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Monday - Rob Cowan with Patricia Cornwell

With Rob Cowan. Including 5 Reasons to Love Chopin Mazurkas; Guest: Patricia Cornwell; Artist of the Week: violinist Julia Fischer; Rob's Essential Choice: Schumann: Symphony No 2.

With Rob Cowan and his guest, the crime writer Patricia Cornwell.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...Chopin mazurkas.' Throughout the week Rob makes the case for Chopin's mazurkas and explores a selection of recordings by renowned pianists including Arthur Rubenstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Moriz Rosenthal as he asks, why should you love Chopin's mazurkas?

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

10am
Rob's guest this week, sharing her favourite classical music every day at 10am, is the crime writer Patricia Cornwell. An international best-selling author whose books have sold over 100 million copies, Patricia is best known for her award-winning Kay Scarpetta series, the characters of which have become an international phenomenon.

10.30am
This week's featured artist is the violinist Julia Fischer. One of the leading musicians of her generation, Fischer has performed with renowned European orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, and is currently Artist in Residence at the Dresden Philharmonic. Throughout the week Rob showcases Fischer's virtuoso performances of works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev.

11am
Today's Essential Choice is taken from the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.
Schumann
Symphony No.2 in C, Op. 61.

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 3 in E major for violin, BWV 1006 (Gigue)

    Performer: Julia Fischer.
    • Pentatone.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in G major, HWV 319

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Andrew Manze.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • 5 Reasons to Love... Chopin mazurkas

    • Frédéric Chopin

      Mazurka in B flat major, Op 7 No 1

      Performer: Arthur Rubinstein.
      • RCA.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Má vlast; Vltava

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Warner.

  • anon

    Mapping the Music

  • Henry Litolff

    Scherzo from Concerto symphonique No. 4

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.
    • Avie.

  • Niccolò Paganini

    24 Caprices for solo violin; no. 6 in G

    Performer: Julia Fischer.
    • Decca.

  • Richard Wagner

    Forest Murmurs (Siegfried)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf.
    • Sheffield Lab.

  • Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 1

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 (‘Moonlight’): Andante sostenuto

      Performer: Wilhelm Kempff.
      • DG.

  • Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 2

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67; 1st mvt, Allegro con brio

      Orchestra: Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
      • Decca.

  • Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 3

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Serenade in G major K.525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (4th mvt)

      Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
      • DG.

  • Artist of the Week: Julia Fischer

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041

      Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
      • DECCA.

  • Balakirev

    Overture on a Spanish March Theme

  • Essential Choice

    • Robert Schumann

      Symphony no.2 in C, op. 61

      Orchestra: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
      • Archiv.

  • CPE Bach

    Concerto in A major, W168

    Performer: Konrad Hünteler. Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

  • Scriabin

    Mazurka in B flat minor, op.10 no.8

    Performer: Samuil Feinberg (piano).
    • MELODIYA.

  • Balakirev

    Overture on a Spanish March Theme

    Performer: The UK Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor.
    • MELODIYA.

  • CPE Bach

    Flute Concerto, W168

    Performer: Konrad Hunteler (flute). Performer: Amsterdam Baroque. Performer: Ton Koopman (conductor).
    • WARNER.

Mapping the Music

The answer:
Wahnfried, Bayreuth

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The music played:
Liszt
At the Grave of Richard Wagner, S135ÌýÌýÌý
Kronos Quartet
Aki Takahashi (piano)
Marcella DeCray (harp)
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