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A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

Saturday Classics: Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan

02/07/2016

Rob's Gold Standard

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan introduces music by Bach, Beethoven, Delibes, Rautavaara and Myaskovsky.

Rob Cowan introduces music by Bach, Beethoven and Delibes, plus Rautavaara's Cello Concerto and Sviatoslav Richter in Miaskovsky's Piano Sonata No 3.

Rob Cowan's Gold Standard selection this week features pianist Mindru Katz in Bach, Gianna d'Angelo singing Delibes, Janos Starker in Rautavaara's seldom-heard Cello Concerto, and Sviatoslav Richter in Miaskovsky's explosive Third Piano Sonata.

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