Thursday with Rob Cowan - Strauss II's Thunder and Lightning Polka, Baritsu, Jacqueline Wilson
Rob Cowan presents potential companion pieces for a popular piece of music, and author Dame Jacqueline Wilson names her cultural inspirations and influences.
Essential Classics with Rob Cowan
Rob takes us through the morning with the best in classical music:
0930 Rob explores potential companion pieces for a well-known piece of music.
1010 Time Traveller. A quirky slice of cultural history
1050 Children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson talks about the ideas that have inspired and shaped her throughout her life.
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Jan Novotn媒
Philharmonic Dances - 3. Vivace
Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Netopil.- Supraphon.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Ballade no.4 in F minor Op.52
Performer: Murray Perahia.- SONY.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (Overture)
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.- J.S.Bach: Les Quatre Ouvertures: Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall.
- Alia Vox.
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Johann Strauss II
Thunder and Lightning Polka
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- Orchestra Fireworks.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Richard Strauss
Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat, Op 7
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Director: Alexei Ogrintchouk.- BIS.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
Singer: Emma Kirkby. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Simon Preston.- L鈥橭ISEAU LYRE.
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Manuel de Falla
Suite No.2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.- WARNER.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O Ecclesia
Choir: Gothic Voices. Director: Christopher Page.- Hyperion.
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Gustav Holst
A Fugal Concerto Op.40 No.2
Performer: Jonathan Snowden. Performer: David Theodore. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin.- EMI.
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John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher. Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchestra Hamburg.- Who is afraid of 20th century music? Vol. 2: Metzmacher.
- EMI Classics.
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George Enescu
2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in A Major
Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Rhapsody (Live).
- BR-Klassik.
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George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Act 3; Piangero la sorte mia [aria]
Singer: Nathalie Stutzmann. Orchestra: Orfeo 55.- Erato.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony no.1 in D major 'Classical'
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto No.7 in G minor, BWV1058
Performer: Andreas Staier. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Preghiera (Suite No 4, 'Mozartiana')
Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.- Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4, "Mozartiana": DSO, Jarvi.
- Chandos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soave sia il vento (Act 1, Cosi Fan Tutte)
Singer: Simone Kermes. Singer: Malena Ernman. Singer: Konstantin Wolff. Ensemble: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.- SONY.
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Claude Debussy
Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (Preludes, Book 1)
Performer: Jorge Bolet.- Debussy: 16 Preludes: Bolet.
- Decca.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for soprano and eight cellos
Singer: Juliane Banse. Ensemble: The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.- Warner.
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Isaac Alb茅niz
惭补濒补驳耻别帽补
Performer: Laurent Korcia. Performer: Haruko Ueda. Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler.- Naive.
Broadcast
- Thu 23 Nov 2017 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3
Our Classical Century
Radio 3 explores 100 key musical moments that shaped us, from 1918 to the present day.
Time Travellers: the podcast
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents quirky tales gathered from the corners of history.