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Presented by Penny Gore . Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor,
RV315 (Summer) (The Four Seasons) Enrico Onofri , II Giardino Armonico , director Giovanni Antonini Delibes Flower Duet (Lakme) Mady Mesplée
(soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo), Paris Opera-Comique Orchestra, conductor Alain Lombard Tchaikovsky Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Marina Gusak-Grin (piano)
8.30-10.00: Haydn Overture: II Mondo della Luna Vienna Concentus Musicus, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt Handel Tra le Fiamme Magdalena Kozena (mezzo), les Musiciens du
Louvre, director Marc Minkowski Delibes Ballet music: Le Roi S'Amuse Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham

Contributors

Presented By:
Penny Gore
Unknown:
Enrico Onofri
Unknown:
Giardino Armonico
Director:
Giovanni Antonini
Soprano:
Mady Mesplée
Soprano:
Danielle Millet
Violin:
Lydia Mordkovitch
Violin:
Marina Gusak-Grin
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Unknown:
Magdalena Kozena
Director:
Marc Minkowski
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham

With Jonathan Swain.
John Bull Dr Bull's Goodnight: Lord Lumley's Galliard: Salvator Mundi: The King's Hunt Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
10.14 Mozart String Quartet in B flat, K458 (Hunt) Ouartetto Italiano
10.42 Messiaen TurangaUla Symphony
Yvonne Loriod (piano), Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot), ORTF National Orchestra, conductor Maurice le Roux

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
John Bull
Harpsichord:
Pierre Hantaï
Piano:
Yvonne Loriod
Piano:
Jeanne Loriod
Conductor:
Maurice Le Roux

2/5. Our Friends in the North.
Donald Macleod 's continues his journey through nearly 200 years of German music in Halle and Hamburg to discover the early exponents of the North German organ tradition.
Scheidt Modus Ludendi Pleno Organo Pedaliter Georges Guillard (organ)
Weh, Windgen, Weh Franz Raml (harpsichord)
Canzon a 5 super 0 Nachbar Roland Musica Dolce Schein Siehe, nach Trost war mir sehr bange European Vocal Ensemble, director Philippe Herreweghe
Jacob Praetorius Was kann uns kommen an fur not Philip Swanton (organ)
Hieronymus Praetorius Sanctus; Agnus Dei
(Missa super Angelus ad Pastores) Capella Sancti Michaelis , Ricercar Consort , director Erik van Nevel Scheidemann Vater unser im Himmelreich
Julia Brown (organ) Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Georges Guillard
Harpsichord:
Franz Raml
Director:
Philippe Herreweghe
Director:
Jacob Praetorius
Unknown:
Philip Swanton
Unknown:
Capella Sancti Michaelis
Unknown:
Ricercar Consort
Director:
Erik van Nevel
Unknown:
Julia Brown

Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo), Johan Botha (tenor), Mark Delavan (baritone), Choir of King's College, Cambridge (treble voices), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Donald Runnicles Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op 6
Mahler Das klagende Lied (original version) Repeated from Sunday 7 August

Contributors

Soprano:
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers
Soprano:
Michelle Deyoung
Tenor:
Johan Botha
Tenor:
Mark Delavan
Conductor:
Donald Runnicles

Funny Bones
1/2. Comic songs, from the black comedy of Sondheim and Blossom Dearie to the picturepostcard-naughtiness of Monty Python and Kenneth Williams , explored by lain Burnside.

Contributors

Unknown:
Monty Python
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Written for the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution, Shostakovich's graphic symphony looks back to the failed uprising against the Tsar in 1905 and contrasts with Stravinsky's virtuoso description of a fireworks display. The centrepiece of the programme is Marc-André Dalbavie's new Piano Concerto inspired by William Faulkner 's The Sound and the Fury. Presented by Sarah Walker.
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Stravinsky Fireworks
Marc-Andre Dalbavie Piano Concerto (first performance)
8.10 TWenty Minutes: The Committee on Evil
Literature Robbie Meredith explores the origins and work of the committee that cast a shadow over Irish writing throughout the 20th century, revealing a dark side to Irish literary life, including banning, blasphemies and book burnings.
8.30 Shostakovich Symphony No 11 (The Year 1905)
Repeated on Monday 29 August at 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Unknown:
William Faulkner
Presented By:
Sarah Walker.
Piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes
Conductor:
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Conductor:
Stravinsky Fireworks
Piano:
Marc-Andre Dalbavie

3/4. Marc-Andre Dalbavie. Following the first performance in tonight's Prom of his Piano Concerto, French composer
Marc-Andre Dalbavie talks to Andrew McGregor about his music and introduces two of his chamber pieces both receiving their first UK performance. Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall , London.
Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Axiom for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and piano: Trio for violin, horn and piano

Contributors

Unknown:
Marc-Andre Dalbavie.
Talks:
Marc-Andre Dalbavie
Unknown:
Andrew McGregor
Unknown:
Albert Hall

Featuring vocal power from many traditions, including Japanese noh performer Shonosuke Okura , Iraqi singer/guitarist llham Al Madfai , Inuit singer Tanya Tagag and the cartoon madness of Cathy Berberian 's Stripsody. Presented by Verity Sharp.

Contributors

Unknown:
Shonosuke Okura
Unknown:
Al Madfai
Singer:
Tanya Tagag
Unknown:
Cathy Berberian
Presented By:
Verity Sharp.

2/5. Dohnanyi was attracting notice as a virtuoso pianist within weeks of his graduation from the Budapest Academy, and at the age of 20 his performances were drawing critical acclaim from audiences in Berlin and London. Donald Macleod introduces the piece that brought him international recognition as a composer - his First Piano Concerto. Repeated from Wednesday at 12 noon

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod

With Louise Fryer.
Rosenmiiller Sonata No 9a 5 Biber Partita No 3 in A minor (Mensa Sonora): Sonata No 11 in A (Sonatae Tam
Aris Quam Aulis Servientes) Rosenmuller Sonata No 2 in E minor Johann Fischer Herzlich tut mich verlangen Biber Baletti Lamentabili a 4 in E minor: Sonata No 4 in G minor (Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum) JV Meder Sonata di Battaglia in C Schmelzer Ballet suite: Die Fechtschule
Brahms Marienlieder, Op 22
2.17 Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131
2.56 Schubert Six Moments Musicaux, D780
3.22 Molique Concertina Sonata in G minor, Op 57
3.43 Nielsen Sunset, Op 4 No 3.46 Veremans Night and Dawn at the Nete 3.57 Chopin Scherzo No 4 in E
4.09 Debussy Violin Sonata
4.23 Berlioz Overture: Le Corsaire 4.32 Haydn Piano
Sonata in D, H XVI 33 4.49 Mozart Theme and Variations (Flute Quartet in C, K285b) 5.00 Grieg Three Lyric Pieces
5.09 Wert Ascendente Jesu in Naviculam 5.15 Corelli Sonate da Chiesa in C minor, Op 1 No 8 5.22 Valerius Engels Malsims (Nederlandtsche Gedenck-clanck)
5.24 Norman Contrasts, Op 61 Nos 3 and 4 5.29 Melartin Aino's Aria (Aino) 5.36 Sandstrom Agnus Dei 5.42 Debussy Rhapsodie 5.53 Suk Serenade in E flat, Op 6 6.20 Strauss Lieder, Op 68 (excerpts)
6.31 Mozart Piano Sonata in D, K576
6.47 Buffardin Flute Concerto in E minor

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Fryer.
Unknown:
Johann Fischer

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