The Classical Music Pod
The Classical Music Pod
Timmy Fisher & Sam Poppleton
Everybody Loves Raymond (Yiu)
56 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2021 at 3:27 am.
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Avast mateys. The boys are back from extended shore leave with a trunk full of classical doubloons. In today’s episode Tim talks to Raymond Yiu about his unconventional route into composing, Anthony Burgess and a new disc with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Sam discusses common pitfalls in music analysis and the controversies surrounding Dr Susan McClary.

Read Olivia Giovetti’s article in VAN, ‘A Most Violent Year’: https://van-us.atavist.com/beethoven-brink
Find our more about Opera North’s ONe-to-ONe: https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/one-to-one/

Music Referenced:
‘Tim and Sam’s Podcast’ written and performed by Harry Sever
’Transylvanian Hunger’ by Darkthrone, performed by Prince Midnight
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, performed by the Berlin Phil and Wilhelm Furtwängler
’Mr Blue Sky’ by Electric Light Orchestra
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, performed by Jonas Kaufmann, Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin
’Proud of Your Boy’ by Alan Menken, performed by Menken and Adam Jacobs
‘Intro’ from Mica Levi’s soundtrack to Jackie
Main theme from Steve McQueen’s Mangrove, written by Mica Levi
The London Citizen Exceedingly Injured by Raymond Yiu, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Robertson
The World Was Once All Miracle – IV. Allegro scorrevole by Raymond Yiu, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Roderick Williams under Sir Andrew Davis
Symphony by Raymond Yiu, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Watts under Edward Gardner
Chick Corea’s ‘La Fiesta’ performed by Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride

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