Friday - Sarah Walker with Douglas Kennedy
With Sarah Walker. CD of the Week; Brainteaser: Only Connect; Artist of the Week: Emanuel Ax; Guest: writer Douglas Kennedy; Essential Choice: Suk: Symphony in C minor (Asrael).
with Sarah Walker and her guest, novelist and travel writer Douglas Kennedy.
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - plays Wagner, Sibelius, Puccini, Wolf, Turina, Dvorak, Berlioz DG 431 680-2. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30 : today, Only Connect.
10am
Artist of the Week: Emanuel Ax.
10.30am
Sarah's guest this week is the American novelist Douglas Kennedy. Born in Manhattan, Douglas divides his time between there and Maine as well as Berlin, Paris and London. His books are internationally renowned, with 11 novels translated in 22 countries. Three films have been made from his work, including 'The Big Picture' starring Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve, and 'The Woman in the Fifth' with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas. He is the most celebrated modern American writer in France where his last six novels have all been critically acclaimed no.1 Bestsellers. In 2007 he was awarded The Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and received the first Grand Prix du Figaro two years later. He continues to contribute reportage, essays and literary reviews to The Times The New Statesman, Le Monde, Le Figaro and Le Nouvel Observateur. His most recent novel, 'Five Days', was published to critical acclaim in 2013 and is published by Arrow in paperback next month.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice:
Suk
Symphony in C minor (Asrael)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek (conductor).
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Music Played
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Six Ecossaises, WoO 83
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- Philips.
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Giuseppe Verdi
The Sicilian Vespers (Overture)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DG.
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JoaquÃn Turina
La Oración de Torero Op.34
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- DG.
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George Frideric Handel
Sonata in G minor, Op 1 No 2
Performer: Michala Petri. Performer: Graham Sheen. Performer: George Malcolm.- Philips.
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Astor Piazzolla
La muerte del Angel
Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Pablo Ziegler.Los Tangueros - the Tangos of Astor Piazzolla
- Sony.
- 62728.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pavane, Op 50
Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Michel Plasson.- EMI.
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Frédéric Chopin
Berceuse in D flat major Op.57
Performer: Murray Perahia.- CBS.
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CPE Bach
Symphony in E, Wq 182 No 6
Performer: The English Concert. Performer: Trevor Pinnock (director).- ARCHIV.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Suite No 2 for 2 pianos, Op 17Ìý
Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Yefim Bronfman.- Sony.
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Victoria
Beati immaculati
Performer: Pro Cantione Antiqua. Performer: Bruno Turner (director).- TELDEC.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Performer: E. Power Biggs.- Sony.
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George Gershwin
Short Story
Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas.- CBS.
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Josef Suk
Symphony in C minor (Asrael)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Libor Pešek.- Virgin.
Today's Brainteaser Answer - Only Connect
The connection was Lullabies.
The music played:
Schubert
WiegenliedÌý No.2, Op. 98/2, D.498
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Irwin Gage (piano)
DG 453 082 2ÌýÌý
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BizetÌýÌý
Lullaby (La poupee) from Jeux d'enfantsÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz (conductor)
ASV CDDCA673 ÌýÌý
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Chopin
Berceuse op 57 in D flat
Murray Perahia (piano)
CBS CD39708ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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