Sandy Burnett presents the Intermusica podcast This edition:
Percussionist Colin Currie discusses the new concerto written for him by Simon Holt, entitled A Table of Noises (skip to 1.12)
Composer/Conductor James MacMillan on the world premiere of his St. John Passion in April, given by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soloist Christopher Maltman and conducted by the work's dedicatee, Sir Colin Davis (5.56)
Pianist Andreas Haefliger talks about his new recital disc, Perspectives 3, released on the Avie label and featuring sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert (11.28)
Marin Alsop looks back on her time as Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as she takes up the title of Conductor Emeritus from 2008 (21.41)
Produced by Sandy Burnett and Simon Wall.
Extracts from various recordings featuring the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop courtesy of Naxos: John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine (8.559031), Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana (8.570033) and Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin (8.557433), The Wooden Prince (8.570534) and Bluebeard’s Castle (8.660928). Visit www.naxos.com. Extracts from Andreas Haefliger’s recital disc Perspectives 3, released on the Avie label. Visit www.avierecords.com.
