Radio 3's Fifty Modern Classics
Michael Nyman's The Draughtsman's Contract
14 minutes
First broadcast:Available for over a year
Violinist Alexander Balanescu recounts his part in Michael Nyman's groundbreaking score for Peter Greenaway's 1982 feature film The Draughtsman's Contract; while commentator Gillian Moore links Nyman's work to the British experimental music tradition. Show less