Upbeat for Wednesday 29 May 2013
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Rite of Spring Centenary
1:03 PM.The Paris premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet is looked on as one of the signposts of musical modernism – and, in particular, an indicator of the divide between creativity and audience reception in the… Read more Audio
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Paul Ubana Jones: guitarist and singer-songwriter
12:38 PM.Legendary musician performing in the Queen's Birthday Weekend Jazz Festival. Audio
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Michael Williams and John Davies
12:15 PM.Composer and librettist of the opera The Juniper Passion preview its performance in Italy. Audio
12:15 Michael Williams and John Davies
Composer and librettist of The Juniper Passion preview its performances in Italy
12:40 Paul Ubana Jones
Featured musician at the Queen's Birthday Weekend Jazz and Blues Festival
1pm The Rite of Spring
Chris Gendall looks back on the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet, 100 years ago
1:15 William Green
Upbeat contributor on music-related riots throughout history
Music played in this show
PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater
Nuria Rial (sop), Carlos Mena (countertenor), Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot (dir)
Mirare MIR 006
WILLIAMS: The Juniper Passion
Julia Booth (sop), Pene Pati (ten), James Loelu & Matt Landreth (bars), Lilia Carpenelli & Stephanie Acraman (sops) / Rachel Griffiths-Hughes
Atoll ACD 243
SCOTT-HERON: Lady Day and John Coltrane
Paul Ubana-Jones
RNZ Rec. 9/10/2012
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Simón Bolívar Youth Orch of Venezuela / Gustavo Dudamel
DG 477 8775
AUBERT: La Muette de Portici, Amour Sacre de la Patrie
Alfredo Kraus, tenor; Jean-Philippe Lafont, baritone, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo/Thomas Fulton
EMI 7243 5 86211 2 9
REICH: Four Organs
Bang on a Can
Nonesuch 79481
SATIE: Ragtime Parade
Joanna MacGregor (pno)
SoundCircus SC 902
ANTHEIL: Ballet Mécanique
The New Palais Royale Orch & Percussion Ensemble / Maurice Peress
Nimbus NI 2567