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With Penny Gore.

6.15 Bach Orchestral Suite No 4 in D, BWV1069 - Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, director Ton Koopman

6.40 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60 - Evgeny Kissin (piano)

7.10 Berwald Duo in D - Susan Tomes (piano), Marieke Blankestijn (violin)

7.40 Mozart Regina Coeli, K127 - Barbara Bonney (soprano), Arnold Schoenberg Choir, conductor Erwin Ortner

8.00 Schumann Overture: Hermann und Dorothea - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchesta, conductor Kurt Masur

8.40 Kodaly Dances of Galanta - Budapest Festival Orchestra, conductor Ivan Fischer

Contributors

Presenter:
Penny Gore

With Donald Macleod.

The story of Mendelssohn's last years - his disastrous decision to move to Berlin, the success of his oratorio Elijah, the loss of his sister Fanny and his own untimely death.

Pilgerspruch, Op 8 No 5 - Susan Gritton (soprano), Caroline Dowdle (piano)

Elijah (excerpt) - Rosalind Plowright (soprano), Linda Finnie (contralto), Arthur Davies (tenor), Willard White (baritone), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox

String Quartet in F minor, Op 80 - Ysaye Quartet

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald Macleod

With Jonathan Swain.

Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV1052 - Ensemble, conductor Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

10.39 Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music - Elsie Morison (soprano), Marjorie Thomas (contralto), Duncan Robertson (tenor), Trevor Anthony (bass), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Malcolm Sargent

10.54 Beethoven Triple Concerto in C, Op 56 - David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Knushevitzsky (cello), Lev Obori (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Malcolm Sargent

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

In the last of this week's five programmes, three of Radio 3's New Generation Artists join forces with the BBC Philharmonic in three of this century's most popular concertos.

BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gary Walker

Ravel Piano Concerto in G - Steven Osborne (piano)

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 2 - Alban Gerhardt (cello)

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 - Francois-Frederic Guy (piano)

Contributors

Musicians:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Gary Walker
Pianist:
Steven Osborne
Cellist:
Alban Gerhardt
Pianist:
Francois-Frederic Guy

Chris de Souza introduces the fourth in a series of eight recitals featuring the music of the Scandinavian and Baltic regions, given at St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, last November.

Helene Wold (soprano), Finnur Bjarnason (tenor), Eugene Asti (piano)

Grieg Two Brown Eyes; Along a Stream; Old Mother; Call; Evening Song for Blakken; I Love You; A Vision

Nielsen Apple Blossom; Summer Song; Greeting

Rangstrom The Girl from Afar; Pan

Stenhammar In the Forest; Old Dutchman Leifs The Moon Glides; Cradle Song; Egils Saga; Kormaks Saga; Njals Saga

Sibelius A Kiss's Hopes; The Diamond on the March Snow; The First Kiss; The Tryst

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris de Souza
Soprano:
Helene Wold
Tenor:
Finnur Bjarnason
Pianist:
Eugene Asti

Beethoven Overture: Egmont - Conductor Mariss Jansons

Sibelius Symphony No 7 - Conductor Mark Wigglesworth

Charlie Barber The Transport of Time - Conductor Charles Hazlewood

Bruch Scottish Fantasy - Clio Gould (violin), Conductor Charles Hazlewood

Beethoven Symphony No 7 in A - Hazlewood

Contributors

Musicians:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor:
Mariss Jansons
Conductor:
Mark Wigglesworth
Conductor:
Charles Hazlewood
Violinist:
Clio Gould

Lucie Skeaping introduces the first of two programmes of music inspired by the tragic queen of Carthage, including Purcell's famous lament from Dido and Aeneas and cantatas by Blamont and Monteclair performed by soprano Rachel Elliott and members of the New Chamber Opera under Gary Cooper.

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucie Skeaping
Soprano:
Rachel Elliott
Singers:
Members of the New Chamber Opera
Conductor:
Gary Cooper
Producer:
Lindsay Kemp

With Sean Rafferty.

Music includes at 5.40 Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) with the Vienna Philharmonic under James Levine; at 6.05 Vivaldi's Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV537, played by Mark Bennett and Michael Harrison with the English Concert under Trevor Pinnock; and at 6.40Â Vaughan Williams's Benedicite performed by Heather Harper (soprano) with the Bach Choir and the LSO under David Willcocks.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sean Rafferty

Andrew McGregor introduces the second of three composer portraits, direct from the Royal Festival Hall, London. Today, Hans Werner Henze - a composer with a diverse output, whose music has a strong theatrical sense.

Symphony No 5 - BBCSO, conductor Oliver Knussen

Ariosi - Carole Farley (soprano), Ernst Kovacic (violin), BBCSO/Oliver Knussen

8.20 Twenty Minutes: Neapolitan Sixths
Michael Oliver presents a portrait of Hans Werner Henze in the words and music of the composer himself and with the help of performers and critics associated with him.

8.40 Henze Orpheus behind the Wire - BBC Singers, conductor Stephan Parkman

Symphony No 8 - BBCSO, conductor Oliver Knussen

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew McGregor
Composer:
Hans Werner Henze
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Oliver Knussen
Soprano:
Carole Farley
Violinist:
Ernst Kovacic
Singers:
BBC Singers
Conductor:
Stephan Parkman
Presenter (Twenty Minutes):
Michael Oliver

Paul Allen marks the reopening of one of Britain's most influential theatres, the Royal Court, with a special edition direct from the refurbished building. With contributions from directors, performers and playwrights, including David Hare and Timberlake Wertenbaker, the programme explores the theatre's role in fostering new writers.

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Allen
Interviewee:
David Hare
Interviewee:
Timberlake Wertenbaker

Verity Sharp presents the Reservoir Ensemble under Mikel Toms in the UK premieres of music from the British and German avant-garde. In Reuderbach's Zahlergesang a man stands staring at his electricity machine as he hears music from another world. Richard Barrett's Trowl offers a contemporary take on Schubert's Trout Quintet. And Buttner's Protobox is a study of primitivism for percussionist, wooden box and tape.

Contributors

Presenter:
Verity Sharp
Musicians:
Reservoir Ensemble
Conductor:
Mikel Toms

With Jonathan Swain.

12.05am Arnold Three Shanties

12.15 Rosetti Concerto in E flat for two horns

12.35 Schubert Variations in E minor, D802

12.50 Gade At Sunset

1.00 Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

3.10 Telemann Secondo Trietto

3.15 Holst, arr Walsh St Paul Suite

3.30 Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet

4.00 Nivers Officium Defunctorum

4.40 Elgar Serenade for Strings

5.00 Kraus Symphony in C minor (Symphonie Funebre)

5.25 Bach Chaconne (Partita in D minor, BWV1004)

5.45 Debussy Premiere Rapsodie

5.50 Dvorak Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op 72 No 2

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

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