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Friday - Sarah Walker with Tony Visconti

With Sarah Walker. Including My Favourite Elgar Salon Pieces; Music in Time: Leonel Power; Artists of the Week: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No 1.

9am
My favourite... Elgar salon pieces. Throughout the week Sarah shares a selection of Elgar's chamber music, written for small musical soir茅es. The line-up includes his Chanson de nuit, Chanson de matin and Salut d'amour, and the two songs Come Gentle Night, and Speak My Heart! Speak My Heart!

9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: trace the classical theme behind a well-known song.

10am
Sarah's guest this week is the record producer Tony Visconti. In his own words Tony is a 'band geek' who started his musical life playing the tuba and the double bass at school, but who ended up producing some of the most famous names in music. Tony worked on many of David Bowie's most acclaimed albums and has also produced an array of legendary bands and solo artists from Iggy Pop to Morrissey and Manic Street Preachers. Tony will be talking about his life in music, and sharing a selection of his favourite classical works, every day at 10am.

10.30am
Music in Time: Medieval
Sarah places Music in Time with the Medieval period, putting the spotlight on Leonel Power, one of the first composers to set each of the sections of the Mass to music using a single, common theme. Trio Medieval bring a purity of tone to this mysterious early musical tribute to the Virgin Mary.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, widely regarded as one of the finest period-instrument ensembles in recent times. Known for its energetic performances, the orchestra has been praised for its clean sound and intelligent interpretations. JS Bach is a key composer for the ensemble, and his music frames the week with the Orchestral Suite No. 4 and the Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor (with Andreas Staier as soloist). Other highlights during the week include Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major (with Jean-Guihen Queyras), a selection of Telemann's Tafelmusik, and Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony under Rene Jacobs.

Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor BWV 1052
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    Tjovane

    Performer: Birger Mistereggen. Music Arranger: Linn Andrea Fuglseth. Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.
    • ECM.

  • My favourite... Elgar salon music

    • Edward Elgar

      Chanson de Nuit

      Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: Peter Pettinger.
      • Elgar: Violin sonata etc: Kennedy/Pettinger.
      • Chandos.
      • 9.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Excelsior! Op.13

    Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Lindberg.
    • BIS.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Perfect Fool

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • EMI.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66

    Performer: Gabriela Montero.
    • EMI.

  • Tony Visconti's Choice No. 1

    • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

      Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd mvt)

      Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
      • Milos Aranjuez.
      • DG.
      • 2.

  • Sarah's Choice for Tony Visconti

    • Gustav Holst

      First Dance (Beni Mora, Op.29`1))

      Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
      • NAXOS.

  • Music in Time: Medieval

    • Leonel Power

      Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Gloria

      Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.
      • ECM.

    • Leonel Power

      Sanctus (Missa 鈥楢lma redemptoris mater鈥�)

      Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.
      • ECM.

    • Leonel Power

      Agnus Dei (Missa 'Alma redemptoris mater')

      Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.
      • ECM.

  • Anton Webern

    Im Sommerwind

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Eugene Ormandy - Brahms R. Strauss Webern Kabalevsky Rachmaninov Sibelius.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 6.

  • ARTIST OF THE WEEK: FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV1052

      Performer: Andreas Staier. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Director: Petra M眉llejans.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Piano Concerto in B minor: Scherzo - Molto vivace

    Performer: Ludmil Angelov. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Kiradjiev.
    • HYPERION.

  • Cecil Coles

    From the Scottish Highlands

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • HELIOS.

  • Richard Strogers

    In nomine pavin and galliard for consort, Pavin

    Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: Catherine Mackintosh. Performer: Nancy Hadden. Performer: Jane Ryan. Performer: James Tyler. Performer: Robert Spencer. Ensemble: Julian Bream Consort.
    • Fantasies, Ayres and Dances: The Julian Bream Consort.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 15.

  • Edward Elgar

    They are at rest

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • SIGNUM.

Classical Roots

Answer: 'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows' is based on Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66

The music played:

Henry Carroll
'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows'
Judy Garland (singer)
PURE MUSIC

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  • Fri 1 Jul 2016 09:00
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