With Edward Seckerson.
Saint-Saens Elegie , Op 160
Philippe Graffin (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano)
6.30 Haydn Symphony No 52 in C minor Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, conductor Adam Fischer
7.00 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1
Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos)
7.40 Schreker Nachtstucke BBCPO, conductor VassilySinaisky
8.00 Anon Deo Gratias Anglia (Agincourt Carol) Gothic Voices
8.45 Debussy Danse Extatique (The Martyrdom of St Sebastian)
Ann Murray and Nathalie Stutzmann (mezzos), Leslie Caron (narrator),
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Heinichen Concerto a 8 in C
9.10 Britten A Hymn to the Virgin
9.15 Bartok Romanian Christmas Carols
9.20 Sullivan Overture: In Memoriam
9.30 Schutz Warum Toben die Heiden
9.40 Pietro Anonacci Sinfonia Pastorale
9.45 Schubert Gretchen am Spinnrade, 0118
9.50 Rutland Boughton Flute Concerto
10.10 Albeniz Suite Espanola
10.25 Bach Cantata No 36: Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor (Part 1)
10.40 Svendsen Carnival in Paris
10.55 Chopin Ballade No 3 in A flat, Op 4 7
11.10 Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op 76 No 4 (Sunrise)
11.35 Nielsen Helios Overture 11.50 Rzewski Winnsboro Cotton Blues (Four North American Ballads)
12.00 William Schuman American
Festival Overture
On the centenary of the birth of Marxist composer Alan Bush , Ivan Hewettasks who are today's political composers. And Michael Kaiser reflects on the arts, subsidy and running an opera house in Britain. Producer Ian Wallington
Anthony Burton introduces Radio 3's special celebration of Christmas across
Europe and beyond, which brings together musical cultures from ten different countries, co-ordinated by the European Broadcasting Union. Finland
From the Kallio Church in Helsinki, festive music for choir and organ by Sibelius, Wldor and Naji Hakim. Talla Men's Ensemble,
Kalevi Kiveniemi (organ)
2.00 Belgium
The first performance of the Missa Christe Regem Gentiem by leading Belgian composer Benoit Memier , and music by Lassus, Frescobaldi and contemporaries. Xavier Deprez (organ), Namur Chamber Choir, Capella Sancti Michaelis , director Erik van Nevel
3.00 Denmark
The Holy Trinity Church in Copenhagen is the setting for a sequence of sacred choral music by Bach, Gade, Nielsen and others. Inge Bonnerup (organ),
Trinitatis Kantori , Trinitatis Chamber Orchestra, director Per Enevold
4.00 Germany
A performance of Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio from the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. Ingrid Schmithiisen (soprano), Elisabeth Wilke (contralto),
Marcus Ulmann (tenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass), Dresden Kreuzchor, Dresden
Philharmonie, conductor Roderich Kreile
5.35 Slovenia
From the Gallus Hall in Ljubljana.
Andreja Zakonjsek (soprano), Marcus Fink (bass), Slovenian Radio Chamber Chorus, Slovenian Radio Children's Choir, Radio
Slovenia SO, conductor David de Villiers Tippett Fanfare No 1; Suite in D
Lojze Lebic Fantasy on Old Slovene Carols (first performance)
6.30 Hungary
From the Marble Hall in Budapest a recital given by Sandor Falvai and Ilona Prunyi of Uszt's Christmas music for one and two pianos, including excerpts from his
Christmas Tree suite and his oratorios Christus and Elisabeth.
7.30 United Kingdom
From King's College, Cambridge. Catherine Bott (soprano), BBC Singers, Choristers of King's College, Cambridge, Endymion
Ensemble, conductor Stephen Cleobury Stravinsky Mass
Francis Grier The Five Mysteries of the Rosary (BBC commission, first performance)
By David Hare.
In his heart-breaking account of love tested to destruction, David Hare presents his interpretation of what may have happened behind closed doors between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas. The Judas Kiss lays bare the two critical moments in Wilde's last years: the day he decides to stay in England and face imprisonment and the night after his release, two years later, when the lover for whom he risked and lost everything betrays him.
Deja view with Mark Lewisohn : page 15
I Netherlands
Excerpts from a performance of ! Monteverdi's Vespers given earlier today in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
Johanette Zomer and Ann Hallenberg (sopranos), Julian Podgerand Robert Getchell (tenors), Harry van der Kamp
(bass), Netherlands Bach Society Chorus and Orchestra, Concerto Palatino, conductor Jos van Veldhoven
12.25 United States
A performance of Bach's Magnificatgiven at St Paul's Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Suzie LeBlanc and Sandra Simon (sopranos), Elizabeth Shammash
(contralto), Marc Molomot (tenor), Michael McMurray (bass), Apollo's Fire, conductor Jeannette Sorrell
With Jonathan Swain.
Bach Motets: Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied, BWV225; Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV229; Der Geist Hilft Unser Schwachheit auf, BWV226; Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Bei Dir, BWV228; Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV227
2.05 Mozart String Quartet in C, K465 (Dissonance)
2.35 Narvaez Los Seys Libros del Delphin
2.55 Vitry Je Qui Paoir Seule Ai de Conforter
3.10 Antoine Forqueray, arr JB Forqueray Harpsichord Suite
3.25 CPE Bach Flute Concerto in G, Wql69
3.50 Haydn Symphony No 49 in F minor (La Passione)
4.10 Debussy, arr Greissle Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune
4.25 J Strauss (son) Waltz: Roses from the South
4.35 Strauss Das Rosenband, Op 36 No 1; Morgen, Op 27 No 4
4.45 Brahms Academic Festival Overture
5.05 Bach Cantata No 54: Widerstehe Doch der Sunde
5.20 Rachmaninov Caprice Bohemien, Op 12
5.45 Lili Boulanger D'un Matin de Printemps
5.50 Bartok Six Romanian Dances
