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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

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain ends the programme with works by Bach, Dvorák, Mont, Van Noordt, Prokofiev, Purcell, Schubert, Rimsky-Korsakov, Grieg, Carissimi, Gershwin and Boccherini.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Contrapunctus 1 and 2 from Die Kuenst der Fuge
Young Danish String Quartet 

5.06am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): From Legends, Op 59, No 4 in C 
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

5.13am
Mont, Henry du (1610-1684): Motet - O Salutaris Hostia
Studio 600

5.18am
Van Noordt, Anthoni (1619-1675): Fantasia 2 in D minor
Leo van Doeselaar (organ)

5.24am
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953): Symphony No 1 in D, Op 25, Classical
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Karel Ancerl (conductor) 

5.38am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Music for a while
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor)
Markus Markl (harpsichord)

5.42am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): An die Musik, D547, (song)
Edith Wiens (soprano)
Rudolf Jansen (piano)

5.45am
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908): Overture to Pskovitjanka (The Maid of Pskov, 1873)
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 

5.53am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907), arr. unknown: Aase's Death, from Peer Gynt suite No 1, Op 46
Finnish Harp Quartet 

5.57am
Carissimi, Giacomo (1605-1674): Annunciate gentes (motet)
I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth (director)

6.03am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): An American in Paris
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Mester (conductor)

6.22am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Where'er you walk, Jupiter's air from Act II, Scene 3 of the opera Semele
Matthew White (counter-tenor)
Arte dei Suonatori
Eduardo Lopez (conductor) 

6.26am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): 6 Impromptus, Op 5 
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

6.43am
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805): Cello Concerto No 6 in D, G479 
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
James Conlon (conductor).

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,

Including pieces by Scarlatti, Delibes, Schubert, Sullivan, Debussy and Szymanowski.

Including Scarlatti: Sonata in A, K113. Delibes: Le Roi s'amuse. Schubert: Erlkonig. Sullivan: Overture di ballo. Debussy: Printemps. Szymanowski: Mythes.

From 7.00am

Scarlatti: Sonata in A, K113
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

Delibes: Le Roi s'amuse
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham (conductor)

Schubert: Erlkonig
Kim Borg (baritone)
Erik Werba (piano)

From 8.30am

Sullivan: Overture di ballo
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Adrian Boult (conductor)

Debussy: Printemps
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)

Szymanowski: Mythes, Op 30
Kaja Danczowska (violin)
Krystian Zimmerman (piano).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: D Scarlatti Sonata in A, Kk113 Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Delibes Le Roi S'Amuse 
RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham Schubert Erlk önig 
Kim Borg (baritone), Erik Werba (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Sullivan Overture di Ballo New Symphony Orchestra of London, conductor Adrian Boult 
Debussy Printemps Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Munch 
Szymanowski Mythes , Op 30 Kaja Danczowska (violin), 
Krystian Zimerman (piano)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection,

Sarah Walker introduces Schumann, Sibelius, Copland, EF Dall'Abaco and Shostakovich.

Including Schumann: Requiem fur Mignon. Sibelius: Valse Triste. Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson. Dall'Abaco: Concerto in A minor. Shostakovich: Symphony No 14.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Schumann: Requiem fur Mignon, Op 98b
Helen Donath, Julie Kaufmann (soprano)
Marjana Lipovsek, Birgit Clam (alto)
Jan Hendrik Rootering (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
EURODISC RD 69001

10.14am
Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op 44 No 1; Valse romantique, Op 62b (Incidental music to Kuolema)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
BIS CD 311

10.25am
Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Andre Previn (piano)
DECCA 455 511-2

10.55am
EF Dall'Abaco: Concerto in A minor, Op 2 No 4
Concerto Koln
TELDEC 3984-22166-2

11.03am
Shostakovich: Symphony No 14
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Mark Rezhetin (bass)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
BBC BBCB 8013-2

11.56am
Saint-Saëns: The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Jacqueline du Pré (cello)
Osian Ellis (harp)
EMI 555529-2.

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Schumann Requiem furMignon, Op 98b 
Helen Donath and Julie Kaufmann (sopranos), 
Marjana Lipovsek and Birgit Clam (mezzos), Jan Hendrik Rootering (bass), Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch 
10.14 Sibelius Valse Triste , Op 44 No 1; Valse Romantique , Op 62b (Kuolema) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi 
10.25 Copland Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andre Previn (piano) 
10.55 Dall'Abaco Concerto in A minor, Op 2 No  Concerto Koln 
11.03 Shostakovich Symphony No 14 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), 
Mark Rezhetin (bass), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Benjamin Britten

Composer of the Week

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Composer of the Week: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Episode 5: Life in Exile

Episode 5

Episode 5: Life in Exile

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Life in Exile

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), Life in Exile

Rachmaninov lived in America and Europe but kept in touch with Russia's artistic spirit.

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): 5/5. Life in Exile: Although he made homes in America and Europe, Rachmaninov always remained Russian in spirit.

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

With Donald Macleod.

5/5. Life in Exile

While living in self-imposed exile, Rachmaninov kept in touch with the artistic developments in Russia. Although he made homes in America and Europe, he always remained Russian in spirit and created his own version of his homeland wherever he lived.

The Migrant Wind, Op 34, No 4; Arion, Op 34, No 5
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Howard Shelley (piano)

Symphonic Dances
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)

Three Russian Songs, Op 41
Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia
Charles Dutoit (conductor).

Donald Macleod on the life of the Russian composer, a late champion of the Romantic style

Composer of the Week: Rachmaninov

5/5. Life in Exile. Donald Macleod examines the composer's life in exile, revealing how his stand against the Soviet authorities resulted in his music being banned in Russia in the early 1930s. The Migrant Wind; A rion, Op 34 Nos 4 and 5 Joan Rodgers (soprano), Howard Shelley (piano) Symphonic Dances 
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy Three Russian Songs, Op 41 
Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, conductor Charles Dutoit  Repeated at 8.45pm

Afternoon Concert

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: New Generation Artists Chamber Music

Afternoon Concert: New Generation Artists Chamber Music: Episode 8

Episode 8

New Generation Artists Chamber Music

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, New Generation Artists Chamber Music, Episode 8

Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with music by Telemann, Gwilym Simcock and Chopin.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: 4/4. Chamber music by New Generation Artists. 2.00pm Salzburg Festival. 4.00pm The Making of Music: 55/60. Leonard Bernstein.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

4/4. Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme.

Telemann: Sonata in F (Der Getreue Musikmeister)
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Charles Medlam (viola da gamba)
Terence Charlston (harpsichord)

Gwilym Simcock: Point of Contact
Gwilym Simcock (piano)
Scottish Ensemble

Chopin: Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58
Ingrid Fliter (piano)

2.00pm Salzburg Festival

Highlights from the 2007 Salzburg Festival.

Vivaldi: Concerto in C, RV 114
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Vivaldi: Concerto in G, RV 146
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Handel: Se pieta di me non credi (Giulio Cesare)
Christine Schafer (soprano)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Vivaldi: Concerto in D for lute, RV 93
Ivano Zanenghi (lute)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Handel: Ombre pallide (Alcina)
Christine Schafer (soprano)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 419
Francesco Galligioni (cello)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Vivaldi: Cessata, O mai, cessata, RV 684
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Christine Schafer (soprano)
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Schumann: 3 Fantasiestucke for clarinet and piano, Op 73
Jorg Widmann (clarinet)
Helene Grimaud (piano).

Afternoon Concert: New Generation Artists Chamber Music

Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme

Afternoon on 3

Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
4/4. The last of this week's programmes of chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. 
Telemann Sonata in F(DerCetreue Musikmeister) Sharon Bezaly (flute), Charles Medlam 
(viola da gamba), Terence Charlston (harpsichord) Gwilym Simcock Point of Contact 
The composer (piano), Scottish Ensemble 
Chopin Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 Ingrid Fliter 
2.00 Salzburg Festival 
Andrea Marcon conducts the Venice Baroque Orchestra. 
Vivaldi Concerto in C, RV114; Concerto in G, RV146 Handel Se Pieta di Me Non Credi (Giulio Cesare ) Christine Schafer (soprano) 
Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D, RV93 Ivano Zanenghi Handel Ombre Pallide (Alcina) Christine Schafer (soprano) 
Vivaldi Cello Concerto in A minor, RV419 Francesco Galligioni 
Cantata Cessata, 0 Mai, Cessata, RV684 Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Perqolesi Stabat Mater 
Christine Schafer (soprano), 
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) 
Schumann Drei Fantasiestucke , Op 73 
Jorg Widmann (clarinet), Helene Grimaud (piano) 
4.00 The Making of Music 
25/30. Leonard Bernstein. The emergence of Leonard Bernstein , who embraced the classical and the popular, and pulled them together. In1957 his West Side Story filled concert halls all over the world.

The Making of Music

Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series.

Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.

The Making of Music; The Making of Music

The Making of Music: The Making of Music

BBC Radio 3 - The Making of Music, The Making of Music

Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on classical music. 55/60. Leonard Bernstein.

Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.

55/60. Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein embraced the classical and the popular and pulled them together. His West Side Story in 1957 filled concert halls and theatres the world over.

In Tune

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians. If it's happening in the world of music, you'll hear it first on In Tune.

In Tune: 12/10/2007

12/10/2007

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 12/10/2007

Petroc Trelawny's guests include conductor Paul McCreesh and cellist Matthew Barley.

Petroc Trelawny's guests include conductor Paul McCreesh, cellist Matthew Barley and members of the cast of Donizetti's opera Rita, at the Royal Opera House.

Petroc Trelawny's guests include conductor Paul McCreesh who will be heading up the performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the Gabrieli Consort and players at the Barbican, and cellist Matthew Barley who chats about the new BBC2 programme Classical Star.

Plus members of the cast of Donizetti's opera Rita, at the Royal Opera House, perform live in the studio, and director Thomas Guthrie and conductor Andrew Griffiths talk about the production.

Petroc Trelawny presents music and arts news.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3,

Thierry Fischer leads the BBC NOW in works by R Strauss and Prokofiev that tell stories.

Thierry Fischer leads the BBC NOW in Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, and is joined by violinist Baiba Skride for Stravinsky's Violin Concerto.

With Catherine Bott.

Thierry Fischer leads the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in two works that tell stories through music. Richard Strauss' tone poem tells the story of 13th century prankster Till Eulenspiegel, who is eventually hanged by the authorities for blasphemy, while Prokofiev recounts Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers caught in the cross-fire of family feuding. Between these, Latvian violinist Baiba Skride brings youthful vigour to Stravinsky's angular, yet romantic, neo-classical Violin Concerto.

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet.

Presented by Catherine Bott. Thierry Fischer conducts the orchestra in two narrative works: Richard Strauss 's tone poem tells the story of 13th-century prankster Till Eulenspiegel; and Prokofiev tells Shakespeare's tale of star-cross'd lovers. Between these, Latvian violinist Baiba Skride performs Stravinsky's neoclassical concerto. 
Baiba Skride (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Thierry Fischer Strauss Till Eulenspiegel 
Stravinsky Violin Concerto 
Prokofiev Suite: Romeo and Juliet

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

The Verb: 

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb,

Ian McMillan's guests include Malorie Blackman, best known for her books for young adults.

Ian McMillan presents a weekly cabaret of language and literature. His guests include Malorie Blackman, best known for her books for young adults.

Ian McMillan hosts his weekly cabaret of new writing and the spoken word. Among his guests this week is Malorie Blackman , best known for her books for young adults. Producer Nicola Holloway

Jazz Library

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings

Programme offering advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings or adding to an existing one

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: Art Tatum

Art Tatum

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Art Tatum

Alyn Shipton and Brian Priestley, pianist and historian, consider pianist Art Tatum's work

Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.

Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.

They look at Tatum's early solo recordings, so dazzling that many listeners thought two pianists must be playing, and also consider his trios and bands as well as late work from the 1950s, when he worked with such giants as Lionel Hampton and Ben Webster.

Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to look at piano virtuoso Art Tatum's early solo recordings and consider his trios and bands, as well as his late work from the 1950S. Producer Alyn Shipton EMAIL: jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk

Jazz on 3

Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Joe Zawinul Tribute

Joe Zawinul Tribute

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Joe Zawinul Tribute

Jez Nelson presents a tribute to the great keyboardist, who died recently.

Joe Zawinul Tribute: Jez Nelson presents a tribute to the late great keyboardist, best known for his founding role in the jazz-rock fusion group Weather Report.

Joe Zawinul Tribute

Jez Nelson presents a tribute to the late great keyboardist, best known for his founding role in the jazz-rock fusion group Weather Report. As well as unreleased archival recordings of Zawinul at the BBC, the programme features interviews and tributes from musicians who worked with him.

Austrian-born and classically trained, Zawinul's work in the early 1960s with Miles Davis yielded the now-classic albums, In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, which paved the way for Weather Report, which Zawinul co-founded with Miroslav Vitous and Wayne Shorter.

Jez Nelson presents a tribute to keyboard player 
Joe Zawinul , who died last month. The programme features unreleased archive recordings of Zawinul at the BBC, as well as interviews and tributes from musicians who knew and worked with him. His work in the early 1960s with Miles Davis yielded the now classic albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, which paved the way for the jazz-rock fusion Weather Report, co-founded by Zawinul with Miroslav Vitous and Wayne Shorter. The group released their self-titled debut album Weather 
Report in 1971, but it was 1977's Heavy Weather for which they became best known. Producer Robert Abel

Through the Night: 

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night,

Including music by Handel, Schubert, Fesch, Haydn, Weber, Villa-Lobos, Grossman and Verdi.

Including 1.00 Handel's Opera Partenope. 4.16 Schubert, Fesch, Haydn, Weber, Villa-Lobos, Grossman. 5.00 Verdi, Gesualdo, Beethoven, Fitelberg, Roussel, Vivaldi and Krenz.

Hosted by Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Partenope (1730)
Partenope ...... Krisztina Laki
Rosmira ...... Helga Müller Mollinari
Arsace ...... René Jacobs
Armindo ...... John York Skinner
Emilio ...... Martyn Hill
Ormonte ...... Stephen Varcoe
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor) 

4.16am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Scherzo No 1 in B flat, D593
Halina Radvilaite (piano)

4.22am
Fesch, Willem de (1687-c.1757): Concerto in G, Op 5, No 3
Musica ad Rhenum

4.30am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Te Deum in C 
Netherlands Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor) 

4.38am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826), arr. unknown: Concertino for oboe and wind ensemble in C
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Michael Halasz (conductor)

4.46am
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959): Guitar Prelude No 2 in E 
Norbert Kraft (guitar)

4.50am
Grossman, Ludwik (1835-1915): Csárdás from the comic opera The Ghost of Voyvode
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice
Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor).

Presented by Jonathan Swain. 
Handel Partenope (complete opera)   
La Petite Bande, conductor Sigiswald Kuijken 
4.16 Schubert Scherzo No 1 in B flat. D593 4.22 Fesch Concerto in G, Op 5 No 3 4.30 Haydn TeDeum in C, 
H XXIIIc 14.38 Weber Concertino in C for oboe and wind ensemble 4.46 Villa-Lobos Guitar Prelude No 2 in E 
4.50 Grossman Csardas (The Ghost of Voyvode) 
5.00 Verdi Ballet music (Otello) 5.06 Gesualdo Ave Dulcissima Maria for five voices 5.13 Beethoven 
Romance in F; Op 50 5.22 Fitelberg Three Mazurkas for orchestra 5.35 Roussel Three Pieces for piano, Op 49 
5.44 Vivaldi Concerto in F, RV567 (L'Estro Armonico) 
5.53 Haydn Symphony No 11 in E 6.12 Debussy Estampes 
6.26 Krenz Concertino for piano and orchestra 
6.47 Buffardin Flute Concerto in E minor

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