Programme Index

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Presented by Penny Gore.

Music includes:
7.00-8.30:
Erskine Overture: Maid of the Mill - Concerto Caledonia, director David McGuinness

Beethoven Sextet in F flat, Op Bib - Gaudier Ensemble

Schubert Fantasie in F minor, D940 - Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu (piano)

8.30-10.00:
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor - Yo-Yo Ma, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn

Macmillan O Bone Jesu - The Sixteen, director Harry Christophers

Grieg Holberg Suite, Op 40 - Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi

Contributors

Presenter:
Penny Gore

Presented by Rob Cowan.
Faure Masques et Bergamasques, Op 112 Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet
10.14 Mozart Piano Concerto No 17 in G, K453 Sviatoslav Richter , Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Eugene Ormandy
10.47 Faure Prelude: Penelope Boston
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Munch
10.59 Brahms Piano Trio No 3 in C, Op 101 Beaux Arts Trio
11.21 Refice Per Amor di Gesu (L'Annunzio) Renata Tebaidi (soprano), Santa Cecilia
Academy Orchestra, conductor Alberto Erede
11.30 Scriabin Poeme-Nocturne, Op 61 Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
11.40 Prokofiev Symphony No I (Classical) Berlin RIAS SO, conductor Ferenc Fricsay

Contributors

Presented By:
Rob Cowan.
Presented By:
Faure Masques
Conductor:
Ernest Ansermet
Unknown:
Sviatoslav Richter
Conductor:
Eugene Ormandy
Conductor:
Charles Munch
Soprano:
Renata Tebaidi
Conductor:
Alberto Erede
Piano:
Sviatoslav Richter
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay

5/5. The tragic decline of Mozart's last years is well documented, but despite circumstances that would have crushed most people, works of sublime beauty continued to flow from Mozart's pen. Donald Macleod enjoys some of the exquisite keyboard music of Mozart's final period.
Der Frühling, K597 (excerpt) Barbara Bonney (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Piano Trio in E, K542 Beaux Arts Trio
Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhlings, K596 Barbara Bonney (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595 Alfred Brendel , ASMF, conductor Neville Marriner
Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Soprano:
Barbara Bonney
Soprano:
Geoffrey Parsons
Soprano:
Barbara Bonney
Soprano:
Geoffrey Parsons
Unknown:
Alfred Brendel
Conductor:
Neville Marriner

BBC Singers at Advent/BBC Philharmonic Presented by Martin Handley.
Ravel Pavane pour une Infante Défunte Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Suite No 2
Conductor Rumon Gamba
Palestrina Canite Tuba/Rorate CaeliDesuper BBC Singers, conductor Andrew Carwood
Scriabin Symphony No 3 (The Divine Poem) Conductor Gianandrea Noseda

Contributors

Presented By:
Martin Handley.
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Conductor:
Prokofiev Romeo
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba
Conductor:
Palestrina Canite
Conductor:
Andrew Carwood
Conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda

History of Fusion
2/2. Drummer Mark Mondesir and Julian Joseph focus on the golden era of fusion, the 1970s, with prominent performers such as John McLaughlin 's Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis. Producer Keith Loxam

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Mondesir
Unknown:
Julian Joseph
Unknown:
John McLaughlin
Unknown:
Herbie Hancock
Unknown:
Miles Davis.
Producer:
Keith Loxam

British Music Focus
Christopher Cook presents a concert from the West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, marking the centenary of Michael Tippett and including a new homage to Tippett by John Woolrich. During the interval, Ivan Hewett delves into
Michael Tippett 's recently published letters to examine the brittle relationship between himself and the other leading British composer of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten.
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Britten Sinfonia , conductor Martyn Brabbins
Purcell, ed Tippett, arr Woolrich Music for While: If Music Be the Food of Love;
Sweeter than Roses (first performance) Tippett Little Music
Beethoven Grosse Fugue in B flat, Op 133 Britten Les Illuminations
John Woolrich The Wayfarer's Night Song (first performance)
Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a theme by Corelli

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Michael Tippett
Unknown:
John Woolrich.
Unknown:
Ivan Hewett
Unknown:
Michael Tippett
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten.
Tenor:
Ian Bostridge
Tenor:
Britten Sinfonia
Conductor:
Martyn Brabbins

The new film Tickets is made by three different directors, Ken Loach , Abbas Kiaorostami and Ermanno Olmi , who tell different stories, all set on a Rome-bound train. Matthew Sweet discovers whether the film succeeds or suffers from a glut of international talent. Producer Anthony Denselow

Contributors

Directors:
Ken Loach
Directors:
Abbas Kiaorostami
Directors:
Ermanno Olmi
Producer:
Anthony Denselow

Among their eclectic mix of music, Mark Russell and Robert Sandall introduce a session by the duo of Trevor Watts (saxophones) and Jamie Harris (percussion), in collaboration with Mexican instrument builder Gibran Cervantes.

Contributors

Music:
Mark Russell
Music:
Robert Sandall
Music:
Jamie Harris
Unknown:
Gibran Cervantes.

CD Round-up of the Year
Jazz writer John Fordham and critic
Steve Shepherd join Jez Nelson to discuss some of the best jazz releases of 2005. Producer Joby Waldman

Contributors

Unknown:
John Fordham
Unknown:
Steve Shepherd
Unknown:
Jez Nelson
Producer:
Joby Waldman

With Susan Sharpe.
Beethoven Symphony No 9 D minor (Choral)
2.05 Bach Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor, BWV1003
2.27 Giraut de Bornelh Si Us Ouer Conselh , Bel Ami
2.47 Sweelinck Ich rufzu dir, HerrJesu Christ: Psalm 140
3.04 Vivaldi Gloria in D, RV588
3.32 Hoffmann Flute Concerto in D
3.52 Mozart Serenade in G, K525 (Eine kleine
Nachtmusik) 4.12 Weber Overture: Der Freischutz
4.23 Couperin, arr Bartok Les Fastes de la Grande et Ancienne Menestrandise (excerpt)
4.25 Handel Figlia Mia , Non Pianger No! (Tamerlano)
4.31 Vivaldi Concerto da Camera in C. RV87
4.39 Wert 0 Primavera, Cioventu de I'Anno
4.49 Brahms Cesange , Op 32 5.00 Schubert Overture in the Italian Style, D590 5.08 Rossini Largo al Factotum (II Barbiere di Siviglia) 5.13 Busoni Rondo Arlecchinesco , Op 46 5.24 Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52
5.35 Musorgsky, arr Rimsky-Korsakov A Night on the Bare Mountain 5.49 Vaughan Williams Sea Songs
5.53 Francaix Variations on a theme by Haydn
6.06 Tubin Violin Sonata in the Phrygian Mode
6.27 Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
6.43 Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnot , Op 34

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Unknown:
Ouer Conselh
Unknown:
Vivaldi Gloria
Unknown:
Bartok Les Fastes
Unknown:
Handel Figlia Mia
Unknown:
Brahms Cesange
Unknown:
Busoni Rondo Arlecchinesco
Unknown:
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnot

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