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Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Jenny Agutter

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the Viola; Musical Challenge; Artists of the Week: the Florestan Trio; Sarah's Essential Choice: Grainger: The Warriors.

With Sarah Walker and her guest Jenny Agutter.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the viola.' Throughout the week Sarah makes the case for the viola, exploring repertoire ranging from Telemann's Viola Concerto in G TWV 51:G9 to Brahms' Geistliche Wiegenlied Op.91 No.2 and Schumann's M盲rchenerz盲hlungen Op.132, performed by violists including Simon Standage, Cecil Aronowitz and Lawrence Power.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.

10am
Sarah's guest this week is Jenny Agutter. An actress of both stage and screen, Jenny is well known for her performance as Roberta in the film adaptation of E. Nesbit's The Railway Children and is currently playing Sister Julienne in the hit television drama Call the Midwife. Jenny will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music every day at 10am.

10.30am
Sarah's featured artists this week are The Florestan Trio: pianist Susan Tomes, violinist Anthony Marwood and cellist Richard Lester. From their formation in 1995 until they disbanded in 2012, the Florestans built a reputation as one of the world's leading piano trios. Sarah delves into their substantial discography, showcasing benchmark performances of works by composers including Faur茅, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Haydn and Beethoven.

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Grainger
The Warriors
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Wilson, Roderick Elms, Wayne Marshall (pianos)
Simon Rattle (conductor).

3 hours

Music Played

  • Percy Grainger

    Country Gardens

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • HYPERION.
  • Henry Litolff

    Concerto Symphonique no.4 Op.102 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • AVIE.
  • 5 reasons to love... the viola

    • Johannes Brahms

      Geistliche Wiegenlied, Op 91 No 2

      Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Cecil Aronowitz. Singer: Janet Baker.
      • EMI.
  • Johann Christian Bach

    Symphony in E flat major for double orchestra, Op 18 No 1

    Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta. Conductor: Manfred Huss.
    • BIS.
  • Michel Corrette

    Les 茅toiles; Feste sauvage

    Performer: Olivier Baumont.
    • TEMPERAMENTS.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op 112

    Choir: Corydon Singers. Orchestra: Corydon Orchestra. Conductor: Matthew Best.
    • HYPERION.
  • artists of the week - the florestan trio

    • Josef Suk

      Elegie, Op.23

      Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.
      • HYPERION.
  • Jenny agutter's choice no. 1

    • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

      String Quartet No 12 'American' (4th mvt)

      Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
      • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Jenny agutter's choice no. 2

    • Maurice Ravel

      Piano Concerto in G major (1st mvt)

      Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
      • DG.
  • artists of the week - the florestan trio

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66

      Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.
      • HYPERION.
  • Essential choice

    • Percy Grainger

      The Warriors

      Performer: Malcolm Wilson. Performer: Roderick Elms. Performer: Wayne Marshall. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
      • EMI.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in A minor, D 804, 'Rosamunde'

    Ensemble: Artemis Quartet.
    • VIRGIN.

Relative Values

The relationship: Father-in-law and son-in-law


The music played:

Suk
Elegy
Florestan Trio
HYPERION

Dvorak
Cello Concerto: 2nd movement
Jacqueline du Pre (cello)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
EMI

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  • Tue 10 Feb 2015 09:00

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