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7.00-8.00: Verdi Overture: La Forza del Destino New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Muti
Bruch Jubilate , Amen Cheryl Studer (soprano), Ambrosian Singers, LSO, conductor Ion Marin
8.00-9.00: Chopin Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44 Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Nielsen Rhapsody Overture: An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands Gothenburg SO, conductor Myung-Whun Chung
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Contributors

Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Conductor:
Bruch Jubilate
Soprano:
Cheryl Studer
Unknown:
Chopin Polonaise
Piano:
Arthur Rubinstein

Introduced by Andrew McGregor.
9.30 Building a Library Robert Philip compares available recordings of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D.
10.45 Laurie Stras reviews new releases including Allegri's Miserere, excerpts from the Sistine Chapel choirbooks and Palestrina's Lamentations, sung by the Tallis Scholars, the Sixteen and Westminster Cathedral Choir.
11.45 Disc of the Week: Bach Cantata No 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden Gillian Keith (soprano), Daniel Taylor (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner
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Contributors

Introduced By:
Andrew McGregor
Unknown:
Robert Philip
Unknown:
Laurie Stras
Soprano:
Todesbanden Gillian Keith
Soprano:
Daniel Taylor
Tenor:
James Gilchrist
Tenor:
Stephen Varcoe
Conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner

Harry Christophers helps Tom Service reassess the Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria. Tenor Roberto Alagna describes the pressures of singing at the world's most prestigious opera houses; and students of Rostropovich explain his impact on their lives. Producer Jeremy Evans

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Christophers
Tenor:
Roberto Alagna
Producer:
Jeremy Evans

A recital given by the winner of the Chopin Piano Competition. Introduced by Stephanie Hughes. Rafal Blechacz (piano) Debussy Estampes
Liszt Three Concert Studies, S145 Chopin Three Mazurkas, Op 50;
Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat, Op 61

Contributors

Introduced By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Piano:
Rafal Blechacz

Kings of Swing
1/3. Linton Chiswick 's new series examines the two giants of the swing era: Benny Goodman "King of Swing" and Artie Shaw "King of Clarinet". With contributions by clarinettists Ken Peplowski and Dick Johnson , critic and scholar Dan Morgenstern , musician and archivist Loren Schoenberg and pianist and broadcaster Marian McPartland. Producer Robert Abel

Contributors

Unknown:
Linton Chiswick
Unknown:
Benny Goodman
Unknown:
Artie Shaw
Clarinettists:
Ken Peplowski
Clarinettists:
Dick Johnson
Unknown:
Dan Morgenstern
Unknown:
Loren Schoenberg
Unknown:
Marian McPartland.
Producer:
Robert Abel

Andrea Chenier
Presented by Margaret Juntwait.
Giordano's exuberant and tragic opera about real people swept up in the drama of the French Revolution.
Chorus and Orchestra of the New York
Metropolitan Opera, conductor Marco Amiliato
7.05 Beyond the Gilded Stage
4/6. Maestros and Movies. Daniel Snowman tells of opera's early 20th-century rise in popularity.
7.25 Act 2
8.00 The Met Opera Quiz
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8.30 Acts 3 and 4 RT DIRECT: Giordano's Andrea Chenier (2 CDs), with Renata Tebaidi and the Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni , is available for E16.99 including p&p. To order please send a cheque, payable to Selections to: [address removed], or call the orderline on 0[number removed]25 (national rate), or visit www.selections.com/ rtdirect Quote ref [number removed]. UK delivery only

Contributors

Presented By:
Margaret Juntwait.
Conductor:
Marco Amiliato
Unknown:
Daniel Snowman
Unknown:
Andrea Chenier
Unknown:
Renata Tebaidi
Conducted By:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Andrea Chenier:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
Carlo Gerard:
Mark Delavan (baritone)
Maddalena de Coigny:
Vloleta Urmana (soprano)
Bersi:
Maria Zifchak (mezzo)
Madelon:
Irlna Mishura (mezzo)
La Contessa de Coigny:
Michaela Martens (mezzo)
Roucher:
Charles Taylor (baritone)
Pietro Fleville:
Patrick Carfizzi (bass-Baritone)
Fouquier Tinville:
Peter Volpe (bass)
Mathieu:
John Del Carlo (bass-Baritone)
L'lncroyable:
David Cangelosi (tenor)
The Abbe:
Bernard Fitch (tenor)
Schmidt:
Leroy Lehr (bass)
Master of the Household:
Brian Davis (bass)
Dumas:
James Courtney (baritone)

Riot! Can Music Change the World?
An SPNM concert recorded at LSO St Lukes, London. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch . Lore Lixenberg (mezzo),
BackBeat Percussion Quartet
Paul Fretwell Wall of Stone (first performance) Peter Edwards Wayfaring Stranger (first performance) Ortega Lonquen
Damien Harron Events Unfold Claudia Molitor Leek
Rolf Hind Follow the Leader
Frederic Rzewski Coming Together

Contributors

Presented By:
Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Unknown:
Peter Edwards
Unknown:
Ortega Lonquen
Unknown:
Damien Harron
Unknown:
Claudia Molitor Leek
Unknown:
Rolf Hind
Leader:
Frederic Rzewski

Presented by John Shea.
Boris Papandopulo Passion According to St John
Soloists, Croatian National Theatre Split Male Choir, conducted by the composer 2.09 Rota Bassoon Concerto
2.28 Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV1007 2.47 Mozart Symphony No 41 in C, K551 (Jupiter) 3.27 Judith Weir String Quartet 3.39 Lassus Missa Osculetur Me
4.03 Grainger Hill-Song No 14.17 Handel Gentle Morpheus, Son of Night (Alceste) 4.26 Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor, D784 4.46 Ebner Trio in B flat 4.53 Khatchaturian Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia 5.00 Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Op 46 5.06 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor,
RV297 (Winter) (The Four Seasons) 5.15 Britten Phantasy in F minor 5.26 Verdi 0 Padre Nostro 5.34 Matusic Two Croatian Folk Songs 5.40 Einojuhani Rautavaara Regular Sets of Elements 5.53 Ravel String Quartet in F 6.23
Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat, H Vile 16.39 Malcolm Forsyth The Kora Dances 6.47 Janacek Sumarovo Dite

Contributors

Presented By:
John Shea.
Unknown:
Judith Weir
Unknown:
Dvorak Slavonic
Songs:
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Unknown:
Malcolm Forsyth
Unknown:
Janacek Sumarovo Dite

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