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| Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. | |
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| With James Jolly. Moniuszko: Overture (Halka). Finck: Instrumental dances for shawms, viols and recorders. Gorecki: 3 Pieces in the Old Style. Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante No 1. | |
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| ...(1710-1778). Thomas Arne (1710-1778): 4/5. Donald Macleod explores the effect on Arne's career of his bad treatment of his estranged wife. It confirmed people's low opinion of his character. | |
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| 3/4. Michael Collins (clarinet) and the Brodsky Quartet. Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet for clarinet and strings, Op 31. Brahms: Quintet in B minor, Op 115. | |
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| 4/5. Jonathan Swain with music by Chopin and some others influenced by him. Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante. Plus music by Schumann and Shostakovich. | |
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| Presented by Sean Rafferty. Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax joins Sean in the studio prior to a concert at the Barbican in London plus music from flamenco guitarist Eduardo Niebla. | |
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| Presented by Martin Handley. The OAE is conducted by Ivan Fischer in another part of its Beethoven symphony cycle. Symphony No 2 in D; Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica). | |
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| Philip Dodd talks to Nobel prize-winning author Jean Marie Le Clezio as a new translation of his great novel Desert is published. | |
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| ...(1710-1778). Thomas Arne (1710-1778): 4/5. Donald Macleod explores the effect on Arne's career of his bad treatment of his estranged wife. It confirmed people's low opinion of his character. | |
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| Artists on the importance of living by the coast. 4/5. Writer Michael Bird discusses the rejuvenating, inspirational effect of living in St Ives in Cornwall. | |
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| Fiona Talkington presents a session featuring Norwegian experimental guitarist Stian Westerhus with Indian vocalist Swati Natekar. Plus music from Shropshire singer Fred Jordan. | |
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| Jonathan Swain presents music, beginning with Mahler's Symphony No 8, plus Vivaldi, Rosetti, Panufnik, Brahms, Reicha, Rodrigo, Bach, Mozart, Piazzolla, Dvorak, Janacek and Debussy. | |
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