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Friday - Andrew McGregor

With Andrew McGregor. Including Essential CD of the Week: Leonid Kogan in Italian and Spanish music; Artist of the Week: conductor Paavo Berglund; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G.

9am
Andrew McGregor presents a selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Leonid Kogan plays Italian and Spanish Music, MELODIYA MEL CD 1001 2920

9.30-10.30am
A daily brainteaser, and performances by the Artist of the Week, Paavo Berglund.

10.30am
Rob Cowan's guest this week is wine critic and journalist Jancis Robinson. Jancis started her wine writing career in 1975, when she became assistant editor for the trade magazine Wine & Spirit. In 1984 she became the first person outside the wine trade to become a Master of Wine. She also served as British Airways' wine consultant, supervised the BA Concorde cellar luxury selection, and provides advice for the Queen's wine cellar. Her book, Jancis Robinson's Wine Course, written to accompany her 大象传媒 2 series, has been published in several editions. She was made an OBE in 2003, and her many accolades include multiple Glenfiddich Awards and Andr茅 Simon Memorial Awards. As a wine writer she edited The Oxford Companion to Wine, and The World Atlas of Wine, which she co-authored with Hugh Johnson, is one of the world's leading wine atlases. She currently writes for her own website, as well as a weekly column for the Financial Times.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Ettore Gracis (conductor)
EMI 67258.

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Fri 21 Dec 2012 09:00
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Music Played

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Furiant (The Bartered Bride, Act II)

    Performers: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

    • SONY SMK 61836.

  • 9.02: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Pablo de Sarasate

      Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22 No. 1

      Performers: Leonid Kogan (violin), Naum Walter (piano)

      • MELODIYA MEL CD 1001292.

  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Sonatina in B minor

    Performers: Leonid Kogan (violin), Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoi (guitar)

    • MELODIYA MEL CD 1001292.

  • Franz Schubert

    Fantasia in F minor, D.940

    Performers: Christoph Eschenbach and Justus Frantz (piano)

    • EMI 5 69770 2.

  • 9.30:

    • Today's Brainteaser

      Only Connect

      Performers: The answer will appear at the bottom of this page at 12pm.

  • 9.32: Artist of the Week - Paavo Berglund

    • Jean Sibelius

      Serenade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 69b

      Performers: Ida Haendel (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund (conductor)

      • EMI 574485-2.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in C major RV.558

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.

    Performers: Il Giardino Armonico

    • TELDEC 9031-74727-2.

  • 9.55: Artist of the Week - Paavo Berglund

    • Edvard Grieg

      Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2, Op. 55

      Performers: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund (conductor)

      • EMI CDE 574731-2.

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Oceanides, Op. 73

    Performers: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund (conductor)

    • EMI 574485-2.

  • 10.30: Jancis Robinson's Choices

    • George Frideric Handel

      Duet: Io t'abbracccio (Rodelinda, Act II)

      Performers: Simone Kermes (Rodelinda), Marijana Mijanov铆c (Bertarido), Il Barocco Complesso, Alan Curtis (conductor)

      • ARCHIV 477 5391.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Requiem: Agnus Dei

    Performers: Pilar Loremgar (soprano), Erszebet Komlossy (contralto), Robert Ilsofalvy (tenor), Tom Krause (bass), Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Istv谩n Kert茅sz (conductor)

    • DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 4850.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Fuguete (Deuxieme Suite)

    Performers: Jordi Savall and Ariane Maurette (bas viols), Ton Koopman (clavecin)

    • ALIA VOX AVSA9813.

  • 11am: Rob's Essential Choice

    • Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G

      Performers: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Ettore Gracis (conductor)

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quintet No.3 in G minor K.516

    Performers: Grumiaux Trio - Arthur Grumiaux and Arpad Gerecz (violins), Georges Janzer and Max Lesueur (violas), Eva Czako (cello)

    • PHILIPS 4784614.

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  • Fri 21 Dec 2012 09:00
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