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With Tommy Pearson.
Sibelius Symphony No 6 in D minor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan
7.00 Monteverdi Confitebor Terzo alia Francese Les Arts Florissants, conductor William Christie
7.10 Faure Cello Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op 117 Steven Isserlis , Pascal Devoyon (piano)
7.40Bruch Konzertstuck, Op 84 Salvatore Accardo (violin),
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur
8.00 Beethoven Contredanses, Wo014 Orchestra of St Lukes, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
8.50 Balakirev Islamey Olli Mustonen (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tommy Pearson.
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Conductor:
William Christie
Unknown:
Steven Isserlis
Piano:
Pascal Devoyon
Violin:
Salvatore Accardo
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Piano:
Olli Mustonen

With Donald Macleod and Adrian Edwards. 4: Big Screen, Little Screen
Richard Rodgers was perhaps never entirely happywriting for Hollywood, but many of his stage shows found a new life on the silver screen. Music in today's programme includes Judy Garland singing JohnnyOne-note, Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald with Love Me
Tonight, Doris Day and Jimmy Durante with Jumbo, Frank Sinatra singing The Lady Is a Tramp, some of Rodgers's music from the television series Victory at Sea, and Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Adrian Edwards.
Unknown:
Richard Rodgers
Unknown:
Judy Garland
Unknown:
Maurice Chevalier
Unknown:
Jeanette MacDonald
Unknown:
Jimmy Durante
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Julie Andrews

With Rob Cowan.
Martinu Symphony No 5
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Karel Ancerl
10.29 Traditional Sicilian A la
Barcillunisa; Cantu a Timuni; Chiovu "Abballati"
Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), unnamed orchestra conducted by Dino Olivieri
10.37 Mozart Rondo in A minor, K511 Artur Schnabel (piano)
10.48 Prokoflev Symphony-Concerto, Op 125 André Navarra (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Karel Ancerl

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Conductor:
Karel Ancerl
Tenor:
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Conducted By:
Dino Olivieri
Piano:
Artur Schnabel
Cello:
André Navarra
Conductor:
Karel Ancerl

Paris In the Springtime
Sean Rafferty goes in search of the Ecole Niedermeyer and the two musicians who Berlioz thought were a cut above the "ephemeral insects hovering over this stinking morass which we call Paris."

Gounod Saltarello Ulster Orchestra, conductor Emmanuel Plasson
Gounod Chanson de Printemps Emma Bell (soprano), Andrew Smith (piano)
Saint-Saens Morceau de Concert, Op 94 Michael Thompson (horn), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery
Faure Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor Noel Lee (piano), Parisii Quartet Gounod Symphony No 1 in D Ulster Orchestra, conductor Takuo
Yuasa Faure Les Roses d'lspahan, Op 39 No 4 Alice Coote (mezzo), Iain Burnside (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Rafferty
Conductor:
Emmanuel Plasson
Soprano:
Emma Bell
Piano:
Andrew Smith
Horn:
Michael Thompson
Conductor:
Kenneth Montgomery
Piano:
Noel Lee
Conductor:
Takuo Yuasa
Unknown:
Alice Coote
Piano:
Iain Burnside

A concert given yesterday at the church of St Margaret Lothbury, another in the Angel series from the City of London Festival.
Featuring a multi-track version for cello of Albinoni's Adagio, coupled with an improvisation by the cellist himself. Matthew Barley (cello)
Barley Improvisation on the Angel
Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV1007 Albinoni , compl Giazotto Adagio
Carl Vine Inner World for cello and tape

Contributors

Unknown:
Bwv1007 Albinoni

BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Sarah Walker presents three rarely-heard contributions to British ballet.
Bemers Suite: Triumph of Neptune Bliss Suite: Checkmate
Lambert Tiresias

Contributors

Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Conductor:
Sarah Walker

The Ferrabosco Family
The musical world has often produced remarkable extended families of composers and performers -the Bach family being a good example. Today Lucie Skeaping looks back on the lives and music of another influential and talented musical dynasty: the Ferraboscos, who became a prodigious and influential force in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucie Skeaping

City of London Festival Viktoria Mullova (violin), Katia Labèque (piano)
Stravinsky Suite Italienne
Dave Maric Falling to the Sky (first UK performance)
Schubert Fantasie in C, D934 Ravel Sonata

Contributors

Violin:
Viktoria Mullova
Piano:
Katia Labèque
Unknown:
Dave Maric

Richard Coles and guests discuss After Nature, the late WG Sebald's first literary work- a 100-page prose poem translated into English forthe first time. Also, a visit to Urbis-the new Manchester-based museum - where you can feel the heat of Sao Paolo and hearthe sounds of Tokyo in orderto explore the histories and experiences of people who have shaped urban spaces around the world. And another in the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" series.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Coles

Verity Sharp introduces Jose Antonio
Ramos playing the tiny, traditional timple guitar from the Canary Islands, a classic from Robert Wyatt 's early career, and Music Won't 't Save You from Anything but Silence from Piano Magic's new CD.

Contributors

Introduces:
Verity Sharp
Unknown:
Jose Antonio
Unknown:
Robert Wyatt

With Jonathan Swain.
Tchaikovsky Serenade in C for strings, Op 48
12.35 Bach Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV1009
1.00 Balakirev Tamara; Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op 1; Symphony No 2 in D minor
2.10 Britten Nocturne for tenor, seven instruments and strings, Op 60
2.35 Beethoven Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 16
3.05 Bach 15 Three-part Inventions, BWV787-801
3.30 JCF Bach Pygmalion Cantata
4.05 Tomasi Horn Concerto
4.20 Schubert Fruhlingsglaube, D686; Auf dem Wasser zu Singen, D774
4.30 D Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K9 (Pastorale); Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K27; Keyboard Sonata in A, K322
4.40 Durante Concerto per Quartetto No 3 in E flat
4.50 Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orphee et Eurydice)
5.00 Muthel Concerto in D minor for two bassoons and harpsichord
5.25 Handel Water Music, Suite No 3 in G
5.40 Horacio Salgan Tango: Aquellos Tangos Camperos
5.45 Anibal Troilo Tango: La Ultima Curda

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

BBC Radio 3

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