10/05/2013
Rob Cowan's guest is the writer, broadcaster and critic, Sarah Dunant. Sarah is the author of the international bestseller The Birth of Venus, which has received major acclaim.
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Jean Fournet in Prague, SUPRAPHON SU 4122-2
9.30-10.30am
A daily brainteaser, and performances by our Artist of the Week, flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal.
10.30am
Rob Cowan's guest this week is the writer, broadcaster and critic, Sarah Dunant. Sarah is the author of the international bestseller The Birth of Venus, which has received major worldwide acclaim, and In the Company of the Courtesan. With the publication of Sacred Hearts she completed a Renaissance trilogy, bringing voice to the lives of three different women in three different historical contexts. Her most recent novel, based on the lives of the Borgias and entitled Blood and Beauty, was published earlier this month. Sarah was a founding vice patron of the Orange Prize for women's fiction. She sits on the editorial board of the Royal Academy magazine, and reviews for The Times, The Guardian, and The Independent on Sunday.
11am: Rob's Essential Choice
Walton: Façade (excerpts)
Eleanor Bron (reciter)
Richard Stilgoe (reciter)
Nash Ensemble
David Lloyd-Jones (conductor).
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William Walton
Richard III: A Shakespeare Suite - Fanfare
Performers: Philharmonia Orchestra, William Walton (conductor)
- EMI 5650032.
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9.01: Rob's Essential CD of the Week
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César Franck
Les Djinns
Performers: Frantisek Maxian (piano), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet (conductor)
- SUPRAPHON SU 4122-2.
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Edward Elgar
Romance, Op. 62
Performers: Karen Geoghegan (bassoon), Orchestra of Opera North, Benjamin Wallfisch (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN10477.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony in C, Wq. 182 No. 3
Performers: The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director)
- ARCHIV 476 7109.
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9.30:
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Today's Brainteaser
Only Connect
Performers: The answer will appear at the bottom of this page at 12pm.
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9.32: Artist of the Week - Jean-Pierre Rampal
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Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata
Performers: Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Francis Poulenc (piano)
- ACCORD 465 799-2.
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Gerald Finzi
Romance
Performers: Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Morton (director)
- WIGMORE HALL WHLIVE0021.
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10am: Artist of the Week - Jean-Pierre Rampal
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Mercadante
Flute Concerto in E minor
Performers: Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), I solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone (conductor)
- WARNER APEX 2564 61791-2.
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Gabriel Fauré
Berceuse
Performers: Midori (violin), Robert McDonald (piano)
- SONY SK52568.
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10.30: Sarah Dunant's Choices
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Philip Glass
Einstein on the Beach (Act IV, scene 1: Building)
Performers: The Philips Glass Ensemble, Michael Reisman (conductor)
- SONY SM4K87970.
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Arvo Pärt
Magnificat
Performers: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tönu Kaljuste (conductor)
- ECM 1505.
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Johannes Brahms
Ballade, Op. 118 No. 3
Performers: Barry Douglas (piano)
- CHANDOS CHAN10757.
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11am: Rob's Essential Choice
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William Walton
Façade (excerpts)
Performers: Eleanor Bron (reciter), Richard Stilgoe (reciter), Nash Ensemble, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
- HYPERION CDA67239.
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Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen
Performers: Martha Argerich (piano)
- DG 410 6532.
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Béla Bartók
Hungarian Sketches, BB 103: No. 1 An Evening at the Village
Performers: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)
- PHILIPS 454 430-2.
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