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Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Janet Suzman

With Rob Cowan. Including My Favourite Operatic Overtures; Bach: Mein Herz schwimmt im Blut; Artist of the Week: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, featured in Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.

9am
My favourite... operatic overtures. Rob chooses some of his favourite operatic overtures from the Classical and Romantic periods, putting the spotlight on pieces including Chabrier's Gwendoline, Weber's Der Freischutz and Borodin's Prince Igor.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: can you work out which two composers are associated with a particular piece?

10am
Rob's guest is the actress and director Janet Suzman. Janet has appeared on stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company in roles ranging from Beatrice and Kate to Ophelia and Lavinia, as well as a critically acclaimed Cleopatra. She became known on the big screen for her performance as Tsarina Alexandra in the Academy Award winning film Nicholas and Alexandra. In her native South Africa Janet has directed Brecht, Chekhov and Shakespeare, and here in the UK has recently turned to directing opera. Janet will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music, including works by Purcell, Brahms, and Donizetti, every day at 10am.

10:30am
Music in Time: Baroque
Rob places Music in Time as he explores the Baroque period, looking into how Bach's cantatas were written to complement the Lutheran liturgical calendar and playing his Mein Herz schwimmt im Blut.

11am
Rob's artist of the week is the baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Celebrated as one of the finest lieder interpreters of all time, Fischer-Dieskau left a considerable recording legacy that has influenced generations of singers. Throughout the week Rob focuses specifically on the baritone's lieder skills, with song cycles by Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler, as well as selections of songs by Schubert and Wolf.

Mahler
Kindertotenlieder
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik (conductor).

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Wed 27 Apr 2016 09:00
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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sanctus, BWV241

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.

  • MY FAVOURITE...OPERATIC OVERTURES

    • Emmanuel Chabrier

      Gwendoline (Overture)

      Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Paray.
      • Paray Conducts Chabrier & Roussel.
      • Mercury.
      • 7.

  • Johann Vierdanck

    Suite for two violins and continuo

    Ensemble: Trondheim Barokk.
    • SIMAX.

  • Gustav Holst

    Invocation

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo JΓ€rvi.
    • HYPERION.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Intermezzo in D minor

    Performer: James Boyd. Ensemble: Fitzwilliam String Quartet.
    • LINN.

  • Jean-Baptiste Arban

    Variations on The Carnival of Venice

    Music Arranger: Donald Hunsberger. Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Donald Hunsberger.
    • CBS.

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani

    Performer: Midori. Performer: Robert McDonald.
    • SONY.

  • JANET SUZMAN'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Johannes Brahms

      II. Andante un poco Adagio (Sonata for viola and piano in F minor, Op.120 No.1)

      Performer: Pinchas Zukerman. Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
      • DG.

  • JANET SUZMAN'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Libby Larsen

      Aubade

      Performer: Eugenia Zukerman.
      • DELOS.

  • JANET SUZMAN'S CHOICE NO.3

    • Edward Elgar

      II. Lento - Allegro molto (Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85)

      Performer: Jacqueline du PrΓ©. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
      • CBS.

  • Robert Schumann

    The Bride of Messina, Op 100

    Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Heinz Holliger.
    • AUDITE.

  • MUSIC IN TIME: BAROQUE

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV199

      Singer: Midori Suzuki. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
      • BIS.

  • Claude Debussy

    Minstrels (Preludes, Book 1)

    Music Arranger: Colin Matthews. Orchestra: HallΓ©. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Debussy: La Mer.
    • Halle.
    • 6.

  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK: DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU

    • Gustav Mahler

      Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

      Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael KubelΓ­k.
      • DG.

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k

    Czech Suite, Op 39

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal DorΓ‘ti.
    • Decca.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Five Bagatelles for clarinet and piano, Op 23

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • The Lyrical Clarinet: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.
    • 2-6.

By Association

Answer: Fritz Kreisler & Gaetano Pugnani

The music played:

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Praeludium & Allegro in the style of Pugnani
Midori (violin)
Robert McDonald (piano)
SONY

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  • Wed 27 Apr 2016 09:00
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