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The sixth of 11 programmes inviting musicians to introduce their favourite pieces. Andrew Sparling 's guest is Alan Hacker , who introduces music written for him by two firebrands of the 1960s avant-garde.
Birtwistle Verses Alan Hacker
(clarinet), Karen Evans (piano)
Maxwell Davies Counterfeit (Eight
Songs for a Mad King) Julius Eastman (baritone), the Fires of London Maxwell Davies Hymnos Alan Hacker (clarinet), Stephen Pruslin (piano)
Birtwistle Melencolia 1 Alan Hacker
(clarinet), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Hans Zender Producer Philip Tagney

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Sparling
Unknown:
Alan Hacker
Clarinet:
Karen Evans
Piano:
Maxwell Davies
Baritone:
Julius Eastman
Piano:
Stephen Pruslin
Conductor:
Hans Zender
Producer:
Philip Tagney
Source: Radio Times

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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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