Monday - Sarah Walker with Michel Roux Jr
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Grieg Lyric Pieces; Musical challenge: Mapping the Music; Artists of the Week: Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI; Verdi: Macbeth.
9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... Grieg lyric pieces'. Throughout the week Sarah offers a selection of piano pieces from Edvard Grieg's 10-book collection of 'Lyric Pieces' - examples of the short, characterful pieces which were very much in fashion during the late 19th century, especially in Scandinavia where Grieg was regarded as the master of the genre.
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 world-renowned chef and presenter Michel Roux Jr. Michel will be sharing his passion for classical music with Sarah every day at 10am.
10.30am
This week Sarah explores Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music as seen through the eyes of Jordi Savall and his band Hesperion XX - XXI. Their spirited and enchanting performances of music by unfamiliar composers have cast new light on pieces which would otherwise have been lost to us. Sarah discovers anew the joy of hearing Jordi Savall's work.
11am
The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review
Verdi
Macbeth.
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Edvard Grieg
Arietta (Lyric Piece: Op.12 No.1)
Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.- DG.
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Giuseppe Torelli
Trumpet Concerto in D
Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Director: Alison Balsom.- EMI.
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5 reasons to love... Grieg lyric pieces
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Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Butterfly, Norwegian Dance, & March of the Dwarfs
Performer: HΓ¥kon AustbΓΈ.- Brilliant Classics.
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Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- DG.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, K.498 'Kegelstatt Trio'
Performer: Pascal Moraguès. Performer: Frank Braley. Performer: Vladimir Mendelssohn.- PRAGA DIGITALS.
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Giacomo Puccini
Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly)
Singer: Mirella Freni. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.- DG.
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Michel Roux's Choice
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Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter
Performer: Francesca Vicari. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini. Ensemble: Concerto Italiano.- NAIVE.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude in B minor, Op 32 no.10
Performer: Howard Shelley.- Hyperion.
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Artist of the week: Jordi Savall
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Traditional Afghan
Laila Djan
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Singer: Montserrat Figueras. Ensemble: Ensemble Kaboul. Director: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox.
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Anonymous
Marceta No'm Faces Plorar
Singer: Montserrat Figueras. Singer: Arianna Savall. Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in D major, Op.6 No.5
Orchestra: Combattimento. Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend.- Challenge Classics.
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Essential Choice
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Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth, Act Four conclusion
Conductor: Riccardo Muti. Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.- EMI CLASSICS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No.3 in C minor, BWV1011
Performer: Antoine Tamestit.- NAIVE.
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Ottorino Respighi
Burlesca, P59
Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.- CHANDOS.
Mapping the Music
The answer: Japan
The music played:
Puccini
The Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Guiseppe Sinopoli (conductor)Β
DG
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