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Tuesday - Sarah Walker with AC Grayling

With Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold; Artist of the Week: New York Philharmonic; Essential Choice: Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 5.

With Sarah Walker and her guest, the philosopher A.C. Grayling.

9am
A selection of music including Sarah's Essential CD of the Week: The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold performed by The Nash Ensemble.

9.30am
Mapping the Music
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.

10.00am
Sarah is joined by philosopher and Master of the New College of the Humanities A.C. Grayling. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy and was chairman of this year's Man Booker Prize which was awarded last week.

10.30am
Artist of the Week
Throughout the week we explore recordings of The New York Philharmonic. Sarah showcases their interpretations of Bernstein, Schubert, Chausson, Brahms and Richard Strauss.

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
厂补颈苍迟-厂补毛苍蝉
Piano Concerto no.5 in F major, op.103
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor).

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Tue 21 Oct 2014 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jacobus Clemens non Papa

    Carole Magnus Eras

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.

  • Jacobus Clemens non Papa

    Carole Magnus Eras

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.

  • CD of the Week

    • Malcolm Arnold

      Dance of the Insects (Homage to the Queen)

      Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
      • CHANDOS.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Signor Bruschino (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • WARNER.

  • CD of the Week

    • Malcolm Arnold

      Trio for flute, viola and bassoon, Op. 6

      Performer: Roger Chase. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble. Performer: Judith Pearce. Performer: Judith Pearce. Performer: Brian Wightman. Performer: Brian Wightman.
      • HYPERION RECORDS.

  • Witold Lutos艂awski

    Paganini Variations

    Conductor: Antoni Wit. Performer: Bernd Glemser. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

  • Jacobus Clemens non Papa

    Carole Magnus Eras

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.

  • Franz Liszt

    Sonetto 123 del Petrarca

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret! (Cantata BWV.31)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SDG.

  • AC Grayling's Choice No. 1

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      'Ernani, Ernani, involami', from Ernani

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Singer: Maria Callas. Conductor: Nicola Rescigno.
      • EMI.

  • AC Grayling's Choice No. 2

    • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

      Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: 2nd mvt

      Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
      • DECCA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Two-Part Invention in F major, BWV.780

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.

  • Artists of the Week: New York Philharmonic

    • Franz Schubert

      Symphony No. 3 in D, D200

      Conductor: Kurt Masur. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.
      • APEX.

  • Percy Grainger

    The Immovable Do

    Performer: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Performer: Clark Rundell.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Essential Choice

    • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

      Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103

      Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
      • HYPERION.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in A, Op. 18, No. 5

    Ensemble: Philharmonia Quartett Berlin.
    • THOROFON.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Divertimento for flute, oboe and clarinet (Op.37); Vivace

    Performer: Alec Forshaw. Performer: Mark Lacey. Performer: Janna Huneke. Performer: Janna Huneke. Performer: Janna Huneke. Performer: Janna Huneke. Performer: Janna Huneke. Performer: Janna Huneke. Performer: Sarah Devonald. Performer: Sarah Devonald. Performer: Sarah Devonald. Performer: Tim Swanwick. Performer: Tim Swanwick. Performer: Tim Swanwick.
    • Harmoniemusik.
    • The Classical Recording Company.
    • 3.

Musical Challenge - Mapping the Music

Answer:

听

Heaven


The music played:

听

Mahler
Symphony no.4; 4th mvt听听听
Reri Grist (soprano)
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

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