Friday - Rob Cowan with Paul Morley
With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love the Cello; Musical Challenge; Artist of the Week: conductor Marc Minkowski; Rob's Essential Choice: Haydn: Mass in C, H XXII 5.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reason to Love...the cello.' Rob showcases works for the cello by Pergolesi, Debussy, Bach, Schumann and Boccherini and shares recordings by celebrated performers including Janos Starker, Emanuel Feuermann and Mischa Maisky as he explores just what it is that makes the cello so special.
9.30am
Take part in today's music-related challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery piece.
10am
Rob's guest this week, sharing his favourite classical music every day at 10am, is music journalist Paul Morley. Paul first made a name for himself working for the music magazine, New Musical Express. He co-founded the record label Zang Tumb Tuum, was a founder member of the group Art of Noise and was instrumental in the success of the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Though known primarily for his work as a rock 'n' roll journalist, Paul has also documented his conversion to classical music. He has published several books about music, including a work about the history of pop, has written for numerous publications including The Guardian, The Observer and The Sunday Telegraph and has also worked as a TV broadcaster, presenting 鶹Լ Two's The Late Show and featuring as a regular panelist on The Review Show.
10.30am
This week's featured artist is the French conductor Marc Minkowski. Though he is best known as a champion of French Baroque and Classical repertoires, Minkowski is also renowned for his interpretations of later masterpieces with leading European orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Dresden Staatskapelle.
11am
This week's Essential Choices are all works written in honour of St. Cecilia.
Haydn
Mass, Hob. XXII: 5 in C major 'Cäcilienmesse' (Missa Cellensis)
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Nathalie Stutzmann (alto)
David Bates (countertenor)
Anders J. Dahlin (tenor)
Richard Croft (tenor)
Neil Baker (baritone)
Luca Tittoto (bass)
Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor).
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Music Played
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Georges Bizet
L’Arlesienne: Suite No.2
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Naive.
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Luigi Boccherini
Cello Sonata in A major
Performer: Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. Performer: Georg Vásárhelyi.- DANACORD.
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Johannes Brahms
4 Ballades Op.10 (no.2 in D major)
Performer: Cédric Tiberghien.- Harmonia Mundi.
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John Cage
Dance No 3 (Four Dances 'What so proudly we hail')
Performer: Zoltán Kocsis.- HUNGAROTON.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Slave
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.- RCA LIVING STEREO.
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Joseph Haydn
Mass, Hob. XXII: 5 in C major 'Cäcilienmesse' (Missa Cellensis)
Singer: Lucy Crowe. Singer: Anders J. Dahlin. Choir: Chœur des Musiciens du Louvre. Singer: Richard Croft. Singer: Luca Tittoto. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Singer: David Bates. Singer: Neil Baker. Singer: Nathalie Stutzmann. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Naive.
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Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto in D major for trumpet and two oboes
Performer: Maurice André. Orchestra: Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jean‐François Paillard.- Erato.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Giovanna d’Arco: Overture
Orchestra: Filarmonica della Scala. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Decca.
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Béla Bartók
Piano Sonata BB 88, Sz 80: i. Allegro
Performer: Andor Földes.- DG Eloquence.
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Edvard Grieg
Skomvell’s Holberg Suite (recompimprovariations) – Sarabond
Performer: Jan Bjoranger. Performer: Erlend Skomsvoll. Music Arranger: Erlend Skomsvoll. Ensemble: 1B1.- Simax.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- Philips.
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Michael Haydn
Divertimento in C major, P.98: Presto
Orchestra: Piccolo Concerto Wien.- Accent.
Musical Challenge - Mystery Piece
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- Fri 28 Nov 2014 09:00鶹Լ Radio 3