Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Branford Marsalis
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the piano music of Claude Debussy; Artist of the Week: Marin Alsop; Essential Choice: Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (Part 2).
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love - the piano music of Claude Debussy'.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the story and tell us what happens next.
10am
During London Jazz Festival week, Sarah?s guest is the virtuoso saxophonist and composer Branford Marsalis, leader of the acclaimed Branford Marsalis Quartet. Although primarily known for his work in jazz, Marsalis is also a sought-after soloist with classical ensembles and orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic. Branford will be sharing his favourite classical music every day at 10am.
10.30am
This week's featured artist is the inspiring conductor Marin Alsop, director of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
11am
This week's Essential Choices all have a Swiss connection.
Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat, Part 2
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet (conductor).
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Music Played
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Franz von Supp猫
Boccaccio: Act III March
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Chandos.
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5 Reasons to love... Debussy's Piano Music
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Claude Debussy
Pour le piano
Performer: Noriko Ogawa.- BIS.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Cantique de Jean Racine
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- King's College.
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Henry Purcell
Abdelazar: Air 鈥� Jig 鈥� Hornpipe 鈥� Air
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- L'Oiseau Lyre.
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Franz Schubert
Polonaise in B flat
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Performer: Gidon Kremer. Conductor: Emil Tchakarov.- DG.
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Conductor: Jean Martinon. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie.- EMI.
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Lorenzo Allegri
Miserere
Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.- Coro.
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Branford Marsalis' Choice No. 1
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Concert Royaux: No. 7
Performer: Susie Napper. Performer: Bruce Haynes. Performer: Arthur Haas.- Atma.
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Branford Marsalis' Choice No. 2
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 4 in D major: Sarabande
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Hyperion.
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Artist of the Week: Marin Alsop
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphonic Variations
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Naxos.
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Valesova
Improvisation on Czech and Slovak Folk Songs
Performer: Lada Valesova. -
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Manuel de Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat, Part 2
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet. Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra.- Decca.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio. Performer: Samuel Rhodes.- Philips.
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Joseph Haydn
Ewiger, machtiger, gutiger Gott (conclusion of Spring from The Seasons)
Singer: Florian Boesch. Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs鈥惷塴ys茅es. Performer: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Singer: Maximilian Schmitt. Singer: Christina Landshamer.- OUT THERE MUSIC.
Musical Challenge - Classical Consequences
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart spent nearly a quarter of his life on the road. In 1770, aged 14, he made his first trip to Italy, in the company of his father Leopold. On a visit to Rome they stopped off at the Sistine Chapel and caught a performance of the papal choir鈥檚 pi猫ce de r茅sistance, Allegri鈥檚 鈥楳iserere鈥�. What happened next?
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He wrote out the piece, in its entirety, from memory.
Broadcast
- Tue 18 Nov 2014 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3
Our Classical Century
Radio 3 explores 100 key musical moments that shaped us, from 1918 to the present day.
Time Travellers: the podcast
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents quirky tales gathered from the corners of history.