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Wednesday - Sarah Walker

With Sarah Walker. Including Essential CD of the Week: Handel Keyboard Suites; Artist of the Week: the Gabrieli Consort and Players; Sarah's Essential Choice: Haydn: Symphony No 26.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Handel Keyboard Suites performed by Anne Queff茅lec.

9.30-10.30am
A daily brainteaser, and performances by our Artist of the Week, The Gabrieli Consort and Players

10.30am
In the week of the Henley Royal Regatta, Saraha's guest is the Olympic and double world champion in rowing, Anna Watkins. Anna forged a formidable partnership with Katherine Grainger in the double scull and they have won gold in every World Cup regatta they have entered, the total winning streak currently standing at 23 races over three years. Having won back-to-back World titles in 2010 and 2011, the partnership memorably won gold at the London 2012 Olympics in front of an ecstatic home crowd. Anna was awarded the MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours list.

11am
Essential Choice

Haydn: Symphony No. 26 'Lamentatione'
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (conductor).

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Four Piano Pieces Op. 119 No. 3: Intermezzo in C

    Performers: Murray Perahia (piano)

    • SONY 88697727252.

  • John Dowland

    The Earle of Essex Galliard

    Performers: Hesperion XX

    • ASTREE E 8701.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    M谩 vlast 鈥� Blan铆k

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.

    Performers: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Raphael Kubelik (conductor)

    • DG 459 4182.

  • 9.18: Sarah's Essential CD of the Week

    • George Frideric Handel

      Suite in E major, HWV 430 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

      Performers: Anne Queffelec (piano)

      • MIRARE MIR010.

  • 9.30am

    • Today's Brainteaser

      Back to the Beginning

      Performers: The answer will appear at the bottom of this page at 12pm.

  • 9.32: Artists of the Week - The Gabrieli Consort

    • Benjamin Britten

      A Hymn to the Virgin

      Performers: Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (conductor)

      • DG 477 6605.

  • Aaron Copland

    Clarinet Concerto

    Performers: Martin Frost (clarinet), Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (conductor)

    • BIS CD 893.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle in A minor 'Fur Elise' WoO59

    Performers: Alfred Brendel (piano)

    • PHILIPS 4122272.

  • 10am: Artists of the Week - The Gabrieli Consort

    • George Frideric Handel

      Theodora: "The raptur'd soul" & "Descend, Kind Pity"

      Performers: Robin Blaze聽(countertenor), Paul Agnew聽(tenor), Gabrieli Consort & Players , Paul McCreesh (conductor)

      • ARCHIV 469 0612.

  • Anon.

    Bilijana (Macedonia)

    Performers: Hesperion XXI [N. Nedyalkov (kaval), P. Peev (gadulka), V. Dimchev (tambura), P. Estevan (percussion)], Jordi Savall (director)

    • ALIA VOX AVSA9898.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelles Op.126 No.6

    Performers: Steven Osborne (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA 67879.

  • 10.30: Anna Watkins' Choices

    • Antonio Vivaldi

      Concerto No.2 in G minor, RV 315 'L'inverno'

      Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violin), English Chamber Orchestra

      • EMI 556253.

  • Gerald Finzi

    My Spirit Sang all Day

    Performers: The Graduate Choir of New Zealand

    • ATOLL RECORDS 2005.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Toccata Marziale

    Performers: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish (director)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 9697.

  • 11am: Sarah's Essential Choice

    • Joseph Haydn

      Symphony No. 26 'Lamentatione'

      Performers: English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (conductor)

      • ARCHIV 427 6622.

  • John Sheppard

    In pace in idipsum

    Performers: Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (conductor)

    • DG 4776605.

  • 11.18am

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor'

      Performers: Murray Perahia (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

      • CBS MK 42330.

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