Friday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Claire Taylor's favourite music; Rob's Essential Choice: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2.
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.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No.2
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
EMI 35627462.
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William Walton
Fa莽ade Suite - Old Sir Faulk (Suite II No.6)
Performers: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
- DECCA 4705082.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Jazz Suite No.1 鈥� Foxtrot
Performers: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
- DECCA 4759983.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op.33 No.2 in E flat
Performers: Aeolian Quartet
- DECCA 4552612.
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9.24: Rob's CD of the Week
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Giuseppe Verdi
Luisa Miller 鈥� Sinfonia
Performers: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)
- EMI 0980152.
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9.30: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & London Brass
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William Walton
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (arr. Howarth)
Performers: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- DECCA 4303692.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Oboe Concerto in E flat major
Performers: Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Peterborough String Orchestra
- HELIOS CDH55034.
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9.50: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & London Brass
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Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons - Winter (arr. Roger Harvey)
Performers: London Brass
- TELDEC 86180.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen - Habanera
Performers: Carmen: Maria Callas, Rene Duclos Chorus, Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera conducted by Georges Pretre
- EMI CD EMX 2123.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No.13 in F K.112
Performers: Prague Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor)
- TELARC 80273.
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Bedrich Smetana
Dalibor (March from Act I)
Performers: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek (conductor)
- SUPRAPHON SU 40912.
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10.20: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & London Brass
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Te Deum in B flat
Performers: Westminster Abbey Choir, Iain Simcock (organ), London Brass, Martin Neary (conductor)
- IMP CLASSICS PCD 919.
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10.30: Claire Taylor's Choice
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Performers: Wayne Marshall (piano and conductor), Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
- VIRGIN 61247.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
Sinfonietta (Finale)
Performers: Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
- TESTAMENT SBT 1325.
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11am: Rob's Essential Choice
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe Suite No.2
Performers: Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
- EMI 7677232.
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Federico Mompou
Paisajes
Performers: Stephen Hough (piano)
- HYPERION CDA 66963.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto Op.9 No.1 in C RV181a
Performers: The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Iona Brown (director)
- DECCA 4481102.
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Charles Gounod
Fantaisie sur l'hymne national russe
Performers: Ian Tracey (organ), 91热爆 Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN 5048.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in D minor K294 and Sonata in G K454
Performers: Irina Zahharenkova (piano)
- CLASSICAL RECORDS CR150.
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