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With Andrew McGregor.
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A, Op 11 No 3
6.29 Brahms String Quintet in G, Op 111
7.05 Purcell My beloved spake, Z28
7.32 Shostakovich Suite No 1 for jazz band
8.05 Bizet Suite: Jeux d'enfants
8.34 Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGregor.

With Chris Wines, including
Shostakovich Concertino for two pianos Philip Fowke and Hamish Milne (pianos)
10.12 Artist of the Week:
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
Monteverdi Pur ti miro, pur ti gotto (L'Incoronazione di Poppea)
Dana Hanchard (soprano), English
Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
10.18 Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat, K495
Dennis Brain (horn), Philharmonia, conductor Herbert von Karajan
10.36 Shchedrin Concerto for
Orchestra No 1 (Naughty Limericks) Ukranian State SO/Theodore Kuchar
10.49 Shostakovich String Quartet No 4 Lindsay Quartet
11.15 Inbar Sognando
Angela Brownridge (piano)
11.23 Palestrina Missa ut re mi fa sol la
Tallis Scholars, director Peter Phillips

Contributors

Pianos:
Hamish Milne
Soprano:
Sylvia McNair
Soprano:
Dana Hanchard
Unknown:
Eliot Gardiner
Horn:
Dennis Brain
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan

With Mark Rowlinson.
5: Metaphysical Tobacco
East 0 metefisicall tobacco
Weelkes Since Robin Hood
Byrd Fair Britain isle
Morley Singing alone satte my sweet Amarillis
Wilbye Of joys and pleasing paines Morley Fyer , fyer
Weelkes Come sirrah Jack hoe
Byrd Who made thee, Hob, forsake the plough?
Tomkins Fancy for two to play Dowland Fine knacks for ladies
Weelkes Thule the period ofcosmographie Morley A lieta vita
Weelkes As Vesta was, from Latmos hill descending
Morley Fyre and lightning Ward Well-sounding pipes Repeated next Friday 12.15am

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Rowlinson.
Unknown:
Morley Fyer
Unknown:
Morley Fyre

With Susan Sharpe.
The fourth of six concerts given by the City of London Sinfonia featuring music from three countries which recently joined the European Union - Austria, Finland and Sweden. Introduced by Penny Gore .
Stephen Stirling (horn), City of London Sinfonia, director Nicholas Ward Sibelius Rakastava
Lars-Erik Larsson Concertino No 5 for horn and orchestra
Mozart Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183
Concert sponsored by HSBC Holdings pic

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Introduced By:
Penny Gore
Director:
Nicholas Ward
Director:
Sibelius Rakastava

John Amis recalls the young Australian pianist Noel Mewton-Wood with the help of contributions from Norman Del Mar, Desmond Shaw Taylor, Sir Michael Tippett and Lord Harewood, with Liszt from a BBC archive recording and a complete performance of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.1 from one of the few recordings made by the pianist before his tragic death, aged 31, in 1953.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Amis
Speaker:
Norman Del Mar
Speaker:
Desmond Shaw-Taylor
Speaker:
Michael Tippett
Speaker:
Lord Harewood

The largest of all the courses held as part of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute are the orchestral and choral courses. Both groups rehearse throughout the summer and put on concerts as part of the festival. Tommy Pearson talks to course members and tutors to see how they are getting on at the end of week one.

Contributors

Talks:
Tommy Pearson

Jamie Bernstein-Thomas ,
Humphrey Burton ,
Geoffrey Smith and Robert Ziegler begin Radio 3's weekend of concerts, features and recitals from Tanglewood. Producer Andrew Kurowski

Contributors

Unknown:
Jamie Bernstein-Thomas
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Robert Ziegler
Producer:
Andrew Kurowski

The opening event from this year's Festival, recorded last Friday in the Koussevitzky Music Shed and featuring music by Tanglewood's most famous alumnus - Leonard Bernstein.
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Seiji Ozawa
Bernstein Chichester Psalms; Three Meditations for cello and orchestra
7.40 Tanglewood Forum
A recording made at Tanglewood in 1947 in which four of America's most famous composers - Aaron Copland ,
Leonard Bernstein , Lukas Foss and Irving Fine - discuss the essence and future of American music.
8.10 Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein.
Conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
Unknown:
Aaron Copland
Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Lukas Foss

Robert Ziegler talks to some of the composers attending last year's Tanglewood Music Center. They introduce some of their own works.
Derek Bermel Wanderings
Christina Jennings (flute), The
Composer (clarinet), Moshe Zohar (oboe), Douglas Quint (bassoon), Christopher Caudill (horn)
Joyce Koh IX Lives of a Cat Laurel Trio
Ketty Nez Songs for
Ophelia Lori Zeglarski (soprano), Heleen Hulst (violin), Gary Gorczyca (clarinet), the composer (piano)
Andrew McBimie Oboe Quartet
Igor Leschishin (oboe), Ellen Chen
(violin), Matthew Dane (viola), Albert Parrini (cello)
Kenneth Hesketh Recit and Aria
Tina Winter (soprano), student ensemble, conductor Stefan Asbury Eric Tanguy Duo Ann Bobo (flute),
Michael Bepko (clarinet)
Karen Markham The Wheel Has
Turned
Student ensemble/Joel Smimoff Producer Philip Tagney

Contributors

Talks:
Robert Ziegler
Unknown:
Derek Bermel Wanderings
Flute:
Christina Jennings
Clarinet:
Moshe Zohar
Oboe:
Douglas Quint
Horn:
Christopher Caudill
Horn:
Joyce Koh
Soprano:
Ophelia Lori Zeglarski
Soprano:
Heleen Hulst
Violin:
Gary Gorczyca
Oboe:
Andrew McBimie
Oboe:
Igor Leschishin
Oboe:
Ellen Chen
Violin:
Matthew Dane
Viola:
Albert Parrini
Cello:
Kenneth Hesketh Recit
Conductor:
Stefan Asbury
Conductor:
Eric Tanguy Duo
Flute:
Ann Bobo
Clarinet:
Michael Bepko
Clarinet:
Karen Markham
Producer:
Philip Tagney

From the Ozawa Hall , a line-up of distinguished performers with strong connections with Tanglewood play works by William Bolcom - this year's featured composer - and two giants of the American repertoire, Charles Ives and Aaron Copland.
Norman Fisher (cello), William Hudgins (clarinet), Joel Smimoff (violin), Gilbert Kalish (piano)
Bolcom Suite for solo cello (first performance)
Ives Largo for clarinet, violin and piano Copland Violin Sonata

Contributors

Unknown:
Ozawa Hall
Unknown:
William Bolcom
Unknown:
Charles Ives
Unknown:
Aaron Copland.
Cello:
Norman Fisher
Cello:
William Hudgins
Clarinet:
Joel Smimoff
Violin:
Gilbert Kalish
Piano:
Bolcom Suite
Unknown:
Ives Largo

Opera has had a chequered career at Tanglewood. But there have been many successes: Humphrey Burton recalls Tanglewood's notable productions and great singers, including Mario Lanza , Phyllis Curtin , Eileen Farrell , Hildegard Behrens ,
Mirella Freni and Vladimir Atlantov. With music by Puccini, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Berg and Bernstein. Producer Nick Morgan

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Mario Lanza
Unknown:
Phyllis Curtin
Unknown:
Eileen Farrell
Unknown:
Hildegard Behrens
Unknown:
Vladimir Atlantov.
Producer:
Nick Morgan

With Donald Macleod.
2.00 Pamela Coburn (soprano),
Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Boje Skovhus (bass), Radio Suisse
Romande Chamber Choir, Tolz Boys' Choir, Suisse Romande Orchestra/ Armin Jordan Britten War Requiem
3.30 Vienna Wind Soloists/Sandor
Vegh Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op 44 Mozart Serenade in B flat, K361
5.00 Sequence

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Soprano:
Pamela Coburn
Tenor:
Christoph Pregardien
Tenor:
Boje Skovhus
Unknown:
Armin Jordan
Unknown:
Vegh Dvorak Serenade
Unknown:
Mozart Serenade

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