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Presented by Penny Gore .
7.00-8.30: Bizet Habanera (Carmen: Suite No 2) French National Orchestra, conductor Seiji Ozawa
Kabalevsky The Comedians Suite, Op 26
Russian Cinematographic Symphony Orchestra, conductor Walter Mnatsakanov
Mozart Piano Sonata in C, K545 Alicia de Larrocha
Bizet Carmen : Suites Nos 1 and 2 (excerpts) Bastille Orchestra/Myung-Whun Chung
8.30-10.00: Havergal Brian Judex Crederis (Symphony No 1: Gothic)
Eva Jenisova (soprano), Massed Slovak Choirs and Bands, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Ondrej Lenard
Spohr Septet in A minor, Op 14 7 Ensemble Villa Musica Poulenc Organ Concerto
Ian Tracey (Liverpool Anglican Cathedral organ), BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier

Contributors

Presented By:
Penny Gore
Conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
Conductor:
Walter Mnatsakanov
Unknown:
Bizet Carmen

Listener request:
Schubert Moment Musical in A flat, D780 No Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
10.14 Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 Allegri Quartet
10.55 G Gabrieli/A Gabrieli/Massaino/
Monteverdi Music for Solemn Mass at San
Niccolo al Lido on the occasion of Venice's
Wedding to the Sea, circa 1600
Andrew Carwood (tenor), James O'Donnell (organ), King's Consort and Choir, conductor Robert King
11.35 MacMillan Tuireadh
James Campbell (clarinet), Allegri Quartet

Contributors

Piano:
Sviatoslav Richter
Unknown:
Monteverdi Music
Tenor:
Andrew Carwood
Tenor:
James O'Donnell
Conductor:
Robert King
Conductor:
MacMillan Tuireadh
Clarinet:
James Campbell

5/5. Donald Macleod looks at the latter years of Edvard Grieg 's life and his relationship with his hometown, Bergen.
In My Native Country, Op 43 No 3 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
19 Norwegian Folksongs, Op 66 (excerpts) Audun Kayser (piano)
Violin Sonata No 2 in G (1st mvt)
Henning Kraggerud , Helge Kjekshus (piano) Four Symphonic Dances, Op 64 Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Edvard Grieg
Piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes
Piano:
Audun Kayser
Unknown:
Henning Kraggerud
Piano:
Helge Kjekshus
Conductor:
Mariss Jansons

Cheltenham Festival 2004: Alice Coote
New Generation Artist Alice Coote and pianist Julius Drake combine music by Cheltenham
Festival director Michael Berkeley with French song. Chris de Souza introduces the concert, which was given on Sunday at the Pittville Pump Room.
Bizet Chanson d'Avril; L 'Adieu de L 'Hotesse Arabe; L 'Absence
Berlioz Les Nuits d'Ete, Op 7 M Berkeley Speaking Silence
Faure Notre Amour; Les Roses d'Ispahan; Les Berceaux; En Sourdine; Fleur Jetee

Contributors

Unknown:
Alice Coote
Artist:
Alice Coote
Pianist:
Julius Drake
Director:
Michael Berkeley
Introduces:
Chris de Souza

Another chance to hear Wednesday's concert. Presented by Martin Handley.
Magdalena Kozena (mezzo), Marcel Javorcek (piano), Ican Hoznedr (timpani), Prague Philharmonia, conductor Jiri Belohlavek
Vejvanovsky Sonata Vespertina a 8 Myslivecek Che Non Mi Disse un Di! (L'Olimpiade)
Mozart Vado , Ma Dove ?, K583; Alma Grande e NobilCore,K578
Martinu Double Concerto
Novak Melancholic Songs of Love
Mozart Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague) Repeated from Wednesday at 7.30pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Martin Handley.
Presented By:
Magdalena Kozena
Piano:
Marcel Javorcek
Piano:
Ican Hoznedr
Conductor:
Jiri Belohlavek
Conductor:
Vejvanovsky Sonata Vespertina
Unknown:
Mozart Vado
Unknown:
Ma Dove
Unknown:
Alma Grande

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Olivier Messiaen's divine contemplations, inspired by the red sandstone spires of Bryce Canyon in Utah, launches this season's survey of the French composer's work. One of his pupils, George Benjamin, conducts his own Palimpsests and the first performance of his new orchestration of a striking Baroque organ piece. Presented by Sarah Walker.

Ueli Wiget (piano), Simon Breyer (horn), Rumi Ogawa (xylorimba), Rainer Romer (glockenspiel), Ensemble Modern, conductor George Benjamin

De Grigny, orch Benjamin Recit de Tierce en Taille (Livre d'Orgue) (first performance)

Benjamin Palimpsest I and II

8.00 Twenty Minutes: God Save the Rain Queen
Christopher Hope tells the story of Bamadodi VI, the Rain Queen, the authorised rainmaker in the South African highveld.

8.20 Messiaen Des Canyons aux Etoiles

(This concert is televised on BBC4 at 7.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sarah Walker
Pianist:
Ueli Wiget
Horn player:
Simon Breyer
Xylorimba player:
Rumi Ogawa
Glockenspiel player:
Rainer Romer
Musicians:
Ensemble Modern
Conductor:
George Benjamin

Andrew McGregor is joined by Lucy Duran and Verity Sharp to kick off a weekend of live broadcasts and highlights from the world's leading festival of world music, at Rivermead, Reading. Performances include Radio Mundial from the USA, Souad Massi from Algeria and qawwali band Zaman Zaki from Pakistan. And Fiona Talkington introduces an acoustic set played by Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon from the Radio 3 Village Stage.

A concert by American saxophone star Michael Brecker , recorded just a few weeks ago at the Barbican Hall in London. His latest project, the Quindectet, is an unusual 15-piece ensemble, which includes strings, accordion, and clarinets as well as more conventional jazz instruments. Presented by Jez Nelson.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Brecker
Presented By:
Jez Nelson.

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Tchaikovsky Voyevoda , Op 78 Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat Schumann Symphony No 3 in E flat (Rhenish) 2.35 Upatti Aubade
2.55 Enescu Violin Sonata No 2 in Fminor, Op 6
3.20 Westlake Winter in the Forgotten Valley
3.30 Groneman Concerto in G 3.45 Mozart Symphony
No 33 in B flat. K319 4.05 Chopin Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 45 4.10 Niewiadomski You Grey Horse 4.15 A Gabrieli Anchor Che Col Partire 4.20 Monteverdi Altri canti d'Amor
4.30 Sor Introduction and Variations on Mozart's 0 Cara Armonia, Op 9 4.35 Flotow Overture: Martha
4.45 Lukaszewski De Profundis Clamavi 4.50 Dvorak
Silent Woods 5.00 Bach Prelude and Fugue in F. BWV880 (Well Tempered Clavier) 5.05 Corelli Trio Sonata in C, Op 3 No 8 5.10 Pachelbel Nun danket alle Gott
5.15 Groneman Flute Sonata in G 5.25 Brahms Tragic
Overture 5.40 Liszt Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Annees de Pèlerinage: Italie) 5.50 Rozyckl Cello Sonata in A minor, Op 10 6.05 Hollander Ich bin von Kopfbis Fuss (Derblaue Engel) 6.10 lbert Rute Concerto 6.30 Brahms Waltzes , Op 39: No 11 in B minor; No 12 in E 6.35 Moniuszko Wilja
6.40 Dvorak In Nature's Realm, Op 91

Contributors

Presented By:
Jonathan Swain.
Presented By:
Tchaikovsky Voyevoda
Unknown:
Monteverdi Altri
Unknown:
Brahms Waltzes

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