Tuesday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: Violin Romances: Arthur Grumiaux. Mozart: Overture (La clemenza di Tito). Plus Rob's Essential Choice: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.
with Rob Cowan, sharing great music and performances.
9am
A selection of must-hear music including the Essential CD of the Week: Violin Romances, Arthur Grumiaux.
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, Christopher Hogwood: Mozart (Overture: La Clemenza di Tito), Martinu (La Revue de Cuisine - excerpt), Geminiani (Concerto grosso no.2 in G minor). Also in this hour, Rachmaninov Etudes tableaux orch. Respighi and Grieg Lyric Pieces from Emil Gilels.
10.30am
The Essential Classics guest this week is Marcus du Sautoy, the current Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science. Today he introduces music which reminds him of a particular place, and a piece by his favourite composer.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor).
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Georg Philipp Telemann
La Tempète (Overture in F TWV55)
Performers: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Patrick Peire (director)
- BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94104.
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William Walton
Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
Performers: CBSO, Louis Fremaux (conductor)
- EMI CDM 764201 2.
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Edward Elgar
Evesham Andante
Performers: Athena Ensemble
- CHANDOS CHAN6553.
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Essential CD of the Week
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Hector Berlioz
Reverie et Caprice
Performers: Arthur Grumiaux (violin), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)
- PHILIPS 442 8290.
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Brainteaser – Mystery Piece
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Voyevoda op 78 (Symphonic Ballad)
Performers: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
- SONY CLASSICAL 82876 88807 2.
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Artist of the Week
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture: La Clemenza di Tito
Performers: The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (director)
- L’OISEAU LYRE 444 131 2.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
2 Etudes Tableaux (La mer et les mouettes op 39 no 2; La Foire op 33 no 4)
Orchestrator: Respighi Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ LEGENDS Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔL 4259 2.
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Edvard Grieg
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsickness op 57 no 6; Brooklet op 62 no 4; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔward op 62 no 6; Ballad op 65 no 5 (Lyri
Performers: Emil Gilels (piano)
- DG 449 721 2.
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Artist of the Week
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Bohuslav MartinΕ―
Prologue (La Revue de Cuisine)
Performers: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
- DECCA 433 660 2.
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Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso no 2 in G minor
Performers: The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (director)
- L’OISEAU LYRE 417 522 2 tks 5 – 8.
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes)
Performers: Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN 8473.
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Olivier Messiaen
Liturgie de cristal (1st mvmt – Quartet for the End of Time)
Performers: Olli Mustonen (piano), Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Michael Collins (clarinet)
- DECCA 452 899 2.
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My Essential Choice
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Performers: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)
- DECCA 433 611 2.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Three Fantastic Dances
Performers: Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano)
- HYPERION CDA 66620.
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