Composer of the Week - Luciano Berio (1925-2003)

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To celebrate the centenary of his birth, Kate Molleson explores the life and music of one of most influential figures in all of modern music – Luciano Berio. Berio’s music is lyrical and expressive, while never ignoring the most advanced techniques and technologies of his time. He worked with many key figures in 20th Century music while always following his own, very individual path, both through life and in his music, where he constantly pushed at and broke the boundaries he encountered.

Music featured:
Folk
Différences
Petite Suite
Coro
Sequenza IV
Canzonetta for piano 4 hands
Sequenza III
Chamber Music No 1 “Strings in the Earth and Air”
Visage
Beatles Songs - “Yesterday”
Requies
Cinque variazioni
Calmo (in memorium Bruno Maderna)
Thema - Omaggio a Joyce
Chemins I (su sequenza II) for harp and orchestra
Folk Songs
Sequenza V
Laborintus II
Sinfonia
E si fussi pisci
Sequenza IX
Rendering (2nd mvt, Andante)
Altra voce

Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Audio Wales & West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Luciano Berio (1925-2003): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002kz1p

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Published on Friday, 31st October 2025.

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