Thursday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Claire Taylor's favourite music; Rob's Essential Choice: Stravinsky: Orpheus.
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: a disc of Verdi opera choruses, preludes and ballet music conducted by Riccardo Muti: EMI 0980152.
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
10.30am
This week marks the biennial Sport Relief charity fund-raising effort, organized by Comic Relief in association with 大象传媒 Sport. Rob Cowan's Sport Relief guest is Claire Taylor MBE, who was named as the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2009. Claire introduces her essential pieces of classical music.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Stravinsky: Orpheus
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 4596442.
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Heraclio Fern谩ndez
El Diablo Suelto
Performers: John Williams (guitar), Alfonso Montes (cuatro)
- SONY SK 90451.
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Manuel de Zumaya
隆Albricias, mortales!
Performers: Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor)
- HYPERION CDA 67524.
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9.10: Rob's CD of the Week
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Giuseppe Verdi
Aida - Act II, Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside; Triumphant March; Ballet; Vieni, o guerriero v
Performers: Royal Opera Chorus, Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)
- EMI 0980152.
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Robert Schumann
Adagio und Allegro Op.70
Performers: Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano)
- DG 4779524.
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Harty
A Comedy Overture
Performers: Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (conductor)
- CHANDOS CHAN 10194(3).
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9.45: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & London Brass
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Arban
Variations on a Tyrolean Theme (arr. R Harvey)
Performers: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- CLAVES 508503.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers 鈥� Dixit Dominus
Performers: Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
- DECCA 4434822.
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Rosetti
Symphony in B flat major (Kaul I:25; Murray A49)
Performers: Concerto Koln
- WARNER APEX 2564625512.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in F K17
Performers: Mikhail Pletnev
- VIRGIN 5619612.
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10.20: Artists of the Week - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & London Brass
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Girolamo Frescobaldi
Canzon Vigesimanona a 8 and Canzon a 4
Performers: London Brass
- WARNER APEX 0927408232.
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10.30: Claire Taylor's Choices
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor 鈥� Adagio
Performers: Radu Lupu (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn (conductor)
- DECCA 417 728-2.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No.7 - Scherzo Vivace
Performers: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor)
- EMI 868732.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in G K.427
Performers: Mark Swartzentruber
- SOLO SLR1.
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11am: Rob's Essential Choice
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Igor Stravinsky
Orpheus
Performers: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- DG 4596442.
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Alexander Borodin
Polovtsian Dances (arr. Geoffrey Wilcken)
Performers: Ames Piano Quartet
- DORIAN 90908.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Classical Symphony No. 1 in D 'Classical'
Performers: Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)
- PHILIPS 4329922.
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Vicente Emilio Sojo
Quirpa Guatirena
Performers: John Williams (guitar)
- SONY SK 90451.
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