Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Ben Okri
Discover definitive recordings of classical music with your trusted guide, Sarah Walker. Her guest is author Ben Okri.
9am
Sarah sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: listen to the music and name the two composers associated with it.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the author Ben Okri. Ben shot to literary fame when his novel The Famished Road won the 1991 Man Booker Prize, making him the youngest ever recipient at the time. Ben grew up in Nigeria and London surrounded by his father's impressive personal library and published his first novel aged 19. Ben's writing often touches on magical themes, while also dealing with the big questions of life. As well as discussing his writing and his life, throughout the week Ben will be sharing some of his favourite classical music.
10.30am
Music on Location: Wales
This week Sarah explores music connected with Wales. Today she's showcasing the country's best-known contemporary composer, Huw Watkins.
Proms Artist of the Week: Christian Tetzlaff
Sarah's Proms Artist of the Week is the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Tetzlaff has long been regarded as one of the world's leading violinists, breathing fresh life into the classics and championing new works. He's been Artist in Residence with the Berlin Philharmonic and he's appeared regularly as a guest with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Tetzlaff appears at the 大象传媒 Proms this week (15th August), playing Berg's Violin Concerto with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Robin Ticciati. This week Sarah has chosen Tetzlaff's recordings of concertante works by Mozart, Szymanowski and Dvorak, as well as chamber music by Schumann and Brahms.
Dvorak
Romance in F minor
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storg氓rds (conductor).
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Music Played
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Felix Mendelssohn
Songs without Words, Book I, Op.19 No.3 in A 'Hunting Song'
Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- DG.
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Sonata a 22 S.241 [1615 no.20]
Ensemble: Berlin Brass. Director: Lucas Vis.- PENTATONE.
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Robert Schumann
Fantasy Pieces, Op.73
Performer: Heinrich Schiff. Performer: Gerhard Oppitz.- PHILIPS.
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Claude Debussy
Marche ecossaise sur un theme populaire, orch. composer [orig. pf]
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.- CHANDOS.
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Trad.
Sail on, sail on
Performer: Iain Burnside. Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Ailish Tynan.- SIGNUM.
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Judith Weir
厂迟盲苍诲肠丑别苍
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan.- Signum Classics.
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Cecil Coles
Behind the Lines
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- HELIOS.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto Op. 3 No. 11 in D minor (RV 565)
Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.- CHANNEL.
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Richard Wagner
Forest Murmurs (Siegfried)
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: George Szell.- CBS.
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No.2 in D major (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- DECCA.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Variations on 'Rule Britannia', WoO 79
Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.- Beethoven: Variations: Cedric Tiberghien.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 3.
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Huw Watkins
Three Auden Songs
Performer: Huw Watkins. Singer: Mark Padmore.- NMC.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Romance in F minor, Op.11
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.- Dvorak Violin Concerto.
- Ondine.
- 5.
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William Byrd
Ave verum corpus (Gradualia Vol 1)
Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Director: Martin Baker.- Byrd: The Three Masses; Ave Verum Corpus.
- Hyperion.
- 19.
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Broadcast
- Wed 16 Aug 2017 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3