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London Sinfonietta

Saturday 5 April 2008 22:30-0:00 (Radio 3)

Ivan Hewett introduces excerpts from a concert given last year by the London Sinfonietta. The programme includes UK premieres of works by Francisco Lara and Hans Abrahamsen and the world premiere of Simon Holt's Suenos, with settings of late poems by Antonio Machado and featuring the baritone Roderick Williams.

Plus an interview with the South Bank Centre's Head of Contemporary Culture Gillian Moore about the increasing use of visuals at new music events.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Playlist

Presenter: Ivan Hewett
Producer: Felix Carey

Francisco Lara: Kammerkonzert (13'25)
London Sinfonietta
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee (19'58)
London Sinfonietta
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Simon Holt: Suenos (25'59)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Sound Intermedia
London Sinfonietta
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Concert recorded on the 4^th of November 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London.

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