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The Classical Corner takes you behind the scenes of the classical music world today. Hosted by international concert violinist Davina Clarke, she discusses music making with a selection of her remarkable and talented peers.
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Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
In this episode, Davina is joined by the internationally acclaimed, award winning mezzo-soprano, Katie Bray.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
In this episode, host Davina Clarke is joined by one of the world's leading violists, Antoine Tamestit. They discuss his illustrious career as a soloist and chamber musician around the globe, his beautiful Stradivari instrument and his love for Bach, Debussy, Berlioz and Miles Davis.
The recordings from Episode 6 can be found in the Spotify Playlist here:
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
In this episode, host Davina Clarke takes a look at how nature and specifically birdsong has been an influence to composers throughout the ages- from the symbolism of the nightingale in Virgil and Homer's writing, to the cuckoo's musical immitative call used by so many composers.
She discusses the transmission of birdsong in the folk and classical traditions, from its first use in the fourteenth century, right through to today's much loved twentieth century masterpieces
The music covered includes works by Handel, Biber and Beethoven, which can all be found in the Spotify Playlist link below:
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Musical performances in the episode are:
Orlando Gibbons: The Silver Swan from The Sixteen's Album 'An Immortal Legacy'
Saint Saëns: The Swan from 'The Carnival of the Animals' performed by Davina Clarke and Valeria Kurbatova
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
In this episode, host Davina Clarke is joined by bass, Jonathan Howard. They discuss his career with The King's Singers, touring life and the joy of performing around the world.
Davina and Johnny cover a range of repertoire, including works from his Grammy nominated album 'Gold', as well as a range of choral works and their love for Messiaen's 'Theme and Variations' for violin and piano.
The recordings from Episode 4 can be found in the Spotify playlist here:
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Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
In this episode, Davina is joined by her first guest- internationally acclaimed keyboard player, Kristian Bezuidenhout. They discuss his career, the challenges of touring life, recording and his role as Artistic Director of The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor The English Concert.
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
In this second episode, host Davina Clarke takes us on a journey through the classical and romantic periods. She discusses the evolution of the orchestra and its instruments, the development of classical opera and also touches on Shostakovich and his early life as a film composer in Russia.
Musical performances include:
Gluck, 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits'
Massenet, 'Meditation' from Thais
Shostakovich, 'Romance' from The Gadfly
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
In this first episode, The Classical Corner host Davina Clarke introduces herself and the concept behind this series. She discusses the baroque era, the development of the violin and this episode also features her recording of Bach's well loved work, Air on a G String from his Orchestral Suite Number 3.