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With Penny Gore.
Satie Relâche Toulouse Capitole
Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson
6.35 Ippolitov-lvanov Caucasian Sketches Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra, conductor David Zinman
7.10 Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin LSO, conductor Claudio Abbado
7.35 Bach Keyboard Concerto No 1 in D minor, BWV1052 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, director Murray Perahia (piano)
8.00 Kabalevsky The Comedians
Moscow SO, conductor Vasili Jelvakov
8.40 Schumann Konzertstuck in F, Op 86 Nigel Black , Laurence Davies ,
Laurence Rogers and Peter Blake (horns), Philharmonia, conductor Christian Thielemann

Contributors

Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Conductor:
David Zinman
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Unknown:
St Martin
Piano:
Murray Perahia
Conductor:
Vasili Jelvakov
Conductor:
Schumann Konzertstuck
Unknown:
Nigel Black
Unknown:
Laurence Davies
Unknown:
Laurence Rogers
Horns:
Peter Blake
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann

In 1953 Bliss became Master of the Queen's Music. He enjoyed pomp and ceremony, and his new role occasioned any number of commissions for ceremonial music. In this final programme
Donald Macleod considers Bliss's contribution to the musical life of Great Britain.
Welcome the Queen BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba
MarPortugues
Finzi Singers, conductor Paul Spicer Cello Concerto (lstmvt) Tim Hugh , English Northern Philharmonia, conductor David Lloyd-Jones
Meditations on a theme by John Blow RPO, conductor Barry Wordsworth A Knot of Riddles John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Melos Ensemble

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba
Conductor:
Paul Spicer
Unknown:
Tim Hugh
Conductor:
David Lloyd-Jones
Unknown:
John Blow
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Baritone:
John Shirley-Quirk

With Rob Cowan.
Debussy Syrinx Wolfgang Schulz (flute)
10.03 Listener Request: Wagner Bridal Chamber Scene (Lohengrin, Act 3) Lauritz Melchior (tenor),
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano),
Victor SO , conductor Edwin McArthur
10.23 Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV531 Christophe Coin and Paolo Beschi , II Giardino Armonico, director Giovanni Antonini
10.33 Debussy Chant Pastoral; Chanson; La Pluie au Matin (Chansons de Bilitis) Catherine Deneuve (speaker), Ensemble Wien-Berlin
10.41 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor) Clifford Curzon , BBCSO, conductor Pierre Boulez
11.22 Massenet Meditation (Thais)
Josef Hassid (violin), Gerald Moore (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Flute:
Wolfgang Schulz
Tenor:
Lauritz Melchior
Soprano:
Kirsten Flagstad
Conductor:
Victor So
Conductor:
Edwin McArthur
Unknown:
Christophe Coin
Unknown:
Paolo Beschi
Director:
Giovanni Antonini
Unknown:
Catherine Deneuve
Unknown:
Clifford Curzon
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Violin:
Josef Hassid
Violin:
Gerald Moore

Artist in Focus - Graham Johnson
Graham Johnson speaks of working with artists on the more frequently performed works in the repertoire, and chooses some of his recordings, including:
Schubert Lieder Janet Baker (mezzo) Mozart Ch 'lo Mi Scordi di Te, K505
Margaret Price (soprano), BBC Welsh SO, conductor Tadaaki Otaka
Schumann Dichterliebe
Peter Schreier (tenor)
Britten Canticle No 1: My Beloved Is Mine Felicity Lott (soprano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Johnson
Unknown:
Graham Johnson
Unknown:
Janet Baker
Conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka
Conductor:
Schumann Dichterliebe
Tenor:
Peter Schreier
Soprano:
Felicity Lott

ThadJones. Julian Joseph and Brian Priestley discuss the work of this American trumpeter, composer and arranger.
Selections include Jones's early work as a soloist in the bands of Count Basie and Charles Mingus , and his writing forthe
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra, which he co-founded in 1965.

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Joseph
Unknown:
Brian Priestley
Unknown:
Charles Mingus

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Tonight's Prom begins with a shimmering piece from a leading French composer.
Midori (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Marc-Andre Dalbavie Color (UK first performance)
Barber Violin Concerto
8.20 Twenty Minutes: A Royal Russian Polymath Philip Bullock presents a portrait of Grand
Duke Konstantin Romanov - member of the Russian ruling dynasty, poet and champion of the arts - who was a friend and patron of Tchaikovsky.
8.40 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor Repeated next Friday 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Hall
Conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach
Conductor:
Marc-Andre Dalbavie
Unknown:
Philip Bullock
Unknown:
Duke Konstantin Romanov

Another chance to hear the feature first broadcast for Czeslaw Milosz 's 90th birthday last year. Mimicking the alphabetical form of his recent memoirs, the Polish-American poet provides a guide to his own life - which saw the destruction of Warsaw in the Second World War and exile in France and the USA before winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. With contributions from Seamus Heaney , Helen Vendler , Tomas Venclova , Adam Zagakewski and others.

Contributors

Unknown:
Czeslaw Milosz
Unknown:
Seamus Heaney
Unknown:
Helen Vendler
Unknown:
Tomas Venclova
Unknown:
Adam Zagakewski

Spring Heel Jack. An exclusive session by acclaimed British post-drum-and-bassduo John Coxon and Ashley Wales, aka Spring Heel Jack , with drummer Han Bennink , trumpeter Kenny Wheeler , bassist John Edwards , Paul Rutherford on trombone, and saxophonist Evan Parker. Jason Pierce of Spiritualised plays guitar. Presented by Jez Nelson , who also reviews the best new CDs and talks to saxophonist Joshua Redman about his new album Elastic. Producers Steve Shepherd and Robert Abel

Contributors

Unknown:
Heel Jack.
Unknown:
John Coxon
Unknown:
Heel Jack
Unknown:
Han Bennink
Bassist:
Kenny Wheeler
Bassist:
John Edwards
Bassist:
Paul Rutherford
Unknown:
Evan Parker.
Unknown:
Jason Pierce
Presented By:
Jez Nelson
Unknown:
Joshua Redman
Producers:
Steve Shepherd
Producers:
Robert Abel

With Susan Sharpe.
Mozart DieZauberflote
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mladen Basic
3.05 Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor,
Op 52 3.15 Brahms Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor, Op 38 3.35 Liszt Gondoliera (Venezia e Napoli) 3.45 Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A (Italian) 4.10 Puccini Che Gelida Manina (La Boheme)
4.15 Albeniz Asturias (Leyenda) (Suite Espanola No 1) 4.30 Strauss Till
Eulenspiegel 4.50 Chopin Variations on Non Piu Mesta 5.00 D Scariatti Keyboard Sonatas: in F minor, Kk386; in B minor, Kk87; in D minor, Kkl8 5.10Aulis
Sallinen Violin Concerto 5.30 Joseph Kuffner Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op 32
5.45 Jan Blockx Flemish Dances

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Conductor:
Mladen Basic
Unknown:
Liszt Gondoliera
Unknown:
Piu Mesta
Clarinet:
Joseph Kuffner
Sarastro:
Franjo Petrusanec (bass)
Tamino:
Viktor Busljeta (tenor)
Pamina:
Branka Beretovac (soprano)
Queen of the Night:
Nada Ruzdjak (soprano)
Papageno:
Albin Kokeza (tenor)
Papagena:
Mirjana Bohanec (soprano)
Monostatos:
Franjo Paulik (baritone)

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