Friday - Sarah Walker with Victoria Wood
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Bach at Christmas; Musical Challenge: Find the Fourth; pianist Martha Argerich; Sarah's Essential Choice: Schumann: Piano Quintet.
Discover definitive recordings of the greatest classical music with your trusted guide, Sarah Walker. Her guest is the comedian, actress, writer and director Victoria Wood.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... Bach at Christmas.' Sarah showcases choruses and arias from works composed by Bach especially for performance at Christmas, including Part II of the Christmas Oratorio and the opening chorus of Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, first performed by Bach in Leipzig on Christmas Day, 1724.
9.30am
Musical challenge: Find the Fourth
10am
Sarah's guest, sharing her favourite classical music every day at 10am, is one of the UK's best-loved writers and performers: the comedian and actress Victoria Wood. She also talks about the new musical TV adaptation of her stage play That Day We Sang, which will premiere on 大象传媒 Two over Christmas.
10.30am
This week's featured artist is the acclaimed Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich. Renowned for her individual virtuosity, Argerich is also known for her love of ensemble playing. Sarah showcases Argerich's solo recordings including works by Brahms, Ravel and Chopin and explores her collaborations with other musicians, highlighting Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata with cellist Mischa Maisky and Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals. As a festive treat, we'll also hear a playful two-piano arrangement of the Nutcracker Suite.
11am
Essential Choice
Schumann
Piano Quintet Op.44
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Artemis Quartet.
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Eric Coates
Cinderella: A Phantasy
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- AVIE.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Quartet movement in F major, B120
Ensemble: Prague String Quartet.- DG.
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George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in F major, HWV 293
Performer: Ton Koopman. Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.- ERATO.
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Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki
Totus tuus
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- EMI.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Concerto a 5 in G minor, Op. No.8
Performer: Heinz Holliger. Orchestra: I Musici.- NEWTON CLASSICS.
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Mouton
Puer natus est nobis
Choir: The Marian Singers. -
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Michael c.1571-1621) Praetorius
Terpsichore No.32: La Bour茅e
Conductor: Fritz Neumeyer. Ensemble: Collegium Terpsichore.- DG.
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Peter Cornelius
Die K枚nige, Op 8 No 3
Choir: Polyphony. Singer: Stephen Rice. Conductor: Stephen Layton. -
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Franz Schmidt
Intermezzo (Notre Dame)
Orchestra: Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg.- PENTATONE CLASSICS.
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Franz Schubert
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D 821
Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Mischa Maisky.- DG.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet Op 44 (1st mvt)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Ensemble: Artemis Quartet.- VIRGIN CLASSICS.
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Johann Strauss II
Polka 'Pleasure Train'
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DG.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Danses caract茅ristiques (The Nutcracker)
Music Arranger: Nicolas Economou. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nicolas Economou.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Opening of the Christmas Oratorio, Part II
Orchestra: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Singer: Mark Padmore. Singer: Michael George. Singer: Libby Crabtree. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- CORO.
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