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With Penny Gore.
Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata in D, BWV1028
6.35 Pfttzner Little Symphony in G, Op 44
7.00 Arnold Divertimento , Op37
7.45 Buxtehude 0 DulcisJesu, BuxWV83
8.00 Busonl Toccata
8.40 Miaskovsky Serenade , Op 32 No 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Arnold Divertimento
Unknown:
Miaskovsky Serenade

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of Henry Lawes , the most prolific song com poser in England during the first part of the 17th century.
Henry Lawes Sweet, Stay Awhile Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Anthony Rooley (lute) Sitting by the Streams Soloists, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs and Cathy Weis
(violins), Alan Wilson (organ), Anthony Rooley (director)
A Dialogue This Mossy Bank Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb (sopranos), The Consort of Musicke, director Anthony Rooley (lute) Ariadne's Lament Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute)
To Anthea Who May Command Him Anything; Night-piece, to
Julia Nigel Rogers (tenor), Paul O'Dette (lute and Baroque guitar)
ToAmoret; To Amarantha That She Would Dishevel Her Hair; To Lucasta, Going beyond the Seas; The Celestial Mistress Nigel Rogers (tenor), Paul O'Dette (theorbo and lute)
Amintor's WelladayMary Nichols (alto),
Consort of Musicke, director Anthony Rooley Zadok the PriestChoir of Westminster
Abbey, conductor Simon Preston
I Rise and Grieve Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Frances Kelly (triple harp)

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Henry Lawes
Unknown:
Henry Lawes
Tenor:
Joseph Cornwell
Tenor:
Anthony Rooley
Soloists:
Susan Carpenter-Jacobs
Soloists:
Cathy Weis
Violins:
Alan Wilson
Unknown:
Anthony Rooley
Sopranos:
Evelyn Tubb
Director:
Anthony Rooley
Soprano:
Emma Kirkby
Soprano:
Anthony Rooley
Tenor:
Julia Nigel Rogers
Tenor:
Paul O'Dette
Tenor:
Nigel Rogers
Tenor:
Paul O'Dette
Director:
Anthony Rooley
Conductor:
Simon Preston
Conductor:
Grieve Evelyn Tubb
Soprano:
Frances Kelly

With Jonathan Swain.
Bach Toccata in G minor, BWV915 Glenn Gould (piano)
10.09 LPs of the Week: Hlndemith Octet
Vienna Octet
10.42 LPs of the Week.Slbellus Symphony No 2 LSO, conductor Pierre Monteux

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Piano:
Glenn Gould
Conductor:
Pierre Monteux

Artist In Focus: Radu Lupu
Humphrey Burton talks to pianist Mitsuko Uchida about her long friend ship with and admiration for Radu Lupu.
Chopin Two Nocturnes, Op 2 7
Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 With the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Uri Segal
Schubert Piano Sonata in D, D850

Contributors

Unknown:
Radu Lupu
Talks:
Humphrey Burton
Pianist:
Mitsuko Uchida
Unknown:
Radu Lupu.
Conducted By:
Uri Segal

A concert recorded last year at Brunswick
Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne. Introduced by Stephanie Hughes.
James Bowman (countertenor),
Joanne Green and Sarah Roberts (violins), Deborah Thorne (cello), Roger Hamilton (harpsichord) Telemann Ach Herr, Strafe Mich Nicht Handel VendendoAmor
Purcell Celia 's Fond, Too Long I've Loved Her A Scarlatti Infirmata, Vulnerata

Contributors

Introduced By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Introduced By:
James Bowman
Unknown:
Joanne Green
Violins:
Sarah Roberts
Violins:
Deborah Thorne
Cello:
Roger Hamilton
Unknown:
Strafe Mich Nicht
Unknown:
Handel Vendendoamor
Unknown:
Purcell Celia

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Presented by Martin Handley Stravinsky Scenes de Ballet Conductor Nan Volkov
Frederic Lamond Symphony in A Conductor Martyn Brabbins Brahms Symphony No 2 in D Conductor Nan Volkov

Contributors

Presented By:
Martin Handley
Conductor:
Nan Volkov
Conductor:
Frederic Lamond
Conductor:
Martyn Brabbins
Conductor:
Nan Volkov

One hundred years to the day since Claude Debussy's opera Pelleas et Melisande opened in Paris, Roger Nichols and Christopher Cook explore his innovation and influence, setting his achievements in the vibrant context of French political, cultural and intellectual life. At the heart of the evening is a performance of the opera, compiled from five landmark recordings spanning 60 years.

7.05 Prelude a l'Apres Midi d'un Faune London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado

7.15 Why Pelleas?
The enduring fascination of Debussy's opera.

7.30 Pelleas et Melisande (Act 1) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Roger Desormiere

8.00 Light and Water
Debussy's relationship to the visual arts.

8.20 Pelleas et Melisande (Act 2) French National Radio Orchestra, conductor Andre Cluytens

8.50 Anarchy and Violence
Paris in the turbulent years of the 1890s.

9.20 Pelleas et Melisande (Act 3) Royal Opera House Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez

9.55 Gesture and Drama
French theatre before and after Maeterlinck.

10.20 Les Soirs Illumines par l'Ardeurdu Charbon Roy Howat (piano)
The first broadcast of a newly discovered Debussy work.

9.20 Pelleas et Melisande (Act 4) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan

11.10 Anxiety and Dreams
The mysterious worlds of the mind in Debussy's Paris.

11.30 Pelleas et Melisande (Act 5) French National Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink

Contributors

Unknown:
Claude Debussy
Unknown:
Roger Nichols
Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Conductor:
Roger Desormiere
Conductor:
Andre Cluytens
Conductor:
Violence Paris
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Pelleas:
Jacques Jansen (baritone)
Melisande:
Irene Joachim (soprano)
Golaud:
Henri Etcheverry (baritone)
Arkel:
Paul Cabanel (bass)
Genevieve:
Germaine Cemay (mezzo)
Pelleas:
Jacques Jansen (baritone)
Melisande:
Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano)
Golaud:
Gerard Souzay (barltone)
Pelleas:
George Shirley (tenor)
Melisande:
Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano)
Golaud:
Donald McLntyre (baritone)
Yniold:
Anthony Britten (treble)
Pelleas:
Richard Stilwell (baritone)
Melisande:
Frederica von Stade (soprano)
Golaud:
Jose van Dam (baritone)
Arkel:
Ruggero Raimondl (bass)
Yniold:
Christine Barbaux (soprano)
Shepherd:
Pascal Thomas (bass)
Melisande:
Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano)
Golaud:
Laurent Naouri (baritone)
Arkel:
Alain Vernhes (bass)
Doctor:
Jerome Vernier (baritone)

With Jonathan Swain. Vivaldi Sonata No 12 in D, RV63 (La Follia) 12.15 Beethoven Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 1612.40
Schumann Three Romances for oboe and piano, Op 941.00 A Scarlatti Salve Regina ; Corelll Trio Sonata in C, Op 3 No 8
De Brossard Lectiones Officii Defunctorum
2.15 Walton Cello Concerto 2.45 Wagner Prelude: Parsifal

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Scarlatti Salve Regina

Gloria (Mass Puer Natus Est Nobis)
4.40 Beethoven Romance in G for violin and orchestra, Op 40
4.50 Smetana Triumphal Symphony in E, Op 6 (Scherzo and Trio) 5.05 Faggloll Marte Ammore Guerra e Pace (La Cilia)
5.20 Mozart Exsultate Jubilate, K165
5.40 Raitlo Moonlight on Jupiter, Op 24 5-55 Daauin Rondeau ILe Coucnu)

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