Monday - Rob Cowan with Ian Rankin
With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Tangos; Bartok: Piano Concerto No 2; Manfred Honeck conducts Mahler's Kraftig. Entschieden (Symphony No 3).
9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... tangos'. Rob explores this fiery and sensual dance form, which originated in South America in the late 19th century. Throughout the week Rob shares works that highlight the wit, passion and full-on Latin temperament of the dance, with featured composers including Niels Gade, Albeniz, Stravinsky, and Carlos Gardel, the great tango writer of the 20th century who did so much to popularise the form.
9.30am
Take part in today's music-related challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.
10am
This week's guest is the crime novelist Ian Rankin. Best known as the creator of the Inspector Rebus series, Ian has written books that have been translated into over twenty languages and are bestsellers around the world. His latest novel in the John Rebus series, 'Even Dogs in the Wild', was released this month. Ian will be talking about his writing career and sharing a selection of his favourite classical music, every day at 10am.
10.30am
Rob features the recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.
Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 2
11am
Rob's Artist of the Week is Manfred Honeck, a maestro with the power to make magic with a musical phrase and summon a colossal range of dynamics, and who, for Rob, is one of the greatest conductors alive today. Throughout the week Rob features Honeck together with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in acclaimed recordings of music by the great Romantics, Mahler, Bruckner and Richard Strauss, as well as Verdi and Johann Strauss II.
Mahler
Kr盲ftig. Entschieden (Symphony No.3, 1st movt)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor).
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Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: N茅stor Marconi. Performer: Antonio Agri. Performer: Horacio Malvicino. Performer: Leonardo Marconi. Music Arranger: Jorge Calandrelli. Singer: H茅ctor Console.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Josef Strauss
Die Libelle, Op 204
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Manfred Honeck conducts Strauss.
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5 Reasons to Love...Tangos
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Isaac Alb茅niz
Tango (Espana, No. 2)
Music Arranger: Godowsky. Performer: Jorge Bolet.- DECCA.
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Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto in D major, G479
Performer: Edgar Moreau. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.- ERATO.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No 60 in C major, H XVI 50
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- PHILIPS.
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Bryan Kelly
Jamaican Canticles
Performer: Katherine Dines. Choir: Choir of Norwich Cathedral. Director: David Dunnett.- PRIORY.
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Ian Rankin's Choice No.1
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Erik Satie
Trois morceaux en forme de poire (No 2)
Performer: Gabriel Tacchino. Performer: Aldo Ciccolini.- EMI.
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Ian Rankin's Choice No.2
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem aeternam & Kyrie (Requiem in D minor, K.626)
Singer: Joanne Lunn. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.- LINN.
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THE BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION FROM LAST SATURDAY'S CD REVIEW
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B茅la Bart贸k
Piano Concerto No 2
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.- CHANDOS.
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Artist of the Week: Manfred Honeck
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Gustav Mahler
I. Kraftig. Entschieden (Symphony No.3)
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- EXTON.
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Robert Schumann
Adagio and Allegro, Op 70
Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Martha Argerich.- DG.
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Jules Massenet
Ballet Music from Le Cid
Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jean Martinon.
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