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Ten Pieces Extra

A deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces, as celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works included in the film.

Ten Pieces Extra is a deeper exploration of some of the music featured in Ten Pieces. Celebrities offer further insight into the composers and works featured in Ten Pieces. We learn more about the history and background of the composer and the piece of music itself - interesting facts and stories about the work, the inspirations behind it and some detail on the historical context in which it was composed.

From Gustav Holst's bombastic Mars to Stravinsky's magical Firebird Suite, the programme touches on and delves into the detail of the huge range of wonderful pieces within the genre available to young people and encourages viewers to explore and develop their own taste in classical music while letting their own imaginations run wild when listening.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 24 Jul 2015 05:15

Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    Planets (Mars)

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • Edvard Grieg

    In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Performer: Nick Read聽.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    A Night on the Bare Mountain

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • John Adams

    Short Ride In A Fast Machine

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Storm from Peter Grimes

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5 (1st movement)

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No 4 (3rd movement)

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Zadock The Priest

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. Choir: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Chorus of Wales.
  • Anna Meredith

    Connect It

    Performer: Drum Works.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Finale from The Firebird Suite

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Barney Harwood
Presenter Khalil Madovi
Presenter Laura Mvula
Presenter Katy B
Performer 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd
Performer Drum Works
Producer Serena Cross
Producer Sam White
Director Oliver Smyth
Director Nick Wickham

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