Thursday - Rob Cowan with Dominic Dromgoole
Discover definitive recordings of classical music with your trusted guide Rob Cowan. His guest is theatre and film director Dominic Dromgoole.
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Take part in today's musical challenge: listen to the three clues and identify a mystery musical object.
10am
Rob's guest this week is the theatre and film director Dominic Dromgoole. Dominic was the Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe on London's Southbank for 10 years from 2006 to 2016. He grew up in a theatrical household; his mother was an actress, his father a director, and he'd formed his first theatre company by the age of 16. Dominic held positions at theatres in London and Oxford before taking the helm at Shakespeare's Globe where he built on the work of his predecessor, Mark Rylance, by emphasising his love of new writing and expanding the possibilities of the Globe; between 2014 and 2016 he took a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet to 197 countries. Despite Dominic's commitment to Shakespeare, he's renowned for nurturing contemporary talent; 65 new plays were premiered during his tenure at the Bush Theatre in London. As well as discussing his work as a director, Dominic shares his passion for classical music, choosing a selection of his favourite works.
10:30
Music on Location: Budapest
This week Rob explores music connected with Budapest, today looking at B茅la Bart贸k's time as a student at the鈥疪oyal National Hungarian Academy of Music where, in his final year, he composed his Four Pieces for Piano.
Double Take
Rob explores the nature of performance by highlighting the differences between two interpretations of Paolo Tosti's song Vorrei morire! by tenors Joseph Schmidt and Ben Heppner.
11am
Proms Artist of the Week: Alina Ibragimova
Rob's Proms Artist of the Week is the Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova. Ibragimova is one of the world's leading violinists, excelling in a wide range of repertoire and as both a soloist and chamber player. Born in 1985, she studied at the Moscow Gnesin School before moving to the UK where she studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal College of Music. So far in her career, Ibragimova has performed with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Finnish Radio Symphony, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and with leading conductors including Valery Gergiev, Sir Mark Elder and Gianandrea Noseda. She's also worked as a soloist-director touring with groups such as the Britten Sinfonia, Academy of Ancient Music, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Ibragimova is also a member of the Chiaroscuro Quartet and has a regular recital partner in pianist C茅dric Tiberghien. This week (6th September) she performs Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto at the 蜜芽传媒 Proms with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski as part of a Russian-themed programme. Throughout the week Rob will be showcasing her wealth of recordings, from solo Bach, to Prokofiev's Second Sonata, Schubert's Fantasy in C major, D.934, and concertos by Karl Amadeus Hartmann and Mendelssohn.
Schubert
Fantasy in C major, D.934
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
C茅dric Tiberghien (piano)
Producer Dominic Wells.
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L茅o Delibes
Sylvia (Act 3 Divertissement: Pizzicato)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari.- MERCURY.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in E flat major, K. 26
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.- HYPERION.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude: Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657
Performer: Simon Preston.- DG.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 'Hymn of Praise': VIII. Nun danket alle Gott
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- LSO LIVE.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Le rouet d'Omphale, Op 31
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.- Decca.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O quam mirabilis est
Choir: Anonymous 4.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Gabriela Montero
Hallelujah (Improvisation on the Theme of the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah)
Performer: Gabriela Montero.- EMI.
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Charles Avison
Sonata in G major for harpsichord, violins and cello, Op 5 No 5
Performer: Gary Cooper. Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.- DIVINE ART.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Sea Hawk (Freedom)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.- DG.
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Dominic Dromgoole's first choice
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Stephen Warbeck
Theme from the Making Noises Quietly soundtrack
Performer: Stephen Warbeck.
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Dominic Dromgoole's second choice
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations: No.25 (1955 recording)
Performer: Glenn Gould.- CBS.
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Dominic Dromgoole's third choice
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Traditional
Haul away Joe
Ensemble: The Eskies.
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Alexander Glazunov
Concert waltz no. 1 in D major Op.47
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Music on Location: Budapest
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B茅la Bart贸k
Four Pieces for piano: IV. Scherzo
Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.- PHILIPS.
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Double take
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Paolo Tosti
Vorrei morire!
Singer: Joseph Schmidt. Orchestra: Orchestra. Conductor: Selmar Meyrowitz.- RELIEF.
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Paolo Tosti
Vorrei morire!
Singer: Ben Heppner. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- DG.
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Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Op 47
Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Performer: Gerald Moore.- EMI.
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Proms artist of the week: Alina Ibragimova
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Franz Schubert
Fantasy in C major, D.934
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.- HYPERION.
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Michael Tippett
Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage (conclusion)
Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- WARNER APEX.
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Proms artist of the week: Alina Ibragimova
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.- Aparte.
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Musical Challenge: Mystery Object
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