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Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Purcell Fantazia No3 Hesperion XX Rachmaninov Blessed Is the Man (Vespers) Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conductor Stephen Cleobury
Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in A minor for two violins, RV522 David and Igor Oistrakh , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
8.30-10.00: Tavener 0 Splendor Gloriae The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Bach Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A, BWV1055 Glenn Gould (piano),
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Golschmann
Hoist Mars , the Bringer of War (The Planets) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit

Contributors

Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
Conductor:
Igor Oistrakh
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Piano:
Glenn Gould
Conductor:
Vladimir Golschmann
Conductor:
Hoist Mars
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit

With Sarah Walker.
Handel Concerto a Due CoriNo 3 in F HWV334
The English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
10.19 Stravinsky Octet
Prague Chamber Harmony, conductor Libor Pesek
10.36 Françaix L'Horloge de Flore
Lajos Lencses (oboe), Stuttgart RSO, conductor Uri Segal
10.52 Brahms Rhapsody No 2 in G minor, Op 79 Artur Schnabel (piano)
10.59 Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Clifford Curzon (piano), Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Eduard van Beinum
11.49 Ketelbey Sanctuary of the Heart New Symphony Orchestra of London, conductor Robert Sharpies

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Walker.
Harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock
Conductor:
Uri Segal
Piano:
Artur Schnabel
Piano:
Clifford Curzon
Conductor:
Eduard van Beinum
Conductor:
Ketelbey Sanctuary
Conductor:
Robert Sharpies

5/5. Donald Macleod looks at the final chapter of the composer's operatic career, when the move from Eszterhaza to London led to fame, fortune and international recognition. Of the two operas written for performance at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, Armida was enthusiastically received while Orfeo ed Euridice, sadly, was not received at all. Act 3, Scene I (Armida)
Soloists, Vienna Concentus Musicus, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Act 2, Scene 1; Al Tuo Seno Fortunato (Act 3); Coro di Furie (Act 4) (Orfeo ed Euridice) Soloists, Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Christopher Hogwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Unknown:
Coro Di Furie
Conductor:
Christopher Hogwood

Introduced by Penny Gore .
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Another chance to hear the second of two recitals by Steven Osborne , recorded as part of last year's Edinburgh International Festival. Steven Osborne (piano) Debussy Préludes, Bk 2
Rachmaninov Preludes, Op 32
2.00 BBC Orchestras
Penny Gore concludes this week's BBC orchestra focus on Mozart's piano concertos, plus Radio 3 New Generation Artists in Brahms's chamber music featuring the clarinet. Dvorak Symphonic Variations
BBC SO, conductor Jiri Belohavek
Mozart Piano Concerto No 25 in C, K503
Richard Goode , BBC SO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek Delius American Rhapsody (Appalachia) BBC
Concert Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood Copland Appalachian Spring BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E flat, Op 120 No 2 Martin Frost (clarinet),
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood

Contributors

Introduced By:
Penny Gore
Unknown:
Steven Osborne
Piano:
Steven Osborne
Conductor:
Jiri Belohavek
Unknown:
Richard Goode
Conductor:
Jiri Belohlavek
Conductor:
Charles Hazlewood
Conductor:
Charles Hazlewood
Piano:
Simon Crawford-Phillips
Conductor:
Charles Hazlewood

Petroc Trelawny presents a celebration of the life and music of one of England's most successful and best-loved pianists, Clifford Curzon , who would have celebrated his centenary this month. Curzon was famous for his interpretations of Mozart, and tonight's programme includes a recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595, alongside works by Schubert,
Schumann and Lili Boulanger , together with spoken contributions from those who knew and worked with him.

Contributors

Pianists:
Clifford Curzon
Pianists:
Lili Boulanger

Ian McMillan presents an edition of the weekly language cabaret live in front of an audience at the Hay Literary Festival. Joining him will be actor and writer Ken Campbell and the School of Nights poets, who will be delivering poetic wizardry, including instant sonnets. Producer Aasiya Lodhi

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McMillan
Unknown:
Ken Campbell
Producer:
Aasiya Lodhi

Jez Nelson introduces a set from this year's
Cheltenham Jazz festival, with one of the hottest talents on the contemporary scene.
John Hollenbeck 's self-effacingly-named
Claudia Quintet have already achieved huge success with their record I-Claudia, reaching the top 15 in the US Jazz CD charts. Improvising f luidly around
Hollenbeck's writing and drawing upon a melange of influences, they create an eclectic sound ranging from classical minimalism to new composition and progressive post-rock, maintaining a striking Originality and versatility. Producer Robert Abel

Contributors

Introduces:
Jez Nelson
Unknown:
John Hollenbeck
Unknown:
Claudia Quintet
Producer:
Robert Abel

With Jonathan Swain.

Verdi Falstaff Netherlands Chamber Choir. Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini

3.06 Cambini Wind Trio, Op 45 No 1

3.20 Rosenmuller Gloria/Das Wort ward Fleisch

3.35 Bach Duo Sonata G, BWV1038

3.43 Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor

4.04 Dvorak VPrirode, Op 63 (In Nature's Realm)

4.17 Bersa Suncana Polja

4.34 Merikanto Improvisation, Op 76 No 3

4.41 Bruckner Locus Iste; Christus Factus Est

4.49 Hannlkainen Air, Op 16 No 1

4.54 Sibelius Romance in C, Op 42

5.00 D Scarlatti Sonata in E, Kk380

5.05 Mozart String Quartet in B flat, K589

5.30 Haydn Piano Sonata in D, H X 33

5.47 Durante Concerto No 2 in G minor

5.59 Peterson-Berger Danslek ur Ran

6.02 Verdi Patria Oppressa (Macbeth)

6.09 Purcell Four Dances: Abdelazer

6.13 Liszt Transcription from Mozart's Magic Flute

6.18 Berlioz Overture: King Lear

6.34 Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)

6.41 Genin Fantaisie sur Rigoletto, Op 19

6.53 Verdi Ballet music: Otello

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

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