Episodes
Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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Daniel Hope Fiddler's Tale - Part 1: Menuhin And Zukerman | 20120414 | 20130420 (R3) | Violinist Daniel Hope has given his two programmes for Saturday Classics the subtitle, a 'Fiddler's Tale'. In these programmes he offers a selection of recordings that reflect his life in music so far; and also which follow the story of his priceless violin - the wonderful 1742 Guarneri del Gesu, known as the 'Ex-Lipinski'. The first programme offers music charting his musical life including perfomances on disc by the great Pinchas Zukerman whom Daniel heard perform in London at the age of five, and who inspired him to take up the violin. There are performances by his mentor and teacher Yehudi Menuhin and music from his adopted home city of Vienna. His choice of music also includes the original 1950s line up of the celebrated Beaux Arts Trio, with whom Daniel has also performed; and a recording from his violin hero David Oistrakh. First broadcast in April 2012. Daniel Hope selects recordings by Pinchas Zukerman, Yehudi Menhuhin and David Oistrakh. A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes |
Daniel Hope Fiddler's Tale - Part 2: Paganini And Joachim | 20120421 | 20130427 (R3) | Violinist Daniel Hope has given his two programmes for Saturday Classics the subtitle, a 'Fiddler's Tale'. In this, the second programme, he offers a selection of recordings that reflect the story of his priceless violin - the wonderful 1742 Guarneri del Gesu, known as the 'Ex- Lipinski'. The violin was once owned by the 19th century virtuoso Karol J?zef Lipi?ski, a rival to the great Paganini. He was a friend of Schumann and Liszt, and Schumann dedicated his virtuosic set of piano character pieces, 'Carnival', to Lipi?ski. After Lipi?ski, the violin arrived in the hands of the late 19th Century's richest Russian, Nikolay Yusupov, one of the country's most celebrated artistic benefactors and a close friend of Pushkin, and from there to a founder member of the Joachim String Quartet, who gave Johannes Brahms some of his first performances. Also in the list is the man who is best remebered today for arranging and naming a celebrated orchestral movement from Bach, 'Air on a G String'. He was the violinist August Wilhelmj. First broadcast in April 2012. Violinist Daniel Hope with music reflecting his life in music and that of his instrument. A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes |