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Monday - Sarah Walker with Michel Roux Jr

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Grieg Lyric Pieces; Musical challenge: Mapping the Music; Artists of the Week: Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI; Verdi: Macbeth.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... Grieg lyric pieces'. Throughout the week Sarah offers a selection of piano pieces from Edvard Grieg's 10-book collection of 'Lyric Pieces' - examples of the short, characterful pieces which were very much in fashion during the late 19th century, especially in Scandinavia where Grieg was regarded as the master of the genre.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.

10am
Sarah's guest this week is the world-renowned chef and presenter Michel Roux Jr. Michel will be sharing his passion for classical music with Sarah every day at 10am.

10.30am
This week Sarah explores Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music as seen through the eyes of Jordi Savall and his band Hesperion XX - XXI. Their spirited and enchanting performances of music by unfamiliar composers have cast new light on pieces which would otherwise have been lost to us. Sarah discovers anew the joy of hearing Jordi Savall's work.

11am
The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review

Verdi
Macbeth.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Arietta (Lyric Piece: Op.12 No.1)

    Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.
    • DG.
  • Giuseppe Torelli

    Trumpet Concerto in D

    Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Director: Alison Balsom.
    • EMI.
  • 5 reasons to love... Grieg lyric pieces

    • Edvard Grieg

      Lyric Pieces: Butterfly, Norwegian Dance, & March of the Dwarfs

      Performer: H氓kon Austb酶.
      • Brilliant Classics.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • DG.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, K.498 'Kegelstatt Trio'

    Performer: Pascal Moragu猫s. Performer: Frank Braley. Performer: Vladimir Mendelssohn.
    • PRAGA DIGITALS.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly)

    Singer: Mirella Freni. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • DG.
  • Michel Roux's Choice

    • Antonio Vivaldi

      Four Seasons: Winter

      Performer: Francesca Vicari. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini. Ensemble: Concerto Italiano.
      • NAIVE.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in B minor, Op 32 no.10

    Performer: Howard Shelley.
    • Hyperion.
  • Artist of the week: Jordi Savall

    • Traditional Afghan

      Laila Djan

      Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Singer: Montserrat Figueras. Ensemble: Ensemble Kaboul. Director: Jordi Savall.
      • Alia Vox.
    • Anonymous

      Marceta No'm Faces Plorar

      Singer: Montserrat Figueras. Singer: Arianna Savall. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
      • ALIA VOX.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in D major, Op.6 No.5

    Orchestra: Combattimento. Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend.
    • Challenge Classics.
  • Essential Choice

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      Macbeth, Act Four conclusion

      Conductor: Riccardo Muti. Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
      • EMI CLASSICS.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite No.3 in C minor, BWV1011

    Performer: Antoine Tamestit.
    • NAIVE.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Burlesca, P59

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • CHANDOS.

Mapping the Music

The answer: Japan


The music played:

Puccini
The Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Guiseppe Sinopoli (conductor)聽
DG

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