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Friday - Sarah Walker with Michel Roux Jr

With Sarah Walker. Five Reasons to Love Grieg Lyric Pieces; Musical challenge; Artists of the Week: Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI; Essential Choice: Saint-Saens: Danse macabre.

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: listen to the story and tell us what happens next.

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

厂补颈苍迟-厂补毛苍蝉
Danse macabre
Kyung-Wha Chung (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor).

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lerchengesang (Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, Op. 48: No. 4)

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Gustav Holst

    First Suite for Military Band, Op. 28 No.1

    Conductor: Timothy Reynish. Orchestra: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • 5 Reasons to Love... Grieg Lyric Pieces

    • Edvard Grieg

      Lyric Piece: To Spring, Op.43 No.6

      Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
      • DG.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Piece: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6

    Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

  • Muriel Herbert

    Violets; The Crimson Rose; To Daffodils

    Performer: David Owen Norris. Singer: James Gilchrist.
    • LINN.

  • anon

    In Nomine a 5; Brandeberges

    Director: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI.
    • ALIA VOX.

  • Richard Wagner

    Der Fliegende Hollander: Overture

    Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • EMI.

  • George Frideric Handel

    V鈥檃doro, pupille (Act 2, Giulio Cesare in Egitto)

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Singer: Marijana Mijanovic. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • ARCHIV.

  • Michel Roux's Choice No. 1

    • Johann Strauss

      Radetsky March

      Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
      • DG.

  • Sarah's choice for Michel Roux

    • Erik Satie

      Je te veux

      Performer: Pascal Rog茅.
      • DECCA.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in C major for 2 violins, RV 508

    Performer: Riccardo Minasi. Performer: Dmitry Sinkovsky. Orchestra: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Director: Dmitry Sinkovsky.
    • Naive.

  • Artist of the Week: Jordi Savall

    • Marbrianus de Orto

      Salve regina mater / Hic sacerdos

      Director: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya.
      • ALIA VOX.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Capriccio espagnol, Op 34

    Conductor: Igor Markevitch. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne in E minor Op.72`1

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Chopin: The Nocturnes: Maria Joao Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.

  • Essential Choice

    • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

      Danse macabre

      Performer: Kyung-wha Chung. Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
      • DECCA.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Hamlet, Fantasy Overture, Op.67

    Conductor: Jos茅 Serebrier. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.
    • BIS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto in A major K.622 for clarinet and orchestra

    Performer: Dame Thea King. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

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