With Edward Seckerson , including:
Boyce Symphony No 5 in D
6.40 Bach Trio Sonata in Eflat, BWV525
7.00 Nielsen Overture: Maskarade
7.30 Haydn Cello Concerto in C
8.00 Elgar Suite: Crown of India
8.30 Sibelius Symphony No 7
Haydn Overture: Acide - Haydn Sinfonietta, Vienna, director Manfred Huss
9.10 Tausig Ungarische Zigeunerweisen - Stephen Hough (piano)
9.22 J Strauss (son) Czardas (Ritter Pasman) - Slovak State Philharmonic, conductor Alfred Walter
9.28 Elgar The Starlight Express (excerpts) - Alison Hagley (soprano), Bryn Terfel (baritone), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
9.41 Kreisler Prelude and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani - Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano)
9.47 Panufnik Kyrie (Westminster Mass) - Westminster Cathedral Choir, City of London Sinfonia, conductor James O'Donnell
9.52 Faure Suite: Masques et Bergamasques - BBC Philharmonic, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
10.07 Schubert Die Schone Mullerin: Nos 1-5 - Ian Partridge (tenor), Jennifer Partridge (piano)
10.23 Albinoni Concerto for two oboes and strings, Op 9 No 3 - Frank de Bruine and Alfredo Barnardini (oboes), Academy of Ancient Music, director Christopher Hogwood
10.34 Jean-Baptiste Forqueray Chaconne: La Buisson (Suite No 2 in G) - Charivari Agreable Sinfonie
10.46 Liszt Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies - Shura Cherkassky (piano), Berlin PO, conductor Herbert von Karajan
11.02 Wood/Grechaninov/Tchaikovsky Hail Gladdening Light - Clare College Choir, Cambridge, director Timothy Brown
11.12 Lutoslawski Melodie Ludowe - Ann Martin-Davis (piano)
11.19 Franz Schmidt Intermezzo (Notre Dame) - Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan
11.33 Dvorak String Quartet No 12 in F, Op 96 (American) - The Lindsays
12.01 Strauss Festliches Praludium - Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch
Will next month's reopening herald a new dawn for the Royal Opera House?
Ivan Hewett discusses the future of the House with Tom Sutcliffe, opera critic for the
Evening Standard; Ruth Mackenzie, former general director of Scottish Opera; and Debra Craine, dance critic for The Times. Producer Jessica Isaacs
Brian Kay on the reopening: page 58
Chopin at the Wigmore Hall
Gordon Stewart introduces another recital marking the 150th anniversaryof Chopin's death. Janina Fialkowska (piano)
Chopin Polonaises: in E flat minor, Op 26 No 2; in F sharp minor, Op 44; Impromptu
No 1 in A flat, Op 29; Three Mazurkas, Op 50; Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (Funeral March); Ballade No 2 in F, Op 38
Szymanowski Sheherazade (Masques, Op 34) Lutoslawski Two Etudes
Chopin Etudes: in A flat, Op 25 No 1; in F,
Op 10 No 8; in G sharp minor, Op 25 No 6; in A flat Op 10 No 10; Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54
The series of programmes in which writers explore a chosen theme from the BBC archives. This week novelist Michele Roberts explores some remarkable women from the archives. Ethel Smyth is heard describing her suffragette anthem, March for the Women, and Charles Mackerras conducts part of her ballet Fete Ga/anfefrom 1958. The pianist Myra Hess recalls her wartime concerts at the National Gallery and performs
Schumann's Carnaval. Also included are tributes to the contralto Kathleen Ferrier along with her 1951 performance in Bach's Mass in B minor. Producer Declan McGovern
SOUNDING THE CENTURY
John Tusa introduces recordings by tenor Giovanni Martinelli. Producer Martin Cotton
SOUNDING THE CENTURY
96: JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings Producer Pam Fraser Solomon
SOUNDING THE CENTURY
Anthony Burton introduces music first performed in 1959. Havergal Brian Symphony No 12
Lou Harrison Concerto for violin and percussion orchestra (lstmvt) Miles Davis Blue in Green
Schuller Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee (excerpts)
Messiaen L 'Alouette Lulu (Catalogue d'Oiseaux)
Blomdahl Aniara (excerpt)
Martinu Nonet Producer Philip Tagney
SOUNDING THECENTURY
Noah Richler talks to American-born writer Susan Sontag, one of the pre-eminent writers and thinkers of the 20th century. Producer Richard Bannerman
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By Tom Stoppard.
A radio presentation of the acclaimed Royal National Theatre production by Richard Eyre.
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Paul Guinery introduces music inspired by the BBC television series Renaissance.
BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury
Willaert: Lauda Jerusalem
Andrea Gabrieli: Deus Qui Beatum Marcum
Giovanni Gabrieli: Timor et Tremor
Verdelot: Sint Dicte Grates Christo
Dufay: Ave Maris Stella; Nuper Rosarum Flores
Porta: Lauda Hierusalem
de Wert: Beata Barbara
Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Festa: Magnificat Octavi Toni
Stephen Coombs (piano), Garry Magee
(baritone), BBC Singers, conductors Vernon Handley , Stephen Bell and Nicholas Kok
Music by the Frankfurt Five: Percy Grainger , Roger Quilter , Cyril Scott , Norman O'Neill and Henry Balfour Gardiner.
With Susan Sharpe.
1.00 Britten Hymn to St Cecilia; Sacred and Profane
Holmboe Benedic Domine; Song at Sunset
2.00 Liszt Rhapsodie Espagnole
2.15 Ravel, arr John Harle Habanera (Rapsodie Espagnole)
2.25 Kodaly Dances of Marosszek
2.40 Palestrina Magnificat Primi Toni
2.50 Fasch Overture in B flat a Due Chori
3.20 Schumann Kreiserliana, Op 16
4.00 Strauss An Alpine Symphony
5.00 Durante Concerto No 4 in E minor
5.15 Mozart Symphony No 23 in D
5.30 Suk Raduz and Mahulena
