Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Patricia Cornwell
With Rob Cowan. Including 5 Reasons to Love Chopin Mazurkas; Guest: Patricia Cornwell; Artist of the Week: Julia Fischer; Rob's Essential Choice: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2.
With Rob Cowan and his guest, the crime writer Patricia Cornwell.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...Chopin mazurkas.' Throughout the week Rob makes the case for Chopin's mazurkas and explores a selection of recordings by renowned pianists including Arthur Rubenstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Moriz Rosenthal as he asks, why should you love Chopin's mazurkas?
9.30am
Take part in today's music-related challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery piece
10am
Rob's guest this week, sharing her favourite classical music every day at 10am, is the crime writer Patricia Cornwell. An international best-selling author whose books have sold over 100 million copies, Patricia is best known for her award-winning Kay Scarpetta series, the characters of which have become an international phenomenon.
10.30am
This week's featured artist is the violinist Julia Fischer. One of the leading musicians of her generation, Fischer has performed with renowned European orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, and is currently Artist in Residence at the Dresden Philharmonic. Throughout the week Rob showcases Fischer's virtuoso performances of works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op.17 ('Little Russian')
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor).
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Music Played
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Sergey Prokofiev
Visions Fugitives, op.22; no.15,
Ensemble: Quartetto Energie Nove.- Dynamic.
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Michael Haydn
Symphony in E flat major, P26
Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos.
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5 Reasons to Love... Chopin mazurkas
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Mazurka in A minor, op.17 no.4
Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.- Sony.
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Ottorino Respighi
Poema autunnale
Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg.- Decca.
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Imperfect Harmony
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D minor for violin and organ, R541
Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Performer: Stefano Montanari. Performer: Ottavio Montanari.- Naive.
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Imperfect Harmony
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Alexander Borodin
In the Steppes of Central Asia
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Kurt Sanderling.- BERLIN CLASSICS.
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Franz Schubert
Gute Nacht, D 911 No 1 (Winterreise)
Performer: Michael Gees. Singer: Christoph Pr茅gardien.- CHALLENGE CLASSICS.
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Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni, K527; Overture
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.- EMI.
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Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 2
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem, K626; Dies irae鈥擳uba mirum鈥擱ex tremendae
Singer: Christopher Purves. Orchestra: Insula Orchestra. Singer: Sara Mingardo. Choir: Accentus. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey. Singer: Werner G眉ra. Singer: Sandrine Piau.- Naive.
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Artist of the Week: Julia Fischer
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Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto no.1 in D major Op.19
Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg.- Pentatone.
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Essential Choice
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 2 in C minor, Op 17, 'Little Russian'
Orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie. Conductor: Kurt Masur.- BERLIN CLASSICS.
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Claude Debussy
Pour les quartes and pour les octaves from 12 etudes for piano
Performer: Charles Rosen. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B flat BWV 1051
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George Gershwin
3 Preludes
Performer: Shura Cherkassky (piano).- FIRST-HAND RECORDS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Her, BWV 676
Performer: Ton Koopman (organ).- WARNER.
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Claude Debussy
Pour les Quartes and Pour les Octaves from 12 Etudes for piano
Performer: Charles Rosen (piano).- SONY.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto no.6 in B flat, BWV 1051
Performer: Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Pinchas Zukerman (conductor).- PENTATONE.
Imperfect Harmony
The music played:
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Schubert
Winterreise: Gute Nacht
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI
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Britten
A Ceremony of Carols: This Little Babe
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Sioned Williams (harp)
David Hill (conductor)
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