Monday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker, and in the week the Olympic games begin, her guest is the sportsman and writer Ed Smith.
This week the 2012 London Olympic Games begin, and Sarah Walker's guest is the sportsman and writer Ed Smith. Educated at Cambridge University, where he took a double first in History, Ed became the youngest ever Cambridge undergraduate to score a century on his first class cricketing debut. He was a professional cricketer for 13 years, at Kent and then at Middlesex, where he was captain in 2007 and 2008. He played three Test matches for England, and retired after an injury in 2008.
He has written four books, including On and Off the Field, a diary of the year he played for England, What Sport Tells Us About Life, and Luck. In October 2010 he wrote and presented a 91Èȱ¬1 TV documentary, Inside Sport. For Radio 3, he presented Peak Performance, a series comparing the shared experiences of sportsmen and leading classical musicians, and he appears regularly on Radio 4's Today programme. He is now a Times features writer and a GQ columnist.
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Grieg Lyric Pieces performed by Leif Ove Andsnes on Grieg's piano at Troldhaugen EMI 5 57296 2
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, the Belgian countertenor and conductor, Rene Jacobs
10.30am
In the week the Olympics begins, this week Sarah's guest is the sportsman and writer Ed Smith.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Ravel: Miroirs
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
DG 477 8770.
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9am: Artist of the Week - Rene Jacobs
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Claudio Monteverdi
'Deus in adjutorium' from Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
Performers: Netherlands Chamber Choir, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901566.67.
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9.03: Sarah's Essential CD of the Week
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6
Performers: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
- EMI 5 57296 2.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Sonata XIII of The Rosary Sonatas)
Performers: Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (organ)
- HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907321.22.
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9.19:
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Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool – ballet music
Performers: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)
- DECCA 478 3177.
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9.36: Artist of the Week - Rene Jacobs
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Grandi
Two motets: [1] 'O quam tu pulchra es'; [2] Bone Jesu verbum patris'
Performers: Gerd Türk (tenor) [1], Otto Rastbichler (tenor) [1], Ulrich Messthaller (bass) [1], Elisabeth Scholl (soprano) [2], Andreas Scholl (alto) [2], Jean Tubery (cornetto) [2], William Dongois (cornett) [2], Gottfried Bach (organ), Karl-Ernst Schröder (chitarrone), Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba), René Jacobs (director)
- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77281 2.
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Johann Strauss Jr, arr. Schoenberg
Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388
Performers: Boston Symphony Chamber Players
- DG 463 667-2.
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10.08: Artist of the Week - Rene Jacobs
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Claudio Monteverdi
Magnificat from Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
Performers: Netherlands Chamber Choir, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901566.67.
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10.30: Ed Smith's Choices
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 violins, strings and continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043 – 2nd mvt
Performers: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Salvatore Accardo (violin and director), English Chamber Orchestra
- EMI 7 47005 2.
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Richard Wagner
'Die selige Morgentraum / Selig, wie die Sonne', from Die Meistersinger, Act 3
Performers: Theo Adam (bass baritone), Ruth Hesse (mezzo soprano), Helen Donath (soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Peter Schreier (tenor) , Dresden Staatskapelle, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
- EMI 5 67086 2.
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Thomas Tallis
If Ye Love Me
Performers: Chappelle du Roi, Alistair Dixon (conductor)
- BRILLIANT 93612.
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11am: Sarah's Essential Choice
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Maurice Ravel
Miroirs
Performers: Pierre Laurent-Aimard (piano)
- DG 477 8770.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No.8 in D minor
Performers: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor)
- EMI 5 75309 2.
Broadcast
- Mon 23 Jul 2012 09:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3