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Monday - Sarah Walker with Jonathan Freedland

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Wind Instruments; Vintage Proms 1915; Artist of the Week: pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, featured in Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... wind instruments'. From the rude sound of the rackett and crumhorn to the acrobatic bassett horn and the sweet tones of a pair of recorders, Sarah showcases several species of early woodwind. Featuring music by Susato, Pleyel, Bach, Rhaw and Mendelssohn.

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

10am
Sarah's guest is the award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Jonathan Freedland. Jonathan started out as a reporter for The Washington Post, and for 91热爆 Radio 4's 'Today' and 'Newsbeat' on 91热爆 Radio 1. He's currently the executive editor of The Guardian's opinion section and writes a weekly column for the paper, as well as for The Jewish Chronicle and The New York Times. Besides his memoir 'Jacob's Gift', he has also penned a best-selling series of thrillers using the pseudonym Sam Bourne, and presents Radio 4's history series 'The Long View'. Jonathan will be discussing his career and sharing a selection of his favourite classical music with Sarah every day at 10am.

10.30am
During the 91热爆 Proms 2015 Sarah and Rob present Vintage Proms 1915, looking at the Proms season from a century ago and playing music that reflects a time when concert programmes were quite different from those of today. This week Sarah features music ranging from the Japanese National Anthem to Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite, and a first performance by Debussy.

11am
This week Sarah features recordings by one of the leading pianists of his generation, Leif Ove Andsnes, who brings his complete Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra to the Proms this week. Sarah features the Norwegian pianist in concertos by Haydn and Grieg, chamber music by Schumann and solo works by Schubert and Janacek; works which capture the pianist's crisp and poetic playing.

Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor).

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Mon 20 Jul 2015 09:00
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Music Played

  • Armas J盲rnefelt

    Praeludium

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.
    • EMI.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op.38 (nos. 8,6,7)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • EMI.

  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE...EARLY WIND INSTRUMENTS

    • Tielman Susato

      Branle quatre branles; Ronde et salterelle; Ronde mon amy

      Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
      • TESTAMENT.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Nocturne in B minor, Op 40

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Chandos.

  • Hans Christian Lumbye

    Copenhagen Steam Railway

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

  • Maurice Ravel

    La parade

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in E major, K 261

    Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: Nederlands Kamerorkest. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Peter Heise

    For Denmark

    Choir: Danish National Vocal Ensemble and Choir. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt.
    • DACAPO.

  • JONATHAN FREEDLAND'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      'Su l'aria' (Le Nozze di Figaro, Act III)

      Singer: Patrizia Ciofi. Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs. Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • JONATHAN FREEDLAND'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Ballade no.1 in G minor Op.23

      Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in B flat RV504 鈥� Allegro mo poco

    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Robert Thompson. Orchestra: London Mozart Players.

  • Edward German

    Welsh Rhapsody

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Gibson.
    • EMI.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Aequali no.1

    Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique. Director: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Tomasso Traetta

    Armida (Overture)

    Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
    • El Maestro - Farinelli.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 20.

  • PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: LEIF OVE ANDSNES

    • Edvard Grieg

      Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16

      Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
      • EMI.

  • William Byrd

    Domine, secundum actum meum for 6 voices

    Ensemble: The Cardinall鈥檚 Musick. Conductor: Andrew Carwood.
    • Byrd: Complete works Vol.4: The Cardinall's Musick/Carwood.
    • ASV.
    • 11.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    String Quartet No.2 in D minor

    Ensemble: Talichovo kvarteto.
    • CALLIOPE.

Mapping the Music

Answer: Denmark (Copenhagen)

The music played:

Lumbye
Copenhagen Steam Railway
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
DG

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  • Mon 20 Jul 2015 09:00
    91热爆 Radio 3

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