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Presented by Andrew McGregor , including at approximately
7.05 Symphony Series:
Mozart Symphony No 5 in B flat (K22)
Prague Chamber Orchestra, conductor
Charles Mackerras
7.13 Weber Konzertstuck in F minor, Op 79
Melvyn Tan (fortepiano)
London Classical Players, conductor Roger Norrington
7.40 Gershwin An
American in Paris
New York Philharmonic
Orchestra, conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas
8.05 Bach, after Ernst
Concerto in G (BWV 592)
Christopher Herrick (organ)
8.13 Korngold Mein
Sehnen, mein Wahnen (Die Tote Stadt)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Munich Radio Orchestra. conductor Fabio Luisi
8.42 Stamitz Clarinet
Concerto No 10 in B flat
Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Academy of St Martin , conductor Ion Brown
Discs

Contributors

Presented By:
Andrew McGregor
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Conductor:
Weber Konzertstuck
Unknown:
Melvyn Tan
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Unknown:
Christopher Herrick
Unknown:
Korngold Mein
Baritone:
Thomas Hampson
Conductor:
Fabio Luisi
Clarinet:
Sabine Meyer
Conductor:
St Martin
Conductor:
Ion Brown

"I think it's quite superbo, really superbo. Dramatically and in every way I bet my hat on its success." - Stanford on Guenever
Lewis Foreman rediscovers a forgotten Parry opera. Piano Quartet in A flat Deakin Piano Trio
Yuko Inone (viola) orch Dibble Guenever's Soliloquy (Guenever)
Shelley Everall (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth
Wedding March (Incidental music: The Birds)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult

Contributors

Unknown:
Lewis Foreman
Viola:
Yuko Inone
Unknown:
Dibble Guenever
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Conductor:
Adrian Boult

Presented by Chris Wines in Birmingham, and including Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op 61
Martin Roscoe (piano)
10.17 Artist of the Week:
Frans Bruggen (recorder)
Corelli Sonata in D minor,
Op 5 No 12 (La Follia) Anner Bylsma (cello) Gustav Leonhardt
(harpsichord)
10.28 Haydn String Quartet in F, Op 77 No 2 Takacs Quartet
10.57 Henze Serenade for solo cello
Dominic Seldis (double bass)
11.07 Szymanowski
Fantasy in C minor, Op 14 Martin Roscoe (piano)
11.19 Bigaglia Sonata in A minor, Op 1
Frans Bruggen (recorder) Anner Byisma (cello) Gustav Leonhardt
(harpsichord)
11.27 Lili Boulanger Hymne au soleil
New London Chamber
Choir, conductor James Wood
11.32 Strauss
Panathenaenzug for piano left hand, Op 74
Peter Rbsel (piano)
Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Rudolf Kempe

Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Wines
Piano:
Martin Roscoe
Unknown:
Frans Bruggen
Unknown:
Corelli Sonata
Cello:
Anner Bylsma
Harpsichord:
Gustav Leonhardt
Unknown:
Henze Serenade
Piano:
Martin Roscoe
Piano:
Bigaglia Sonata
Unknown:
Frans Bruggen
Cello:
Anner Byisma
Harpsichord:
Gustav Leonhardt
Harpsichord:
Lili Boulanger
Conductor:
James Wood
Piano:
Peter Rbsel
Conductor:
Rudolf Kempe

Sarah Walker introduces music by amateur orchestras.
Bartok Suite: The Miraculous Mandarin
Griffes The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Salomon Orchestra, conductor Philip Ellis
Warlock Capriol Suite (excerpts)
East London Late Starters Orchestra, conductors James Harrison and Nick Coutte
Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat
John Wallace (trumpet)
Bernstein Symphonic Dances (West Side Story) City of York Guildhall Orchestra, conductor Simon Wright

Contributors

Introduces:
Sarah Walker
Unknown:
Kubla Khan
Conductor:
Philip Ellis
Conductors:
James Harrison
Conductors:
Nick Coutte
Unknown:
John Wallace
Conductor:
Simon Wright

The English composer William Lawes died 350 years ago this week, on 24 September 1645. Two of his Fantasia-Suites are played by the Purcell Quartet, and the Hilliard Ensemble sings a selection of his songs, including his celebrated setting of Robert Herrick.

Contributors

Unknown:
William Lawes
Unknown:
Robert Herrick.
Producer:
Susan Kenyon

Music, interviews and the arts from Birmingham with Humphrey Carpenter , including at approximately
5.15 Sullivan Overture di ballo
6.03 Telemann Concerto in D minor for two chalumeaux
6.30 Puccini I Crisantemi
Producer Jeremy Hayes

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Producer:
Jeremy Hayes

Michael Berkeley introduces Bartok's complete cycle of six String Quartets, one of the towering achievements of 20th-century chamber music, recorded live in London by the Emerson Quartet.

Plus music, conversation and features to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death with Anthony Payne, Barrie Gavin, Gyorgy Pauk, Kevin Jones, Laszlo Matzko and Eugene Drucker.

A Heavy Entertainment production

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Berkeley
Musicians:
The Emerson Quartet
Interviewee:
Anthony Payne
Interviewee:
Barrie Gavin
Interviewee:
Gyorgy Pauk
Interviewee:
Kevin Jones
Interviewee:
Laszlo Matzko
Interviewee:
Eugene Drucker

The last of seven concerts from this year's York Early Music Festival, introduced by George Pratt.
Consort of Musicke, director Anthony Rooley (lute)
Purcell's last songs alongside songs written by other composers who were inspired by his genius: John Eccles, John Blow and John Weldon.
Concert sponsored by Intercity East Coast
(Repeated tomorrow 12 noon)

Contributors

Introduced By:
George Pratt.
Director:
Anthony Rooley
Unknown:
John Eccles
Unknown:
John Blow
Unknown:
John Weldon.

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