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With Sandy Burnett.
Arensky Suite No 1 in Ffortwo pianos, Op 15
6.25 Mozart Flute Concerto in D, K314
7.00 Handel Tornamia a Vagheggiar(Alcina)
7.40 Britten Simple Symphony 8.00 Smetana Richard III
8.40 Poulenc Piano Concerto

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandy Burnett.

(1300?-1377). 1: Beginnings and Endings. Only a few facts about poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut 's life are known, but his works were pivotal in the musical transition between the late
Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Donald Macleod and Christopher Page look at why Machaut stands like a giant above his contemporaries, at the traditions he was inheriting, and at the world he lived in. With music by Machaut, Jehan de Lescurel , Adam de la Halle and Philippe de Vitry , performed by Gothic Voices directed by Christopher Page , Emmanuel Bonnardot (voice) and Bernard Prunier (cittern),
Geoffrey Shaw (baritone) and the Early Music Consort of London directed by David Munrow , Vièles et Voix du Moyen Age directed by Emmanuel Bonnardot ,
Boston Camerata, and the Clerks' Group. Producer Megan Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Guillaume de MacHaut
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Christopher Page
Unknown:
Jehan de Lescurel
Unknown:
Adam de la Halle
Unknown:
Philippe de Vitry
Directed By:
Christopher Page
Directed By:
Emmanuel Bonnardot
Directed By:
Bernard Prunier
Baritone:
Geoffrey Shaw
Directed By:
David Munrow
Directed By:
Emmanuel Bonnardot
Producer:
Megan Jones

With Rob Cowan.
Featuring orchestral works by Berwald and recordings by Shura Cherkassky. Rachmaninov Polka de WR
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
10.05 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in C, RV181a Felix Ayo (violin), I Musici
10.16 Listener Request: J Strauss (son), arrTiomkin One Day When We Were Young Miliza Korjus (soprano), Toscha Seidel (violin), MGM Studio Orchestra, conductor Nathaniel Finston
10.20 Liszt Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat
Shura Cherkassky , Philharmonia, conductor Anatole Rstoulari
10.40 Tormis Curse upon Iron Matgi Turi (tenor), Allan Vurma (bass), Toivo Kivi
(shaman drum), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, director Tonu Kaljuste
10.51 Berwald Sinfonie Sérieuse in G minor Gothenberg SO, conductor Tor Mann
11.20 Listener Request: Bach Ach, Mein Sinn (StJohn Passion, BWV245, Part 1) Julius Patzak (tenor), Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conductor Alois Melichar

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Unknown:
Shura Cherkassky.
Piano:
Shura Cherkassky
Violin:
Rv181a Felix Ayo
Soprano:
Miliza Korjus
Soprano:
Toscha Seidel
Conductor:
Nathaniel Finston
Unknown:
Shura Cherkassky
Conductor:
Anatole Rstoulari
Tenor:
Matgi Turi
Tenor:
Allan Vurma
Bass:
Toivo Kivi
Director:
Tonu Kaljuste
Conductor:
Tor Mann
Tenor:
Julius Patzak
Conductor:
Alois Melichar

SchwarzenbergSchubertiade
This week Stephanie Hughes introduces highlights from last year's Schubertiade in the Austrian town of Schwarzenberg. Schubert Overture: Die Zauberharfe
Camerata Salzburg, conductor Adam Fisher Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K285
Emmanuel Pahud (flute),
Christoph Poppen (violin), Hariolf Schlichtig (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Schubert Schwanengesang, D957 (excerpts) Peter Schreier (tenor), Camillo Radicke (piano)
Mendelssohn String Quartet in A minor, Op 13 Artemis Quartet
Schubert Impromptu in C minor, D899 No 1 Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

Contributors

Introduces:
Stephanie Hughes
Conductor:
Adam Fisher
Flute:
Emmanuel Pahud
Flute:
Christoph Poppen
Violin:
Hariolf Schlichtig
Tenor:
Peter Schreier
Piano:
Camillo Radicke
Unknown:
Andreas Staier

Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, presented by Fiona Talkington. Solveig Kringelborn (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Gunnar de Frumerie Songs from the Heart, Op 27 (excerpts) Grieg Five Songs Wolf Four Songs
Duparc Romance de Mignon; Elegie;Au
Pays 01) Se Fait la Guerre Repeated Sunday lpm

Contributors

Presented By:
Fiona Talkington.
Soprano:
Solveig Kringelborn
Piano:
Malcolm Martineau

BBC Philharmonic
National Orchestra Week is marked with a series of concertos for orchestra.
Walton Coronation March: Orb and Sceptre Maxwell Davies Trumpet Concerto
John Wallace , conductor Rumon Gamba Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
Karlowicz Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecim Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier

Contributors

Conductor:
John Wallace

Legends: Cy Coleman. Edward Seckerson meets the composer of Big Spender and plays music from his shows, including
Sweet Charity, Barnum and City of Angels in performances by Lucille Ball , Frank Sinatra and Glenn Close.
ADDRESS: Stage and Screen. Room 220. Broadcasting House, Queen Margaret Drive , Glasgow, G12 8DG EMAIL: stageandscreen@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Cy Coleman.
Unknown:
Edward Seckerson
Unknown:
Lucille Ball
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra
Unknown:
Glenn Close.
Unknown:
Queen Margaret Drive

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Live from the Barbican. The final act of Puccini's Turandot was left unfinished at the composer's death. Tonightthe BBCSO gives the first UK performance of a new completion of the work by Luciano Berio. Philharmonia Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leonard Slatkin Weber Overture and March: Turandot, Prinzessin von China
McPhee Tabuh-tabuhan
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
8.20 Twenty Minutes: Del Primo Pianto a I'Ultimo Christopher Cook takes a close look at the various attempts to complete Act 3 of Turandot -by Arturo Toscanini , Franco Alfano and Luciano Berio.
8.40 Puccini, compi Berio Turandot (Act 3)

Contributors

Unknown:
Luciano Berio.
Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Arturo Toscanini
Unknown:
Franco Alfano
Unknown:
Luciano Berio.
Turandot:
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Prince Calaf:
Dennis O'Neill (tenor)
Liu:
Amanda Roocroft (soprano)
Timur:
Lain Paterson (bass)
Ping:
Christopher Purves (baritone)
Pang:
Barry Banks (tenor)
Pong:
Anthony Mee (tenor)

Fiona Talkington presents improvisations from Breton pianist Didier Squiban and a re-release of the classic Trio Music by Chick Corea. And throughout this week, tracks from Sami singer Mari Boine.

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Talkington
Pianist:
Didier Squiban
Music By:
Chick Corea.
Singer:
Mari Boine.

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