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Percussionist Michael Doran on collaboration and car horns

Michael Doran opens up a selection of classical music from a percussionist’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Mick Doran’s many years as principal percussionist at English National Opera have given him a unique view of the musical world, whether he’s down in the opera house orchestra pit, teetering offstage on a ladder, or quietly absorbing the music while counting bars rest.

Today Mick’s musical choices range from the crystal-clear diction of Dennis Noble singing Rossini in English, to the spot-on ensemble of Count Basie’s big band. He also shows how Prokofiev understood the true power of the side drum, and talks about the profound effect Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony had on him when he was being treated for a life-threatening illness.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for ±«Óătv Radio 3

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Sat 13 Nov 2021 13:00
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Music Played

  • György Ligeti

    Car horn fanfare (Toccata) from Grand Macabre

    Ensemble: The English National Opera Orchestra.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jauchzet, Frohlocket, Auf, Preiset Die Tage from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

    Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: René Jacobs.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Vagabond from Songs of Travel

    Singer: John Shirley‐Quirk. Performer: Viola Tunnard.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Roadside Fire from Songs of Travel

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Roderick Williams.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Suite 1 - Death of Tybalt

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • William Christopher Handy

    Saint Louis Blues

    Ensemble: The Ted Heath Band.

  • AntonĂ­n Dvoƙák

    Symphony No.8 in G Op.88 - movement 1 Allegro con brio

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: John Barbirolli.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Te deum - Tosca Act 1 'Tre sbirri, una carrozza'

    Singer: Sherrill Milnes. Singer: Francis Egerton. Choir: The John Alldis Choir. Choir: Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.

  • Emmanuel SĂ©journĂ©

    Attraction for marimba, vibraphone, percussion & tape

    Performer: Christoph Sietzen.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Fontana di Roma

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.

  • Gerald Marks

    All of Me

    Orchestra: Count Basie and His Orchestra.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 2, Scene 5 - Era La notte/Si Pel Ciel

    Singer: Jon Vickers. Singer: Peter Glossop. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzona (13) a 12

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Barber of Seville - I'm the Factotum

    Singer: Dennis Noble. Orchestra: Orchestra. Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    La Semaine grasse - No.3 of 3 movements from Petrushka

    Performer: Beatrice Rana.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music - Alla Hornpipe

    Orchestra: FestspielOrchester Göttingen. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Sep 2020 13:00
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  • Sat 13 Nov 2021 13:00
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