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Rites of Spring

BBC Radio 3
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From the Royal Festival Hall, London. Pierre Boulez conducts the opening concert in Radio 3's retrospective of 20th-century music. The concert also opens Rites of Spring, a series by the BBC orchestras and the BBC
Singers devoted to Stravinsky. Introduced by Michael Berkeley.
Ewa Malas-Godlewska and Wendy Hoffman (sopranos),
Helene Perraguin (alto), Jean-Luc Chaignaud (baritone), Askar Abdrazakov and Neal Davies (basses), Wolfgang Bunten (tenor), BBC Symphony
Chorus and Orchestra, conductor
Pierre Boulez
Stravinsky The Nightingale
8.15 Michael Berkeley talks to Pierre Boulez about Stravinsky.
8.35 Stravinsky The King of the Stars; The Rite of Spring
SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST with BBC2
BRAZILIAN WORDS

Contributors

Unknown:
. Pierre Boulez
Introduced By:
Michael Berkeley.
Introduced By:
Ewa Malas-Godlewska
Sopranos:
Wendy Hoffman
Sopranos:
Helene Perraguin
Baritone:
Jean-Luc Chaignaud
Baritone:
Askar Abdrazakov
Basses:
Neal Davies
Basses:
Wolfgang Bunten
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Talks:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Pierre Boulez
Source: Radio Times

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