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Clarinettist Katherine Spencer with a sea cave, a sextet and a silly song

Clarinettist Katherine Spencer reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from the power of Clair de Lune sung by Renée Fleming, to the universal appeal of Acker Bilk.

Clarinettist Katherine Spencer, also known in the musical world as Waffy, celebrates movement in music, including Stockhausen’s quartet for strings and helicopters which makes Katherine feel like she’s flying, and a piano quintet by Schumann which is best listened to (according to Katherine) in the car.

Katherine also reveals that the first piece she learned on the clarinet was Acker Bilk’s Stranger on the Shore, and tells an intriguing story about her discovery of Per NĂžrgĂ„rd’s ‘Babette’s Feast Suite’, which shows that the context in which you hear music can completely change the way it makes you feel.

Plus, a cheeseburger song to brighten your day


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

Last on

Sat 16 Mar 2024 13:00
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Music Played

  • Ludwig Thuille

    Sextet in B-flat major, Op.6 (III. Gavotte)

    Ensemble: Galliard Ensemble.
    • DEUX-ELLES.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    The Hebrides (Overture)

    Orchestra: London Classical Players. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • ERATO.

  • Per NĂžrgĂ„rd

    Bavette's Feast Suite (V. Pastorale)

    Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest.
    • DACAPO.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    The Dance of the Savages (Les Indes Galantes, Act 4)

    Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Director: Marc Minkowski.
    • DG ARCHIV.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Quintet in E flat major, K452 (II. Larghetto)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Ensemble: Philharmonisches BlÀserquintett Berlin.
    • BIS.

  • Darach Ó CathĂĄin

    Sail Óg Rua

    • SHANACHIE.

  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

    Performer: Sam Haywood.
    • THE COBBE COLLECTION TRUST.

  • Camille Saint‐SaĂ«ns

    Danse macabre, Op.40

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • BIDDULPH.

  • Franz Krommer

    Partita in F Major, Op. 73 (IV. Alla Polacca)

    Ensemble: Amphion Wind Octet.
    • ACCENT.

  • Gabriel FaurĂ©

    Clair de Lune

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • DECCA.

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Helicopter String Quartet

    Ensemble: Arditti Quartet.
    • MONTAIGNE.

  • Camille Saint‐SaĂ«ns

    Violin Concerto in D Minor (I. Allegro moderato)

    Composer: Jean Sibelius. Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: ±«Óătv National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: George Vass.
    • RESONUS CLASSICS.

  • Acker Bilk

    Stranger on the Shore

    • E2.

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quintet in E flat Major Op.44 (I. Allegro brillante)

    Performer: Dora Schwarzberg. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg. Performer: Mark Drobinsky. Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • WARNER.

  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Moro lasso

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • NAIVE.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, MWV Q 15 (II. Andante)

    Orchestra: Irish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jörg Widmann.
    • ORPHEO.

  • Phil Vischer

    His Cheeseburger (VeggieTales)

    • BIG IDEA.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Mar 2024 13:00
    ±«Óătv Radio 3

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