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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 Georgia Mann.

Essential Classics: Thursday - Sarah Walker with John Humphrys

Monday - Sarah Walker with John Humphrys

18/09/2014

Thursday - Sarah Walker with John Humphrys

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With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice: Strauss: Suite (Le bourgeois gentilhomme).

With Sarah Walker. CD of the Week: Beethoven's Bagatelles, featuring Steven Osborne; Artist of the Week: Pierre Boulez; Essential Choice: Strauss: Suite (Le bourgeois gentilhomme).

Sarah Walker with her guest, journalist and broadcaster John Humphrys.

9am
A selection of music including Sarah's Essential CD of the Week: Beethoven's Bagatelles performed by Scottish pianist Steven Osborne.

9.30am
Who is the Mystery Composer?
Take part in today's music-related challenge and identify the mystery composer.
Artist of the Week: Pierre Boulez
Throughout the week we explore recordings of the influential French composer and conductor. Sarah showcases his interpretations of 20th-century masters Ravel, Stravinsky, Liszt and Debussy.

10.30am
Sarah is joined by John Humphrys, who shares a selection of his favourite classical music. Currently presenter of BBC Two's Mastermind and BBC Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme Today, John is known as a tenacious and forthright interviewer. He talks to Sarah about his award-winning career as a journalist and broadcaster as well as the role classical music has played in his life. 

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Strauss
Le bourgeois gentilhomme - suite, Op.60
Chamber Orchestra of Europe 
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor).

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