Reiseführer zu klassischer Musik, Oper und Tanz in London

Simon Crawford-Phillips celebrates the work of composer and violist Rebecca Clarke in the second of his BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert series. Simon Crawford-Phillips is known for his broad repertoire, to which he brings expressive sensitivity and technical brilliance. He is also a conductor, teacher, and the Artistic Director of Change Music Festival in Halland, Sweden. Joining him is Lawrence Power, widely heralded for his richness of sound.

Imagine an explosion of love on a cosmic scale. Mix in some 1940s Hollywood glamour, a pounding rhythmic workout and the sounds of a Javanese gamelan, and then wash it all in blissful impressionist colours. Now add a huge orchestra, a world-class pianist and a vintage electronic instrument straight out of science fiction and you’re still not even halfway to imagining Messiaen’s mind-boggling Turangalîla-Symphonie. 77 years after its premiere, it still sounds like nothing on earth.