Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Geraldine James
With Rob Cowan. Including Reasons to Love Schumann songs; Musical challenge; Artists of the Week: the LaSalle Quartet; Essential Choice: Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op 77 No 1.
9am
A selection of music including '5 Reasons to Love... Schumann songs.' Amongst the greatest musical achievements of the nineteenth century, each day this week Rob will handpick a great interpreter to showcase these miniature marvels.
9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the story and tell us what happens next.
10am
Rob's guest this week is the actress Geraldine James. An award-winning actress of both stage and screen, Geraldine will be sharing a selection of her favourite classical music, including works by Tallis, Schubert and Bach, every day at 10am.
10.30am
This week Rob features the LaSalle Quartet. A personal favourite of Rob's, he will be exploring this American string quartet's finest recordings by composers including Brahms, Wolf, Beethoven and Debussy, as well as their renowned interpretations of Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School.
11am
This week Rob showcases Haydn masterpieces
Haydn
String Quartet in G Op.77 No.1
Danish String Quartet.
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Music Played
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Anton Webern
Five movements for string quartet Op.5 – Sehr bewegt
Ensemble: LaSalle Quartet.- DG.
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Richard Strauss
Rosenkavalier Waltzes
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.- RCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two Violins BWV1043
Performer: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Erick Friedman. Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.- RCA.
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Robert Schumann
Kerner-lieder, Op. 35: Wer machte dich so krank?; Alte Laute
Performer: Gerald Moore. Singer: Hans Hotter.- TESTAMENT.
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Emmanuel Chabrier
Fête polonaise
Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Paray.- MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE.
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Arnold Bax
Salzburg Sonata: Lento espressivo
Performer: Eric Parkin.- CHANDOS.
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Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.- RCA.
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Benjamin Britten
Saint Nicholas (The Birth of Nicholas)
Singer: David Hemmings. Singer: Peter Pears. Choir: Girls' Choir of Sir John Leman School, Beccles. Choir: Boys' Choir of Ipswich School Preparatory Department. Performer: Ralph Downes. Orchestra: Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in B minor, BWV 893
Performer: Friedrich Gulda.- DECCA.
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Friedrich Gulda
Prelude and Fugue
- DG.
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Thomas Tallis
O Lord, in thee is all my trust
Performer: Jan Garbarek. Performer: The Hilliard Ensemble.- ECM.
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Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast: Vysehrad
Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.- SUPRAPHON.
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Anton Webern
Quintet for Strings and Piano
Performer: Stefan Litwin. Ensemble: LaSalle Quartet.- DG.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G Op.77 No.1
Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- MUSIC AT MENLO LIVE.
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Anton Webern
Five Movements for String Quartet op.5
Performer: LaSalle Quartet.- Deutsche Grammphon.
Classical consequences
Hungarian born conductor Fritz Reiner terrified some musicians with
his stern manner and zero tolerance approach to mistakes. He was famous
for beating time with the tiniest of gestures, to keep players on their toes.
One day, a musician brought binoculars to a rehearsal. What happened
next?
Reiner asked the musician what he was doing. The player told him: “I
was trying to find the beat”. Reiner was not amused, and promptly fired him.
Broadcast
- Tue 24 Mar 2015 09:00
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