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With Edward Seckerson.
Borodin In the Monastery (Petite
Suite) Christopher Headington (piano)
6.06 Rameau Deuxième Concert
Daniel Briiggen (recorder), Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba),
Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)
6.21 Strauss Divertimento , Op 86
(excerpts) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6.43 Holst Song of the Night
Lesley Hatfield (violin), Northern
Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox
7.02 Telemann Concert Polonois in B flat Academy of Ancient Music, director Christopher Hogwood
7.10 Lutoslawskl Paganini Variations Peter Jablonski (piano),
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy
7.19 Szymanowski Litany to the Virgin Maty Elzbieta Szmytka
(soprano), City of Birmingham Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle
7.43 Elgar Polonia
LPO, conductor Adrian Boult
8.02 Anderson The Typewriter; The Waltzing Cat
Leroy Anderson and His Orchestra
8.06 Mozart Piano Trio in E, K542 Beaux Arts Trio
8.36 Copland Suite: The Tender Land Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Composer

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Seckerson.
Unknown:
Daniel Briiggen
Viola:
Wieland Kuijken
Harpsichord:
Gustav Leonhardt
Harpsichord:
Strauss Divertimento
Unknown:
Holst Song
Violin:
Lesley Hatfield
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Director:
Christopher Hogwood
Piano:
Peter Jablonski
Conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Soprano:
Elzbieta Szmytka
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Unknown:
Leroy Anderson

Walton March for the History of the English-Speaking People Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor David Willcocks
9.08 Vaughan Williams The Vagabond; Let Beauty Awake; The Roadside Fire (Songs of Travel) Bryn Terfel (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
9.17 Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks (excerpts)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
9.34 Ibert Divertissement
CBSO, conductor Louis Fremaux
9.49 Purcell Hail! Bright Cecilia Soloists , Choir of New College, Oxford, King's Consort, director Robert King
10.00 Debussy Marche Ecossaise BBCSO, conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk
10.08 Beethoven Variations on "The
Last Rose of Summer"; Chiling
O'Guiry; Paddy Whack (Piano Pieces, Op 105) Olli Mustonen (piano)
10.16 Maxwell Davies Mavis in Las
Vegas BBC Philharmonic, conducted by the Composer
10.36 Waldteufel Waltz : Espana
(after Chabrier) Gulbenkian Orchestra, conductor Michel Swierczewski
10.43 GM Hoffman Cantata: Schlage Doch, Gewunschte Stunde
Rene Jacobs , Ensemble 415, conductor Chiara Banchini
10.52 Borodin, orch Glazunov Petite Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Simon
11.16 Czerny Variations Brillantes, Op 14 Stephen Hough (piano)
11.24 Bach Brandenburg Concerto
No 2 in F, BWV1047 English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock
11.45 Hoist Symphony in F (The Cotswolds) Munich Symphony Orchestra, conductor Douglas Bostock
Producer Fiona Shelmerdine

Contributors

Conductor:
David Willcocks
Conductor:
Vaughan Williams
Piano:
Malcolm Martineau
Piano:
Handel Music
Conductor:
Louis Fremaux
Unknown:
Cecilia Soloists
Director:
Robert King
Conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Conductor:
Beethoven Variations
Piano:
Paddy Whack
Piano:
Olli Mustonen
Piano:
Maxwell Davies Mavis
Unknown:
Waldteufel Waltz
Conductor:
Michel Swierczewski
Unknown:
Gewunschte Stunde
Unknown:
Rene Jacobs
Conductor:
Chiara Banchini
Conductor:
Geoffrey Simon
Piano:
Stephen Hough
Piano:
Bach Brandenburg
Director:
Trevor Pinnock
Conductor:
Douglas Bostock
Producer:
Fiona Shelmerdine

Graeme Kay tours the early music festivals of Utrecht, Suffolk Villages and Finchcocks, follows the build-up for the Notting Hill Carnival, talks to Vassily Sinaisky about this week's
Prom performance of Rachmaninov's opera Aleko, and finds out why 100 Buddhists will be gathering near the South Bank's Oxo Tower.
Producer Anthony Sellors

Contributors

Unknown:
Graeme Kay
Unknown:
Vassily Sinaisky
Producer:
Anthony Sellors

John Tusa introduces a recital of Goethe song settings.
Thomas Allen (baritone), Solveig Kringelborn (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Beethoven Mailied; Wonne der Wehmut; Neue Liebe, Neues Leben

Schubert Ganymed; Geheimes, D719; Auf dem See; An Schwager Kronos

Liszt Uber Allen Gipfeln ist Ruh; Freudvoll und Leidvoll; Der Konig in Thule

Loewe Erlkonig; Gutmann und Gutweib; Der Zauberlehrling

1.55 Goethe and Song
Richard Stokes discusses Goethe's attitude to settings of his verse.

2.05 Settings by Schubert, Schumann and Wolf of songs from Wilhelm Meister's Years of Wandering, with readings by actor Sam West from Goethe's novel in a new translation by Roger Vignoles.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Tusa
Baritone:
Thomas Allen
Soprano:
Solveig Kringelborn
Pianist:
Roger Vignoles
Presenter (Goethe and Song):
Richard Stokes
Reader (Goethe and Song):
Sam West

Liszt described Weimar as a "magnetic mountain" which drew musicians from all over Europe. John Tusa introduces music written by famous Weimar visitors and residents.

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV1048
Liszt Prelude and Fugue on Bach for organ
Strauss Don Juan
Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik for wind quintet (1922)

Contributors

Presenter:
John Tusa

84: Saul Bellow :
Herzog Malcolm Bradbury and Christopher Bigsby discuss Saul Bellow 's novel. Producer Tom Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Saul Bellow
Unknown:
Herzog Malcolm Bradbury
Unknown:
Christopher Bigsby
Unknown:
Saul Bellow
Producer:
Tom Morris

Anthony Burton introduces music first performed in 1938. Barber First Essay for Orchestra
Baltimore SO, conductor David Zinman Stravinsky Concerto in E flat
(Dumbarton Oaks) Orpheus CO
Hindemith Mathis der Maler (excerpt)
Martlnu Julietta (Act 2, Scene 3)
Grandmother ..MILADA CADIKOVICOVA (contralto) Orchestra of the National Theatre,
Prague, conductor Jaroslav Krombholc Revueltas Sensemaya BBC
Philharmonic, conductor Adrian Leaper Webern Das Augenlicht BBC Singers, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music Soloists from the English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Matthew Best Producer Edward Blakeman

Contributors

Introduces:
Anthony Burton
Conductor:
David Zinman
Unknown:
Martlnu Julietta
Conductor:
Jaroslav Krombholc
Conductor:
Revueltas Sensemaya
Conductor:
Adrian Leaper
Conductor:
Webern Das Augenlicht
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Conductor:
Vaughan Williams Serenade
Producer:
Edward Blakeman
Mathis:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Regina:
Ursula Koszut (soprano)
Old Man Youth:
Jaroslav Horacek (bass)
Grandfather:
Karel Kalas (bass)

John Tusa talks to
Dr Christopher Clark of the University of Cambridge and to Weimar residents from different walks of life to explore how the present-day city is finally laying its ghosts and how life in Germany has changed over the past decade. Producer Martin Cotton

Contributors

Talks:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Dr Christopher Clark
Producer:
Martin Cotton

Tonight's concert features an all-British programme from an American conductor who has made this music his own.
Joshua Bell (violin), Louise Winter (mezzo), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leonard Slatkin
Eigar Introduction and Allegro Walton Violin Concerto
8.20 A Very English Passion
Leonard Slatkin talks to
Chris de Souza about his love for English music and its influence on his career.
8.40 Britten Phaedra
Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9 Repeated Wednesday 8 September 2pm

Contributors

Violin:
Louise Winter
Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Violin:
Allegro Walton
Talks:
Leonard Slatkin
Unknown:
Chris De Souza

Steven Isserlis (cello), Kiev Chamber Choir, director Mykola Gobdych

John Tavener Sviati for chorus and cello

Grechaninov Exteny

Diletsky Come and Pray (Liturgy)

Wedel Choral Concerto No 5

Slavonic Chant The Body of Christ

Leontovich Concerto for chorus

Archangelsky The Day of Doom

Rachmaninov Glory Be to God (Vespers)

Tchaikovsky O Holy God

Dychko Gloria

(Repeat)

Contributors

Cellist:
Steven Isserlis
Singers:
Kiev Chamber Choir
Musical Director:
Mykola Gobdych

With Susan Sharpe.

Vinko Jelic Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary

2.00 Liszt Il M'aimait Tant

2.05 Schumann Symphony No 2 in C

2.45 Dvorak String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American)

3.10 Liszt Ballade No 1 in D flat

3.20 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D

4.00 Marcel Poot A Cheerful Overture

4.05 Sergiu Natra Harp Sonatine

4.15 Rued Langgaard Symphony No 4

4.50 Kalman Two Lovely Eyes (The Circus Princess)

5.00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV1048

5.15 Rosenmiiller Magnificat

5.30 Chedevllle Sonata for Two Flutes (L'Allemande)

5.50 Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers (Nutcracker)

Contributors

Presenter:
Susan Sharpe

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