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Sarah Walker, Rob Cowan and guest Charles Dance

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Chopin's Preludes; musical challenge; Artist of the Week: Andre Previn; Sarah's Essential Choice: Svendsen: Symphony No 2.

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: listen to the story and tell us what happens next.

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
For this week's Essential Choices Sarah shares her love of both well-known and rare Nordic masterpieces.

Svendsen
Symphony No.2 Op.15
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor).

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Tue 7 Apr 2015 09:00
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Music Played

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Mazurka (Masquerade Suite)

    Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin.
    • BMG.

  • Johann David Heinichen

    Dresden Concerto in F major, S 231

    Orchestra: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • ARCHIV.

  • 5 Reasons To Love: Chopin's Preludes, Op.28.;

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Preludes, Op.28: No.6 in B minor

      Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
      • DECCA.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Capriccio Italien, Op.45

    Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin. Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra.
    • BMG.

  • Richard Wagner

    Rienzi: overture

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.

  • Francesco Durante

    Magnificat in B flat major

    Performer: Ann Monoyios. Performer: Thomas Hengelbrock. Choir: Balthasar鈥怤eumann鈥怌hor. Director: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No.10 in E minor

    Performer: Benjamin Frith.

  • Charles Dance's Selections

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      Overture from The Gadfly

      Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
      • DECCA.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Sarabande (Keyboard Suite, HWV437)

      Composer: Leonard Rosenman. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Rosenman.
      • WARNER.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 437: Saraband

      Performer: Michael Borgstede.
      • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Nocturne in D flat, Op.27 No.2

      Performer: Rosey Chan.

  • Henry Purcell

    Fantasia No.9 from his Fantasias in 4 Parts

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Conductor: Jordi Savall (conductor).

  • Artist of the Week: Andr茅 Previn

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Suite No 1 for two pianos, Op 5

      Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
      • DECCA.

  • Tomkins

    When David heard that Absalom was slain

    Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha.

  • Essential Choice

    • Johan Svendsen

      Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.5

      Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
      • NAXOS.

  • Artist of the Week: Andr茅 Previn

    • Andr茅 Previn

      Tango Song and Dance

      Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter.
      • DG.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Festive Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • CHANDOS.

Classical Consequence

The answer: John Field married his pupil.

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