Tuesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. CD of the Week: The Lyrical Clarinet with Michael Collins; Artist of the Week: Andre Previn; Sarah's Essential Choice.
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: The Lyrical Clarinet with Michael Collins: CHANDOS CHAN 10637
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, pianist, conductor and composer, Andre Previn
10.30am
Sarah Walker's guest on Essential Classics this week is the TV and radio comedian and bestselling author Tony Hawks. He is a regular guest on radio programmes such as The News Quiz, Would I Lie to You, Just a Minute, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. As an author he has written the bestseller, 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' and 'Playing the Moldovans at Tennis', which was released as a film earlier this year.
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Music Played
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Henryk Wieniawski
Etude-Caprice Op. 18 No. 4
Performers: James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano)
- ONYX 4038.
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Frédéric Chopin
Les Sylphides – Valse
Performers: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
- DG 459 4452.
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9.09:
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 1 in C
Performers: Hanover Band, Roy Goodman (conductor)
- RCA 60427.
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9.21: Sarah's Essential CD of the Week
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Norbert Burgmüller
Duo Op. 15
Performers: Michael Collins (clarinet), Michael McHale (piano)
- CHANDOS CHAN 10637.
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9.32: Artist of the Week - Andre Previn
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William Walton
Crown Imperial
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn (conductor)
- TELARC 82016.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat Op. 10
Performers: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn (conductor)
- DECCA 452588.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Requiem - Die Irae (excerpt)
Performers: Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
- EMI 5675602.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
The Mystery Sonatas: The Visitation
Performers: John Holloway (violin), Davitt Moroney (chamber organ), Stephen Stubbs (lute), Erin Headley (viola da gamba)
- VIRGIN 5620622.
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10.11: Artist of the Week - Andre Previn
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Seahawk Suite
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn (conductor)
- DG 471 3472.
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10.30: Tony Hawks' Choices
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Astor Piazzolla
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Performers: Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon), Kronos Quartet
- NONESUCH 7559792542.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral': I Allegro ma non troppo
Performers: Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
- ARCHIV 4399002.
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Johann Strauss II (arr. Karol Tausig)
Valses-Caprices
Performers: Konstanin Scherbakov (piano)
- EMI 5697042.
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- Tue 21 Aug 2012 09:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3