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With Martin Handley.
Salleri Concerto in C for flute and oboe
Susan Milan (flute), David Theodore (oboe), City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox
6.45 Bach Komm , Jesu, Komm, BWV229 RIAS Chamber Choir, conductor Rene Jacobs
7.00 Berlioz Rêverie et Caprice
Chantal Juillet (violin), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
7.40 Dohnanyi Suite in the Old Style Martin Roscoe (piano)
8.00 Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture Philharmonia, conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli
8.35 Martinu Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin, cello and orchestra City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox
Full details of Morning on 3'5 music are posted at www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/playlists a few days before transmission

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Handley.
Flute:
David Theodore
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Conductor:
Bach Komm
Conductor:
Rene Jacobs
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Piano:
Martin Roscoe
Conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Conductor:
Richard Hickox

Andrew McGregor plays some of this month's CD releases.
9.30 Building a Library: Simon Heighes recommends a recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion from among those currently available.
10.15 A look at some recent re-issues.
10.30 David Nice reviews new orchestral releases, including Colin Davis 's live recording of Elgar's first symphony.
11.00 An interview with Latvian-born tenor Sergej Larin , whose repertoire ranges from grand opera to Russian song.
11.30 Disc of the Week: Gubaidulina
Seven Words (excerpt) Elsbeth Moser
(bayan), Boris Pergamentschikow (cello), Munich CO, conductor Christoph Poppen 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:
Simon Heighes
Unknown:
David Nice
Unknown:
Colin Davis
Tenor:
Sergej Larin
Unknown:
Elsbeth Moser
Cello:
Boris Pergamentschikow
Conductor:
Christoph Poppen
Producers:
Mark Lowther
Producers:
Andrew Lyle

Michael Berkeley 's guest today is the writer Peter Parker , who has published an acclaimed biography of JR Ackerley and is currently working on the authorised biography of Christopher Isherwood. His music choices include works by Kurt Weill , Noël Coward, Cole Porter , Krenek,
Stravinsky, and the young Benjamin Britten.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Peter Parker
Unknown:
Christopher Isherwood.
Unknown:
Kurt Weill
Unknown:
Cole Porter
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten.

Humphrey Carpenter introduces listeners' requests, including:

Arnold Overture: The Roots of Heaven - Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conductor Gavin Sutherland

Heinichen Dresden Concerto in G - Musica Antiqua, Koln, director Reinhard Goebel

Korngold Suite: Much Ado about Nothing - Gil Shaham (violin), Andre Previn (piano)

Musorgsky A Night on the Bare Mountain - RPO, conductor Rene Leibowitz

Matthias Processional - Donald Hunt (organ)

Schubert Gloria (Mass No 6 in E flat, D950) - Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Mozart Sonata in D for two pianos, K448 - Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu

Liszt Purgatorio; Magnificat (Dante Symphony) - Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor James Conlon

Address: Listeners' Choice, [address removed] Phone: [number removed] Email: [email address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Humphrey Carpenter
Producer:
Anthony Sellors

Part of a concert held in St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, earlier this week, featuring Alex Yellowlees (violin) and his Hot Club Quartet. Plus new releases and the gig guide. Presented by Stacey Kent. Producer Keith Loxam. ADDRESS: Jazz Line-Up,
Room 220. Broadcasting House, Queen Margaret Drive . Glasgow, G128DG. E-MAl:jazzlineup@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
St Andrews
Violin:
Alex Yellowlees
Presented By:
Stacey Kent.
Producer:
Keith Loxam.
Unknown:
Margaret Drive

Live from the Met: Madama Butterfly In Puccini's classic tale the American naval lieutenant Pinkerton arranges to marry Cio-Cio San, a younggeisha known as Butterfly - with tragic consequences.
Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor Marco Armiliato
Act
7.25 Interval: New York Stories
Portraits of New York by New York writers. 1: Mexican-born novelist llan Stavans.
7.50 Opera Snaps With Rodney Milnes.
7.55 Acts 2 and 3 BROADCAST GUIDE: For a free copy of the Met Broadcast Guide, call the BBC Information line on [number removed]

Contributors

Conductor:
Marco Armiliato
Unknown:
Rodney Milnes.
Cio-Cio San:
Daniela Dessi (mezzo)
Suzuki:
Jane Bunnell (mezzo)
Pinkerton:
Fabio Armiliato (tenor)
Sharpless:
William Shimell (baritone)

Three Places in New England. Boston
Common, Puttnam's Camp in Connecticut and the river Housatonic at Stockbridge, Massachussetts, provide the settings for this radio meditation on the music, ideas and character of Charles Ives. With contributions from conductor
James Sinclair , Danbury tour guide Nancy Sudik , playwright John Grissmer , composer Richard Boulanger and from Charles Ives himself. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Ives.
Conductor:
James Sinclair
Unknown:
Nancy Sudik
Unknown:
John Grissmer
Unknown:
Richard Boulanger
Unknown:
Charles Ives
Producer:
Alan Hall

As part of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's festival of the violin - llan Volkov conducts Richard Causton's Nottumo and the first performance of Lyell Cresswell's BBC commission The Voice Inside with violinist Elizabeth Layton and soprano Julie Moffat as soloists. Also tonight, Three Inventions by George Benjamin, Ligeti's Violin Concerto with soloist Ernst Kovacic, and later, more music by Ligeti - his Lux Aeterna, Three Hungarian Etudes and Night and Morning, performed by the BBC Singers under Robert Chilcott. Presented by Verity Sharp.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Causton
Violinist:
Elizabeth Layton
Soprano:
Julie Moffat
Unknown:
George Benjamin
Soloist:
Ernst Kovacic
Unknown:
Robert Chilcott.
Presented By:
Verity Sharp.

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