Persuasion 1995 - Quiet and Classical
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In this episode, we look at the music of Persuasion (1995) written by Jeremy Sams and featuring classical composers J.S. Bach and Frederick Chopin. We explore how Sams wrote s mostly transitional music as well as the concert music while much of the accompaniment of the story is classical music. We also look at how it features primarily solo piano, emphasizing Anne Elliott's instrument as well as her quietness and being alone in the background.
Host: Ruth Mudge, ruthmudge.com
Music Included in Podcast:
"The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" - Holst: the Planets, Op. 32, music by Gustav Holst, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic and Herbert von Karajan, 1981.
"Persuasion, Tristesse" - Jane Austen's World, music by Jeremy Sams, arranged by Richard Harris, published by Faber Music Ltd, 1997. Performed by Ruth Mudge
"Persuasion Main Theme" - Jane Austen's World, music by Jeremy Sams, arranged by Richard Harris, published by Faber Music Ltd, 1997. Performed by Ruth Mudge
"Persuasion, Italian Aria" - Jane Austen's World, music by Jeremy Sams, arranged by Richard Harris, published by Faber Music Ltd, 1997. Performed by Ruth Mudge
"Zaide, K. 344: Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben" - Renee Fleming, Mozart Arias, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Renee Fleming, Sir Charles Mackerras & The Orchestra of St. Luke's, 1996
"24 Preludes, Op. 28: 21 in B-flat major" - Chopin: Preludes & Piano Sonata No. 2, music by Frederic Chopin, performed by Martha Argerich, 1987.
"24 Preludes, Op. 28: No 3 in G major" - Chopin: Preludes & Piano Sonata No. 2, music by Frederic Chopin, performed by Evgeny Kissin, 1999.
"Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B major" - Chopin: Nocturnes, music by Frederic Chopin, performed by Arthur Rubinstein, 1967.
"French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812. III. Sarabande" - Bach: French Suites, BWV 812-817, music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 2017.
"French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814. III. Sarabande" - Bach: French Suites, BWV 812-817, music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 2017.
"World of Soundtracks" - theme by Edith Mudge, graphics by Lindsey Bergsma
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