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7.05 Britten Simple Symphony
English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by The Composer
7.25 Byrd In Angel's Weed
Michael Chance (countertenor)
Fretwork
7.45 Beethoven Piano
Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
8.05 Debussy Dialogue du vent etdela mer (La Mer)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
8.25 Monteverdi Confitebor tibi Domine
Emma Kirkby (soprano) Parley of Instruments, director Roy Goodman
8.50 Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier Discs
Presented by John Milsom. Byrd In Fields Abroad Anabella Tysall (soprano) Rose Consort
Pavan and Galliard in G Ursula Deutschler
(harpsichord)
Tallis Like as the Doleful Dove; When Shall My
Sorrowful Sighing Slack Hilliard Ensemble
Byrd 0 Quam Gloriosum Nonsuch Consort, conductor John Milsom Who Made Thee, Hob David James and Ashley Stafford (countertenors) London Baroque
Fantasy Two- in- One Rose Consort
Tallis Felix Namque U Robert Woolley (organ) Byrd Vigilate
Nonsuch Consort, conductor John Milsom Turn our Captivity Hilliard Ensemble The Bells
Trevor Pinnock
(harpsichord)
From Cardiff with Nicola Heywood Thomas. Polish Practice
Including songs performed by Artist of the Week: Bryn Terfel (baritone)
10.00 Paderewskl
Symphony in B minor, Op 24 (Poland)
11.30 Grace Williams Penillion
The fourth in a seven-part series coupling Dvorak's last seven string quartets with quartets by Haydn. Skampa Quartet
Haydn String Quartet in D minor, Op 76 No 2
Dvorak String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American); Two Waltzes, Op 54
Presented by Julian Budden.
Rossini's 1813 two-act opera to a libretto which Gaetano Rossi based on Voltaire, in a performance given at La Scala, Milan.
This is the work which first put the composer's name on the international map. Sung in Italian.
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conductor Daniele Gatti
Yuko Inoue (viola)
Anthony Goldstone (piano)
Bridge Pensiero; Allegro Appasionato Gustav Holst
Two Folksong Fragments, Op 46 No 2; A Piece for Yvonne; Fancine; Lucille; Arpeggio Study
Imogen Holst Suite for Solo Viola
Britten Lachrymae
Sean Rafferty with music and interviews from the Belfast Festival, including at approximately
5.10 Warlock Capriol Suite
6.00 Liszt March of the Crusaders (The Legend of St Elizabeth)
6.30 C P E Bach Concerto in E flat for Harpsichord and Fortepiano
7.00 Bellini Oboe Concerto
Producer David Byers
conductor Daniel Barenboim
Uta Priew (mezzo)
Beethoven Overture: Leonora No 3
Berg Three Fragments (Wozzeck)
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
A diary of everyday anxieties with Alan Brown.
First of two programmes including the suites for two pianos, played by Stephen Coombs and Ian Munro.
Arensky Suite No 1, Op 15 Gllere Three Pieces, Op 41 Nos 1-3
Arensky Suite No 2, Op 23 (Silhouettes)
Three choral settings of St Francis of Assisi's great hymn in praise of creation, by Jorgen Jersild , Bernhard Lewkovrtch and William Walton.
BBC Singers, conductor Bo Holten
Michele Roberts talks to Douglas Dunn about his collection of poems,
Dante's Drum-kit, in which he draws on Dante to structure his own meditation on the afterlife.
Also, a first-night review of Guys and Dolls from Wandsworth prison... Producer Abigail Appleton
Spotlight on Peter Pears In the second of two programmes devoted to the great English tenor, lain Burnside introduces a recital of music written specially for him by Benjamin Britten. Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op 22 Canticle II, Op 51
(Abraham and Isaac)
Songs from the Chinese, 0p58
Canticle V, Op 89 (The Death of Narcissus Trad, arr Britten 0 Waly, Waly
Peter Pears (tenor)
James Bowman (countertenor)
Julian Bream (guitar) Osian Ellis (harp)
The Composer (piano)
Except in Scotland.
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