Friday - Sarah Walker with Declan Donnellan
With Sarah Walker. Five Reasons to Love the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book; Artist of the Week: conductor Stephen Cleobury; Sarah's Essential Choice: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book'. Throughout the week Rob and Sarah dip into this remarkable collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean keyboard music, showcasing works by composers including Byrd, Bull and Gibbons.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: can you tell which piece of music is being played backwards?
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the writer and director Declan Donnellan. Since co-founding his own theatre company in 1981, Declan has become well-known as a Shakespearean director as well as winning accolades for his interpretations of works ranging from plays by Chekhov and Pushkin to Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Declan will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music every day at 10am.
10.30am
Sarah's featured artist this week is the conductor Stephen Cleobury. Director of the world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cleobury has worked with leading orchestras and soloists including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Philharmonia. Sarah will be exploring his interpretations of works by composers including Brahms, Harvey, Mozart, Stanford and Tallis.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano)
Michael Schade (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez (conductor).
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Music Played
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Gustav Mahler
Lob des hohen Verstandes (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩.- DG.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus Op.43 (Overture)
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA.
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Thomas Tomkins
Barafostus' Dreame
Performer: Carole Cerasi.- METRONOME.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- L'Oiseau Lyre.
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Luigi Cherubini
Marche fun猫bre
Orchestra: Corydon Orchestra. Conductor: Matthew Best.- HYPERION.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Organ Sonata in B flat, Wq 70/2
Performer: Ton Koopman.- CHALLENGE CLASSICS.
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Thomas Tallis
Spem in alium
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Director: Stephen Cleobury.- ARGO.
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ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
'If I Loved You' from Carousel (original New York cast)
Conductor: Joseph Littau. Singer: Jan Clayton. Singer: John Raitt. Orchestra: The Carousel Orchestra.- MCA CLASSICS.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps (Ballet and Final Tableau)
Performer: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.- NAXOS.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
3 Motets, Op.38: Justorum animae; Beati quorum via; Coelos ascendit hodie
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- EMI.
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Herbert Howells
Take him, earth, for cherishing
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- ARGO.
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Gabriela Montero
Improvisation on the theme from Bach "Goldberg variations"
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Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde (Der Einsame im Herbst)
Singer: Violeta Urmana. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DG.
Recording rewind
The music played:
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Tallis
Spem in alium
Tallis Scholars
Peter Philips (conductor)
GIMELL
Broadcast
- Fri 3 Apr 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.
