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With Penny Gore.
Suppe Overture: Poet and Peasant Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
6.35 Haydn Piano Sonata in G, HXVI 40 Sviatoslav Richter
7.00 Francesco Manfredini Concerto in D for two trumpets Helmut H unger, I Solisti Veneti , director Claudio Scimone
7.45 Walton, arr Tausky Suite: The Quest London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Composer
8.05 Stefan Montafishier Shope Shope Trakia Choir
8.35 Kodaly Peacock Variations Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati

Contributors

Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Unknown:
Sviatoslav Richter
Unknown:
Francesco Manfredini
Unknown:
Solisti Veneti
Director:
Claudio Scimone
Conductor:
Antal Dorati

2: The Court of Frederick the Great
CPE Bach was employed by the Crown Prince of Prussia, who became King
Frederick II in 1740. Bach continued to work as the principal keyboard player at court until 1767, accompanying, directing and teaching aristocrats, but he still found time to compose. In his first five years of service he wrote 20 keyboard sonatas and ten concertos. Presented by Donald Macleod.
Flute Sonata in G minor (Allegro) (attrib CPE Bach) Lena Weman ,
Hans-Ola Ericsson (harpsichord)
Sonata in C minor, Wq 48 No 4 (Prussian) Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) Magnificat in D (excerpt)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Philip Ledger
Flute Concerto in D minor, H426 Rachel Brown (Baroque flute), Brandenburg Consort , director Roy Goodman (fortepiano)

Contributors

Flute:
Donald MacLeod.
Unknown:
Lena Weman
Harpsichord:
Bob van Asperen
Unknown:
Rachel Brown
Flute:
Brandenburg Consort
Director:
Roy Goodman

With Jonathan Swain.
Mozart Serenade in G, K525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10.23 Palestrina Recordare
(Lamentations for Holy Saturday)
Tallis Scholars, director Peter Phillips
10.33 Re-issue of the Week:
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 in C Robin Hood Dell Orchestra, conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos (piano)
11.00 Palestrina Missa Hodie Christus Natus Est (excerpt) Timothy Roberts (organ), Gabrieli Consort and Players, directorPaul McCreesh
11.20 Schoenberg Serenade , Op 24
(Finale) Ensemble of the ISCM, New York, conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Mozart Serenade
Unknown:
Eine Kleine
Unknown:
Palestrina Recordare
Director:
Peter Phillips
Conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Unknown:
Timothy Roberts
Unknown:
Gabrieli Consort
Unknown:
Schoenberg Serenade
Conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos

New Generation Artists
Presented by Verity Sharp.
Weber Introduction, Theme and Variations
Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Poulenc Banalités
James Rutherford (baritone), Eugene Asti (piano)
Brahms Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 108 llya Gringolts (violin), Ashley Wass (piano)
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K581
Ronald van Spaendonck , Belcea Quartet

Contributors

Presented By:
Verity Sharp.
Clarinet:
Ronald van Spaendonck
Piano:
Alexandre Tharaud
Piano:
Eugene Asti
Unknown:
Ronald van Spaendonck

BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor Jiri Belohlavek
The BBC Symphony Orchestra explores 19th-and 20th-century Czech music under the direction of Jiri Belohlavek.
Martinu'sgritty concerto, composed in defiance of the Nazi invasion of his country, contrasts with Fibich's lyrical first symphony. Presented by Tommy Pearson. Eben Prague Nocturne Novak Eternal Longing
Fibich Symphony No 1 in F Martinu Double Concerto

Contributors

Conductor:
Jiri Belohlavek
Unknown:
Jiri Belohlavek.
Presented By:
Tommy Pearson.

Loewe and the German Ballade Tradition lain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital of songs by Schubert, Strauss, Sallinen and Sibelius, performed by Finnish soprano Soile Isokowski and pianist Marita Viitasalo.

Contributors

Soprano:
Soile Isokowski
Pianist:
Marita Viitasalo.

A concert recorded at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Leif Ove Andsnes performs a selection of Romantic piano music, including miniatures by fellow Norwegian, Grieg. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

Grieg Lyric Pieces: Evening in the Mountains, Op 68 No 4; Gade, Op 57 No 2; The Brook, Op 62 No 4; Phantom, Op 62 No 5; March of the Trolls, Op 54 No 3; At Your Feet, Op 68 No 3; Homesickness, Op 5 7 No 6; Sylph, Op 62 No 1; Cradle Song, Op 68 No 5; Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op 65 No 6

Liszt Ballad No 2 in B minor, S171

Schubert Deutsche Landler, 0790 (excerpts)

Schumann Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op 26

Contributors

Presenter:
Petroc Trelawny
Pianist:
Leif Ove Andsnes

Susannah Clapptalks to Cees Nooteboom , one of Holland's greatest living writers, about his new novel All Souls' Day, which tells the story of a man tryi ng to come to terms with his place in the world afterthe death of his wife and child in an air crash.

Contributors

Unknown:
Susannah Clapptalks
Unknown:
Cees Nooteboom

Verity Sharp plays music by Bjork, meets Leafcutter John , and explores
John Cage 's Suite for Toy Piano. Also featured is music from Kanda Bongo Man , Pachelbel and the Black Dog.

Contributors

Unknown:
Verity Sharp
Unknown:
Leafcutter John
Unknown:
John Cage
Unknown:
Kanda Bongo Man

With Jonathan Swain.

Weber Missa Sancta No 2 in G. Op 76 (Jubelmesse)

12.40 Schumann Overture. Scherzo and Finale, Op 52

1.00 A concert of Motets, including: Gombert Qui Colis Ausoniam; Felix Austriae Domus Desprez PraeterRerum Seriem Manchicourt Nunc Enim si Centum Clemens non Papa Caesar Habet Naves

2.10 Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op 40

3.00-5.00 BBC Schools
3.00 Something to Think About

3.15 Let's Move!
3.35 Time to Move
3.55 Stories and Rhymes
4.10 Word Games 1
4.25 Word Games 2
4.40 The Song Tree

5.00 Dohnanyl Symphonic Minutes, Op 36

5.25 Vivaldi Kyrie Eleison in D minor, RV58 7

5.35 Mozart, arr Grieg Sonata in F for two pianos, K533

5.50 Bernstein Overture: Candide

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

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