Thursday - Sarah Walker with Niamh Cusack
With Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: Rachmaninov - Preludes, Op 23; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op 3; Artists of the Week: Takacs Quartet; Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20.
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Rachmaninov - Preludes Op. 23 & Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3, Howard Shelley, HYPERION CDA66081. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30. Today - Who/What/Where am I?
10am
Artists of the Week: Tak谩cs Quartet.
10.30am
Sarah's guest this week is the actress Niamh Cusack. Niamh originally trained as a professional flautist, performing with the RT脡 National Symphony Orchestra and Concert Orchestra, before pursuing a career in acting. She has played several roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Desdemona in a production of Othello with Ben Kingsley, and opposite Sean Bean in the 1986 production of Romeo and Juliet. She came to the wider public's attention as Dr. Kate Rowan in the popular television drama series Heartbeat. On stage, she appeared in Victoria Benedictsson's The Enchantment at the Royal National Theatre, Andersen's English by Sebastian Barry, and Cause C茅l猫bre by Terence Rattigan at the Old Vic. More recently, at the Royal National Theatre, she played the role of Siobhan in the stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's book The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time, which won a record seven Olivier Awards in 2013.
11am
Strauss
Don Juan, Op. 20
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DG.
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Music Played
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Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto
Performer: Philip Fowke. Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Proinns铆as 脫 Duinn.- Naxos.
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Richard Strauss
Don Juan, Op. 20
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DG.
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Claude Debussy
Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- VIRGIN CLASSICS.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B major, Op 72 No 1
Music Arranger: Patrick Clements. Ensemble: Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.- COE RECORDS.
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Edward Elgar
Cockaigne (In London town) - overture (Op.40)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Decca.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Sonata for flute and piano
Performer: James Galway. Performer: Martha Argerich.- RCA.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Tribulationem et dolorem
Choir: Oxford Camerata. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.- NAXOS.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G major, Op. 77 No. 1
Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Decca.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
January; February (The Year)
Performer: Lauma Skride.- Sony.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio in B flat major, K.411
Performer: Eric Hoeprich. Performer: Guy Van Waas. Performer: Carlos Riera. Performer: Alf Horberg. Performer: Lisa Klevit-Ziegler.- Philips.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Elegie in E flat minor, Op.3 no.1
Performer: Howard Shelley.- Hyperion.
Today's Brainteaser Answer - What am I?
Broadcast
- Thu 30 Jan 2014 09:0091热爆 Radio 3