With Penny Gore.
Strauss Tanzsuite aus Klavierstucken von
Francois Couperin Chamber Orchestra of Europe, director Erich Leinsdorf
6.45 Copland Two Pieces for string orchestra London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the Composer
7.10 Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
St Paul Chamber Orchestra, conductor Christopher Hogwood
7.40 Helnichen Concerto in F
Musica Antiqua , Koln, conductor Reinhard Goebel
8.00 J Strauss (son), arr
Schoenberg Kaiser Waltzer , Op 43 7 Heinz Medjimorec (piano), Wolfgang Schulz (flute),
Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Alban Berg Quartet
8.35 Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini

With Donald Macleod.
Battalia in D (16 73) Musica Antiqua , Koln, director Reinhard Goebel
Mystery Sonatas (1676): No 8 in B flat (The Crowning with Thorns); No 11 in G (The
Resurrection) John Holloway (violin), Davitt Moroney (organ), Tragicomedia
Laetatus Sum Vienna Boys' Choir, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Concentus Musicus, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Passacaglia in G minor(Mystery Sonatas, 1676) John Holloway (violin)

With Rob Cowan.
Smetana From Bohemia's Woods and Fields (Ma Vlast) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vaclav Talich
10.13 Listener Request: Mozart PerPieta , Non Ricercate , K420 JozsefReti (tenor),
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Antal Jancsovics
10.22 Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 135 Yale String Quartet
10.46 Anon Sta Notte Mi Sognava (A
Musicall Banquet, 1610) Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Markus Markl (harpsichord)
10.49 Wagner Transformation music and grail scene (excerpt) (Parsifal, Act 1)
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Karl Muck
11.03 Beethoven Variations on "Ich Bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op 121a Jacques Thibaud (violin), Pablo Casals (cello), Alfred Cortot (piano)
11.22 Smetana Polka (Our Lasses) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vaclav Talich

"They have their exits and their entrances." Christopher Cook continues his exploration of incidental music for plays with scores inspired by some of the great names of the theatre, including music for Sarah Bernhardt by Saint-Saens, a score by John Foulds for Sybil Thorndike in the first performance of George Bernard Shaw's St Joan, and a suite by Richard Strauss inspired by Moliere. Plus music for the 17th-century English stage by Henry Purcell, specially recorded by the Private Music.

Another chance to hear a recital performed at the Waterfront Theatre,
Belfast, in October last year. The Leopold Trio mixes the contemporary (a BBC commission) with the classical - a Mozart masterpiece. Presented by Sean Rafferty. Leopold Trio: Marianne Thorsen (violin),
Scott Dickinson (viola), Kate Gould (cello) Judith Bingham Fifty Shades of Green Mozart Divertimento in E flat, K563

BBC Philharmonic
Steven Isserlisjoinsthe BBC
Philharmonic in Chester Cathedral for a performance of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations. And echoes of Stravinsky, Ravel and Gershwin are heard in Alexandre Tansman 's dazzling ballet score. Presented by Louise Fryer. Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op 33
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 in E minor Steven Isserlis (cello), conductor VassilySinaisky Tansman Bric-a-brac
Conductor Rumon Gamba

lain Burnside presents two young singers, Edgaras Montvidas (tenor) and Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone) from the Royal Opera House Vilar Young Artists
Programme, accompanied by Christopher Gould (piano) in a specially recorded recital of songs by a wide selection of composers, including Liszt, Rubinstein, Ireland, Gluck, Ravel, Schubert and Debussy.

Sean Rafferty presents a roundup of music and arts news.

Archive Week
Stephen Johnson introduces
Jascha Horenstein 's 1971 Proms performance of symphonies by Schubert and Bruckner at the Royal Albert Hall , London, and a concert aria from one of the most radiant Mozart singers of the time.
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), David Wilde (piano),
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jascha Horenstein
Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished)
Mozart Ch 70 Mi Scordi di Te, K490 Bruckner Symphony No 5 in B flat

Richard Coles and guests discuss the second instalment in Peter Jackson 's
Lord of the Rings saga - The Two Towers. And he continues the week-long series of light-hearted looks at ourfavourite cultural cliches by asking whether it's true that the camera never lies.

Fiona Talkington celebrates Winter in Venice with the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, hears bells ringing in Sweden with Benny Andersson , and chills to the sounds of Bugge Wesseltoft 's album It's Snowing on My Piano. Plus traditional Christmas fare from Coope, Boyes and Simpson.

With Jonathan Swain.
Gounod Air des Bijoux (Faust)
12.15 Chausson Concerto in D for violin, piano and string quartet, Op 21
1.00 Antoine Relcha Flute Quartet in G, Op 98 No 6; Oboe Quintet in F, Op 107 7
1.55 Schubert Eight Variations on an original theme in A flat, D813 2.15 Fodor Symphony No 2 in G, Op 132.40 Strauss Four Last Songs 3.00 Faure/Messager, orch Washbum Messe Basse 3.10
Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65
3.40 Boccherini Cello Concerto No 9 in B flat 4.00 Vivaldi Concerto da Camera in C, RV87 4.10 Zelenka De Profundis
4.20 Heino Kaski East Karelian Rhapsody
4.35 Grieg Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op 72 (excerpts) 4.45 Bach Symbolum Nicenum (Credo) (Mass in B minor,
BWV232) 5.00 Puccini String Quartet in D
5.10 Beethoven Overture: Egmont
5.25 Debussy, orch Ravel Tarantelle Styrienne 5.35 Kapsperger Toccata
Arpeggiata 5.45 Bach Oboe d'Amore Concerto in A, BWV1055