Tuesday - Sarah Walker: Sound of Cinema
With Sarah Walker. CD of the Week: French Wind Band Classicsl; Artist of the Week: Janet Baker; Sound of Cinema with Neil Brand: Prokofiev: Battle on the Ice (Alexander Nevsky).
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: French Wind Band Classics - RNCM Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish, CHANDOS; and at 9.30 our daily brainteaser.
10am
Artist of the Week: Janet Baker, who celebrates her 80th birthday this year.
10.30am
Sarah's guest this week is the stage and screen actor, Tim Pigott-Smith. After a long career in smaller roles, Tim got his big break with the leading role of Ronald Merrick in the 1984 television serial The Jewel in the Crown. His distinctive voice has made him a popular narrator, and he provided the commentary for a series on the British Royal Family, entitled Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work. His film career has included The Gangs of New York, Alexander, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, V for Vendetta and the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Tim is a regular stage actor in Shakespearean and Greek roles, and in 2011 he took the title role in King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. He is also a noted radio actor, appearing in many productions on 91热爆 Radio 4.
11am
Sound of Cinema with Neil Brand, who introduces his personal choice of Music that made the Movies:
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky - Battle on the Ice.
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John Addison
Carlton-Browne of the FO: March
Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos.
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Eug猫ne Bozza
Children's Overture
Orchestra: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Timothy Reynish.- Chandos.
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Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants [ Children's games ]
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.- EMI.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in A minor for treble recorder, oboe, violin and continuo, TWV 43:a3
Performer: The Chandos Baroque Players. Ensemble: The Chandos Baroque Players.- Helios.
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BT - Who's Singing?
Singer: anon. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in D major, K.29
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Gary Cooper.- Channel Classics.
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Henri Duparc
Phidyle
Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.- EMI.
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Zelenka
Hipocondrie
Performer: Camerata Bern.- ARCHIV.
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Gustav Mahler
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- EMI.
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Robert Schumann
3 Fantasy Pieces, Op 73
Performer: Jacqueline Du Pre (cello). Performer: Gerald Moore (piano).- HMV.
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Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅
Una limosna por el amor de Dios
Performer: Craig Ogden.- Chandos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne
Performer: Yehudi Menuhin.- EMI.
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Sergey Prokofiev
The Battle on the Ice (Alexander Nevsky)
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.- RCA.
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Beethoven
Triple Concerto in C, Op 56
Performer: David Oistrakh (violin). Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (cello). Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (piano). Performer: Berlin Philhharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Herbert Von Karajan (conductor).- EMI.
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