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7.00-8.30: JC Bach Overture: La Cascina Hanover Band, director Anthony Halstead Rachmaninov Two Pieces, Op 2 TrulsMork (cello),
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Antheil Jazz Symphony New World Symphony, conductor Michael Tilson-Thomas
8.30-10.00: Mendelssohn Songs without Words, Op 38 (Book 3)
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lorin Maazel Mozart Piano Sonata in F. K280 Christoph Eschenbach

Contributors

Director:
Anthony Halstead
Piano:
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Conductor:
Michael Tilson-Thomas
Piano:
Daniel Barenboim
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Unknown:
Christoph Eschenbach

With Rob Cowan.
Handel Overture: Solomon
English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Richard Bonynge
10.07 Brahms GesangderParzen
Robert Shaw Chorale , NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini
10.22 Listener request: Puccini
Che Gelida Manina (La BOhème, Act 1)
Franco Corelli (tenor), New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Franco Ferraris
10.27 Dvorak String Quintet in G, Op 77 Marlboro Festival Ensemble
11.10 Froberger Suite No 6 in C Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord)
11.24 Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 in A minor (Scottish) NBC Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Conductor:
Richard Bonynge
Conductor:
Brahms Gesangderparzen
Conductor:
Robert Shaw Chorale
Conductor:
Arturo Toscanini
Tenor:
Franco Corelli
Harpsichord:
Kenneth Gilbert

2/5. With Donald Macleod.
A Prayer for the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty The Consort of Musicke, director Anthony Rooley (lute)
The Most High and Mighty Christianus , the Fourth King of Denmark, His Galliard Paul O'Dette (lute)
Dowland's Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell Paul O'Dette (lute)
Flow My Tears, Fall from Your Springs; If Floods of Tears Could Cleanse My Follies Past; Fine Knacks for Ladies; I Saw My Lady Weep; Time's Eldest Son/Then Sit Thee Down/When Others Sing Venite; Come, Ye Heavy States of Night; Shall I
Sue, Shall I Seeke for Grace; Sorrow, Stay, Lend True Repentant Tears (The Second
Book of Songs, 1600) Paul Agnew (tenor), Christopher Wilson (lute)
Wilt Thou Unkind , Thus Reave Me?
Peter Pears (tenor), Julian Bream (lute) Repeated Monday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Director:
Anthony Rooley
Director:
Mighty Christianus
Unknown:
Paul O'Dette
Tenor:
Paul Agnew
Tenor:
Christopher Wilson
Unknown:
Wilt Thou Unkind
Tenor:
Peter Pears
Tenor:
Julian Bream

Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform an entirely Russian programme, culminating with Tchaikovsky's Pathétique symphony. And New Generation Artist Janine Jansen joins the orchestra for Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny . Stravinsky Scenes de Ballet Conductor llan
Volkov Rimsky-Korsakov Overture: Russian Easter Festival
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2
Janine Jansen , conductor llan
Volkov Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 in B minor (Pathetique) Conductor llan Volkov

Contributors

Artist:
Janine Jansen
Presented By:
Petroc Trelawny
Unknown:
Volkov Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:
Janine Jansen
Unknown:
Volkov Tchaikovsky

Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Michael Gees (piano) lain Burnside presents a recital from last year's Schwarzenberg Schubertiade
Festival in which the French tenor Christoph Pregardien sang works by Schubert and Schumann's Liederkries, Op39.

Contributors

Tenor:
Christoph Pregardien
Piano:
Michael Gees
Tenor:
Christoph Pregardien

Penny Gore introduces the last of this series of highlights of last year's Proms season. The renowned Swiss Tonhalle Orchestra, with its American conductor, teamed up with one of the world's best-known cellists in a performance of one of the most popular cello concertos in the repertory. Plus Strauss's swashbuckling tone poem Don Juan and Musorgsky's colourful survey of the artworks of his friend Victor Hartmann, orchestrated from the original piano version by Maurice Ravel.

Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, conductor David Zinman

Strauss Don Juan

Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor

Musorgsky, orch Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

(Revised)

Contributors

Presenter:
Penny Gore
Cellist:
Yo-Yo Ma
Musicians:
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Conductor:
David Zinman

One of the key figures of American culture, Gore Vidal , who describes himself as " at heart a propagandist, a tremendous hater, a tiresome nag", talks to Susan Hitch about his presidential ambition and life. ProducerZahid Warley

Contributors

Unknown:
Gore Vidal
Unknown:
Susan Hitch

Shaheera Asante presents music from double bass virtuoso Renaud Garcia-Fons , rare tribal, folk and cafe-music recordings of the Ashanti of Ghana, and popular tropicalia from Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Tom Ze.

Contributors

Unknown:
Shaheera Asante
Unknown:
Renaud Garcia-Fons
Unknown:
Tom Ze.

3/5. Donald Macleod discovers how comic strip meets opera in The Cunning Little Vixen Janacek 's erotic fairy tale. Suite: The Cunning Little Vixen Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
String Quartet No I (Kreutzer Sonata) The Lindsays
Mladi Netherlands Wind Ensemble
The Cunning Little Vixen, Act 3 (end)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Vixen Janacek
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Gamekeeper:
Dalibor Jedlicka (bass)
Frog:
Peter Saray (treble)

With John Shea.
Herne Early Music Festival 2002: Women in Music. Works from Isabella d'Este's musical notebook (c 1502) performed by Clare Wilkinson (mezzo) and Musica Antiqua of London, director Philip Thorby.
And Cappella Artemisia perform music for Vespers by Margarita Cozzolani (1650).
2.05 CPE Bach Flute Concerto in G, Wql69
2.30 Haydn Piano Trio in E, HXV28
2.45 Mahler Symphony No 9
4.10 Lassus Magnificat Aurora Lucis Rutilat
4.20 Tessier In a Grove Most Rich of Shade
(A Musicall Banquet)
4.25 Ward Fantasia NolaS 5
4.30 Vremsak Three Poems by Tone Kuntner
4.35 Hidas Harpsichord Concerto
4.50 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E, RV269 (Spring) (The Four Seasons)
5.00 Auber Overture: Le Cheval de Bronze
5.05 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor 5.45 Wieniawski Légende, Op 17
5.55 Clemens Non Papa Carole Magnus Eras 6.05 Mozart String Quartet in D minor, K421
6.35Scriabin Poeme de I'Extase, Op 54

Contributors

Unknown:
John Shea.
Unknown:
Clare Wilkinson
Unknown:
Musica Antiqua
Director:
Philip Thorby.
Unknown:
Tone Kuntner

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