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Wednesday - Sarah Walker

With Sarah Walker. Including Artist of the Week: Ivan Fischer. Bartok: Hungarian Sketches. Rachmaninov: Vocalise; Sarah's Essential Choice: Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5.

Sarah Walker shares great music and performances, with the Essential CD of the Week, Artist of the Week, and guest, Rachel de Thame selects her essential pieces of classical music.

9am
A selection of must-hear music including the Essential CD of the Week: A Purcell Songbook, Emma Kirkby

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, Ivan Fischer: Bartok (Hungarian Sketches), Rachmaninov (Vocalise Op.34 No.14), Sarasate (Carmen Fantasy Op.25). Also in this hour, Haydn's Piano Sonata No.23 in F performed by Marc-Andre Hamelin.

10.30am
The Essential Classics guest is gardening expert Rachel de Thame. Today she introduces a favourite piece of film music and the piece she would choose to conduct if she were given an orchestra.

11.00
Sarah's Essential Choice
Mozart
Violin Concerto No.5 'Turkish'
Shlomo Mintz (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra.

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Wed 21 Sep 2011 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Le Rencontre imprevue 鈥� Overture

    Performers: Concerto K枚ln, Sarband

    • DG 4741932 TRACK 6 (DISC TO COME).

  • Albert Ket猫lbey

    In a Persian Market

    Performers: Ambrosian Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchberry (conductor)

    • EMI CFP 4637 TRACK 1.

  • ESSENTIAL CLASSICS DISC OF THE WEEK

    • Henry Purcell

      Sweeter than Roses

      Performers: Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute)

      • DECCA 4767467 TRACK 11.

  • Francaix

    L'Horloge de Flore

    Performers: Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields

    • DECCA 4782564 TRACKS 4-10 (DISC TO COME).

  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK

    • B茅la Bart贸k

      Hungarian Sketches SZ.97

      Performers: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)

      • PHILIPS 4544302 TRACKS 3-7.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata No.23 in F

    Performers: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA 67554 CD 2 TRACKS 1-3.

  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Vocalise Op.34 No.14

      Performers: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)

      • CHANNEL CLASSICS CCSSA 21604 TRACK 5.

    • Pablo de Sarasate

      Carmen Fantasy Op.25

      Performers: Akiko Suwanai (violin), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)

      • PHILIPS 4645312 TRACK 2.

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen Jones - Dat's Love (Original cast recording)

    Performers: Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen), Studio Orchestra

    • RCA GD 81881 TRACK 3.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18 - I Moderato-Allegro

    Performers: Evgeny Kissin (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)

    • RCA 07863579822 TRACK 1.

  • ESSENTIAL CHOICE

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Violin Concerto No.5 'Turkish'

      Performers: Shlomo Mintz (violin), English Chamber Orchestra

      • AVIE 2058 CD 2 TRACKS 4-6.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    La Princesse Jeune 鈥� Overture

    Performers: Noriko Ogawa (piano)

    • BIS CD1045 TRACK 14.

  • Gustav Holst

    Beni Mora

    Performers: Royal Scottish Nantional Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)

    • NAXOS 8.553696 TRACKS 2-4.

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Sep 2011 09:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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