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With Fiona Talkington.
6.10 Leopold Mozart Sinfonia Pastorella
6.35 Krommer Partita in C, Op 76
7.00 Lagoya Danses Espagnoles on motifs from Bizet's Carmen
7.15 Chopin Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54
7.40 Weber Clarinet Concerto No 1 in Fminor
8.25 Stravinsky Concerto in D for strings Full details of Momingon3's music are posted atwww.bbc. co.uk/radio3/playlists a few days before transmission

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Talkington.
Unknown:
Lagoya Danses Espagnoles

Andrew McGregor plays some of this month's CD releases.
9.30 Building a Library:
Edward Seckerson recommends a recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No 11.
10.15 A look at some recent re-issues.
10.30 John Deathridge reviews new opera releases, including Wagner's Tannhauser from Daniel Barenboim and Debussy's
Pelleas et Mélisande from Bernard Haitink.
11.00 An interview with violinist Philippe Graffin , whose discs include rare French concertos and chamber music.
11.35 Disc of the Week: Haydn Symphony No 8 in G (Le Soir) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Producers Mark Lowther and Andrew Lyle
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview E-MAIL: cdreview@bbc.co.uk
DISC DETAILS: call the Radio 3 Information Line on [number removed] or consult CEEFAX. BBC1. page 651

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGregor
Unknown:
Edward Seckerson
Unknown:
John Deathridge
Unknown:
Daniel Barenboim
Unknown:
Bernard Haitink.
Violinist:
Philippe Graffin
Producers:
Mark Lowther
Producers:
Andrew Lyle

Michael Berkeley talks to historian and author Anthony Burton , who is a leading expert on Britain's industrial heritage. He is also involved with a professional theatre company which travels by narrow boat and performs in canalside locations. His musical choices range from Praetorius and Bach to Stravinsky, KurtWeill, Birtwistle, Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. Repeated tomorrow 3pm

Contributors

Talks:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Anthony Burton
Unknown:
Dizzy Gillespie.

Humphrey Carpenter introduces listeners' requests, including:
Mehul La Chasse duJeune Henri
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Raymond Leppard
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Henry Wood
Alessandro Scarlatti Concerto No 1 in Fminorl Musici
Honegger Pacific 231 Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet Delius Hassan (excerpts) Bournemouth Sinfonietta, conductor Vernon Handley
Bryan Kelly A New Orleans Suite Sheba Sound
Schubert Piano Trio in B flat, 0898
Alfred Cortot (piano), Jacques Thibaud (violin), Pablo Casals (cello)
Producer Anthony Sellors. ADDRESS: Listeners' Choice. BBC Birmingham, B5 7QQ. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: listeners.choice@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Introduces:
Humphrey Carpenter
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Conductor:
Vaughan Williams Serenade
Conductor:
Henry Wood
Conductor:
Alessandro Scarlatti
Conductor:
Ernest Ansermet
Conductor:
Delius Hassan
Conductor:
Vernon Handley
Conductor:
Bryan Kelly
Piano:
Alfred Cortot
Piano:
Jacques Thibaud
Violin:
Pablo Casals
Producer:
Anthony Sellors.

One of Britain's most prolific film and TV composers, Colin Towns appears with the NDR Big Band in a concert from last year's London Jazz Festival in performances of his own compositions and music by Kurt Weill. Introduced by Stacey Kent.
Producer Keith Loxam. ADDRESS: Jazz Line-Up,
Room 220, Broadcasting House, Queen Margaret Drive , Glasgow, G12 8DG. E-MAIL: jazzlineup@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Towns
Music By:
Kurt Weill.
Introduced By:
Stacey Kent.
Producer:
Keith Loxam.
Unknown:
Queen Margaret Drive

Charlie Parker. Brian Morton continues his exploration of the life and music of the influential jazz innovator.
2: Lookin' for the Pretty Notes
The beginning of Parker's original style.

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Parker.
Unknown:
Brian Morton

Verdi's tragic tale of illicit love, intrigue and treachery revolves around a peasant soldier's daughter, who is in love with Rodolfo. Little does she know that he is, in fact, an aristocrat - the son of Count Walter - and that his father has planned his marriage to the Duchess Federica.

Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor James Levine

Act 1

7.35 Interval: Billy Collins
American Poet Laureate Billy Collins, author of Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes, talks to Jo Shapcott.

8.00 Act 2

8.45 Interval: The Met Opera Quiz
Send questions to Met Opera Quiz, [address removed]

9.00 Opera Snaps
With Rodney Milnes.

9.05 Act 3

Broadcast Guide: For a free copy of the Met Broadcast Guide. call the BBC information line on [number removed]

Contributors

Conductor:
James Levine
Unknown:
Billy Collins
Unknown:
Emily Dickinson
Unknown:
Jo Shapcott
Unknown:
Rodney Milnes
Luisa:
Barbara Frittoli (soprano)
Federica:
Denyce Graves (mezzo)
Rodolfo:
Neil Shicoff (tenor)
Miller:
Roberto Frontali (baritone)
Wurm:
Philip Ens (bass)
Count Walter:
Hao Jiang Tian (bass)

My Month with Carmen Writer and director Lou Stein 's "sound diary" draws on a month spent with his dying mother. Against the Kafkaesque background of a hospital ward it tells of a son's inner experience at his mother's bedside during her battle with cancer. Professor Stanley Dische Himself
Excerpts from CS Lewis's A Grief Observed read by Julian Glover. Written and directed by Lou Stein. Original music composed by Deirdre Gribbin

Contributors

Unknown:
Carmen Writer
Director:
Lou Stein
Read By:
Julian Glover.
Directed By:
Lou Stein.
Composed By:
Deirdre Gribbin
Son:
Lou Stein
Carmen:
Miriam Colon
DrWilliamson:
Ed Bishop
Dr Veetash:
Andrew Seear
DrLang:
Stuart Milligan
Nurse/Tnxie:
Barbara Rosenblat

Sarah Walker presents a Scottish edition, beginning with a concert given in the Greyfriars Kirk , Edinburgh, featuring composers associated with Edinburgh University. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Garry Walker performs
Alasdair Nicolson 's Dansmusik and Nigel Osborne 's Violin Concerto with Ernst Kovacic as the soloist. Osborne's former students are represented by Karen Francis 's Adhesive Retrospection and Selena Kay 's Snakes & Ladders, here receiving its world premiere. There's also the world premiere of a BBC commission, Malcolm Hayes ' Stabat Mater , with soloists soprano Alwyn Mellor and mezzo Emma Selway. Plus a survey of recent Scottish electronic music, including soundscapes by John Levack Dreverand GreggWagstaff.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Walker
Unknown:
Greyfriars Kirk
Unknown:
Garry Walker
Unknown:
Alasdair Nicolson
Unknown:
Nigel Osborne
Unknown:
Ernst Kovacic
Unknown:
Karen Francis
Unknown:
Selena Kay
Unknown:
Malcolm Hayes
Unknown:
Stabat Mater
Soprano:
Alwyn Mellor
Unknown:
Emma Selway.

With Jonathan Swain. Mozart Violin Sonata
No 3 in D, K306Schubert Fantasy inC, D934 Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat, Op 182.15 Sibelius Symphony No 12.55 Rudolf Tobias Piano Sonatina No 1 in A flat 3.05 Visée
Suite in G 3.25 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 1154.10 Uros Krek Sonatina for strings 4.25 Mogens Pederson Three songs 4.35 Vivaldi Concerto da Camera in G minor, RV1074.50 Bach, arr Manze Toccata and Fugue in 0 minor, BWV565
5.05 Mozart String Quartet in D, K155
5.15 Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso , Op 66
5.35 Byrd Pavana Lachrimae
5.50 Dvorak Polonaise in E flat

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Piano:
Rudolf Tobias
Unknown:
Mogens Pederson
Unknown:
Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso
Unknown:
Byrd Pavana Lachrimae
Unknown:
Dvorak Polonaise

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