With Penny Gore
6.05 MacDowell Suite No 1, Op 42
Ulster Orchestra, conductor TakuoYuasa
6.35 CPE Bach Concerto in D minor for flute and strings, Wq22
Feinstein Ensemble , director Martin Feinstein (flute)
7.20 William Bolcom Graceful Ghost
(Three Ghost Rags) Gil Shaham (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano)
7.40 Vaughan Williams Merciless Beauty John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Nash Ensemble
8.15Arensky Three Pieces, Op 42 Anthony Goldstone (piano)
8.50 Herold Overture: Zampa BBC Philharmonic, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
With Donald Macleod.
In December 1888 Saint-Saens's mother died. The composer was devastated and, following medical advice, he shut up his Paris apartment and headed south. He was without a permanent address until 1904. During this period of nomadic existence his opera Samson et Dalila was finally staged in France.
Melodies Persanes (excerpts) - Francois le Roux (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
Samson et Dalila (excerpt from Act 2) - Placido Domingo (tenor), Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Orchestra of the Opera-Bastille, conductor Myung-Whun Chung
Morceau de Concert for harp and orchestra - Sioned Williams, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Emmanuel Plasson
Choreographer Wayne McGregor continues his work on a piece for modern dancers and the Royal Ballet.
With Rob Cowan.
Mozart Overture: The Magic Flute
Halle Orchestra, conductor John Barbirolli
10.13 Schutz Danket dem Herrn (Psalm 136) Regensburg Cathedral Choir, conductor Hanns-Martin Schneidt
10.19 Bartok 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
10.34 Re-issue of the Week: Debussy La Damoiselle Élue Victoria de los Angeles
(soprano), Carol Smith (contralto), Radcliffe Choral Society, Boston Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Charles Munch
10.55 Beethoven Sonata in A, Op 4 7
(Kreutzer) Bronislaw Huberman (violin), Ignaz Friedman (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Performances from the Philharmonie, Berlin, presented by Jonathan Swain in conversation with Roger Norrington. Wagner The Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure) Conductor Claudio Abbado
Mozart Piano Concerto in E flat, K107 (Three Concertos after JC Bach) With Christian Zacharias (piano), conductor Roger Norrington
Wagner Die Frist 1st um (Der Fliegander Hollander) With Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), conductor Claudio Abbado
Another chance to hear a concert first broadcast last year. Orpheus Quartet
Haydn String Quartet in C, Op 54 No 2 Bartok String Quartet No 5 (R)
Ulster Orchestra
Dvorak Overtures: In Nature's Realm; Carnival; Othello
Conductor Jacek Kaspszyk
Weber Konzertstuck for piano and orchestra Anthony Goldstone , Conductor Tomasz Bugaj
Dvorak Symphony No 8 in G Conductor Takuo Yuasa
Blue Peter's Simon Thomas and Matt Baker introduce music written for a carnival, pieces written for royalty by Handel and Strauss, and a funny song about being at summer camp.
Bach and His Italian Models
Lucie Skeaping , in conversation with Andrew Manze , introduces a concert of music forviolin and harpsichord by Bonporti, Albinoni, Pandolfi and Bach, given by Andrew Manze (violin) and Richard Egarr (harpsichord) at the Snape Maltings at Easter. (R)
Sean Rafferty with music and news from the arts world. Music includes at 7.00
Stephen Chatman 's Tara 's Dream played by the CBC Symphony Orchestra,
Vancouver under Sergiu Comissiona.
Royal Festival Hall 50th Birthday Gala Concert
The Royal Festival Hall opened 50 years ago today as the centrepiece of the 1951 Festival of Britain. Tonight's live starstudded gala celebration will raise funds forthe refurbishment of the hall.
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Marcello Giordani (tenor), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Murray Perahia (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev National Anthem
Harrison Birtwistle Fanfare (first performance)
Beethoven Overture: Leonora No 3
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
8.10 Twenty Minutes: The Festival of Britain
Patrick Wright looks back on the 1951 Festival of Britain and explores what it meant to the nation then and now.
8.30 Verdi Overture; Pace, Pace Mio Dio (La Forza del Destino); Aria and Cabaletto (Luisa Miller); Cortigiani Vil Rizza Dannata (Rigoletto); Ah Si Ben Mio; Di Quella Pira; Scene and aria (Don Carlos)
Catallnl Ebben, NeAndroLontana(La Wally) Verdi Overture: / Vespri Siciliani See Music: page 17
In his latest fiction, The Years with Laura Diaz , Carlos Fuentes returns to his interest in the years of the Mexican revolution. He talks to Isabel Hilton. Plus the verdict on this evening's first night:
Isabel Hilton and guests discuss the RSC's opening production of the summer season, Hamlet, with Samuel West in the title role.
The week's final programme includes tracks from the crossover album from Bob BrozmanandTadashi Hirayasu , music from the new Taraf de Haidouks CD, due out this month, and more from Susanne Lundeng. Presented by Fiona Talkington.
With Jonathan Swain. Spohr Nonet in F,
Op 31 12.35 Prokoflev Suite: Lieutenant Kije 1.00 Grieg Symphonic Dance, Op 64 No 4; Piano Concerto in A minor Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) 2.30 CPE Bach Trio Sonata in A, Wql46 2.50 Villa-Lobos Guitar Prelude No 3 in A minor
3.00 Stories and Rhymes
3.15 Words Alive 13.30 Listen and Write
3.50 Word Fun 4.05 Mental Booster
Maths Challenge 4.20 CountingTime
Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52
4.50 Richard Rodgers , orch R Bennett Suite: Victory at Sea 5.05 Tchaikovsky
Suite: Swan Lake 5.30 Mozart Ave Verum
Corpus, K618 5.40 Massenet Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini (Le Cid) 5.50 Trad, arr M Hurst 10,000 Miles Away
