Tuesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including oboist Heinz Holliger in concertos by Benjamin and Bellini, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante; Essential Choice: Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 5.
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Treasures of Christ Church: The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, Stephen Darlington (director of music) AVIE AV2215
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, oboist Heinz Holliger. Hear him in oboe concertos by Benjamin and Bellini, as well as Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K.279
10.30am
The Essential Classics guest is Guardian columnist Michele Hanson, who introduces her essential pieces. Today she talks about the first recording she ever bought, and reveals her favourite composer and work.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No.5 'Egyptian'
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67331/2.
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Edvard Grieg
Country Dance
Performers: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Iona Brown (conductor)
- VIRGIN 562179 2.
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Franz Schubert
Sonatina for violin and piano, D.384 (Op. post. 137 No.1)
Performers: Julia Fischer (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano)
- PENTATONE 5186 347.
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9.15am: Essential CD of the Week 鈥� Treasures of Christ Church
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Tallis Salvator mundi
Parsons Ave Maria
Performers: Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Stephen Darlington (director of music)
- AVIE AV 2215.
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Charles Gounod
Funeral March of a Marionette
Performers: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN 9765.
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9.32am: Artist of the Week 鈥� Heinz Holliger
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Benjamin
Benjamin - Oboe Concerto in C minor on themes of Cimarosa
Performers: Heinz Holliger (oboe), I Musici
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9.45am: Artist of the Week 鈥� Heinz Holliger
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Vincenzo Bellini
Oboe Concerto in E flat
Performers: Heinz Holliger (oboe), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra , Eliahu Inbal (conductor)
- PENTATONE PTC 5186 129.
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9.53am
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Performers: Karita Mattila (mezzo-soprano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
- ONDINE ODE 968-2.
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Tchaikovsky - March 鈥� Song of the Lark (The Seasons)
Performers: Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
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10.03am: Artist of the Week 鈥� Heinz Holliger
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Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante, K.279b
Performers: Heinz Holliger (oboedirector), Aur猫le Nicolet (flute), Herman Baumann (horn), Klaus Thunemann (bassoon), Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94054.
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10.30am: Michele Hanson's Choices
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2: opening movement
Performers: Artur Rubinstein (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (conductor)
- RCA RD 84934.
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
Performers: Dido: Mary Thomas (soprano), Belinda: Honor Sheppard (soprano), Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Dellar (conductor)
- VANGUARD 08 2032 71.
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Hope
Jaunting Car (Ring of Kerry Suite)
Performers: New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
- HYPERION CDS44264.
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11.00am: Sarah's Essential Choice
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Piano Concerto No.5 in F major, Op.103
Performers: Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
- HYPERION CDA 673312.
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11.28am
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Gerald Finzi
Romance, Op.11
Performers: Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- DECCA 468 807-2.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.48 in C major, 'Maria Theresia'
Performers: English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director/harpsichord)
- DG 463 731-2.
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