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Essential Classics Episodes

  1. Monday - Sarah Walker with Maggi Hambling

    Artists of the Week: London Sinfonietta, featured playing Stravinsky's Histoire du soldat.

  2. Friday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon

    Artists of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured playing Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8.

  3. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon

    Including Artists of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured in Brahms's Piano Quartet No 2.

  4. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon

    Artists of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured performing Borodin's String Quartet No 1.

  5. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon

    Artist of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured in Schnittke's Quintet for piano and strings

  6. Monday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon

    Artists of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured in Beethoven's String Quartet, Op 18 No 5.

  7. Friday - Rob Cowan with Simon Callow

    Including Artist of the Week: Thomas Beecham, featured conducting Haydn's Symphony No 100.

  8. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Simon Callow

    Including Artist of the Week: Thomas Beecham, featured conducting Schubert's Symphony No 5

  9. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Simon Callow

    Artist of the Week: Thomas Beecham, featured conducting Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite No 2.

  10. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Simon Callow

    Including Artist of the Week: Thomas Beecham, featured conducting Sibelius's Symphony No 2

  11. Monday - Rob Cowan with Simon Callow

    Including Artist of the Week: Thomas Beecham, featured conducting Delius's Brigg Fair.

  12. Friday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Brahms's Symphony No 4.

  13. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben

  14. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6.

  15. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Mozart's Symphony No 38.

  16. Monday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes

    Artists of the Week: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

  17. Friday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    With Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting Vivaldi's Gloria, RV589.

  18. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, conducting Frank Martin's Ode a la Musique.

  19. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting music by Tomkins and Tallis.

  20. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Including Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting Tavener and Barber.

  21. Monday - Sarah Walker with Mariella Frostrup

    Artist of the Week: Harry Christophers, featured conducting Lotti and Matthew Martin.

  22. Friday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Includes Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Mahler's Symphony No 1.

  23. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting part of of Wagner's Das Rheingold.

  24. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Includes Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Beethoven's Symphony No 5.

  25. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    Includes Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Offenbach's Gaite Parisienne

  26. Monday - Rob Cowan with Ed Balls

    With Artist of the Week: Georg Solti, featured conducting Mendelssohn's Symphony No 4.

  27. Friday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured in music by Messiaen.

  28. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    With Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured in music by Prokofiev.

  29. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, in Schubert's Variations on an Original Theme.

  30. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured playing Tippett's Piano Concerto.

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