With Penny Gore.
Praetorius PuerNatus in Bethlehem
6.40 Waldteufel Waltz: Roses de Noel, Op 230
7.00 Charpentier Noëls sur les Instruments
7.40 Einar Englund Suite: White Reindeer
8.00 Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8 (Fatto per la Notte di Natale)
8.35 William Henry Fry Santa Claus Symphony
Heroism plays a central role in Strauss's music: his view of the concept is closely entwined with Romanticism and draws heavily on his literary antecedents, notably Goethe and Schiller. Today Donald Macleod examines some of the ways in which Strauss used and depicted heroism. Traum Durch die Dammerung (Op 29) Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Enoch Arden , Op 38 (excerpt) Claude Rains (speaker), Glenn Gould (piano) Ein Heldenleben
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Fritz Reiner (R)
Artist Dorothy Cross talks about her plans to stage an opera in a cave - a shrine to the Virgin Mary - in the west of Ireland.
With Rob Cowan and Jonathan Swain.
Handel Violin Sonata in D, Op 1 No 13 Jascha Heifetz , Emanuel Bay (piano)
10.18 Humperdinck Dream Pantomime (Hansel and Gretel) Lucia Popp (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo),
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti
10.30 Komgold Ich GingZu Ihm (Das Wunder der Heliane) Lotte Lehmann
(soprano), Berlin State Opera Orchestra , conductor Manfred Gurlitt
10.39 Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488 Halina Czerny-Stefanska , Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Karel Ancerl
11.06 Sakhnovsky Cherubic Hymn No 2 St Petersburg Chamber Choir, director Nikolai Korniev
11.17 Suppe Overture: Pique Dame Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paul Paray
Artist in Focus: Charles Mackerras
Humphrey Burton talks to the Australian conductor about his musical passions, with recordings from the BBC archive. Mozart Symphony No 41 in C, K551 (Jupiter) Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Schubert Incidental music to Rosamunde
BBC Symphony Orchestra Berlioz Les Nuits d'Ete
Jennifer Smith (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra
From the Temple Church in London, a concert of medieval music for voice and instruments from England, France and Germany, and music from the Golden Age of the Spanish Renaissance. Introduced by Brian Kay.
Virelai: Catherine King (mezzo), William Lyons (flute/recorder), Jacob Heringman (lute/viol),
Susanna Pell (viol/lute/recorder)
From the Chapel of King's College,
Cambridge. A recording of the complete service broadcast yesterday on Radio 4. (R) Full order of service: page 20
Piano Trio in E, K542 (R)
Best of 2001 lain Burnside picks the plums from the past year on Voices, including memorable conversations with Karita Mattila,
HK Gruberand Francesca Zambello , and studio recordings with Lisa Milne , Paul Agnew and Vladimir Moroz.
British bass-baritone Robert Lloyd discusses his approach to the role of Don Carlos with Rodney Milnes. (R)
A sequence of music for Christmas, with carols and devotional music. (R)
Joan Bakewell talks to eminent figures about what they believe and why. 2: The Most
Rev Rowan Williams , Archbishop of Wales.
BBC Proms 2001
Another chance to hear three talented young artists from BBC Radio 3's New Generation and a performance of Beethoven's Choral symphony.
Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Kurt Streit (tenor), Peter Rose (bass), Elisabeth Batiashvili (violin), Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), London Philharmonic
Choir, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor OsmoVanska
Beethoven Concerto in C for violin, cello and piano; Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) (R)
By Franz Kafka. Adapted for radio by Pamela Grace and read by Paul Scofield. 2: The Examination. Although allowed to continue with his work as a bank official,
Joseph K 's life is under continuous scrutiny.
Another chance to hear Australia's leading period instrument orchestra with one of the world's leading countertenors. Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Genevieve Lacey (recorder), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, director Paul Dyer
Handel Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6 No 5 Vivaldi Nisi Dominus, RV608; Recorder Concerto in C, RV444; Cessate, Omai Cessate , RV684
Handel Water Music: Suite No 2 in D; Va Tacito (Giulio Cesare ) (R)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins
Prokofiev Suite: Lieutenant Kij6
With Jill Anderson.
Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100
12.25 Schubert DerEinsame , D800; Seligkeit, D43312.30 Haydn Cello
Concerto in D, H W/b 21.00 The Empire Resounds. Another concert from the Utrecht Early Music Festival 2000: Pierre de la Rue Missa Puer Natus Est Nobis
1.55 Poul Schierbeck Largo for string orchestra, Op 33 2.00 Shostakovich Chamber Symphony2.20 Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn 2.50 Beethoven
Symphony No 5 in C minor 3.25 Bach
Cantata No 36c: Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor3.55 Durante Concerto No 1 in F minor for strings 4.10 Chopin Impromptu in F sharp, Op 364.15 Praetorius Dans une Etable Obscure 4.20 John Svendsen
Romance 4.30 Mozart Overture:
Don Giovanni 4.35 Strauss Horn Concerto
No 1 inEflat4.50 Lehar Valse Boston (Das Landdes Lachelns) 5.00 Leo Fall 0 Rose von Stambul (Die Rose von Stambul)
5.05 Prokofiev Children's Suite, Op 65 (excerpts) 5.15 Bartok Four Hungarian
Folk Songs 5.25 Hendrik Andriessen Five Intermezzi 5.40 Trad Entre le Boeufet
I'Ane Gris 5.45 Hoist St Paul 's Suite (arr for guitar quartet)
