Thursday with Ian Skelly - Physiognomical beards, Matt Haig, Rimsky-Korsakov
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music, plus this week's guest, novelist Matt Haig.
Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music. Today' s programme includes music from Amanda Harberg's Viola Concerto, Schumann's "Overture, Scherzo and Finale" and Prokofiev's "Overture on Hebrew Themes".
0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist. Today we're looking for something to complement Rimsky-Korsakov's grand "Procession of the Nobles".
1010 Time Traveller - A quirky slice of cultural history. Alun Withey on the problem the Victorian art of physiognomy had with beards...
1050 This week Ian's guest is the novelist Matt Haig, who talks about the books, places, culture and art that have inspired him. Today he talks about his love of California.
Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and six highly acclaimed novels for adults, including How to Stop Time, The Humans and The Radleys. As a writer for children and young adults he has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been shortlisted three times for the Carnegie Medal.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 96 in D major, 'Miracle' (1st mvt)
Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.- Haydn: The London Symphonies: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Davis.
- Philips.
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Edwin York Bowen
The Way to Polden
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Stephen Hough's English Piano Album.
- Hyperion.
- 15.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 85 (Arr. for Mandolin, Violin, Cello & Lute): I. Anda
Performer: Anna Torge. Performer: Michael Freimuth. Performer: Mayumi Hirasaki. Performer: Johannes Loescher.- Mandolino e violino in Italia.
- CPO.
- 201.
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Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite) for orchestra
Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque - Davis.
- CBS.
- 13.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Procession of the Nobles (Mlada)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture and Suites from the Operas: SNO/Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 10.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in G major K.387 (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Casals Quartet.- String Quartets Dedicated To Joseph Haydn.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Amanda Harberg
Viola Concerto: II. Aria
Performer: Brett Deubner. Orchestra: Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Linus Lerner.- Amanda Harberg: Viola Concerto & Elegy - Max Wolpert: Viola Concerto No. 1.
- Naxos.
- 102.
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Anonymous
Galliard; Lullaby 'My little sweet darling'; Dance
Singer: Montserrat Figueras. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes
Ensemble: Berlin Soloists.- Prokofiev: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition Vol. 4 - Instrumental & Chamber.
- Warner.
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Time Traveller: Physiognomical Beards
Duration: 02:35
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Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op.117 no.2
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- A Portrait: Leif Ove Andsnes.
- EMI Classics.
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Frank Bridge
Summer
Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.- Naxos.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Procession of the Nobles (Mlada)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture and Suites from the Operas: SNO/Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 10.
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Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
Procession of the Sardar (Caucasian Sketches, Op 10)
Conductor: David Zinman. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.- Telarc.
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Arthur Sullivan
Loudly let The Trumpet Bray - Iolanthe
Librettist: W. S. Gilbert. Choir: Sadler鈥檚 Wells Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Sadler鈥檚 Wells Opera Orchestra. Ensemble: Band of the Irish Guards. Conductor: Alexander Faris.- Gilbert & Sullivan The Mikado - Iolanthe Highlights.
- Warner Classics.
- 211.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Sinfonia for strings in G minor
Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.- Venice by Night.
- Avie.
- 5-7.
Cultural Inspirations: Matt Haig on California
Duration: 03:53
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Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen
LA Variations (excerpt)
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Robert Schumann
Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op 52
Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden.- Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri:.
- Brilliant Classics.
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E虅riks Es虒envalds
Stars
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Henri Vieuxtemps
Violin Concerto No 4 in D minor, Op 31 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Graeme Koehne
The Persistence of Memory
Performer: David Nuttall. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.- ABC.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Schottische (Suite populaire bresilienne)
Performer: Craig Ogden.- Tango Nuevo: Craig Ogden.
- Chandos.
- 2.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Polka (Czech Suite, Op 39)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Libor Pe拧ek.![]()
Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E Major, MWV O5: III. Allegro
Ensemble: Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ulf Schirmer.- Mendelssohn: Concertos for 2 Pianos.
- CPO.
- 103.
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