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Through the Night

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night; Through the Night

Through the Night: Through the Night

06/10/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain ends the programme with works by Bach, Sibelius, Albrecht, Rachmaninov, Geminiani, Mozart, Haydn, Zelenka, Beethoven and WF Bach.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele – chorale-prelude for organ, BWV 654
Bine Katrine Bryndorf (Organ of Hjertling Church, Jutland) 

5.07am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Luonnotar, tone poem, Op 70
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 

5.15am
Albrecht, Alexander (1885-1958): Quintet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op 6
Pavol Kovác (piano)
Bratislava Wind Quintet

5.24am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): 2 pieces for cello & piano, Op 2 (Prélude; Danse Orientale) 
Monika Leskovar (cello)
Ivana Svarc-Grenda (piano) 

5.33am
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762): Concerto grosso in D minor, Op 7, No 2
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor)

5.43am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): 6 German Dances, K509
Murray Perahia (piano) 

5.53am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Quartet for strings in G minor, Op 20, No 3
Quatuor Mosaïques: 
Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof (violin)
Anita Mitterer (viola)
Christophe Coin (cello) 

6.12am
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745): Capriccio, ZWV 184, in F 
Ekkehard Hering, Wolfgang Kube (oboe)
Andrew Joy, Rainier Jurkiewicz (horn)
Rhoda Patrick (bassoon) 
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Bernhard Forck (director) 

6.28am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Grosse Fuge, Op 133
Slovenian Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

6.47am
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784): Sinfonie in F, F67
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Stephan Mai (director).

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: 

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast,

With music by Vivaldi, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mahler, and Monteverdi's Vattene pur crudel.

Including Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for two violins and cello. Monteverdi: Vattene pur crudel (Third Book of Madrigals). Mahler: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen.

From 7.00am

Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for two violins and cello, Op 3, No 2
Nigel Kennedy, Daniel Stabrawa (violin)
Olaf Maninger (cello)
Members of Berlin Philharmonic

Monteverdi: Vattene pur crudel (Third Book of Madrigals)
La Venexiana

From 8.00am

Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova: Sadko, Op 5
Artur Pizarro, Vita Panomariovaite (piano duet)

Mahler: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Ruckert-Lieder)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Karl Engel (piano).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: Vivaldi Concerto in G minor. Op 3 No 2 Nigel Kennedy and Daniel Stabrawa (violins), Olaf Maninger (cello), Members of the Berlin PO 
Monteverdi Vattene pur Crudel (Third Book of Madrigals) La Venexiana 
8.00-9.00: Rimsky-Korsakov, arr Rimskaya-Korsakova Sadko , Op 5 
Artur Pizarro and Vita Panomariovaite (piano duet) Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Ruckert-Lieder) 
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Karl Engel (piano) For full details visit www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/breakfast on the day of transmission PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Address: Breakfast, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

CD Review

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation

CD Review: Building a Library: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Building a Library: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Andrew McGregor with the 50th Anniversary edition of Radio 3's recorded music programme.

Special Anniversary Edition: With Andrew McGregor. 9.30am Building a Library: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 10.35am Listeners' questions. 11.35am Disc: Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata.

Special Anniversary Edition

Andrew McGregor introduces the 50th anniversary edition of Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music. From 78s to LPs in mono and stereo and on into the age of CDs, DVDs and digital downloads, Radio 3's flagship music review programme remains essential listening for many music lovers, students and performers.

Building a Library:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 

Reviewer - Stephen Johnson

First Choice:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
(recorded 1974; c/w Symphony No. 7)
DG 447 400 2 (CD, Mid price)
Historic Choice:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)
(recorded 1955; c/w Symphony No. 7)
EMI 5678512 (CD, mid-price)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.beethoven:
bal.beethoven.symphony.no.5

Special Anniversary Edition 
Andrew McGregor introduces the 50th anniversary edition of Radio 3's weekly programme. 
9.30 Building a Library Stephen Johnson recommends a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the work that launched this benchmark weekly feature. In 1957 there were a handful of recordings available; now there are hundreds, so today's critic perhaps has an even greater challenge in coming up with a performance for listeners' libraries. 
10.35 Regular contributors Rob Cowan , Hilary Finch and Jeremy Summerly answer listeners' questions about how they assess recordings. 
11.35 Disc of the Week 
Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 57 (Appassionata) Paul Lewis (piano) www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: cdreview@bbc.co.uk Text [number removed] (standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX, BBC1, page 651

Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

Music Matters: 40th Anniversary Special

40th Anniversary Special

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, 40th Anniversary Special

Tom Service listens back and investigates how Radio 3 has reacted to the outside world.

40th Anniversary Special: As Radio 3 celebrates 40 years of broadcasting, Tom Service listens back and investigates how the station has reacted to the outside world and vice-versa.

40th Anniversary Special

As Radio 3 celebrates 40 years of broadcasting, Tom Service listens back over the decades and investigates how the station has reacted to the outside world and vice-versa. With contributions from Nicholas Kenyon, Harrison Birtwistle, Lord Asa Briggs, Robert Ponsonby and Georgina Born.

40th Anniversary Special 
As Radio 3 celebrates 40 years of broadcasting, Music Matters listens back over the decades and investigates how the station has reacted to the outside world and vice versa. Tom Service traces the transformation from the mix of music programme, sport service and Third Programme to modern radio station and cultural institution that has had a huge impact in the UK, on the internet and abroad. With contributions from Nicholas Kenyon , Harrison Birtwistle , Lord Asa Briggs , 
Robert Ponsonby and Georgina Born. Producer Jeremy Evans

The Early Music Show

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: Children of the Revolution

The Early Music Show: Children of the Revolution: Episode 1

Episode 1

Children of the Revolution

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Children of the Revolution, Episode 1

The music of the French Revolution, and the composers who worked in Paris at the time.

Children of the Revolution: 1/2. Lucie Skeaping looks at the music of the French Revolution and composers who lived and worked in Paris. With music by Gretry, Gossec and Cherubini.

Children of the Revolution

1/2. Lucie Skeaping looks at the music of the French Revolution and some of the composers who lived and worked in Paris through the years of terror at the end of the 18th century.

With music by Gretry, Gossec, Cherubini, Edelmann and Mehul.

Lucie Skeaping presents a two-part series looking at the music of the French Revolution

Children of the Revolution 
1/2. Lucie Skeaping explores the music of the French Revolution. Producer Les Pratt

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: 06/10/2007

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The Royal String Quartet play Shostakovich and Beethoven, from London's Wigmore Hall.

A second chance to hear this Wigmore Hall recital by the Royal String Quartet. Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op 110. Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 135.

Last Monday's Wigmore Hall recital, introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch . Royal Quartet 
Shostakovich String Quartet No 8, Op 110 Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 135

World Routes

Programme exploring music from around the world

Programme exploring music from around the world, featuring interviews with performers, live concerts, monthly CD reviews and special location reports

World Routes: 06/10/2007

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, 06/10/2007

Concert by Indian flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and tabla player Yogesh Samsi.

Lucy Duran introduces a concert by one of India's finest flute players, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, with tabla player Yogesh Samsi, at the Asian Music Centre in Acton, London.

Lucy Duran introduces a concert by Indian flute player Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia with tabla player Yogesh Samsi. Producer Roger Short

Jazz Line-Up

Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists

Jazz Line-Up: 

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up,

Concert at the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall, with saxophonist Andy Hamilton.

With Claire Martin. At the re-opening of the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall, Jazz Line-Up sets up at the neighbouring Symphony Hall, to join in the celebrations.

A live edition of Jazz Line-Up presented by Claire Martin. On the occasion of the re-opening of the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall, Jazz Line-Up sets up at the neighbouring Symphony Hall, to join in the celebrations.

Live music will be provided by Birmingham saxophonist Andy Hamilton with his Blue Note Band, as well as the vibrant and creative talents of guitarist Phil Robson with his quartet.

On the occasion of the reopening of the newly refurbished Birmingham Town Hall, a live edition presented by Claire Martin from the neighbouring Symphony Hall, Level 3. Music is provided by saxophonist Andy Hamilton with his Blue Note Band, and the vibrant and creative talents of guitarist Phil Robson and his quartet.

Jazz Record Requests

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jazzrecordrequests@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

Jazz Record Requests: 

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Record Requests, Close menu

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Geoffrey Smith presents listeners'jazz requests. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA 
Fax: [number removed] email: jazz.record.requests9bbc.co.uk

Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride

Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride

Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sings the title role in this new Royal Opera House production.

Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride: Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sings the title role in this exciting new production from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Ivor Bolton.

Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride

Geoffrey Smith introduces an exciting new production of Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Director Robert Carsen's innovative production and Susan Graham's performance in the title role have already received great acclaim in the USA and, together with tenor Simon Keenlyside and conductor Ivor Bolton, they give their insights into the opera.

Considered by many as the greatest of Gluck's 'reform operas', Iphigenie en Tauride tells the story of tortured princess Iphigenie, exiled to the island of Tauride and forced to commit sacrificial murder by its paranoid King Thoas. When her estranged brother, Orestes, arrives on the island fleeing the Furies and his own guilt, the story takes a complicated turn. In what is a tragedy of terrifying psychological ordeal, Gluck expertly combined music and theatre with great dramatic intensity.

Iphigénie, High Priestess of Diana ...... Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
Oreste, Iphigénie's brother ...... Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Pylade, Oreste's friend ...... Paul Groves (tenor)
Thoas, King of Tauris ...... Clive Bayley (bass)
First Priestess/A Greek Woman ...... Gail Pearson (soprano)
Second Priestess ...... Claire Wild (soprano)
Diane, goddess of hunting ...... Cécile van de Sant (soprano)
A Scythian ...... Jacques Imbrailo (baritone)
A Minister ...... Krzysztof Szumanski (bass-baritone)
Coryphée ...... Kiera Lyness (soprano), Ann Osborne (soprano), Dervla Ramsay (mezzo-soprano), Kate McCarney (mezzo-soprano)

The Royal Opera Chorus
The Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment
Ivor Bolton (conductor).

Opera on 3: Iphigenie en Tauride

Geoffrey Smith introduces a new production of Gluck's opera from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. It tells the story of tortured princess Iphigenie, exiled to the island of Tauride and forced to commit sacrificial murder by its paranoid King Thoas. When her estranged brother Orestes arrives on the island fleeing the Furies and his own guilt, the story takes a complicated turn.
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Ivor Bolton

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Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: Bloch

Bloch

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Bloch

Violinist Hagai Shaham and pianist Arnon Erez perform Bloch's Sonata No 1.

Violinist Hagai Shaham and pianist Arnon Erez perform Bloch's Sonata No 1 for violin and piano.

Violinist Hagai Shaham and pianist Arnon Erez perform Ernest Bloch 's Violin Sonata No 1.

The Wire

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative, created by first-time radio writers and also writers distinguished in other forms

The Wire: Wes Bell, by Matthew Broughton

Wes Bell, by Matthew Broughton

BBC Radio 3 - The Wire, Wes Bell, by Matthew Broughton

Dark, compelling play about a lonely young man who finds a home among eccentric strangers.

Wes Bell, by Matthew Broughton: A dark, compelling play about a lonely young man who finds a home amongst eccentric strangers, but draws dreadful conclusions about their lifestyle.

Wes Bell

By Matthew Broughton.

A dark and compelling play about a lonely young man who finds a home amongst eccentric strangers, but his inability to deal with the truth of their lifestyle leads to dreadful, shocking conclusions.

Jason ...... Shaun Dooley
Daisy ...... Natalie Press
Wes Bell ...... Jamie Foreman
Lisa Bell ...... Juliet Cowan.

Wes Bell. By Matthew Broughton. A lonely man finds a home among eccentric strangers, but his inability to deal with the truth of their lifestyle leads to dreadful, shocking conclusions.   
Sound designer Nicolai Abrahamsen Producer/Director Sam Hoyle 
Spoken word choices: page 137

Hear and Now

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: Summer Festivals: Spitalfields Festival 2007

Summer Festivals: Spitalfields Festival 2007

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, Summer Festivals: Spitalfields Festival 2007

Robert Worby presents music recorded in June 2007 at the Spitalfields Festival in London.

Summer Festivals: Robert Worby presents music recorded in June at the Spitalfields Festival in London. Including works by Jonathan Harvey, Oliver Knussen and Richard Barrett.

Summer Festivals

Robert Worby presents music recorded in June at the Spitalfields Festival in London.

Jonathan Harvey: Tombeau de Messiaen
Oliver Knussen: Prayer Bell Sketch
Terry Mann: Bells of Paradise
Chris Dench: Passing bells (Night)
Philip Mead (piano)
Ian Dearden (sound projection)

Richard Barrett: Flechtwerk (WP)
Carl Rosman (clarinet)
Mark Knoop (piano)

Richard Barrett: fOKT IV
Richard Barrett and fORCH.

Summer Festivals 
Robert Worthy presents music recorded in June at the Spitalf ields Festival in London. 
Jonathan Harvey Tombeau de Messiaen Oliver Knussen Prayer Bell Sketch Terry Mann Bells of Paradise 
Chris Dench Passing Bells: Night 
Philip Mead (piano), Ian Dearden (sound projection) Richard Barrett Flechtwerk (first performance) Carl Rosman (clarinet), Mark Knoop (piano); fOKTIV Richard Barrett and fORCH

The Early Music Show: The York Early Music Festival 2007

The Early Music Show: The York Early Music Festival 2007: The Sixteen, A Choral Pilgrimage: Music from the Sistine Chapel

The Sixteen, A Choral Pilgrimage: Music from the Sistine Chapel

The York Early Music Festival 2007

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, The York Early Music Festival 2007, The Sixteen, A Choral Pilgrimage: Music from the Sistine Chapel

Lucie Skeaping with highlights of a concert of Vatican music, recorded at York Minster.

The Sixteen, A Choral Pilgrimage: Music from the Sistine Chapel. Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given at York Minster as part of the York Early Music Festival.

The Sixteen, A Choral Pilgrimage: Music from the Sistine Chapel

Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given by The Sixteen under their director Harry Christophers at York Minster as part of the York Early Music Festival. The music all comes from the Vatican library and includes works by Anerio, Palestrina and Allegri.

Coverage of the 30th York Early Music Festival, from the National Centre for Early Music

Highlights of a concert given by the Sixteen under director Harry Christophers , recorded at the York Early Music Festival. Producer Rebecca Bean

Through the Night: 

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night,

Composers include Glinka, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Schutz, Brahms, Vitols and Schubert.

Including 1.00 Glinka, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Schutz. 3.26 Brahms, Schubert, Holst, Grieg, Telemann. 5.00 Sweelinck, Cherubini, Handel, Lalo, Milhaud, Mozart, Pergolesi, Gluck.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1840-1857): Overture (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/DR
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

1.07am
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943): Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30
Arcadi Volodos (piano)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/DR
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

1.48am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893): Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/DR
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

2.31am
Schütz, Heinrich (1585-1672): Matthaus-Passion, SWV 479
Evangelist ...... Paul Elliott (tenor)
Christus ...... Paul Hillier (bass)
The Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier (director)

3.26am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Keller Quartet

4.01am
Vitols, Jazeps (1863-1948): Romance
Valdis Zarins (violin)
Ieva Zarina (piano)

4.08am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Der Alpenjäger, D588b
Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

4.14am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): St Paul's Suite, Op 29, No 2
Seoul Chamber Orchestra
Yong-Yun Kim (conductor)

4.28am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Lyric Pieces, Book 3
Christina Ortiz (piano)

4.42am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata in C (Der Getreue Music-Meister)
Camerata Köln

4.50am
Fesch, Willem de (1687-1757): Concerto in B flat, Op 10, No 2
Manfred Kraemer, Laura Johnson (violin)
Musica ad Rhenum.

With Jonathan Swain.

Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Lyudmila

1.07 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor

1.48 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor Danish National RSO, conductor Thomas Dausgaard

2.31 Schutz Matthaus-Passion, SWV479

3.26 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115

4.01 Vitols Romance

4.08 Schubert Der Alpenjager, D588b

4.14 Holst St Paul's Suite, Op 29 No 2

4.28 Grieg Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op 43

4.42 Telemann Sonata in C (Der Getreue Music-Meister)

4.50 Fesch Concerto in B flat, Op 10 No 2

5.00 Sweelinck Toccata in C

5.05 Kuula Suru. Op 22 No 2

5.12 Cherubini Ballet Music (Anakreon)

5.21 Handel Return, O God of Hosts (Samson)

5.30 Czerny Brilliant Polonaise for piano six hands, Op 296

5.44 Lalo Two Aubades

5.53 Milhaud La Creation du Monde, Op 81a

6.13 Mozart Piano Sonata in F, K280

6.34 Pergolesi Violin Concerto in B flat

6.47 Gluck Ballet Music (Paris e Helena)

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