Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Vivienne Parry
With Sarah Walker. My Favourite Lute Music; Music in Time: Coates: Calling All Workers; Artist of the Week: flautist Aurele Nicolet, featured in CPE Bach's Flute Concerto No 3.
9am
My favourite... lute music. Sarah shares a selection of her favourite pieces written for the lute, with works by Vivaldi, Dowland and Bach played by such celebrated lutenists as Jakob Lindberg, Christopher Wilson, Nigel North and Paul O'Dette.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: can you work out which two composers are associated with a particular piece?
10am
Sarah's guest is the science writer and broadcaster Vivienne Parry. A scientist by training, Vivienne is best known for having presented the 大象传媒 television series Tomorrow's World, and for her Radio 4 programmes which include Just So Science, about the science behind the animals of the Just So stories, and the multi award winning series Am I Normal? Vivienne writes for newspapers including The Times and The Guardian, and is science editor of Good Housekeeping magazine. Her book, The Truth About Hormones, was nominated for the Aventis Science Prize. Throughout the week Vivienne talks to Sarah about her passion for communicating science, and shares her favourite pieces of classical music.
10.30am
Power of Three - the last episode in a 70-part daily series of pioneering sounds from the 大象传媒 Third Programme and Radio 3 archives presented by David Hendy.
Followed by Music in Time
Music in Time: Modern
Sarah places Music in Time as she examines how light music was used to boost morale during the war, including one of the most iconic examples of this genre: Calling All Workers by Eric Coates.
11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Swiss flautist Aur猫le Nicolet. Nicolet, who died earlier this year, was considered one of the world's greatest flute players of the late twentieth century. Several composers, including Takemitsu and Ligeti, wrote music especially for him, while Nicolet's pupils include Emmanuel Pahud, Michael Faust and Thierry Fischer. Nicolet was principal flautist in the Berlin Philharmonic during the 1950s, but enjoyed a highly successful career as a soloist as well. Throughout the week Sarah explores his vast recording legacy, featuring Nicolet as soloist in concertos by Mozart, CPE Bach, Couperin and Moscheles, and as a chamber musician in Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp.
CPE Bach
Flute Concerto No. 3 in A, Wq.168
Aur猫le Nicolet (flute)
Natherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor).
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Music Played
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Giuseppe Verdi
Aida, Act II: Danza di piccolo schiavi mori
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Downes.- CHANDOS.
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Georges Bizet
Petite Suite 'Jeux d'enfants'
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Bizet: Symphony in C etc.: Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink.
- Philips.
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My Favourite...lute music
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Francesco Spinacino
Rececar; Jay pris amours (duet)
Performer: Christopher Wilson. Performer: Shirley Rumsey.- NAXOS.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso in F major Op.6`9
Ensemble: Ensemble 415. Director: Chiara Banchini. Director: Jesper Christensen.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a: Intermezzo
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Music Arranger: Mikhail Pletnev.- SIGNUM.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella Op.87: Act II Dances 1-6
Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra. Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev.- DG.
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Michael Praetorius
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Music Arranger: Jan Sandstr枚m. Choir: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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Hugo Alfv茅n
Shepherd Girl's Dance (The Mountain King Suite)
Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- BIS.
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Muzio Clementi
Monferrina in A major, Op 49 No 5
Performer: Howard Shelley.- Clementi: Capriccios & Variations: Shelley.
- Hyperion.
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Vivienne Parry's choice no.1
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion: 'Wir setzen und mit Tranen nieder'
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Vivienne Parry's choice no.2
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Giuseppe Verdi
Requiem: Libera me
Singer: 慕uba Orgon谩拧ov谩. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- PHILIPS.
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Johann Paul von Westhoff
Violin Sonata in A major, 'La guerra'
Performer: Daniel Hope. Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Music in Time: Modern
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Eric Coates
Calling All Workers
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Reginald Kilbey.- CONIFER.
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William Alwyn
The Way Ahead: March
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos.
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Arthur Bliss
Melee Fantasque
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- NAXOS.
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Artist of the Week: Aur猫le Nicolet
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto No.3 in A major, Wq.168
Performer: Aur猫le Nicolet. Orchestra: Nederlands Kamerorkest. Conductor: David Zinman.- PHILIPS.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Piano Concerto in G minor, Op.33
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter. Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.- WARNER.
By Association
Answer: Michael Praetorius and Jan Sandstr枚m
The music played:
Praetorius (arr. Sandstr枚m)
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Voces8
DECCA
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