Science: Metabolic Pathways

The second of five programmes of recordings by the British pianist, who is 85 this year. Haydn Sonata in D major (h xvi 37)
Beethoven Sonata in c major, Op2No3
Schubert Sonata in A minor (D 784). Records

Czerny Variations on a theme from Auber's La Fiancee,
Op 228: ISABEL BEYER , GUY DAGUL and HARVEY DAGUL
(six hands on one piano) Van Eyck Variations on Engels Nachtegaeltje
MICHALA PETRI (recorders)
Elgar Variations on an original theme (Enigma): PHILHARMONIA/ ANDREW DAVIS. Records

Handel Sinfonia: Samson
ENGLISH CONCERT directed by TREVOR PINNOCK Glazunov Scenes de ballet, Op 52: MOSCOW RSO/
GENNADI ROZHDESTVENSKY Paganini, arr Tortelier
Variations on a theme of Rossini PAUL TORTELIER (cello)
MAUD MARTIN-TORTELIER (cello) ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Hoist Choral Symphony, Op 41 FELICITY PALMER (soprano)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR AND
ORCHESTRA/ADRIAN BOULT. Records

A weekly magazine programme In Transit: Vic Hoyland on his Prom commission; and Pierre Amoyal on the Berg Violin
Concerto (both on Tuesday). Paris Then and Now: lannis Xenakis reflects on 40 years' work there and talks about
Keqrops; Harrison Birtwistle discusses The Triumph of Time (both on Friday), and Doda Conrad reminisces about musical life in the 20s, the background to Poulenc's ballet Les Biches . Presented by Peter Paul Nash Producers CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL and ANDREW KUROWSKI
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 2. Opm)

Irvine Arditti (violin)
David Alberman (violin) Levine Andrade (viola) Rohan de Saram (cello) Beethoven Grosse Fuge Bartok Quartet No 1

BBC Pebble Mill (R)

led by luigi DE filippi conducted by JANE GLOVER NINA MILKINA (piano) SALLY BEAMISH (viola)
CHI-CHI NWANOKU (double-bass) Vanhal Sinfonia in G minor Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat (K 271)

(In association with British Petroleum)

Songs of Oswald von Wolkenstein
NEW LONDON CONSORT directed by philip PICKETT (R)

(piano)
Mendelssohn Sonata in E major, Op 6
Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op 57 (Appassionata)

Seven documentaries by JOHN KEAY about the Asian frontier 6: Assertive Minorities
Well-organised and articulate secessionist movements abound in the Himalayas from
Baluchistan to Darjeeling, where the Gorkaland Liberation Front is posing some problems for New Delhi.
Contributors include
PINTO NORBU. SUBHAS GHISING and JAMSHED BURKI. (R)

(violin)
Beethoven Concerto in D, Op 61 BERLIN STATE OPERA ORCHESTRA/ LEO BLECH. Mono record: 1926

The Art of the English Madrigal Excerpts from George Kirbye 's First Set of English Madrigals (1599)
Up then Melpomene; Woe am I; Ah, sweet alas; Mourn now my soul; What, shall I part thus?; Sweet love, 0 cease thy flying; Sleep now my Muse CONSORT OF MUSICKE directed by ANTHONY ROOLEY (R)

In the last of four conversations with Christopher Cook , John Houseman comments on the performing arts in America today. (R)

direct from the Royal Albert Hall , London MARIA EWING (mezzo-soprano) COLLEGIUM MUSICUM OF LONDON directed by LASZLO HELTAY
NEW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF
RADIO FRANCE led by ROLAND DAUGAREIL conducted by MAREK JANOWSKI
Parti Weber , orch Berlioz Invitation to the Dance
Berlioz Les Nuits d'ete

Readings from Nights with the Orchestra by HECTOR BERLIOZ, selected and translated by MIKE STEER
Reader Kenneth Haigh
1: The Ephemeral Life of a Tenor A thinly-veiled description of the great tenor Duprez who, in 1838, dealt Berlioz's operatic career a fatal blow by withdrawing from Benvenuto Cellini after only three performances.
Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS

Faure Pavane; Madrigal

Schmitt La Tragedie de Salome

Joanna Drew , for many years Director of Art at the Arts
Council, and now Director of Exhibitions for the South Bank Centre, talks to Julian Spalding , Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery, about her policies and her achievements. Producer LOUISE PURSLOW

Boguslaw Bruczkowski (violin) Krzysztof Bruczkowski (violin) Artur Paciorkiewicz (viola) Wojciech Walasek (cello) with YITKIN SEOW (piano) Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor
Joanna Bruzdowicz Quartet No 1 (La Vita)
(first UK broadcast) BBC Pebble Mill

First performance in this country Of ANDREW PORTER 'S new translation of the work by Schoenberg
UNDA HIRST (mezzo-soprano) NASH ENSEMBLE
Philippa Davies (flute/piccolo) Michael Collins (clarinets)
Marcia Crayford (violin/viola)
Christopher van Kampen (cello) Ian Brown (piano) conducted by FREDERIK PRAUSNITZ (Schoenberg’s 'Gurrelieder'in tomorrow 's Prom at 7. 30pm)

Up tailes all: Pawle's Wharfe; A maske; Fantasia No 10
CHRISTOPHER FARR (harpsichord) (R)