27 February 2008

György Ligeti
'Ramifications' (9'43")
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins

Olivier Messiaen
'La fête des belles eaux' (9'27")
Valerie Hartmann-Claverie, Bruno Perrault, Nathalie Forget, Fabienne Martin-Besnard, Nadia Ratsimandresy, Pascale Rousse-Lacordaire (ondes martenots)

Henry Dutilleux
'Ainsi la Nuit' - second movement 'Miroir d'Espace' (2'10")
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins

Jonny Greenwood
'Piano for Children' (13'48")
World Premiere
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins with John Constable (piano)

Mohammed Abdel Wahab
'Enta Omri' [You are my Life](16'17")
Arab Orchestra of Nazareth with Lubna Salame (voice)

Special Feature: Verity Sharp reported on a collaboration between the Tacet Ensemble and the Copper Family.

Henry Dutilleux
'Ainsi la Nuit' - sixth movement 'Nocturne 2' (1'00")
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins

Jonny Greenwood
'smear' (9'55")
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins

Farid El-Atrash
'Tuta' (4'25")
Arab Orchestra of Nazareth

Krystof Penderecki
'Capriccio' (5'35")
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins with Gareth Hulse (oboe)

Jonny Greenwood/Thom Yorke
'Arpeggi' (5'50")
London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins with the Arab Orchestra of Nazareth, Jonny Greenwood (electric guitar) and Thom Yorke (voice)

Jonny Greenwood/Thom Yorke
'Where Bluebirds Fly' (3'50")
London Sinfonietta (including six ondes martenots - see above for names) conducted by Martyn Brabbins with the Arab Orchestra of Nazareth, Jonny Greenwood (electric guitar) and Thom Yorke and Lubna Salame (voices)

For further details of any of tonight's composers, performers or pieces, please e-mail hear.and.now@bbc.co.uk
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