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With Penny Gore.
Arensky Quartet in A minor, Op 35 Raphael Ensemble
6.30 ZelenkaSinfonia in A minor
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, director Gottfried von der Goltz
7.00 Schumann Overture: Manfred, Op 115
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini
7.30 Mozart Violin Concerto No 2 in D, K211
VadimRepin, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, conductor Yehudi Menuhin
8.00 Tchaikovsky Marche Slave, Op 31 New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein
8.30 Boismortier Ballets de Village, Op 52 No 4
Le Concert Spirituel, director Herve Niquet

Contributors

Director:
Gottfried von Der Goltz
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Director:
Herve Niquet

Donald Macleod looks at how New York was central to Bernstein's life and music.
Lonely Town (On the Town) Adolph Gieen (singer), Milton Greene (piano)
New York, New York (On the Town) Adolph Green and Cris Alexander
(singers), John Reardon (baritone), unnamed orchestra conducted by the Composer
Wonderful Town (excerpt)
Kim Criswell and Audra McDonald
(sopranos), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, conductor Simon Rattle
Tonight (Balcony Scene) (West Side Story) Tinuke Olafimihan (soprano), Paul Manuel (singer), National Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Owen Edwards
Ballet: Facsimile
New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the Composer

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Singer:
Adolph Gieen
Piano:
Milton Greene
Unknown:
Adolph Green
Singers:
Cris Alexander
Singers:
John Reardon
Unknown:
Kim Criswell
Sopranos:
Audra McDonald
Sopranos:
Thomas Hampson
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Soprano:
Paul Manuel
Conductor:
John Owen Edwards

With Rob Cowan.
Waxman Carmen-Fantasie
Isaac Stern (violin), unnamed orchestra conducted by Franz Waxman
10.09 Schubert Impromptu in B flat, D935 No
Maria Yudina (piano)
10.22 Listener Request:
Rachmaninov Three Russian Folk Songs, Op 41
Grand Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Soviet All-Union Radio, conductor Alexander Gauk
10.35 Trad, arr Rachmaninov My Cheeks, So White, So Rosy
Nadezhda Plevitskaya (singer), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
10.40 Schubert Impromptu in C sharp minor, D935 No 4
Anton Kuerti (piano)
10.47 Wagner, arr Waxman Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
Isaac Stern (violin), Oscar Levant (piano), unnamed orchestra conducted by Franz Waxman

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Unknown:
Waxman Carmen-Fantasie
Violin:
Isaac Stern
Conducted By:
Franz Waxman
Conducted By:
Schubert Impromptu
Piano:
Maria Yudina
Conductor:
Alexander Gauk
Singer:
Nadezhda Plevitskaya
Piano:
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano:
Schubert Impromptu
Piano:
Anton Kuerti
Violin:
Isaac Stern
Conducted By:
Franz Waxman

Edinburgh International Festival
A recital by pianist Helene Grimaud. Presented by Sandy Burnett.
Bach, transcr Busoni Chaconne (Partita in D minor, BWV1004)
Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)
11.45 Twenty Minutes: The Beetle and the Rose Anne Ellis unearths the meaning behind the work of architects
Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald , one of Glasgow's most secretive and celebrated couples.
12.05 Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op 117; Rhapsodies, Op 79 Nos 1 and2

Contributors

Pianist:
Helene Grimaud.
Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.
Unknown:
Anne Ellis
Unknown:
Rennie MacKintosh
Unknown:
Margaret MacDonald

Another chance to hear a recital by the Kungsbacka Piano Trio given last year as part of the City of London Festival. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Shostakovich Piano Trio No 1, Op 8 Deirdre Gribbin How to Make the Water Sound
Faure Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120 (R)

Contributors

Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Unknown:
Deirdre Gribbin

Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert recorded last month in London's Queen Eizabeth Hall. Trevor Pinnock is joined by top soloists as he steps down as musical director of the English Concert after 30 years.
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Ton Koopman , Carole Cerasi and Nicholas Parle
(harpsichords), The English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
Bach Orchestral Suite No 4 in D, BWV1069; Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV1030;
Concerto in A minor for four harpsichords, BWV1065; Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV1068 (Air on a G String)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucie Skeaping
Unknown:
Queen Eizabeth Hall.
Unknown:
Trevor Pinnock
Flute:
Lisa Beznosiuk
Flute:
Ton Koopman
Flute:
Carole Cerasi
Harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Tchaikovsky's Manfred symphony was the result of as much time, effort and soul-searching as any work he ever wrote. Presented by Tommy Pearson.
Vadim Repin (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo

Nielsen Pan and Syrinx
Brahms Violin Concerto in D
8.25 Twenty Minutes: The Night of the Monster Helon Habila's story is read by Jude Akuwudike.
8.45 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

(Repeated on Saturday 2pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Tommy Pearson
Violinist:
Vadim Repin
Musicians:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Sakari Oramo
Reader (The Night of the Monster):
Jude Akuwudike
Author (The Night of the Monster):
Helon Habila

With Jonathan Swain
Britten Sacred and Profane, Op 91
12.20 Janacek String Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters) 12.45 Schubert Impromptu in B flat, D935 No 3
1.00 Walton Death ofFalstaff; Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (Henry V) Grace Williams Sea Sketches Warlock Serenade Gareth Walters Divertimento
Walton Sonata for strings 2.15 Elgar Organ Sonata No 1 in G, Op 28
2.40 Jenner Trio in E flat
3.05 Bloch Visions and Prophecies
3.15 Tchaikovsky Don Juan 's Serenade, Op 38 No 1; It Was Early in Spring, Op 38 No 2; At the Ball, Op 38 No 3; / Bless You, Forests, Op 4 7 No 5 3.30 Brahms
Symphony No 3 in F, Op 904.10 Stravinsky Ave Maria 4.15 Ravel Jeux d 'Eau
4.20 Moniuszko Grajek (The Folk
Musician) 4.25 Telemann Overture:
Tafelmusik 4.30 Bach Fugue in G minor, BWV10004.35 Wassenaer Concerto
Armonico No 5 in B flat 4.45 Glinka
Spanish Overture No 15.00 Telemann Concerto in D for two horns 5.10 Finzi
White-Flowering Days, Op 37 (A Garland for the Queen) 5.20 Champagne Danse Villageoise 5.25 CPE Bach, attrib JS
Bach Recorder Sonata in Eflat, BWV1031
5.35 Hummel Rondo in B minor, Op 109
5.45 Karlowicz Song of Eternal Longing (Eternal Songs, Op 10)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain
Unknown:
Britten Sacred
Unknown:
Walton Sonata
Unknown:
Tchaikovsky Don Juan
Unknown:
Stravinsky Ave Maria
Unknown:
Moniuszko Grajek
Unknown:
Danse Villageoise
Unknown:
Hummel Rondo

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