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Monday - Rob Cowan

With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: baritone Gerard Souzay; sociologist Richard Sennett's favourite music; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 3 (Polish).

9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: The World of the Harpsichord featuring George Malcolm.

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, French baritone Gerard Souzay.

10.30am
This week, on the 4th of July, Americans are celebrating Independence Day, and Rob Cowan's guest is the American sociologist Richard Sennett, who has made his home in the UK. He originally wanted to become a musician, but a hand injury put paid to his chances of a professional playing career, and instead he pursued a PhD in the history of American civilisation.

11am
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3 'Polish'
The recommended recording as chosen in Building a Library from last Saturday's CD Review.

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Mon 2 Jul 2012 09:00
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Music Played

  • 9am: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Malcolm

      The Flight of the Bumble Bee

      Performers: George Malcolm (harpsichord)

      • DECCA 444 390-2.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 'Classical'

    Performers: UUSR State Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ LEGENDS Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔL 4145-2.

  • 9.16am: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971

      Performers: George Malcolm (harpsichord)

      • DECCA 444 390-2.

  • 9.31am

    • Foulds

      April-England (Impressions of Time and Place, Op.48 No.1)

      Performers: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

      • WARNER CLASSICS 62999.

  • 9.39am: Artist of the Week - Gerard Souzay

    • Franz Schubert

      Die Forelle, D.550; Nacht und Träume, D.827; Der Schiffer, D.536

      Performers: Gerard Souzay (baritone), Jacqueline Bonneau (piano)

      • TESTAMENT SBT 1313.

  • 9.48am

    • Bedrich Smetana

      From Bohemia's Woods and Fields

      Performers: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (conductor)

      • SUPRAPHON 3661.

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Menuetto-Scherzoso, Op.51 No.3

    Performers: Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

    • ALTO ALC 1093.

  • 10.08am: Artist of the Week - Gerard Souzay

    • Gabriel FaurΓ©

      La bonne chanson

      Performers: Gerard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)

      • NEWTON 8802007.

  • 10.30am: Richard Sennett's Choice

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Violin Sonata in A, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' (2nd movement, Andante con variazioni)

      Performers: Adolph Busch (violin), Rudolf Serkin (piano)

      • PEARL GEM 0019.

  • 10.47am: Richard Sennett's Choice

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384

      Performers: Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner (conductor)

      • EMI CDC 747014-2.

  • 11am

    • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 'Polish'

      Performers: The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday’s CD Review

  • 11.45am

    • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Sonata in G, Wq.50/2

      Performers: Linda Nicholson (clavichord)

      • PHOENIX 451.

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