Monday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms and talks to John Sessions about his favourite classical music as part of Breakfast's Comedy Classics series.
Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms and dips into his rucksack for a surprise or two. Between 9 and 10 o'clock Rob continues his "Comedy Classics" series with special guest - comedian and actor John Sessions. He will talk about and play his favourite classical music which includes works by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Richard Strauss and J.S. Bach.
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Richard Rodgers
Carousel Waltz
Performer: Stephen Hough (piano)
- Hyperion 67043.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K412
Performer: Barry Tuckwell (horn) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Peter Maag (conductor)
- Decca 478265.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Poco allegro (from Bagatelles Op 47)
Performer: Members of the Vienna Philharmonia Quintet
- Decca 480237.
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Thomas Arne
The Masque of Comus: By the rushy-fringed bank
Performer: Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
- Decca 4703722.
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Jean Sibelius
Alla marcia from Karelia Suite
Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
- EMI 76846.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Cantantibus Organis
Performer: Cardinall鈥檚 Musick Performer: Andrew Carwood (director)
- Hyperion 67860.
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Gioachino Rossini
Barber of Seville overture
Performer: London Symphony Orchestra Performer: Piero Gamba (conductor)
- Decca 433606.
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite
Performer: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Performer: David Zinman (conductor)
- Philips 420864.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C minor from Book 1 of the Well Tempered Clavier
Performer: Maurizio Pollini (piano)
- DG 477807.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Jubel Overture
Performer: Suisse Romande Orchestra Performer: Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
- Decca 480012.
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Arnold Bax
Two Lyrical Pieces from Oliver Twist
Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
- Decca 480378.
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Nicol貌 Paganini
Variations on a theme of Rossini
Performer: Maurice Gendron (cello) Performer: Peter Galliom (piano)
- Philips 438960.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont Overture
Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
- EMI 71462.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D
Performer: Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord) Performer: Giuliano Carmignola (violin) Performer: Jacques Zoon (flute) Performer: Orchestra Mozart Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)
- DG 4778908.
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Comedy Classics - John Sessions' choices
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Igor Stravinsky
Opening Sinfonia of 'Pulcinella'
Performer: New York Philharmonic Performer: Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
- CBS 44709.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude in C sharp minor Op3'2
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
- Decca 475619.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Slow movement from String Quartet Opus 132 in A minor
Performer: Takacs Quartet
- Decca 470849.
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Modest Mussorgsky
Opening prelude from Khovanschina
Performer: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Performer: Charles Dutoit (conductor)
- Decca 417299.
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Richard Strauss
Closing scene (trio + final duet) from 'Der Rosenkavalier'
Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka (Marschallin) Performer: Elina Garanca (Octavian) Performer: Diana Damrau (Sophie) Performer: Dresden Staatskapelle Performer: Fabio Luisi (conductor)
- DG 477623.
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Broadcast
- Mon 11 Apr 2011 07:00主播大秀 Radio 3
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