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Presented by Sandy Burnett. Music includes:
7.00-8.30 Hoist A Fugal Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult
Praetorius A Boy Is Born in Bethlehem Taverner Consort, Choir and Players
Busoni Duettino Concertante (after the finale of Mozart's Piano Concerto in F, K459)
Lyubov Bruk and MarkTaimanov (pianos)
8.30-10.00 Bizet Jeux d'Enfants French
National Orchestra, conductor Jean Martinon Monteverdi Ave Maris Stella
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, director John Eliot Gardiner
Telemann Suite in G: Don Quichotte Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Neville Marriner

Contributors

Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Unknown:
Busoni Duettino Concertante
Unknown:
Lyubov Bruk
Conductor:
Jean Martinon
Conductor:
Neville Marriner

With Jonathan Swain.
Stravinsky Petrushka Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Hermann Scherchen
10.35 Schubert Der Tod und das Madchen, D531; Du holde Kunst, D547; Die Lieb hat gelogen, 0751; Mein! (Die Schone Mullerin, D795) Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Mieczislaw Horszowski (piano)
10.50 Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 Smetana Quartet
11.27 Mahler Adagio (Symphony No 10) Vienna State Opera Orchestra, conductor Hermann Scherchen

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Conductor:
Hermann Scherchen
Conductor:
Schubert Der Tod
Piano:
Mieczislaw Horszowski
Conductor:
Hermann Scherchen

Handel in London: Five Musical Walks
4/5. For today's walk, Donald Macleod and guest Lewis Foreman follow the trail of Handel's time working for the wealthy Duke of Chandos at
Cannons, near Edgware in north London. They visit an astonishing survival from the Baroque era, the church of St Lawrence Whitchurch, for which Handel wrote a number of works, and the former site of the Duke's huge mansion, now the North London Collegiate School.
Blessed Be God (Chandos Anthem No 11: Let God Arise) Ensemble William Byrd , L'Academie Sainte Cecile , director Graham O'Reilly Organ Concerto in B Flat, Op 7 No 3
Paul Nicholson , Brandenburg Consort , director Roy Goodman (harpsichord)
Tis Done; Heart, the Seat of Soft Delight; Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Acis and Galatea) Sophie Daneman (soprano), Les Arts Florissants, director William Christie
Chandos Anthem No 6: As Pants the Hart Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass), The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra, conductor Harry Christophers Repeated on Wednesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Lewis Foreman
Unknown:
William Byrd
Unknown:
Sainte Cecile
Unknown:
Paul Nicholson
Unknown:
Brandenburg Consort
Harpsichord:
Roy Goodman
Soprano:
Sophie Daneman
Director:
William Christie
Soprano:
Hart Lynne Dawson
Soprano:
Ian Partridge
Bass:
Michael George
Conductor:
Harry Christophers

Bridge Cycle - Part 2
BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales
Today's concert features more from the series of works by Frank Bridge conducted by Richard Hickox. Presented by Petroc Trelawny .
Bridge The Hag With Roderick Williams (baritone) Two Entr'actes
Veale Symphony No 1 Conductor David Porcelijn Finzi Clarinet Concerto
With Robert Plane , director Lesley Hatfield
Bridge Valse Intermezzo; The Pageant of London Bliss A Colour Symphony

Contributors

Conducted By:
Richard Hickox.
Presented By:
Petroc Trelawny
Baritone:
Roderick Williams
Conductor:
David Porcelijn
Unknown:
Robert Plane

Christmas Choral Classics: BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Spitalfields Winter Festival A performance of Berlioz's poignant retelling of the childhood of Christ given on Tuesday in Shoreditch Church in the City of London.
Andrew Davis conducts a fine cast of young soloists with the BBC Singers and Symphony Orchestra. Introduced by Aled Jones.
BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ
BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Davis
Introduced By:
Aled Jones.
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Virgin Mary:
Anna Stephany (mezzo)
Centurion/Narrator:
Peter Wedd (tenor)
Joseph/Polydorus:
Darren Jeffry (baritone)
Herod/A Father:
Jonathan Lemalu (bass-Baritone)

Clint Eastwood 's Flags of Our Fathers tells the stories of six men who raised the American flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the turning points of the Second World War. Matthew Sweet and guests deliver their verdict. Producer Phil Tinline

Contributors

Unknown:
Clint Eastwood
Unknown:
Matthew Sweet
Producer:
Phil Tinline

5/5. Donald Macleod introduces a recording of Das Lied von der Erde, conducted by one of the composer's greatest champions, Bruno Walter , and the monumental slow movement that ends Mahler's last completed symphony, not heard in public until a year after his death. Das Lied von der
Erde Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Julius Patzak
(tenor), Vienna PO, conductor Bruno Walter Symphony No 9 (final mvt)
Berlin PO, conductor Claudio Abbado
Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Bruno Walter
Contralto:
Erde Kathleen Ferrier
Contralto:
Julius Patzak
Conductor:
Bruno Walter
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado

Presented by John Shea.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen, conductor Thomas Dausgaard : Nielsen Sovnen , Op 18 Danish National Choir
Salnt-Saens Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor With Simon Trpceski Nielsen SymphonyN04 (inextinguishable)
2.17 Kverno Corpus Christi Carol (Missa Fidei Mysterii)
2.35 Marteau Quartet No 3 in C 3.14 Rameau Suite: Dardanus 3.32 Ravel Ballet: Ma Mere roye
4.00 Enna Overture: The Match Girl 4.10 Marian Mozetich Procession 4.24 Glinka Kamarinskaya 4.32 Gesualdo Ave Dulcissima Maria 4.39 Visée La Grotte de Versailles de Mr JB Lully 4.48 Palmgren Overture: Cinderella
4.55 Vaughan Williams A Christmas Cantata
5.00 A Gabriell Ricercardel VI Tono 5.03 Anon Wie Schon leuchtet der Morgenstern 5.10 Meder Sinphonia No 4, Op 1
5.23 Mozart Variation on a Minuet by Duport. K573
Chopin Waltz in A minor 5.28 Schumann Three Romances, Op 94 5.39 Bizet Jeux dEn fants 5.48 Kuhlau The Elf Hill, Op 100 6.00 Telemann Deus Judicium Tuum Regi Da
6.21 Mozart Oboe Concerto in C, K314 6.42 Bach, transcr Bartok Sonata No 6 in G, BWV530 6.55 Runq Chime, You Bells Niels La Cour Hodie Christus Natus Est

Contributors

Presented By:
John Shea.
Conductor:
Thomas Dausgaard
Conductor:
Nielsen Sovnen

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