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The Rites of Spring
Tuesday November 21st, 2023 with Jason Fuerst
The Seas

Today we explore works inspired by the seas, by Toru Takemitsu, Benjamin Britten, and August ReadThomas.
Toru Takemitsu: Towards the Sea II
Patrick Gallois, flute; Fabrice Pierre, harp; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor - Takemitsu: I Hear The Water Dreaming - Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
I. The Night
II. Moby Dick
III. Cape Cod
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor - La Mer - Debussy, Britten and Mercure - ATMA Classique Canadian
I. Dawn
II. Sunday Morning
III. Moonlight
IV. Storm
Augusta Read Thomas: Words of the Sea...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor - Augusta Read Thomas: Words of the Sea... - Augusta Read Thomas
I. Words of the Sea...
II. The Ever-Hooded, Tragic-Gestured Sea...
III. Beyond the Gnius of the Sea...
IV. Mountainous Atmospheres of Sky and Sea... (Homage to Debussy)