1999 Cheltenham Festival
Chris de Souza introduces tonight's concert from the Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham, given by the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber with the pianist Rebecca Woolcock. Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor James MacMillan Kiss on Wood
Britten Suite No 1 for Solo Cello, Op 72
8.20 Book of the Month
An extended review of one of the month's most interesting new publications. The name of the Marquis de Sade may have become synonymous with perversion and cruelty but, in his new biography, Neil Schaeffer argues Sade should be credited for being capable of deep romantic love and for one of the great literary minds of the 18th century. Novelist Michele Roberts sees how well The Marquise de
Sade, a Life makes its case for a misunderstood man. 8.40 Faure Elegie, Op 24
Brahms Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor, Op 38

Performance on 3
Radio 3: 7.30pm Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) and Rebecca Woolcock (piano) open the second of the day's live concerts from the Cheltenham Festival with Debussy's Cello Sonata in D minor. The programme also features works by James MacMillan, Britten and Faure and concludes with Brahms's Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor.