Friday - Rob Cowan with Oliver James
With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Bach Transcriptions; Proms Artist of the Week: The Tallis Scholars; Rob's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Suite (King Christian II).
Rob Cowan's guest this week is the clinical and occupational psychologist, Oliver James. Also, at 9:30, our daily brainteaser: Only Connect
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A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Bach Transcriptions featuring Alexis Weissenberg and Bruno Leonardo Gelber. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.
10am
Proms Artist of the Week: the Tallis Scholars
10:30
Rob's guest this week is the clinical and occupational psychologist, Oliver James, who also works as a writer, journalist, broadcaster and television documentary producer and presenter. His work includes various studies of modern-day living (the books Affluenza, Office Politics and Britain on the Couch - which was also a successful documentary series for Channel 4). He has written best-selling guides to parenting, and also on how to develop emotional health, and an approach to dementia (Contented Dementia).
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Sibelius
King Christian II, suite
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari (conductor).
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Music Played
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Peter Sculthorpe
Djilile
Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Tognetti. -
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Jean Sibelius
Musette (King Christian the Second, suite)
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Petri Sakari.- CHANDOS.
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Bedrich Smetana
From Bohemian Fields and Groves (Ma Vlast)
Conductor: Karel An膷erl. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.- SUPRAPHON.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Siciliano (Flute Sonata, BWV1031)
Performer: Alexis Weissenberg. Music Arranger: Charles Lustner.- EMI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV734
Performer: Alexis Weissenberg. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.- EMI.
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Gordon Jacob
The Bells (Suite 'William Byrd')
Conductor: Frederick Fennell. Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble.- MERCURY.
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Josef Strauss
Dorfschwalben aus Osterreich (Village Swallows from Austria), Op.164
Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- WIENER SYMPHONIKER.
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Today's Brainteaser: Only Connect
Orchestra: anon. -
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William Byrd
Though Amaryllis dance
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Samuel Barber
Summer Music
Performer: Stefanie Przybylska. Performer: Elaine Douvas. Performer: Susan Rotholz. Performer: Robert Graham. Performer: Joaquin Valdepanas.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Claude Debussy
Fetes (Nocturnes)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- PHILIPS.
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Thomas Tomkins
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto
Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.- EMI.
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Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Choir: 成人快手 Symphony Chorus. Orchestrator: Elgar, Edward. Conductor: Andrew Davis. Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra.- Teldec.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in E flat minor, BWV 853
Performer: Rosalyn Tureck.- 成人快手 Legends.
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Joachim Raff
Orchestral Prelude to Shakspeare's "The Tempest"
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Jean Sibelius
King Christian the Second, suite
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Petri Sakari. Singer: Sauli Tiilikainen.- CHANDOS.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- WARNER.
Today's Brainteaser Answer - Only Connect
The connection was Festivals.
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The music played:
Respighi
Festivals of Rome (4th mvmt - The Epiphany Festival)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI CDC 747 316 2听
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Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
PHILIPS 438 320 2听
Debussy
Fetes (Nocturnes no 2)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 439 896 2听听
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