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With Penny Gore.
Boughton Three Songs without Words Sarah Francis (oboe),
Members of the Rasumovsky Quartet
6.40 Brahms Variations in F sharp on a Theme of Schumann, Op 9 Louis Lortie (piano)
7.10 Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata No 1 in G, BWV1027Anner Bylsma (piccolo cello), Bob van Asperen (organ)
7.45 Hoist Suite No 1 for military band, Op 28 Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, conductor Timothy Reynish
8.00 Francalx String Trio Marwood Ensemble
8.30 Piazzolla Tangazo
New World Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

Contributors

Oboe:
Sarah Francis
Piano:
Louis Lortie
Piano:
Bach Viola
Cello:
Bob van Asperen
Conductor:
Timothy Reynish
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas

After several years in London, Malcolm Arnold left the city for a quieter life in St
Merryn in Cornwall. In spite of being born in Northampton, he felt a close bond with Cornwall and the Cornish community, even becoming a bard of the Cornish Gorsedd. Donald Macleod and Piers
Burton-Page discuss the music which was inspired by Arnold's love of the area and the culture of Cornwall.
March: The Padstow Lifeboat, Op 94 Grimethorpe Colliery Band, conducted by the Composer Cornish Dances, Op 91
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny
Little Suite No 2 for brass band, Op 93 Grimethorpe Colliery Band, conductor Elgar Howarth
Fantasy, Op 89Judith Pearce (flute) Concerto for 28 players, Op 105 City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm Arnold
Unknown:
Cornish Gorsedd.
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Elgar Howarth
Conductor:
Richard Hickox

With Jonathan Swain.
Dvorak Carnival Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Fritz Reiner
10.15 Suk Mother 's Heart, Op 28 No 4 Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
10.20 Suk Asrael Symphony
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rafael Kubelik

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Fritz Reiner
Conductor:
Suk Mother
Conductor:
Rafael Kubelik

From the South West
Petroc Trelawny is at the Hall for Cornwall in Truro, the venue for the International
Musicians Seminar's "maestri" concerts every Easter and the first port of call when musicians from the IMS embark on their annual autumn tour.
Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K285 Janne Thomsen (flute), Sara Bittloch (violin),
Rachel Roberts (viola), Martin Lovett (cello)
Schumann Fantasiestucke , Op 73 Thomas Riebl (viola),
Gretel Dowdeswell (piano)
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49 Lorand Fenyves (violin), Thomas Carroll (cello), Connie Shih (piano)

Contributors

Flute:
Janne Thomsen
Violin:
Sara Bittloch
Viola:
Rachel Roberts
Cello:
Martin Lovett
Cello:
Schumann Fantasiestucke
Viola:
Thomas Riebl
Piano:
Gretel Dowdeswell
Violin:
Thomas Carroll
Cello:
Connie Shih

Russian Roulette. Chris de Souza introduces another live concert with a Russian theme from St George 's Bristol. This week the Brodsky Quartet play works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.
Shostakovich StringQuartet No 8, Op 110 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No 1 in D, Op 11

Contributors

Introduces:
Chris de Souza
Unknown:
St George

BBC Philharmonic
Malcolm Arnold Symphony Cycle
The BBC Philharmonic come to the end of their cycle of Malcolm Arnold's symphonies. The ninth shows the influence of Mahler and Tchaikovsky. Presented by Paul Guinery.
Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op 32 Conductor Edward Downes
Mahler Liedereines Fahrenden Gessellen
Katerina Karneus (soprano), conductor Tadaaki Otaka
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op 33 Robert Cohen (cello), conductor Tadaaki Otaka
Arnold Symphony No 9
Conductor Rumon Gamba

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm Arnold
Presented By:
Paul Guinery.
Presented By:
Tchaikovsky Francesca
Conductor:
Edward Downes
Soprano:
Katerina Karneus
Conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka
Cello:
Robert Cohen
Conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba

Bohemian Journey
Live from St David 's Hall in Cardiff, the BBC NOW continues its cycle of the complete Dvorak symphonies. Dvorak's seventh symphony is partnered with the double concerto by his friend Brahms and music from Janacek's most famous opera. Presented by Chris de Souza .
Tasmin Little (violin), Paul Watkins (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Richard Hickox
Janacek, arr Talich, revSmetacek Suite: The Cunning Little Vixen
Brahms Concerto in A minor for violin, cello and orchestra
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Mr Rysanek and MrSchlegel
A short story from the collection Prague
Tales by Jan Neruda. This wry observation of pub life in 19th-century Prague is read byJohnRowe.
8.45 Dvorak Symphony No 7 in D minor

Contributors

Unknown:
St David
Presented By:
Chris de Souza
Violin:
Paul Watkins
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Unknown:
Mr Rysanek
Unknown:
Jan Neruda.

Philip Dodd discusses the latest offering from the Coen brothers, The Man Who Wasn't There, the story of a barber who blackmails his wife's lover to fund a venture into dry cleaning. And scientist
Professor Paul Davies explores the theory of building a time-travel machine and the implications this would have for present past and future.

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Dodd
Unknown:
Professor Paul Davies

With Susan Sharpe.
Purcell, compl Dart Sonata in G minor
12.10 JG Muthel Concerto in D minor
12.35 Mendelssohn Three Psalms, Op 78
1.00 Shostakovich Symphony No 7
(Leningrad) 2.10 Arensky Suite Op 33 No 3 (Variations) 2.35 Gretry Le Jugement de Midas (excerpts) 3.10 Brahms String
Quartet in A minor, Op 51 No 2 3.50 Armas Jarnefelt Korsholma 4.10 Doppler Souvenir de Prague, Op 24 4.25 RW Henderson Missa Brevis 4.45 Bach Chromatic
Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903
5.05 Brahms Nachtwache, Op 104 No 1
5.15 Goldmark Night Piece (The Queen of Sheba) 5.20 Hannikainen Rural Dances, Op 39a 5.35 Bach Harpsichord Concerto No 4 in A, BWV1055
5.50 Ron Goodwin Suite: Drake 400

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Unknown:
Ron Goodwin

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