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Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Bill Oddie

With Sarah Walker. Essential CD of the Week: Bach - Mihaela Ursuleasa and Romanian Rhapsody; Artist of the Week: Antal Dorati; guest Bill Oddie; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Bach - Mihaela Ursuleasa - Romanian Rhapsody BERLIN CLASSICS 16642BC. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.

10am
Artist of the Week: Antal Dorati.

10.30am
This week marks the 125th anniversary of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), and Rob's guest is the wildlife presenter, writer, musician and conservationist, Bill Oddie. Bill became famous as one of The Goodies, having previously written scripts for TV's That Was The Week That Was while a student at Cambridge. He was also a key member of the 91热爆 radio series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, where many of his musical compositions were featured. Since the 1990s, he has become better known as a presenter of 91热爆 wildlife programmes.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice:
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE.

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Music Played

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    La Fileuse (Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80)

    Performer: Gil Shaham. Performer: Akira Eguchi.
    • Vanguard Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture: King Stephen

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Otto Klemperer.
    • EMI.

  • George Enescu

    Romanian Rhapsody no 1 op 11

    Performer: Mihaela Ursuleasa.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue in D major

    Ensemble: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Archiv.

  • Madeleine Dring

    Trio for flute, oboe and piano

    Performer: Nancy Ruffer. Performer: John Anderson. Performer: Helen Crayford.
    • Dutton.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Prague Waltzes

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Decca.

  • Claude Debussy

    Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir (Preludes book 1 no 4)

    Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
    • DG.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no 48 in C major 'Maria Theresia'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Decca.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    German Dance WoO 8 no 12

    Performer: Swedish Chamber Orchestra Orebro.
    • SIMAX.

  • William Henry Monk

    Abide with me

    Choir: London Community Gospel Choir.
    • BMG.

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
    • Philips.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Visions Fugitives no 14 'Feroce'

    Performer: Borodin Quartet.
    • TELDEC 4509 94572 2.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Mercury Living Presence.

  • Hensel-Mendelssohn

    March - Prelude and Chorale (The Year)

    Performer: Els Biesemans.
    • Genuin.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite, Op 40

    Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Terje T酶nnesen.
    • BIS.

Today's Brainteaser Answer - Critics' Corner

The composer described was Debussy.

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