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Monday - Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms and talks to John Sessions about his favourite classical music as part of Breakfast's Comedy Classics series.

Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms and dips into his rucksack for a surprise or two. Between 9 and 10 o'clock Rob continues his "Comedy Classics" series with special guest - comedian and actor John Sessions. He will talk about and play his favourite classical music which includes works by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Richard Strauss and J.S. Bach.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 11 Apr 2011 07:00

Music Played

  • Richard Rodgers

    Carousel Waltz

    Performer: Stephen Hough (piano)

    • Hyperion 67043.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K412

    Performer: Barry Tuckwell (horn) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Peter Maag (conductor)

    • Decca 478265.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Poco allegro (from Bagatelles Op 47)

    Performer: Members of the Vienna Philharmonia Quintet

    • Decca 480237.
  • Thomas Arne

    The Masque of Comus: By the rushy-fringed bank

    Performer: Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Christopher Hogwood (conductor)

    • Decca 4703722.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Alla marcia from Karelia Suite

    Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

    • EMI 76846.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Cantantibus Organis

    Performer: Cardinall鈥檚 Musick Performer: Andrew Carwood (director)

    • Hyperion 67860.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Barber of Seville overture

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Piero Gamba (conductor)

    • Decca 433606.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite

    Performer: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Performer: David Zinman (conductor)

    • Philips 420864.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in C minor from Book 1 of the Well Tempered Clavier

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini (piano)

    • DG 477807.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Jubel Overture

    Performer: Suisse Romande Orchestra Performer: Ernest Ansermet (conductor)

    • Decca 480012.
  • Arnold Bax

    Two Lyrical Pieces from Oliver Twist

    Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Bernard Herrmann (conductor)

    • Decca 480378.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Variations on a theme of Rossini

    Performer: Maurice Gendron (cello) Performer: Peter Galliom (piano)

    • Philips 438960.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Egmont Overture

    Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)

    • EMI 71462.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D

    Performer: Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord) Performer: Giuliano Carmignola (violin) Performer: Jacques Zoon (flute) Performer: Orchestra Mozart Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)

    • DG 4778908.
  • Comedy Classics - John Sessions' choices

    • Igor Stravinsky

      Opening Sinfonia of 'Pulcinella'

      Performer: New York Philharmonic Performer: Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

      • CBS 44709.
    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Prelude in C sharp minor Op3'2

      Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

      • Decca 475619.
    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Slow movement from String Quartet Opus 132 in A minor

      Performer: Takacs Quartet

      • Decca 470849.
    • Modest Mussorgsky

      Opening prelude from Khovanschina

      Performer: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Performer: Charles Dutoit (conductor)

      • Decca 417299.
    • Richard Strauss

      Closing scene (trio + final duet) from 'Der Rosenkavalier'

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka (Marschallin) Performer: Elina Garanca (Octavian) Performer: Diana Damrau (Sophie) Performer: Dresden Staatskapelle Performer: Fabio Luisi (conductor)

      • DG 477623.

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