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Wednesday - Rob Cowan

A sequence of great music in classic recordings. Rob Cowan is joined by political cartoonist and novelist Martin Rowson.

9.00am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Le Boeuf Sur le Toit - Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding (conductor), VIRGIN 545482 2; and at 9.30 our daily brainteaser.

10.00am
'Proms Artist Recommends'. Each day an artist performing later today in the 91热爆 Proms recommends three musical works, and on Essential Classics we'll play one of those pieces around 10am. Today's artist is Kathryn Stott, who has chosen Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2.

10.30am
Rob's guest this week is the political cartoonist and novelist Martin Rowson. His work frequently appears in The Guardian and The Independent. He also contributes freelance cartoons to other publications, such as The Daily Mirror and the Morning Star. Martin's books include graphic adaptations of The Waste Land and Tristram Shandy. His first novel Snatches is a comic journey through history, while Stuff is part autobiography, part history of his family and upbringing. In 2008 he published The Dog Allusion: Gods, Pets and How to Be Human. Martin is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a supporter of the British Humanist Association. He has been appointed 'Cartoonist Laureate' of London, and in 2006 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Journalism from the University of Westminster.

11.00am
Rob's Essential Choice

Beethoven: Symphony No 8 in F, Op 93
La Chambre Philharmonique
Emmanuel Krivine (conductor).

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  • Discover the latest three musical recommendations from today's Proms artist.

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: No. 3 Allegro vivace

    Performers: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    • DG 419 608-2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 6 No. 7

    Performers: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

    • CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC 72570.

  • 9.16: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Jules Massenet

      M茅ditation religieuse, from Tha茂s

      Performers: Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding (conductor)

      • VIRGIN 545482 2.

  • Louis Vierne

    Carillon de Westminster

    Performers: Olivier Latry (organ of Notre-Dame, Paris)

    • NA脧VE V 5338.

  • 9.30am

    • Today's Brainteaser

      A Well-known Saying

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

  • Darius Milhaud

    Concerto for percussion and small orchestra, Op. 109

    Performers: James Ross (percussion), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)

    • CSO CD01-2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Variations Concertantes, Op. 17

    Performers: J谩nos Starker (cello), Gy枚rgy Seb艖k (piano)

    • MERCURY 434 358-2.

  • Franz von Supp猫

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Performers: Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (conductor)

    • MERCURY 434 309-2.

  • 10.02: Proms Artists Recommend - Kathryn Stott

    • Maurice Ravel

      Daphnis and Chloe: Suite No. 2

      Performers: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)

      • EMI 9663422.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Allegro de concert in A, op.46

    Performers: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

    • DG 477 8459.

  • 10.30: Martin Rowson's Choices

    • Modest Mussorgsky

      Pictures from an Exhibition: Baba-Yaga; The Great Gate of Kiev

      Performers: Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

      • PHILIPS 454 167-2.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird (conclusion)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Performer: Klaus M盲kel盲.

    Performers: Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (conductor)

    • PHILIPS 446 715-2.

  • Trad.

    Kommt ein Vogel geflogen'

    Performers: Regensburg Cathedral Choir

    • Capriccio 7106 CD 2.

  • 11am: Rob's Essential Choice

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

      Performers: La Chambre Philharmonique, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor)

      • NA脧VE V 5258.

  • 11.24am

    • Johannes Brahms

      Ballade in D, Op. 10 No. 2

      Performers: C茅dric Tiberghien (piano)

      • HARMONIA MUNDI HMG 501943.

  • 11.32am

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29

      Performers: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

      • 91热爆 LEGENDS 91热爆L 4259-2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Ballades Op.10 (no.2 in D major)

    Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Isle of the Dead

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  • Wed 31 Jul 2013 09:00
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