Thursday - 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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Purcell, arr. Berio
The Modification and Instrumentation of a Famous Hornpipe as a merry and altogether sincer
Performers: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
- DECCA 476 2830.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
My 91热爆: Overture, Op. 62
Performers: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
- DG 469 366-2.
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9.11: Sarah's Essential CD of the Week
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Pietro Locatelli
Sonata in D, Op. 8 No. 8
Performers: London Baroque
- BIS 2015.
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Arensky
Concert Valse
Performers: Sergei Nakaryakov (trumpet), Alexander Markovich (piano)
- TELDEC 2564 67209-4.
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9.30am
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Today's Brainteaser
Where am I?
Performers: The answer will appear at the bottom of this page at 12pm.
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Albrechtsberger
Fugue in C for strings
Performers: Camerata Bern, Thomas F眉ri (conductor)
- ARCHIV 477 9990.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Sonatina for piano, four hands
Performers: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Irina Kataeva (piano)
- SONY SK 62307.
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Girolamo Frescobaldi
Canzona prima a 4, 'Sopra Rugier'; Canzona Quinta a 4
Performers: Les Basses R茅unies, Bruno Cocset (conductor)
- ALPHA 053.
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Gustav Mahler
'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen' (Ruckert-Lieder)
Performers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Berlin Philharmonic, Karl Bohm (conductor)
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 9375.
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10.30: Proms Artists Recommend
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Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe, op.39
Performers: Barbara Bonney (soprano), Antonio Pappano (piano)
- DECCA 470 289-2.
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King Henry VIII of England
Consort VIII
Performers: Andrew Lawrence-King (Gothic harp)
- OBSIDIAN CD705.
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10.30: John Bird's Choices
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Robert Schumann
5 St眉cke im Volkston: No. 1 Mit Humor
Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- DECCA 417 833-2.
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Berio
Sinfonia: Section 3
Performers: Swingle Singers, New York Philharmonic, Luciano Berio (conductor)
- SONY 49992.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E, BWV 854, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk1
Performers: Peter Hill (piano)
- DELPHIAN DCD34126.
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