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Hear and Now: London Sinfonietta Pavilions 2

London Sinfonietta Pavilions 2

21/01/2012

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, London Sinfonietta Pavilions 2

New chamber music played by London Sinfonietta, and Jonathan Harvey's Mortuos Plango.

Ivan Hewett introduces three new chamber works by Charlie Piper, Francisco Coll and Dai Fujikura. Plus the Hear And Now Fifty: Jonathan Harvey's Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco.

Ivan Hewett introduces three new chamber-orchestral works by British-based composers:
Charlie Piper: Insomniac 
Francisco Coll: Piedras 
Dai Fujikura: Double Bass Concerto
Enno Senft (double bass)
Sound Intermedia 
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins
(Recorded on 5th November 2011 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London)

And in this week's installment of the Hear and Now Fifty, film director Barrie Gavin and South Bank Centre's Gillian Moore champion Jonathan Harvey's electronic work Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco.

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