Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Paul Morley
With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love the Cello; Musical Challenge; Artist of the Week: Marc Minkowski; Rob's Essential Choice: Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reason to Love...the cello.' Rob showcases works for the cello by Pergolesi, Debussy, Bach, Schumann and Boccherini and shares recordings by celebrated performers including Janos Starker, Emanuel Feuermann and Mischa Maisky as he explores just what it is that makes the cello so special.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.
10am
Rob's guest this week, sharing his favourite classical music every day at 10am, is music journalist Paul Morley. Paul first made a name for himself working for the music magazine, New Musical Express. He co-founded the record label Zang Tumb Tuum, was a founder member of the group Art of Noise and was instrumental in the success of the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Though known primarily for his work as a rock 'n' roll journalist, Paul has also documented his conversion to classical music. He has published several books about music, including a work about the history of pop, has written for numerous publications including The Guardian, The Observer and The Sunday Telegraph and has also worked as a TV broadcaster, presenting 91热爆 Two's The Late Show and featuring as a regular panellist on The Review Show.
10.30am
This week's featured artist is the French conductor Marc Minkowski. Though he is best known as a champion of French Baroque and Classical repertoires, Minkowski is also renowned for his interpretations of later masterpieces with leading European orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Dresden Staatskapelle.
11am
This week's Essential Choices are all works written in honour of St. Cecilia.
Handel
Ode for St Cecilia's Day
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Ed Lyon (tenor)
Ludus Baroque
Richard Neville-Towle.
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Antonio Salieri
La scuola de鈥� gelosi: Sinfonia
Orchestra: l鈥檃rte del mondo. Conductor: Werner Ehrhardt.- Onyx.
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5 reasons to love... the cello
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Adagio in A minor
Performer: Franz Rupp. Music Arranger: Siloti-Casals. Performer: Emanuel Feuermann.- CELLO CLASSICS.
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Dieterich Buxtehude
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
Performer: Ton Koopman.- Novalis.
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.- DG.
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Mapping the Music
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Music Arranger: Leopold Godowsky. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- Decca.
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artist of the week: marc minkowski
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Jean鈥怞oseph de Mondonville
Sonata in G minor Op.3`1
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Archiv.
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Buenas Nuevas de Algeria
Performer: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Mendelssohn
Songs without Words in E minor, op.102 no.1
Performer: Maria Grinberg. -
Paul Morley's choice no. 1
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Frank Bridge
Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor
Performer: Brian Hawkins. Ensemble: Tunnell Trio.- Lyrita.
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Paul Morley's choice no. 2
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Britten
Serenade
Singer: Mark Padmore. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Performer: Stephen Bell. Director: Jacqueline Shave.
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Grieg
Solveig鈥檚 Song, from Peer Gynt
Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vaclav Neumann. -
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No.5, D485
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Naive.
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Handel
Ode for St Cecilia's Day
Singer: Mary Bevan. Singer: Ed Lyon. Ensemble: Ludus Baroque. Conductor: Richard Neville-Towle.
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Bach
Cello Suite no.1 in G, BWV 1007; Prelude
Performer: Pierre Fournier.
Musical Challenge - Mapping the Music
The answer: Algeria
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The music played:
Rossini
L鈥檌taliana in Algeri 听听听听听听听
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
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