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A journey to Ravel's Bolero

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps the musical terrain around Ravel’s Bolero, wandering down sonic avenues that link music across time and space. From Pachelbel's Canon to Mosolov's Iron Foundry, via Cuba, Madrid and Torvill and Dean, Sara charts a musical journey towards Ravel's iconic orchestral work.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Aug 2024 13:00

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Orchestra: Les Siùcles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue

    Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Director: Amandine Beyer.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Clara Schumann

    4 Pieces caracteristiques, Op. 5: No. 2, Caprice a la boleros

    Performer: Susanne GrĂŒtzmann.
    • Profil.
  • Miguel Matamoros

    Juramento (Bolero)

    Ensemble: TrĂ­o Matamoros.
    • La Vieja Cuba de: Miguel, Siro y Cueto.
    • Vintage Music.
    • 3.
  • Luciano Berio

    Ritirata notturna di Madrid

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • ONDINE.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca, Act 3 (ending)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Orchestra: La Scala Orchestra, Milan. Conductor: Victor de Sabata.
    • Puccini: Tosca.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Georges Bizet

    L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Music Arranger: Ernest Guiraud. Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Fiedler.
    • Fiedler Greatest Hits.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 10.
  • Henry Purcell

    Fantazia upon one note in F major Z.745

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Henry Purcell The Complete Fantazias Fretwork.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 13.
  • Steve Reich

    Nagoya Marimbas

    Performer: Colin Currie. Performer: Sam Walton.
    • Striking A Balance: Contemporary Percussion Music.
    • EMI.
    • 12.
  • Alexander Mosolov

    The Iron Foundry Op.19

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Decca.
  • Paul Desmond

    Take Five

    Ensemble: The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
    • Hits of the World 1960-61.
    • Polygram.
    • 16.
  • Émile Waldteufel

    The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs)

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Gamley.
    • The No.1 Christmas Album.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 20.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in B flat major K.361 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: LSO Wind Ensemble.
    • MOZART Serenade No 10 for winds Gran Partita.
    • LSO Live.
    • 003.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: I

    Performer: Marie‐Claire Alain.
    • Bach, JS : Complete Organ Works [1980].
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 1.
  • John Lennon

    Penny Lane

    Composer: Paul McCartney. Ensemble: The Beatles.
    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Super Deluxe Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 15.
  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor Op.31

    Performer: Simon Trpceski.
    • Frederic Chopin.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Aug 2024 13:00