Witness to Change
The third of four programmes. J S Bach Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf (BWV226)
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
7.11 C P E Bach
Oboe Concerto in E flat
(Wq 165)
Paul Goodwin (oboe)
English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock
7.36 W F Bach
Duet in F minor
Barthold Kuijken and Marc Hantai (flutes)
7.47 J C F Bach
Symphony in E flat Concerto Cologne
8.00 J S Bach
Mass in F (B WV 233) Agnes Mellon (soprano)
Gerard Lesne (countertenor) Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Peter Kooy (bass)
Ghent Collegium Vocale and Orchestra, conductor
Philippe Herreweghe
8.30 W F Bach Sonata in F for two harpsichords Andreas Staier and Robert
Hill (harpsichords)
8.49 J S Bach Furchte dich nicht (BWV228) The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers Discs
Handel Sinfonia and Opening Chorus (Acis and Galatea)
9.16 Prokofiev
A Summer Day
9.29 Composer of the Week preview: Faure
Le papillon et la fleur Les roses d'Ispahan
9.35 Artist of the Week:
Richard Hickox
German Three Dances
(Henry VIII )
9.44 Weelkes
When David Heard
9.49 Saint-Saens, transcr Liszt Danse macabre
10.00 Selim Palmgren
Pictures from Finland, Op 24
10.18 Susato Rondes
(The Danserye)
10.24 Tomkins
When David Heard
10.30 Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations
10.44 Elgar Sea Pictures
11.09 R Strauss Serenade for 13 wind instruments
11.18 Britten Psalm 150
11.24
Satie Gymnopedies Nos 1-3
11.33 Debussy La mer
The Early Recordings of Toscanini
The bulk of Toscanini's recordings date from the end of his long career, when he was conductor of the NBC Orchestra. But according to many people, he was in his prime in the 1920s and 1930s. Robert
Philip introduces recordings from this period, in which Toscanini conducts the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, and the BBC
Symphony Orchestra
The first of five programmes.
Bankers Are Just Like Anyone Else, Except Richer
A look at the world of money, from Ben Jonson to Caryl Churchill , and capitalism from boom times to bankruptcy. Compiled by Leo Aylen.
Producer Fiona McLean
conductor Jiri Belohlavek
Martinu Frescoes of Piero delta Francesca
Milan Slavicky Porta Coeli Dvorak
Symphony No 6 in D
Ballade, Op 46
Angela Brownridge (piano) Cello Sonata
Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) Roger Vignoles (piano)
Robert D Levin introduces and plays two sonatas on a Viennese instrument by Johann Fritz built in 1825. Schubert Piano Sonata in D(D850)
Beethoven Piano Sonata in B flat, Op 106 (Hammerklavier)
conductor Richard Pittman
Lucy Shelton (soprano) Steven Stucky Dream waltzes
Joseph Schwantner Magabunda
Colin McPhee -
TabuTabuhan
Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 20 No Malcolm Lipkin
Bartok Variations
from the Royal Albert Hall , London.
Robert King directs his period instrument forces in a performance of one of Handel's earliest and least-known oratorios.
Deborah
Choir of New College, Oxford Salisbury Cathedral Choristers
King's Consort conductor Robert King Act 1
8.00 Roderick Swanston on the apocryphal story of Deborah.
8.20 Acts 2 and 3
Sophocles's tragic masterpiece, in the version translated by W.B. Yeats.
The story of the mighty and much admired King of Thebes who tried to track down the cause of the plague that was ravaging the city. His relentless search revealed that he was himself the polluter: in ignorance he had killed his father, married his mother and had children by her.
(Rpt)
Peter Hill (piano)
Judith Weir The art of touching the keyboard Debussy Images, Book 1 George Benjamin Study
No 1 (on iambic rhythm) Messiaen Six petites esquisses d'oiseaux (first broadcast)
