Croatian
March, Op 85 No 5 5.10 Chausson
Poeme, Op 25 5.25 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60 5.40 Handel Prelude
(Chaconne); Sarabande: Gigue; Air; Ballo (Terpsichore) 5.55 Popadiuk Fantasy on Themes ofGuzul Folk Melodies
With Penny Gore.
Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op 48 No 1 Maria Joao Pires (piano)
6.35 Sibelius Scenes Historiques No 2, Op 66Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
7.00 Weber Andante e Rondo Ungarese, Op 35 Bernard Garfield (bassoon), Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Eugene Ormandy
7.35 Gluck Ballet:
Semiramis Tafelmusik , director Jeanne Lamon
8.00 Hovhaness Prayer of St Gregory Benny Wiame (trumpet), I Fiamminghi, conductor Rudolph Werthen
8.40 Smetana Overture; Polka; Furiant; Dance of the Comedians (The Bartered Bride) Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Raphael Kubelik
Josquin Desprez was Maestro diCapella at Ferrara from April 1503 to April 1504. and became the highest-paid singer in the court's history. There he also found himself benefiting from the publications of his music made by Petrucci. Today Donald Macleod considers a period that many considerto represent the zenith of Josquin's career.
Virgo Salutiferi Choir of New College,
Oxford, conductor Edward Higginbottom Missa Pange Lingua Tallis Scholars, director Peter Philips
Miserere Mei , Deus La Chapelle Royale, director Philippe Herreweghe
The deliciousness of delaying yourfinal page. Novelist Esther Freud reflects on the pain of finishing a book.
With Jonathan Swain.
Ravel Pavane pour une Infante Défunte London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pierre Monteux
10.12 Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K304 ItzhakPerlman,
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
10.24 Mendelssohn String Quintet No 2 in B flat, Op 87
Jaime Laredo and Ani Kavafian (violins), Heiichiro Ohyama and Kim Kashkashian (violas), Sharon Robinson (cello)
11.57 Ravel Suite: Ma Mère !'Oye London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pierre Monteux
Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
4: 1900-1945. Today Fiona Talkington 's residence at the Finnish festival explores some of the extremes of early 20th-century chamber music, from the serialism of Webern to the Romanticism of Strauss.
Ravel Introduction and Allegro Soloists, Sarah O'Brien (harp)
Sibelius Sonatina in E, Op 80
Antti Tikkanen (violin), Heini Karkkainen (piano) Berg Four Pieces, Op 5 Martin Frost (clarinet), Heini Karkkainen (piano)
Webern Three Little Pieces, Op 11 Marko Ylonen (cello), Heini Karkkainen (piano) Strauss Songs Soile Isokoski (soprano), Marita Viitasalo (piano)
Bartok String Quartet No 5 Auer Quartet
Russian Roulette. Chris de Souza introduces another concert from St George 's Bristol, this week featuring music by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Krzysztof Smietana (violin), Mikhail Kazakevich (piano)
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 2, Op 94a; Melodies, Op 35a Shostakovich, transcr Tslganov Preludes, Op 34
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dagmar Peckova (mezzo), BBC Symphony Chorus, conductor Jiri Belohlavek.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra explores the music of Alexander Zemlinsky , revealing a multi-faceted composer at times Romantic, at times experimental. Presented by Tommy Pearson.
Zemlinsky Drei Balletstucke (Triumph der Zeit); Maeterlinck Songs, Op 13
Strauss Suite: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Zemlinsky Psalm No 13 for chorus and orchestra, Op 24
Simon Thomas and Matt Baker play more music for younger listeners. A piano with screws in it and a boy with an apple on his head put in an appearance in today's programme. Tell your friends about the website: www.bbc.co.uk/makingtracks
Bach Voices
Lucie Skeapingand singer
James Bowman look back over 70 years of recordings of Bach's vocal music and reflect on how things have changed.
Including choruses and arias from the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor conducted by Willem Mengelberg , Ralph Vaughan Williams and Nikolas Harnoncourt , and cantatas directed by Joshua Rifkin and Maasaki Suzuki. (R)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and a roundup of the latest news and views from the arts world.
Malcolm Arnold Symphony Cycle
Petroc Trelawny introduces the first concert in a series featuring the complete cycle of Malcolm Arnold's symphonies, recorded by the BBC Philharmonic to celebrate the composer's 80th birthday. Richard Davies (flute), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba
Arnold English Dances, Set 2; Symphony No 1;
Flute Concerto No 1; Symphony No 2
See also tomorrow 7.30pm
Beethoven String Quartet in E flat, Op 74 (Harp)(R)
Sarah Dunant presents the live debate programme which takes on the thornier topics in contemporary culture and puts today's issues into a historical and global context.
Today Robert Sandall devotes the entire programme to strange, adventurous and sometimes implausible cover versions of well-known songs, includingsuggestions from Late Junction listeners.
With Susan Sharpe. Flotow Overture:
Martha 12.15 Haydn Arietta and 12 Variations, H XVII 3 12.30 Grieg String Quartet in G minor, Op 27 1.00 Haydn Symphony No 92 in G (Oxford) Beriloz Symphonie Fantastique 2.30 Ivan Brkanovlc Second Zagreb Suite
2.50 Wilms Rondo-Polonaise in D
3.00 Expressive Arts Pack 2 3.20 Just
Poetry 3.30 Maths Challenge 3.45 Word Games 34.00 Have Your Say 4.20 Dance Workshop 4.40 Music Workshop
