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Wednesday - Rob Cowan

With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: All Shall Be Well: Exultate Singers under David Ogden; Peter Hennessy's favourite music; Rob's Essential Choice: Mozart: Gran Partita.

9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: All Shall Be Well: Exultate Singers, David Ogden - NAXOS 8.57276.

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, conductor Adrian Boult.

10.30am
This week Britain celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, only the second British monarch to celebrate 60 years on the throne. Rob Cowan's guest is the historian Lord Hennessy, who since 1992 has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London. He shares his essential pieces of classical music.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice

Mozart
Serenade for 13 wind instruments, "Gran Partita" K.361
Maurice Bourgue Wind Ensemble
PIERRE VERANY PV 793031.

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Wed 6 Jun 2012 09:00
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Music Played

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Italiana (Ancient airs and dances: III)

    Performers: I Solisi Veneti, Claudio Scimone (conductor)

    • APEX 0927 48694 2.

  • 9.04: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Roxanna Panufnik

      All Shall Be Well

      Performers: Exultate Singers, Richard May (cello), David Ogden (director)

      • NAXOS 8.572750.

  • 9.12:

    • Balakirev

      Overture 'King Lear'

      Performers: USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

      • MELODIYA CD 1001877.

  • Priuli

    Canzon prima a 12

    Performers: The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow (director)

    • TESTAMENT SBT 1080.

  • 9.32: Artist of the Week - Adrian Boult

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      Jerusalem (St Paul)

      Performers: Kirsten Flagstad (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)

      • DECCA 480 0616.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante defunte

    Performers: Paris Orchestra, Jean Martinon (conductor)

    • EMI CDM 769 567 2.

  • 9.46:

    • Pablo de Sarasate

      Spanish Dance op 26 no 2

      Performers: Alfredo Campoli (violin), Daphne Ibbott (piano)

      • DECCA 433 938 2.

  • 9.55: Artist of the Week - Adrian Boult

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral'

      Performers: Margaret Price (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)

      • EMI CDM 764 018 2.

  • 10.30: Lord Hennessy's Choices

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Italian Concerto BWV 971

      Performers: George Malcolm (harpsichord)

      • DECCA 476 1528.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 (1st mvmt)

    Performers: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

    • DG 477 9449.

  • Gervaise arr. Munrow

    Galliard (Quart livre de danceries 1550)

    Performers: Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow (director)

    • TESTAMENT SBT 1250.

  • 11am: Rob's Essential Choice

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Serenade No. 10 'Gran Partita' K.361

      Performers: Maurice Bourgue Wind Ensemble

      • PIERRE VERANY PV 793031.

  • 11.52:

    • Aram Khachaturian

      Adagio from 'Gayaneh'

      Performers: Cristina Ortiz (piano)

      • EMI 627890 2.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Adagio (from Gayaneh)

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Jun 2012 09:00
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