Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Simon Thurley
With Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: Faure: The Complete Music for Piano; Artist of the Week: Andrew Davis; Sarah's Essential Choice: Elgar: Enigma Variations.
Architectural historian Simon Thurley is Sarah Walker's guest this week
9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: FaurΓ©: The Complete Music for Piano - Kathryn Stott, HYPERION. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.
10am
Artist of the Week: Andrew Davis.
10:30
Sarah's guest this week is the architectural historian and Chief Executive of English Heritage, Simon Thurley. Whilst working on his PhD, Simon took up a post as Inspector of Ancient Monuments for English Heritage, later becoming Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and then director of the Museum of London. He is a prolific history broadcaster, presenting television programmes such as Flying Through Time and Lost Buildings of Britain, as well as appearing on Time Team. Recent publications include Somerset House: The Palace of England's Queens 1551-1692, and Men from the Ministry: How Britain saved its Heritage. Simon's relative youth at taking the post of Chief Executive of English Heritage led him to be dubbed a "boy wonder", and he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to conservation.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Elgar
Enigma Variations
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor).
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Music Played
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Igor Stravinsky
Greeting Prelude
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Igor Stravinsky.- Sony.
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Hector Berlioz
Le carnaval romain
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Chandos.
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Gabriel FaurΓ©
Barcarolle no.4 in A flat major Op.44
Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Hyperion.
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Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso in F minor, op.1 no.8 ('Christmas Concerto')
Orchestra: Raglan Baroque Players. Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch. Director: Nicholas Kraemer.- Hyperion.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in F sharp, op.78
Performer: Claude Frank.- Music & Arts.
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Thomas Tallis
Spem in alium
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Gimell.
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Harrison Birtwistle
Berceuse de Jeanne
Performer: Nicolas Hodges.- Metronome.
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto, op.47
Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Jennifer Pike.- Chandos.
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George Frideric Handel
Zadok the priest, HWV 258
Choir: Thomas Tallis Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Royal Academy Consort. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.- Naive.
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly; Act 1 (conclusion): 'Viene la sera' / 'Vogliatemi beni'
Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Singer: Christa Ludwig. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Decca.
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Daniel Bacheler
Daniell's almayne for mixed consort
Performer: Catherine Mackintosh. Performer: The Julian Bream Consort. Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: Nancy Hadden. Performer: Jane Ryan. Performer: Robert Spencer. Performer: James Tyler.- Fantasies, Ayres and Dances: The Julian Bream Consort.
- RCA Victor.
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Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- EMI.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for piano and violin in G, op.96
Performer: Arthur Grumiaux. Performer: Clara Haskil.- Decca.
Today's Brainteaser Answer - Critics' Corner
Beethoven, writing to the 'Immortal Beloved'.
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