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Today Donald Macleod introduces three works that sprang from very different commissions: a flute concerto written for
James Galway , a deeply spiritual work based on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and an orchestral piece dedicated to the astronauts of NASA.
Invocacion y
Danza Pepe Romero (guitar)
Concierto Pastoral James
Galway (flute), Philharmonia Orchestra , conductor Eduardo Mata
Himnos de los Neofitos de Qumran
Natalie Clifton-Griffith , Nicki Kennedy and Sinead Pratschke (sopranos),
Men of Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Raymond Calcraft A la Busca del Mas Alia
Berlin Radio Orchestra, conductor Hans-Dieter Baum

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
James Galway
Guitar:
Danza Pepe Romero
Flute:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor:
Eduardo Mata
Unknown:
Natalie Clifton-Griffith
Unknown:
Nicki Kennedy
Sopranos:
Sinead Pratschke
Conductor:
Raymond Calcraft
Conductor:
Hans-Dieter Baum

With Jonathan Swain.
Grainger Brigg Fair Peter Pears (tenor),
Linden Singers, conductor Steuart Bedford
10.08 Delius Brigg Fair (An English
Rhapsody) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
10.25 Schumann Carnaval , Op 9 Annie Fischer (piano)
10.52 Delius On Craig Ddu Elysian Singers, conductor Matthew Greenall
10.56 Telemann Sonata Prima in A (Paris Quartets) Barthold Kuijken (flute), Sigiswaid Kuijken (violin),
Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)
11.09 Delius A Late Lark Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Eric Fenby
11.17 Delius A Song of Summer LSO, conductor Anthony Collins

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Conductor:
Schumann Carnaval
Piano:
Annie Fischer
Conductor:
Matthew Greenall
Violin:
Sigiswaid Kuijken
Viola:
Wieland Kuijken
Harpsichord:
Gustav Leonhardt
Unknown:
Lark Anthony Rolfe
Conductor:
Eric Fenby
Conductor:
Anthony Collins

Bath Mozartfest
Stephanie Hughes introduces the final programme of highlights from this year's Mozartfest. including:
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op 49 Florestan Trio
Mozart Symphony No 35 in D, K385 (Haffner) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, director Christophe Coin

Contributors

Introduces:
Stephanie Hughes
Director:
Christophe Coin

From the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow,
Kirsteen McCue presents a recital given earlierthis month by cellist Alexander Baillie and pianist John Thwaites , featuring two of the best-loved works in the cello repertoire and a new work by James MacMillan. Debussy Cello Sonata
MacMillan Cello Sonata No 2
Franck Cello Sonata

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirsteen McCue
Unknown:
Alexander Baillie
Pianist:
John Thwaites
Unknown:
James MacMillan.

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rachmaninov Symphony Cycle
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs the last of Rachmaninov's symphonies, and Danish soprano
Inger Dam-Jensen joins the orchestra for lieder by Strauss. Presented by Sandy Burnett. Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Conductor Osmo Vanska
Strauss Standchen , Op 17 No 2; Lieder, Op 68 (excerpts) Inger Dam-Jensen
(soprano), conductor Martyn Brabbins
Rachmaninov Symphony No 3 in A minor Conductor Osmo Vanska

Contributors

Soprano:
Inger Dam-Jensen
Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.
Conductor:
Osmo Vanska
Conductor:
Strauss Standchen
Soprano:
Inger Dam-Jensen
Conductor:
Martyn Brabbins

Pat Metheny. Julian Joseph introduces recordings bythis popular American guitarist, from his 1976 debut album featuring Jaco Pastorius , to subsequent collaborations with Charlie Haden and Ornette Coleman.

Contributors

Unknown:
Pat Metheny.
Introduces:
Julian Joseph
Unknown:
Jaco Pastorius
Unknown:
Charlie Haden
Unknown:
Ornette Coleman.

Live from the Barbican, London, as part of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Barbican Season. The programme includes a 70th birthday performance of Sofia
Gubaidulina's 1971 work Fairytale Poem. Truls Mork (cello), BBC Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska Sibelius Tapiola
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Sunstroke
By Ivan Bunin , translated by Sophie Lund. Read by David Horovitch. A classic Russian story about falling in love on the Volga. (R)
8.45 Gubaidulina Fairytale Poem Beethoven Symphony No 7 in A

Contributors

Cello:
Truls Mork
Unknown:
Ivan Bunin
Translated By:
Sophie Lund.
Read By:
David Horovitch.

Philip Dodd discusses the career of graphic designer Saul Bass , credited with transforming a banal medium into an art form and famous for his film title work for the likes of Hitchcock, Kubrick and Scorsese. And Philip Dodd considers the status of graphic design today: can it still lay claim to being a radical form?

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Dodd
Designer:
Saul Bass
Designer:
Philip Dodd

London Jazz Festival
Wayne Shorter. One of the major figures in modern jazz in a concert recorded earlier this month. Saxophonist Wayne Shorter is joined by Danilo Perez (piano),
John Patitucci (bass) and Brian Blade (drums). Producers Steve Shepherd and Kathryn Willgress

Contributors

Unknown:
Wayne Shorter.
Piano:
Danilo Perez
Piano:
John Patitucci
Piano:
Brian Blade
Producers:
Steve Shepherd
Producers:
Kathryn Willgress

With Jonathan Swain.

Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

2.30 Franck Chorale No 2 in B minor

2.45 Schubert Winterreise, D911

3.55 Uros Krek Sonatina for strings

4.10 Hellendaal Cello Sonata in G, Op 5 No 8

4.20 Franck Prelude, Fugue and Variation in B minor, Op 18

4.30 Bach Violin Sonata No 3 in E, BWV1016

4.45 Mendelssohn Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

5.05 Bach Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV874 (Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2)

5.20 Schumann Marchenerzahlungen, Op 132

5.40 Ridout George III, His Lament

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

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