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Composer of the Week: Jonathan Harvey

BBC Radio 3
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2: " ... it can do other things than just be a nineteenth-century romantic voice ..." Jonathan Harvey introduces some of his music involving his own instrument, the cello, and a colourful poem for vast orchestra. He also talks to
Ian Dearden about his new opera, Inquest of Love, and how it has influenced his other music.
Cello Concerto
Frances Marie Uitti (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lothar Zagrosek Lauds for chorus and cello
Felix Schmidt (cello)
Winchester Cathedral Choir, conductor Martin Neary Philia's Dream
Frances Marie Uitti (cello)
The Composer (electronics) Persephone Dream
Halle Orchestra, conductor
Charles Groves

Contributors

Introduces:
Jonathan Harvey
Unknown:
Ian Dearden
Cello:
Frances Marie Uitti
Conductor:
Lothar Zagrosek
Cello:
Felix Schmidt
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Cello:
Frances Marie Uitti
Conductor:
Charles Groves
Source: Radio Times

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