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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: 27/06/2012

27/06/2012

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With Sarah Walker. Including Sibelius: En Saga, Op 9 (original version).

With Sarah Walker. Includes CD of the Week: Arne Overtures; Artist of the Week: the Kuijken brothers; Sarah's guest is poet Jo Shapcott; Sibelius: En Saga, Op 9 (original version).

9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Arne Overtures - Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage: CHANDOS CHAN 0722

9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, the Kuijken brothers. Today we hear Sigiswald Kuijken conduct a complete performance of Haydn's Harmoniemesse.

10.30am
This week one of the key features from Olympiads of the ancient world is re-created in London's Southbank Centre. Poetry Parnassus, the largest poetry festival ever staged in the UK, will bring together poets and spoken-word artists from all over the world, with all 204 competing Olympic nations represented. Sarah Walker's guest this week is Britain's representative, Jo Shapcott.

11am
Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9 (original 1892 version) 
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD-800.

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