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Thursday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Violin Romances; Musical challenge; Guest: Fleur Adcock; Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Debussy's Etudes.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... Violin Romances'. Rob plays some of these beguiling pieces ranging from the song-like second Romance by Beethoven to a sultry Spanish showpiece by Sarasate and the lyrical outpouring of Dvorak's Romance in F minor.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge. Listen to the music and identify the two people associated with it.

10am
Rob's guest this week is the poet Fleur Adcock. Fleur was born in New Zealand but spent much of her childhood - and the second world war - in the UK, settling permanently here in 1963. Across a 50-year career she has produced numerous collections of poetry addressing identity, ancestry, relationship and insects. She has held academic positions as well as attracting significant awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Fleur will be discussing her career and sharing a selection of her favourite classical music with Rob every day at 10am.

10.30am
Vintage Proms 1915 - music inspired by a Prom from 100 years ago.
During the 91热爆 Proms 2015 Rob takes a look at the Proms season from a century ago and plays music that reflects a time when concert programmes were quite different from those of today. This week Rob showcases highlights including Alexander Campbell Mackenzie's Scottish Concerto, a wind serenade by Mozart, and pieces from France and Russia that reflect Britain's international links during the war.

11am
This week Rob features recordings by pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who will appear this Friday at the 91热爆 Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Rob introduces some of her renowned interpretations of Mozart, including the Sonata No. 15 in F and the Piano Concerto in C K467 from the complete series of Mozart concertos that Uchida is currently recording with the Cleveland Orchestra. There'll also be a complete performance of Schumann's Davidsb眉ndlert盲nze, Chopin's 3rd Sonata and Debussy's dazzling Etudes.

Debussy
Etudes
Mitsuko Uchida (piano).

3 hours

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Jager auf der Lauer (Waldszenen Op.82 No.2)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • DECCA.
  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE...VIOLIN ROMANCES

    • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

      Romance in F minor Op.11

      Performer: Josef Suk. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel An膷erl.
      • FIDELIO.
  • Gordon Jacob

    Sonatina for recorder and harpsichord

    Performer: Michala Petri. Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • OUR.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo from Octet Op.20 (arranged for orchestra)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.
  • Muzio Clementi

    Piano Sonata in F major, Op.1 No.4

    Performer: Howard Shelley.
    • HYPERION.
  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer鈥檚 Apprentice

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: James Levine.
    • DG.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude (Partita for Solo Violin No.3 in E major)

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova.
    • HYPERION.
  • FLEUR ADCOCK'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Carl Orff

      O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)

      Choir: Berlin Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
      • DG.
  • FLEUR ADCOCK'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Benjamin Britten

      Serenade for tenor, horn & strings: Prologue; Pastoral; Nocturne; Elegy

      Singer: Peter Pears. Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
      • DECCA.
  • Carl Nielsen

    鈥楯umping Jack鈥 (Humoresque-Bagatelle, Op.11 No.4)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe.
    • HYPERION.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in E flat for wind octet, K.375

    Orchestra: Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Alexander Schneider.
    • ASV.
  • Fernande Decruck

    Ile des Java (Dances autour du monde)

    Performer: Michael Duke. Performer: David Howie.
    • SAXOPHONE CLASSICS.
  • PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: MITSUKO UCHIDA

    • Claude Debussy

      12 Etudes

      Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
      • PHILIPS.
  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Ouverture

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Soci茅t茅 des Concerts du Conservatoire. Conductor: Georges Tzipine.
    • EMI.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Die stille Stadt, Op.50 No.5

    Singer: Tom Krause. Performer: Irwin Gage.
    • DECCA.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Rosenlied Op.50 No.6

    Singer: Elisabeth S枚derst枚m (Sop) Vlad Ashkenazy (Pno). Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.

By Association

Answer: Ysaye and Bach

The music played:

Ysaye
Sonata No.2 in A minor for solo violin: Obsession 鈥楶relude鈥
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
HYPERION

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  • Thu 3 Sep 2015 09:00

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