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Presented by Sandy Burnett. Music includes:
7.00-8.30 Schumann Overture: Julius Caesar
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi
Anon (13th-century English) Beata Viscera Dufay Collective
Ravel Sonatine Louis Lortie (piano)
8.30-10.00 Sarasate Carmen Fantasy
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor James Levine
Matthew Locke Consort of Four Parts, No 4 Scaramouche
Milhaud Suite Provengale
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson

Contributors

Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.
Piano:
Sarasate Carmen
Conductor:
James Levine
Conductor:
Matthew Locke Consort
Conductor:
Michel Plasson

With Jonathan Swain. Bartok Rhapsody , Op I
Andor Foldes (piano), Lamoureux Orchestra, conductor Roger Desormiere
10.21 Tippett The Heart's Assurance
Peter Pears (tenor), Noel Mewton-Wood (piano)
10.39 Nardini Violin Concerto in E minor
Mischa Elman , Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, conductor Vladimir Golschmann
10.55 Bach Partita No I in B flat, BWV825 Scott Ross (harpsichord)
11.16 Butterworth A Shropshire Lad
Halle Orchestra, conductor John Barbirolli
11.28 Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100 Mischa Elman , Joseph Seiger (piano)
11.50 Bath Cornish Rhapsody
Harriet Cohen (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Hubert Bath

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Bartok Rhapsody
Conductor:
Roger Desormiere
Tenor:
Peter Pears
Tenor:
Noel Mewton-Wood
Unknown:
Mischa Elman
Conductor:
Vladimir Golschmann
Harpsichord:
Scott Ross
Conductor:
John Barbirolli
Unknown:
Mischa Elman
Piano:
Joseph Seiger
Piano:
Harriet Cohen
Conductor:
Hubert Bath

4/5. Donald Macleod introduces Mahler's setting of a series of poems on the death of children - written some years before the loss of his own daughter Maria - and one of the biggest symphonic works ever conceived, which Mahler modestly described as a gift to the nation. Kindertotenlieder
Janet Baker (mezzo), Halle Orchestra , conductor John Barbirolli Symphony No 8 (Part 1)
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein, Vienna Boys' Choir, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor George Solti Repeated on Wednesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Janet Baker
Conductor:
Halle Orchestra
Conductor:
John Barbirolli
Conductor:
George Solti

Fiona Talkington presents an all-Mozart concert given at the Wigmore Hall in London last December.
Andreas Staier (piano)
Piano Sonata in E flat, K282; Variations in G, KV455 (Unser dummer Pobel meint); Fantasia in C minor, K475;
Piano Sonata in C minor, K457

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Talkington
Piano:
Andreas Staier

German Traditions
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Presented by Sarah Walker.
Schumann Overture: Manfred
Conductor Christian Gansch
Four Songs for double chorus, Op 141
BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury.
Mendelssohn Overture: Die Schone Melusine
Conductor Richard Hickox
Strauss Burleske
With Jean-Philippe Collard (piano), conductor Rumon Gamba
Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor Conductor Joseph Swensen
Schubert Psalm 23: Gott ist mein Hirt, D706
With Stephen Betteridge (piano), BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury

Contributors

Presented By:
Sarah Walker.
Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury.
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Piano:
Jean-Philippe Collard
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba
Conductor:
Joseph Swensen
Piano:
Stephen Betteridge
Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury

Brahms's Hungarian Dances are a set of 21 dance tunes based on Hungarian themes, originally written for piano. Performed here are numbers 1,3 and 6, the first two of which were arranged for orchestra by Brahms himself. And this week's tribute to Schumann continues with his fourth symphony. Presented by Louise Fryer. Northern Sinfonia, director Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Brahms Hungarian Dances: No 1 in G minor; No 3 in F; No Sin
Schumann Symphony No 4 in D minor Brahms Violin Concerto in D

Contributors

Presented By:
Louise Fryer.
Violin:
Thomas Zehetmair

Writer Wi Self and artist Tacita Dean join Isabel Hilton to review the new film Deep Water, the extraordinary story of Donald Crowhurst 's participation in the first Golden Globe solo round-the-world boat race. Producer Martin Smith

Contributors

Artist:
Tacita Dean
Unknown:
Isabel Hilton
Unknown:
Donald Crowhurst
Producer:
Martin Smith

5/5. With Donald Macleod and Mervyn Cooke. Curlew River, Op 712
English Opera Group conducted by the composer Death in Venice (excerpts)
City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox Sacred and Profane, Op 91 Polyphony, conductor Stephen Layton Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Conductor:
Stephen Layton
Madwoman:
Peter Pears (tenor)
Ferryman:
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Abbot:
Harold Blackburn (bass)
Traveller:
Bryan Drake (baritone)
Voice of the Spirit:
Bruce Webb (speaker)
Aschenbach:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
Hotel Barber/Hotel Manager:
Alan Ople (baritone)

Presented by John Shea.
Beethoven Overture: Egmont
Bruch Violin Concerto No I in G minor With Christina Astrand Brahms Symphony No 4 in E minor
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lawrence Renes
2.14 Vaughan Williams Romance
2.21 Szymanowskl Kurpian Songs
2.38 Vlerne Clair de Lune, Op 53 2.49 Ravel Miroirs
3.19 Gilson Symphony (The Sea) 4.00 Vedel Oh God, My Hope Is Only in You 4.10 Fesch Concerto in G minor for two flutes, Op 5 No 2 4.19 Forster Confitebor Tibi Domine
4.34 Bach Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV1043
4.50 Monteverdi Altri Canti d'Amor 5.00 FranckPre/ude, Fugue and Variation 5.12 Martinu Clarinet Sonatina
5.23 Dvorak Trio in E minor, Op 90 (Dumky) 5.53 Lilburn Diversions for Strings 6.10 Gluck Ballet music: Paride ed Elena 6.23 Verdi Restate! Presso all Mia Persona (
Don Carlos ) 6.36 Rachmaninov, arr Callliet Prelude in G minor, Op 23 No 5 6.41 Chopin Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54
6.53 Torme The Christmas Song Berlin White Christmas Hugh Martin Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Contributors

Presented By:
John Shea.
Conductor:
Lawrence Renes
Unknown:
Monteverdi Altri Canti
Unknown:
Don Carlos
Unknown:
Hugh Martin

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