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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: Friday - Sarah Walker with Robert Newman

Monday - Sarah Walker with Robert Newman

25/09/2015

Friday - Sarah Walker with Robert Newman

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Artist of the Week: Stephen Kovacevich, featured in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5.

With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love the French Flute School; Artist of the Week: pianist Stephen Kovacevich, featured in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor).

9am
This week Sarah presents '5 reasons to love... the French flute school'. A hugely influential figure in the school was Claude-Paul Taffanel, a fine player who also taught at the Paris Conservatoire. Taffanel created huge enthusiasm for the flute in 19th-century Paris and as a result many pieces were written for him and his followers. Throughout the week Sarah showcases some favourite flute works from this time, including music by Fauré, Gaubert, Enescu, Debussy, and Taffanel himself.

9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: trace the classical theme behind a well-known song.

10am 
Sarah's guest this week is the comedian Robert Newman. Robert shot to fame in the '90s with the sketch show The Mary Whitehouse Experience and made history when he and his comic partner David Baddiel became the first ever comedians to play and sell out Wembley arena. Billed as a rock star of the comedy world, Robert has also had a successful career as a novelist and journalist, as well as being a political activist. Known for comedy with a social conscience, Robert is currently touring with The Brain Show. He will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music, every day at 10am. 

10.30am 
Sarah chooses music that reflects highlights from the 2015 BBC Proms season.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Croatian-American pianist Stephen Kovacevich. One of the most respected musicians of his generation, Kovacevich is an acclaimed interpreter of the core classical repertoire and beyond. 

Beethoven
Piano Concerto in E flat, Op 73 ('Emperor')
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor).

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