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Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Kirsty Wark, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Gershwin's Cuban Overture

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music presented by Suzy Klein. Our guest this week is presenter, journalist and novelist Kirsty Wark.

Suzy Klein with Essential Classics - the best in classical music.

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist. This morning's starting point is Gershwin's infectiously sunny Cuban Overture. Other musical highlights today include a new completion of Mozart's Horn Concerto No.1, plus German Romantic Emilie Mayer's impassioned Symphony No.4.

1010 Our Classical Century - 100 key moments in the last century of classical music. The genesis of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

1050 Cultural inspirations from our guest of the week, presenter, journalist and novelist Kirsty Wark.

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

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Mon 8 Jul 2019 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Suite in D major, TWV.55:D18 (Fanfare)

    Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • 20 Jahre, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 13.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Georges Bizet

    Symphony in C major (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
    • Ravel: Mother Goose, Bizet: Symphony in C.
    • Virgo.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Pyramid Song

    Composer: Ed O鈥橞rien. Composer: Colin Greenwood. Composer: Thom Yorke. Composer: Philip Selway. Performer: Geoffrey Burleson. Music Arranger: Christopher O鈥橰iley.
    • Pyramid Song (Arr. C. O'Riley for Cello & Piano).
    • PENTATONE.
    • 101.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance in F major for violin and orchestra, Op 50

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Beethoven: Violin concerto/Romances: Mutter/New York Philharmonic/Masur.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.

  • George Gershwin

    Cuban Overture

    Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Gershwin, G.: Dayful of Song / Cuban Overture / Promenade / Rhapsody in Blue / L.
    • Delos.
    • 201.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming (4 Sketches Op.15)

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Guild.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No 1 in D major, K. 412

    Performer: Roger Montgomery. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
    • Mozart: Complete Horn Concertos.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 501.

  • William Walton

    Orb and Sceptre coronation march

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Walton: Symphony no. 1: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn.
    • Telarc.

  • Peter Phillips

    Phillips Pavin arr Morley

    Music Arranger: Thomas Morley. Ensemble: The Dowland Consort. Director: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Heavenly Noyse: Download Consort/Jakob Lindberg.
    • BIS.
    • 5.

  • Our Classical Century: The genesis of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet No 13 in G major, Op 106 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Signum Quartet.
    • CAPRICCIO.

  • Ant么nio Carlos Jobim

    The Girl from Ipanema

    Singer: Astrud Gilberto. Performer: Jo茫o Gilberto. Performer: Ant么nio Carlos Jobim. Performer: Stan Getz. Performer: Tommy Williams.
    • Getz / Gilberto.
    • Verve.
    • 1.

  • Jos茅 Pablo Moncayo

    Huapango

    Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas. Conductor: Alondra de la Parra.
    • My Mexican Soul: Alondra de la Parra.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Clara Schumann

    Romance in B major (4 pieces caracteristiques Op.5)

    Performer: Imogen Cooper.
    • Chandos.

  • Kirsty Walk on Salvador Dali

  • Sir James MacMillan

    Ave maris stella

    Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Martin Baker.
    • James Macmillan: Tenebrae Responsories: Westminster Cathedral Choir/Baker.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: I. Adagio - Allegro

    Orchestra: B'Rock Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 201.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    M'ami, m'ami (Un Ballo in Maschera)

    Singer: Margaret Price. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • Decca.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Vltava (M谩 vlast)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • B. Smetana; Ma Vlast: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Belohlavek.
    • Supraphon.
    • 2.

  • Richard Galliano

    Tango pour Claude

    Performer: Richard Galliano.
    • Warner.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1

    Performer: David Fray.
    • Chopin: Piano Works.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for violin, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings and continuo, RV577

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Director: Gottfried von der Goltz.
    • Vivaldi - I Concerti di Dresda.
    • OPUS III.
    • 1.

  • Emilie Mayer

    Symphony No. 4 in B Minor

    Conductor: Stefan Malzew. Orchestra: Neubrandenburg Philharmonie.
    • Mayer: Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto, String Quartet & Piano Sonata.
    • CapriccioNR.
    • 101.

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