Thursday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: baritone Gerard Souzay; sociologist Richard Sennett's favourite music; Rob's Essential Choice: Beethoven: Symphony No 6 (Pastoral).
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: The World of the Harpsichord featuring George Malcolm.
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, French baritone Gerard Souzay.
10.30am
This week, on the 4th of July, Americans are celebrating Independence Day, and Rob Cowan's guest is the American sociologist Richard Sennett, who has made his home in the UK. He originally wanted to become a musician, but a hand injury put paid to his chances of a professional playing career, and instead he pursued a PhD in the history of American civilisation.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68 (Pastoral)
SWR Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen (conductor).
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eh via buffone (Don Giovanni arr. Triebensee)
Performers: Athena Ensemble
- CHANDOS CHAN 6597.
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Franz Schubert
Rosamunde, D.797 - Entr'acte to Act 3
Performers: SWF Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen (conductor)
- ARTE NOVA 74321 27801-2.
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9.09am: Rob's Essential CD of the Week
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata in D, BWV 912
Performers: George Malcolm (harpsichord)
- DECCA 444 390-2.
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9.20am
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Franz Schubert
Rosamunde, D.797 - Ballet music No. 1 in B minor
Performers: Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Nikolaus Hanroncourt (conductor)
- TELDEC 8.43187.
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9.31: Artist of the Week - Gerard Souzay
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Robert Schumann
Gest盲ndnis; Der Sandmann; Sch枚ne Wiege meiner Leiden
Performers: Gerard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
- TESTAMENT SBT 1314.
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9.41am
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Fritz Kreisler
Caprice viennois, Op. 2
Performers: Michael Rabin (violin), Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin (conductor)
- EMI 6 79060 2.
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9.45am
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)
- HMV 586 778- 2.
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9.56am
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Giacomo Puccini
Turandot: Act I, conclusion
Performers: Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Jussi Bjorling (tenor), Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
- RCA 82876 82624-2.
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10.05am
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George Gershwin
Fascinating Rhythm (Girl Crazy)
Performers: Micky Rooney (piano), Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
- SONY 88697 63856-2.
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10.12am: Artist of the Week - Gerard Souzay
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Henri Duparc
L'invitation au voyage; Extase; Phidyle; Chanson triste
Performers: Gerard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
- NEWTON 8802007.
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10.30am: Richard Sennett's Choice
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (first movement)
Performers: Emil Gilels (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum (conductor)
- DG 431 595-2.
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11am: Rob's Essential Choice
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Performers: SWR Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen (conductor)
- HANSSLER CD 93.285.
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11.43am
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Richard Wagner
Tannh盲user (Overture)
Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Marek Janowski.Performers: Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
- EMI 565613-2.
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