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With Paul Guinery.
Monteverdi Di Misera Regina (II Ritomo d'Ulisse in Patria)
7.15 Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A
7.29 Caldara Missa ex F
7.54 Byrd 0 Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth
7.58 Bach Church Cantatas:
Bach Cantata No 94: Was Frag' Ich nach der Welt
8.25 Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No 2 in D 8.39 John Williams Han Solo and the Princess (The Empire Strikes Back); Forest Battle (Return of the Jedi)
8.48 Monteverdi 0 Bone Jesu, 0
Piissime Jesu
Producer Antony Pitts

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Guinery.
Producer:
Antony Pitts

Presented by Sean Rafferty during Brian Kay 's summer break.
Rozsa Overture; Love Theme; March (El Cid)
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Composer
9.14 Saint-Saens, arr Glennie
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Evelyn Glennie (marimba), National Philharmonic, conductor Barry Wordsworth
9.24 Proms Artists of the Week:
The King's Singers
Dowland Fine Knacks for Ladies
Tomkins Too Much I Once Lamented
9.30 Bach Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV1055 Melante Amsterdam, director Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
9.45 Composer of the Week: Honegger Petite Suite
Aurele Nicolet (flute), Nobuko Imai (viola), Naoko Yoshino (harp)
9.49 Reznicek Overture: Donna Diana
New York Philharmonic, conductor Zubin Mehta
9.54 Bruhns Prelude in E minor
Piet Kee (organ)
10.00 Walton Prologue (Film music: Henry V)
Christopher Plummer (narrator),
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Neville Marriner
10.10 Josquin Agnus Dei (Missa L'Homme Arme Sexti Toni )
Tallis Scholars , director Peter Phillips
10.19 Haydn String Quartet in C, Op 74 No 1 Kodaly Quartet
10.43 Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew
Themes Ensemble Walter Boeykens
10.52 Szymanowski Kurpish Song Kaja Danczowska (violin), Krystian Zimerman (piano)
10.57 Trad, arr
Michael O'Suilleabhain An t-aiseiri
Noirin Ni Rianin (singer), Monks of Glenstall Abbey
11.02 Krommer Octet-Partita in E flat,
Op 71 Budapest Wind Ensemble
11.22 Robert Farnon Intermezzo
Aline Brewer (harp), RPO Strings, conducted by the Composer
11.28 Mozart Vorrei Spiegarvi , Oh Dio!, K418
Sumi Jo (soprano), ECO, conductor Kenneth Montgomery
11.36 Alkan Fantasy on Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow (piano duet)
11.55 Sibelius Symphony No 5 City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle Producer Brian Jackson
E-MAIL: bksm@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Presented By:
Sean Rafferty
Unknown:
Brian Kay
Unknown:
Evelyn Glennie
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Flute:
Nobuko Imai
Viola:
Naoko Yoshino
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Narrator:
Christopher Plummer
Unknown:
St Martin
Conductor:
Neville Marriner
Conductor:
Josquin Agnus Dei
Unknown:
Arme Sexti Toni
Unknown:
Tallis Scholars
Director:
Peter Phillips
Violin:
Kaja Danczowska
Piano:
Krystian Zimerman
Unknown:
Michael O'Suilleabhain
Unknown:
Krommer Octet-Partita
Unknown:
Robert Farnon Intermezzo
Harp:
Aline Brewer
Unknown:
Mozart Vorrei Spiegarvi
Conductor:
Kenneth Montgomery
Unknown:
Anthony Goldstone
Piano:
Caroline Clemmow
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Producer:
Brian Jackson

Joan Bakewell hosts a new quiz covering the entire musical and artistic canvas. Programme 2 comes from the Exeter Festival with guests Richard Griffiths , Nichola McAuliffe ,
Tony Palmer and Denis Quilley.

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Unknown:
Richard Griffiths
Unknown:
Nichola McAuliffe
Unknown:
Tony Palmer
Unknown:
Denis Quilley.

A concert given last Sunday in the Town Hall. Raphael Oleg (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Tadaaki Otaka
Brahms Symphony No 4 in E minor Julian Anderson The Crazed Moon
(BBC commission; first performance) Beethoven Violin Concerto in D

Contributors

Unknown:
Town Hall.
Violin:
Raphael Oleg
Conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka
Unknown:
Julian Anderson

Patrick O'Connor presents listeners' requests from the world of opera. ADDRESS: Opera to Order, BBC Radio 3. Broadcasting House. London W1A 1AA PHONE: (0171) [number removed]FAX: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: radio3.opera.to.order@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick O'Connor

Penny Gore introduces a recital given by the young Viennese pianist.
Mozart Rondo in A minor, K511; Piano Sonata in B flat, K333;
Variations in G on "Unser Dummer
Pobel Meint", K455
Mendelssohn Variations Sérieuses
Reubke Piano Sonata in B flat minor
SOUNDING THE CENTURY

Contributors

Introduces:
Penny Gore
Pianist:
Mozart Rondo

The leading playwright of the former East Germany after Bertolt Brecht,
Heiner Muller spanned both sides of the wall with his powerful and poetic critique of 20th-century history. Hugh Rorrison presents a montage portrait of his life, with Bob Peck ,
David Schofield and Geraldine Alexander.
Producer Michael Fox

Contributors

Unknown:
Heiner Muller
Unknown:
Hugh Rorrison
Unknown:
Bob Peck
Unknown:
David Schofield
Unknown:
Geraldine Alexander.
Producer:
Michael Fox

Many facets of the French musical imagination are reflected in tonight's concert at the Royal Albert Hall, from the cool impressionism of Satie to the ebullient neoclassicism of Poulenc.

Honegger's dramatic tableau telling the story of the visionary French saint Joan of Arc comes to the Proms for the first time.

Ian Tracey (organ), Fiona Shaw (St Joan), Eileen Hulse (soprano), Sarah Connolly and Alice Coote (mezzos), John Graham Hall (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Director Deborah Warner
Philharmonic Youth Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Libor Pesek

Satie, orch Debussy: "Deux Gymnopedies"

Poulenc: Organ Concerto

8.00 Honegger's Sacred Side
Richard Langham Smith talks to Honegger scholar Harry Halbreich about the genesis of "Jeanne d'Arc au Bucher".

8.20 Honegger: "Jeanne d'Arc au Bucher"

Contributors

Organist:
Ian Tracey
St Joan:
Fiona Shaw
Soprano:
Eileen Hulse
Mezzo:
Sarah Connolly
Mezzo:
Alice Coote
Tenor:
John Graham Hall
Baritone:
Christopher Purves
Director:
Deborah Warner
Singers:
Philharmonic Youth Choir
Singers:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Musicians:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Libor Pesek
Presenter (Honegger's Sacred Side):
Richard Langham Smith
Guest (Honegger's Sacred Side):
Harry Halbreich

(Les Femmes Savantes)
Starring Benjamin Whitrow as Chrysale and Jean Boht as Belise. In Ranjit Bolt's sparkling adaptation of Moliere's assault on feminism,
Henriette's engagement is threatened as her bluestocking mother tries to marry her off to pedant Trissotin.
Director Peter Kavanagh Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Benjamin Whitrow
Unknown:
Jean Boht
Director:
Peter Kavanagh
Henriette:
Haydn Gwynne
Philaminte:
Judy Paratt
Armande:
Brenda Blethyn
Trissotin:
Simon Russell Beale
Clitandre:
Christopher Scott
Ariste:
James Greene
Marline:
Jane Whittenshaw
Vadius:
Nicholas Boulton

Animal Comutum. The second of Intersections presents modern music performed on early instruments, interwoven with the spoken word. The Renaissance-music ensemble
Virelai perform their version of Stockhausen's Tierkreis (zodiac), with readings from London's 16th-century astrologer John Gadbury. Virelai end the programme with a first performance of Malcolm Bruno 's Backlight, based on aphorisms by Paul Celan. In between, the Rose
Consort of Viols with soprano Joanne Andrews perform Three Settings of Paul Celan by Birtwistle, arranged for viol consort by Malcolm Bruno.
Narrated by Michael Pennington and introduced by Jessica Gordon.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Gadbury.
Unknown:
Malcolm Bruno
Unknown:
Paul Celan.
Soprano:
Joanne Andrews
Unknown:
Paul Celan
Unknown:
Malcolm Bruno.
Unknown:
Michael Pennington
Introduced By:
Jessica Gordon.

With David Cornet.
1.00 Bach St Mark Passion Maria
Jonas (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor). Gordon Jones (baritone), Teppo Tolonen (bass), Ring Ensemble, European Baroque Orchestra/Roy Goodman
2.45 Schumann Phantasiestucke ,
Op 73 Michael Collins (clarinet), Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
3.00 German SO/Vladimir
Ashkenazy, Jens Peter Maintz (cello) Messiaen Les Offrandes Oubliées
Henze Ode to the West Wind;
Symphony No 7
4.10 Rossini, arr Britten Soirees
Musicales BBC Concert Orchestra/ Barry Wordsworth
4.25 Franc.aix Bassoon Concerto
Laurent Lefevre, Strings of the Suisse Romande Orchestra/Marc Kissoczy
5.00 Sequence

Contributors

Unknown:
David Cornet.
Tenor:
David James
Baritone:
Gordon Jones
Unknown:
Schumann Phantasiestucke
Clarinet:
Michael Collins
Piano:
Mikhail Pletnev

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