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Presented by Penny Gore . Music includes:
7.00 8.30 : Chopin Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39 Martha Argerich (piano) Gershwin Overture: Oh, Kay!
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Corelll Violin Sonata in D, Op 5 No 1
Lucy van Dael (violin), Bob van Asperen (organ)
8.30 10.00 : Respighi Brazilian Impressions LSO, conductor Antal Dorati
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat
Martha Argerich , Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado
Lully Le Triomphe de I'Amour (final scene)
La Simphonie du Marais, conductor Hugo Reyne

Contributors

Presented By:
Penny Gore
Piano:
Martha Argerich
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor:
Antal Dorati
Unknown:
Martha Argerich
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Conductor:
Hugo Reyne

With Jonathan Swain.
Walton Coronation March: Crown Imperial BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult
10.10 Mozart Concerto in C, K299
William Bennett (flute), Osian Ellis (harp), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Raymond Leppard
10.37 Walton Symphony No 1 London
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn
11.22 Anon, arr Britten Little Sir William Peter Pears (tenor), Osian Ellis (harp)
11.26 Britten Canticle No 5: The Death of Saint Narcissus Philip Langridge (tenor), Osian Ellis (harp)
11.35 Couperin Le Parnasse, ou L'Apothéose de Corelli William Christie and Christophe Rousset (harpsichords)
11.50 Walton Coronation March: Orb and Sceptre City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Louis Fremaux

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Flute:
William Bennett
Flute:
Osian Ellis
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Tenor:
Peter Pears
Tenor:
Osian Ellis
Tenor:
Philip Langridge
Harp:
Osian Ellis
Unknown:
Corelli William Christie
Harpsichords:
Christophe Rousset
Conductor:
Louis Fremaux

2/5. Bereavement. In 1899 Lili Boulanger 's father died in the middle of a conversation with her, and many of Lili's finest works are tinged with grief. At that time her sister Nadia began to study with Gabriel Faure , and Lili's talents came to his attention. With Donald Macleod. Lili Boulanger Les Sirènes Christine Friedek (soprano),
Sabine Eberspacher (piano), Heidelberg
Madrigal Choir, conductor Gerald Kegelmann Nadia Boulanger Three Songs (1910) Rebecca de Pont Davies (mezzo), Claire Toomer (piano) Lili Boulanger Pour les Funerailles d'un Soldat Vincent le Texier (baritone), Namur Symphony Chorus, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mark Stringer
Theme and Variations Emile Naoumoff (piano) Ciairieres dans le del, Nos 1-5 Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano), Kevin Murphy (piano) Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Lili Boulanger
Unknown:
Gabriel Faure
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Soprano:
Christine Friedek
Piano:
Sabine Eberspacher
Conductor:
Gerald Kegelmann
Conductor:
Nadia Boulanger
Piano:
Claire Toomer
Conductor:
Mark Stringer
Piano:
Emile Naoumoff
Unknown:
Heidi Grant
Soprano:
Kevin Murphy

Bach Plus
1/4. This week's concerts feature instrumental and chamber music by Bach and works that he inspired. Fiona Talkington introduces today's piano recital by Joanna MacGregor , recorded last September at LSO St Lukes in London. Bach Preludes and Fugues: in C, BWV846; in C minor, BWV847; in E flat minor, BWV853; in G, BWV860; in B minor, BWV869 (Well-Tempered Klavier) Interspersed with: Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, Op 87: Nos 1, 19, 15, 5 and 8

Contributors

Unknown:
Joanna MacGregor

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - New Generation Artists
Presented by Petroc Trelawny . Britten Suite: Gloriana
York Bowen Viola Concerto
Lawrence Power, conductor Martyn Brabbins
Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Conductor Garry Walker

Contributors

Presented By:
Petroc Trelawny
Conductor:
Garry Walker

Younger listeners are introduced to the octet, get career advice from the head of Queen Victoria's navy, and go to the opening of a show by Cole Porter. Presented by Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson.

Contributors

Presenter:
Angellica Bell
Presenter:
Adrian Dickson

Oddities and Curiosities
Jeremy Sams explores the world of nonsense songs, including one about a little green cactus, a parrot at the battle of Waterloo, and Van Gogh 's painting of Gauguin's shoes. Performers include Charles Trenet , the Comedian
Harmonists, Pierre Bernac and the Beach Boys.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Sams
Unknown:
Van Gogh
Unknown:
Charles Trenet
Unknown:
Pierre Bernac

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert celebrating the music of the great Romanian composer, George Enescu. Recorded last Friday in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Barry Douglas (piano), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Laurence Foster
Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No 1
Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat Enescu Symphony No 2
The Ulster Orchestra's BrahmsFest, which is broadcast tomorrow, Thursday and Friday in Performance on 3, features the First Piano Concerto on Thursday at 7.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
George Enescu.
Piano:
Barry Douglas
Conductor:
Laurence Foster

One of the largest and most ambitious exhibitions ever staged at the Royal Academy features over 350 works from Turkey, including paintings, textiles, calligraphy, metalwork, ceramics and armour. Paul Allen and his guests pay a visit. Producer Thomas Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Producer:
Thomas Morris

3/5. Donald Macleod looks at some of the music that Bach wrote for family and friends. Including keyboard pieces for his son and wife, a lute suite that tested the limits of his friend the lute virtuoso Silvius Weiss , and a cantata that might have been heard at Bach's own wedding. Repeated from Wednesday at 12 noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Silvius Weiss

With Susan Sharpe.
Polish group II Tempo, directed by Agata Sapiecha (violin), perform choral works by Kaspar Forster and Marco Scacchi , and chamber music by Purcell, with Simon Standage
(violin). 2.05 Krumpholtz Harp Concerto No 5 in flat, Op 7
2.30 Beethoven Piano Sonata in A, Op 2 No 2
2.55 Haydn Symphony No 92 in G (Oxford)
3.20 Moniuszko, arr Wiechowicz and Mazynski Choral Songs 3.30 Debussy images Oubliees 3.45 Daquin Rondeau: Le Colin-Maillard 3.45 Rameau Suite: Hippolyte et Aricie 4.05 Mozart Vorrei Spiegarvi, 0 Dio, K418
4.15 Livadlc Scherzi: in f; in A flat minor
4.20 Borodin Overture: Prince Igor 4.30 Haydn Te Deum, H XXIIIc 2 4.40 Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
BWV879 (Well-Tempered Klavier) 4.45 Handel Prelude: Chaconne: Sarabande: Gigue; Air: Ballo (Terpsichore)
5.00 Mendelssohn Overture: Ruy Bias 5.05 Scacchi
Cantate Domino 5.10 Anon Toccata; Angelus Pastoribus
5.15 Scacchl Omnes Gentes 5.20 Buxtehude Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV1615.25 Mozart Serenade in G, K525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) 5.45 Moniuszko Polonaise de Concert in A 5.55 Korngold Mein Sehnen mein Wahnen (Die tote Stadt) 6.00 Berlioz Overture: King Lear
6.15 Chausson Concerto in D for violin, piano and string quartet, Op 21

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Directed By:
Agata Sapiecha
Unknown:
Kaspar Forster
Unknown:
Marco Scacchi
Violin:
Simon Standage

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