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7.00-8.30: Benda Sinfonia No 4 in F Czech
Chamber Philharmonic, director Vojtech Spurny Glazunov Stenka Razin Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet Mozart Ach, ich liebte (Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail) Anna Moffo (soprano), Philharmonia, conductor Alceo Galliera
8.30-10.00: Berlioz Overture: Roman Carnival Detroit SO, conductor Paul Paray
Wagner Forest Murmurs (Siegfried) Los Angeles Philharmonic, conductor Erich Leinsdorf
Hovhaness Symphony No 2 (Mysterious Mountain) American Composers Orchestra, conductor Denis Russell Davies

Contributors

Conductor:
Ernest Ansermet
Soprano:
Anna Moffo
Conductor:
Alceo Galliera
Conductor:
Paul Paray
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Conductor:
Denis Russell Davies

With Jonathan Swain.
Edward Elgar Prelude: The Kingdom
Unnamed orchestra conducted by the composer
10.10 White So We'll Go No More A-Roving Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
10.15 Henze Concerto for oboe, harp and strings Heinz Holliger (oboe), Ursula Holliger (harp),
Collegium Musicum Zurich, conductor Paul Sacher
10.46 G Sammartini Sonata in G (Sibley24) Cologne Camerata
10.58 Elgar Falstaff - Symphonic Study, Op 68 LPO, conductor Georg Solti
11.35 Telemann Fantasia in E minor
Heinz Holliger (oboe)
11.40 Elgar Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town) RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Edward Elgar
Tenor:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Piano:
Graham Johnson
Oboe:
Heinz Holliger
Oboe:
Ursula Holliger
Conductor:
Paul Sacher
Unknown:
Elgar Falstaff
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Oboe:
Heinz Holliger
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham

4/5. When the first public opera house opened in Venice in 1637 the demand for musical entertainment soared. Monteverdi wrote several new stage works that were hugely successful.
Donald Macleod introduces the first - the story of Ulysses and his return home after the Trojan War. Come Dolce OggilAuretta Spira (Proserpina Rapita) Emma Kirkby , Judith Nelson and Poppy Holden (sopranos), Jakob Lindberg and Anthony Rooley (chitarrones)
11 Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (excerpts) Christina Hogman (soprano: Telemachus), Bernarda Fink (mezzo: Penelope), Christoph Pregardien (tenor: Ulysses), Martyn Hill (tenor: Eumaeus), Concerto Vocale, director Rene Jacobs Repeated at 8.45pm

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Emma Kirkby
Unknown:
Judith Nelson
Sopranos:
Poppy Holden
Sopranos:
Jakob Lindberg
Sopranos:
Anthony Rooley
Soprano:
Christina Hogman
Unknown:
Bernarda Fink
Tenor:
Christoph Pregardien
Director:
Rene Jacobs

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Wit and Wisdom
3/4. Louise Fryer presents a concert by period specialist Ronald Brautigam who continues this week's series of recitals exploring the chamber music of Joseph Haydn.
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Haydn Piano Sonata in G, H XVI 40;
Piano Sonata in D, H XVI 51; Capriccio in G, H XVII Piano Sonata in C, H XVI 50
2.00 The Lucerne Festival
Music from last year's Lucerne Festival. Presented by Louise Fryer.
Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor
(Unfinished) French National Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur
Schumann Kinderszenen Lang Lang (piano) Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden
Gesellen Detlef Roth (baritone), French National Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur Kurtaq In Nomine, all'ongherese
Heinz Holliger Surrogo (first performance)
Heinz Holliger (cor anglais), Ursula Holliger (harp) Chopin Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 Lang Lang
Webern Six Trakl Songs, Op 14 Silvia Nopper (soprano), Ensemble, director Heinz Holliger Birtwistle Crowd Ursula Holliger (harp) Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 in B minor (Pathetique) French National Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Fryer
Unknown:
Ronald Brautigam
Unknown:
Joseph Haydn.
Piano:
Ronald Brautigam
Presented By:
Louise Fryer.
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Baritone:
Gesellen Detlef Roth
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Unknown:
Heinz Holliger Surrogo
Unknown:
Heinz Holliger
Harp:
Ursula Holliger
Unknown:
Lang Lang
Director:
Heinz Holliger
Harp:
Ursula Holliger
Conductor:
Kurt Masur

Geoffrey Smith presents the second in a series of concerts by the New York Philharmonic. Tchaikovsky's only violin concerto was rejected by its original dedicatee, but became a huge success after being performed in Vienna.

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D
Scriabin Symphony No 3 (The Divine Poem)

Vadim Repin (violin), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Muti

Contributors

Presenter:
Geoffrey Smith
Musicians:
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Violinist:
Vadim Repin
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti

A new exhibition showcases 50 films made by Glasgow Corporation from the 1920s onwards, with titles such as Housewives of Tomorrow from 1951 and Give Kids a Break from 1938. Matthew Sweet re-examines the age of the great public information films - and explores how they reflect the nation's changing aspirations and attitudes. Producer Josh de la Mare

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Sweet
Producer:
Josh de la Mare

Paulin on Blake
4/4. Tom Paulin presents his fourth essay on this radical poet and artist. He plunges into some of the more complex writing - Vala, also known as The FourZoas - and confides his own frustration at not yet having grasped the complex and inscrutable mythological world Of Blake's creation. Producer Lloyd Evans

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Paulin
Producer:
Lloyd Evans

Punkt festival's unique approach to Wagner in its Wagner Reloaded Project featuring the Kristiansand SO and soloists, including guitarist Eivind Aarset and drummer Audun Kleive. Plus new albums from Deerhoof and Ludovico Einaudi. With Fiona Talkington.

Contributors

Guitarist:
Eivind Aarset
Unknown:
Audun Kleive.
Unknown:
Fiona Talkington.

With John Shea. Mozart Divertimento in D,
K136 Shostakovich , arr Barshai Chamber Symphony in C, Op 110a (String Quartet No 8) Bach Brandenburg
Concerto No 3 in G. BWV1048 Britten Simple Symphony
2.11 Denes Aqay Five Easy Dances 2.20 Chausson Concerto in D for violin and piano 3.01 Weber Clarinet Concertino E flat 3.12 Scriabin Piano Sonata No 9 in F,0p68
3.22 Tallis Gloria (Mass Puer Natus Est Nobis) 3.31 Corelli Sonata da Chiesa in A, Op I No 3 3.38 Bizet L'Arlésienne:
Suites Nos I and 2 (excerpts) 4.00 Haydn Sinfonia
Concertante in B flat, H 1 105 4.22 Svendsen Norwegian Artists' Carnival 4.30 Strauss Allegro Vivace Scherzando (FunfKlavierstucke, Op 3 No 2) 4.33 Novacek Perpetuum Mobile 4.36 Mozart Adagio in B flat, K4114.42 Jaquet de la Guerre Sonata in D 4.51 Casterede Fantasie
Concertante 5.00 Bach Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV880 (Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk 2) 5.05 Mozart String Quartet in G, K/56 5.17 Debussy Danse Sacree et Danse Profane
5.28 Bartok Romanian Folk Dances 5.35 Trad Dance of the Prince of Transylvania; Dances (Gervaise Collection)
5.40 Hubay Spinning Room 5.45 Moniuszko Bajka
5.58 Kraus Symphony in C minor 6.19 Cesti Par TiRitrovo Alfine (Orontea) 6.28 Brahms Trio in A minor. Op 114
6.25 Monluszko Polonaise de Concert in A 0867)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Shea.
Unknown:
Mozart Divertimento
Unknown:
K136 Shostakovich
Unknown:
Bach Brandenburg
Unknown:
Tallis Gloria
Unknown:
Strauss Allegro
Unknown:
Moniuszko Bajka
Unknown:
Monluszko Polonaise

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