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Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Antony Sher

With Sarah Walker. Including My Favourite Operatic Intermezzos; Music in Time: The English keyboard collection Parthenia; Artist of the Week: Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D.

9am
My favourite... operatic intermezzos. In this new feature Sarah shares her top operatic intermezzos, highlighting the emotional directness and unforgettable melodies of these orchestral miniatures, tucked inside operas by Puccini, Wolf Ferrari, Offenbach, Leoncavallo and Mascagni.

9.30am
Take part in today's music-related challenge and identify the place associated with a work.

10am
At the start of the year that marks 400 years since Shakespeare's death, Sarah's guest is the Laurence Olivier Award-winning actor Antony Sher. Antony is a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has acted many of the Bard's most famous roles, from Richard III to Falstaff. He has written a number of books recording the stages of researching, rehearsing and performing great Shakespearean parts, offering a behind the scenes look at the Royal Shakespeare Company at work. Throughout the week Antony shares a selection of his favourite classical music, talks about bringing Mahler to life on the stage and explains how he is preparing for his starring role in King Lear.

10.30am
Sarah places Music in Time. She travels to the Renaissance to dip into the English keyboard collection, Parthenia, "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls", composed by three famous masters: William Byrd, Dr John Bull and Orlando Gibbons.

11am
Sarah's Artists of the Week are the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. When they started out in 1986, this unique period instrument band decided to throw away the orchestral rulebook. They were self-governing, their leaders rotated, and they worked with a range of conductors. Despite their name, they are keen to explore a wide repertoire, from Monteverdi to Mahler and beyond; and their four Principal Artists are Sir Simon Rattle, Ivan Fischer, Sir Mark Elder and Vladimir Jurowski. To celebrate the orchestra's thirtieth anniversary year, Sarah showcases a range of their recordings, demonstrating their diversity, artistry, and the brilliantly incisive, colourful style of playing.

Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D, Op.61
Monica Huggett (violin)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor).

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Music Played

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Preludium

    Performer: Catalina Vicens.
    • CARPE DIEM.

  • MY FAVOURITE...OPERATIC INTERMEZZOS

    • Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari

      Intermezzo; Serenata (I gioielli della Madonna)

      Performer: Christine Messiter. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
      • EMI.

  • ARTISTS OF THE WEEK: THE ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

    • George Frideric Handel

      Where'er you walk (Semele)

      Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
      • HELIODOR.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Clarinet Sonata

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Euryanthe (Overture)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • EMI.

  • Thomas Pitfield

    Toccata

    Performer: Peter Donohoe.
    • NAXOS.

  • ANTONY SHER'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Nathan Mdledle

      The Click Song

      Composer: Joseph Mogotsi. Composer: Rufus Khoza. Composer: Ronnie Sehume. Singer: Miriam Makeba.
      • NASCENTE.

  • ANTONY SHER'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte)

      Singer: Pilar Lorengar. Singer: Teresa Berganza. Singer: Gabriel Bacquier. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.
      • DECCA.

  • ANTONY SHER'S CHOICE NO.3

    • Georges Bizet

      The Pearl Fishers: "Au fond du temple"

      Performer: Jussi BjΓΆrling. Performer: Robert Merrill. Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Renato Cellini.

  • Antonio Salieri

    Falstaff (Overture)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Salieri: Symphonies, Ovtures and Variations.
    • Chandos.
    • 14.

  • MUSIC IN TIME: RENAISSANCE

    • William Byrd

      Pavan, Galiard & Galiard (The Earle of Salisbury)

      • CARPE DIEM.

  • John Bull

    Galiard

    • CARPE DIEM.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    'The Lord of Salisbury his Pavan'

    Performer: Catalina Vicens.
    • CARPE DIEM.

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • DECCA.

  • ARTISTS OF THE WEEK: THE ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Violin Concerto in D, Op.61

      Performer: Monica Huggett. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
      • EMI.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1

    Performer: Radu Lupu.
    • Decca.

  • ARTISTS OF THE WEEK: THE ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

    • George Frideric Handel

      To thee, thou glorious son (Theodora)

      Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Robin Blaze. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Nicholas Kraemer.
      • BIS.

Mapping the Music

Answer: Manchester

The music played:

Vivaldi
Sonata No.12 in C major, RV754 (one of the Manchester Sonatas)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Nigel North (lute)
John Toll (harpsichord)
HARMONIA MUNDI

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  • Tue 12 Jan 2016 09:00
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