Monday - Sarah Walker with Declan Donnellan
With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book; Artist of the Week: conductor Stephen Cleobury; Essential Choice: Elgar: Symphony No 2.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book'. Throughout the week Rob and Sarah dip into this remarkable collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean keyboard music, showcasing works by composers including Byrd, Bull and Gibbons.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the writer and director Declan Donnellan. Since co-founding his own theatre company in 1981, Declan has become well-known as a Shakespearean director as well as winning accolades for his interpretations of works ranging from plays by Chekhov and Pushkin to Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Declan will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music every day at 10am.
10.30am
Rob and Sarah's featured artist this week is the conductor Stephen Cleobury. Director of the world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cleobury has worked with leading orchestras and soloists including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Philharmonia. Sarah will be exploring his interpretations of works by composers including Brahms, Harvey, Mozart, Stanford and Tallis.
11am
Today's Essential Choice is taken from the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.
ELGAR Symphony No 2 in E flat, Op 63.
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Artist Of The Week: Stephen Cleobury
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sanctus in C, BWV 237
Choir: Choir of Kingβs College, Cambridge. Director: Stephen Cleobury.- EMI.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony in F major, Wq 183 No 3
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.- SIGNUM.
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5 Reasons To Love: The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
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William Byrd
Hugh Ashton's Ground
Performer: Joanna MacGregor.- SOUND CIRCUS.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Valse scherzo in C for violin and orchestra, Op.34
Performer: James Ehnes. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra.- ONYX.
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Aaron Copland
El SalΓ³n MΓ©xico
Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra. Conductor: Antal DorΓ‘ti.- MERCURY.
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Artist Of The Week: Stephen Cleobury
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Jonathan Harvey
I love the Lord
Choir: Choir of Kingβs College, Cambridge. Director: Stephen Cleobury.- EMI.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in A minor for flute, viola da gamba and basso continuo, TWV 42:a7
Ensemble: La Reveuse.- MIRARE.
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Declan Donnellan's Choices
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Final movement of Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op.141
Performer: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin.- MELODIYA.
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John Field
Nocturne No.18 in E major, βLe Midiβ
Performer: Benjamin Frith.- NAXOS.
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Trad
The Gold Ring
Performer: Jordi Savall. Performer: Andrew LawrenceβKing. Performer: Frank McGuire.- ALIA VOX.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Missa Solemnis in C, K337
Singer: David WilsonβJohnson. Singer: Rogers CoveyβCrump. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Singer: Ann Murray. Singer: Margaret Marshall. Choir: Choir of Kingβs College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- ARGO.
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Essential Choice
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Edward Elgar
Symphony No 2 in E flat major
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- DECCA.
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Mapping the Music
The answer: Mexico
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The music played:
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Copland
El Salon Mexico
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)
MERCURY
Broadcast
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