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Presented by Martin Handley.
7.00-8.00: Monteverdi Laudate Dominum
Strauss Duet Concertino for clarinet and bassoon
8.00-9.00: Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor, RV315 (L'Estate) Haydn Symphony No 45 in F sharp minor (Farewell)

Contributors

Presented By:
Martin Handley.
Presented By:
Monteverdi Laudate Dominum

Rob Cowan introduces some surprises and treasures from his record collection. Plus a chance to hear the version of Schumann's
Liederkreis, Op 24, recommended on yesterday's CD Review. Today's programme includes:
Lalo Parades de Foire (Namouna, Suite No 1) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paul Paray
Mozart Se all' Impero (La Clemenza di Tito)
Raul Gimenez (tenor), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conductor Barry Wordsworth
Chausson Poeme Philippe Graffin (violin),
Royal Liverpool PO, conductor Vernon Handley Purcell Dioclesian (extracts) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conductor Gottfried von der Goltz Bridge Summer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Groves
Jenkins Fantasy No 9 in D minor Phantasm
Chopin Waltzes: in A minor, Op Posth; in E flat,
Op Posth (Sostenuto) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Mompou Valse-Evocation Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Gershwin I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' (Porgy and Bess) Ivan Konsoulov (baritone), Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alexander Vladigerov
Mustonen Frogs Dancing on Water Lilies
Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (piano) Stephen Hough Angelic Song; Angelic Dance Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (piano) Bach Cantata No 202 (Wedding)
Kathleen Battle (soprano), Ravinia Festival Ensemble, conductor James Levine Saint-Saens Odette , Op 162
Magali Mosnier (flute), Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Marco Armiliato
D Scarlatti Sonatas: in G, Kk124; in C, Kk423; in D minor, Kkl41 Wanda Landowska (harpsichord)

Contributors

Introduces:
Rob Cowan
Conductor:
Paul Paray
Tenor:
Raul Gimenez
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Conductor:
Vernon Handley
Conductor:
Purcell Dioclesian
Conductor:
Charles Groves
Piano:
Alexandre Tharaud
Piano:
Alexandre Tharaud
Baritone:
Ivan Konsoulov
Conductor:
Alexander Vladigerov
Cello:
Steven Isserlis
Cello:
Stephen Hough
Cello:
Steven Isserlis
Cello:
Stephen Hough
Soprano:
Kathleen Battle
Conductor:
James Levine
Conductor:
Saint-Saens Odette
Flute:
Magali Mosnier
Conductor:
Marco Armiliato
Harpsichord:
Wanda Landowska

Journalist Fergal Keane is Michael Berkeley's guest today. Over the course of his career he has filed reports for the BBC from some of the world's most dangerous troublespots, including Rwanda and Bosnia during the genocidal years. Some of his musical choices reflect his Irish background, and others reveal a love of piano music, oratorio and opera.

Contributors

Unknown:
Fergal Keane

Gala at the Met
2/2. The second part of a gala concert from the New York Metropolitan Opera House celebrating the career of Joseph Volpe , who started at the Met as an apprentice carpenter 42 years ago, rising to become its general manager in 1990. He retires next month. Presented by Stephanie Hughes. With performances by Mirella Freni , Frederica von Stade , Placido Domingo , Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Rene Pape.

Contributors

Unknown:
Joseph Volpe
Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Unknown:
Mirella Freni
Unknown:
Frederica von Stade
Unknown:
Placido Domingo
Unknown:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Unknown:
Rene Pape.

This week's listeners' requests include Delius's spectacular piano concerto, a selection from the Eton Choirbook, and a performance of Bach's
G minor Mass directed by the tenor Peter Schreier. PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email via www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 Address: 3 for All, BBC Wales, Cardiff CF5 2Y0

Contributors

Tenor:
Peter Schreier.

Are the Arts Better Off without Subsidy?
With Shakespeare's Globe in London and several private opera companies and concert halls now operating without public funding, Norman Lebrecht challenges leading figures in the arts and asks if it would be better to throw off the shackles of the state. The panel includes Peter Hewitt , chief executive of the Arts Council of England, Vicky Featherstone , artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland, and the impresario Raymond Gubbay.
Send your views to lebrecht.live@bbc.co.uk or phone in during the programme on [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Lebrecht
Unknown:
Peter Hewitt
Artistic:
Vicky Featherstone
Unknown:
Raymond Gubbay.

The Shout, more at home in the theatre than the concert hall, draws its singers from the disparate worlds of gospel, jazz, blues and opera. Aled Jones talks to composer Orlando Gough and other group members, and previews their latest project for the BBC Proms. Plus Poulenc, Auric and Canteloube from the BBC Singers. Producer Chris Taylor

Contributors

Talks:
Aled Jones
Unknown:
Orlando Gough
Producer:
Chris Taylor

By Ryan Craig. A vital, contemporary reworking of Aristophanes's classic play, in which women withhold sex from their men in an attempt to end their violence. Developed with the help of young people living and studying in London.
Director Marc Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Ryan Craig.
Director:
Marc Beeby
Lacy:
Ayesha Antoine
Lucas:
Javone Prince
Mike:
Mohammed George
Kelly:
Gbemisola Ikumelo
Colin:
Carl Prekopp
Maria:
Claire Louise Cordwell
Tanya:
Claire Louise Cordwell
Jake:
Mark Monero
Dave:
Mark Monero

With Louise Fryer.
Arvo Part Psalm 137: An den Wassern zu Babel; Fratres;
Solfeggio 1.26 Part Diagrams, Op 11; Nunc Dimittis; Te Deum
2.12 Mozart Rondo in A minor, K511 2.24 Bach, arr Koffler Goldberg Variations, BWV988 3.42 Mielck
Finnish Suite 4.00 Verdi, arr Liszt Rigoletto (concert paraphrase) 4.08 Massenet, arr Marslck Méditation (Thais)
4.13 Arnic Overture to the Comic Opera 4.20 Rachmaninov Italian Polka 4.23 Wolf Italian Serenade 4.31 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue 4.49 Kuffner Quintet in B flat, Op 32
5.00 Debussy La Cathédrale Engloutie (Preludes, Bk 1)
5.05 Liadov The Enchanted Lake 5.13 Anon Armenian (4th-5th century), arr Shoujounian Amen, Hayr Soorp (Doxology) 5.19 Marais Tombeau pour Monsieur de Lully
5.27 Rore Mentre, Lumi Maggior 5.32 Kreisler Berceuse Romantique, Op 9 5.37 Norman, arr Willen Andante Sostenuto 5.47 Albenlz Cordoba, Op 232 No 4 5.53
Franck Le Chasseur Maudit 6.10 Rachmaninov Barcarolle; Romance; Humoresque (Op 10) 6.23 Grandjany
Rhapsodie 6.32 Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 135

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Fryer.

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