Thursday - Rob Cowan with Richard Stilgoe
With Rob Cowan. Five Reasons to Love Vocal Chamber Music; Musical challenge; Artists of the Week: The Jerusalem Quartet; Rob's Essential Choice: Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba.
With Rob Cowan and his guest Richard Stilgoe.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... Vocal Chamber Music'. Throughout the week Rob enjoys vocal quartets, sextets, duets and trios by Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Shostakovich.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery person.
10am
Rob's guest this week is the songwriter, lyricist, and musician Richard Stilgoe. From writing musicals with Andrew Lloyd Webber (Cats, Starlight Express, Phantom of the Opera) appearances on Nationwide and That's Life and working as a double act with Peter Skellern - music has been at the heart of Richard's career. Richard will be sharing his favourite classical music every day at 10am.
10.30am
This week Rob features recordings by the Jerusalem Quartet. Former 大象传媒 New Generation Artists, the quartet has been carving out a remarkable reputation in both string quartet and chamber music repertoire. Rob showcases their recordings of Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Schuann, Brahms and Shostakovich.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Respighi
Belkis, Queen of Sheba
Philharmonia Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor).
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Music Played
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Anon.
Petits rien
Ensemble: Ensemble All茅gorie.- ALPHA.
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Julius Fucik
奥颈苍迟别谤蝉迟眉谤尘别
Performer: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: V谩clav Neumann.- WARNER APEX.
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5 Reasons to Love Vocal Chamber Music
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Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op 52
Performer: Erik Werba. Performer: G眉nther Weissenborn. Singer: Irmgard Seefried. Singer: Raili Kostia. Singer: Waldemar Kmentt. Singer: Eberhard W盲chter.- DECCA.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Se tu m'ami
Music Arranger: Alessandro Parisotti. Singer: Teresa Berganza. Performer: Richardo Requejo.- DG.
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Robert Schumann
Toccata in C major, Op 7
Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.- SONY.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Le rouet d'Omphale
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.- EMI.
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Richard Stilgoe's Choice No. 1
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che far貌 senza Euride (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Performer: Janet Baker. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Raymond Leppard.- Phillips.
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Richard Stilgoe's Choice No. 2
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Performer: Heinz Holliger. Performer: Michael Copley. Performer: Guy Touvron. Performer: Pina Carmirelli. Orchestra: I Musici.- Phillips.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Caprice Basque
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Artist of the Week: Jerusalem Quartet
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
String Quartet No.2 'Intimate Pages'
Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Ottorino Respighi
Belkis, Queen of Sheba
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.- CHANDOS CHAN.
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Essential Choice
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George Frideric Handel
Solomon: May peace in Salem ever dwell.. Will the sun forget to streak
Singer: Elsie Morison. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.- EMI CLASSICS.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No 6 in G major, Op 101
Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Franz Schubert
Die Taubenpost
Performer: Gerhard Husch (baritine) Gerald Moore (paino).
Broadcast
- Thu 26 Feb 2015 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.