With Tommy Pearson.
Schubert Fantasie, D934 Isaac Stern (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano)
6.40 Sibelius Nightride and Sunrise, Op 55 London Symphony Orchesta, conductor Colin Davis
7.00 Torelli Concerto Grosso in D, Op 8 No 12 Mariana Sirbu (violin), I Musici
7.45 Schumann Fantasiestucke , Op 111 Andreas Haefliger (piano)
8.00 Chavez Zarabanda
Mexico City PO, conductor Enrique Batiz
8.40 Milhaud Ballet: La Création du
Monde John Harle (alto saxophone), London Sinfonietta, conductor Simon Rattle

With Donald Macleod in conversation with musicologist and Schubert biographer
Elizabeth Norman McKay. An exploration of the musical models which influenced
Schubert- including Beethoven and Rossini.
Piano Sonata in E, D566 (Moderato) Martino Tirimo (piano)
Symphony No 6 in C, D589
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Nicholas Kraemer
Rondo in D, D608 Maria Joao Pires and Husein Sermet (pianos)

Actress Fiona Shaw travels to Italy to work on a new film based on Marivaux's The
Triumph of Love and produced by Bernardo Bertolucci.

With
Jonathan Swain. Berlioz Overture: Roman Carnival
LSO, conductor Colin Davis
10.11 Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat, K271 MyraHess,
University of Illinois Sinfonietta, conductor John M Kuypers
10.44 Janacek Mladi Members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11.03 Dvorak Heroic Song Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi

The York and Beverley Early Music Festivals 2000
Lucie Skeaping explores the German connection in music performed at this year's festivals.
Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV1029 Paolo Pandolfo ,
Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord)
Forster Congregantes Philistei (Dialogi Davidis ) La Cappella Ducale, Musica Fiata , Koln, director Roland Wilson
Abel Praeludium-Adagio -Allegro Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) Fux Harpsichord Suite in A minor Mitzi Meyerson
Bach Double Concerto in D minor, BWV1043 Odile Edouard (violin), Ensemble 415, director Chiara Banchini (violin)

Towards
Schubert Fiona Talkington introduces a recital given in October at St George's, Bristol, in which Linda Nicholson performs music by Vorisek, Beethoven and Schubert on a fortepianofrom her own collection, a Viennese instrument made in 1833. Vorisek Impromptus Op 7: Nos 3 and 4 Beethoven Piano Sonata in E, Op 90 Schubert DreiStucke, D946

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Haydn Symphony No 44 in E minor (Trauer) Conductor Alexander Polianichko
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Artur Pizzaro , conductor Martyn Brabbins Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Conductor Vassily Sinaisky

Nat "King" Cole
Julian Joseph pays homage to pianist and vocalist Nat "King" Cole, who pioneered the trio format of piano, guitar and bass later adopted by Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson. Music includes his classic trio recordings of the early forties, a landmark session with saxophonist Lester Young and a live jam with guitarist Les Paul as part of Jazz at the Philharmonic.

In the last In Tune of 2000 Sean Rafferty celebrates a year of live performance with some of the musical highlights from the last twelve months. And Rob Cowan joins Sean in the studio with his selection of recent classical CDs to give as Christmas presents. Music in the programme includes Martinu's Merry Christmas 1941 played by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Christopher Hogwood; at 5.45 Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in E, RV270, (II riposo peril Natale) performed by Europa Galante directed by Fabio Biondi (violin); and at 6.00 Grieg's Lyric Pieces (excerpts) played by Emil Gilels (piano).

John Jones introduces a concert given last week a t the Newport Centre in South Wales. Paul Lewis (piano),
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Joseph Swensen
Beethoven Overture: Egmont; Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in Eminor

Paul Allen talks to William Boyd about his latest television adaptation -
Evelyn Waugh 's wartime trilogy TheSwordof Honour.

Verity Sharp introduces a concert given earlierthis month in Symphony Hall,
Birmingham, the first of two programmes featuring that most colourful contemporary composer Mauricio Kagel , who celebrates his 69th birthday on Christmas Eve. Music includes one of Kagel's latest works,
Entfuhrungim Konzertsaal (Kidnapping in the Concert Hall) in which the performance of Kagel's cantata on texts by Georg Christoph
Lichtenberg has been thrown into confusion by the kidnapping of many of the musicians, including all the vocal soloists. Also in the programme is Mitternachtsstuk, based on writings by Robert Schumann. The performers include the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Schoenberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw with tenor Christoph Homberger.

With
Jonathan Swain. Telemann Concerto in A minor for recorder, viola da gamba, strings and continuo
12.20 Ruppe Christmas Cantata
12.50 Paul Siefert Fantasia 8 Toni ex G
1.00 Copland Orchestral Variations; Clarinet Concerto
Stravinsky Ballet: The Firebird
2.25 Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin
2.55 Laszlo Lajtha Quatre Hommages
3.20 Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
3.35 Andrew Ford Wassails and Lullabies
3.50 Weiss Lute Suite No 21 in G minor
4.20 Bernardo Storace Toccata e Canzon
4.30 Haydn Symphony No 22 in E flat (Philosopher)
4.50 Reznicek Overture: Donna Diana
5.00 Brahms Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op 118 No 6
5.10 Respighi Poema Autunnale
5.30 Delibes Fantaisie aux Divins
Mensonges (Lakme)
5.40 Stravinsky Suite: The Soldier's Tale