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Thursday - Rob Cowan with Janet Suzman

With Rob Cowan. My Favourite Operatic Overtures; Music in Time: Turnage and Arnold; Artist of the Week: baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, featured in Brahms's Four Serious Songs.

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 remember the television show or film that featured this piece of classical music?

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: Modern
Rob places Music in Time as he looks at the Modern period and the influence of Jazz on late-20th and early-21st century composers, with music by Mark Anthony Turnage and Malcolm Arnold.

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.

Brahms
Four serious Songs, Op.121
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Jorg Demus (piano).

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Thu 28 Apr 2016 09:00
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Music Played

  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Bagatelle Op.59`9

    Performer: Marc-AndrΓ© Hamelin.
    • HYPERION.

  • MY FAVOURITE...OPERATIC OVERTURES

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Leonore Overture No.2, Op.72a

      Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
      • Beethoven: Overtures: Harnoncourt, COE.
      • Teldec.
      • 6.

  • Chaminade

    Rondeau, Op. 97

    Performer: Nils‐Erik Sparf. Performer: Bengt Forsberg.

  • Dietrich Buxtehude

    Prelude in E minor, BuxWV 142

    Performer: Bine Katrine Bryndorf.
    • DACAPO.

  • Franz Tunder

    Dominus illuminatio mea

    Choir: Theatre of Voices. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • DACAPO.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Fantasy in F minor, Op 49

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin.
    • RCA.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)

    Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Pritchard.
    • EMI.

  • JANET SUZMAN'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      Ave Maria (Otello)

      Singer: Cheryl Studer. Orchestra: Bastille Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.
      • DG.

  • JANET SUZMAN'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Sull' aria... Che soave zeffiretto (The Marriage of Figaro)

      Singer: Patrizia Ciofi. Singer: VΓ©ronique Gens. Orchestra: Concerto KΓΆln. Conductor: RenΓ© Jacobs.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • JANET SUZMAN'S CHOICE NO.3

    • Gaetano Donizetti

      Al dolce guidami castel natio (Anna Bolena)

      Singer: Maria Callas. Orchestra: La Scala Orchestra, Milan. Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
      • EMI.

  • MUSIC IN TIME: MODERN

    • Mark-Anthony Turnage

      Hidden Love Song

      Performer: Martin Robertson. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
      • LPO.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Clarinet Concerto No 2, Op 115

    Performer: Wolfgang Meyer. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher.
    • EMI.

  • Henry Purcell

    The Indian Queen (Act 2: Trumpet Tune)

    Performer: John Wallace. Performer: Michael Bochmann. Ensemble: Wallace Collection. Singer: Edward Barham. Choir: Leeds Festival Chorus. Ensemble: English Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: William Boughton.
    • Rule Britanna.
    • Nimbus.
    • 17.

  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK: DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU

    • Johannes Brahms

      Four Serious Songs, Op. 121

      Performer: Hertha Klust. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau.
      • DG.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Antal DorΓ‘ti.
    • Philips.

Heard on Screen

Answer: A Room with a View

The music played:

Puccini
'O mio babbino caro' (Gianni Schicchi)
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard (conductor)
SONY

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  • Thu 28 Apr 2016 09:00
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