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With Edward Seckerson.

Bruckner Abendzauber - Marcus Krause (baritone), South German Vocal Ensemble, Neunecker Horn Ensemble, conductor Rolf Beck

6.30 Grieg The Mountain Thrall - Haken Hagegard (baritone), Gothenburg SO, conductor Neeme Jarvi

7.00 Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Berlin Philharmonic/James Levine

7.15 Schubert Fantasy in F minor, D940 - Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia (pianos)

8.00 Rodgers and Hammerstein Come Home (Allegro) - Bryn Terfel (baritone), English Northern Philharmonia/Paul Daniel

8.40 Harris Symphony No 3 - New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein

Full details of Morning on 3's music are posted at [web address removed] a few days before transmission.

Contributors

Presenter:
Edward Seckerson

With Andrew McGregor, who plays some of this month's newest releases.

9.30 Building a Library
Geoffrey Smith recommends a version of Mahler's Symphony No 4.

10.35 Stephen Johnson reviews new releases of orchestral music, including the latest instalment in the Naxos Haydn series, Mozart piano concertos from Alfred Brendel and Martha Argerich, and a Beethoven disc from pianist Helene Grimaud and conductor Kurt Masur.

11.00 An interview with Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey about his career as a recording artist and his recent release of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1.

11.30 Radio 3's Disc of the Week: Kodaly Missa Brevis - Choir of Westminster Cathedral, director James O'Donnell

Web Site: [web address removed] E-Mail: [email address removed]
Disc Details: call the Radio 3 Information Line on [number removed] or consult Ceefax, BBC1, page 651

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew McGregor
Presenter (Building a Library):
Geoffrey Smith
Reviewer:
Stephen Johnson
Interviewee:
Pieter Wispelwey
Producer:
Clive Portbury
Producer:
Andrew Lyle
Producer:
Susan Kenyon

Michael Berkeley's guest today is jazz bassist Dave Holland, who was born in the Midlands but has lived for some time in the USA, where he runs a highly successful jazz quintet. His musical passions include many jazz greats, among them Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus and Duke Ellington, but he also loves the music of Bela Bartok.

(Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Berkeley
Guest:
Dave Holland
Executive Producer:
Wendy Thompson

Stephanie Hughes presents a concert from the Wigmore Hall in London.

Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert Nachtstuck; Nacht und Traume; Auf dem Wasser zu Singen

Faure Clair de Lune; Le Secret; Les Berceaux; Au Cimetiere; Fleur Jetee

Brahms Unbewegte Laue Luft; Sapphische Ode; Therese; Von Waldbekranzter Hohe

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Contributors

Presenter:
Stephanie Hughes
Soprano:
Dorothea Roschmann
Pianist:
Graham Johnson

Humphrey Carpenter introduces listeners' requests, including:

Berlioz Overture: Les Francs-Juges - London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis

Walton Coronation Te Deum - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Louis Fremaux

Dinu Lipatti Concertino in Classical Style - Marco Vincenzi (piano), Padua and Veneto Chamber Orchestra, conductor Gert Meditz

Address: Listeners, Choice. [address removed] Phone: [number removed] E-Mail: [email address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Humphrey Carpenter
Producer:
Christina Pritchard

Claire Martin presents a session from Jim Mullen and news from the current UK jazz scene. Plus Brian Morton's selection of CDs for review.

E-Mail: [email address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Claire Martin
Musician:
Jim Mullen
Reviewer:
Brian Morton
Producer:
Keith Loxam

The last in a series of programmes celebrating Ornette Coleman's 70th birthday.

Today Alyn Shipton meets several of Ornette's most recent colleagues, including Pat Metheny, pianists Geri Allen and Joachaim Kuhn, trumpeter Wallace Roney and drummer Denardo Coleman. Ornette himself explains his philosophy for the 21st Century.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alyn Shipton
Subject/Interviewee:
Ornette Coleman
Interviewee:
Pat Metheny
Interviewee:
Geri Allen
Interviewee:
Joachaim Kuhn
Interviewee:
Wallace Roney
Interviewee:
Denardo Coleman
Producer:
Terry Carter

Martinu's opera, first seen at last year's Bregenz Festival comes to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Czech champion Charles Mackerras. Sung in English.

Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras

Acts 1 and 2

8.05 The Heroic Optimist
Peter Mackridge talks to Piers Burton Page about the life and work of Nikos Kazantakis, on whose novel Christ Recrucified Martinu's opera is based.

8.30 Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Singers/Musicians:
Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor:
Charles Mackerras
Manolios:
Jorma Silvasti (tenor)
Katerina:
Marie McLaughlin (soprano)
Grigoris:
Gregory Yurisich (bass)
Archon:
Jeremy White (bass)
Yannakos:
Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Panais:
Robin Leggate (tenor)
Michelis:
Peter Auty (treble)
Kostandis:
Roderick Earle (bass)
Nikolio:
Peter Wedd (tenor)
Andonis:
Alasdair Elliott (tenor)
Lenio:
Jenny Grahn (soprano)
Fotis:
Gwynne Howell (bass)
Old Woman:
Elizabeth Sikora (mezzo)
Old Refugee:
Grant Dickson (bass)
Father:
Ladas McCallum (speaker)
Dmitri:
James Bobby (baritone)
Despinio:
Hilary Taylor (soprano)
Interviewer (The Heroic Optimist):
Piers Burton Page
Interviewee (The Heroic Optimist):
Peter Mackridge

Robert Sandall and Mark Russell present a unique mix of musical styles and influences, including a session from Manchester band Homelife.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Sandall
Presenter:
Mark Russell
Musicians:
null Homelife
Producer:
Philip Tagney

Jez Nelson introduces a solo concert given at London's Pizza Express by guitarist Bill Frisell. Showtunes, Monk standards and country favourites are all given the Frisell treatment, and he talks about the challenge and dangers of performing.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jez Nelson
Guitarist/Interviewee:
Bill Frisell
Producer:
Steve Shepherd

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00 Haydn Piano Trio in G, HXV25 (Gypsy)

Brahms Piano Trio No 3 in C minor, Op 101

Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D66 7 (Trout)

2.20 Schoenberg Three Folk Songs, Op 49

2.35 Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

3.05 Schumann Kreisleriana, Op 16

3.40 Alma Mahler Five Lieder

3.55 J Strauss (son) A Night in Venice (excerpts)

4.25 Mozart Serenade in E flat, K375

4.50 Mozart Ach, Ich Fuhl's, Es ist Verschwunden (The Magic Flute)

5.00 Auric, arr Lane Suite: The Lavender Hill Mob

5.15 Hummel Trio in E flat, Op 12

5.35 Stravinsky Dances Concertantes

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

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