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This week Penny Gore continues her exploration of Mozart's early symphonies and presents theatre music of the French Baroque. Music includes: Nicolai Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor
Christian Thielemann Mozart Symphony No 15 in G, K124 Prague Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
Ravel Sonatine Boris Berezovsky (piano)
8.30-10.00: Lully Prologue: Acis et Galatee Soloists, Les Musiciens du Louvre Choir and Orchestra, conductor Marc Minkowski
Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K285 Nash Ensemble Gershwin An American in Paris
New York PO, conductor Leonard Bernstein

Contributors

Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Conductor:
Marc Minkowski
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein

With Rob Cowan. This week featuring Handel's
Messiah and other sacred works, and recordings by Fritz Kreisler.
Handel Overture: Messiah Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
10.04 Listener request: Handel Comfort Ye.... And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah, Part 1) Heddle Nash (tenor), Luton Choral Sociey,
Special Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
10.16 Bach Concerto in D minor, BWV1043
Fritz Kreisler and Efrem Zimbalist (violins) with unnamed string quartet
10.31 Liszt Concerto Pathétique
Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire (pianos)
10.51 Handel Silete Venti , HWV242
Elly Ameling (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Raymond Leppard
11.21 Schumann Romances, Op 94
Paul Meyer (clarinet), Eric Le Sage (piano)
11.35 Debussy Cortège et Air de Danse (L'Enfant Prodigue) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
11.40 Handel For unto Us a Child Is Born
(Messiah, Part 1) Philharmonic Choir, with an orchestra conducted by Charles Kennedy Scott
11.45 Dohnanyi Ruralia Hungarica , Op 32c Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Unknown:
Fritz Kreisler.
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Tenor:
Heddle Nash
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Fritz Kreisler
Violins:
Efrem Zimbalist
Unknown:
Martha Argerich
Pianos:
Nelson Freire
Pianos:
Handel Silete Venti
Soprano:
Elly Ameling
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Clarinet:
Paul Meyer
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Conducted By:
Charles Kennedy Scott
Conducted By:
Dohnanyi Ruralia Hungarica
Violin:
Fritz Kreisler
Violin:
Carl Lamson

1/5. Donald Macleod discusses Jean Sibelius 's relationship with his own country, Finland. Finlandia, Op 26 No 7 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conductor Yoel Levi
Kullervo and His Sister (Kullervo, Op 7 No 3) Ka rita Mattila (soprano), Jorma Hynninen (baritone),
Laulun Ystavat Male Choir, conductor NeemeJarvi Tapiola , Op 112
Philharmonia, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy Producer Cath McGhee
Repeated on Sunday at 12 midnight
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Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
Yoel Levi
Soprano:
Jorma Hynninen
Conductor:
Neemejarvi Tapiola
Conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Producer:
Cath McGhee

From Wigmore Hall in London, presented 3y Stephanie Hughes.
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Julius Drake (piano)
Rossini La Regata Veneziana
Michael Head Three Songs of Venice Faure Cinq Chansons de Venise Hahn Venezia

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephanie Hughes.
Unknown:
Joyce Didonato
Piano:
Julius Drake
Unknown:
Hahn Venezia

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
This week Louise Fryer celebrates the BBCSSO as it moves into its new home at the Glasgow
City Halls later this week .
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor
Nikolai Lugansky (piano), conductor Robert Spano Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Conductor Nan Volkov

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Fryer
Piano:
Nikolai Lugansky
Conductor:
Robert Spano
Conductor:
Tchaikovsky Manfred
Conductor:
Nan Volkov

Music for younger listeners, presented by Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson. With 400-year-old music, sounds from Japan and percussion music for someone who likes his drinks shaken, not stirred.

Contributors

Presented By:
Angellica Bell
Presented By:
Adrian Dickson.

Charles Mackerras at 80
Edward Seckerson talks to Charles Mackerras at the Royal Opera House about his life in opera.
ADDRESS: Stage and Screen. Room 220, Broadcasting House, Queen Margaret Drive , Glasgow G12 8DG email: stageandscreen@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles MacKerras
Unknown:
Charles MacKerras
Unknown:
Queen Margaret Drive

Get Carter! - the Music of Elliott Carter A concert given on Saturday at London's Barbican Hall, presented by John Tusa.
Jane Irwin (mezzo), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor David Robertson
Elliott Carter Holidays Overture Ives Decoration Day
Elliott Carter Of Rewaking
Sessions Rhapsody for Orchestra
Elliott Carter Variations for Orchestra

Contributors

Unknown:
Elliott Carter
Presented By:
John Tusa.
Presented By:
Jane Irwin
Conductor:
David Robertson
Conductor:
Elliott Carter
Unknown:
Elliott Carter

Isabel Hilton presents the arts and ideas magazine programme, including news of the winner of the 2005 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, and an interview with writer Michael Moorcock.
Producer Laura Thomas

Contributors

Unknown:
Isabel Hilton
Unknown:
Michael Moorcock.
Producer:
Laura Thomas

Verity Sharp with music from guitarist John Fahey , the improvising duo of Clive Bell and Sylvia Hallett , and composer Thomas Ades with his 1992 piano piece Darknesse Visible.

Contributors

Unknown:
Verity Sharp
Guitarist:
John Fahey
Unknown:
Clive Bell
Unknown:
Sylvia Hallett
Unknown:
Thomas Ades

2/5. The Bildung Circle. Donald Macleod looks at the influence of Schubert's idealistic group of friends on the composer's life and work.
Memnon, D541,, Lied eines Schiffers an die
Dioskuren, D360 Thomas Hampson (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
Am Bach im Fruhling, D361, An die Musik, D547 Markus Eiche (baritone), Jens Fuhr (piano)
Sanft und still schlaft unser Freund (Lazarus,
D689) Stuttgart Gachinger Kantorei, Stuttgart Bach Collegium, conductor Helmuth Rilling Symphony No 5 in B flat, D485
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Repeated from Tuesday at 12 noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Baritone:
Thomas Hampson
Piano:
Graham Johnson
Baritone:
Markus Eiche
Baritone:
Jens Fuhr
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Presented by Jonathan Swain.
A concerto of chamber music by Dag Wiren.
Wiren Piano Sonatina, Op 25; Piano Trio No 1, Op 6; Ironic Miniatures, Op 19: Piano Trio No 2, Op 36; String Quartet No 3, Op 18 2.14 Biber Missa Sancti Henrici 2.51 Corelli Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6 No 4 3.02 Hempenius
Variations on Wien Neerlandsch B/oed 3.08 Schubert
Symphony No 9 in C, D944 (Great) 4.01 Mozart Overture: Le Nozze di Figaro 4.06 Infante Danses Andatouses
4.21 Klami Intermezzo 4.26 Moniuszko Three songs
4.34 Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole 4.50 Bacewlcz Folk
Sketches 4.55 Bizet, transcr Vladimir Virtuoso Fantasy on themes from Carmen 5.00 Bizet Carmen : Suite No I
5.13 Montsalvatqe Cancidn de Cuna para Dormira un Negrito 5.16 Villa-Lobos Benedictus and Agnus Dei (Missa Sao Sebastiao) 5.22 Arriaga Symphony in D
5.51 Cavalli Sonata a B 5.56 Salmenhaara Concerto for two violins 6.14 Knipper Radif 6.27 Ibert Tunis-Nefta (Escales) 6.30 Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor

Contributors

Presented By:
Jonathan Swain.
Music By:
Dag Wiren.
Unknown:
Wien Neerlandsch
Unknown:
Infante Danses Andatouses
Unknown:
Bizet Carmen
Unknown:
Arriaga Symphony

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