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Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch . Music includes:
7.00-8.00: Bach, orch Schoenberg
Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV552 (St Anne) Chausson Piece in C for cello and piano
8.00-9.00: Prokofiev Dance of the Shawls (Cinderella)
Haydn Piano Trio in G, H XV 25 (Gypsy Rondo) For full details visit www.btx. co.uk/radio3/morningon3 on the day of transmission PHONE: [number removed]
(calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: morningon3@bbc.co.uk Address: Morning on 3, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

Contributors

Presented By:
Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Andrew McGregor presents some recent releases.
9.30 Building a Library Sarah Walker dissects Chopin's multi-faceted Etudes.
10.15 A round-up of some recent reissues.
10.45 Stephen Pettit looks at some recent
DVDs of Mozart operas, including The Marriage of Figaro from Paris and Don Giovanni from Madrid and from Prague.
11.15 The Listening Booth Your chance to request some of the latest CD releases from the list on the programme website .
11.45 Disc of the Week
Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) A recording of a live performance with: Twyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo), John MacMaster (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: cdreview@bbc.co.uk Text: [number removed] (standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX, BBC1, page 651

Contributors

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Andrew McGregor
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Sarah Walker
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Stephen Pettit
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Don Giovanni
Soprano:
Twyla Robinson
Soprano:
Karen Cargill
Tenor:
John MacMaster
Tenor:
Gerald Finley
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink

Catherine Bott interviews four members of the vocal ensemble Gothic Voices, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
With music from the group's extensive discography, including works by Machaut, Pierre de la Rue , Juan del Encina , Hildegard of Bingen, and excerpts from their new disc of works by Solage. Producer Les Pratt

Contributors

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Catherine Bott
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Pierre de la Rue
Unknown:
Juan Del Encina
Producer:
Les Pratt

Carla Bley
2/3. John Fordham continues his journey through the music of leading American jazz composer and pianist Carla Bley , as she moves away from her early work in the 60s and 70s to her chamber jazz duos with double bass player Steve Swallow , and the forming of her Big Band, with soloists Andy Sheppard on saxophone and Lew Soloff on trumpet, who also talk about their work with Carla Bley. Producer Richard Bannerman

Contributors

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Carta Bley
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John Fordham
Pianist:
Carla Bley
Unknown:
Steve Swallow
Soloists:
Andy Sheppard
Soloists:
Lew Soloff
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Carla Bley.
Producer:
Richard Bannerman

Leeds International Piano Competition
- Live from Leeds Town Hall. Sarah Walker introduces the second of this year's finals, featuring the remaining three concerto finalists. Accompanying them is the Halle, conducted by Mark Elder. Past prizewinner Leon McCawley offers his expert opinion.
7.45* Twenty Minutes: Hungary Uncovered Philosopher and playwright Andras Nagy tries to clear up the mystery of Danish diplomat Povl Bang Jensen , sacked by the UN in 1958 for refusing to hand over the names of 81 witnesses to the Hungarian uprising, and found dead in New York one year later. Producer Leonida Krushelnycky See also Hungary Night on Radio 3 on Thursday at 7.30pm
8.05* Leeds International Piano
Competition: part 2 'approximate times The jury's decision will be broadcast at 10.45pm
Television coverage of all the concerto finalists can be seen on BBC4 on Monday at 7.20pm and at 7pm Tuesday-Friday

Contributors

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Town Hall.
Introduces:
Sarah Walker
Conducted By:
Mark Elder.
Unknown:
Leon McCawley
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Andras Nagy
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Povl Bang Jensen
Producer:
Leonida Krushelnycky

Andrew Motion tells Ian McMillan how the day his childhood ended led to In the Blood - his memoir of postwar England. And performance poet Rhian Edwards kicks off her shoes to revel in the joys and perils of dance - in words. Happy 60th birthday Radio 3: page 16

Contributors

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Ian McMillan
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Rhian Edwards

Peter Blake 's Mystery Tour
British painter Peter Blake takes listeners on a magical journey in an old charabanc bus. He is joined by characters who have peopled his imagination over the years - Marcel Duchamp , Elvis, Ian Dury , Frankie Howerd , Kim Novak , and the White Knight from Alice in Wonderland, played by John Hurt. Producer Kate Bland

Contributors

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Peter Blake
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Peter Blake
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Marcel Duchamp
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Ian Dury
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Frankie Howerd
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Kim Novak
Played By:
John Hurt.

Sarah Walker presents a second airing of a studio concert by the Duke Quartet. Music includes: Joby Talbot String Quartet No 1 Arvo Part Summa
Kevin Volans String Quartet No 6 for double quartet
Steve Reich Triple Quartet George Crumb Black Angels
Kevin Volans Concerto for piano and winds
Peter Donohoe , Netherlands Wind Ensemble, conductor Daniel Harding
And in an extended interview, Kevin Volans talks about the challenges of writing string quartets.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Walker
Unknown:
Steve Reich
Unknown:
Kevin Volans
Unknown:
Peter Donohoe
Conductor:
Daniel Harding
Talks:
Kevin Volans

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