
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 Nørgård’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.
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Music Played
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Ludwig Thuille
Sextet in B-flat major, Op.6 (III. Gavotte)
Ensemble: Galliard Ensemble.- DEUX-ELLES.
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Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides (Overture)
Orchestra: London Classical Players. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.- ERATO.
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Per Nørgård
Bavette's Feast Suite (V. Pastorale)
Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest.- DACAPO.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
The Dance of the Savages (Les Indes Galantes, Act 4)
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Director: Marc Minkowski.- DG ARCHIV.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quintet in E flat major, K452 (II. Larghetto)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin.- BIS.
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Darach Ó Catháin
Sail Óg Rua
- SHANACHIE.
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Frédéric Chopin
Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
Performer: Sam Haywood.- THE COBBE COLLECTION TRUST.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Danse macabre, Op.40
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.- BIDDULPH.
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Franz Krommer
Partita in F Major, Op. 73 (IV. Alla Polacca)
Ensemble: Amphion Wind Octet.- ACCENT.
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Gabriel Fauré
Clair de Lune
Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.- DECCA.
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
Helicopter String Quartet
Ensemble: Arditti Quartet.- MONTAIGNE.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Violin Concerto in D Minor (I. Allegro moderato)
Composer: Jean Sibelius. Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: George Vass.- RESONUS CLASSICS.
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Acker Bilk
Stranger on the Shore
- E2.
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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.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Moro lasso
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- NAIVE.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, MWV Q 15 (II. Andante)
Orchestra: Irish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jörg Widmann.- ORPHEO.
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Phil Vischer
His Cheeseburger (VeggieTales)
- BIG IDEA.
Broadcast
- Sat 16 Mar 2024 13:00ѿý Radio 3