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With Edward Seckerson.
Flnzi Prelude, Op 25 Guildhall String Ensemble, conductor Timothy Salter
6.06 WF Bach Duet in F for flutes
Marc HantaT and Barthold Kuijken
6.21 Mozart Violin Concerto No 2 in D, K211 Cho-Liang Lin , ECO, conductor Raymond Leppard
6.42 Brahms Two Songs, Op 91 Sarah Walker (contralto), Paul Siiverthorne (viola), Julian Jacobson (piano)
6.50 Addinsell Goodbye, Mr Chips BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Alwyn
7.02 Rachmaninov Vocalise
LSO, conductor Andre Previn
7.09 Bowen Preludes , Op 102 Stephen Hough (piano)
7.17 CPE Bach Flute Concerto in A, Wql68 Konrad Hunteler ,
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman
7.35 Suk Meditation, Op 35a Suk Quartet
7.42 Britten Canadian Carnival
City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle
8.02 JC Bach Quintet in D, Op 11, No 6 Members of the English
Concert, conductor Trevor Pinnock
8.23 Schubert Piano Sonata in B, D575 Sviatoslav Richter
8.48 Puccini Turandot (Act 1, conclusion) Montserrat Caballe
(soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nikolai Ghiaurov (bass), John Alldis Choir, LPO, conductor Zubin Mehta Producer Nick Morgan

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Seckerson.
Conductor:
Timothy Salter
Flutes:
Marc Hantat
Unknown:
Cho-Liang Lin
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Contralto:
Sarah Walker
Viola:
Paul Siiverthorne
Piano:
Julian Jacobson
Conductor:
Kenneth Alwyn
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Conductor:
Bowen Preludes
Piano:
Stephen Hough
Unknown:
Konrad Hunteler
Conductor:
Ton Koopman
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Conductor:
Trevor Pinnock
Unknown:
Sviatoslav Richter
Soprano:
Luciano Pavarotti
Bass:
Nikolai Ghiaurov
Bass:
John Alldis
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Producer:
Nick Morgan

With Andrew McGregor who plays some of this month's new releases.
9.30 Building a Library Simon Heighes recommends a version of Bach's
Cantata No 82: Ich Habe Genug.
10.35 Jonathan Swain reviews new releases of orchestral music by Bruckner and Mahler.
11.00 An interview with the mezzo
Janet Baker.
11.35 Radio 3 Disc of the Week:
Haydn Symphony No 85 in B flat (La Reine) Orchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Briiggen.
Producers Clive Portbury and Andrew Lyle
DISC DETAILS: [number removed]0300, or consult CEEFAX, BBC1, page 651
E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGregor
Unknown:
Simon Heighes
Unknown:
Jonathan Swain
Unknown:
Janet Baker.
Producers:
Clive Portbury
Producers:
Andrew Lyle

Michael Berkeley 's guest is the writer Jonathan Coe , whose most recent books What a Carve-Up! and The House of Sleep have catapulted him into the top rank of young British novelists. His choices include Debussy's late Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, Poulenc's Oboe Sonata,
Miklos Rosza 's Violin Concerto, and music by Robert Wyatt and Kenny Wheeler. Executive producer Wendy Thompson Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Jonathan Coe
Unknown:
Miklos Rosza
Music By:
Robert Wyatt
Music By:
Kenny Wheeler.
Producer:
Wendy Thompson

A rebroadcast of Monday's concert.
Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital of songs, including lieder by Richard Strauss , performed in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his death.
Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Strauss Standchen ; Meinem Kinde ; Du Meines Herzens Kronelein;
Schlagende Herzen ; Herr Lenz
Plus songs by Poulenc, Nielsen and Mozart.

Contributors

Introduces:
Stephanie Hughes
Unknown:
Richard Strauss
Soprano:
Inger Dam-Jensen
Piano:
Roger Vignoles
Piano:
Strauss Standchen
Piano:
Meinem Kinde
Unknown:
Schlagende Herzen
Unknown:
Herr Lenz

With Humphrey Carpenter , including: Dittersdorf Sinfonia in FFailoni Orchestra, conductor Uwe Grodd
Martinu Piano Trio No 3
The Bekova Sisters
Ireland Cantata: These Things Shall Be Bryn Terfel (baritone), London
Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox
Christopher Ball Oboe Concerto
Paul Arden-Taylor , Adderbury Ensemble, conducted by the Composer Producer Verity Sharp
ADDRESS: Listeners' Choice. BBC Birmingham. B5 7QQ. TELEPHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Conductor:
Uwe Grodd
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Oboe:
Christopher Ball
Unknown:
Paul Arden-Taylor
Producer:
Verity Sharp

Russell Davies presents a continuing history of jazz.

The bassist Charles Mingus assembled and led large-scale ensembles that played innovative and rooted jazz. Like Duke Ellington, who was his inspiration, Mingus seemed to get the very best out of his talented musicians, despite his bizarre and sometimes violent style of man management.
(Repeated Friday 11.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Russell Davies
Producer:
Phil Speight

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
The traditional last night festivities draw together this year's Proms themes, including a sparkling overture from featured composer Nielsen, a brilliant concerto celebrating Poulenc's centenary and the French season, Vaughan Williams's ultimate vision of the Ascent of Man and a sparkling new work by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
This is also being broadcast on BBC2 from 7.30pm and on BBC1 from 9pm.

Willard White (bass), Gillian Weir (organ), Jeremy Irons (singer), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Nielsen Overture: Maskarade
Stravinsky Behold, Master, the Whole of Mankind (The Rake's Progress)
Berlioz Voici des Roses: Devant la Maison (The Damnation of Faust)
Gounod Mephistopheles's Serenade (Faust)
Esa-Pekka Salonen Giro (first UK performance)
Poulenc Organ Concerto

8.35 Proms In the Park
A live roundup of three spectacular events in London, Birmingham and Swansea. Featuring music from the percussionist Evelyn Glennie, the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, saxophonist John Harle and soprano Kiri Te Kanawa.

9.00 J Strauss (son) Overture: Die Fledermaus
Rodgers Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
Kern Ol' Man River (Show Boat)
Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Noel Coward Songs
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D
Henry Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Arne Rule, Britannia!
Parry, orch Elgar Jerusalem

(Brian Kay's Pick of the Week: p 42)

Contributors

Bass:
Willard White
Organist:
Gillian Weir
Singer:
Jeremy Irons
Singers:
BBC Singers
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Percussionist:
Evelyn Glennie
Musicians:
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Saxophonist:
John Harle
Soprano:
Kiri Te Kanawa

The series of programmes in which Susan Marling explores contemporary trends in architecture. 2: Popular Architecture. How fantasy fulfilment jumped the theme park wall to influence building styles.
Producers Fay Sweet and Susan Marling

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Marling
Producers:
Fay Sweet
Producers:
Susan Marling

With Jez Nelson. Tonight's featured artists are the ensemble Steps
Ahead, recorded at London's Jazz
Cafe. Led by vibraphonist
Mike Manieri , the current all-star line-up features Eliane Elias on piano, Bob Berg on sax, Marc Johnson on bass and Peter Erskine on drums.
Producer Steve Shepherd
E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Jez Nelson.
Unknown:
Mike Manieri
Unknown:
Eliane Elias
Piano:
Bob Berg
Unknown:
Marc Johnson
Unknown:
Peter Erskine
Producer:
Steve Shepherd

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