With Sandy Burnett.
1.00pm Slava!
In this four-part series, John Allison investigates how Russian opera composers - more than those of any other nationality - have chosen to draw upon the works of their native writers.
4: An encounter with the Demon and Lady Macbeth
, and the influence on opera composers of Tolstoy, Lermontov and Leskov.
Producer Gwen Hughes
2.00 Nikolai Demidenko
(piano)
Field Sonata No 4 in B, H17
Schumann Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck (Concert sans Orchestre) Chopin Nocturnes: in F sharp, Op 15 No 2; in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 1; in F sharp minor, Op 48 No 2
2.50 Preoccupations
Series in which leading musicians reveal matters close to their hearts. This week, soprano Barbara Bonney reveals her obsession with needle and thread.
2.55 The BBC Orchestras
BBC Symphony Orchestra American Tour
A concert given last October at the Tilles Centre, Greenville. Conductor Andrew Davis ,
John Lill (piano)
Berlioz Overture: Le Corsaire
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 in G
Elgar Symphony No 1