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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 Suzy Klein and Ian Skelly

Essential Classics: Wednesday - Rob Cowan

Wednesday - Rob Cowan

30/10/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics, Wednesday - Rob Cowansearch

With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Debussy: Violin Sonata.

With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: Paavo Berglund - The Bournemouth Years; Artist of the Week: Brigitte Fassbaender; Rob's Essential Choice: Debussy: Violin Sonata.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Paavo Berglund - The Bournemouth Years and at 9.30 our brainteaser: Back to the Beginning.

10am
Artist of the Week: Brigitte Fassbaender

10.30am
Rob's guest this week is the stage and screen actress, Penelope Wilton. Currently appearing on our screens as Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey, Penelope is also well known for her film appearances including Cry Freedom, where she played the South African anti-apartheid activist Wendy Woods, and The History Boys. In 2004 in she was made OBE for her services to drama.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Debussy
Violin Sonata
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
István Hajdu (piano)

Also in this hour, Lucky Dip: Rob dips into his CD collection and shares a piece - it could be a recent discovery, an old favourite, or simply something that just has to be heard. Expect the unexpected!

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