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With Penny Gore.
Paganini Sonata Concertata in A, Op 61
Gil Shaham (violin), Goran Sollscher (guitar)
6.45 Franck Les Eolides New York PO, conductor Kurt Masur
7.00 Smetana Three Salon Polkas AndrasSchiff (piano)
7.50 Bliss Greetings to a City Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
8.00 Vivaldi Oboe Concerto in C, RV447
Frank de Bruine (oboe), Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Christopher Hogwood
8.40 Sibelius Tapiola , Op 112 Philharmonia, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy

Contributors

Violin:
Gil Shaham
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Oboe:
Frank de Bruine
Conductor:
Christopher Hogwood
Conductor:
Sibelius Tapiola
Conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy

Mexican composers Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) and Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) made unique and vivid contributions to the music of their time. In conversation with the conductor Odaline de la Martinez , Donald Macleod explores their work, beginning with an examination of the ways in which they depicted the culture and environment in which they lived.
Chavez Cantos de Mexico BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Grant Llewellyn Revueltas Caminos City of Mexico PO, conductor Enrique Batiz
Chavez Chapultepec (Republic Overture) RPO, conductor Enrique Batiz
Revueltas Pianos London Sinfonietta conductor David Atherton
Chavez Paisajes Mexicanos BBC SO, conductor Grant Llewellyn
Producer Lyndon Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Carlos Chavez
Unknown:
Silvestre Revueltas
Conductor:
Odaline De La Martinez
Conductor:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Grant Llewellyn
Conductor:
Enrique Batiz
Conductor:
David Atherton
Conductor:
Grant Llewellyn
Producer:
Lyndon Jones

With Rob Cowan.
Featuring excerpts from Wagner's operas and recordings by Andres Segovia. Mendelssohn, arr Segovia
Canzonetta (String Quartet No 1 in E flat, Op 12) Andres Segovia (guitar)
10.06 Wagner Lohengrin (conclusion)
Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor), Elizaveta Shumskaya (soprano), USSR Radio Choir and Orchestra, conductor Samuel Samosud
10.16 Listener Request: Haydn Symphony No 100 in G (Military)
RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham
10.38 Bach Singet dem Herrn, BWV225 Regensburg Cathedral Choir, conductor Hanns-Martin Schneidt
10.53 Rodrigo Fantasia para un
Gentilhomme Andres Segovia (guitar), Symphony of the Air, conductor Enrique Jorda
11.16 Wagner Good Friday Music (Parsifal, Act 3) Fritz Wolff (tenor),
Alexander Kipnis (bass), Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, conductor Siegfried Wagner

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Unknown:
Andres Segovia.
Guitar:
Andres Segovia
Guitar:
Wagner Lohengrin
Tenor:
Ivan Kozlovsky
Tenor:
Elizaveta Shumskaya
Conductor:
Samuel Samosud
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Conductor:
Hanns-Martin Schneidt
Conductor:
Rodrigo Fantasia
Guitar:
Andres Segovia
Conductor:
Enrique Jorda
Tenor:
Fritz Wolff
Bass:
Alexander Kipnis
Conductor:
Siegfried Wagner

British Ballet
David Bintley , director of Birmingham
Royal Ballet and one of Britain's leading choreographers, presents a week of programmes exploring the work of five influential choreographers in the world of British ballet. Today, the founder of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois.
Gavin Gordon The Faithful Girl; The Orgy (Ballet: The Rake's Progress)
Bliss Ballet: Checkmate BBC Concert
Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth Vaughan Williams Masque: Job BBC SO, conductor Andrew Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
David Bintley
Unknown:
Ninette de Valois.
Unknown:
Gavin Gordon
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Conductor:
Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Andrew Davis

BBC Philharmonic
Polish virtuoso Ewa Kupiec , plays an early Chopin work. Presented by Graeme Kay. Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op 34
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Weber
Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor,
Op 11 Ewa Kupiec , conductor Marin Alsop Schumann Symphony No 3 in E flat (Rhenish) Conductor Marin Alsop

Contributors

Unknown:
Ewa Kupiec
Presented By:
Graeme Kay.
Conductor:
Ewa Kupiec
Conductor:
Marin Alsop

Tommy Pearson talks to composer Howard Shore in New York about his work with director David Cronenberg, and his score for the epic Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Address: Stage and Screen, [address removed] Email: [email address removed]

Contributors

Interviewer:
Tommy Pearson
Interviewee:
Howard Shore

Cardiff Singers Series
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BBC Singer of the World Competition, the first of a series of concerts featuring former contestants. Finnish soprano Karita Mattila , who was the first winner, gives a recital of Romantic songs, recorded a couple of days ago at London's Barbican Concert Hall. Presented by Humphrey Burton. Karita Mattila (soprano), Tuija Hakkila (piano)
Duparc L 'Invitation au Voyage: Romance de Mignon; Au Pays ou ce Fait la Guerre; Chanson Triste; Phidyle
Saariaho Quatre Instants: Attente;
Douleur; Parfum de I 'Instant; Resonances Rachmaninov Sing Not to Me, Op 4 No 4; Twilight, Op 21 No 3; The Isle, Op 14 No 2; The Muse, Op 34 No 1; What Happiness, Op 34 No 12
Dvorak Gypsy Melodies, Op 55:
My Song of Love; Hey! Ring Out My Triangle; All Round about the Woods Are Still; Tune Thy Strings; Wide the Sleeves

Contributors

Soprano:
Karita Mattila
Presented By:
Humphrey Burton.
Piano:
Tuija Hakkila

Fiona Talkington presents music by Norwegian/Senegalese band Cissokho System, music from Albania and tracks from Ralph Towner 's album Anthem. And every night this week, a look at some of the many versions of The Blacksmith, one of the most popular English folk songs.

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Talkington
Unknown:
Ralph Towner

With John Shea.
Szokolay Violin Concerto 12.40 Gordon Dyson Piano Sonata 1.00 Bach Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor, BWV1003
Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor, Op 108 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 2,
Op 94a 2.05 Lars-Erik Larsson Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg , Op 35
2.20 Sibelius Symphony No 5 in E flat
2.55 Villa-Lobos Introduction to the Choros
3.10 Weber Grand Duo Concertant, Op 48
3.25 Britten Sacred and Profane, Op 91
3.40 Eigar Variations on an Original Theme, Op 36 (Enigma) 4.10 Willem de Fesch
Concerto in G minor for two flutes, Op 5 No 2
4.20 Handel Violin Sonata in A minor,
HWV3624.30VeljoTormis Spring Sketches
4.40 Mozart Overture: The Marriage of Figaro 4.50 Purcell Rejoice in the Lord
Alway 5.00 Robert Kajanus Funeral March
5.10 Martinu Variations on a Slovak
Theme 5.25 Wilbye Draw On Sweet Night
5.35 Jan Blockx Flemish Dances
5.50 Sarasate Caprice Basque, Op 24

Contributors

Unknown:
John Shea.
Piano:
Gordon Dyson
Unknown:
Hjalmar Gullberg
Unknown:
Robert Kajanus

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