The return of the Collins Street peregrine falcons to lay their eggs is a life-affirming event in these anxious times. The falcons inspire the bird theme of this week’s show. Forget your worries and let your soul take flight at least for the duration of this podcast.
Playlist: 30 August 2020
– Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.17 “Tempest”: II. Adagio. Maurizio Pollini, pno.
– Cinematic Orchestra: Crimson Wings: Mystery of the Flamingo’s: Arrival of the Birds.
– Ravel: Trois Beaux Oiseaux du Paradis (Three Beautiful Birds of Paradise). Monteverdi Choir/ John Eliot Gardiner.
– Gibbons: The Silver Swan. Consort of Musicke/ Anthony Rooley.
– Christiansen: Garden Party: I. The Blackbird. Michala Petri, recorder.
– Zimmer: Planet Earth II: The Butcher Bird.
– Fenton: Planet Earth 1: The Snow Geese.
– Zelenka: Capriccio no. 2 in G major: I. Aria – Canarie. Camerata Bern.
– Schumann: Forest Scenes: The Prophetic Bird: Maria Joao Pires, pno.
– Schubert: Schwanengesang (Swan Song): IX. Ihr Bild (Her Image). Gerard Souzay, bar. Dalton Baldwin, pno.
– Kodaly: The Peacock. The Hungarian Male Army Choir.
– Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book III: Little Bird. Zoltan Kocsis, pno.
– Sarasate: Song of the Nightingale. Ruggiero Ricci, vln.
– Respighi: The Birds: II. The Dove. San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/ Edo de Waart.
Picture credit : Eagle (Bunjil) 2002. Red Gum, aluminium, steel, fibreglass. Collection of the Victorian State Government (Places Victoria). © Bruce Armstrong, sculptor.
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