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Stephanie Hughes introduces music from some of the best European summer festivals: Rachmaninovand Schubert from the Tamminisaari Music festival, Court Music from Burgundy from the Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges, Handel from the Handel Festival in Halle, a recital by Nicolai Luganskyfrom the La Roque d'Antheron Piano Festival and music by two Proms Artists of the Week, Robert King and Truls Mork. Music includes:
9.20 Mozart Concerto in E flat for two pianos, K365 Ronald Brautigam and Melvyn Tan , Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jaapvan Zweden
9.50 Schumann Frauenliebe und Leben, Op 42 Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Frank Braley (piano)
10.15 Purcell Ode on St Cecilia's Day Lorna Anderson (soprano), Tuva
Semmingsen (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), The King's Consort Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Robert King
11.00 Special summer guest:
Jonathan Glancey , architecture critic.
11.30 Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor Truis Mork , Frankfurt RSO, conductor Hugh Wolff
12.05 Strauss Early piano pieces Frank Braley
12.25 Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished) Finnish Chamber
Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste E-mail your comments to: sunday.live@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Introduces:
Stephanie Hughes
Unknown:
Rachmaninovand Schubert
Unknown:
Nicolai Luganskyfrom
Unknown:
Truls Mork.
Unknown:
Ronald Brautigam
Unknown:
Melvyn Tan
Conductor:
Jaapvan Zweden
Contralto:
Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Piano:
Frank Braley
Soprano:
Lorna Anderson
Tenor:
James Gilchrist
Conducted By:
Robert King
Unknown:
Jonathan Glancey
Unknown:
Truis Mork
Conductor:
Hugh Wolff
Unknown:
Frank Braley
Conductor:
Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Another chance to hear last Monday's concert from the Lecture Theatre at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, . Presented by Christopher Cook.
English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble Falla Concerto for harpsichord and five instruments
Poulenc Sextet for piano and wind
Joseph Phibbs La Noche Arrolladora (BBC commission)
Piazzolla Tango Seis

Contributors

Presented By:
Christopher Cook.

RudolfSerkin
Presented by Piers Lane. The American pianist Rudolf Serkin was widely praised for his interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven, as well as for his appearances as a chamber musician. He was also an influential teacher. Serkin was a frequent visitorto Britain and the BBC Archives contain several recordings of his recitals.

Contributors

Presented By:
Piers Lane.
Pianist:
Rudolf Serkin

The Scarborough Spa Orchestra, directed by Simon Kenworthy , is the only one of its kind still in existence and is currently celebrating its 90th season. In a special edition, Brian Kay travels to Scarborough to bring back musical gems recorded speciallyforthe programme.

Contributors

Directed By:
Simon Kenworthy
Unknown:
Brian Kay

The Sound of the American Dream
In Richard Rodgers 's centenary year,
Geoffrey Smith examines the resonance of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals in postwar America. With contributions from performers from the original shows, including Celeste Holm , Shirley Jones and Don Fellows , producer Hal Prince , conductor Leonard Slatkin and critic
John Lahr. Plus a personal insight from Richard Rodgers 's daughters.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Rodgers
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Celeste Holm
Unknown:
Shirley Jones
Unknown:
Don Fellows
Conductor:
Hal Prince
Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Unknown:
John Lahr.
Unknown:
Richard Rodgers

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Mahler's visionary symphony forms this season's challenge for Britain's talented young orchestral players. Vast forces are required, and the National Youth
Orchestra is complemented by choirs from around the world. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Christine Brewer , Soile Isokoski and Rosemary Joshua (sopranos),
Birgit Remmert and Jane Henschel (mezzos),
Jon Villars (tenor), Peter Mattei (baritone), John Relyea (bass), City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus, Toronto
Children's Chorus, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, London Symphony Chorus,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus,
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conductor Simon Rattle
Mahler Symphony No 8 (Symphony of Thousand) Repeated Friday 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Presented By:
Christine Brewer
Presented By:
Soile Isokoski
Sopranos:
Rosemary Joshua
Sopranos:
Birgit Remmert
Sopranos:
Jane Henschel
Tenor:
Jon Villars
Tenor:
Peter Mattei
Bass:
John Relyea
Conductor:
Simon Rattle

Baltasar and Blimunda John Clifford 's dramatisation of one of the finest modern European novels, Memorial do Convento by the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago , who won the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature. A beguiling and soaringly imaginative blend of realism and fantasy, it is set in early 18th-century Portugal during the reign of King Juao V.
Director Patrick Rayner

Contributors

Unknown:
Blimunda John Clifford
Unknown:
Jose Saramago
Director:
Patrick Rayner
Baltasar:
Liam Brennan
Blimunda:
Katherine Igoe
Padre Bartolomeu:
John Paul Hurley
Domenico Scarlatti:
Richard Greenwood
The King:
Jamie Newall
The Queen:
Emma Currie
Sebastiana:
Joanna Tope
The Inquisitor:
James Bryce

Mark Russell and Robert Sandall discover the alternative music scene in Reykjavik. They discuss the aftermath of the punk revolution with Einar of the Sugarcubes; visit an experimental gig by the Kitchen
Motors collective; compare the bedroom studio oftechno-boffin Biogen with the state-of-the-art facilities at Thule Musik; discuss the humble stylophone with the Apparat Organ Quartet, and get to the roots of Icelandic myths and culture with film composer HilmarOrn Hilmars son.

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Russell
Unknown:
Robert Sandall
Unknown:
Hilmarorn Hilmars

With Jonathan Swain.
Nielsen Symphony No 2 (The Four
Temperaments) 12.40 Bach Oboe Sonata in G minor, BWV1030b
1.00 A concert recorded at the Beethovenhalle, Bonn, in September 2001. Bruch Oratorio: Odysseus, Op 41
2.50 Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor3.15 Handel Water Music: Suite No 1 in F. HWV348 3.50 Annas Jamefelt Korsholma 4.15 Weber Wie
Nahte MirderSchlummer; Leise, Leise, fromme Weise(DerFreischutz)
4.30 Bach Concerto in A minor for four keyboards, 6WV10654.40
Henri Messemaeckers Jr. Grande Marche
Funebre 4.50 Scheln Suite No 20 in E minor 5.00 Telemann Recorder Sonata in D minor 5.10 Strauss Love scene
(Feuersnot) 5.15 Mozart Flute Quartet in C, K285b 5.40 Erkkl Melartin , arr Jussi Jalas Marionettes Suite, Op 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Annas Jamefelt Korsholma
Unknown:
Henri Messemaeckers Jr.
Unknown:
Erkkl Melartin

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