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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

Contributors

Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.
Unknown:
Barry Tuckwell
Unknown:
St Martin
Conductor:
Neville Marriner
Unknown:
Christopher Herrick
Conductor:
Fritz Reiner
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
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

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Unknown:
Paul O'Dette
Unknown:
Nigel North
Violin:
Andrea Cappelletti
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Unknown:
Christopher Wilson
Unknown:
Shirley Rumsey
Conductor:
Manfred Honeck
Unknown:
Glendy Burk
Conductor:
Roger Wagner Chorale
Conductor:
Roger Wagner
Unknown:
Rolf Lislevand
Viola:
Manfredo Kraemer

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

Contributors

Musicologist:
Hans Keller
Unknown:
Robert Simpson
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Stephen Johnson
Conductor:
Vernon Handley

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

Contributors

Introduced By:
Fiona Talkington.
Soprano:
Ailish Tynan
Soprano:
Kathryn Thomas
Piano:
Cedric Tiberghien
Piano:
Alina Ibragimova
Violin:
Christian Poltera

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)

Contributors

Mezzo:
Alice Coote
Tenor:
Paul Groves
Bass:
Matthew Best
Singers:
Halle Youth Choir
Singers:
Halle Choir
Singers:
London Philharmonic Choir
Musicians:
Halle Orchestra
Conductor:
Mark Elder

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.

Contributors

Unknown:
Phyllis Tate
Music By:
Leroy Anderson
Music By:
Eric Coates
Music By:
Sherman Myers
Unknown:
George Melachrino

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)

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Unknown:
Francois Girard
Violin:
John Corigliano
Unknown:
John Adams
Presented By:
Sarah Walker.
Conductor:
Marin Alsop
Conductor:
John Adams
Violin:
John Corigliano

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.

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Talkington
Unknown:
Gavin Bryars
Unknown:
Frank Bungarten

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

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Soprano:
Deborah Massell
Conductor:
Rene Jacobs
Baritone:
Simon Keenlyside
Soprano:
Mireille Delunsch
Baritone:
Laurent Naouri
Tenor:
Yann Beuron
Director:
Mark Minkowski

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

Contributors

Unknown:
John Shea.
Unknown:
Krakowa Praeambulum
Unknown:
Alma Rodelinda
Unknown:
Strauss Don Juan
Unknown:
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