Wednesday - Rob Cowan with John Hegley
With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Tone Poems; musical challenge; Artists of the Week: the Beaux Arts Trio; Rob's Essential Choice: Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...tone poems'. Throughout the week Rob showcases composers who use their music to illustrate or evoke a poem, story or landscape, from Liadov's Russian fairytale piece Kikimora to a trip through the wide open spaces of the Fen landscape with Vaughan Williams' In the Fen Country to the battle conjured up by Biber in his Battalia.
9.30am
Take part in today's challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery music-related place.
10am
Performance poet, musician and songwriter John Hegley shares his favourite classical music with Rob. One of the country's most popular contemporary poets, John is well known for his books including New and Selected Potatoes, My dog is a carrot and Peace, Love & Potatoes.
10.30am
Rob's artists of the week are the Beaux Arts Trio. One of the finest piano trios of all time, the Beaux Arts Trio played together for over 50 years and received critical and popular acclaim for their highly vital and refined performances. Throughout the week Rob dips into their rich recorded legacy, exploring their interpretations of works by composers including Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Beethoven, Smetana and Faur茅.
11am
After last week's exploration of the music from great Romantic ballets, Rob goes back to an earlier era with his Essential Choices for the week as he showcases Baroque ballet scores.
Lully
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor).
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Carl Heinrich Biber
Battaglia in D major
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.- DAS ALTE WORK/TELDEC.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Two Nocturnes Op.62 鈥� No.1 in B major
Performer: Pascal Amoyel.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Emmerich K谩lm谩n
The Gypsy Princess Waltz
Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.- MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella 鈥� Dance of the Courtiers & Court Dance
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia No.11 in G minor BWV797
Performer: Claire鈥怣arie Le Guay.- MIRARE.
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Jules Massenet
Tha茂s - Meditation
Performer: Steven Staryk. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jean Martinon.- RCA.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Roland (Chaconne et Choeur)
Director: Christophe Rousset. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques.- AMBROSIE.
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Barclay James Harvest
Mocking Bird
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Stephen Montague
Dark Sun (Live For The 91热爆 August 1945)
Conductor: Grant Llewellyn. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. -
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Gabriel Faur茅
Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.- PHILIPS.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Le bourgeois gentilhomme (selection)
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Reinhold Moritzevich Gli猫re
Symphony No.1 Op.8
Conductor: Edward Downes. Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic.- Chandos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Benedictus qui venit
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Singer: Kathleen Battle.- DG.
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