eastern-influenced orchestral masterwork. Presented by Piers Burton-Page.

Members of Silk Road Ensemble: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Wu Man (pipa), Wu Tong (sheng/suona), Joel Fan (piano); Paul Crossley (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot), London Sinfonietta, conductor David Robertson

Bright Sheng The Song and Dance of Tears (first UK performance)

8.00 Twenty Minutes: The Idea of Sanskrit
Dermot Clinch explores some of the many complex issues surrounding the study of this ancient Indian language in the West and in India.

8.20 Messiaen Turangalila Symphony

Contributors

Presenter:
Piers Burton-Page
Cellist (Silk Road Ensemble):
Yo-Yo Ma
Pipa player (Silk Road Ensemble):
Wu Man
Sheng/suona player (Silk Road Ensemble):
Wu Tong
Pianist (Silk Road Ensemble):
Joel Fan
Pianist:
Paul Crossley
Ondes martenot player:
Cynthia Millar
Musicians:
London Sinfonietta
Conductor:
David Robertson
Speaker (Twenty Minutes:
The Idea of Sanskrit): Dermot Clinch
Source: Radio Times

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