Friday - Sarah Walker with Julia Sawalha
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the flute; Artist of the Week: Sir Charles Grove; Essential Choice: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37.
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: can you tell which piece of music is being played backwards?
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
Beethoven
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37 (cadenza by Clara Schumann)
Solomon (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert Menges (conductor).
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Car Horn Prelude (Le grand macabre)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- SONY.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439, 'La notte'
Performer: S茅bastien Marq. Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus. Director: Jean鈥怌hristophe Spinosi.- Naive.
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Antoine Brumel
Missa Et ecce terrae motus (Agnus Dei II)
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- GIMELL.
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Jacques Ibert
Divertissement
Conductor: Jean Martinon. Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra. -
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Giovanni Gabrieli
In Ecclesiis a 14, C 78
Choir: Ex Cathedra Choir. Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore. Ensemble: Concerto Palatino. -
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Flight of the Bumblebee
Performer: Christian Lindberg. Performer: Roland P枚ntinen.- BIS.
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William Walton
Scapino - Comedy Overture
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- EMI.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen - Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Choir: Vienna Philharmonic Chorus. -
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Ludwig van [1770 -1827] Beethoven
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37
Performer: Solomon. Conductor: Herbert Menges. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. -
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No 2, 'The Joke' (Finale)
Ensemble: Casals Quartet.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Emmanuel Chabrier
Air de Fisch-Ton-Kan (鈥楺ui Je Suis鈥�)
Performer: J茅r么me Ducros. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky.- 0825646 166954.
- Erato.
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Recording Rewind
The music played:
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Rimsky-Korsakov
Flight of the Bumblebee
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