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Presented by Penny Gore . Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Mozart Overture: Die Zauberflote LPO, conductor Charles Mackerras Strauss Don
Juan Chicago SO, conductor Fritz Reiner
Milhaud La Creation du Monde New World
Symphony, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
8.30-10.00: Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor Earl Wild (piano)
Brahms String Sextet No 1 in B flat. Op 18
Raphael Ensemble Stravinsky The Rite of Spring LPO, conductor Charles Mackerras

Contributors

Presented By:
Penny Gore
Conductor:
Fritz Reiner
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras

Presented by Jonathan Swain.
Bach, transcr G Kurtag Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV106 Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)
10.05 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44 Leonard Bernstein (piano), Juilliard Quartet
10.35 Bach, transcr G Kurtag AuftieferNot schreiich zu dir, BWV687 Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)
10.40 Bax Symphony No 7 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
11.25 Bach, transcr G Kurtag Trio Sonata in E flat, BWV525 (1st mvt) Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)
11.30 Wagner Gotterdammerung (closing scene) Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein
11.55 Bach, transcr G Kurtag 0 Lamm Gottes unschuldig
Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)

Contributors

Presented By:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Bwv106 Marta
Piano:
Gyorgy Kurtag
Piano:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
G Kurtag
Unknown:
Bwv687 Marta
Piano:
Gyorgy Kurtag
Conductor:
Vernon Handley
Conductor:
Gyorgy Kurtag
Unknown:
Wagner Gotterdammerung
Soprano:
Eileen Farrell
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Lamm Gottes
Piano:
Gyorgy Kurtag

Bernstein - the Broadway Shows
5/5. Humphrey Burton concludes his week on Broadway with Bernstein's most popular work, West Side Story (1957), With the book by Arthur Laurents and choreography by Jerome Robbins , lyricist Stephen Sondheim called the team "a unique concatenation of people".
With contributions from the orchestrator Sid Ramin , a friend of Bernstein's since childhood, and Ruth Mitchell , who was production manager on the orginal production.
Repeated from yesterday at 12 midnight
Humphrey Burton on Bernstein: page 121

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Book By:
Arthur Laurents
Choreography By:
Jerome Robbins
Unknown:
Stephen Sondheim
Unknown:
Sid Ramin
Unknown:
Ruth Mitchell
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton

French Melodies
4/4. John Toal presents the last in this week's recitals from Belfast devoted to French song.
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Susan Manoff (piano) Debussy Apparition; Romance; Ariettes Oubliees ;
De Reve ; De Soir (Proses Lyriques)
Chausson Hebe; Dans la Foret du Charme et de I'Enchantement; es Papillons; La Cigale
Poulenc A Sa Guitare; Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon; Fancy

Contributors

Unknown:
John Toal
Soprano:
Sandrine Piau
Soprano:
Susan Manoff
Unknown:
Ariettes Oubliees
Unknown:
De Reve

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Today including a recording that Leonard Bernstein made with the BBCSO in the 1980s. Presented by Tommy Pearson.
Bernstein Symphony No 1 (Jeremiah) Michelle DeYoung (mezzo), conductor Leonard Slatkin
Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Leonard Bernstein Songfest Clamma Dale (soprano), Cynthia Buchan and Sarah Walker (mezzos), Kenneth Woollam (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone), Paul Hudson (bass), conducted by the composer
Humphrey Burton on Bernstein: page 121

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein
Presented By:
Tommy Pearson.
Unknown:
Michelle Deyoung
Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Soprano:
Cynthia Buchan
Soprano:
Sarah Walker
Tenor:
Kenneth Woollam
Tenor:
Thomas Allen
Baritone:
Paul Hudson
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton

Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus played alto saxophone and was an arranger for Stan Kenton. Since then his writing skills have extended to the big screen, composing the scores for several of Clint Eastwood 's movies. Lennie Niehaus is in conversation with Julian Joseph. Producer Keith Loxam

Contributors

Unknown:
Lennie Niehaus
Unknown:
Lennie Niehaus
Unknown:
Stan Kenton.
Unknown:
Clint Eastwood
Unknown:
Lennie Niehaus
Unknown:
Julian Joseph.
Producer:
Keith Loxam

Bernstein Season
Live from the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, a concert marking the 15th anniversary (in October) of the death of the great
American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Presented by Tommy Pearson with contributions from Bernstein's daughter Jamie and his biographer Humphrey Burton.
Sarah Fox (soprano), Julian Ovendon (tenor), Dublin National Chamber Choir, BBC Singers,
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood , Bernstein Ballet. Fancy Free; Chichester Psalms
8.35 Twenty Minutes: Bernstein Remembered Tommy Pearson is joined by Leonard Bernstein 's daughter Jamie Bernstein and his biographer Humphrey Burton to reflect on the life and legacy of one of the most dynamic and influential figures of 20th-century music.
8.55 Bernstein West Side Story: Suite No 1; Suite: On the Waterfront
Humphrey Burton on Bernstein: page 121

Contributors

Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein.
Presented By:
Tommy Pearson
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton.
Soprano:
Sarah Fox
Soprano:
Julian Ovendon
Conductor:
Charles Hazlewood
Conductor:
Bernstein Ballet.
Unknown:
Tommy Pearson
Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Jamie Bernstein
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton

Jez Nelson presents a double bill from Bath International Music Festival. Cuban pianist Omar Sosa appears with an intriguing trio featuring conga player Miguel "Anga" Diaz, stalwart of many of the Buena Vista Social Club albums, and the Tunisian oud player and vocalist Dhafer Youssef. And Finnish quartet Ilmiliekki make their first major appearance in the UK. The oldest member of the band is barely 26 years old, and their debut album March of the Alpha Males was one of the discoveries of last year.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jez Nelson
Pianist:
Omar Sosa
Conga player:
Miguel "Anga" Diaz
Oud player/Singer:
Dhafer Youssef
Musicians:
null Ilmiliekki

With Jonathan Swain. Handel Partenope
La Petite Bande , conductor Sigiswald Kuijken
4.15 Mozart Variations on a Minuet by Duport, K573
4.25 Moniuszko Polonaise (The Countess) 4-35 Rameau Les Indes Galantes (excerpts) 4.50 Groneman Concerto in G 5.00 Flotow Overture: Martha 5.15 Bach Lobet den Herm, alle Heiden, BWV230 5.20 Chausson Pavane and Forlane (Quelques Danses, Op 26) 5.30 Françaix Wind Quintet No I (4th mvt) 5.35 Chopin Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44 5.50 Donizetti Overture: La Fille du Régiment 6.00 Kull March: Kodumaa 6.10 Grundt
Potpourri Caractéristique: Den Brug over den Oceaan
6.30 Scriabin Piano Concerto in Fsharp minor

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Handel Partenope
Conductor:
La Petite Bande
Unknown:
Moniuszko Polonaise
Unknown:
Chopin Polonaise
Unknown:
Den Brug
Partenope:
Krisztlna Laki (soprano)
Rosmira:
Helqa Muller-Molinarl (soprano)
Arsace:
Rene Jacobs (alto)
Armindo:
John York Skinner (alto)
Emilio:
Martyn Hill (tenor)
Ormonte:
Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

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