Monday - Rob Cowan
with Rob Cowan and this week's guest, the art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon. They will be talking about music, art and the Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 festival taking place in London.
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Mady MesplΓ©, Edition du 80Γ¨me Anniversaire. EMI CLASSICS 095003 2
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, German violinist Isabelle Faust.
10.30am
This week Rob's guest is the art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon, who has presented landmark series on art for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. They will be talking about Andrew's love of music and art and will discuss the Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 festival, which will see a range of contemporary artists - including choreographers, poets, composers and visual artists - respond to paintings by the Renaissance master Titian, with works displayed at the National Gallery and performed by the Royal Ballet.
11am
Puccini: Turandot: excerpt
The recommended recording as chosen in Building a Library from last Saturday's CD Review.
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Franz Liszt
Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude
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Alexander Borodin
Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
Performers: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg (conductor)
- EMI 0 26486 2.
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9.03am
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Alexander Borodin
Polovtsian Dances
Performers: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg (conductor)
- EMI 0 26486 2.
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9.15am
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FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin
Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Performers: Nelson Freire (piano)
- WARNER 2564 63676-2.
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9.27: Rob's Essential CD of the Week
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Offenbach
"Pedro possède une guitare" (Monsieur Choufleuri restera chez lui le…)
Performers: Mady MesplΓ© (soprano), Charles Burles (tenor), Orchestre Philharmonic de Monte Carlo, Manuel Rosenthal (conductor)
- EMI 095003-2 Β Β .
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9.30am
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Igor Stravinsky
Fireworks, Op.4
Performers: Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky (conductor)
- SONY SM3K 46291.
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9.37: Artist of the Week - Isabelle Faust
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Bach reconstr.
Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R
Performers: Isabelle Faust (violin), Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
- HANSSLER 92.138.
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10.00am
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Igor Markevitch (conductor)
- PHILIPS 442 643-2.
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10.15am
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Pokorny
Concerto for two horns, harpsichord and orcehstra in E flat
Performers: Zdenek & Bedrich Tylsar (horns), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Valek (conductor)
- SUPRAPHON SU 3902-2.
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10.30: Andrew Graham-Dixon's Choices
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William Walton
Belshazzar's Feast (excerpt: And in that same hour; Then sing aloud to God our strength;
Performers: Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)
- TELDEC 4509 97868-2.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (Book 1 of the Well-tempered Clavier)
Performers: Evgeny Koroliov (piano)
- TACET 93.
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11.53am
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Engelbert Humperdinck
String Quartet movement in C minor, Op.38
Performers: Diogenes Quartet
- CPO 777 547-2.
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11am
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Giacomo Puccini
Turandot (conclusion of Act II)
Performers: The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review
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11.23am
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Graupner
Ouverture in F major for 2 horns, timpani, 2 chalumeaux, string & cembalo, GWV52
Performers: Arts Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor (conductor)
- CHALLENGE CLASSICS CCS72539.
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11.40am
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Franz Liszt
BΓ©nΓ©diction de Dieu dans la solitude (Harmonies poΓ©tiques et religieuses)
Performers: Louis Kentner (piano)
- VOX BOX CDX2 5503.
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11.56am
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Julius Fucik
Fanfare Sounds
Performers: Czech Philharmonic, Vaclav Neumann (conductor)
- SUPRAPHON CO-2112.
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