AM With Edward Seckerson , including
Bartok Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs Andras Schiff (piano)
6.46 Tausig Ungarische Zigeunerweisen Stephen Hough (piano)
7.00 Barber Four Excursions
Leon Mc Cawley (piano)
7.27 Nielsen Helios Overture Gothenburg SO, conductor Neeme Jarvi
7.46 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV1048 Academy of Ancient Music, director Christopher Hogwood
8.09 Balakirev IslameyOlli Mustonen (piano)
8.15 Stravinsky Ebony Concerto
Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Edo de Waart
8.50 Arnold Overture: Tam o' Shanter Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by the Composer
With Andrew McGregor , who plays some of this month's newest releases.
9.30 Building a Library Stephen Johnson recommends a version of Beethoven's
Symphony No 7 in A.
10.35 Patrick O'Connor reviews new operatic releases including
Szymanowski's King Rogerfeaturing Thomas Hampson; Prokofiev's The
Gamblerwith the Kirov Orchestra under
Valery Gergiev ; Kalman's The Duchess of Chicago from Richard Bonynge ; and Busoni's DrFaustfrom Kent Nagano.
11.00 An interview with Christopher Robinson , organist and choir master of St John's College, Cambridge, talking about our church choral traditions.
11.35 Radio 3 Disc of the Week:
Albinoni Concerto in 0 minor, Op 9 No 2 Frank de Bruine (oboe),
Academy of Ancient Music, director Christopher Hogwood Producers Clive Portbury and Andrew Lyle
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Viichael Berkeley talks to William Lyne ,
Nho this month celebrates his 33rd year as director of the Wigmore Hall, London. His choices range from the Takacs Quartet playing Haydn and Wanda Landowska playing Couperin to Elisabeth Schumann singing from Die Fledermaus. Executive producer Wendy Thompson Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm
JANACEK FOCUS
1
PM A recital by the distinguished Czech pianist
Radoslav Kvapil continues Radio 3's focus on the Czech composer Leos Janacek , which culminates in this evening's broadcast of Katya Kabanova. Inspired by childhood memories and by a news event of 1905, Janacek's piano music contains some of his most atmospheric sounds. Janacek Sonata 1.X.1905 (From the Street); In the Mists; On an Overgrown Path (Book 1) (R)
With Humphrey Carpenter , including: Jacob Festival Flourish Jennifer Bate
(organ) Bruckner Psalm 150Ruth Welting (soprano), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Daniel Barenboim
Cul The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin Poems, Op 57) Vassily Savenko (bass-baritone), Alexander Blok (piano) Producer Steve Portnoi. WRITE TO: Listeners' Choice, BBC Birmingham. B5 7QQ. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: [address removed]
Michael White with some highlights of the past week on Radio 3. Producer David McGuinness
Geoffrey Smith presents listeners' requests forjazz favourites.
Producer Felix Carey. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio 3. Broadcasting House. London, W1A4WW
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SOUNDING THE CENTURY
Russell Davies presents his continuing history of jazz. 40: John Coltrane : a Love Supreme. When he embraced free-form jazz in the second part of his career,
Coltrane became a leading figure in the sixties jazz avant-garde. His seriousness and spirituality endeared him to many, even if they found his music exasperating. Producer David Perry
6.30 Out of the Mist
John Tyrell , VilemTausky, Jan Smaczny and Patrick Lambert talk about the late flowering of Janacek's creative life, with readings from his notes and letters by David King. Producer Svend Brown
7.10 Opera on 3: Katya Kabanova
Live from the Grand theatre, Leeds, Janacek's three-act opera, based on AlexanderOstrovsky's play The
Thunderstorm, explores the themes of female desire and guilt through the life and death of its heroine, Katya. Janacek Katya Kabanova
Opera North Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, conductor Steven Sloane
9.00 Live from the Grand theatre, Leeds, Chris de Souza,Jan SmacznyandTim Sutcliffe reflect on Janacek's position as an artist at the end of the 20th century and speculate on his relevance to the 21st.
The series in which Susan Marling explores contemporary trends in architecture.
5: City Making. Architecture's challenge in the 21st century will be to give meaning and identity to populous and homogenous cities. Susan Marlinggoes to LA and Barcelona to predict the future. Producers Fay Sweet and Susan Marling
Robert Sandall and Mark Russell present a mix of musical styles and influences, including an interview with Berlin electronic music group To Rococo Rot. Producer Philip Tagney
Session #6 EmJiEm
Formed over 15 years ago but never before recorded, the EmJiEm trio features brothers Mark and Mike Mondesir on bass and drums with Hawi Gondwe (guitar). Plus Jazz on 3's monthly CD roundup.
Producer Steve Shepherd. PHONE [number removed]00 E-MAIL: [address removed]
AM With Jonathan Swain.
Berg Violin Concerto Schubert Symphony No 9 in C (Great) 2.20 Salomone Rossi Rimanti in Pace! 2.25 Tchaikovsky
Autumn Song2.35 Dvorak Stabat Mater , Op 584.00 Satie, arr Milhaud Jack-in-the-Box 4.10 Mendelssohn Viola Sonata in C minor4.35 Reutter Ecco Quomodo
Moritur Justus 4.45 Buxtehude Nun Freut
Euch, Lieben Christen G'mein, BuxWV210
5.00 Brahms String Quintet No 2 in G,
Op 1115.30 Purcell King Arthur (excerpts)
5.45 Barbieri Pan y Toros (excerpts)