Up Close: Episode Six
Music in the Round
Adrian Wilson plays 'Scotland' from Tomas's Evocations;
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Up Close: Episode Five
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Viola player Ruth Gibson plays the Prelude and Sarabande from JS Bach's second cello suite, and talks with Horatio Clare;
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Up Close: Episode Four
Music in the Round
Horn players Naomi Atherton and Jo Towler ask 'why do horns hunt in pairs?' plus alphorn call; Claudia Ajmone-Marsan reads Beethoven's letters; Bernard Gregor Smith reads from A Quintessential Quartet; and Ensemble 360 perform Dvořák's Piano Quartet No 2, Op.87 recorded in Sheffield, December 2020.
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Up Close: Episode Three
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Clarinetist Matthew Hunt is quizzed by Sheffield Music Hub and performs New York Counterpoint by Steve Reich.
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Up Close: Episode Two
Music in the Round
Composer Ellen Sargen in conversation with Tim Horton and Laurène Durantel, discussing Passau recorded in SMCF 2018; Claudia Ajmone-Marsan continues her readings from Beethoven's letters; Bernard Gregor Smith reading from his memoir; Ellen returns, with Lawrence Osborne and Emily Howard to discuss composing for chamber ensemble.
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Up Close: Episode One
Music in the Round
Welcome to our first episode presented by Tom McKinney, featuring:
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Up Close: Coming Soon
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Coming soon from Music in the Round: Up Close, a brand new podcast presented by Tom McKinney.
info_outlineWelcome to the sixth episode of Up Close: A Music in the Round podcast, presented by Tom McKinney.
This episode features:
- The final movement in Adrian Wilson from Ensemble 360's world tour in the company of Henri Tomasi, with the final 'Evocation', a portrait of Adrian's adopted home in Scotland;
- Flute player Juliette Bausor and violinist Benjamin Nabarro, both of Ensemble 360 discuss the musical legacy of Igor Stravinsky in this fiftieth anniversary of his death in 1971;
- Claudia Ajmone-Marsan concludes her series of readings from the letters of Beethoven;
- Bernard Gregor Smith of the Lindsay String Quartet reflects on the memories of both Peter Cropper and Ludwig Van Beethoven in his memoir, A Quintessential Quartet;
- Tom in his role as Sheffield Programme Manager is joined by Executive Director, Jo Towler, National Programme Manager, Lucy Turner, and Head of Programmes, Edward Mackay who look forward to Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2021;
- And we conclude with a performance recorded at Cast, Doncaster of three of Max Bruch's Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, performed by Matthew Hunt, Ruth Gibson and Tim Horton.
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