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Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Martin Shaw

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Youth Orchestras; Musical challenge; Artist of the Week: Benjamin Grosvenor; Sarah's Essential Choice: Liszt: Prometheus.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... youth orchestras'. Especially for the week of Radio 3's Young Artists Day, Sarah explores recordings by top youth orchestras, including the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, with music by Bart贸k, Debussy, Ad猫s and Ginastera.

9.30am
Take part in today's challenge: two pieces of music are played together - can you work out what they are?

10am
Sarah's guest is the veteran actor Martin Shaw. Known for his roles in The Professionals, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently, Martin will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music with Sarah.

10.30am
To mark Radio 3's Young Artists Day earlier this week, Sarah is featuring the pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. At just 22 years old, Grosvenor is a Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the youngest artist ever to sign to Decca Records and was the youngest soloist to perform at the first night of the Proms. Throughout the week Sarah showcases Grosvenor's recordings of works by composers including Bach, Ravel, Chopin, Saint-Sa毛ns and Gershwin.

11am Essential Choice
This week Sarah explores depictions of Prometheus.

Liszt
Prometheus - symphonic poem, S99
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor).

3 hours

Music Played

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Fireworks, op.4

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • BMG.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 1 in G minor

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Peter Nagy.
    • DECCA.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 6 in B flat major

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Peter Nagy.
    • DECCA.
  • 5 Reasons To Love: Youth Orchestras

    • B茅la Bart贸k

      Four Orchestral Pieces, Op 12; No 1, Preludio

      Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.
      • DG.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, RV 503

    Performer: Sergio Azzolini. Orchestra: L'Aura Soave Cremona.
    • NAIVE.
  • Artist Of The Week: Benjamin Grosvenor

    • Enrique Granados

      7 Valses Po茅ticos

      Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
      • DECCA.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Trio in D, Op 47 No 5

    Ensemble: La Real C谩mara.
    • GLOSSA GCD.
    • 920313.
  • MARTIN SHAW'S CHOICE NO. 1

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Piano Concerto No.2 - Moderato

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter. Conductor: Stanis艂aw Wis艂ocki. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
      • DG.
  • MARTIN SHAW'S CHOICE NO. 2

    • Richard Strauss

      Four last songs: Beim Schlafengehen

      Singer: Leontyne Price. Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf.
      • RCA.
  • John Dowland

    Lady Hunsdon's Puffe; Orlando Sleepeth

    Performer: Nigel North.
    • Naxos.
  • Artist Of The Week: BENJAMIN GROSVENOR

    • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

      Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor Op.22

      Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.
      • DECCA.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony a 4 in G minor, Z730

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 1951327.
  • Essential Choice

    • Franz Liszt

      Prometheus

      Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.
      • DG.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in D Minor K.421

    Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
    • TELDEC.
    • 4509-95495-2.

Imperfect Harmony

Puccini
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babino caro
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano (conductor)
EMI


Berlioz
Harold in Italy: Serenade
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal (conductor)
DENON

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