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Monday - Sarah Walker with Julia Sawalha

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the flute; Artist of the Week: Sir Charles Grove; Essential Choice: Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op 17.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the flute.' Sarah makes the case for the flute and explores works by composers including Bach, Debussy, Quantz and Liadov.

9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: listen to the music and see if you know the place it is associated with.

10am
Sarah's guest this week is the actress Julia Sawalha. Involved in this week's Comic Relief and well known for her roles in Absolutely Fabulous and Pride and Prejudice, Julia will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music every day at 10am.

10.30am
Sarah's featured artist this week is the conductor Sir Charles Groves, born 100 years ago on 10 March 1915. A traditional conductor with a vast repertoire, Groves was particularly noted for his command of large-scale works. Sarah will be sharing his interpretations of works by composers including Elgar, Delius, Vaughan Williams, Holst and Coates.

11am
Today's Essential Choice is taken from the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.
Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Clara Schumann

    Lorelei

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Singer: Barbara Bonney.
  • 5 Reasons to Love... the flute

    • Georg Philipp Telemann

      12 Fantasias for solo flute: No. 1 in A major

      Performer: Jean鈥怭ierre Rampal.
      • 33CO-1790.
      • DENON.
  • Claude Debussy

    Syrinx

    Performer: Juliette Hurel.
    • NAIVE.
  • Josef Myslivecek

    Symphony no.1 in C

    Ensemble: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
  • Robert Parsons

    Libera me Domine

    Ensemble: Contrapunctus. Director: Owen Rees.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Mikado (Overture)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • WARNER.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Notturno in F major, H II 26

    Performer: Matthias Loibner. Performer: Thierrry Nouat. Ensemble: Ensemble baroque de Limoges. Director: Christophe Coin.
    • LABORIE.
  • Julia Sawalha's Choice No. 1

    • Franz Liszt

      Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella

      Performer: Jorge Bolet.
  • Julia Sawalha's Choice No. 2

    • Pietro Mascagni

      Cavalleria rusticana (Intermezzo)

      Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
      • SONY.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    O Sacrum Convivium

    Performer: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Performer: Andrew Nethsingha.
    • CHANDOS CHAN.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia in G, BWV 571

    Performer: Ton Koopman.
    • WARNER.
  • Artist of the Week: Charles Groves

    • Benjamin Britten

      Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10

      Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Sir Charles Groves.
      • ASV.
  • Essential Choice

    • Clara Schumann

      Piano Trio in G minor, op.17

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.68 in B flat minor

Mapping the Music

The music played:

Sullivan
The Mikado; overture
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
WARNER


The place: the fictional town of Titipu, in Japan

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  • Mon 9 Mar 2015 09:00

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