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Friday - 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: Tippett: 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 our daily musical challenge: identify a piece of music played backwards.

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
Tippett
Symphony No.2
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor).

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Fri 5 Dec 2014 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Michael Tippett

    Procession and Dance (Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles)

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • DECCA.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    A Sussex Overture

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • 5 Reasons to love... Chopin Mazurkas

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Mazurka in A minor, Op.68 No.2

      Performer: Marjan Kiepura.
      • PATRIA KIE.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    The Noonday Witch, Op 108

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k.
    • DG.

  • Artist of the Week: Julia Fischer

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Rondo concertante in B flat major K.269

      Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: Nederlands Kamerorkest. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg.
      • Pentatone.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Trio sonata "La Superbe"

    Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Conductor: Amandine Beyer.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Ballad of the Unhatched Chicks (Pictures from an Exhibition)

    Music Arranger: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli.
    • DG.

  • Schubert

    Nachtgesang im Walde, D913

    Performer: G眉nther Weber. Performer: Olaf Klamand. Performer: Billy Beck. Choir: Capella Savaria. Performer: Ernst D枚rflinger. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.
    • WARNER.

  • Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 1

    • Antonio Vivaldi

      Concerto No.1 in E for violin, strings and basso continuo, Op.8 No.1 (鈥楽pring鈥�)

      Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Conductor: Andrea Marcon. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra.
      • SONY.

  • Patricia Cornwell's Choice No. 2

    • Jean [1865-1957] Sibelius

      Valse Triste, Op.44 No.1

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.
      • AVIE.

  • Artist of the Week: Julia Fischer

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Violin Concerto No 1 in B flat major, K 207

      Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: Nederlands Kamerorkest. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg.
      • PENTATONE.

  • Essential Choice

    • Michael Tippett

      Symphony No.2: 3rd movement, Presto veloce

      Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
      • DECCA.

Recording Rewind

The music played:

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Mussorgsky, arr. Ravel
Pictures at an Exhibition; Ballad of the Unhatched Chicks in their Shells听听听
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
DG

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  • Fri 5 Dec 2014 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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