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Tuesday - Rob Cowan

A sequence of great music in classic recordings. Rob Cowan is joined by political cartoonist and novelist Martin Rowson.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Le Boeuf Sur le Toit - Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding (conductor), VIRGIN 545482 2; and at 9.30 our daily brainteaser.

10am
'Proms Artist Recommends'. Each day an artist performing later today in the 大象传媒 Proms recommends three musical works, and on Essential Classics we'll play one of those pieces around 10am.

10.30am
Rob's guest this week is the political cartoonist and novelist, Martin Rowson. His work frequently appears in The Guardian and The Independent. He also contributes freelance cartoons to other publications, such as The Daily Mirror and the Morning Star. Martin's books include graphic adaptations of The Waste Land and Tristram Shandy. His first novel Snatches is a comic journey through history, while Stuff is part autobiography, part history of his family and upbringing. In 2008 he published The Dog Allusion: Gods, Pets and How to Be Human. Martin is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a supporter of the British Humanist Association. He has been appointed 'Cartoonist Laureate' of London, and in 2006 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Journalism from the University of Westminster.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice

Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor).

3 hours

Last on

Tue 30 Jul 2013 09:00

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    'Der tr盲umende See' (The Dreaming Lake), Op. 33 No. 1

    Performers: Die Singphoniker

    • CPO 777 521-2.
  • Sullivan

    Pineapple Poll (ballet): Opening Dance, Poll's solo and Pas de deux

    Performers: Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor)

    • DECCA 480 1284.
  • 9.09: Rob's Essential CD of the Week

    • Hector Berlioz

      R锚verie et caprice, Op. 8

      Performers: Renaud Capu莽on (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding (conductor)

      • VIRGIN 545482 2.
  • Jean Sibelius

    The Oceanides, Op. 73

    Performers: Hall茅, Mark Elder (conductor)

    • HALLE CD HLL 7516.
  • 9.30am: Today's Brainteaser

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Cantata no.29, 'Wir danken dir Gott, wir danken', BWV 29 - Sinfonia

      Performers: Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

      • TELDEC 4509 91765-2.
  • Hans Sommer

    Drei Ch枚re (arr Gottwald)

    Performers: KammerChor Saarbr眉cken, Georg Gr眉n (conductor)

    • CARUS 83.458.
  • Clementi

    Sonata in F, WoO3

    Performers: Costantino Mastroprimiano (fortepiano)

    • BRILLIANT 94379.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E for solo violin, BWV 1006 - Preludio

    Performers: Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

    • APEX 2564 64375-2.
  • 10am: Proms Artists Recommend - Daniel Harding

    • Robert Schumann

      Das Paradies und die Peri Op. 50, Pt I

      Performers: Barbara Bonney (soprano 鈥 Peri), Bernarda Fink (contralto 鈥 The Angel), Christoph Pr茅gardien (tenor), Neill Archer (tenor 鈥 the Young man), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass 鈥 Gazna), The Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

      • ARCHIV 457 660-2.
  • 10.30: Martin Rowson's Choices

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 60 'Leningrad': 2nd mvt: Moderato (poco allegretto)

      Performers: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor)

      • ORFEO C 852 121 A.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony': conclusion of mvt 2 - Maestoso, Allegr

    Performers: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Berj Zamkochian (organ), Charles Munch (conductor)

    • SONY 88697720602.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in C sharp minor, op.28 no.10

    Performers: Maurizio Pollini (piano)

    • DG 477 9530.
  • 11am: Rob's Essential Choice

    • Jean Sibelius

      Tapiola, Op. 112

      Performers: San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

      • DECCA 433 810-2.
  • 11.21am

    • Gabriel Faur茅

      Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 115

      Performers: Eric le Sage (piano), Quatuor Eb猫ne

      • ALPHA 602.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Piano Quintet No.2, Op.115

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