Monday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Claire Taylor's favourite music; Rob's Essential Choice: Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (excerpt).
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: a disc of Verdi opera choruses, preludes and ballet music conducted by Riccardo Muti: EMI 0980152.
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
10.30am
This week marks the biennial Sport Relief charity fund-raising effort, organized by Comic Relief in association with 91热爆 Sport. Rob Cowan's Sport Relief guest is Claire Taylor MBE, who was named as the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2009. Claire introduces her essential pieces of classical music.
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Rob's Essential Choice
Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos (excerpt)
The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers - Deus in Adjutorium
Performers: Empire Brass
- TELARC 80218.
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9.03: Rob's CD of the Week
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Giuseppe Verdi
La forza del destino 鈥� Sinfonia
Performers: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)
- EMI 0980152.
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John Blow
Venus and Adonis 鈥� Overture
Performers: New London Consort, Philip Pickett (conductor)
- L鈥橭ISEAU LYRE 4402202.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata in B minor Hob XVI32
Performers: Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
- HYPERION CDA 67554.
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9.44: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
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George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Overture (arr. Howarth)
Performers: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth (conductor)
- DECCA 4119552.
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Jarvis Sheppard
In Manus Tuas
Performers: Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (conductor)
- SIGNUM SIGCD 281.
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9.59: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
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Arthur Bliss
Flourish for Two Brass Orchestras
Performers: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- DECCA 4303692.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Performers: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN 2417.
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10.30: Claire Taylor's Choices
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Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons 鈥� Summer
Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violin), English Chamber Orchestra
- EMI CDC 7495572.
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Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque - Clair de Lune
Performers: Alexis Weissenberg (piano)
- RCA VD60909.
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Richard Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos - excerpt
Performers: The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday鈥檚 CD Review
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