David Fay
@themerelistener
I listen to classical music, mainly.
๐บ๐ฅNew podcast ๐ฅ๐บVery geeky๐บ๐ฅ
ID: 480813536
http://quartetfortwo.weebly.com 01-02-2012 23:05:45
905 Tweet
428 Followers
452 Following
Really terrific concert Southbank Centre last night - 3 superb and remarkably different #worldpremieres by Philharmonia Orchestra #composersacademy JAMIE MAN / ๆ็ฎ็ฒ nneka cummins #ArthurKeegan Looking forward to the recording on NMC Recordings New music alive and well when properly supported
Today on #EssentialClassics @Bbcradio3 with Georgia Mann the last in our #Byrdspotting pieces - 60 works by William Byrd, 1 per day for 12 weeks. Such a treat to research, listen and select these - so much of his supreme music we donโt really know! Proper #Byrdnyrd stuff ๐ฆ๐ค
๐ถ๐๐โก๏ธ๐๐๐ถ Music for the late shift on BBC Radio 3 tonight - a total privilege working with Hannah Peel on #NightTracks feat. @harmenfraanje Kyungso #Tartini #JohnMcCormack @Correspondances in #Buxtehude K-LONE #Respighi ๐ marta sofia honer Bjarte Eike ๐ป The Low Anthem + more!
Link to BBC Sounds in case being asleep before 11pm is your bag bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0โฆ
More late night listening with @hanpeel tonight on BBC Radio 3 for the #NightTracksMix (sneaky Tuesday edition) at Midnight. Ft. ECM Records Vox Clamantis ๐ฃ๏ธ Rachel Podger ๐ปCPEBach๐คฉ@ThisShipArgo ๐ถ Linda Buckley Iarla O'Lionaird NMC Recordings ๐ Luciano Berio @Pommeofficial ๐
๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ง Last #NightTracks show this week aired BBC Radio 3 last night, now BBC Sounds ๐ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0โฆ Half hour mix with Hannah Peel - #KeithJarrett #CPEBach @ecmrecords ๐ Plaid/Plone Helen Charlston Owain Park #EliciaSilverstein #SalvatoreSciarrino Galya Bisengalieva
Just got absolutely done by Presto Musicโs Clearance Sale on some pretty niche but pretty sweet European record labels. But then: Who doesnโt need more #Zelenka in their life?! ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ ๐ค๐คท๐ Oh yeah not to mention #Josquin & a 5-disc set of #Hildegard ๐spot the outlier
What a sensational concert from @Manc_Collective @BBCProms on BBC Radio 3 tonight. @BenNobutoโs #Serenity2.0 - unbelievable piece! And @HanPeelโs #Neon was spellbinding. Stunning playing and kudos to the Collective for a unique and utterly compelling programme ๐๐๐
Also, before this on BBC Radio 3 a stunning #NewMusicShow featuring 14 world premieres thanks to the brilliant Ligeti Quartetโs totally inspired #NouvellesEtudes project, for #Ligeti100 Very inspiring to witness the quality and breadth of new music happening at the moment.
Made a playlist to accompany ep 1 of our new classical music game/podcast #QuartetforTwo (inspired by #QuartetGames the beautiful card game from Margit van der Zwan ) Features ๐ป F Hensel ๐น C Schumann ๐บ Julia Perry ๐ง tinyurl.com/mvt3nchp Hear the pod: tinyurl.com/348tasj6
If you: ๐ have Monday Morning Blues ๐ are into cool art ๐ค enjoy silly dorks chatting pointlessly about classical music Then check out the ๐ฅ version of our podcast #QuartetforTwo - Ep2 now live!๐ Ft. Amazing #QuartetGames artwork by Margit van der Zwan ๐ quartetfortwo.weebly.com/episode2.html
Saturday: Aurora Orchestraโs Rite of Spring from memory. Sunday: The Trojans with MonteverdiChoir&Orch. Monday: BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorusโs majestic Bruckner 8. Tonight: Rufus Wainwright and the BBC Concert Orchestra. And every single note, live on BBC Radio 3. What a special BBC Proms season weโre havingโฆ
Pretty great day today. Producing the brilliant Georgia Mann on #EssentialClassics BBC Radio 3 then sitting with the legendary Hannah French๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆฝ for a flabbergastingly superb #LunchtimeConcert Wigmore Hall from Chouchane Siranossian: unbelievable musicking ๐ป bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0โฆ
Itโs a #NightTracks week! ๐๐ถ Tonight & through the week BBC Radio 3 from 11pm some shows I made with the brilliant Sara Mohr-Pietsch -wintry tracks for night owls โ๏ธ๐๐ฆ Monday ft Vรญkingur รlafsson Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno Solem Quartet Almanacs VOCES8 + much/many more ๐๐ถ ๐ง BBC Sounds
Another #NightTracks tweetโฆ Tuesdayโs prog with Sara Mohr-Pietsch BBC Radio 3 featured Photographs of Water, a STUNNING 15-minute electroacoustic soundscape by Neal Farwell. Also Shos, Rach, Julie Fowlis Sarah Davachi Delta Piano Trio @annabsavage ๐โจโ๏ธ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00โฆ