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Friday with Ian Skelly - Nadia Boulanger, Dan Snow, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Ian's guest is historian Dan Snow.

Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music.

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist. This morning, an exotic Arabian adventure from Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade - The Tale of the Kalandar Prince. Other musical highlights this morning include the Christmas Eve-set Act 2 of Puccini's La Boheme, and Mozart's ballet music for Idomeneo.

1010 Our Classical Century - 100 pieces celebrating 100 key moments in classical music in the last century. bbc.co.uk/ourclassicalcentury. Kate Molleson on the composer/conductor Nadia Boulanger.

1050 The historian, writer and presenter Dan Snow talks about the books, music, art and places that inspire him. Today's influence is the film The Last of the Mohicans.

1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.

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Music Played

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Entrance of the Emperor and his Court (Hary Janos Suite)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite - Dances of Galanta...: BFO, Fischer.
    • Philips.
    • 11.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No 1 in F minor

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.
    • Satie: The magic of Satie: Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • Traditional English

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Music Arranger: Keith Roberts. Ensemble: King's Men, Cambridge.
    • Twelve Days of Christmas.
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 114.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, III. Presto - Molto allegro vivace

    Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens. Orchestra: Die K枚lner Akademie.
    • Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos.
    • BIS.
    • 203.

  • George Frideric Handel

    O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Messiah)

    Singer: Tim Mead. Choir: Choeur du Concert d'Astr茅e. Orchestra: Orchestre du Concert d'Astr茅e. Director: Emmanuelle Ha茂m.
    • Handel: Messiah, HWV 56.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 109.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Story of the Kalendar Prince (Sheherazade)

    Performer: Maria Larionoff. Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.
    • Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • John Adams

    China Gates

    Performer: Gloria Cheng.
    • Piano Music of John Adams and Terry Riley: Gloria Cheng-Cochran.
    • Telarc.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Sonata in A major, RV 31

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
    • CHANNEL CLASSICS.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Academic Festival Overture, Op.80

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Brahms: 4 Symphonies: Berlin Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • John Rutter

    Star Carol

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • collegium.

  • Ou Classical Century: Kate Molleson on Nadia Boulanger

  • Claude Debussy

    Dialogue du vent et de la mer (La mer)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Debussy: La mer/Jeux: LSO/Gergiev.
    • LSO Live.
    • 4.

  • Clara Schumann

    Liebeszauber, Op 13 No 3

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Singer: Barbara Bonney.
    • DECCA.

  • Gustav Holst

    Beni Mora Op.29`1 (In the street of the Ouled Nails)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio in E flat major, D.929 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Frank Braley.
    • Virgin Classics.

  • Dan Snow on his love of the film The Last of the Mohicans

  • Trevor Jones

    The Last of the Mohicans - main theme

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.
    • Silva Screen.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Boheme (Act 2 - conclusion)

    Singer: Anna Netrebko. Singer: Rolando Villaz贸n. Singer: Nicole Cabell. Singer: Mariusz Kwiecie艅. Singer: Boaz Daniel. Choir: Gartnerplatz State Theatre Children's Choir. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bertrand de Billy.
    • DG.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Sh茅h茅razade, ouverture de f茅erie

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Matthew Jackson

    2018 Breakfast Carol Competition No. 3 The Bee Carol

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.

  • Andrew Woodward

    2018 Breakfast Carol Competition No. 6 The Bee Carol

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.

  • Franz Liszt

    Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude S.173 no.3

    Performer: Irene Russo.
    • Franz Liszt - Angelus: Sacred Piano Music (Irene Russo).
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
    • 5.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Juliet as a Young Girl (Romeo and Juliet)

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.
    • Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel.
    • Decca.
    • 8.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Idomeneo (Ballet music K.367)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Mozart: Symphonies 41 & 40 - Marc Minkowski.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Dec 2018 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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