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Tuesday - Rob Cowan

With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: Violin Romances: Arthur Grumiaux. Mozart: Overture (La clemenza di Tito). Plus Rob's Essential Choice: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.

with Rob Cowan, sharing great music and performances.

9am
A selection of must-hear music including the Essential CD of the Week: Violin Romances, Arthur Grumiaux.

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, Christopher Hogwood: Mozart (Overture: La Clemenza di Tito), Martinu (La Revue de Cuisine - excerpt), Geminiani (Concerto grosso no.2 in G minor). Also in this hour, Rachmaninov Etudes tableaux orch. Respighi and Grieg Lyric Pieces from Emil Gilels.

10.30am
The Essential Classics guest this week is Marcus du Sautoy, the current Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science. Today he introduces music which reminds him of a particular place, and a piece by his favourite composer.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice

Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor).

3 hours

Last on

Tue 13 Sep 2011 09:00

Music Played

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    La Tempète (Overture in F TWV55)

    Performers: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Patrick Peire (director)

    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94104.
  • William Walton

    Crown Imperial: A Coronation March

    Performers: CBSO, Louis Fremaux (conductor)

    • EMI CDM 764201 2.
  • Edward Elgar

    Evesham Andante

    Performers: Athena Ensemble

    • CHANDOS CHAN6553.
  • Essential CD of the Week

    • Hector Berlioz

      Reverie et Caprice

      Performers: Arthur Grumiaux (violin), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

      • PHILIPS 442 8290.
  • Brainteaser – Mystery Piece

    • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Voyevoda op 78 (Symphonic Ballad)

      Performers: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)

      • SONY CLASSICAL 82876 88807 2.
  • Artist of the Week

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Overture: La Clemenza di Tito

      Performers: The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (director)

      • L’OISEAU LYRE 444 131 2.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    2 Etudes Tableaux (La mer et les mouettes op 39 no 2; La Foire op 33 no 4)

    Orchestrator: Respighi Performers: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

    • ´óÏó´«Ã½ LEGENDS ´óÏó´«Ã½L 4259 2.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Homesickness op 57 no 6; Brooklet op 62 no 4; Homeward op 62 no 6; Ballad op 65 no 5 (Lyri

    Performers: Emil Gilels (piano)

    • DG 449 721 2.
  • Artist of the Week

    • Bohuslav Martinů

      Prologue (La Revue de Cuisine)

      Performers: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood (conductor)

      • DECCA 433 660 2.
    • Francesco Geminiani

      Concerto Grosso no 2 in G minor

      Performers: The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (director)

      • L’OISEAU LYRE 417 522 2 tks 5 – 8.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes)

    Performers: Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor)

    • CHANDOS CHAN 8473.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Liturgie de cristal (1st mvmt – Quartet for the End of Time)

    Performers: Olli Mustonen (piano), Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Michael Collins (clarinet)

    • DECCA 452 899 2.
  • My Essential Choice

    • Hector Berlioz

      Symphonie Fantastique

      Performers: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

      • DECCA 433 611 2.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Three Fantastic Dances

    Performers: Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA 66620.

Broadcast

  • Tue 13 Sep 2011 09:00

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