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Processions

Tom Service and composers Daniel Bjarnason and Jordan Dykstra bring the piano to the fore with recent recordings of new music for the instrument including the Brett Dean Concerto.

Tom Service is joined by composers Daniel Bjarnason and Jordan Dykstra for a programme which brings the piano to the fore with recordings of music by both for the instrument, alongside the new Beethoven inspired Brett Dean Concerto, commissioned by Jonathan Biss as a response the 鈥楨mperor鈥 Concerto. Also in the programme, music for string quartet by Ana Sokolovi膰 and electronics and percussion by Linda Buckley, and songs by John Croft performed by Juliet Fraser, plus a recently commissioned response to lockdown from pianist Duncan Honeybourne.

John Casken: Tempus Pangendi
Duncan Honeybourne (piano)
Contemporary Piano Soundbites: Composers in Lockdown 2020

Brett Dean: Piano Concerto, 'Gneixendorf Music - A Winter's Journey' (Premiere)
Jonathan Biss (piano)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Afkham

John Croft: 鈥楲ost Songs鈥
No. 1. 鈥 ...Kiss... Began ... Knowledge鈥
No. 2. 鈥...Desire ...Completely .... If (I Can?)鈥
Juliet Fraser (soprano)
John Croft (electronics)
Oudom Southammavong (electronics)

Jordan Dykstra: 鈥楢rrow of Time鈥
Reinier van Houdt (piano and hand-crank siren)
Jordan Dykstra (field recordings and electronic programming)
Adam Forkner (additional drum programming)

Linda Buckley - 鈥淒iscordia鈥
Joby Burgess聽 percussion (canna sonora)
Linda Buckley聽electronics

Ana Sokolovi膰: 鈥楥ommedia dell鈥檃rte鈥
鈥淐olombina鈥 (I/2)
鈥淚nnamorati鈥 (III/3)
Bozzini Quartet

Daniel Bjarnason: 鈥楽olitudes鈥 for piano, prepared piano, orchestra and electronics.
Dan铆el Bjarnason: Pianos/Electronics
Reykjav铆k Sinfonia conducted By Dan铆el Bjarnason

1 hour, 44 minutes

Last on

Sat 13 Mar 2021 22:15

Music Played

  • Marco Beltrami

    Wind Haiku

    Performer: Marco Beltrami.
    • The Homesman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Var猫se Sarabande.
    • 21.
  • John Casken

    Tempus Pangendi

    Performer: Duncan Honeybourne.
    • Contemporary Piano Soundbites: Composers in Lockdown 2020.
    • Prima Facie.
    • 1.
  • Brett Dean

    Piano Concerto, 'Gneixendorf Music - A Winter's Journey' (2019)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Afkham.
  • John Croft

    Lost Songs, No. 1. "...Kiss... Began ... Knowledge"

    Performer: John Croft. Performer: Oudom Southammavong. Singer: Juliet Fraser.
    • John Croft: Lost Songs.
    • First Hand.
    • 1.
  • John Croft

    Lost Songs, No. 2 "...Desire ...Completely .... If (I Can?)"

    Performer: John Croft. Performer: Oudom Southammavong. Singer: Juliet Fraser.
    • John Croft: Lost Songs.
    • First Hand.
    • 2.
  • Jordan Dykstra

    Arrow of Time

    Performer: Reinier van Houdt. Performer: Jordan Dykstra. Performer: Adam Forkner.
    • The Arrow of Time.
    • New World Records.
    • 5.
  • Linda Buckley

    Discordia

    Performer: Joby Burgess. Performer: Linda Buckley.
    • From Ocean's Floor.
    • NMC.
    • 6.
  • Ana Sokolovi膰

    Commedia Dell'Arte - "Colombina"

    Ensemble: Bozzini Quartet.
    • Short Stories.
    • qb.
    • 4.
  • Ana Sokolovi膰

    Commedia Dell'Arte - "Innamorati"

    Ensemble: Bozzini Quartet.
    • Short Stories.
    • qb.
    • 11.
  • Dan铆el Bjarnason

    Processions - 1. In Medias Res

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason.
    • Processions.
    • Bedroom Community.
    • 4.
  • Dan铆el Bjarnason

    Solitudes

    Performer: Dan铆el Bjarnason. Orchestra: Reykjav铆k Sinfonia. Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason.
    • Over Light Earth.
    • Bedroom Community.
    • 6-10.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Mar 2021 22:15

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