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Radio 3,11 Apr 2026,120 mins

I Want to be Alive

New Music Show

Available for 29 days

Tom Service presents the UK premiere of Daniel Bjarnason's first major symphonic work, I Want to be Alive, which was recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at their Icelandic Chill weekend in London. Also recorded in London, Plus-Minus Ensemble performs covers of Ruth Crawford Seeger by Alex Hills and Hildegard Knef by Lisa Streich, and Elaine Mitchener sings Lore Lixenberg's Cosmic Voice Party. Plus new releases of the latest in cutting-edge and experimental new music from Jonas Cambien, Alex Paxton, Thomas Adès, Christina Kubisch, Juli Deák and Annea Lockwood.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Silverware Vibrating Inside Grand Piano
    Silverware Vibrating Inside Grand Piano
    Jonas Cambien
  3. 2.
    Andante and Presto No Longer for String Quartet (after Ruth Crawford Seeger String Quartet 1931)
    Andante and Presto No Longer for String Quartet (after Ruth Crawford Seeger String Quartet 1931)
    Alex Hills
  4. 3.
    Cosmic Voice Party
    Cosmic Voice Party
    Loré Lixenberg