Presented by Penny Gore . Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Soler Sonata in C sharp minor,
Alicia de Larrocha (piano) Honeqqer Pastorale d'Ete Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet Ponchielli Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda) Royal Opera House Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti
8.30-10.00: Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 64 No 5 (The Lark) Smetana Quartet
Tchaikovsky Scherzo a la Russe, Op I No I Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Elgar Overture: In the South (Alassio) LPO, conductor Adrian Boult
With Rob Cowan.
Saint-Saens Tarantelle , Op 6 Nash Ensemble
10.07 Schmidt Variations on a Hussar's Song Vienna PO, conductor Hans Knappertsbusch
10.34 Saint-Saens Piano Quartet in B flat, Op 41 Nash Ensemble
11.05 Liszt Oh!QuandJeDors;Anfangs wolltich fast verzagen; Ihr Glocken von Marling
Gerard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
11.18 Saint-Saens Prière, Op 158 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Herbert Tachezi (organ)
11.25 Beethoven Symphony No 8 in F Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor
Hans Knappertsbusch
5/5. Donald Macleod presents part of Schutz's extraordinary setting of the longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119, and the beautiful funeral music he wrote for the ruler of Reuss.
Ich danke Dir, SWV347; Hutet euch, SWV351; Freut euch des herrn, SWV367 (Symphoniae Sacrae, Book 2, Op 10) Emma Kirkby (soprano), James Bowman (alto), Nigel Rogers (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), the Purcell Quartet. Musikalische Exequien , SWV279-281
The Sixteen, director Harry Christophers.
Gedenke deinem Knechte and dein Wort (Dsain und Chet), SWV485 (Der Schwangesang); Deutsches Magnificat , SWV494
Tapiola Chamber Choir, conductor Paul Hillier
(Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight)
Cheltenham Music Festival
Sandy Burnett introduces the last concert this week from Cheltenham's Pittville Pump Room, featuring the Brodsky Quartet. Sally Beamish Opus California
Shostakovich String Quartet No 8, Op 110 Britten String Quartet No 2, Op 36
BBC Philharmonic
Presented by John Shea.
Ravel Pavane pour une Infante Defunte Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Vaughan Williams Suite: The Story of a Flemish Farm Conductor Rumon Gamba Faure Requiem
With Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) and Benjamin Davies (baritone), conductor Harry Christophers
Howells Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson present, for younger listeners, a minimal masterpiece by Terry Riley and music from Mozart's Requiem.
Tubby Hayes
Julian Joseph in conversation with journalist Jack Massarik about the British tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes , whose career started at the tender age of 15. Hayes occasionally ventured on to the vibes and flute, as well as making memorable performances with Ronnie Scott and the Jazz Couriers. Producer Keith Loxam
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Petroc Trelawny with music and arts news.
r Delius Inspired
5/6. Tonight's programme, introduced live from St George's Hall in Bradford by Paul Guinery , features the double concerto written for Delius's favourite cellist, Beatrice Harrison. Tasmin Little (violin), Guy Johnston (cello)
BBC Philharmonic, conductor David Atherton Grainger Handel in the Strand
Warlock Serenade for Frederick Delius Delius Double Concerto
8.15 Twenty Minutes: Singing in the Dark: Back to Briqq Fair rA A radio poem by Alison Brackenbury , exploring the resonance of traditional songs and their allure for writers and for composers such as Delius. Brackenbury describes her own quest back beyond the art settings of folk songs by classical composers to the original songs and their singers.
8.35 Part 2
Delius Intermezzo and Serenade (Hassan)
Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma)
Philip Dodd talks to George Soros , philosopher, political activist and former speculator, about his latest book, The Age of Fallibility: Unintended Consequences of the War on Terror. Producer Aasiya Lodhi
Robert Sandall and Mark Russell present a unique mix of musical styles and influences.
John Taylor Trio
Jez Nelson introduces a concert by British pianist John Taylor , from the debut tour of his new trio, which features Swedish bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Martin France. And
Kevin Le Gendre looks at the role of the sideman in jazz. Producer Joby Waldman Revised rpt With additional items not included when first broadcast in March 2006
Presented by Susan Sharpe.
Caldara La Conversione di Clodoveo Re di Francia - Soloists, Matthew Jennejohn (oboe), Chloe Meyers and Chantal Remillard (violins), Amanda Keesmaat (cello),
Pierre Carter (double bass), director Alexander Weimann
2.32 Fodor Piano Sonata in F sharp, Op 2 No 2
2.50 Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op 71 No 1
3.13 Mozart Mass in C, K317 (Coronation)
3.36 Schubert Symphony No 3 in D
4.02 Liszt St Francis's Sermon to the Birds
4.17 Liebermann Suite on Six Swiss Folk Songs
4.29 Suppe Overture: The Light Cavalry
4.37 Visee Suite in A
4.52 C.P.E. Bach Flute Sonata in G (Hamburger Sonata)
5.00 Corteccia Musica della Commedia di Francesco Corteccia Recitata al Secondo Convito
5.18 Hellendaal Concerto Grosso in E flat, Op 3 No 4
5.31 Sweelinck Psalm 23, (Genevan Psalter)
5.39 Saint-Saens Oboe Sonata in D, Op 166
5.51 Tobias Absol
5.59 Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor
6.25 Ippolitov Ivanov Caucasian Sketches, Op 10
6.47 Palmgren Exotic March
6.53 Dvorak Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
