
Thursday - Sarah Walker with Leanne Benjamin
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love British Film Music; Recording Rewind; Artist of the Week: Emma Kirkby; Sarah's Essential Choice: Smetana: String Quartet No 2.
Discover definitive recordings of the greatest classical music with your trusted guide, Sarah Walker. She's joined by former principal ballerina at the Royal Ballet Leanne Benjamin
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love'...British film music. This week Sarah champions an art form that has seen contributions from leading and neglected British composers of the 20th century, from Vaughan Williams to William Walton. It's a genre that often struggles to be taken seriously, perhaps because in its most perfect form it's hidden from view, the audience not noticing that it brings colour to a black-and-white classic, or highlights emotional moods and landscapes, surreptitiously setting the scene.
9.30am
Recording Rewind. Take part in our daily musical challenge: identify a piece of music played backwards.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is Leanne Benjamin, former principal ballerina at the Royal Ballet. Leanne shares a selection of the music she danced to during her career, discussing her memories of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan and offering a personal insight into the world of a ballet dancer.
10.30am
This week Sarah's featured artist is Emma Kirkby, one of the world's most renowned early music specialists, noted for her pure, crystal-like tone and vocal agility. Sarah showcases her repertoire including Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate, Purcell's Evening Hymn and Dowland's songs.
11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Smetana
String Quartet No.2 'Intimate letters'
Talich Quartet.
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5 Reasons to love... British Film Music
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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: EMMA KIRKBY
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LEANNE BENJAMIN'S CHOICE NO. 1
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LEANNE BENJAMIN'S CHOICE NO. 2
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LEANNE BENJAMIN'S CHOICE NO. 3
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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: EMMA KIRKBY
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Essential Choice
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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: EMMA KIRKBY
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Recording Rewind
Romance (The Gadfly)
Alexander Kerr (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA
Broadcast
- Thu 15 Jan 2015 09:00