Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Robert Newman
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the French Flute School; Artist of the Week: Stephen Kovacevich, featured in Schubert's Piano Sonata in A, D959.
9am
This week Sarah presents '5 reasons to love... the French flute school'. A hugely influential figure in the school was Claude-Paul Taffanel, a fine player who also taught at the Paris Conservatoire. Taffanel created huge enthusiasm for the flute in 19th-century Paris and as a result many pieces were written for him and his followers. Throughout the week Sarah showcases some favourite flute works from this time, including music by Fauré, Gaubert, Enescu, Debussy, and Taffanel himself.
9.30am
Take part in our daily music-related challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery person.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the comedian Robert Newman. Robert shot to fame in the '90s with the sketch show The Mary Whitehouse Experience and made history when he and his comic partner David Baddiel became the first ever comedians to play and sell out Wembley arena. Billed as a rock star of the comedy world, Robert has also had a successful career as a novelist and journalist, as well as being a political activist. Known for comedy with a social conscience, Robert is currently touring with The Brain Show. He will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music, every day at 10am.
10.30am
Sarah chooses music that reflects highlights from the 2015 Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms season.
11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Croatian-American pianist Stephen Kovacevich. One of the most respected musicians of his generation, Kovacevich is an acclaimed interpreter of the core classical repertoire and beyond.
Schubert
Piano Sonata in A, D959
Stephen Kovacevich (piano).
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Music Played
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Lord Berners
Hornpipe (The Triumph of Neptune)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- EMI.
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William Herschel
Symphony No.2 in D major
Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- CHANDOS.
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5 Reasons to Love... the French Flute School
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Gabriel Fauré
Fantaisie, Op 79
Orchestrator: Louis Aubert. Performer: William Bennett. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- ARGO.
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Franz Liszt
The Dance in the Village Inn (Mephisto Waltz No 1)
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DG.
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Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in A minor; Capriccio in C major (8 Piano Pieces, Op.76/7-8)
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.- PHILIPS.
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George Frideric Handel
Let thy hand be strengthened, HWV 259
Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Choir: Choir of Westminster Abbey. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Simon Preston.- ARCHIV.
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Thea Musgrave
Impromptu No.1 for flute and oboe
Performer: Emer McDonough. Performer: Nicholas Daniel.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Franz Liszt
Consolation no.3 in D flat major
Performer: Jorge Bolet.- DG.
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Rob Newman's choice No. 1
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Philip Glass
Etude No.2 (Volume 1)
Performer: Philip Glass.- ORANGE MOUNTAIN.
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Rob Newman's choice No. 2
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Maurice Ravel
II. Adagio Assai (Piano Concerto in G)
Performer: Pascal Rogé. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bertrand de Billy.- OEHMS.
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Robert Farnon
The Peanut Polka
Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- British Light Music Classics 2: New London Orchestra/Corp.
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Richard Rodgers
‘There is nothin' like a dame' (South Pacific)
Music Arranger: Peter King. Choir: Maida Vale Singers. Orchestra: John Wilson Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- WARNER.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major, BWV1069
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Artist of the week: Stephen Kovacevich
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in A major, D 959
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.- EMI.
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Leos JanáÄek
Mladi (Youth Suite)
Performer: Philippa Davies. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Richard Watkins. Performer: Robin O’Neill. Performer: Peter Sparks. Ensemble: London Winds.- CHANDOS.
Mystery Object
Broadcast
- Wed 23 Sep 2015 09:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3