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Essential Classics

Music: Classical

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein and Ian Skelly

Essential Classics: Wednesday - Rob Cowan

Wednesday - Rob Cowan

25/01/2012

BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics, Wednesday - Rob Cowansearch

Rob Cowan shares great music and performances. Including the Essential CD of the Week.

Rob Cowan shares great music and performances. Including the Essential CD of the Week featuring recorder player Michala Petri, and Artist of the Week Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: The recorder player Michala Petri plays baroque Concertos and Sonatas: RCA 88697672632

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by our Artist of the Week, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10.30am
In the week of Burns Night, the Essential Classics guest is the Scottish poet and novelist Jackie Kay who introduces her essential pieces of classical music.

11.00am
Rob's Essential Choice

Elgar:
Sea Pictures
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo soprano)
The London Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor).

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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