With Andrew McGregor , including Chopin Polonaise in A flat, Op 53
(Eroica) Elisabeth Leonskaya (piano)
6.07 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Maxim Vengerov ,
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur
7.05 Biber Battalia a 10 Purcell Quartet and friends
7.32 Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 2 No 1
Melvyn Tan (fortepiano)
8.05 Wagner Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure) Philharmonia, conductor Francesco d'Avalos
8.47 Puccini The Farewell (La Rondine) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Placido
Domingo (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lorin Maazel
With Penny Gore.
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV1046 Musica Antiqua Koln , director Reinhard Goebel
9.20 Grieg Lyric Pieces, Op 43 Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
9.33 Marais Sonnerie de Sainte
Genevieve du Mont-du-Paris
Le Concert des Nations, director Jordi Savall
9.42 Bizet Au Fond du Temple Saint (Pearl Fishers)
Roberto Alagna (tenor), Bryn Terfel (bass),
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, conductor James Levine
9.47 Komgold Suite: Much Ado about Nothing
LSO, conductor Andre Previn Discs
With Nicola Heywood Thomas.
Mendelssohn String Symphony No 3 in E minor Concerto Koln
10.10 Artist of the Week:
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Schumann Gretchen vor dem Bild der
Mater Dolorosa (Scenes from Goethe's "Faust")
Berlin PO, conductor Claudio Abbado
10.20 Durufle Four Motets
Mary Seers (soprano), Corydon
Singers, conductor Matthew Best
10.30 Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott (piano)
10.45 Borodin Symphony No 2 in B minor BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor David Atherton
11.25 Beethoven Eroica Variations
Kathryn Stott (piano)
11.45 Verdi Toi Qui sus le Néant des Grandeurs de Ce Monde (Don Carlos ) Karita Mattila (soprano), Paris Orchestra, conductor Antonio Pappano
With Susan Sharpe.
3: A Lament. Pizzetti's setting of Shelley's famous Lament was written as his wife was dying of typhus and was such a personal work that he never allowed it to be performed. Castle of the Merciless Queen (La Pisanella) Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra, conductor Jia Lu
Due Liriche Drammatiche Napoletane Toby Spence (tenor), Julian Milford (harp)
Movimento di Danza (first performance)
Sioned Williams (harp)
A Lament (first performance) Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor), BBC Singers, conductor Simon Joly
Levommi il Mio Pensiero in Porte
Ov'era Margaret Baker (soprano), Piero Guarino (piano)
Rondo Veneziano (first UK performance)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrea Quinn
Repeated next Wednesday 11.30pm
From the Wigmore Hall, London.
Noriko Ogawa (piano)
Rachmaninov Preludes, Op 23: No 4 in D; No 5 in G minor: No 6 in E flat
Shuklchi Mitsukuri Night Rhapsody: Sakkura
Chopin Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58
Susan Sharpe with some autumnal requests.
Producer Brian Jackson Discs
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I From Wells Cathedral.
I Introit: Love's Endeavour,
Love's Expense (Rose) Responses (Smith)
Psalm 119, wl-32 (Gauntlett, Martin, Turle, Elvey)
First Lesson: Micah 6
Office Hymn: Father Hear the Prayer We Offer (Cypress Court) Canticles: Jackson in G
Second Lesson: Mark 14, wl-11 Anthem: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Berkeley)
Anthem: King of Glory, King of Peace (Redland)
Organ Voluntary: Toccata from Sonata No 3 (Buck)
Organist and master of the choristers Malcolm Archer.
Assistant organist Rupert Gough. Repeated tomorrow lam
Fairy Tales by Janacek and A Late Lark by Delius are among
Sean Rafferty 's music choices today, as well as Pierre Boulez conducting
Stravinsky's Pulcinella suite at 5.35. Sean Rafferty also features the music of James MacMillan , one of Britain's most exciting composers, along with the composer himself, who is preparing for a month-long season of his work at London's
South Bank Centre.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Sarah Walker introduces music from the Baltic states.
Conductor Tonu Kaljuste ,
David Lloyd , Irene Williamson , Ian Fisher and Daniel Edwards (horns), Robert Court (organ),
Vale of Glamorgan Youth Choir,
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Peterls Vasks Cantabile for Strings Veljo Tormis The Bishop and the Pagan
Bronius Kutaviclus Last Pagan Rites Urmas Slsask Deo Gracias (Gloria Patri)
Arvo Part Te Deum
SOUNDING THE CENTURY
Tales from Yoknapatawpha County Ron Berglas reads five short stories set in William Faulkner 's mythical Mississippi county. 3: Barn Burning
Timothy Roberts plays the organ of St Lawrence Whitchurch, Little Stanmore, an instrument once played by Handel.
Handel Concerto in B flat, Op 4 No 2 John Bennett Voluntary in G minor
Handel Concerto in G minor, Op 7 No 5 Bennett Voluntary in F Repeat
Penny Gore introduces a recital by Lowri Blake (cello) and Iwan Llewelyn -Jones (piano).
Bach Solo Cello Suite No 1 in G,
BWV1007
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No 1 in B flat, Op 45
Producer Nigel Wilkinson. Rptd tomorrow 4pm
Has the 20th century abandoned a belief in indisputable truth?
Humphrey Carpenter looks for answers from the provocative historian Felipe Fernandez Armesto , whose latest book is Truth: a History and a Guide to the Perplexed. Plus a first-night review of Odysseus Thump, a new play about the hapless
Norman Failsworth Oldham which opens tonight in Leeds. Producer Fiona Bailey
Two piano sonatas by a composer who was often at his best in minor keys and whose music was enjoyed by Beethoven. Presented by David Byers in conversation with Malcolm Binns. Reader Anthony Finigan.
Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 13 No 6 Jos van Immerseel
Symphony No 2 in D Philharmonia, conductor Francesco d'Avalos
Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op 25 No 5 Jos van Immerseel Repeated from last Wednesday
Digby Fairweather introduces the popular Savannah Jazz Band.
With Donald Macleod.
1.00 German Symphony Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy ,
Elder Nebolsin (piano) Chopin Piano Concerto No I in E minor Komgold Symphony No 1
2.25 Gerard Causse (viola), Maria-Joao Pires (piano)
Schubert Winterreise (excerpts)
3.00 Schools
3.00 Time and Tune 3.20 Together
3.40 Dance Workshop 4.00 Radio Showcase 4.05 Primary Geography
4.20 Scottish Resources 10-12
4.40 Talking Points
5.00 Sequence
