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Friday - Sarah Walker with Julia Sawalha

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the flute; Artist of the Week: Sir Charles Grove; Essential Choice: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the flute.' Sarah makes the case for the flute and explores works by composers including Bach, Debussy, Quantz and Liadov.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: can you tell which piece of music is being played backwards?

10am
Sarah's guest this week is the actress Julia Sawalha. Involved in this week's Comic Relief and well known for her roles in Absolutely Fabulous and Pride and Prejudice, Julia will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music every day at 10am.

10.30am
Sarah's featured artist this week is the conductor Sir Charles Groves, born 100 years ago on 10 March 1915. A traditional conductor with a vast repertoire, Groves was particularly noted for his command of large-scale works. Sarah will be sharing his interpretations of works by composers including Elgar, Delius, Vaughan Williams, Holst and Coates.

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Beethoven
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37 (cadenza by Clara Schumann)
Solomon (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert Menges (conductor).

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Fri 13 Mar 2015 09:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • GyΓΆrgy Ligeti

    Car Horn Prelude (Le grand macabre)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • SONY.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439, 'La notte'

    Performer: SΓ©bastien Marq. Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus. Director: Jean‐Christophe Spinosi.
    • Naive.

  • Antoine Brumel

    Missa Et ecce terrae motus (Agnus Dei II)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Jacques Ibert

    Divertissement

    Conductor: Jean Martinon. Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra.

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    In Ecclesiis a 14, C 78

    Choir: Ex Cathedra Choir. Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore. Ensemble: Concerto Palatino.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Flight of the Bumblebee

    Performer: Christian Lindberg. Performer: Roland PΓΆntinen.
    • BIS.

  • William Walton

    Scapino - Comedy Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • EMI.

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen - Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Choir: Vienna Philharmonic Chorus.

  • Ludwig van [1770 -1827] Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37

    Performer: Solomon. Conductor: Herbert Menges. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No 2, 'The Joke' (Finale)

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Air de Fisch-Ton-Kan (β€˜Qui Je Suis’)

    Performer: JΓ©rΓ΄me Ducros. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky.
    • 0825646 166954.
    • Erato.
    • 14.

Recording Rewind

The music played:

Μύ

Rimsky-Korsakov
Flight of the Bumblebee

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Mar 2015 09:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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