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Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan plays a selection of music including Vaughan Williams settings of folk songs and the ballet suite from Delibes's Coppélia. His theme explores romantic depictions of Egypt by various composers including Verdi and Saint-Saëns.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Mar 2016 09:00

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96: iv Vivace ma non troppo

    Ensemble: Royal Flemish Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet.
    • Antonin Dvorak Symphony performed by the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.
    • A-List.
    • 008.
  • Joseph Jongen

    Fantasia in E major Op. 12

    Performer: Philippe Graffin. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Jongen: Violin Concerto, Adagio Symphonie, Fantasia: Philippe Graffin, Royal Fle.
    • Hyperion.
    • 001.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Tafelmusik: Concerto in F major

    Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Telemann: Musique de table.
    • Archiv Production.
    • 005.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Moses und Aron – Act 2, scene 3: The Golden Calf and the Alter, introduction

    Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Herbert Kegel.
    • Schoenberg: Moses und Aron.
    • Berlin Classics.
    • 004.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Five English Folk Songs

    Choir: London Madrigal Singers. Conductor: Christopher Bishop.
    • Vaughan Williams: Folksong Arrangements.
    • EMI.
    • 012.
  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes: ii Fêtes

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jean Fournet.
    • Debussy: Jean Fournet Conducts.
    • Supraphon.
    • 002.
  • Jules Massenet

    Thaïs – Act 2 scene 1 Eh bien! Fais-moi connaitre...

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Singer: Renée Fleming. Singer: Giuseppe Sabbatini. Singer: Thomas Hampson. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Conductor: Yves Abel.
    • Massenet Edition.
    • Decca.
    • 021.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 103 ‘Egyptian’

    Performer: Aldo Ciccolini. Orchestra: National Orchestra of Montpellier Languedoc-Roussilon. Conductor: Friedemann Layer.
    • Aldo Ciccolini: Concertos.
    • French Decca.
    • 005.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida Act 4 – La fatal pietra...

    Singer: Renata Tebaldi. Singer: Giulietta Simionato. Singer: Carlo Bergonzi. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Aida: Verdi.
    • Decca.
    • 013.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto No. 1 in B flat, RV465 for oboe, violin, strings and continuo (Op. 7 No. 1)

    Performer: Heinz Holliger. Orchestra: I Musici.
    • Vivaldi Edition: Volume 2.
    • Philips.
    • 001.
  • Léo Delibes

    Coppélia ballet Suite

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. Conductor: Roger Désormière.
    • Roger Desormiere conducts Poulenc, Delibes, Ballet Suites.
    • TESTAMENT.
    • 007.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No 11

    Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Concerti Grossi Op. 3 & Op. 6.
    • Teldec.
    • 012.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Care Selve (Come My Beloved)

    Performer: Edwin Schneider. Singer: John McCormack.
    • I'll Walk Beside You.
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Etude in D sharp minor Op.8 No. 12

    Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky.
    • Concert Recordings.
    • Melodiya.
    • 20.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Mar 2016 09:00