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With Penny Gore.
Gombert Vae, Vae
Babylon Henry 's Eight, director Jonathan Brown
6.30 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Joshua Bell , Camerata Salzburg, conductor Roger Norrington
7.00 Schubert Impromptu No 3 in B flat Maria Joao Pires (piano)
7.45 Webem Im Sommerwind
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Chailly
8.00 Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No 1 CBSO, conductor Sakari Oramo
8.45 Borodln Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) Kirov Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Valeri Gergiev

Contributors

Unknown:
Babylon Henry
Director:
Jonathan Brown
Unknown:
Joshua Bell
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Piano:
Maria Joao Pires
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor:
Sakari Oramo
Conductor:
Valeri Gergiev

Donald Macleod talks to Thea Musgrave about three of her most recent works: Aurora, depicting the coming of light, Ring Out Wild Bells, celebrating the turn of the millennium, and Phoenix Rising, a journey from violent storm to serenity.

Aurora - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christopher Austin

Ring Out Wild Bells - Victoria Soames Samek (clarinet), David Le Page (violin), Matthew Sharp (cello), Mark Troop (piano)

Phoenix Rising - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christopher Austin

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald MacLeod
Guest:
Thea Musgrave
Conductor:
Christopher Austin
Clarinet:
Victoria Soames Samek
Clarinet:
David Le Page
Cello:
Matthew Sharp
Cello:
Mark Troop
Conductor:
Christopher Austin

With Jonathan Swain.
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, Wo039
Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Jacqueline du Pre (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano)
10.15 Berlioz Overture: Les Francs-Juges LSO, conductor Andre Previn
10.29 Rachmaninov Preludes, Op 32: Nos 10 and 12; Prelude, Op 23 No Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
10.40 Berlioz Overture: Roman Carnival
LPO, conductor Adrian Boult
10.50 Mendelssohn Song without Words, Op 109 Jacqueline du Pre (cello), Gerald Moore (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Violin:
Pinchas Zukerman
Violin:
Jacqueline du Pre
Cello:
Daniel Barenboim
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Piano:
Sviatoslav Richter
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Piano:
Gerald Moore

Edinburgh International Festival 2002
A recital from the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, given as part of this year's festival. Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
Schubert Piano Sonata in D, D850
11.45 Twenty Minutes: Clara Schumann Writer Janice Galloway reads extracts from her new novel Clara, based on the life of Clara Wieck Schumann.
12.05 Schumann Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op 11

Contributors

Piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja
Unknown:
Janice Galloway
Unknown:
Clara Wieck Schumann.

Nicola Heywood Thomas introduces a concert recorded at last year's Dartington International Summer School.
David Campbell (clarinet), Miriam Kramer (violin), Peter Sulski (viola), David Kenedy (cello), John Hinders (piano)
Mendelssohn Clarinet Sonata in E flat
Berthold Goldschmidt Clarinet Quartet Joseph Horovitz Sonatina

Contributors

Introduces:
Nicola Heywood Thomas
Clarinet:
David Campbell
Clarinet:
Miriam Kramer
Violin:
Peter Sulski
Viola:
David Kenedy
Cello:
John Hinders

Another chance to hear Sunday night's Prom. Presented by Louise Fryer.
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 a Thousand)

Contributors

Presented By:
Louise Fryer.
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

Miles Davis Quintet
Julian Joseph and Geoffrey Smith celebrate the recordings of the trumpeter's first great quintet, formed in the mid-1950s with John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red
Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums). Selections include Airegin, If I Were a Bell, Oleo, Woody'n You and It Never Entered My Mind.

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Joseph
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Tenor:
John Coltrane
Piano:
Paul Chambers
Piano:
Philly Joe Jones

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. The colourful depiction of the quixotic adventures of the legendary Spanish knight, taken from Cervantes's great novel, features some of Strauss's finest orchestral music. Far horizons also in Dvorak's "impressions and greetings from the New World", a symphony influenced by the composer's interest in native American music. Presented by Martin Handley.
Paul Silverthorne (viola), Truls Mork (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons Strauss Don Quixote
8.15 Twenty Minutes
Poet Dana Gioia explores the life and writing of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , whose works included Poems on Slavery and The Song of Hiawatha.
8.35 Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) Repeated Wednesday 1pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Presented By:
Martin Handley.
Viola:
Paul Silverthorne
Viola:
Truls Mork
Conductor:
Mariss Jansons
Conductor:
Strauss Don Quixote
Unknown:
Dana Gioia
Unknown:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Vandermark 5. Another chance to hear this performance by Chicago-based saxophonist and bandleader
Ken Vandermark. Although strongly influenced by the avant-garde jazz of Peter Brotzmann , Vandermark's compositions also use funk, rock and contemporary pop rhythms. His long-standing quintet comprises the cream of Chicago's new wave of improvisers: Kent Kessler (bass), Tim Mulvenna
(drums), Dave Rempis (alto and tenor saxophones) and Jeb Bishop (trombone). Producers Robert Abel and Kath Willgress

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Vandermark.
Unknown:
Peter Brotzmann
Bass:
Kent Kessler
Bass:
Tim Mulvenna
Unknown:
Dave Rempis
Producers:
Robert Abel
Producers:
Kath Willgress

With Jonathan Swain.
Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet Komgold Violin Concerto, Op 35 Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
2.10 Byrd 0 Lord, Make Thy Servant
Elizabeth; Agnus Dei (Mass for five voices)
2.15 Bach, arr Busoni Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV1052
2.40 Haydn Symphony No 94 in G (Surprise) 3.00 Mozart Exsultate ,
Jubilate, K165 3.15 Dirk Schafer P/ano Quintet in D flat, Op 54.00 Faure Messe
Basse 4.10 Weber Bassoon Concerto in F
4.30 A Gabriel) Ricercar settimo tono
4.45 Verdi Alzira (excerpts)
5.05 Machaut Rondeau 4: Sans Coeur
Dolens (Le VoirDit) 5.15 Dowland Sir John Langton 's Pavan; The Battle Galliard
5.25 Brahms Tragic Overture
5.40 Bax Legend
5.50 Stravinsky Ragtime

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Agnus Dei
Unknown:
Mozart Exsultate
Unknown:
Dirk Schafer
Basse:
Faure Messe
Unknown:
Verdi Alzira
Unknown:
Sir John Langton

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