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Presented by Penny Gore . Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Chopin Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op 26 No I Maurizio Pollini (piano)
J Strauss (son) Waltz: Mephistos Hdllenrufe Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Willi Boskovsky
L Mozart Sinfonia da Caccia (Jagd Symphonie) Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, director Michi Gaigg Wienawski Legende , Op 17
Maxim Vengerov (violin), Itamar Golan (piano) Bach Suite in D, BWVI068
Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
8.30-10.00: Verdi La Peregrina (Don Carlos , Act 3: ballet music) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Edward Downes
Mozart Piano Sonata in D, K284 Maria Joao Pires Roussel Bacchus et Ariane, Act 2
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Van Pascal Tortelier

Contributors

Presented By:
Penny Gore
Unknown:
Chopin Polonaise
Piano:
Maurizio Pollini
Conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
Director:
Michi Gaigg
Director:
Wienawski Legende
Violin:
Maxim Vengerov
Violin:
Itamar Golan
Piano:
Bach Suite
Unknown:
Don Carlos
Conductor:
Edward Downes
Unknown:
Maria Joao Pires
Unknown:
Roussel Bacchus
Conductor:
van Pascal Tortelier

Presented by Jonathan Swain.
MoeranSinfonietta London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult
10.25 Allegri Miserere Roy Goodman (treble), Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conductor David Willcocks
10.40 Debussy Reflets dans I'Eau Friedrich Gulda (piano)
10.45 Koechlin Le Buisson Ardent
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Heinz Holliger
11.25 Horsley There Is a Green Hill Far Away
Simon Preston (organ), Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conductor David Willcocks
11.30 Listener request: Schubert String Quartet movement in C minor, D703 Amadeus Quartet
11.40 Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, conductor David Willcocks

Contributors

Presented By:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Unknown:
Roy Goodman
Conductor:
David Willcocks
Conductor:
Debussy Reflets
Piano:
Friedrich Gulda
Conductor:
Heinz Holliger
Unknown:
Simon Preston
Conductor:
David Willcocks
Unknown:
Vaughan Williams
Baritone:
John Shirley-Quirk
Conductor:
David Willcocks

Celebrating Mozart
The Florestan Trio and James Boyd (viola) conclude this week of Mozart chamber music, with a concert given earlier this month at LSO St Luke's in London. Presented by Stephanie Hughes. Mozart Piano Trio in G, K564; Piano Quartet in E flat, K493

Contributors

Viola:
James Boyd
Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.

Dvorak Symphonies: BBC Philharmonic This week's series of Dvorak symphonies concludes with the Ninth, written when the composer was in America and infused with the flavour of American folk music. Presented by Warwick Thompson.
Weber Overture: Der Freischutz
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Prokofiev Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Bruch Violin Concerto No I in G minor
Anthony Marwood , conductor Edward Downes Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) Conductor Gianandrea Noseda

Contributors

Presented By:
Warwick Thompson.
Conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda
Conductor:
Anthony Marwood
Conductor:
Edward Downes
Conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda

A chance to hear some Renaissance music, the Inverclyde School's junior choir, and artillery fire from the end of the Overture: 1812 by Tchaikovsky, introduced for younger listeners by Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson.

Contributors

Unknown:
Adrian Dickson.

Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist Branford Marsalis in conversation with Julian Joseph. This is a continuation of the interview broadcast in March.
Producer Keith Loxam

Contributors

Unknown:
Branford Marsalis
Unknown:
Branford Marsalis
Unknown:
Julian Joseph.
Producer:
Keith Loxam

Jac van Steen conducts his first live-broadcast concert as principal guest conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. From the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, introduced by Sarah Walker. JanineJansen (violin),
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Jac van Steen
Bartok Two Pictures, Op 10
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, Op 35
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Abidjan Blues
By Veronique Tadjo. Streetlife is the theme of this series of readings for Radio 3's Africa
Season. When Akissi finally returns to Cote d'lvoire, it's to bury her father. She feels like she's severing her last links with the city of her birth. Until, that is, she retraces her father's footsteps in the capital. Read by Janice Acquah.
8.45 Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Contributors

Unknown:
Jac van Steen
Introduced By:
Sarah Walker.
Conductor:
Jac van Steen
Unknown:
Veronique Tadjo.
Read By:
Janice Acquah.

Paul Allen talks to Steven Johnson , author of the controversial book Everything Bad Is Good for You, and asks the question: can popular culture - TV, computer games and trashy movies - actually bring us any benefits? Producer Phil Tinline

Contributors

Talks:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Steven Johnson
Producer:
Phil Tinline

Phil Bancroft Quartet
Scottish tenor saxophonist Phil Bancroft 's international quartet, featuring the fresh approach of Scandinavian drummer Thomas Stronen , deft guitarist Mike Walker and Steve Watts on bass, perform music from their latest album Headlong. Presented by Jez Nelson.

Contributors

Unknown:
Phil Bancroft
Unknown:
Phil Bancroft
Unknown:
Thomas Stronen
Guitarist:
Mike Walker
Guitarist:
Steve Watts
Presented By:
Jez Nelson.

With Louise Fryer.
Wagner Der Fliegende Hollander
Jane Eaglen (soprano), Jill Grove (mezzo),
Thomas Studebaker and Eric Cutler (tenors), Mark Delavan (bass-baritone), Stephen Milling (bass), San Franciso Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
3.25 John Thomas Grand Duet in E flat minor
3.40 Druschetsky Sextet in E flat 4.00 Myslivecek, arr anon String Quintet No 2 in E flat 4.10 Doppler
Souvenir de Prague, Op 24 4.25 Hasse Son Qual Misera Colomba (Cleofide) 4.30 Groneman Concerto in G for flute, two violins and continuo 4.45 Kreisler Syncopation Smetana Sonata movement in E minor for two pianos
5.00 Schoeck Summer Night, Op 58 5.10 Ravel, arr Gillet Piece en Forme de Habanera 5.15 Janacek The Wolf's Trail 5.20 Gilse String Quartet 5.30 Delius, arr Fenby Intermezzo (Fennimore and Gerda)
5.35 Debussy Clairde Lune 5.40 Verdi Ella Giammai M'Amo! (Don Carlos ) 5.50 Escher Ciel , Air et Vents
6.05 Bach Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV1030
6.25 SS Weise Two Songs 6.30 Mozart Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat, K417 6.40 Liszt Rhapsodie Espagnole

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Fryer.
Soprano:
Jane Eaglen
Soprano:
Jill Grove
Unknown:
Thomas Studebaker
Tenors:
Eric Cutler
Tenors:
Mark Delavan
Baritone:
Stephen Milling
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor:
John Thomas
Unknown:
Debussy Clairde Lune
Unknown:
Verdi Ella Giammai
Unknown:
Don Carlos
Unknown:
Escher Ciel

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