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With Penny Gore.
Mozart Piano Concerto No 18 in B flat, K456
Berlin Philharmonic, director Daniel Barenboim (piano)
7.05 Walton Suite: Henry V
Florida PO, conductor James Judd
7.23 Purcell Halcyon Days (The
Tempest): Bid the Virtues (Come Ye Sons of Art Away, Z323)
Nancy Argenta (soprano), Nigel North (archlute), Richard Boothby (viola da gamba), John Toll (organ),
Paul Goodwin (oboe), Pauline Nobes (violin)
7.32 Quantz Trio Sonata in B flat Barthold Kuijken (transverse flute), Wieland Kuijken (cello),
Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
8.05 Prokofiev Three Pieces for Piano from "Cinderella"
Frederic Chiu (piano)
8.32 Reger Concerto in the Old Style Bamberg SO, conductor Horst Stein

Contributors

Piano:
Daniel Barenboim
Conductor:
James Judd
Soprano:
Nancy Argenta
Soprano:
Nigel North
Viola:
Richard Boothby
Oboe:
Paul Goodwin
Oboe:
Pauline Nobes
Cello:
Wieland Kuijken
Piano:
Frederic Chiu
Conductor:
Horst Stein

With Piers Burton-Page .
Charles Ancliffe Waltz: Nights of Gladness
New London Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp
10.07 Schumann Davidsbundlertanze
Walter Klien (piano)
10.44 William Lawes Consort Sett in Bflat
Fretwork
10.55 Prom Artist of the Week:
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Rihm Time Chant
Chicago SO, conductor James Levine
11.21 Philip Martin Homage to O'Carolan
The Composer (piano). BBC Concert
Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth
11.25 Tischhauser Musicians of Bremen
Albrecht Kunz (bassoon),
Thomas Friedli (clarinet), Pierre Rosso (oboe), Christian Studler (flute), Agathe Jaggi (piano)
11.50 Sarasate Carmen Fantasy
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Vienna Philharmonic, conductor James Levine
See also tomorrow 6.03pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Piers Burton-Page
Unknown:
Schumann Davidsbundlertanze
Piano:
Walter Klien
Piano:
William Lawes
Violin:
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Conductor:
James Levine
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Bassoon:
Albrecht Kunz
Bassoon:
Thomas Friedli
Clarinet:
Pierre Rosso
Flute:
Christian Studler
Piano:
Sarasate Carmen
Conductor:
James Levine

With Jonathan Swain.
4: Affairs and Angels
Lifestyle, the double life, secret codes and a saving commission. Three Pieces (Lyric Suite)
Berlin PO, conductor Herbert von Karajan Violin Concerto (To the Memory of an Angel)
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin),
Chicago SO, conductor James Levine Repeated next Thursday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Conductor:
James Levine

With Fiona Talkington.
1.00pm New series Wandering Minstrels
For well over a century, Gilbert and Sullivan have been famous for a perfect blend of good humour and good tunes - satiric fun in an operatic setting. In this three-part series,
Geoffrey Smith investigates some of the ways the composer responded to the librettist, building on and sometimes parodying music from Purcell and Handel to Verdi and Wagner. This first programme examines Sullivan's use of operatic imitation. Producer David Gallagher
2.00 Sheffield Chamber Music
Festival
Now in its 12th year, this two-week festival of chamber music given by the Lindsay Quartet and friends celebrates the music of Beethoven and his contemporaries. In this recital, recorded "in the round" at the Crucible
Studio, Sheffield, viola player Louise Williams joins the quartet for a performance of Georges Onslow's autobiographical Bullet quintet. Introduced by Rodney Slatford.
Krommer String Quartet in E flat, Op 5 No
Onslow String Quintet No 15 in C minor, Op 38 (Bullet)
Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 59 No 1 (Rasumovsky) See also 11.30pm
3.30 Northern Sinfonia
An all-Mozart concert featuring four great works from the years 1786 and 1787. Conductor Christian Zacharias directs the concerto from the keyboard, and soprano Edith Wiens sings two concert arias. Given in May in Middlesbrough Town Hall.
Piano Concerto No 25 in C. K503;
Chio Mi Scordi di Te?, K505: Bella,
Mia Fiamma , K528; Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague)

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Talkington.
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Producer:
David Gallagher
Unknown:
Lindsay Quartet
Unknown:
Louise Williams
Introduced By:
Rodney Slatford.
Conductor:
Christian Zacharias
Soprano:
Edith Wiens
Unknown:
Mia Fiamma

Junk Week
Luke Cresswell continues the week of programmes about musicians who invent their own instruments by meeting successful Liverpool-based band the Urban Strawberry Lunch, who recently hit the charts with Gat Decor.

Contributors

Unknown:
Luke Cresswell

With Humphrey Carpenter , including
5.40 Arnold Clarinet Sonatina
Emma Johnson (clarinet), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
6.03 Chabrier Souvenirs de Munich
(Quadrille on Themes from "Tristan und Isolde")
Genevieve Joy and Jacqueline Bonneau (piano duet)
6.30 Giuliani Guitar Concerto
John Williams (guitar),
English Chamber Orchestra Producer Jeremy Hayes

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Clarinet:
Emma Johnson
Piano:
Malcolm Martineau
Unknown:
Genevieve Joy
Piano:
Jacqueline Bonneau
Guitar:
John Williams
Producer:
Jeremy Hayes

Claus Peter Flor marks his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a programme of German music including the first UK performance of an arresting tone poem dominated by the timpani.
Bruckner's setting of the Te Deum continues one of this year's Prom themes, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Heiner Herzog (trumpet), Andreas Haefliger (piano), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Thomas Randle (tenor), Peter Sidhom (baritone), Philharmonia Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Claus Peter Flor

Wagner Prelude; Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)

Siegfried Matthus Der Wald (first UK performance)

7.40 Poetry Proms: The Poetry Virgins
Julia Darling, Charlie Hardwick, Kay Hepplewhite, Fiona Macpherson and Ellen Phetean perform their poetry with wit and style at the Live Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne.

8.00 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor

Bruckner Te Deum

Contributors

Trumpeter:
Heiner Herzog
Pianist:
Andreas Haefliger
Soprano:
Yvonne Kenny
Mezzo:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Tenor:
Thomas Randle
Baritone:
Peter Sidhom
Singers:
Philharmonia Chorus
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Claus Peter Flor
Poet/Reader (Poetry Proms):
Julia Darling
Poet/Reader (Poetry Proms):
Charlie Hardwick
Poet/Reader (Poetry Proms):
Kay Hepplewhite
Poet/Reader (Poetry Proms):
Fiona MacPherson
Poet/Reader (Poetry Proms):
Ellen Phetean

A late-evening concert of wind music from a distinguished
Dutch ensemble at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Featuring one of Messiaen's famous bird pieces, Mozart's dark-hued night music,
Stravinsky's crisp octet, and the UK premiere of a concerto for piano and wind.
Peter Donohoe (piano),
Netherlands Wind Ensemble, conductor Daniel Harding
Messiaen Oiseaux exotiques
Mozart Serenade in C minor, K388
Stravinsky Octet
Volans Piano Concerto (BBC commission: first UK performance)

Contributors

Piano:
Peter Donohoe
Conductor:
Daniel Harding

With Paul Guinery.
Two Marches in F, WoO 18/19
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Karl Anton Rickenbacher
String Quartet in C, Op 59 No 3 (Rasumovsky) Talich Quartet
Agnus Dei (Missa Solemnis)
Soloists, Chorus of La Chapelle
Royale, Collegium Vocale Orchestre des Champs Elysees, conductor Philippe Herreweghe
Repeated from last Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Guinery.
Conductor:
Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Conductor:
Philippe Herreweghe

With Donald Macleod.
1.00 Choral Evensong from Edington Priory
Repeated from yesterday 4.00pm
2.00 Budapest String Orchestra
Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B flat,
H 1105 Mozart Divertimento in D, K251
3.00 Concerto Atlantico perform music by Francesco de la Torre and Cruz
3.55 Alexander Swete (guitar), Eugen Bertel (flute) and Daniel Sepec (violin) perform music by Schubert, Giuliani, Paganini and Mozart
5.00 Sequence

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Guitar:
Alexander Swete
Guitar:
Eugen Bertel
Guitar:
Daniel Sepec

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