Presented by Sandy Burnett. Music includes:
7.00-8 .30: Avison Concerto Grosso No 10 in D (after D Scarlatti) Schubert Twelve German
Dances, D790 Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat, K407
8.30-10.00: Prokofiev Five Melodies, Op 35b Bach French Suite No 5 in G, BWV816 Walton , arr Mathieson Suite: Henry V
With Jonathan Swain.
10.00 Debussy Trois Ballades de Francois Villon Bernard Plantey (baritone), French Radio
Orchestra, conductor Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht
10.13 Beethoven Violin Sonata No 8 in G, Op 30 No 3 Zino Francescatti (violin), Robert Casadesus (piano)
10.31 Bach Cantata No 127: HerrJesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott Soloists, Choirs of Clare and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
10.53 William Watton Sinfonia Concertante Phyllis Sellick (piano), City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer
11.13 Beethoven Violin Sonata No 10 in G, Op 96 Josef Suk , Rudolf Firkusny (piano)
10.36 Debussy Pelleas et Melisande (Act 4, excerpt) Soloists, French National Radio
Orchestra, conductor Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht
5/5. In 1931, while on a lecturing tour at Harvard University, Holst became ill and his health began to decline. Nonetheless, he composed some of his most original music in his last months. Presented by Donald Macleod.
A Choral Fantasia Lynne Dawson (soprano), John Birch (organist), Guildford Choral Society, RPO, conductor Hilary Davan Wetton
The Wandering Scholar Norma Burrowes (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Michael Langdon (bass), English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Steuart Bedford
Before Sleep; How Mighty Are the Sabbaths (Six Choruses, Op 53) BBC Singers/Justin Doyle Lyric Movement Cecil Aronowitz (viola), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Imogen Holst
Scherzo Munich SO, conductor Douglas Bostock Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight
Presented from LSO St Luke's by Fiona Talkington. Konstantin Lifschitz (piano)
Bach/Lifschitz Chaconne (Partita in D minor, BWV1004)
Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV988
BBC Philharmonic: British Film Music
With the Queen's official birthday tomorrow, Graeme Kay presents music from films concerning royalty and the state. Conductor Rumon Gamba
Arthur Bliss March: Welcome to the Queen
Vaughan Williams Suite: The England of Elizabeth Chetham 's Chamber Choir
Malcolm Arnold Machines, Op 30
Arthur Bliss Suite: The Royal Palaces
Malcolm Arnold Suite: No Love for Johnnie
Vaughan Williams The People's Land Alan Rawsthome Saraband;
Carnival (Saraband for Dead Lovers)
A special edition featuring the BBC Singers with an exciting mix of music from around the globe. Introduced by Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson
Pharoah Sanders
Julian Joseph explores the life and works of American saxophonist and composer
Pharoah Sanders , whose collaborations included working with Sun Ra, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane. Producer Keith Loxam
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With Sean Rafferty.
Spitalfields Festival
Sandy Burnett presents two concerts from this year's City of London festival. In the first, cellist
Rohan de Saram performs at Wilton's Music Hall, including a piece written for him by Naresh Sohal. Rohan de Saram (cello), Ananda Sukarlan (piano) Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821
Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 87 No 4
Hindemith Cello Sonata, Op 25 No 3
Naresh Sohal Foray (first performance; Radio 3 commission)
And from Christ's Church Spitalfields, a recital featuring a new work by Django Bates. Alison Balsom (trumpet), Django Bates (keyboards), Colin Currie (percussion) Jolivet Heptade Tomasi Nocturne
Louis Andriessen Woodpecker
Django Bates Alison in Space (first performance; Royal Philharmonic Society/Radio 3 commission) Falla Five Popular Spanish Songs Piazzolla Otorno ; Esqualo
On its re-release, Matthew Sweet and guests reassess Antonioni's 1975 classic thriller The Passenger, which stars Jack Nicholson as a reporter who switches identity with a dead friend and finds himself on the run. Producer Hilary Dunn
Presenters Robert Sandall and Mark Russell present an improvised solo set by Norwegian singer Maja Ratkje , who uses electronic processing to extend her voice.
Henri Texier Strada Sextet
Jez Nelson presents French bassist and composer Henri Texier with his Strada Sextet, recorded at Gateshead Jazz Festival in 2005. Producer Kathryn Willgress
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
BBC Proms 2005: Mendelssohn Overture: The
Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Stanford Songs of the Sea, Op 91 Bruch Violin Concerto No I in G minor Elqar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) 2.27 Schumann Fuga in G minor (Op 60) 2.32 Bach The Art of Fugue. BWV1080
3.47 Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor, WoOBO 3.59 Berlioz Overture: Beatrice and Benedict, Op 27 4.08
Paganini Moses Fantaisie 4.16 Rossini Wind Quartet No 6 in F (Andante et Tema con Variazioni) 4.28 Ravel
Alborada del Gracioso (Miroirs) 4.35 Wolf Intermezzo in E flat 4.46 Poulenc Capriccio 4.52 Alpaerts Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils 5.00 Geijer Midnight Fantasy
5.06 Warlock Serenade for Strings 5.13 Bruynel Serene
5.19 Raitio The Swans. Op 15 5.28 Vecchi Ardo si, Ma Non T'amo;Ardi e Cela a Tua Voglia (Madrigali a 6, Bk 1)
5.32 Debussy Clair de Lune 5.38 Wilbye Draw On, Sweet Night 5.43 Bach Ricercata (Musical Offering, BWV1079)
5.53 Rubinstein Melody in F Op 3 No I
5.58 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D
6.34 Haydn String Quartet in G, Op 77 No I
