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Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Mendelssohn Overture: Ruy Bias New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein Debussy L'lsle Joyeuse Jose Iturbi (piano) Biber Sonata pro Tabula Collegium Aureum
8.30-10.00: Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Dmitri Mitropolous
Bach, arr Godowsky Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor, BWVI003 Carlo Grane (piano)
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Eugen Jochum

Contributors

Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Piano:
Joyeuse Jose Iturbi
Conductor:
Dmitri Mitropolous
Conductor:
Eugen Jochum

Presented by James Jolly.
Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 (Tempest) FriedrichGulda
10.22 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes (Act 1, excerpt)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by the composer
10.44 Dvorak Cypresses (selection) Prague String Quartet
11.06 Gershwin, arr Bennett Suite: Catfish Row Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Levine
11.30 Purcell Chacony in G minor, Z730 English
Chamber Orchestra, conductor Benjamin Britten
11.39 Britten Peter Grimes (Act 2, excerpt) As recommended in Saturday's CD Review.

Contributors

Presented By:
James Jolly.
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Dvorak Cypresses
Conductor:
James Levine
Conductor:
Purcell Chacony
Conductor:
Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Britten Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes:
Peter Pears (tenor)
Auntie:
Jean Watson (mezzo)
Mrs Sedley:
Lauris Elms (mezzo)
Balstrode:
James Pease(baritone)
Nieces:
Marion Studholme (sopranos)
Nieces:
Iris Kelly(sopranos)
Bob Boles:
Raymond Nilsson(tenor)
Ned Keene:
Geralnt Evans (baritone)
Hobson:
David Kelly (bass)
Ellen Orford:
Claire Watson (soprano)

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Sarah Walker introduces the last in the current season of lunchtime concerts from London's Wigmore Hall.
Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) Mahler Die Einsame im Herbst; Wo die schdnen Trompeten blasen; Nicht wiedersehenl;
Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz'; Das irdische Leben; Urlicht: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
2.00 The Ulster Orchestra Performs Sir Hamilton Harty
Presented by Penny Gore . Renowned as one of the finest conductors of the first half of the 20th century, Hamilton Harty maintained links with his native Ireland and many of his works employ Irish subjects. The Ulster Orchestra performs his orchestral music throughout this week, alongside performances given at this year's City of London Festival by the BBC Singers. Harty With the Wild Geese
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Celso Antunes Walton Symphony No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Edward Gardner Britten French Folk Songs Ronan Collett (baritone), Ulster Orchestra, conductor David Angus Cimarosa Concerto in G
Sharon Bezaly (flute), Alexei Orgrintchouk (oboe), Ulster Orchestra, conductor David Angus Vierne Messe Solennelle in C sharp
BBC Singers, lain Farrington and Stephen Disley (organs), conductor Andrew Carwood
4.00 The Making of Music
26/30. Schubert and the Piano. Schubert gave the piano a personality all of its own through a new kind of music making. Penny Gore presents a selection of his Fantasies and Impromptus.

Contributors

Introduces:
Sarah Walker
Baritone:
Gerold Huber
Unknown:
Zu Strassburg
Presented By:
Penny Gore
Unknown:
Hamilton Harty
Conductor:
Edward Gardner
Baritone:
Ronan Collett
Conductor:
David Angus
Flute:
Sharon Bezaly
Flute:
Alexei Orgrintchouk
Conductor:
David Angus
Conductor:
Vierne Messe Solennelle
Conductor:
Stephen Disley
Conductor:
Andrew Carwood

Presented by Petroc Trelawny . The opening night of the 2007 Cheltenham Music Festival features key works by four of America's greatest composers, from the energy of George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein to the nostalgic lyricism of Samuel Barber. Chloe Hanslip (violin), Nancy Gustafson (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Bernstein Overture: West Side Story
Barber Violin Concerto; Knoxville - Summer of 1915 Gershwin, arr Robert Russell Bennett Porgy and Bess - a Symphonic Portrait

Contributors

Presented By:
Petroc Trelawny
Unknown:
George Gershwin
Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Samuel Barber.
Violin:
Nancy Gustafson
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba

Gabriel Gbadamosi presents a week of letters dedicated to the sunset commissioned from writers around the world. Today New Yorker Nell Freudenberger , reflects on the newly named "Manhattan-Henge" the evocative twice-yearly occasion when the sun sets in exact alignment with the Manhattan grid, fully illuminating every single cross-street. Producer Fiona McLean

Contributors

Unknown:
Gabriel Gbadamosi
Unknown:
Nell Freudenberger
Producer:
Fiona McLean

In Search of Contentment
1/4. Four writers seek contentment, beginning with Chris Stewart , who has been collecting stories of people who have dropped out of the race for wealth and recognition. From his idyllic farm in Andalucia, he now tries to discover the threads that bind together those lucky souls who have found peace of mind. EMAIL: theessay@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Stewart

Presented by Jonathan Swain.
Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44 Shostakovich
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57 Gerardo Ribeiro and Anibal Lima (violins), Anabela Chaves (viola), Paulo Gaio Lima (cello), Antonio Rosado (piano) 2.03 Ravel Daphnis et Chloe 2.54 Beethoven Mass in D (Missa Solemnis)
4.06 Kodaly Adagio 4.15 Petersson Evening Land
4.30 Weber Andante and Rondo Ungarese in C minor, Op 35 4.40 Alpaerts Avondmuziek 4.50 Geminiani Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op 3 No 6 5.00 Glazunov Concert Waltz No 1 in Op 47 5.08 Tournemire Choral Improvisation sur le Victimae Paschali 5.18 Lalo Two
Aubades 5.28 Gilse Trio 5.42 Brahms Six Quartets, Op 112
5.53 Britten Piano Concerto 6.26 Mozart Symphony
No 29 in A, K207 6.47 Deutsch Overture: The Croatian Girl

Contributors

Presented By:
Jonathan Swain.
Unknown:
Gerardo Ribeiro
Violins:
Anibal Lima
Violins:
Anabela Chaves
Viola:
Paulo Gaio Lima
Cello:
Antonio Rosado
Piano:
Ravel Daphnis
Piano:
Rondo Ungarese
Unknown:
Victimae Paschali

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