Friday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. CD of the Week: Homage to Pavlova; Brainteaser: Critic's Corner. Artist of the Week: Quartetto Italiano; Rob's Essential Choice: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act 2).
With Rob Cowan and his guest Alex Jennings
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: 'Homage To Pavlova' with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge. Also, at 9:30am, our daily brainteaser - Only Connect
10am
Artist of the Week: Quartetto Italiano
10.30am
With Radio 3 having just marked Benjamin Britten's centenary, our guest on Essential Classics is acclaimed actor Alex Jennings. He has a particular insight into the life of Britten, having played him on stage at the National Theatre in Alan Bennett's play, The Habit of Art. Alex Jennings has played many other leading roles in productions at the National Theatre, as well as at the RSC. He has also performed in Bernstein's Candide at the English National Opera and won an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the role of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. Demonstrating his versatility, he has won two other Oliver awards for roles in the Russian comedy Too Clever by Half and Ibsen's Peer Gynt. His TV appearances include The State Within, Inspector Morse, Silk, Spooks and The Inspector Alleyn Myteries, whilst his film roles include Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and The Queen, in which he played Prince Charles.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker ? Act II
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)
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Music Played
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
The Saws (Lachian Dances)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: V谩clav Neumann.- Supraphon.
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Anton Rubinstein
Danses des fianc茅es de Cachemir (Feramors)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.- Decca Eloquence.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Ouverture jointe d'une suite tragi-comique
Orchestra: Berlin Academy for Early Music.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Mercadante
Virginia 'Icilio... lo t'amo'
Performer: Simone Kermes (soprano). Performer: Concerto K枚ln. Performer: Christoph Mueller (conductor).- SONY.
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Luigi Boccherini
String Quartet in G major, Op 44 No 4, 'La tirana spagnola'
Ensemble: Quartetto Italiano.- ICA Classics.
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Only Connect
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Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102: Scherzo
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Louis Fr茅maux.- EMI.
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Henry Purcell
Fairest isle (King Arthur)
Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.- Erato.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quartet No. 16 in E flat, K.428
Ensemble: Quartetto Italiano.- Philips.
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Thomas Arne
Alfred (Vengeance, O come inspire me!)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- Hyperion.
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Trad
Till, till tove
Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val. Music Arranger: Tone Krohn.- ECM.
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脡douard Lalo
Le Roi d'Ys - Overture
Performer: Suisse Romande Orchestra. Performer: Ernest Ansermet (conductor).- DECCA ELOQUENCE.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker: Act II
Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Mercury Living Presence.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.39 in G minor
Performer: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Dennis Russell Davies (conductor).- SONY.
Today鈥檚 Brainteaser Answer
Only Connect: the connection was Kings.
The music played:
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Fairest Isle (King Arthur, Act V)
Veronique Gens (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)
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Stravinsky
King of the Stars
Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 471 197 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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Schubert
Erlk枚nig (The Erl-king)
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
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