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Friday - Sarah Walker with Jonathan Freedland

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Wind Instruments; Vintage Proms 1915; Artist of the Week: pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, featured in Haydn's Piano Concerto No 11.

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 our daily musical challenge. Two pieces of music have been altered. Can you identify them?

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 麻豆约拍 Radio 4's 'Today' and 'Newsbeat' on 麻豆约拍 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 麻豆约拍 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.

Haydn
Piano Concerto No.11 in F major, Hob XVIII:11
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

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Fri 24 Jul 2015 09:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Traditional French

    La quinte estampie real

    Ensemble: The Dufay Collective.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Robert Schumann

    Overture: Genoveva, Op.81

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k.
    • DG.

  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE...EARLY WIND INSTRUMENTS

    • Giorgio Mainerio

      Caro ortolano

      Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
      • TESTAMENT.

    • Antonio Gardane

      Bicinum 'Le cuer de vous'

      Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
      • TESTAMENT.

    • Guillaume le Heurteur

      Bicinium 鈥楳on petit cueur鈥�

      Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
      • TESTAMENT.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Romance in E for horn and piano, Op.67

    Performer: Daniel Blumenthal. Performer: Barry Tuckwell.
    • ETCETERA.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Chloris

    Performer: Susan Graham. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in A major H.16.26

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • EMI.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    The Force of Destiny (Overture)

    Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Decca.

  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Totus tuus

    Choir: Holst Singers. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.

  • JONATHAN FREEDLAND'S CHOICE NO.1

    • George Gershwin

      'Summertime' (Porgy and Bess)

      Singer: Harolyn Blackwell. Choir: Glyndebourne Chorus. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
      • EMI.

  • JONATHAN FREEDLAND'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Max Bruch

      Kol Nidrei, Op 47

      Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Performer: Gerald Moore.
      • EMI.

  • St茅phane Grappelli

    Les Valseuses

    Performer: Laurent Korcia. Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
    • Danses: Laurent Korcia.
    • Naive.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • LINN.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Benedictus

    Choir: His Cardinall's Musick. Conductor: Andrew Carwood.

  • PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: LEIF OVE ANDSNES

    • Joseph Haydn

      Keyboard Concerto in F major, H XVIII 3

      Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. Director: Leif Ove Andsnes.
      • EMI.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    Sonata for viola and piano

    Performer: Philip Dukes. Performer: Sophia Rahman.
    • NAXOS.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Rob Roy - Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Gibson.
    • CHANDOS.

Imperfect Harmony

The music played:

Gorecki
Symphony No.3: Movement II
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman (conductor)
ELEKTRA NONESUCH
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Copland
Appalachian Spring: VII. Doppio movimento (Variations on a Shaker Hymn - Simple Gifts)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
WARNER

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  • Fri 24 Jul 2015 09:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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