Thursday - Sarah Walker with Michel Roux Jr
With Sarah Walker. Five Reasons to Love Grieg Lyric Pieces; Artists of the Week: Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI; Sarah's Essential Choice: Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain.
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 today's challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery music-related place.
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
Essential Choice - this week Sarah explores pieces connected to the supernatural
Mussorgsky
St John's Night on the Bare Mountain
Anatoli Kotscherga (bass-baritone)
South Tyrol Children's Choir
Berlin Radio Choir
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor).
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Armas Järnefelt
Praeludium
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.- EMI.
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Edvard Grieg
Norwegian melody and Folk melody
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- EMI.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture, Op. 49
Choir: Santa Cecilia Chorus. Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- EMI.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Trio Sonata in F major, Op.1 No.1
Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.- LINN.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- EMI.
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Diego Ortiz
Recercada on 'Romanesca' no. 7
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Franz Schubert
Adagio and Rondo Concertante, D947
Ensemble: Melos Ensemble.- EMI.
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
Ascendens Christus in altum
Director: Stephen Cleobury. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.- EMI.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake (Finale)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- CHANDOS.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata: Act III 'Addio del passato'
Conductor: Georg Solti. Singer: Angela Gheorghiu. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.- DECCA.
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Frederic Curzon
The Boulevardier
Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- Hyperion.
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Improvisation after the villancico 'Folia' of Rodrigo Martinez
Conductor: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI.- ALIA VOX.
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Senhora del Mundo
Performer: Ken Zuckerman. Performer: Montserrat Figueras. Performer: Prabhu Edouard. Singer: Montserrat Figueras.- ALIA VOX.
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Jean Françaix
L'horloge de flore
Performer: John de Lancie. Conductor: André Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- BMG.
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Modest Mussorgsky
St John’s Night on the Bare Mountain
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Singer: Anatoly Kocherga. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Choir: South Tyrol Children’s Choir.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet in A minor, D 804, 'Rosamunde'
Ensemble: Artemis Quartet.- VIRGIN.
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Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No.3 in A flat Op.47
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.- DG.
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