Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Julia Sawalha
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the flute; Artist of the Week: Sir Charles Grove; Essential Choice: Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love...the flute.' Sarah makes the case for the flute and explores works by composers including Bach, Debussy, Quantz and Liadov.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the actress Julia Sawalha. Involved in this week's Comic Relief and well known for her roles in Absolutely Fabulous and Pride and Prejudice, Julia will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music every day at 10am.
10.30am
Sarah's featured artist this week is the conductor Sir Charles Groves, born 100 years ago on 10 March 1915. A traditional conductor with a vast repertoire, Groves was particularly noted for his command of large-scale works. Sarah will be sharing his interpretations of works by composers including Elgar, Delius, Vaughan Williams, Holst and Coates.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Schumann
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44
Maria Joao Pires (piano)
Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capu莽on (violins)
G茅rard Causs茅 (viola)
Jian Wang (cello).
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Badin茅rie)
Performer: Wilbert Hazelzet. Ensemble: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. -
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Pablo de Sarasate
Fantasy on themes from the opera 'Carmen', op.25
Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: James Levine. -
5 REASONS TO LOVE... THE FLUTE
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Johann Sebastian Bach
'Ermuntre dich, dein Heiland klopft' from 'Schmucke dich, o liebster Seele'
Singer: Christoph Genz. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata in G
Performer: Ekaterina Dershavina. -
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Johann Strauss II
Acceleration waltz, Op.234
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky. -
ARTIST OF THE WEEK: CHARLES GROVES
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Malcolm Arnold
English Dances, Set I, op.27
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
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Franz Liszt
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S298
Performer: Daniel Barenboim. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau. -
JULIA SAWALHA'S CHOICE NO. 1
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Yann Tiersen
Amelie - Comptine d鈥檜n autre ete
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JULIA SAWALHA'S CHOICE NO. 2
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet (excerpt)
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
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Mozart
6 Variations in G on 'Mio caro Adone', K180
Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano. -
ARTIST OF THE WEEK: CHARLES GROVES
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Gustav Holst
Hymn of Jesus, Op 37
Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral Choir. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- EMI.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in A, TWV 42:G6
Ensemble: La Reveuse. -
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E flat, op.44
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires. Performer: Augustin Dumay. Performer: Jian Wang. Performer: G茅rard Causs茅.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite no.4 in D, BWV 1069
Conductor: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations.
Relative Values
The music played:
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Sullivan
The Mikado; overture
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
WARNER
The place: the fictional town of Titipu, in Japan
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