With Susan Sharpe.
1.00 The BBC
Orchestras
BBC Philharmonic
Conductor Yan Pascal
Tortelier Judith Howarth (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo) Keith Lewis (tenor) Robert Lloyd (bass) Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Choir
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)
Given last May in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester
2.30 Music from the Austrian Courts
Trio Sonnerie perform a selection of music by Bertall, Schmelzer, Young and Froberger. Introduced by Penny Gore.
Monica Huggett (violin)
Sarah Cunningham (viola da gamba)
Gary Cooper (harpsichord) A Floating Earth production
FAIREST ISLE
3.30 Britten's
Apprenticeship
4: 1932-3: At the Royal College of Music
While he was at the Royal College of Music, Britten's music was beginning to be heard in London's concert halls and in BBC broadcasts, but only the Sinfonietta was ever performed at the college. Paul Hindmarsh and Philip Reed conclude the series with the music with which
Britten launched his professional career. Sinfonietta, Op 1
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10 Three Divertimenti
Phantasy Quartet, Op 2 A Boy Is Bom, Op 3
Series producer Paul Hindmarsh See also tomorrow 2.00pm