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Friday - Sarah Walker with Robert Newman

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the French Flute School; Artist of the Week: pianist Stephen Kovacevich, featured in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor).

9am
This week Sarah presents '5 reasons to love... the French flute school'. A hugely influential figure in the school was Claude-Paul Taffanel, a fine player who also taught at the Paris Conservatoire. Taffanel created huge enthusiasm for the flute in 19th-century Paris and as a result many pieces were written for him and his followers. Throughout the week Sarah showcases some favourite flute works from this time, including music by Fauré, Gaubert, Enescu, Debussy, and Taffanel himself.

9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: trace the classical theme behind a well-known song.

10am
Sarah's guest this week is the comedian Robert Newman. Robert shot to fame in the '90s with the sketch show The Mary Whitehouse Experience and made history when he and his comic partner David Baddiel became the first ever comedians to play and sell out Wembley arena. Billed as a rock star of the comedy world, Robert has also had a successful career as a novelist and journalist, as well as being a political activist. Known for comedy with a social conscience, Robert is currently touring with The Brain Show. He will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music, every day at 10am.

10.30am
Sarah chooses music that reflects highlights from the 2015 91Èȱ¬ Proms season.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Croatian-American pianist Stephen Kovacevich. One of the most respected musicians of his generation, Kovacevich is an acclaimed interpreter of the core classical repertoire and beyond.

Beethoven
Piano Concerto in E flat, Op 73 ('Emperor')
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor).

3 hours

Music Played

  • Alexander Borodin

    Serenata alla Spagnola

    Performer: Borodin Quartet.
    • ONYX.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Béatrice et Bénédict (Overture)

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.
    • SONY.
  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE: THE FRENCH FLUTE SCHOOL

    • Claude Debussy

      Syrinx

      Performer: Juliette Hurel.
      • NAIVE.
  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK: STEPHEN KOVACEVICH

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op.81a, 'Les Adieux'

      Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
      • WARNER.
  • Percy Grainger

    Children's March

    Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Singer: Roberto Garcia. Singer: Martin Quinn. Singer: Glenn Tweedie. Singer: Stephen Svanholm. Singer: Alexander Wall. Conductor: Timothy Reynish. Singer: François Hubert. Singer: Ian Grey. Singer: Simon Baisley.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in D minor, K.90

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Richard Egarr. Performer: Robin Michael.
    • HYPERION.
  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    ·¡²õ±è²¹Ã±²¹

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Paray.
    • MERCURY.
  • ROB NEWMAN'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Langston Curl

      Tight Like This

      Performer: Louis Armstrong. Performer: Fred Robinson. Performer: Jimmy Strong. Performer: Don Redman. Performer: Earl Hines. Performer: Mancy "Peck" Carr. Performer: Zutty Singleton. Music Arranger: Don Redman.
      • CBS.
  • ROB NEWMAN'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Frédéric Chopin

      Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57

      Performer: Maria João Pires.
      • DG.
  • ROB NEWMAN'S CHOICE NO.3

    • Frédéric Chopin

      Nocturne in C sharp minor transc for violin and piano

      Music Arranger: Nathan Milstein. Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Peter Limonov.
      • DECCA.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Britten: The Young Person's Guide etc: LSO/ECO/Britten.
    • Decca.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Scherza infida (Ariodante)

    Singer: Alice Coote. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.
    • HYPERION.
  • Robert Schumann

    Marchenerzahlungen, Op 132

    Performer: Lawrence Power. Performer: Ian Brown. Performer: Richard Hosford. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • HYPERION.
  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK: STEPHEN KOVACEVICH

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op.73, 'Emperor'

      Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
      • PHILIPS.
  • Jonathan Harvey

    Mortuos plango, vivos voco

    Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Péter Eötvös.
    • ERATO.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr, BWV663

    Performer: Ton Koopman (organ).
    • WARNER CLASSICS.

Classical Roots

Answer: Hot Diggity is based on Chabrier’s ·¡²õ±è²¹Ã±²¹
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The music played:

Hoffman/Manning, arr. Reisman
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)Ìý
Perry Como (singer)
Ray Charles Singers
Mitch Ayres’ Orchestra
RCA

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