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Friday - Sarah Walker with AC Grayling

With Sarah Walker. Includes CD of the Week: The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold; Artist of the Week: New York Philharmonic; Sarah's Essential Choice: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2.

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
Recording Rewind
Take part in our daily musical challenge: identify a piece of music played backwards.

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
Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 in C sharp minor, S244/2
Georges Cziffra (piano).

3 hours

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony in G, Hob I:47; 3rd mvt, Menuet al Roverso

    Orchestra: The English Concert.
    • ARCHIV.
  • Ferdinand Hérold

    Zampa (Overture)

    Orchestra: 鶹Լ Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
  • CD Set of the Week

    • Malcolm Arnold

      Quintet for flute, violin, viola, horn and bassoon

      Performer: Judith Pearce. Performer: Marcia Crayford. Performer: Roger Chase. Performer: John Pigneguy. Performer: Brian Wrightman. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
      • HYPERION RECORDS.
  • György Ligeti

    Sonatina for piano 4 hands

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard. Performer: Irina Kataeva.
    • HYPERION RECORDS.
  • Stephen Sondheim

    'A Little Priest', from Sweeney Todd

    Singer: Davis Gaines. Singer: Paul Plishka. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Singer: George Hearn. Singer: Patti LuPone. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • NYP.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and basso continuo, RV 90

    Ensemble: I Barocchisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Franz Schubert

    Standchen, D920

    Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo soprano). Performer: Capella Savaria. Performer: Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano).
    • WARNER.
  • AC Grayling's Choice No. 1

    • Frédéric Chopin

      Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 No 2

      Performer: Nelson Freire.
      • DECCA.
  • AC Grayling's Choice No. 2

    • Johannes Brahms

      Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 2nd movement

      Orchestra: Gewandhaus Orchestra. Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
      • DECCA.
  • Sarah's Choice for AC Grayling

    • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

      Entree, from Les Boreades

      Director: Jordi Savall. Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations.
      • ALIA VOX.
  • John Dowland

    Mrs Vaux’s Jig

    Performer: Nigel North (lute).
    • NAXOS.
  • Artist of the Week

    • Richard Strauss

      Tod und Verklärung, op.24

      Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli.
      • DG.
  • Essential Choice

    • Franz Liszt

      Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 in C sharp minor, S244/2

      Performer: Georges Cziffra.
      • EMI.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lamento della ninfa, from 8th Book of Madrigals ('Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi

    Ensemble: La Venexiana.
    • GLOSSA.
  • Béla Bartók

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jaime Martín.
    • CBS.

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  • Fri 24 Oct 2014 09:00

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