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Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Helen Lederer

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Transcriptions; Musical challenge; Artist of the Week: Valery Gergiev, featured conducting Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2 in F.

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... transcriptions'. Throughout the week Sarah explores the transformative effect of seeing one composer's work through the eyes of another, showcasing transcriptions including Bach by Busoni, Schubert by Liszt and Strauss II by Schoenberg.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.

10am
Sarah's guest this week is the comedian, actress and writer Helen Lederer. Helen is a familiar face on the British comedy scene and is well known for her stand-up shows as well as for her role as Catriona in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She recently released her first novel, Losing It, which has been shortlisted for the Edinburgh First Book Award. Helen will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music every day at 10am.

10.30am
During the 大象传媒 Proms 2015, Sarah takes a look at the Proms season from a century ago and plays music that reflects a time when concert programmes were quite different from those of today. This week's line-up includes the French national anthem and two works so popular that they appeared more than once in the season: Mendelssohn's overture Ruy Blas and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week - in the week of his 大象传媒 Proms appearance - is the boundlessly energetic Valery Gergiev, Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Throughout the week Sarah will be sharing recordings of his interpretations of works by composers including Berlioz, Mahler and Tchaikovsky.

Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No 2 in F, Op 102
Denis Matsuev, piano
Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor.

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Tue 28 Jul 2015 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Ivan the Terrible (music for the film), Op 116 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Mariinsky Chorus.
    • PHILIPS.

  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE...TRANSCRIPTIONS

    • Johann Strauss II

      Rosen aus dem Suden, Op.388

      Music Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg. Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players.
      • DG.

  • Anon/Perotin

    Alleluia. Nativitas

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • CORO.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Dieu parmi nous (La Nativit茅 du Seigneur)

    Performer: Olivier Latry.
    • DG.

  • PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: VALERY GERGIEV

    • Alexander Borodin

      In the Steppes of Central Asia

      Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
      • Sheherazade.
      • PHILIPS.
      • 5.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 16 in C major, K 545

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • HYPERION.

  • Vincent d鈥橧ndy

    Serenade et Valse, Op.28

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • HELEN LEDERER'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Prelude & Allemande (Cello Suite No.1 in G major)

      Performer: Paul Tortelier.
      • EMI.

  • HELEN LEDERER'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Robert Schumann

      Kinderszenen, Op.15

      Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
      • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Ruy Blas Op.95

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV69

    Singer: Gerd T眉rk. Singer: Peter Kooij. Singer: Robin Blaze. Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki. Singer: Hana Bla啪铆kov谩.
    • BIS.

  • PROMS ARTIST OF THE WEEK: VALERY GERGIEV

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      Piano Concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102

      Performer: Denis Matsuev. Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
      • MARIINSKY.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in A minor 'Rosamunde', D804

    Composer: Franz Schubert. Performer: Artemis Quartet.

Relative Values

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The music played:
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D'Indy
Symphonie sur un chant montagnard fran莽ais, Op.25: II. Assez mod茅r茅, mais sans lenteur) 鈥� extract
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
CHANDOS
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痴补谤猫蝉别
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG
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Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Jul 2015 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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