Monday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Bonneville
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Concerti Grossi; Nielsen: Symphony No 3; Artist of the Week: conductor Stephen Layton, featured in Bruckner's Mass in E minor.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... concerti grossi'. Sarah explores this characteristic sound world of the baroque period, showcasing works by composers such as Handel and Corelli (the first person to actually publish a work called 'concerto grosso') and looking at the influence of the form on 20th century composers including Vaughan Williams.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge - listen to the clues and see if you know the mystery person
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the stage and screen actor Hugh Bonneville. Hugh is a familiar face to television audiences having taken leading roles in the award-winning Downton Abbey and the comedy series Twenty Twelve and W1A, as well as enjoying success on the big screen with recent films including Paddington and The Monuments Men. Hugh will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music with Sarah every day at 10am.
10.30am
Sarah features the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD review
Nielsen
Symphony No.3 'Sinfonia Espansiva'
11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the conductor Stephen Layton. Layton is regarded as one of world's finest interpreters of choral music and has won accolades for his direction of choirs including Polyphony, the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Holst Singers. Layton is also a champion of new music and throughout the week Sarah features his recordings of works by composers ranging from Bruckner and Handel to MacMillan and P盲rt.
Bruckner
Mass in E minor
Polyphony
Britten Sinfonia
Stephen Layton (conductor).
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Carl Nielsen
Aladdin: Oriental Festive March
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.- DECCA.
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5 Reasons To Love: Concerti grossi
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 1
Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- ARCHIV.
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Artist Of The Week: Stephen Layton
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Edvard Grieg
Andante con moto
Performer: Lars Bjornkjaer. Performer: Andreas Brantelid. Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.- BIS.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante d茅funte
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- BIS.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pezzo Capriccioso, Op.62
Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ari Rasilainen.- RCA.
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Jean Fran莽aix
Theme and variations
Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: Bradley Moore.- SIGNUM.
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Bernard Herrmann
North by Northwest (main title)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.- DECCA.
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Hugh Bonneville: Choice 1
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Giacomo Puccini
O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Pritchard.- CBS MASTERWORKS.
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Hugh Bonneville: Choice 2
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere
Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral. Conductor: John Scott.- HYPERION.
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Building A Library Recommendation
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Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 鈥楨spansiva鈥� Op. 27
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- BIS.
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Artist Of The Week: Stephen Layton
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Anton Bruckner
Mass in E minor
Choir: Polyphony. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Benjamin Britten
Five Flower Songs
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Mystery Person
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