With
Andrew McGregor. Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor, Op 12 No 1
6.21 Brahms Piano Trio in B, Op 8
7.05 Susato Eight galliards
7.32 Dellus Dance Rhapsody
8.05 Beethoven Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op 112
8.45 Ravel Rapsodie espagnol Editor Andrew Lyle
Continuing the cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas.
Chabrier Souvenirs de Munich
Pierre Barbizet and Jean Hubeau
(piano duet)
9.08 Svendsen Fantasy: Romeo and Juliet
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ole Kristian Ruud
9.22 Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 81a (Les Adieux) Artur Rubinstein (piano)
9.39 Wagner Wotan 's Farewell; Magic Fire Music (Die Walkure)
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone), Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Leopold Stokowski Producer Tony Cheevers Discs
With Chris de Souza. This week's programmes include a cycle of the Schumann symphonies and music for the Olympics.
Suk Towards a New Life
Boston Pops Orchestra, conductor John Williams
10.10 Proms Artist of the Week:
Andras Schiff (piano)
Janacek On an Overgrown Path (Bk I. Nos 1-5)
10.25 Sibelius En Saga (original version)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska
10.50 Bach Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 Andras Schiff (piano),
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
11.10 Schumann Symphony No 4 in D minor (original 1841 version) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt
11.35 Franck Cantabile in B
James Lancelot (organ)
11.45 Janacek On an Overgrown Path (Bk I Nos 6-10)
Andras Schiff (piano) Producer Ray Abbott
(1900-1950)
Throughout his rich and varied career, Weill sought musical collaborators of distinction, particularly when it came to librettists. Brian Morton presents the work of Kurt Weill as seen through some of his musical partners. 1: Weill and Georg Kaiser
Georg Kaiser was already an established Expressionist playwright when he started working with Weill.
Their partnership produced Weill's first popular success.
Der Protagonist (Pantomime 1)
Ian Partridge (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Michael Rippon (bass), Mary Thomas (mezzo), London
Sinfonietta, conductor David Atherton Zar lasst sich photographieren (excerpt) Barry McDaniel (baritone),
Marita Napier (soprano), Cologne Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jan Latham-Koenig String Quartet, Op 8 Brandis Quartet
Producer Matthew Dodd Discs
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm
With Sandy Burnett.
1.00 New series
Proms Chamber Music 1996
The Arditti Quartet launches the first-ever series of Proms lunchtime chamber concerts, from the Britten Theatre at the Royal College of Music, London. Taking up the Proms theme of creation, Beethoven's elemental fugue and Dutilleux's vision of the immensities of space flank a new work by Elliott Carter , who today receives the Royal Philharmonic
Society's gold medal for a lifetime's distinguished musical achievement. Introduced by Susan Sharpe.
Beethoven Grosse Fuge in B flat. Op 133
Carter String Quartet No 5 (first London performance) Dutilleux Ainsi la nuit....
2.10 The BBC Orchestras
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Thierry Fischer , Alison Wells and Deborah Miles-Johnson
(sopranos), Fair City Singers
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture and complete incidental music
Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica)
3.50 Zelenka
Virtuoso chamber music by one of the most idiosyncratic composers of the Baroque.
Sonata V: Sonata VI
Gail Hennessy and Mark Radcliffe (oboes), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Peter McCarthy (double bass), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo),
Timothy Roberts (harpsichord)
4.30 Lester Leaps In
Russell Davies concludes his series examining the recording career of Lester Young , the tenor saxophonist whose nimble, poetic style pointed the way for the bebop revolution. 6: Fine and Mellow Producer David Perry
Nashville
Sarah Walker discovers there is more to Nashville than just country music and begins her exploration of the city's musical traditions by talking to music critic and writer Bob Oerman. Repeat
With Natalie Wheen , including:
5.15 Schmelzer Balletti francesi
Tafelmusik, director Jeanne Lamon
6.03 Wagner, transcr Debussy
Overture: Der fliegende Hollander
Jean-Francois Heisser and Georges Pludermacher (piano)
6.30 Hoist Neptune (The Planets)
Philharmonia, conductor Simon Rattle Producer Andrew Lyle
Tonight's concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London, includes the first two pieces in a Proms series of musical reworkings and this season's first new commission, which pays homage to comedian Tony Hancock.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Christian Lindberg (trombone)
Chabrier, orch Robin Holloway Bourree fantasque
Roussel Bacchus et Ariane
8.15 A Dialogue between Composer and Painter
Andrew Huth examines music inspired by painting and finds out from contemporary composers including Harrison Birtwistle and Tan Dun how art has influenced their work. (Repeat)
8.35 Dominic Muldowney Trombone Concerto (BBC commission; first performance)
Musorgsky, orch Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Kirsteen McCue presents a week of programmes commemorating the bicentenary of the death of Scotland's most celebrated poet and songsmith. Robert Burns.
A Credit tae Us A'
In creating songs of great beauty and enduring appeal, Robert Burns tapped into a vigorous folk tradition of bothy ballads, muckle sangs, and pipe and fiddle tunes. But what were his earliest influences? Producer lain Macinnes
Penny Gore introduces a recital by the Vellinger Quartet.
Purcell Chacony in G minor, Z730: Fantasia in C minor, Z738 Britten String Quartet No 2
Mark Russell and Robert Sandall present a unique mix of musical styles and influences.
Producer Philip Tagney
Paul Guinery introduces music Haydn wrote in his final years.
Piano Trio in E flat minor, H XV 31
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Nos I and 5) Gloria; Credo (Missa Sancti Bernardi von Ofida) (Heiligmesse) Repeated from last Monday
With Digby Fairweather.
Alex Welsh is remembered by Jim Douglas and Clarey Henley. Producer Terry Carter
With Donald Macleod.
1.00 French Radio Philharmonic, conductor Marek Janowski Wagner Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde) Dvorak Symphony No 8 in G
2.00 Chamber Music Zoltan
Gyongyossy (flute), Andras Kemenes (piano) Mozart Six Sonatas, K10 - K15 Kurtag Hommage a Bach;
Doloroso; Plays and Games (excerpts)
3.45 Clara Schumann Songs and piano music performed by Gabriele Fontana (soprano) and Konstanze Eickhorst (piano)
5.00 Sequence
