Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Oliver James
With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Bach Transcriptions; Proms Artist of the Week: The Tallis Scholars; Rob's Essential Choice: Schumann: Piano Concerto.
Rob Cowan's guest this week is the clinical and occupational psychologist, Oliver James. Also, at 9:30, our daily brainteaser: Odd One Out
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Bach Transcriptions featuring Alexis Weissenberg and Bruno Leonardo Gelber. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.
10am
Proms Artist of the Week: the Tallis Scholars
10:30
Rob's guest this week is the clinical and occupational psychologist, Oliver James, who also works as a writer, journalist, broadcaster and television documentary producer and presenter. His work includes various studies of modern-day living (the books Affluenza, Office Politics and Britain on the Couch - which was also a successful documentary series for Channel 4). He has written best-selling guides to parenting, and also on how to develop emotional health, and an approach to dementia (Contented Dementia).
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Schumann
Piano Concerto
Murray Perahia (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor).
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Music Played
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Allegretto in F sharp
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- EMI.
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Hugo Alfv茅n
Swedish Rhapsody No.1 'Midsummer Vigil'
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- RCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV543
Performer: Alexis Weissenberg. Music Arranger: Franz Liszt.- EMI.
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Amilcare Ponchielli
Paolo e Virginia
Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica.- MDG.
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Anon.
Today's Brainteaser: Odd One Out
Orchestra: Anon.. -
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Thomas Tallis
If ye love me
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Thomas Tallis
A new commandment
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Richard Wagner
Tannhauser: Overture
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DECCA.
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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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John Sheppard
Western Wind Mass
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Philips.
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Georges Auric
Ouverture
Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- MERCURY.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto
Performer: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in B flat, K.454
Performer: Henryk Szeryng. Performer: Ingrid Haebler.- NEWTON CLASSICS.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Juliet, the Young Girl (Romeo and Juliet)
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Efrem Kurtz.- EMI.
Today's Brainteaser Answer - Puzzle: Odd One Out
Hamish McCunn was the odd one out, since he was born in Scotland; Mendelssohn and Chopin visited Scotland (Mendelssohn in 1829, Chopin in 1846).
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The music played:
Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream
London Symphony Orchestra
Peter Maag (conductor)
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Chopin
Waltz no 11 in G flat op 70 no 1
Artur Rubinstein (piano)
RCA RD89564听听
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McCunn
Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
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