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Sarah Walker, Rob Cowan and guest Charles Dance

With Sarah Walker. 9.00am 5 Reasons to Love Chopin Preludes. 9.30am Musical challenge. 10.30am Artist of the Week: Andre Previn. 11.00am Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 4.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... Chopin's Preludes'. Throughout the week Sarah offers a selection of her favourite preludes, highlighting the variety of expression and sentiment contained in Chopin's famous set with classic recordings by pianists including Martha Argerich, Garrick Ohlsson, Shura Cherkassky and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well-known work.

10am
Veteran British star of stage and screen Charles Dance shares his favourite classical music with Rob Cowan every morning and talks about roles such as Tywin Lannister in hit TV series Game of Thrones. During his four-decade long career, other credits include the Jewel in the Crown, Gosford Park and The Imitation Game. His new film, Woman in Gold, opens this week.

10.30am
Sarah's featured artist this week is the conductor and pianist Andr茅 Previn whose recordings range from the classics of the American repertoire and famous ballet scores to film music and his own compositions. Sarah will be exploring the full range of this very versatile artist throughout the week.

11am
Today's Essential Choice is taken from the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review

Sibelius Symphony No.4.

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Music Played

  • 5 Reasons To Love: Chopins Preludes, Opus 28.

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Preludes, Op.28: No.11 in B major

      Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.
      • EMI.

  • Artist Of The Week: Andr茅 Previn

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      The Wasps (Overture)

      Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
      • RCA.

  • 5 Reasons To Love: Chopins Preludes, Opus 28.

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Preludes, Op.28

      Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.
      • EMI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in A minor for violin, BWV1041

    Performer: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Robert Schumann

    Fantasiest眉cke, Op.73

    Performer: Eduard Brunner. Performer: Robert Levin.
    • ECM NEW SERIES.

  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Bachianas Brasilieras No.5

    Performer: Eldon Fox. Conductor: Enrique B谩tiz. Singer: Barbara Hendricks. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI.

  • Charles Dance's Selections

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64: 2nd movement, Andante

      Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg.
      • SONY.

    • Nigel Hess

      Ladies in Lavendar - Main theme

      Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: Nigel Hess. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
      • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Edward Elgar

    Caractacus, Op.35 (Triumphal March)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • Elgar: Orchestral Works: Sir Adrian Boult.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 9.

  • Artist of the Week: Andr茅 Previn

    • George Gershwin

      Rhapsody in Blue

      Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
      • EMI.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in C major, RV 190

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Performer: Andrea Marcon. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.
    • Vivaldi: Concertos - Carmignola/Venice Baroque Orchestra/Marcon.
    • DG.
    • 4.

  • Building A Library Selection

    • Jean Sibelius

      Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63

      Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
      • Erato.

  • Thomas Tomkins

    I am the Resurrection

    Director: Lionel Meunier. Ensemble: Vox Luminis.
    • RICERCAR.

  • Michael Haydn

    Symphony in C major, P.31

    Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Hans鈥怭eter Frank.
    • BIS.

Mapping the Music

The answer: Brazil
The music played:
Villa-LobosO Trenzinho do Caipira (Bachianas Brazilieras No.2)SWR Radio OrchestraJiri Starek (conductor)HANSSLER CD 93.187

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