37/60. Fakes and Mystics
Tuesday 18 September 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.
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37/60. Fakes and Mystics
The fashion for mysticism at the beginning of the 20th century played a part in musical history. Scriabin, a Russian composer, spent his career trying to depict the mystical in his work, such as in Prometheus, the Poem of Fire.
Scriabin: Prometheus - the Poem of Fire
Vladimir Ashkenasy (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Decca 417 2522 Track 5
Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, No 3
Ossian Ellis (harp)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal College of Music Chamber choir
Sir David Willcocks (conductor)
Unicorn DKPCD 9046 Tracks 2-4
Satie: Prelude de la porte heroique du ciel
Pensee (Rosicrucian)
Anne Queffelec (paino)
Virgin VC 759296 2 tracks 22 and 23
Schmitt: La Tragedie de Salome - ballet in 7 scenes for voice and small orchestra (Op.50)
French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Marek Janowski (conductor)
Musifrance 2292450292 Track 2
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