Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Wednesday - Rob Cowan

With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: Bernard Haitink; Novelist Salley Vickers's favourite pieces of classical music; Rob's Essential Choice: Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2.

9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Vienna - Fritz Reiner conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in waltzes. RCA 09026 68160-2

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, Bernard Haitink.

10.30am
Rob Cowan's guest for the week is novelist Salley Vickers, whose books explore the impact of spiritual values on contemporary lives. Salley introduces her essential pieces of classical music.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice

Bartok
Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, Sz112
Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
PHILIPS 438 812-2.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 16 May 2012 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

Tuesday - Rob Cowan

Next

Thursday - Rob Cowan

See all episodes from Essential Classics

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    No. 4 Dance (Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 Op. 64c)

    Performers: Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz (conductor)

    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS 9254.

  • 9.02: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Josef Strauss

      Dorfschwalben aus Osterriech, Op. 164

      Performers: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (conductor)

      • RCA 09026 68160-2.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:35

    Performers: Evgeni Koroliov (piano)

    • PROFIL PH10002.

  • 9.26am

    • Gjeilo

      Northen Lights - Pulchra es, amica mea

      Performers: Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy (conductor)

      • CHANDOS CHSA 5100.

  • 9.30: Artist of the Week - Bernard Haitink

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Leonore Overture No. 2

      Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

      • LSO LIVE LSO0598.

  • 9.47am

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Polonaise-Fantasie, Op.61

      Performers: Artur Rubinstein (piano)

      • RCA 09026 63048-2.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Das Lied von der Erde: Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde

    Performers: James King (tenor), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

    • PHILPS 462 299-2.

  • 10.13am

    • Maurice Ravel

      Daphnis et Chloe: Part 2

      Performers: John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

      • LPO 0059.

  • 10.30am: Salley Vickers' Choice

    • R.P. Goodenough

      Psalm 150: O praise God in his holiness

      Performers: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge, David Willcocks (conductor)

      • EMI CDM 7 63100 2.

  • 10.38am: Salley Vickers' Choice

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      On Wenlock Edge

      Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano), Duke Quartet

      • NAXOS 8.557114.

  • Quilter

    Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op.3 No.2

    Performers: John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

    • HYPERION CDA66878.

  • 11am: Rob's Essential Choice

    • B茅la Bart贸k

      Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Sz112

      Performers: Henryk Szeryng (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

      • PHILIPS 438 812-2.

  • 11.43am

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Chaconne (Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV1004) arr. Busoni

      Performers: Alexis Weissenberg (piano)

      • EMI 679086-2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Siciliano in G minor (Flute Sonata, BWV1031) arr. Lustner

    Performers: Alexis Weissenberg (piano)

    • EMI 679086-2.

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 May 2012 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

Our Classical Century

Our Classical Century

Radio 3 explores 100 key musical moments that shaped us, from 1918 to the present day.

Time Travellers: the podcast

Time Travellers: the podcast

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents quirky tales gathered from the corners of history.