Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Jonathan Freedland
With Sarah Walker. Including 5 Reasons to Love Wind Instruments; Vintage Proms 1915; Artist of the Week: pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, featured in Schumann's Piano Trio No 1 in D minor.
9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... wind instruments'. From the rude sound of the rackett and crumhorn to the acrobatic bassett horn and the sweet tones of a pair of recorders, Sarah showcases several species of early woodwind. Featuring music by Susato, Pleyel, Bach, Rhaw and Mendelssohn.
9.30am
Take part in today's music-related challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery person.
10am
Sarah's guest is the award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Jonathan Freedland. Jonathan started out as a reporter for The Washington Post, and for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's 'Today' and 'Newsbeat' on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1. He's currently the executive editor of The Guardian's opinion section and writes a weekly column for the paper, as well as for The Jewish Chronicle and The New York Times. Besides his memoir 'Jacob's Gift', he has also penned a best-selling series of thrillers using the pseudonym Sam Bourne, and presents Radio 4's history series 'The Long View'. Jonathan will be discussing his career and sharing a selection of his favourite classical music with Sarah every day at 10am.
10.30am
During the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2015 Sarah and Rob present Vintage Proms 1915, looking at the Proms season from a century ago and playing music that reflects a time when concert programmes were quite different from those of today. This week Sarah features music ranging from the Japanese National Anthem to Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite, and a first performance by Debussy.
11am
This week Sarah features recordings by one of the leading pianists of his generation, Leif Ove Andsnes, who brings his complete Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra to the Proms this week. Sarah features the Norwegian pianist in concertos by Haydn and Grieg, chamber music by Schumann and solo works by Schubert and Janacek; works which capture the pianist's crisp and poetic playing.
Schumann
Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.63
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Tanja Tetzlaff (cello).
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Music Played
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NiccolΓ² Paganini
Caprice in G minor, Op 1 No 16
Performer: Julia Fischer.- DECCA.
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5 REASONS TO LOVE...EARLY WIND INSTRUMENTS
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No 106, 'Actus tragicus'
Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Choir: Amsterdam Baroque Choir. Director: Ton Koopman.- CHALLENGE CLASSICS.
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Sir Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Music Arranger: Catherine Beynon. Performer: Emily Beynon. Performer: Catherine Beynon.- METIER.
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Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- DG.
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John York & Sir James MacMillan
For Ian
- BLACK BOX.
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Camille SaintβSaΓ«ns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28
Performer: Sarah Chang. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.- EMI.
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John Tavener
Song of the Angel
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Paul Goodwin. Singer: Patricia Rozario.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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JONATHAN FREEDLAND'S CHOICE
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Gustav Mahler
III. Scherzo (Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor)
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra.- TELDEC.
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Akimori Hayashi
Kimigayo (National Anthem of Japan)
Composer: Yoshiisa Oku. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Music Arranger: Peter Breiner. Conductor: Peter Breiner.- MARCO POLO.
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Toru Takemitsu
Rain Tree Sketch
Performer: Megumi Fujita.- ASV.
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Ivor Gurney
The Salley Gardens
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Kitty Whately.- CHAMPS HILL RECORDS.
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Roger Quilter
I wish and I wish
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Performer: Magnus Johnston. Performer: Brian O'Kane. Singer: Kitty Whately.- CHAMPS HILL RECORDS.
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Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- TELDEC.
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Amy Beach
Arctic Night (Eskimos, Op.64)
Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- GUILD.
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PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: LEIF OVE ANDSNES
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Robert Schumann
Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 63
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Performer: Tanja Tetzlaff.- EMI.
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George Frideric Handel
As pants the hart, HWV251b
Singer: Susan Gritton. Singer: Thomas Hobbs. Choir: Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Amy Beach
The Returning Hunter (Eskimos, Op.64)
Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- GUILD.
Mystery Person
Answer: Sir John Tavener
Broadcast
- Wed 22 Jul 2015 09:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3