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Wednesday - Rob Cowan

With Rob Cowan. Includes 9.30am Handel: Aria and Variations in G. Haydn: Cello Concerto in C (soloist: Christophe Coin). 11.00am Essential Choice: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3.

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: Handel (Aria and Variations in G), Haydn (Cello Concerto in C with Christophe Coin). Also in this hour, Debussy's Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (Pierre Monteux, conductor) and a selection of Nocturnes by John Field (John O'Conor).

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 he listens to while working and the piece he would choose to conduct if he were given an orchestra.

11.00
Rob's Essential Choice

Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no 3
Byron Janis (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor).

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Wed 14 Sep 2011 09:00
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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss

    Chinese Galops

    Performers: The Boskovsky Ensemble, Willi Boskovsky (violin & director)

    • VANGUARD CLASSICS 08 8015 71 tk 1.

  • Essential CD of the Week

    • Henryk Wieniawski

      Legende

      Performers: Arthur Grumiaux (violin), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

      • PHILIPS 442 8290 tk 6 ,.

  • Artist of the Week

    • George Frideric Handel

      Aria and Variations in G HWV 430/4a

      Performers: Christopher Hogwood (clavichord)

      • METRONOME CD 1060 CD1 tk 7.

    • Joseph Haydn

      Cello Concerto in C major No.1, Hob. VIIb/1

      Performers: Christophe Coin (cello), The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (director)

      • L’OISEAU LYRE 414 615 2 tks 1 - 3.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No.4 in A major

    Performers: John O’Conor (piano)

    • TELARC CD 80199 tks 3 and 15.

  • Artist of the Week

    • Anon French 13th century

      Condicio – O nacio – Mane prima (Music of the Crusades)

      Performers: Early Music Consort of London: James Bowman & Charles Brett (counter tenors), Eleanor Sloan and Oliver Brookes (rebecs), David Munrow (crumhorn), Christopher Hogwood (nakers)

      • DECCA 430 264 2 tk 9.

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune

    Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (conductor)

    • DECCA 476 847 2 tk 1.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Mazurka in A minor no 13 op 17/4

    Performers: Murray Perahia (piano)

    • SONY CLASSICAL SK 64399 tk 9.

  • Richard Wagner - Siegfried disturbing Fafner (Act 2, Siegfried)

    Performers: Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Karl Ridderbusch (Fafner), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

  • Richard Wagner - Opening of Act 3 (Siegfried) ,

    Performers: Thomas Stewart (Wanderer), Oraia Dominguez (Erda), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

  • My Essential Choice today…

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Piano Concerto no 3

      Performers: Byron Janis (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati (conductor)

      • MERCURY 432 759 2 tks 1 – 3.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Poema autunnale

    Performers: Julia Fischer (violin), Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor)

    • DECCA 478 2684 tk 1 ,.

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Sep 2011 09:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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