Presented by Sandy Burnett. Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Punto Horn Concerto No 5 in F Barry Tuckwell , Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Neville Marriner
Bach Chorale Prelude: Wachetauf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645 Christopher Herrick (organ) Weinberger Polka and Fugue (Schwanda the Bagpiper) Chicago SO, conductor Fritz Reiner
8.30-10.00: Bernstein Symphonic Dances: West Side Story New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein Janacek Youth Prague Wind Quintet
Mozart Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague) Prague Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
With Rob Cowan.
Molinaro Ballo detto il Conte Orlando; Saltarello del Predetto Ballo Besard Bransles de Village
Gianoncelli Bergamasca
Paul O'Dette and Nigel North (lutes)
10.13 Respighi Concerto allantica
Andrea Cappelletti (violin), Philharmonia, conductor Matthias Bamert
10.45 Francesco da Milano Fantasia; Fantasia Sexta (arr Matelart); Canon; La Spagna
Christopher Wilson and Shirley Rumsey (lutes)
10.55 Bruch Symphony No 3 in E Hungarian State Orchestra, conductor Manfred Honeck
11.35 Listener request: Foster, arr Roger WagnerSusanna; Open Thy Lattice, Love; Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair; The Glendy Burk
Roger Wagner Chorale , conductor Roger Wagner
11.47 Vivaldi Concerto in D minor, RV540
Rolf Lislevand (lute), Manfredo Kraemer (viola d'amore), instrumental ensemble
4/5. Musicologist Hans Keller once remarked of Robert Simpson that "the fearless, artless integrity of the man becomes a matter of course, hardly worth mentioning: there is no more substantial compliment in art of life."
Today Donald Macleod and Stephen Johnson discuss Simpson's epic Ninth Symphony, one of the truly great works of recent years. Symphony No 9
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
Repeated on Wednesday at 12 midnight
City of London Festival: Odes and Icons
7/12. A concert given earlier this month at the Skinner's Hall. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. Ailish Tynan (soprano), Kathryn Thomas (flute), Cedric Tiberghien (piano), Alina Ibragimova (violin), Christian Poltera (cello)
Ravel Chansons Madecasses; Gaspard de la Nuit; Piano Trio in A minor
Another chance to hear Elgar's great oratorio, performed at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday.
Alice Coote (mezzo), Paul Groves (tenor), Matthew Best (bass), Halle Youth Choir, Halle Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, Halle Orchestra, conductor Mark Elder
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
(Repeated from Sunday at 7.30pm)
Featuring Phyllis Tate 's suite London Fields, plus music by Leroy Anderson , Eric Coates and Sherman Myers , and a selection from You're My Everything with George Melachrino and his orchestra.
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music, studio guests and a round-up of the latest news from the arts world.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Based on music composed for
Francois Girard 's award-winning 1999 film The Red
Violin, John Corigliano 's new concerto receives its UK premiere. Under their principal conductor, and winner of this year's Female Artist of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra also perform John Adams 's popular foxtrot and excerpts from Prokofiev's passionate ballet score. Presented by Sarah Walker.
Joshua Bell (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Marin Alsop
John Adams The Chairman Dances
John Corigliano Violin Concerto (The Red Violin) (first UK performance)
Brian Blessed reads Peter Sheridan 's new fairy tale about a walk in the woods.
Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
(excerpts)
This concert is live on BBC4 at 7.30pm Repeated on Wednesday at 2pm
Fiona Talkington looks forward to the Womad Festival in Reading, coverage of which begins on Radio 3 tomorrow at 9.45pm.
Plus Gavin Bryars 's One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing, written for the percussion ensemble Nexus, and Frank Bungarten 's guitar transcriptions of Bach's music for solo violin.
5/5. Gluck worked on his last two operas simultaneously: one was widely regarded as his masterpiece and the other flopped so badly that he decided to abandon the opera stage altogether. Donald Macleod introduces highlights. Echo et Narcisse (excerpts) Deborah Massell (soprano), Hamburg Opera Chorus,
Concerto Koln, conductor Rene Jacobs Iphigenie en Tauride (excerpts)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone: Orestes), Mireille Delunsch (soprano: Iphigenia), Laurent Naouri (baritone: Thoas), Yann Beuron (tenor: Pylades), Les Musiciens du Louvre, director Mark Minkowski
Repeated from Friday at 12 noon
With John Shea.
Schubert Overture: Alfonso undestrelia, D732 Schumann Violin Fantasy C, Op 131 Schubert
Symphony No 9 in C, D944 2.20 Aulin String Quartet in F
2.45 Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 2, Op 61
3.10 Chopin Marche Funebre (Piano Sonata in B flat minor, Op 35) 3.15 Wagner Evening Star (Tannhauser, Act 3)
3.25 Dvorak Symphony No 3 in E flat 4.00 Hellendaal Cello Sonata, Op 5 No 5 4.10 Nikolai z
Krakowa Praeambulum ; Our Saviour Lord God 4.15 Ockeqhem De Profundis Clamavi 4.20 Tchaikovsky Trois Morceaux (Op 19) 4.30 Vladigerov Divertimento 4.50 Mozart La
Mia Dorabella (Cosi Fan Tutte, Act 1) Rossini Overture: The Barber of Seville 5.00 Kaski Prelude, Op 7 Schubert String Quartet in C minor, D103 (Quartettsatz)
5.15 Visee Theorbo Suite in C minor 5.25 Handel Si, Si, Fellon, T'lntendo ...Fra Tempeste Funeste a Quest'Alma Rodelinda , Act 2 5.30 Telemann Recorder Sonata in F minor 5.40 Strauss Don Juan 5.55 Satie, orch
Milhaud Jack-in-the-Box Pantomime 6.00 Spohr Harp Fantasia in C minor, Op 53 6.10 Mendelssohn, arr Rachmaninov Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
6.15 CPE Bach Zur Einfuhrung des HP Gasie, Wq250
6.45 7.00 Schubert Rondo in A, D438