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Tuesday with Rob Cowan - Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Upsetting the Apple Cart, Patricia Routledge

Rob Cowan hears from Dame Patricia Routledge and explores potential companion pieces for Liszt's virtuosic showpiece for piano, the Hungarian Rhapsody No 2.

Essential Classics with Rob Cowan

Rob takes us through the morning with the best in classical music including:

0930 Rob explores potential companion pieces for Liszt's virtuosic showpiece for piano, the Hungarian Rhapsody no 2.

1010 Time Traveller. A quirky slice of cultural history

1050 Actress Dame Patricia Routledge reveals the cultural influences that have shaped and inspired her.

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Tue 24 Oct 2017 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Arnold Bax

    Dance in the Sun (4 Orchestral sketches)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.

  • Franz Leh谩r

    Vilja-Lied (The Merry Widow)

    Singer: Kate Royal. Orchestra: The English National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Kate Royal: Midsummer Night.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 1 (Op. 21) in C major, 4th mvt; Finale

    Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Philippe Jordan.
    • Wiener Symphoniker.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Trio Sonata in B flat major, HWV.380

    Ensemble: Convivium.
    • Handel, Trio Sonatas for Oboe and Violin: Convivium.
    • Hyperion.
    • 20.

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor, S244

    Performer: Simon Trpceski.
    • Wigmore Hall Live.

  • Adam Gorb

    Yiddish Dances arr Eden (No 1, Khosidl)

    Ensemble: VIDA Guitar Quartet.
    • Rhapsody: Vida Guitar Quartet.
    • BGS.
    • 7.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Fantasia

    Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Kristjan J盲rvi.
    • Avie.

  • Juan Cris贸stomo de Arriaga

    Los Esclavos Felices (The Happy Slaves): Overture

    Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Juan Cris贸stomo de Arriaga 鈥� L鈥檕euvre orchestrale.
    • Astr茅e Auvidis.
    • 5.

  • Amy Beach

    Piano Concerto in C sharp minor Op.45 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Danny Driver. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.
    • Beach / Chaminade / Howell: Piano Concertos.
    • Hyperion.
    • 003.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Three Shanties for Wind Quintet op.4

    Ensemble: Variation 5.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Chloris

    Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Martyn Hill.
    • Songs by Reynaldo Hahn.
    • HYPERION.
    • 2.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Dances of Marosszek

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Andante (Variations) in E major Op.81`1

    Ensemble: Quatuor Arod.
    • Erato.

  • Josef Suk

    When mother was still a little girl (About Mother Op.28)

    Performer: Margaret Fingerhut.
    • Suk: Piano Works: Margaret Fingerhut.
    • Chandos.
    • 13.

  • Edward German

    Nell Gwyn (Overture)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Avie.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Three-Part Invention in E flat major, BWV 791

    Performer: Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Performer: Yuri Zhislin. Performer: Luigi Piovano.
    • J S Bach Goldberg Variations 15 Sinfonias The Art Of Transcription.
    • Nimbus.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Dawn (4 Sea interludes from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33a)

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

  • George Frideric Handel

    Welcome as the dawn of day (Solomon)

    Singer: Rosemary Joshua. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: The English Concert. Director: Harry Bicket.
    • Handel Duets: The English Concert.
    • Chaconne.
    • 3.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in B flat major Op.76`4 'Sunrise' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets, op. 76 4-6.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    3 Waltzes Op.34 (no.1 in A flat major)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Chopin Valses Tharaud.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 16.

  • Herbert Howells

    Take him, earth, for cherishing

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

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op.16

    Performer: Christine Walevska. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eliahu Inbal.
    • Decca.

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