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Monday - Rob Cowan with Rainer Hersch

With Rob Cowan. Including 5 Reasons to Love Toccatas; CD Review Building a Library: Berg: Violin Concerto. Artist of the Week: Philharmonia Orchestra in Dvorak's Symphony No 8 in G.

9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... Toccatas'. The Toccata takes its name from the Italian verb 'toccare' - to touch - and is most closely associated with keyboard music. Throughout the week Rob explores this virtuosic form, showcasing its level of invention and adaptability. With examples ranging from Bach's evergreen Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 to Toccatas by Prokofiev and Vaughan Williams, Rob offers a ringside view of pieces designed to show off the dexterity of their players.

9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: identify the place associated with a work.

10am
This week's guest is the conductor and comedian Rainer Hersch. Famous for combining his musical skills with stand-up comedy, Rainer has performed in comedy clubs around the world, making numerous appearances at the Edinburgh Festival and putting on comedy-concert series at London's Southbank Centre. He has presented comedy concert programmes with orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the St Petersburg Philharmonic, and made a documentary series, 'All The Right Notes, Not Necessarily in the Right Order' for 成人快手 Radio 4. Rainer will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music, every day at 10am.

10.30am
Rob features the recommendation from last Saturday's CD Review.

Berg
Violin Concerto

11am
Rob's Artist of the Week is the Philharmonia Orchestra, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Founded by Walter Legge in 1945, the Philharmonia quickly became associated with many of the great classical artists of the 20th century. Throughout the week Rob showcases performances by the orchestra's principal and guest conductors.

Dvorak
Symphony No.8 in G major, Op.88
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor).

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Mon 2 Nov 2015 09:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Study in C major, Op 10 No 1

    Performer: Louis Lortie.
    • CHANDOS.

  • ARTISTS OF THE WEEK: PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

    • William Walton

      Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: William Walton.
      • EMI.

  • Gustav Holst

    Phantasy on British Folksongs, Op 36

    Ensemble: Bridge String Quartet.
    • EM RECORDS.

  • 5 REASONS TO LOVE...TOCCATAS

    • Charles鈥怣arie Widor

      Toccata (Organ Symphony No.5 in F minor, Op.42`1)

      Performer: Olivier Latry.
      • BNL.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio No.44 in E major, Hob.XV:28

    Performer: Robert Levin. Performer: Vera Beths. Performer: Anner Bylsma.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Georges Bizet

    Menuet; Farandole (L'Arl茅sienne Suite No 2)

    Orchestra: Orchestre Lamoureux. Conductor: Igor Markevitch.
    • BELART.

  • RAINER HERSCH'S CHOICE NO.1

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Etude in G flat major, Op.25 No.9

      Performer: Alfred Cortot.
      • NAXOS.

  • RAINER HERSCH'S CHOICE NO.2

    • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

      Etude in A minor, Op.25 No.11

      Performer: Alfred Cortot.
      • NAXOS.

  • RAINER HERSCH'S CHOICE NO.3

    • Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Etudes in the Minor Keys, Op.39 No.8 (excerpt)

      Performer: John Ogdon.
      • PHILIPS.

  • RAINER HERSCH'S CHOICE NO.4

    • Franz Schubert

      II. Andante sostenuto (Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960)

      Performer: Paul Lewis.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • THE BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION FROM LAST SATURDAY'S CD REVIEW

    • Alban Berg

      Violin Concerto

      Performer: Isabelle Faust. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
      • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Es ist genug, Herr (chorale from 鈥極 Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort', BWV60)

    Choir: Holland Boys Choir. Choir: Netherlands Bach Collegium. Conductor: Pieter Jan Leusink.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.

  • ARTISTS OF THE WEEK: PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

    • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

      Symphony No.8 in G major, Op.88

      Orchestra: Philharmonia. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
      • SIGNUM.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Trio for clarinet, violin and piano

    Performer: Ludmila Peterkov谩. Performer: Gabriela Demeterov谩. Performer: Marketa Cibulkova.
    • SUPRAPHON.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Dance orientale (Raymonda, Act II)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.

Mapping the Music

Answer: Arles (France)

The music played:

Bizet
Minuetto (L'Arlesienne Suite No.1)
Lamoureux Concerts Orchestra
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
BELART

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  • Mon 2 Nov 2015 09:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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