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With Edward Seckerson.
Marais La Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris
Alice Harnoncourt (violin),
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (viola da gamba), Herbert Tachezi (harpsichord)
6.30 Rachmaninov Suite No 1, Op 5
(Fantaisie-Tableaux) Martha Argerich and Alexandre Rabinovitch (pianos)
7.00 Liszt Les Préludes Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur
7.35 Martin Petite Symphonie Concertante Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Stokowski
8.00 Glinka Overture: Rustan and Lyudmila LSO, conductor Georg Solti
8.35 Strauss Burleske Daniel Barenboim
(piano), Berlin PO.conductorZubin Mehta

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Seckerson.
Violin:
Alice Harnoncourt
Viola:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Harpsichord:
Herbert Tachezi
Unknown:
Martha Argerich
Pianos:
Alexandre Rabinovitch
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Unknown:
Leopold Stokowski
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Piano:
Daniel Barenboim
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta

With Andrew McGregor.
9.30 Buildinga Ubrary William Mival recommends a version of Mozart's Trio in E flat for piano, clarinet and viola, K498 (Kegelstatt).
10.35 David Huckvale reviews new releases of operatic music, including two rival versions of Massenet's Werther;
Stravinsky's Le Rossignol; and Rimsky-Koraskov's The Tsar's Bride.
11.00 An interview with composer and conductor Oliver Knussen , who discusses his recordings of his own works as well as his approach to other composers such as Takemitsu, Henze and Elliott Carter.
11.30 Radio 3's Disc of the Week:
Shostakovich String Quartet No 3 St Petersbu rg Quartet
Producers Clive Portbury and Andrew Lyle
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview E-MAIL: [address removed]
DISC DETAILS: call the Radio 3 Information Line on [number removed]0300 or consult CEEFAX, BBC1, page 651

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGregor.
Unknown:
David Huckvale
Conductor:
Oliver Knussen
Conductor:
Elliott Carter.
Producers:
Clive Portbury
Producers:
Andrew Lyle

Michael Berkeley 's guest today is
John Morgan , associate editor of GQ Magazine, author of Debrett 's New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners and a leading commentator on matters of contemporary taste, style and men'sfashion.His musical choices include instrumental music by Brahms and Schubert; songs by Schumann and Poulenc; sacred music by Haydn and Handel; and operatic excerpts by Bellini and Wagner.
Executive producer Wendy Thompson Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
John Morgan
Producer:
Wendy Thompson

With Stephanie Hughes. Another chance to hear Monday's recital from the Wigmore Hall. Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Markus Markl (harpsichord)
Purcell Music fora While; Sweeterthan Roses
Blow Of All the Torments (AmphionAnglicus) Bach Brunnquell Aller Guter; Kommt
Seelen Dieser Tag; Bist Du bei Mir; Prelude and Fugue in F (Well-Tempered Clavier Bk 2) Handel Cantata: Nel Dolce Tempo (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephanie Hughes.
Unknown:
Andreas Scholl
Harpsichord:
Markus Markl

With Humphrey Carpenter. including:
Rnzl Dies Natalis Wilfred Brown (tenor). ECO, conductor Christopher Finzi
Massenet Suite No 7: cenes Alsaciennes
National Philharmonic/Richard Bonynge Franck Les Béatitudes (excerpt)
Gilles Cachemaille (baritone), Gachinger Kantorei , Stuttgart, Stuttgart RSO/Helmuth Rilling Producer Steve Portnoi. ADDRESS: Listeners' Choice. BBC Birmingham, B5 7QQ. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter.
Tenor:
Natalis Wilfred Brown
Conductor:
Christopher Finzi
Baritone:
Gilles Cachemaille
Baritone:
Gachinger Kantorei
Producer:
Steve Portnoi.

A performance of one of Britten's most powerful and dramatic operas, set on board shipduringthe French wars of 1797. Billy Budd examines some of Britten's favourite operatic themes - innocence corrupted and the struggle between good and evil. In this concert performance given in London's Barbican Centre.
Richard Hickox conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and an impressive line-up of British singers led by Simon Keenlyside , Philip Langridge and John Tomlinson.
Members of the Tiffin Boys Choir,
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox

Contributors

Unknown:
Billy Budd
Unknown:
Richard Hickox
Unknown:
Simon Keenlyside
Unknown:
Philip Langridge
Unknown:
John Tomlinson.
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Billy Budd:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Edward Fairfax Vere:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
John Claggart:
John Tomlinson (bass)
MrRedburn:
Alan Opie(baritone)
Mr Flint:
Matthew Best(baritone)
Lieutenant Ratcliffe:
Alan Ewing (bass)
Red Whiskers:
Francis Egerton (tenor)
Donald:
Quentin Hayes (baritone)
Dansker:
Jeremy White (bass)
Novice:
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Squeak:
Richard Coxon (tenor)
Bosun:
Timothy Dufore (baritone)
First Mate:
Christopher Keyte (baritone)
Maintop:
Daniel Norman (tenor)
Novice's friend:
Roderick Williams (baritone)

A remix of the 1960 classic radio documentary Singing the Fishes, which was about the romance of the sea. Now a less romantic view of the sea emerges, reflecting the fact that British trawlermen now fight for their livelihoods in the European courts, the fish have gone and the fishing communities have been bulldozed by well-meaning town planners. Producers Rex Brough and Matt Thompson

Contributors

Producers:
Rex Brough
Producers:
Matt Thompson

Spirits Rejoice. Jez Nelson celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Ogun label with a concert from the legendary Spirits Rejoice, led by UK-based South African drummer
Louis Moholo. Reuniting three members of his original 1977 octet- Evan Parker (tenor/soprano sax), Kenny Wheeler
(trumpet), Keith Tippett (piano) - alongside Paul Rutherford (trombone), Paul Rogers (bass) and Jason Yarde (alto sax),
Moholo's supergroup creates forward-looking and contemporary music. The set was recorded at the Y in Leicester. Plus a feature on the London-based Ogun label. Producer Steve Shepherd

Contributors

Unknown:
Louis Moholo.
Tenor:
Evan Parker
Unknown:
Kenny Wheeler
Piano:
Keith Tippett
Unknown:
Paul Rutherford
Bass:
Paul Rogers
Bass:
Jason Yarde
Producer:
Steve Shepherd

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00 Faure Nocturne in C sharp, Op 74; Ballade in F sharp, Op 19; Theme and Variations in C sharp minor, Op 73

2.00 Wagner, orch Mottl Wesendonk Lieder

2.25 Bruch Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op 83

2.45 Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 in A (Italian)

3.20 Handel Concerto Grosso in A, Op 6 No 11

3.40 WF Bach Six Duets for flute

3.55 Ciglic Harp Concertino

4.10 Nielsen Serenata in Vano

4.25 Tchaikovsky Suite: Swan Lake

4.50 Dvorak Song to the Moon (Rusalka)

5.00 Frumerie Pastoral Suite, Op 13b

5.10 Debussy Suite Bergamasque

5.30 Hetu Les Illusions Fannes Daunais Le Pont Mirabeau

Praetorius, arr Sandstroms Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

5.40 Dvorak Romance in Fminor, Op 11

5.50 Auber Ballet Music No 1 (La Muette de Portici)

Contributors

Presenter:
Susan Sharpe

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