Judith Weir (b 1954)
Part One
Monday 7 June 2004 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod spends this week in the company of Judith Weir, one of Britain's leading contemporary composers and of whom the Independent said: 'Judith Weir has brought new hope to those who thought modern music could never be tuneful and original'.
Her music is finely-crafted, kaleidoscopic, quirky, and utterly unique; and today the series begins with some hallmark Weir works, including two recent successes from last year's Proms.
Playlist:
Arise arise!
The Schubert Ensemble
Airs from another Planet: traditional music from outer space
Lontano
Odaline de la Martinez (conductor)
Voice of Desire
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Julius Drake (piano)
The Welcome Arrival of Rain
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
A Night at the Chinese Opera (excerpt)
Timothy Robinson (tenor) - the night Watchman
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
(Repeat)
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