Monday - Sarah Walker with Mark Damazer
With Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: Weber Overtures; Brainteaser: Transports of Delight; Artist of the Week: The Nash Ensemble; Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin.
with Sarah Walker and her guest, Master of St Peter's College, Oxford, Mark Damazer.
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Weber: Overtures - Berlin Philharmonic, Karajan, DG. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.
10am
Artist of the Week: Nash Ensemble
10.30am
In the week marking the 800th anniversary of the formal creation of the role of Chancellor of Oxford University, Sarah's guest is Mark Damazer CBE, Master of St Peter's College, Oxford, and former controller of 91热爆 Radio 4 and Radio 7.
Previous to these posts, Mark had an extensive career in news and current affairs journalism working at ITN and at the 91热爆 - in the World Service and on news programme such as Newsnight and the Nine O'Clock News. Later he was responsible for the 91热爆's news and current affairs journalism from Westminster, including Question Time, and Yesterday in Parliament, becoming Deputy Director of 91热爆 News in 2001. He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting.
Mark is a Board Member of the V&A, and of the Centre of Contemporary British History. He currently writes columns for The London Evening Standard and The Guardian.
Mark suffers the misfortunes of Tottenham Hotspur and enjoys opera, gardening and Italian painting.
11am
Rameau
Pi猫ces de Clavecin
The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Marriage of Figaro: "Hai gai vinta la causa... Vedro metr'io sospiro" (Act III)
Singer: Thomas S. Allen. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Decca.
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Transports of Delight
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Adagio from Symphony No.9 鈥楩rom the New World鈥�
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k.- DG.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22
Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Rafael Kubelik: Rare Recordings 1963 - 1974.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 9-13.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Elegie
Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Performer: C茅cile Licad.- HYPERION.
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Hamish MacCunn
Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Gibson.- Chandos.
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Michael Haydn
Symphony in C major, P.31
Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Hans鈥怭eter Frank.- BIS.
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Anthony Holborne
The Honie-suckle Almaine
Ensemble: Fretwork.- Music for Viols.
- Virgin.
- 13.
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Richard Strauss
Befreit, Op.39 No.4
Singer: Felicity Lott. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- CHANDOS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- ASV.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Pieces de Clavecin, 1728: Fanfarinette; La triomphante; Gavotte et doubles
Performer: Christophe Rousset.- L'Oiseau-Lyre.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Allegro finale (Sonata in F major, TWV 43: F 1)
Ensemble: Musica Alta Ripa.- MDG.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.- DG.
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William Walton
Scapino Comedy Overture
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- EMI.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Euryanthe (Overture)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DG.
Today's Brainteaser Answer - Transports of Delight
The Spitfire aeroplane.
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The music played:
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Walton
'Spitfire' Prelude and Fugue
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves (conductor)
EMI CDM 763369-2
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