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: Wiren: Symphony No 3.
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 personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.
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.
Wiren
Symphony No.3, Op.20
Norrk枚ping Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor).
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Music Played
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Ambroise Thomas
Gavotte from 鈥楳ignon鈥
Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier. Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic.- CHANDOS CHAN.
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Bedrich Smetana
Vltava (M谩 vlast)
Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay.- DG.
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5 Reasons To Love: Chopin's Preludes
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Prelude in A flat major, Op 28 No 17
Performer: Shura Cherkassky.- DECCA.
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Joseph Haydn
Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum - Seven Last Words of Christ, Op.51
Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.- ASV.
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C茅cile Chaminade
Autrefois
Performer: Shura Cherkassky.- DECCA.
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Astor Piazzolla
Yo soy Maria (Maria de Buenos Aires)
Singer: Julia Zenko. Ensemble: Kremerata Musica. Performer: Gidon Kremer.- TELDEC.
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Moritz Moszkowski
Caprice Espagnole, Op.37
Composer: Moritz Moszkowski. Performer: Shura Cherkassky. Performer: Shura Cherkassky.- Decca.
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Fran莽ois Couperin
Les Concerts Royaux (Quatri猫me Concert)
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Charles Dance's Selections
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich will heir bei dir stehen (St Matthew Passion)
Performer: English Baroque Soloists. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- ARCHIV.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden (St Matthew Passion)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Choir: Monteverdi Choir.- ARCHIV.
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Richard Wagner
Tannhauser: Overture
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- EMI.
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Artist of the Week: Andre Previn
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Sonata in F major (1838)
Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter.- DG.
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Beach
Serenade
Performer: Kristen Johnson (piano).- GUILD.
- GMCD 7329.
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Essential Choice
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Dag Wir茅n
Symphony no.3, Op.20
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard. Orchestra: Norrk枚pping Symphony Orchestra.- CPO.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for piano and orch no. 26 (K.537) in D major "Coronation", [complete]
Performer: Daniel Barenboim. Director: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
- EMI Classics.
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Relative Values
The answer:听听Uncle and Nephew.听Louis Couperin was the uncle of Francois Couperin.
The music played:
Louis Couperin
Suite en sol mineur: Sarabande
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)
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Francois Couperin
Les Concerts Royaux: Sarabande
Les Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)听
Broadcast
- Thu 9 Apr 2015 09:00成人快手 Radio 3