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Monday - Rob Cowan with Mike Leigh

With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Brahms Late Piano Pieces; Musical challenge; Rob's Essential Choice: Walton: Cello Concerto; Artist of the Week: George Szell.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... Brahms late piano pieces'. Throughout the week Rob makes the case for Brahms's Indian summer piano works, showcasing recordings by pianists including Gerhard Oppitz, Yves Nat, Sviatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein and Clifford Curzon.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.

10am
Rob's guest this week, sharing his favourite classical music every day, is the celebrated writer and award-winning director Mike Leigh. Well known for films including Abigail's Party, Topsy-Turvy and Mr. Turner, Mike will be talking about the style of his work, how he chooses music for his films and his operatic directorial debut with a new staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.

10.30am
Rob features the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD review

Walton
Cello Concerto

11am
Rob's artist of the week is the conductor George Szell. Known for being a harsh taskmaster, Szell moulded the musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra into a world-class ensemble. Throughout the week Rob explores Szell's recordings of favourite works including Sibelius's En Saga, Josef Strauss's Delerien Waltz and Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije and reflects on the balance of mind and feeling in Szell's interpretations of five great Fourth symphonies.

Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor.

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Mon 11 May 2015 09:00
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Music Played

  • Artist Of The Week: George Szell

    • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

      Slavonic Dance in F Op.72 No.3

      Conductor: George Szell. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
      • DUET.

  • Gaspar Fernandes

    Tleycantimo choquiliya (Hush, little child), for chorus

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

  • 5 Reasons To Love Brahms Late Piano Works

    • Johannes Brahms

      Intermezzo in E flat major, Op 117 No 1

      Performer: Clifford Curzon.
      • DECCA.

    • Johannes Brahms

      Intermezzo in C major, Op 119 No 3

      Performer: Clifford Curzon.
      • DG.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Consecration of the House

    Conductor: Otto Klemperer. Orchestra: Philharmonia.
    • EMI.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Nehmt Meinen Dank K.383

    Conductor: Sebastian Weigle. Singer: Miah Persson. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
    • BIS.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Study in C sharp minor, Op 2 No 1

    Performer: John Ogdon.
    • EMI.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Two Morceaux Op.57

    Performer: John Ogdon.
    • EMI.

  • Frederick Delius

    Brigg Fair

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
    • EMI.

  • Mike Leigh: Choice 1

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      'Soave sia il vento'

      Singer: Nan Merriman. Singer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Singer: Sesto Bruscantini. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
      • EMI.

  • Mike Leigh: Choice 2

    • Gustav Mahler

      Symphony No 5: Trauermarsch

      Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt.
      • EMI.

  • BΓ©la BartΓ³k

    Hungarian Song No.2

    Performer: Jorja Fleezanis. Performer: Alexander Sitkovetsky.
    • MUSIC AT MENLO 2014.

  • Building A Library Choice

    • William Walton

      Cello Concerto

      Performer: Paul Watkins. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
      • CHANDOS.

  • Artist Of The Week: George Szell

    • Frederick Delius

      Irmelin: Prelude

      Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: George Szell.
      • EMI.

  • Arno Bornkamp

    Symphonic meditation for saxophone and chamber orchestra

    Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • ETCETERA KTC.
    • 1400.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Keyboard Suite in E major, HWV 430

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Artist Of The Week: George Szell

    • Robert Schumann

      Symphony No.4 in D minor Op.120

      Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: George Szell.
      • SONY.

Relative Values

The pieces were by Delius & Grainger who were good friends.

Delius
Brigg Fair
Hallo Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

Grainger
A Lincolnshire Posy: The Brisk Young Sailor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)

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