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Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

With Rob Cowan. Including Five Reasons to Love Violin Romances; Musical challenge; Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... Violin Romances'. Rob plays some of these beguiling pieces ranging from the song-like second Romance by Beethoven to a sultry Spanish showpiece by Sarasate and the lyrical outpouring of Dvorak's Romance in F minor.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery person.

10am
Rob's guest this week is the poet Fleur Adcock. Fleur was born in New Zealand but spent much of her childhood - and the second world war - in the UK, settling permanently here in 1963. Across a 50-year career she has produced numerous collections of poetry addressing identity, ancestry, relationship and insects. She has held academic positions as well as attracting significant awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Fleur will be discussing her career and sharing a selection of her favourite classical music with Rob every day at 10am.

10.30am
Vintage Proms 1915 - music inspired by a Prom from 100 years ago.
During the 鶹Լ Proms 2015 Rob takes a look at the Proms season from a century ago and plays music that reflects a time when concert programmes were quite different from those of today. This week Rob showcases highlights including Alexander Campbell Mackenzie's Scottish Concerto, a wind serenade by Mozart, and pieces from France and Russia that reflect Britain's international links during the war.

11am
This week Rob features recordings by pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who will appear this Friday at the 鶹Լ Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Rob introduces some of her renowned interpretations of Mozart, including the Sonata No. 15 in F and the Piano Concerto in C K467 from the complete series of Mozart concertos that Uchida is currently recording with the Cleveland Orchestra. There'll also be a complete performance of Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, Chopin's 3rd Sonata and Debussy's dazzling Etudes.

Schumann
Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6
Mitsuko Uchida (piano).

3 hours

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    September: The Hunt (The Seasons)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.
  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE...VIOLIN ROMANCES

    • Johan Svendsen

      Romance in G major Op.26

      Performer: Arthur Grumiaux. Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edo de Waart.
      • PHILIPS.
  • Ake Malmfors

    Mansken (Moonlight)

    Choir: Uppsala Universtiy Chamber Choir. Conductor: Stefan Parkman.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Jean Françaix

    L’Horloge de Flore

    Performer: Jonathan Small. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Libor Pešek.
    • RLPO LIVE.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzon a 10 S.137 [1615 no.15]

    Performer: Andreas Sieling. Ensemble: Berlin Brass. Conductor: Lucas Vis.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in C major BWV977

    Performer: Cyprien Katsaris.
    • SONY.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Scenes from Hiawatha - overture Op.30`3

    Orchestra: 鶹Լ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Judith Weir

    Drop down, ye heavens, from above

    Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.
    • DELPHIAN.
  • FLEUR ADCOCK'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Claudio Monteverdi

      Lamento della ninfa (Madrigals, Book 8)

      Singer: Emma Kirkby. Singer: Paul Agnew. Singer: Andrew King. Singer: Alan Ewing. Ensemble: The Consort of Musicke. Director: Anthony Rooley.
      • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
  • FLEUR ADCOCK'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Francis Poulenc

      Les Mamelles de Tiresias (Act 1, Scenes 2-5)

      Singer: Barbara Bonney. Singer: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt. Singer: Mark Oswald. Singer: Graham Clark. Orchestra: Saito Kinen Orchestra. Choir: Tokyo Opera Singers. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
      • PHILIPS.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in B flat major, Op 23 No 2

    Performer: Simon Trpceski.
    • Simon Trpceski Plays Rachmaninov.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Marche heroique Op.34

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Paray.
    • MERCURY.
  • Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle

    La Marseillaise - French National Anthem

    Music Arranger: Hector Berlioz. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Choir: Le choeur d'enfants de la Maitrise de Paris. Choir: Choeur 'Les Elements'. Choir: Chœur de l’armée française. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Bertrand de Billy.
    • EMI.
  • Madeleine Dring

    Business Girls (5 Betjeman songs)

    Singer: Catherine Bott. Performer: David Owen Norris.
    • HYPERION.
  • Michele Mangani

    Fantasy on themes from Puccini's Tosca

    Ensemble: European Wind Soloists. Conductor: Patrick de Ritis.
    • NAXOS.
  • PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: MITSUKO UCHIDA

    • Robert Schumann

      Davidsbundlertanze Op.6

      Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
      • DECCA.
  • Nino Rota

    The Godfather: a symphonic portrait

    Music Arranger: John Mauceri. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Mauceri.
    • LPO.

Mystery Person

Answer: Judith Weir

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