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Friday - 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: Rameau: Suite (Les Paladins).

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 and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.

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
After last week's exploration of the music from great Romantic ballets, Rob goes back to an earlier era with his Essential Choices for the week as he showcases Baroque ballet scores.

Rameau
Les Paladins - Suite
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gustav Leonhardt (conductor).

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Fri 24 Apr 2015 09:00
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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in F H.XV No.39 - Scherzo

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Franz Schubert

    Rosamunde Overture

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchesra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • BIS.

  • Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅

    La Catedral 鈥� Movt II: Andante Religioso

    Performer: Christina Sandsengen.
    • ODRADEK.

  • 5 Reasons to Love... Tone Poems

    • Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Cantus Arcticus

      Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Max Pommer.
      • CATALYST.

  • Domenico Gallo

    Sonata in G

    Ensemble: Parnassi Musici.
    • CPO.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio in A minor, Op.11 - Allegro molto vivace

    Ensemble: Clementi-Trio K枚ln.

  • Steve Reich

    Nagoya Marimbas

    Performer: Feargus Brennan. Performer: Barnaby Archer.
    • ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

  • John Hegley's Choice No. 1

    • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

      Zais (Overture)

      Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.
      • L鈥橭ISEAU LYRE.

  • John Hegley's Choice No. 2

    • 脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

      Gavotte (Second Sonata in A minor for violin, viol and bass continuo)

      Ensemble: La Reveuse. Director: Benjamin Perrot.
      • Mirare.

  • Rob's choice for John Hegley

    • Claude Debussy

      Homage a Rameau

      Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
      • DG.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Waltz (Eugene Onegin)

    Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.

  • Artist of the Week: Beaux Arts Trio

    • Joseph Haydn

      Piano Trio in F sharp minor Hob 15:26

      Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
      • PHILIPS.

  • George Gershwin

    Cuban Overture

    Orchestra: Eastman-Rochester Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Hanson.

  • Essential Choice

    • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

      Les Paladins - Suite

      Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt.
      • PHILIPS.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio No.1 in B flat D.898

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Jota Aragonesa

    Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • MERCURY.

Relative Values

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Terry Riley
In C
Bang on a Can
颁础狈罢础尝翱鲍笔贰听

Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Fast (I)
Pat Metheny (guitar)
NONESUCH

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