Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Jenny Agutter
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the Viola; Musical Challenge; Artists of the Week: the Florestan Trio; Sarah's Essential Choice: Grainger: The Warriors.
With Sarah Walker and her guest Jenny Agutter.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the viola.' Throughout the week Sarah makes the case for the viola, exploring repertoire ranging from Telemann's Viola Concerto in G TWV 51:G9 to Brahms' Geistliche Wiegenlied Op.91 No.2 and Schumann's Märchenerzählungen Op.132, performed by violists including Simon Standage, Cecil Aronowitz and Lawrence Power.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is Jenny Agutter. An actress of both stage and screen, Jenny is well known for her performance as Roberta in the film adaptation of E. Nesbit's The Railway Children and is currently playing Sister Julienne in the hit television drama Call the Midwife. Jenny will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music every day at 10am.
10.30am
Sarah's featured artists this week are The Florestan Trio: pianist Susan Tomes, violinist Anthony Marwood and cellist Richard Lester. From their formation in 1995 until they disbanded in 2012, the Florestans built a reputation as one of the world's leading piano trios. Sarah delves into their substantial discography, showcasing benchmark performances of works by composers including FaurΓ©, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Haydn and Beethoven.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Grainger
The Warriors
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Wilson, Roderick Elms, Wayne Marshall (pianos)
Simon Rattle (conductor).
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Music Played
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Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Performer: Marc-AndrΓ© Hamelin.- HYPERION.
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Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique no.4 Op.102 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- AVIE.
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5 reasons to love... the viola
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Johannes Brahms
Geistliche Wiegenlied, Op 91 No 2
Performer: AndrΓ© Previn. Performer: Cecil Aronowitz. Singer: Janet Baker.- EMI.
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Johann Christian Bach
Symphony in E flat major for double orchestra, Op 18 No 1
Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta. Conductor: Manfred Huss.- BIS.
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Michel Corrette
Les Γ©toiles; Feste sauvage
Performer: Olivier Baumont.- TEMPERAMENTS.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op 112
Choir: Corydon Singers. Orchestra: Corydon Orchestra. Conductor: Matthew Best.- HYPERION.
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artists of the week - the florestan trio
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Josef Suk
Elegie, Op.23
Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.- HYPERION.
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Jenny agutter's choice no. 1
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AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
String Quartet No 12 'American' (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Jenny agutter's choice no. 2
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major (1st mvt)
Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DG.
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artists of the week - the florestan trio
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Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66
Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.- HYPERION.
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Essential choice
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Percy Grainger
The Warriors
Performer: Malcolm Wilson. Performer: Roderick Elms. Performer: Wayne Marshall. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- EMI.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet in A minor, D 804, 'Rosamunde'
Ensemble: Artemis Quartet.- VIRGIN.
Relative Values
The relationship: Father-in-law and son-in-law
The music played:
Suk
Elegy
Florestan Trio
HYPERION
Μύ
Dvorak
Cello Concerto: 2nd movement
Jacqueline du Pre (cello)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
EMI
Broadcast
- Tue 10 Feb 2015 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3