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Essential Classics

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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Georgia Mann.

Essential Classics: Tuesday - Sarah Walker

Tuesday - Sarah Walker

20/09/2011

BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics, Tuesday - Sarah Walker

With Sarah Walker. Including Artist of the Week: Ivan Fischer in J Strauss II, Schubert.

With Sarah Walker. Including Artist of the Week: Ivan Fischer: J Strauss II: II Perpetuum Mobile. Schubert: Five Dances, D89; Essential Choice: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture.

Sarah Walker shares great music and performances, with the Essential CD of the Week, Artist of the Week, and guest, Rachel de Thame selects her essential pieces of classical music.

9am
A selection of must-hear music including the Essential CD of the Week: A Purcell Songbook, Emma Kirkby

9.30am
Performances by the Artist of the Week, Ivan Fischer: Johann Strauss II (II Perpetuum Mobile), Schubert (Five Dances D.89), Liszt (Hungarian Fantasy S123). Also in this hour, a mystery piece for you to guess.

10.30am
The Essential Classics guest is gardening expert Rachel de Thame. Today she introduces music that makes her feel glad to be alive and a piece performed by a musician who is no longer with us, but whom Rachel would love to hear in concert if she could step back in time.

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor).

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