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With Penny Gore.
Mozart Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183 Prague Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
6.50 Dvorak Slavonic Dance in F,
Op 46 No 4 Ingryd Thorson and Julian Thurber (piano, four hands)
7.00 Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony English Chamber Orchestra conducted by the Composer
7.30 Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 Sabine Mayer (clarinet), Heinrich Schiff (cello),
Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)
8.00 Dohnanyi Variations on a Nursery Song Andras Schiff (piano),
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti
8.40 Ravel Concerto for piano (left hand) Michel Beroff , London Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado

Contributors

Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Unknown:
Ingryd Thorson
Piano:
Julian Thurber
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Clarinet:
Sabine Mayer
Cello:
Heinrich Schiff
Piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder
Piano:
Andras Schiff
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Unknown:
Michel Beroff
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado

Thanks to his lifelong friend Rachmaninov, Medtnerwas persuaded to travel to the USA to give concert tours and continue his search for an audience for his music. His works may not have received the praise he sought but his piano playing was highly regarded. Today Donald Macleod introduces a piano sonata written at a time of great financial hardship, and the highly emotional Epica violin sonata, which became a monumentto Medtner's brother
Emil, his artistic mentor and guiding spirit. Fairy Tale, Op 26 No 3
Jurg Hanselmann (piano)
Two Canzonas and Dances, Op 43 Mateja Marinkovic (violin), Linn Hendry (piano)
Sonata Romantica, Op 53 No 1 GoeffreyTozer (piano)
The Angel, Op la Ludmilla Andrew (soprano), Geoffrey Tozer (piano)
Violin Sonata No 3, Op 5 (Epica) (3rd mvt) Manoug Parikian , Hamish Milne (piano) (R)

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Violin:
Mateja Marinkovic
Piano:
Linn Hendry
Soprano:
Ludmilla Andrew
Soprano:
Geoffrey Tozer
Unknown:
Manoug Parikian
Piano:
Hamish Milne

With Jonathan Swain.
Wolf-Ferrari Intermezzo (IGioiellidella Madonna, Act 2) National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Boyd Neel
10.04 Machaut Hareu ! Hareu! Le Feu/
Helas! Ou Sera Pris Contort; Se Je Souspir ; Lasse! Comment Oublierai/Se J 'Aim Mon Loyal Ami/Pour Quoy Me Bat? Early Music Consort of London, director David Munrow
10.14 Listener Request:
Chopin Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54 Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
10.26 Eigar Overture: In the South
(Alassio) National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Boyd Neel
10.47 Machaut Le Layde la Fonteinne (excerpt) Medieval Ensemble of London, directors Peter and Timothy Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Boyd Neel
Conductor:
MacHaut Hareu
Unknown:
Je Souspir
Director:
David Munrow
Piano:
Sviatoslav Richter
Conductor:
Boyd Neel
Conductor:
MacHaut Le Layde
Conductor:
Timothy Davies

Edinburgh International Festival Bass-baritone Dietrich Henschel , accompanied at the piano by Irwin Gage , performs live at the Queen's Hall. Presented by Sandy Burnett.
Schubert Totengraberweise, D869; Oer Jüngling und der Tod, D545; DasZugenglocklein, D871; Schwanengesang, D744;
Totengrabers Heimweh, D842; Schwanengesang, D957

Contributors

Bass-Baritone:
Dietrich Henschel
Unknown:
Irwin Gage
Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.

Another chance to hear Saturday's Prom. Presented by Martin Handley. Lawrence Power (viola),
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Messiaen Les Offrandes Oubliées
Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op 16 Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Revised repeat

Contributors

Presented By:
Martin Handley.
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier

Live from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. Introit: Be Still My Soul
(Whitlock). Responses: Clucas. Office
Hymn: Creator of the Earth and Sky (Deus Creator). Psalms: 69, 70 (Noble, Turle). First Reading: 2 Kings 4, wl8-37.
Canticles: Jackson in G. Second Reading: Luke 20, w20-26. Anthem: Psalm 84:
Quam Dilecta Tabernacula (Gavin Bryars ) (first performance). Final Hymn: Ye That Know the Lord Is Gracious (Blaenwern).
Organ Voluntary: Toccata (Plymouth Suite) (Whitlock). Organist and master of the music Matthew Owens. Assistant organist Simon Nieminski.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gavin Bryars
Music:
Matthew Owens.
Organist:
Simon Nieminski.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Presented by Stephanie Hughes. Li-Wei (cello), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Thierry Fischer
Mozart Idomeneo : Overture; Ballet Music (excerpts)
Prokofiev Cello Concerto
8.30 Twenty Minutes: Homeric Encounters Adrian Lester reads the story of the encounter between King Odysseus and the soldier Thersites - the only commoner to be given a voice in the The Iliad. Poet WN Herbert and scholar Robin Osborne interpret its contemporary resonance in a discussion chaired by Ruth Padel.
8.50 Kevin Volans Strip-Weave (first performance of revised version) Sibelius Symphony No 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Conductor:
Thierry Fischer
Conductor:
Mozart Idomeneo
Unknown:
Adrian Lester
Unknown:
Robin Osborne
Unknown:
Ruth Padel.
Unknown:
Kevin Volans Strip-Weave

Verity Sharp introduces tracks from Brazilian singer/songwriter Cibelle's new solo album and remembers her contributions to the Sao Paulo Confessions album by Serbian producer Suba. Plus the Balinese Kecak dance, funky gamelan from Javanese group Samba Sunda, and excerpts from Frank Martin 's Mass for double choir.

Contributors

Introduces:
Verity Sharp
Unknown:
Balinese Kecak
Unknown:
Frank Martin

With John Shea. Svendsen Overture:
Carnival in Paris 12.15 Gallot, completed Lindberg Lute Suite in F minor
12.30 Saint-Saens Mon Coeur S'Ouvre
(Samson et Dalila) 12.40 Faure Nocturne in B flat, Op 3 7 12.50 Couperin Concert No 12 in A (Nouveau Concerts)
1.00 Vladigerov Improvisation and Toccata, Op 36; Scandinavian Suite, Op 13; Piano Concerto No 5 2.25 J Strauss (son), arrBerg Waltz: Wine, Women and Song,
Op 324 2.35 Prokofiev Sarcasmes , Op 17
2.45 Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2, Op 67
3.15 Englund Symphony No 4 (Nostalgic)
3.40 Schubert Piano Sonata in C, D840
4.05 Mendelssohn Hora Est 4.15 Bach
Concerto in D minor for two violins,
BWV1043 4.30 Wagner Pilgrims' Chorus (Tannhauser) 4.40 Villa-Lobos Guitar
Prelude No 2 4.45 Messiaen 0 Sacrum
Convivium 4.50 Arnold Three Shanties
5.00 Verdi Di Provenza il Mar, il Suol (La Traviata) 5.05 Bruhns Cantata: Paratum CorMeum 5.15 Hellendaal Concerto
Grosso in E flat, Op 3 No 4 5.30 Provenzale lo pur Vi Miro ; Me Sento 'na Cosa (II Schiavo di Sua Moglie) 5.35 Brahms Warum 1st das Licht Gegeben dem Muhseligen, Op 74
5.40 Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
5.55 MacDowell Hexentanz, Op 17 No 2

Contributors

Unknown:
John Shea.
Unknown:
Saint-Saens Mon Coeur
Unknown:
Faure Nocturne
Unknown:
Prokofiev Sarcasmes
Unknown:
Mendelssohn Hora
Unknown:
Verdi Di Provenza
Unknown:
Vi Miro
Unknown:
Brahms Warum

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