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Thursday - Sarah Walker with Marcus du Sautoy

With Sarah Walker. Including My Favourite Organs of Europe; Music in Time: Schutz; Artist of the Week: Herbert von Karajan, featured conducting Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5.

9am
My favourite... organs of Europe. Sarah tours Europe as she offers up a selection of organ works, performed on great instruments including the organ of St. Laurenskerk Alkmaar in Holland, the organ in Denmark's Aarhus Cathedral, which dates back to 1730, the organs of Notre Dame and Germany's Freiburg Cathedral, and the organ of the Royal Albert Hall.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.

10am
Sarah's guest is the mathematician, writer and presenter Marcus du Sautoy. Known for popularising mathematics, Marcus is the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, and is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Marcus will be talking to Sarah about maths and music, and sharing a selection of his favourite classical works, including music by Reich, Ligeti and Messiaen, every day at 10am.

10:30am
Music in Time: Baroque
Sarah places Music in Time as she explores the Venetian polychoral style of Heinrich Sch眉tz's Psalmen Davids - Alleluja! Lobet den Herrn (Psalm 150), SWV 38.

11am
Sarah's Artist of the Week is the legendary conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan. Throughout the week Sarah shares classic recordings from Karajan's archives including Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony, Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto and Strauss's Four Last Songs.

Mozart
Violin Concerto No.5 in A K.219
Anne-Sofie Mutter (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor).

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Thu 12 May 2016 09:00
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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    III. Un poco allegro (Trio Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV528)

    Performer: Marie鈥怌laire Alain.
    • ERATO.

  • John Marsh

    Symphony No 8 in G major

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • CHANDOS.

  • MY FAVOURITE...ORGANS OF EUROPE

    • Maurice Durufl茅

      Fugue (Prelude & Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op.7)

      Performer: Kristian Krogs酶e.
      • DANACORD.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Valse-Fantaisie

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Niels Wilhelm Gade

    Fantasy Piece No 4, Op 43

    Performer: Maximiliano Mart铆n. Performer: Julian Milford.
    • CHAMPS HILL.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major, RV 234, 'L'inquietudine'

    Performer: Enrico Onofri. Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis. Director: Enrico Onofri.
    • 狈础脧痴贰.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Fugue in E flat major for piano

    Performer: Roberto Prosseda.
    • Mendelssohn Rarities.
    • DECCA.
    • 16.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op 26

    Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs鈥惷塴ys茅es. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Herreweghe.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 12.

  • MARCUS DU SAUTOY'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Richard Wagner

      Prelude to Das Rheingold

      Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.
      • DECCA.

  • MARCUS DU SAUTOY'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Sergey Prokofiev

      Cinderalla (Act 2: conclusion)

      Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra. Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev.
      • DG.

  • MARCUS DU SAUTOY'S CHOICE NO.3

    • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

      础迟尘辞蝉辫丑猫谤别蝉

      Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Jonathan Nott.
      • WARNER.

  • Carl Nielsen

    The Jumping Jack (Humoresque-Bagatelles, Op 11)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe.
    • HYPERION.

  • Music in Time: Baroque

    • Heinrich Sch眉tz

      Alleluja! Lobet den Herren (Psalm 150), SWV38

      Choir: Cantus C枚lln. Orchestra: Concerto Palatino. Conductor: Konrad Jungh盲nel.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Nunc dimittis 脿 8

    Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.
    • COLLINS CLASSICS.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Masques et bergamasques - suite (Op.112)

    Orchestra: English Sinfonia. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Entente Cordiale: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Imp.
    • 1.

  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK: HERBERT VON KARAJAN

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219

      Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
      • DG.

  • Claude Debussy

    Je te veux (Valse)

    Performer: Noriko Ogawa.
    • BIS.

  • Jules Massenet

    Le Cid

    Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jean Martinon.
    • DECCA.

Mystery Place

Answer: Fingal's Cave

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  • Thu 12 May 2016 09:00
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