Heaven and Hell

Heaven and Hell

Gavriil Popov: Symphonic Suite No 1 (1932)
Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra / Edvard Chivzhei

Igor Markevitch: The Flight of Icarus (1932)
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee

Carlos Chávez: Symphony No 1 (1933)
London Symphony Orchestra / Eduardo Mata

Theodor Berger: Malinconia 1 (1933)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Erich Rath

Nikolai Tcherepnin: The Descent of the Virgin Mary into Hell (1934)
Polina Shamaeva, mezzo-soprano; Anton Zaraev, baritone; Vladimir Lebedev, bass; Moscow Synodal Chorus; Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev

Josip Slavenski: Oriental Symphony (1934)
Melanie Bugarinovich, contralto; Dushan Tzveych, tenor; Dushan Popovich, baritone; Zharko Tzveych, bass; Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus / Zhika Zdravkovich

Johanna Beyer: String Quartet No 1 (1934)
Astra Chamber Music Society

John Cage: Six Short Inventions for Seven Instruments (1934)
Anahid Ajemian, violin; Burton Fisch, viola; William Gromko, viola; Joan Brockway, cello; Andrew Lolya, alto flute; Melvin Broiles, trumpet; Albert Kaufman, clarinet

Follow this link for the previous episode mentioned by Robert, Rough winds do shake.

The music at the very start and end of this programme has been created specially for the Resounding Echoes series by Swiss composer Daniel Schorno.

There's further information about Robert's Resounding Echoes series here.

You can read more articles here about twentieth century music.

The background image on this page has been derived from a portrait of Ezra from the Jarrow Codex (Codex Amiatinus), dating from around 700 AD.