Monday - Rob Cowan with John Hegley
With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Tone Poems; musical challenge; Artists of the Week: the Beaux Arts Trio; Rob's Essential Choice: Purcell chamber music.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...tone poems'. Throughout the week Rob showcases composers who use their music to illustrate or evoke a poem, story or landscape, from Liadov's Russian fairytale piece Kikimora to a trip through the wide open spaces of the Fen landscape with Vaughan Williams' In the Fen Country to the battle conjured up by Biber in his Battalia.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery object.
10am
Performance poet, musician and songwriter John Hegley shares his favourite classical music with Rob. One of the country's most popular contemporary poets, John is well known for his books including New and Selected Potatoes, My dog is a carrot and Peace, Love & Potatoes.
10.30am
Rob's artists of the week are the Beaux Arts Trio. One of the finest piano trios of all time, the Beaux Arts Trio played together for over 50 years and received critical and popular acclaim for their highly vital and refined performances. Throughout the week Rob dips into their rich recorded legacy, exploring their interpretations of works by composers including Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Beethoven, Smetana and Faur茅.
11am
For today's Essential Choice Rob selects a recommendation from the Building a Library from last Saturday's CD Review's exploration of the funeral music of Henry Purcell.
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Daniel Purcell
The Indian Queen 鈥� Act Two: Dance & Second Act Tune
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- L'OISEAU LYRE.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C major, Kk.420
Performer: Anne Queff茅lec.- MIRARE.
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5 reasons to love... Tone Poems
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
In the Fen Country
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- EMI.
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Jean Sibelius
Rakastava, Op 14
Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- Baltic Runes.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Les Bor茅ades 鈥� Act IV: Gavottes pour les Heures et les Z茅phirs
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- ARCHIV.
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Artists of the Week: Beaux Arts Trio
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Ned Rorem
Spring Music (Aubade)
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.- PHILIPS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No.22 in C K.162
Orchestra: Danish National Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: 8 Bit.- DACAPO.
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Ferde Grof茅
Grand Canyon Suite 鈥� Cloudburst
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.- SONY.
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John Hegley's Choice No. 1
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie 鈥� Act I scene 1
Conductor: William Christie. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Singer: Godess Diana: Eirian James.- ERATO.
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John Hegley's Choice No. 2
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Max Bruch
In Memoriam
Performer: Salvatore Accardo. Conductor: Kurt Masur. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.- PHILIPS.
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Artists of the Week: Beaux Arts Trio
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio Op.70 No.2
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.- PHILIPS.
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Essential Choice
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Henry Purcell
Music for the funeral of Queen Mary
Composer: Thomas Morley. Conductor: Lionel Meunier. Ensemble: Les Trompettes des Plaisirs. Choir: Vox Luminis. Ensemble: Lingua Franca.- Ricecar.
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Ernest Chausson
Symphony in B flat
Performer: Paul Paray. Performer: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.- Mercury Living Presence.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Suite in A minor - Allemande
Performer: Mahan Esfahani.- Hyperion.
Mystery Object
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