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This week Penny Gore explores music inspired by a particular place and concludes an ongoing cycle of Mozart's keyboard sonatas.
7.00-8.30: Mendelssohn Overture: The
Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
Albeniz Fête Dieu a Seville (Iberia, Book 1) Rafael Orozco (piano) Ireland Mai-Dun LPO, conductor Bryden Thomson J Strauss (son) Waltz: Roses from the South, Op 388 (arr Schoenberg for harmonium, piano and string quartet) Lyon Opera Soloists, director Kent Nagano
8.30-10.00: Mozart Piano Sonata in F K332 Andreas Staier Villa-Lobos Amazonas Simon Bolivar SO , conductor Enrique Diemecke Guy Bovet Salamanca Performed by the composer (organ) Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat (arr
Khym for string quintet) Metamorphosis Quintet Virgil Thomson Suite: The River Philharmonia Virtuosi, conductor Richard Knapp

Contributors

Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Piano:
Rafael Orozco
Conductor:
Bryden Thomson J
Soloists:
Lyon Opera
Unknown:
Andreas Staier
Unknown:
Amazonas Simon
Conductor:
Bolivar So
Conductor:
Enrique Diemecke Guy
Unknown:
Virgil Thomson
Conductor:
Richard Knapp

With Jonathan Swain. Featuring Mendelssohn
Symphonies and recordings by tenor Jon Vickers. Berlioz Les Troyens , Act 3 (Finale)
Josephine Veasey (mezzo), Jon Vickers (tenor), Roger Soyer (baritone), Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis
10.08 Olivier Messiaen Diptyque
Performed by the composer (organ)
10.24 Beethoven Gott ! Welch Dunkel hier ... In des Lebens Fruhlingstagen (Fidelio, Act 2) Jon Vickers (tenor), Royal Opera House Orchestra, conductor Otto Klemperer
10.36 Bach Two-Part Invention No 9 in F minor, BWV780; Three-Part Invention No 9 in F minor, BWV795 Glenn Gould (piano)
10.45 Mendelssohn Symphony No 1 in C minor Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur
11.15 Schmelzer Sonafa No 3 Romanesca
11.23 Hindemith Horn Sonata
Dennis Brain , Noel Mewton-Wood (piano)
11.41 Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music Soloists, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Tenor:
Jon Vickers. Berlioz
Tenor:
Les Troyens
Unknown:
Josephine Veasey
Tenor:
Jon Vickers
Tenor:
Roger Soyer
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Unknown:
Beethoven Gott
Unknown:
Welch Dunkel
Tenor:
Jon Vickers
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Piano:
Glenn Gould
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Conductor:
Schmelzer Sonafa
Unknown:
Hindemith Horn Sonata
Unknown:
Dennis Brain
Piano:
Noel Mewton-Wood
Piano:
Vaughan Williams Serenade
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein

1/5. The Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnanyi was, for the first half of the 20th century, the driving force behind the musical life of Hungary. But because of a chain of events that no one could have foreseen, he had to flee his native country, never to return. Presented by Donald Macleod. Cascade (Six Piano Pieces) Ernst von Dohnanyi (piano)
Wedding Waltz (Veil of Pierrette)
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Matthias Bamert Serenade for string trio
Schubert Ensemble of London
Variations on a Nursery Theme
Ernst von Dohnanyi (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult
Producer Deborah Preston Repeated Sunday 12 midnight

Contributors

Presented By:
Donald MacLeod.
Piano:
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Piano:
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Producer:
Deborah Preston

Live from Cadogan Hall, London.
A much-loved English soprano presents a recital of the repertoire that has won her many accolades. Fin-de-siècle dreams and longings are evoked in works by Duparc and Chausson, followed by a set of early songs by Hahn and lighter numbers by Satie. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Felicity Lott (soprano), Pascal Roge (piano)
Duparc La Vie Antérieure; Chanson Triste; Phidyle Chausson Les Papillons; Le Colibri; Le Temps de Lilas; Chanson Perpétuelle
Hahn Infidélité; Rêverie; Si Mes Vers Avaient des Ailes; Y'a des Arbres
Satie La Diva de l'Empire;Je Te Veux Repeated on Saturday at 12 noon

Contributors

Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Soprano:
Felicity Lott
Soprano:
Pascal Roge

Katarina Karneus (mezzo),
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor), John Relyea (bass), London Symphony Chorus, BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nan Volkov
Berlioz Romeo et Juliette Repeated from Sunday 31 July

Contributors

Unknown:
Katarina Karneus
Tenor:
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
Tenor:
John Relyea
Conductor:
Nan Volkov
Conductor:
Berlioz Romeo

1/2. Another chance to hear Edward Seckerson 's tribute to Jule Styne , who wrote 1,500 songs over a seven-decade career. Including some of his early successes with Sammy Cahn (Three
Coins in a Fountain) and with Comden and Green (Bells Are Ringing). Plus the Styne/Sondheim/
Laurents masterpiece Gypsy. Concludes next week ADDRESS: Stage and Screen, Room 220, Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive , Glasgow G12 8DG email: stageandscreen@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Seckerson
Unknown:
Jule Styne
Unknown:
Sammy Cahn
Unknown:
Queen Margaret Drive

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London.
An all-English programme including Tippett's lyrical concerto and Hoist's largest orchestral work, concluding with Pluto added by Colin Matthews in 2000. Presented by Paul Guinery. Steven Osborne (piano), New London Chamber Choir (women's voices), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Tippett Piano Concerto
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Future Music
Music has changed dramatically over the last century, but is it possible to predict how it will sound a hundred years from now, or a thousand? Charles Shaar Murray turns to the world of science fiction for some suggestions.
8.45 Hoist Suite: The Planets
Colin Matthews Pluto Rptd Thursday 18 August 2.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Unknown:
Colin Matthews
Presented By:
Paul Guinery.
Piano:
Steven Osborne
Conductor:
Martyn Brabbins
Conductor:
Vaughan Williams Fantasia
Unknown:
Thomas Tallis
Unknown:
Charles Shaar Murray
Unknown:
Colin Matthews Pluto Rptd

Verity Sharp presents African music from Kasse Mady Diabate , a walking song by Kevin Volans , and the tale of The Horses from master storyteller Hugh Lupton , with music by Chris Wood.

Contributors

Unknown:
Verity Sharp
Unknown:
Kasse Mady Diabate
Unknown:
Kevin Volans
Unknown:
Hugh Lupton
Music By:
Chris Wood.

With Louise Fryer.
Composer Portrait: Xaver Scharwenka Polish Dance in E flat, Op 3 No I; Romanzero, Op 33; Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 6: Piano Trio No 2 in A minor, Op 45
2.29 Liszt Hymne de I'Enfant a Son Reveil 2.40 Liszt Christus (excerpt) 2.46 Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
3.23 Szymanowski String Quartet No 1, Op 37
3.42 Froberger Lamento sopra la Morte Ferdinandi ill
3.49 Bach Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV527 4.04 Bruhns De Profundis 4.17 Palestrina Ascendo ad Patrem
4.21 Jommelli Trio Sonata in D 4.31 Mozart Symphony No 23 in D, K181 4.43 Verdi Sinfonia: Giovanna D'Arco
4.50 Claude le Jeune Dieu, Nous Te Louons: Te Deum a 6
5.00 Fesch Concerto in D, Op 5 No 15.08 Fevrier Le Besoin d'Aimer 5.17 Palestrina Magnificat Primi Toni 5.26 Barber Adagio for Strings 5.34 Grieg Violin Sonata in G minor, Op 13 (1st mvt) 5.44 1 bert Trio for violin, cello and harp
5.59 Klami Intermezzo 6.04 Rossini Largo al Factotum (II Barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1) 6.09 Krommer Clarinet Concerto in E flat, Op 36 6.31 Arriaga Symphony in D

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Fryer.
Unknown:
Liszt Hymne
Unknown:
Morte Ferdinandi
Unknown:
Palestrina Ascendo
Unknown:
Giovanna D'Arco
Unknown:
Arriaga Symphony

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