Wednesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: The Trio Sonata in 18th-Century Italy - London Baroque; Proms Artist Recommends; satirist and actor John Bird.
with Sarah Walker
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: 'The Trio Sonata in 18th-Century Italy' - London Baroque, BIS-2015; and at 9.30 our daily brainteaser.
10am
'Proms Artist Recommends'. A chance to hear a work recommended by an artist appearing in tonight's Prom.
10.30am
Sarah's guest this week is the satirist, actor and comedian, John Bird. He is best known for his contributions in Bremner, Bird and Fortune, an award-winning political comedy show on Channel 4. It included a series of sketches called The Long Johns, featuring Bird and John Fortune, who met as students at King's College, Cambridge. Bird also appeared in That Was the Week That Was (a title which he coined) in the 1960s, as well as The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. Other television appearances include Yes Prime Minister and Jonathan Creek.
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Discover the latest three musical recommendations from today's Proms artist.
Music Played
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Les Indes Galantes, Suite de Ballet: Tambourins I & II
Performers: Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)
- AMBROISIE AM 152.
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Bridge
Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance), H155
Performers: 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN 10729(6) X.
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9.07: Sarah's Essential CD of the Week
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Giuseppe Tartini
Suonata a tre in D minor
Performers: London Baroque
- BIS 2015.
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Gioachino Rossini
Overture to Semiramide
Performers: Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
- EMI 7 69042 2.
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9.30am
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Today's Brainteaser
Openings
Performers: The answer will appear at the bottom of this page at 12pm.
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Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4, Op. 102: Scherzo
Performers: Clifford Curzon (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)
- DECCA 478 4389.
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Franz Schubert
Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703
Performers: Borodin Quartet
- ONYX 4002.
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George Gershwin
3 Preludes
Performers: Frank Braley (piano)
- HARMONIA MUNDI HMG 501883.
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10.00: Proms Artists Recommend
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Concerto for piano and orchestra no.1 in E minor, op.11 - 1st mvt
Performers: Rafal Blechacz (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow (conductor)
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8088.
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Hector Berlioz
La spectre de la rose, from Les nuits d'ete
Performers: Janet Baker (mezzo soprano), City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor)
- EMI 9 03771 2.
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10.30: John Bird's Choices
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Gigue
Performers: Isabelle Faust (violin)
- HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 902059.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Performers: Vienna Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel (conductor)
- DECCA 417 789-2.
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George Frideric Handel
Overture to Atalanta
Performers: Alison Balsom (natural trumpet), The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (conductor)
- EMI 4 40329 2.
Broadcast
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