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With Martin Handley
6.05 Chopin Waltz in A flat, Op 69 No (U Adieu) Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
6.40 Gambinl Sinfonia Concertante in B flat
Barbara Ferrara (oboe), Maria de Martini (bassoon), Academia Montis Regalis , conductor Luigi Mangiocavallo
7.05 Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op 96 St Petersburg Philharmonic, conductor Yuri Temirkanov
7.35 Beethoven Piano Trio in D, Op 70
No 1 (Ghost) Itzhak Perlman (violin), Lynn Harrell (cello), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) 8.00 Pergolesl Salve Regina in A minor
Gillian Fisher (soprano), the King's Consort, director Robert King
8.30 Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op 56a Vienna Philharmonic, conductor John Barbirolli

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Handley
Oboe:
Barbara Ferrara
Oboe:
Maria de Martini
Bassoon:
Academia Montis Regalis
Conductor:
Luigi Mangiocavallo
Conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov
Violin:
Itzhak Perlman
Violin:
Lynn Harrell
Cello:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Soprano:
Gillian Fisher
Director:
Robert King
Conductor:
John Barbirolli

With Donald Macleod and Graham Fawcett.
Today's programme explores the different ways Berio has related to the music of the past by arranging or rearranging other composers'works.
Falla, orch Berio Popular Spanish Songs (excerpts) Jose Carreras (tenor), ECO, conducted by the Composer
Brahms, orch Berlo Sonata for clarinet and orchestra in Fminor, Op 120 No 1 (Ist mvt) James Campbell ,
LSO, conductor Geoffrey Simon
Berio Rendering (after Schubert) London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Composer

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Graham Fawcett.
Unknown:
James Campbell
Conductor:
Geoffrey Simon

With Peter Hobday.
Prokofiev March for Military Band, Op 99 Stockholm Concert Band, conductor Gennadi Rozhdesvensky
10.09 Schubert Impromptu in G flat, D899 No 3 Maria Yudina (piano)
10.16 Borodin Konchak 's Aria (Prince Igor, Act 2) Mark Reizen (bass), Andrei Ivanov (tenor), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, conductor Alexander Melik-Pashayev
10.24 Shostakovich Symphony No 8 Leningrad Philharmonic, conductor Yevgeni Mravinsky

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday.
Conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdesvensky
Piano:
Maria Yudina
Piano:
Borodin Konchak
Bass:
Mark Reizen
Bass:
Andrei Ivanov
Conductor:
Alexander Melik-Pashayev
Conductor:
Yevgeni Mravinsky

Music In Time of War
Christopher Cook presents the third of this week's five programmes featuring music inspired by or written during a time of war. Ravel, orch Torteller Trio
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 81a (Les Adieux) Paul Lewis (piano)
Mahler Der Schildwache Nachtlied (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Christopher Maltman (baritone), Steven Osbome (piano) Scriabin Five Preludes (1914) Paul Lewis (piano)
Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2
KungsbackaTrio

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Piano:
Paul Lewis
Baritone:
Christopher Maltman
Baritone:
Steven Osbome
Piano:
Paul Lewis

PM New Generations. Another concert from the Wigmore Hall, London, in the series showcasing the young artists of tomorrow. Natalie Clein (cello), Charles Owen (piano) Martinu Variations on a Slovak Theme
Webern Two Pieces (1899); Three Little Pieces, Op 11
Brahms Cello Sonata No 2 in F, Op 99

Contributors

Cello:
Natalie Clein
Cello:
Charles Owen

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue Conductor
JerzyMaksymiuk Butterworth A Shropshire Lad Conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk Tippett Piano Concerto
Benjamin Frith , conductor George Hurst Elgar Symphony No 2 in E flat Conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk

Contributors

Conductor:
Jerzymaksymiuk Butterworth
Conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Conductor:
Benjamin Frith
Conductor:
George Hurst
Conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk

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With Sean Rafferty. Music includes at 5.00 Shostakovich's Tango from his ballet The Bolt performed by the Philadelphia
Orchestra; at 5.35 Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 31 No 3 played by Alfred Brendel ; at 6.05 Mozart's aria Dove Sonofrom The Marriage of Figaro sung by Kiri Te Kanawa ; and at 6.40 Prokofiev's
Suite: Lieutenant Kije played by the Boston SO, conductor Serge Koussevitsky.
SOUNDING THE MILLENNIUM

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Rafferty.
Played By:
Alfred Brendel
Sung By:
Kiri Te Kanawa
Conductor:
Serge Koussevitsky.

From St Albans Abbey, a concert of choral music, including a new work by Robin Holloway and a performance of Maurice Durufle 's exquisite Requiem-a radiant expression of Catholic faith which has justly become one of the 20th century's best-loved choral works.
David Goode (organ), BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury
Nicolas de Grigny Veni Creator Spiritus Messiaen 0 Sacrum Convivium
Robin Holloway Woefully Arrayed (BBC Commission, first performance)
Durufle Quatre Motets surdes Themes Grégoriens
Messiaen Le Vent desprit (Messe pour le Pentecote)
8.20 Twenty Minutes: The Ascent of Man The last of four features on Jacob Bronowski 's 1973 television series.
8.40 Durufle Requiem

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Holloway
Unknown:
Maurice Durufle
Unknown:
David Goode
Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
Unknown:
Jacob Bronowski

Philip Dodd meets the architect Will Alsop to find out why he nominates Canary Wharf Tower as his Best British Building of the Century. Plus an interview with British art critic Bryan Robertson as an exhibition of his personal view opens at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge.

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Dodd
Unknown:
Will Alsop
Unknown:
Bryan Robertson

Alyn Shipton introduces a set by trombonist Mark Nightingale and his quartet. With Brian Kellock (piano),
Mark Hodgson (bass), and Steve Brown (drums).

Contributors

Introduces:
Alyn Shipton
Unknown:
Mark Nightingale
Piano:
Brian Kellock
Piano:
Mark Hodgson
Piano:
Steve Brown

With Susan Sharpe.
12.05am Glazunov Songofthe Troubadour
12.10 Stravinsky Eight Instrumental
Miniatures for 15 players 12.15 Kuyper
Three Songs (Lieder, Op 17) 12.30 Mozart Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat, K41 7
12.45 Groneman Flute Sonata in G
1.00 Chopin Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35; Grand Valse Brillante in E flat, Op 18; Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20
2.10 Rossini Sonata No 5 in E flat for strings 2.25 Non la Sospiri le Nostra (Tosca) 2.30 Bliss Cello Concerto
3.00-5.00 BBC Schools
3.00 Time and Tune 3.20 Together: an Assembly for Schools 3.40 Dance Workshop
4.00 EAL Playtime 4.20 Scottish Resources 10-12 4.40 Talking Points
5.00 Stravinsky Ragtime 5.05 Madetoja Dance Vision, Op 115.10 Erik Bergman Tapiolassa, Op 121 Sune Carlsson The Starling Present Master Songsters
5.25 Ruppe Duetto in F
5.35 Haydn Cello Concerto No 1 in C

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Unknown:
Valse Brillante
Unknown:
Stravinsky Ragtime
Unknown:
Erik Bergman
Unknown:
Sune Carlsson
Songsters:
Ruppe Duetto

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