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Monday - Rob Cowan with Monica Galetti

With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Folk Dances; Artist of the Week: Hilliard Ensemble; Rob's Essential Choice: Bruckner: Symphony No 7.

Discover definitive recordings of the greatest classical music with your trusted guide, Rob Cowan. His guest is the chef Monica Galetti.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... folk dances'. Throughout the week Rob enjoys works based on folk themes by Arnold, Grieg, Bartok and Bruch.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the story and tell us what happens next.

10am
Rob's guest this week is the chef Monica Galetti. Well known for her role as a judge on the cooking show MasterChef: The Professionals, Monica is the Senior Sous Chef at top London restaurant Le Gavroche. Monica will be sharing her favourite classical music every day at 10am.

10.30am
This week Rob features recordings by the vocal quartet The Hilliard Ensemble. Regarded as one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, The Hilliards have established a formidable reputation both for their interpretations of early music and for their premieres of works by living composers. As they celebrate their 40th anniversary and prepare for their final performance, Rob showcases favourite recordings chosen especially by the members of the ensemble.

11am
Today's Essential Choice is taken from the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.

Bruckner - Symphony No.7.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Artists of the Week: The Hilliard Ensemble

    • Orlande de Lassus

      Matona, mia cara

      Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
      • VIRGIN.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Symphony in A major

    Orchestra: L鈥橭rfeo Barockorchester. Orchestra: L鈥橭rfeo Barockorchester. Director: Michi Gaigg.
    • CPO.
  • 5 Reasons to love... Folk Dances

    • B茅la Bart贸k

      Romanian Folk Dance No. 1 (from Two Romanian Dances, BB 56, Sz. 43)

      Performer: Gy枚rgy S谩ndor.
      • SONY.
  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Carmen Fantasy

    Orchestra: Southwest German Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Rolf Reinhardt. Performer: Aaron Rosand.
    • VOX ALLEGRETTO.
  • Artists of the Week: The Hilliard Ensemble

    • Thomas Tallis

      Gloria (Mass for 4 Voices)

      Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
      • ECM.
  • Arnold Bax

    Rogue鈥檚 Comedy Overture

    Conductor: Vernon Handley. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • LYRITA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musical Offering: Ricercar

    Performer: Marie鈥怌laire Alain.
    • ERATO.
  • Monica Galetti's Choice No. 1

    • William Bolcom & Joan Morris

      Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise

      Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Singer: Jody Applebaum.
      • ALBANY.
  • Monica Galetti's Choice No. 2

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2, 'Moonlight' (3rd mvt)

      Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
      • EMI.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Two Movements from 5 Etudes Tableaux

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
  • Artists of the Week: The Hilliard Ensemble

    • anon

      O salutaris hostia

      Performer: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
      • ECM NEW SERIES.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Pirogov, Op 76a (Waltz)

    Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich.
    • MELODIYA.
  • Artists of the Week: The Hilliard Ensemble

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Komm, Jesu, komm! BWV.229

      Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
      • ECM NEW SERIES.
  • Building a Library Recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review

    • Anton Bruckner

      Symphony No 7 in E major

      Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
      • PHILIPS.
  • Suk

    Little Idylls No.2

    Performer: Margaret Fingerhut.

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