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With Martin Handley.

Stravinsky Pastorale for soprano and wind quintet - Ensemble Intercontemporain, conductor Pierre Boulez

6.03 Chabrier Suite Pastorale - Detroit SO, conductor Paul Paray

6.19 Beethoven Piano Sonata in D, Op 28 (Pastoral) - Wilhelm Kempff

6.40 Berlioz Le Jeune Patre Breton, Op 13 No 4 - Howard Crook (tenor), Lyon Opera Orchestra, conductor John Eliot Gardiner

6.44 Telemann Concerto in D minor for Two Chalumeaux and Strings - Musica Antiqua Koln, director Reinhard Goebel

7.03 Handel Chorus: May No Rash Intruder (Solomon, Act 1 Scene 2) - Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner

7.07 Poulenc Sonata for Horn, Trombone and Trumpet - Alan Civil (horn), John Wilbraham (trumpet), John Iveson (trombone)

7.16 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60 - Evgeny Kissin (piano)

7.24 Boccherini Quintet in F, Op 29 No 3 - Sigiswald Kuijken and Alda Stuurop (violins), Lucy van Dael (viola), Anner Bylsma and Wieland Kuijken (cellos)

7.41 Bach Four-Part Chorales (Anna Magdalena Clavierbuchlein) - Tragicomedia: Emily van Evera (soprano), John Potter (tenor), Harvey Brough (baritone), Richard Wistreich (bass)

7.44 Parry Symphonic Variations - LPO, conductor Adrian Boult

8.02 JC Bach Symphony No 4 in B flat for wind - Consortium Classicum

8.10 Debussy Cello Sonata - Mstislav Rostropovich , Benjamin Britten (piano)

8.23 Mozart Symphony No 27 in G Amsterdam - Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman

8.37 Schubert Der Einsame - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)

8.41 Elgar Introduction and Allegro - Halle Orchestra, conductor John Barbirolli

Contributors

Presenter:
Martin Handley
Producer:
Nick Morgan

With Geoffrey Smith.
9.06 Sibelius Karelia Suite
LSO, conductor Colin Davis
9.18 Dvorak Romance in F minor,
Op 11 Pamela Frank (violin), Czech PO , conductor Charles Mackerras
9.29 Webem Three Little Pieces, Op 11 Matt Haimovitz (cello), Phillipe Cassard (piano)
9.34 Grainger Zanzibar Boat Song The Widow's Party March
Penelope Thwaites , Wayne Marshall and John Lavender (pianos)
9.43 Grieg Peer Gynt (Acts 1-3)
San Francisco Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Herbert Blomstedt
10.14 Verdi De' Miei Bollentl Spiriti (La Traviata) Marcello Alvarez (tenor), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conductor Carlo Rizzi
10.21 Stradelia Frena, 0 Filli, il Fiero Orgoglio Christine Brandes
(soprano), Paul O'Dette (archlute), Mary Springfels (viola da gamba), Ingrid Matthews (violin),
Barbara Weiss (harpsichord)
10.26 Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat, K493 the Mozartean Players
11.05 Britten A Charm (A Charm of Lullabies) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Northern Sinfonia, conductor Steuart Bedford
11.10 de Albero Recercata, Fuga y Sonata in D
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
11.19 Vivaldi The Four Seasons
English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock Producer Clive Portbury
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Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith.
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Violin:
Pamela Frank
Violin:
Czech Po
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Cello:
Matt Haimovitz
Piano:
Phillipe Cassard
Unknown:
Penelope Thwaites
Unknown:
Wayne Marshall
Pianos:
John Lavender
Conductor:
Herbert Blomstedt
Tenor:
Marcello Alvarez
Conductor:
Carlo Rizzi
Soprano:
Christine Brandes
Soprano:
Paul O'Dette
Viola:
Mary Springfels
Violin:
Ingrid Matthews
Harpsichord:
Barbara Weiss
Unknown:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Conductor:
Steuart Bedford
Harpsichord:
Andreas Staier
Director:
Trevor Pinnock
Producer:
Clive Portbury

Michael Berkeley 's guest is the brilliant young British jazz pianist and composer Django Bates , former star of Loose Tubes. He began his career as a classically-trained musician, and his choice of music reflects his wide-ranging musical interests. His selection includes Ives, Nancarrow, Keith Jarrett , Charlie Parker , Miles Davis and the Norwegian folk-rock group Farmer's Market.
Executive producer Wendy Thompson Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Django Bates
Unknown:
Keith Jarrett
Unknown:
Charlie Parker
Unknown:
Miles Davis
Producer:
Wendy Thompson

Another chance to hear last
Monday's chamber concert.
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Catherine Mackintosh (violin), Lisa Beznosiuk (flute),
Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da gamba), John Toll (harpsichord)
Rameau Aquilon et Arithie Marais Les Voix Humaines
La Barre Suite in G (excerpts)
Couperin L'Apotheose de Lully (excerpts) Rameau Thetis

Contributors

Baritone:
David Wilson-Johnson
Violin:
Catherine MacKintosh
Flute:
Lisa Beznosiuk
Viola:
Richard Tunnicliffe
Harpsichord:
Rameau Aquilon
Unknown:
Rameau Thetis

With Humphrey Carpenter , including: Martinu Butterflies and Birds of Paradise Emil Leichner (piano)
Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546 Amadeus Quartet Bax November Woods
LPO, conductor Adrian Boult
Madetoja Suite: The Ostrobothnians Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Producer Verity Sharp

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Piano:
Emil Leichner
Piano:
Mozart Adagio
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Conductor:
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Producer:
Verity Sharp

Russell Davies presents a 52-part history of jazz.
33: Birth of the Cool. The possibility of a cool school in jazz had been present since the 1920s, but the cool was only institutionalised after the initial fury of bebop had passed, courtesy of musicians like
Miles Davis , Gil Evans and Gerry Mulligan. Producer Phil Speight
Repeated Friday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Davies
Unknown:
Miles Davis
Unknown:
Gil Evans
Unknown:
Gerry Mulligan.
Producer:
Phil Speight

Tonight's concert includes two contrasting sea pieces from featured composer Nielsen and a centenary performance of Sibelius's stirring first symphony. Stephen Hough (piano),
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska
Nielsen A Fantasy Journey to the Faroe Islands
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor)
8.55 Full Measure
Finnish journalist Erkki Ami puts the culture of his homeland, known for its taverns and saunas, into perspective and offers some enlightenment on the social habits of Sibelius and other cultural figures.
9.15 Nielsen Paraphrase on "Nearer My God to Thee"
Sibelius Symphony No 1 in E minor Repeated Thursday 2pm

Contributors

Piano:
Stephen Hough
Unknown:
Erkki Ami
Unknown:
Nielsen Paraphrase

A window on the world through books. Colm Toibin explores Dalit literature and nationalism in Tamil Nadu , talks to a Kurdish poet in exile, discusses Portuguese as a world language, and tackles the problems of assimilation and multiculturalism in Australian poetry. Producer Marc Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Colm Toibin
Talks:
Tamil Nadu
Producer:
Marc Beeby

Mark Russell and Robert Sandall present an eclectic mix of new music and talk to Mike Paradinas (alias µ-ziq) about his experimental approach to techno and his new album, Royal Astronomy. Producer Felix Carey

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Russell
Unknown:
Robert Sandall
Unknown:
Mike Paradinas
Producer:
Felix Carey

Jez Nelson introduces recorded highlights from the North Sea Jazz Festival, which was held over three nights in July in The Hague. With performances by David Murray , Henri Texier 's Azur Quintet, Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans , Branford Marsalis and Joshua Redman. Producer Steve Shepherd

Contributors

Introduces:
Jez Nelson
Unknown:
David Murray
Unknown:
Henri Texier
Unknown:
Eric Vloeimans
Unknown:
Branford Marsalis
Unknown:
Joshua Redman.
Producer:
Steve Shepherd

With Jonathan Swain.
Poulenc Suite: Les Biches
Bruckner Symphony No 7 in E
2.20 Beethoven Bagatelle in A, Op 33 No 4
2.25 Tulindberg String Quartet No 3
2.50 Melartin Aria: the Spring Came with Hope (Aino)
2.55 Gilse Nonet for four winds and five strings
3.30 Tartlnl Variations on a Theme ofCorelli
3.35 Corelli Trumpet Sonata in E minor
3.40 JE Bach Motet: Meine Seele
Erhebt den Herm
3.55 Skerl Symphony No 7 (Trentana)
4.10 Beethoven Violin Sonata in A,
Op 47 (Kreutzer)
4.50 Telemann Sonata in A (Der Getreue Music-Meister)
5.00 Haydn Symphony No 6 in D (Le Matin)
5.20 Musorgsky Gopak Fibich Poeme
5.25 Krommer Clarinet Concerto in Eflat
5.50 Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Je Bach

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