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Radio 3's new regular Sunday sequence, presented by Penny Gore . With choral music from various traditions sung by the BBC Singers, performances by BBC orchestras, and, over the next 12 months, the organ music of Bach, performed on instruments from around the world by Peter Hurford.
Including
7.02 Britten Sacred and Profane, Op 91
BBC Singers, conductor Jane Glover
7.20 Bach Trio Sonata
No 5 in C (B WV 529) Peter Hurford (organ)
7.40 Mozart Symphony
No 40 in G minor (K550) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Georg Solti
8.15
Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) Peter Hurford (organ)
8.25
Mendelssohn Te Deum in D
BBC Singers, conductor John Poole
Richard Coulson (organ) Producer Piers Burton-Page

Contributors

Presented By:
Penny Gore
Unknown:
Peter Hurford.
Conductor:
Jane Glover
Unknown:
Peter Hurford
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Conductor:
Bach Toccata
Unknown:
Peter Hurford
Unknown:
Mendelssohn Te Deum
Conductor:
John Poole
Conductor:
Richard Coulson
Producer:
Piers Burton-Page

Glazunov Autumn (The Seasons)
9.17 Grainger Green Bushes
9.26 Beethoven Romance
No2inF
9.35 Shostakovich March; Lyric Waltz; Dance (Jazz Suite No 2)
9.45 Ireland Ragamuffin; Soho Forenoons (London Pieces)
9.51 Elgar Overture: Cockaigne
10.07 Barber Agnus Dei
10.15 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G
(BWV1048)
10.27 Finzi Eclogue
10.36
Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel (Act 2, excerpt)
10.46 Macdowell
Witch's Dance
10.49 Artist of the Week:
Rafael Kubelik
Dvorak The Noonday Witch
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
11.03
Carver Agnus Dei (Missa L'Homme Arme)
11.15 Composer of the Week: Stravinsky Five Easy
Pieces for Piano Duet
11.21 Mozart Requiem in D minor (K626). Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Barber Agnus Dei
Unknown:
Bach Brandenburg
Unknown:
Humperdinck Hansel
Unknown:
Rafael Kubelik
Unknown:
Carver Agnus Dei
Unknown:
Mozart Requiem

2: Jehan Alain (1911-1940) The innovative French composer who studied alongside Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. His life was tragically cut short when he was killed on a mission during the Battle of Saumur.
Marie-Claire Alain (organ) Litanies
Messe Modale En
Septuor
Arlette Steuer (soprano) Luc Urbain (flute) Audite Nova Vocal
Ensemble, conductor
Jean Sourisse
Berceuse sur deux notes quicornent
Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) Tantum Ergo
Audite Nova Vocal
Ensemble, conductor Jean Sourisse
Intermezzo
Trois Movements
Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) Aria
Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Jehan Alain
Unknown:
Marie-Claire Alain
Conductor:
Jean Sourisse
Flute:
Jean-Pierre Rampal

BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Michie Koyama (piano)
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique

Contributors

Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Piano:
Michie Koyama
Piano:
Vaughan Williams
Unknown:
Thomas Tallis
Unknown:
Rachmaninov Rhapsody
Unknown:
Paganini Berlioz

Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer (violins)
Lawrence Dutton (viola) David Finkel (cello) Mendelssohn
String Quartet No 5 in E flat, Op 44 No Haydn
String Quartet in D, Op 64 No 5 (Lark) Bartok
String Quartet No 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Eugene Drucker
Violins:
Philip Setzer
Viola:
Lawrence Dutton
Cello:
David Finkel

Ein Deutsches Requiem , 0p45
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado

Contributors

Unknown:
Ein Deutsches Requiem
Soprano:
Cheryl Studer
Baritone:
Andreas Schmidt
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado

directors Bruce Dickey
(cornetto) and Charles Toet (sackbut)
Schutz Wo der Herr nicht
das Haus bauet; In te Domine speravi Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzona a 6 Schutz Veni, dilecte me Picchi Canzona a 6 Schutz Benedicam
Dominum in omni tempore; Exquisivi Dominum
Scheidt Canzona a 5 Schutz Fili mi, Absolom Buonamente Canzona a 6 Schutz Nun danket alle Golt

Contributors

Cornetto:
Bruce Dickey
Sackbut:
Charles Toet

In Christopher Marlowe 's majestic verse epic,
Michael Pennington stars as the Scythian shepherd who calls himself "The
Scourge of God" and conquers half the world.
With John Evitts , Gareth Armstrong , Steve Hodson , Dominic Letts , James Taylor , James Telfer , Rachel Atkins and Theresa Gallagher Director Michael Fox
Parti
9.20 Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares
Ancient songs from the near East sung by a Bulgarian women's choir.
9.30 Part 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Marlowe
Unknown:
Michael Pennington
Unknown:
John Evitts
Unknown:
Gareth Armstrong
Unknown:
Steve Hodson
Unknown:
Dominic Letts
Unknown:
James Taylor
Unknown:
James Telfer
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins
Unknown:
Theresa Gallagher
Director:
Michael Fox
Tamburlaine:
Michael Pennington
Zenocrate:
Samantha Bond
Theridamas:
Clive Rowe
Techelks:
Louis Hilyer
Usumcasane:
Peter Guinness
Bajazeth/Orcanes:
Rudolph Walker
Mycetes/Calyphas:
Timothy Walker
Callapine/King of Arabia:
Sean Baker
Amyras:
David Thorpe
Celebinus:
Michael Onslow
Soldan/governor of Babylon:
Frank Grimes
Cosroe/Sigismund/Captain:
Stephen Tindall
Gazeius:
Joanna Foster

Alternative Vienna
Paul Driver introduces the first of two programmes recorded at this South Bank festival in April.
London Sinfonietta, conductor Lothar Zagrosek Peter Savidge (baritone)
H K Gruber The Red Carpet Kurt Schwertslk Twilight Music; Shal- i- mar
Christian Ofenbauer Two
Intermezzi from "Medea"

Contributors

Unknown:
Alternative Vienna
Introduces:
Paul Driver
Conductor:
Lothar Zagrosek
Baritone:
Peter Savidge

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