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Friday - Rob Cowan with Oliver James

With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Bach Transcriptions; Proms Artist of the Week: The Tallis Scholars; Rob's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Suite (King Christian II).

Rob Cowan's guest this week is the clinical and occupational psychologist, Oliver James. Also, at 9:30, our daily brainteaser: Only Connect

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Bach Transcriptions featuring Alexis Weissenberg and Bruno Leonardo Gelber. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.

10am
Proms Artist of the Week: the Tallis Scholars

10:30
Rob's guest this week is the clinical and occupational psychologist, Oliver James, who also works as a writer, journalist, broadcaster and television documentary producer and presenter. His work includes various studies of modern-day living (the books Affluenza, Office Politics and Britain on the Couch - which was also a successful documentary series for Channel 4). He has written best-selling guides to parenting, and also on how to develop emotional health, and an approach to dementia (Contented Dementia).

11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Sibelius
King Christian II, suite
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari (conductor).

3 hours

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Fri 8 Aug 2014 09:00
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Music Played

  • Peter Sculthorpe

    Djilile

    Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Tognetti.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Musette (King Christian the Second, suite)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Petri Sakari.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    From Bohemian Fields and Groves (Ma Vlast)

    Conductor: Karel Ančerl. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • SUPRAPHON.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Siciliano (Flute Sonata, BWV1031)

    Performer: Alexis Weissenberg. Music Arranger: Charles Lustner.
    • EMI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV734

    Performer: Alexis Weissenberg. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • EMI.

  • Gordon Jacob

    The Bells (Suite 'William Byrd')

    Conductor: Frederick Fennell. Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble.
    • MERCURY.

  • Josef Strauss

    Dorfschwalben aus Osterreich (Village Swallows from Austria), Op.164

    Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • WIENER SYMPHONIKER.

  • anon

    Today's Brainteaser: Only Connect

    Orchestra: anon.

  • William Byrd

    Though Amaryllis dance

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Samuel Barber

    Summer Music

    Performer: Stefanie Przybylska. Performer: Elaine Douvas. Performer: Susan Rotholz. Performer: Robert Graham. Performer: Joaquin Valdepanas.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Claude Debussy

    Fetes (Nocturnes)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Thomas Tomkins

    Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Trumpet Concerto

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
    • EMI.

  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem

    Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Orchestrator: Elgar, Edward. Conductor: Andrew Davis. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra.
    • Teldec.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in E flat minor, BWV 853

    Performer: Rosalyn Tureck.
    • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Legends.

  • Joachim Raff

    Orchestral Prelude to Shakspeare's "The Tempest"

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme JΓ€rvi.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.

  • Jean Sibelius

    King Christian the Second, suite

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Petri Sakari. Singer: Sauli Tiilikainen.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty Suite

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • WARNER.

Today's Brainteaser Answer - Only Connect

The connection was Festivals.

Μύ

The music played:


Respighi
Festivals of Rome (4th mvmt - The Epiphany Festival)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI CDC 747 316 2Μύ
Μύ

Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
PHILIPS 438 320 2Μύ


Debussy
Fetes (Nocturnes no 2)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 439 896 2ΜύΜύ

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