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±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra and James McVinnie

Another chance to hear the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra and Anna-Maria Helsing with organist James McVinnie at the 2021 ±«Óãtv Proms in music by Rautavaara, Part, Glass and Moussa.

Another chance to hear the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing with organist James McVinnie at the 2021 ±«Óãtv Proms in music by Rautavaara, Arvo Part, Philip Glass and ending with Samy Moussa's A Globe Itself Infolding.

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London in September.
Presented by Georgia Mann

Rautavaara's expansive Cantus Arcticus pairs field recordings of bird song with live orchestra; exciting and inventive organ virtuoso James McVinnie plays Philip Glass's hypnotic Mad Rush for solo organ, and joins the ±«Óãtv CO for Canadian composer Samy Moussa's 2014 piece A Globe in itself Infolding. The chill-out vibe runs through two short pieces by Johann Johannsson; and envelop yourself in the warm atmosphere of Judith Weir's Still, Glowing.

Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus Op.61 for orchestra & taped bird song
Judith Weir Still, Glowing
Philip Glass Mad Rush*
Arvo Pärt Festina Lente for string orchestra and harp
Johann Johannsson Good Night Day
Messiaen La Joie de la grâce from Livre du Saint Sacrement
Johann Johannsson A Sparrow Alighted on Our Shoulder
Samy Moussa A Globe Itself Infolding *

James McVinnie (organ)
±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra
Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor)

James McVinnie is a chameleon among organists who has held titles at Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, yet also worked with Philip Glass and The National’s Bryce Dessner. In a Prom that explores the organ in a contemporary light, he navigates the time-warping oscillations of Philip Glass’s Minimalist Mad Rush, before giving the UK premiere of Samy Moussa’s A Globe Itself Infolding with the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus Arcticus Op.61

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Philip Glass

    Mad Rush

    Performer: James McVinnie.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Festina Lente

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Good Night Day

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Méditation V: Dieu est immense Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité)

    Performer: James McVinnie.
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    A Sparrow Alighted on our Shoulder

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Missy Mazzoli

    Holy Roller

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.
  • Samy Moussa

    A Globe Itself Infolding

    Performer: James McVinnie. Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Anna-Maria Helsing.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Dec 2021 21:15

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