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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

02/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

John Shea concludes the programme with works by Strauss, Forster, Debussy, Mozart, Gassman, Bartok, Goleminov, Bach, Haydn and Respighi.

With John Shea.

5.00am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Träumerei am Kamin (Intermezzo)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

5.07am
Förster, Kaspar Jr (1616-1673): Dialogus a 5 Quid faciam misera?
Olga Pasiecznik, Marta Boberska (sopranos)
Dirk Snellings (bass)
Il Tempo
Agata Sapiecha (violin/director)

5.14am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1916), orch. Brewaeys: Danseuses de delphes; Voiles (Preludes, Book 1)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Daniele Callegari (conductor)

5.23am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Fantasy in C minor, K396
Valdis Jancis (piano)

5.33am
Gassman, Florian Leopold (1729-1774): Stabat mater
Capella Nova Graz
Otto Kargl (conductor)

5.46am
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945), arr. Willner: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56
I Cameristi Italiani 

5.53am
Goleminov, Marin (1908-2000): 5 Sketches (1952) 
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Vassil Kazandjiev (conductor) 

6.09am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Oboe Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Douglas Boyd (oboe)
Knut Johannessen (harpsichord)

6.26am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Keyboard Sonata in C
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6.38am
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936): Trittico Botticelliano
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Kazuhiro Koizumi (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: 02/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 02/11/2007

Including works by Dvorak, Vivaldi, Faure, Schubert and Haydn, plus Regnart's Inviolata.

Including Dvorak: Prague Waltzes. Vivaldi: Concerto for strings. Regnart: Inviolata. Faure: Pelleas et Melisande. Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock. Haydn: String Quartet.

From 7.00am

Dvorak: Prague Waltzes
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Vivaldi: String Concerto, RV 109
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

Regnart: Inviolata
Cinquecento

From 8.30am

Faure: Pelleas et Melisande, Op 80 (concert suite)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 
Serge Baudo (conductor) 

Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Michael Collins (clarinet)

Haydn: String Quartet, Op 76, No 4 (Sunrise)
Kodaly Quartet.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Dvorak Prague Waltzes Prague SO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek Vivaldi Concerto for Strings, RV109 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, conductor Paul Dyer 
Reqnart Inviolata Cinquecento 
8.30-10.00: Faure Concert Suite: Pelléas et Mélisande 
Czech PO, conductor Serge Baudo 
Schubert The Shepherd on the Rock 
Ailish Tynan (soprano), Michael Collins (clarinet). Malcolm Martineau (piano) 
Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op 76 No 4 (Sunrise) Kodaly Quartet

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 02/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 02/11/2007

Composers Wolf, Kabalevsky, Britten, Beethoven, Priuli, Grainger and Delius feature.

Including Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto. Britten: The Turn of the Screw. Beethoven: Piano Trio in D. Priuli, arr. Empire Brass: Canzone seconda a 6. Delius: Brigg Fair.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Wolf: Die Geister am Mummelsee; Gebet
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Gerald Moore (piano)
EMI CDM 763 563 2 (2 CDs)

10.07am
Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto
Steven Isserlis (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 561 490 2 (2 CDs)

10.35am
Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Act 1, excerpts)
Miles ...... Julian Leang (treble)
Flora ...... Caroline Wise (soprano)
The Governess ...... Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Peter Quint ...... Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Miss Jessel ...... Vivian Tierney (soprano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 545 521 2 (2 CDs)

10.54am
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D, Op 70 (Ghost)
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Pierre Fournier (cello)
DG 452 751 2 (5 CDs)

11.21am
Priuli, arr. Empire Brass: Canzone seconda à 6
Empire Brass
TELARC CD 80257

11.24am
Scheidt, arr. Empire Brass: Canzona bergamasca
Empire Brass
TELARC CD 80257

11.29am
Grainger: I'm seventeen come Sunday; Brigg Fair; The lost lady found
Monteverdi Choir
English Country Gardiner Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
PHILIPS 446 657 2

11.40am
Delius: Brigg Fair
Hallé
Mark Elder (conductor)
HALLE CD CDHLL 7503.

With Sarah Walker. 
Wolf Die Geister am Mumme/see; Gebet Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) 
10.07 Kabalevsky Cello Concerto 
Steven Isserlis , London PO, conductor Andrew Litton 
10.35 Britten The Turn of the Screw (excerpt)  
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conductor Daniel Harding 
10.54 Beethoven Piano Trio in D, Op 70 (Ghost) Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Henryk Szeryng (violin), Pierre Fournier (cello) 
11.21 Priuli, arr Empire Brass Canzone seconda a 6; Canzona Bergamasca Empire Bass 
11.29 Grainger I'm Seventeen Come Sunday; Brigg Fair; The Lost Lady Found 
Monteverdi Choir , English Country Gardiner Orchestra, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
11.40 Delius Brigg Fair 
Halle Orchestra, conductor Mark Elder

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: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Composer of the Week: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Episode 5

Episode 5

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Episode 5

Grieg's debut in Britain as a concert pianist was held up by the applause that greeted him

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). 5/5: Donald Macleod looks at Grieg's reception in British concert halls and considers whether the composer was held in equally high esteem as a pianist.

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

5/5. Musical Britain was greatly excited about Grieg's London debut in 1888. Albums of his piano pieces were already popular in homes across the country, and his arrival on stage here as a concert pianist was held up by the storm of applause that greeted him. Donald Macleod looks at Grieg's reception in British concert halls and considers whether the composer was held in equally high esteem as a pianist.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op 65 No 6
Leif Ove Andsens (piano)

To Spring, Op 43 No 6
Edvard Grieg (piano)

Romancer, Op 15
Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano)
Ilmo Ranta (piano)

Piano Concerto, Op 16
Murray Perahia (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)

Remembrances, Op 71 No 7
Leif Ove Andsens (piano).

Donald Macleod explores the life of the Norwegian composer who was much-loved in Britain

Composer of the Week: Grieg

5/5. Donald Macleod examines Grieg's glorious reception in British concert halls.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op 65 No 6 - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

To Spring, Op 43 No 6 - Edvard Grieg (piano)

Romancer Op 15 - Monica Groop (mezzo), Ilmo Ranta (piano)

Piano Concerto, Op 16 - Murray Perahia, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis

Remembrances, Op 71 No 7 - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

(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

Afternoon Concert: 02/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 02/11/2007

Brahms and Sibelius from the Risor Festival, in a white wooden church on Norway's coast.

Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm European Festivals: Including works by Sibelius, Medtner, Milhaud, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Weill and Beethoven.

European Festivals

Louise Fryer presents Brahms and Sibelius from the Risor Festival, and visits Belgium and Luxembourg for a focus on 'war and peace' in music by Milhaud, Weill and Shostakovich.

Sibelius: Skogsraet (The Wood Nymph)
Jorgen Langhelle (narrator)
Radovan Vladkovic (horn)
Inger Besserudhagen (horn)
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
Risor Festival Strings

Medtner: Piano Concerto No 3 in E minor, Op 60
Hamish Milne (piano)
New Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Sladkovsky (conductor)

Milhaud: Cantate de la paix
Flemish Radio Chorus
Paul Hillier (director)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 32 in E, Op 111
Paul Lewis (piano)

Shostakovich: Symphony No 12 (The Year 1917)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

Weill: Das Berliner Requiem
Ivan Goossens (tenor)
Jan Van der Crabben (baritone)
Flemish Radio Chorus
I Solisti del Vento
Paul Hillier (director)

Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat
Radovan Vladkovic (horn)
Julian Rachlin (violin)
Simon Trpceski (piano)

Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge (The Mount of Olives)
Laura Aikin (soprano)
Herbert Lippert (tenor)
Florian Boesch (bass)
Arnold Schoenberg Chorus
Vienna Concentus Musicus
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor).

Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert European Festivals 
From the Risor Festival of Chamber Music on Norway's south-east coast, Louise Fryer visits 
Belgium and Luxembourg for a focus on war and peace in music by Milhaud, Weill and Shostakovich. Sibelius The Wood Nymph 
Jorgen Langhelle (narrator), Radovan Vladkovic (horn), Inger Besserudhagen (horn), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano), Risor Festival Strings 
Medtner Piano Concerto in E minor. Op 60 
Hamish Milne , New Russian State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alexander Sladkovsky Milhaud Cantate de la Paix 
Flemish Radio Chorus, director Paul Hillier 
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E, Op 111 Paul Lewis Shostakovich Symphony No 12 (The Year 1917) 
Luxembourg PO, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste Weill Das Berliner Requiem 
Ivan Goossens (tenor), Jan Van der Crabben (baritone), Flemish Radio Chorus, I Solisti del Vento, director Paul Hillier Brahms Horn Trio in E flat 
Radovan Vladkovic (horn), Julian Rachlin (violin), Simon Trpceski (piano) 
Beethoven Christus am Olberge (The Mount of Olives) Laura Aikin (soprano), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass), Arnold Schoenberg Chorus, Vienna Concentus Musicus, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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: 02/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 02/11/2007

Sean Rafferty talks to countertenor James Bowman, who performs Handel in the studio.

Sean Rafferty talks to countertenor James Bowman, who performs Handel live in the studio. There's also live music from baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Andrew West.

Sean Rafferty presents music and arts news.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 02/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 02/11/2007

The Britten Sinfonia and violinist Alina Ibragimova in concertos by Bach and Hartmann.

The Britten Sinfonia is joined by violinist Alina Ibragimova for a showcase concert including works by Bach, Hartmann and Schoenberg.

With Tom Service. The RPS Award-winning Britten Sinfonia is joined by former BBC New Generation Artist violinist Alina Ibragimova for this showcase concert. She takes the solo role in concertos by Bach and Hartmann, and directs a performance of Schoenberg's early string orchestral masterpiece.

Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041;  (arr. Tansy Davies) Prelude and Fugue No 20 in A minor
Hartmann: Concerto Funebre
Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht.

Presented by Tom Service . The Britten Sinfonia are joined by a former Radio 3 New Generation 
Artist for this showcase concert. Alina Ibragimova takes the solo role in concertos by Bach and Hartmann, and directs a performance of Schoenberg's early string-orchestral masterwork. Britten Sinfonia , director Alina Ibragimova (violin) Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 Bach, arr Tansy Davies Prelude and Fugue No 20 in A minor 
Hartmann Concerto Funebre Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

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

The Verb: 02/11/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 02/11/2007

Ian McMillan with a specially commissioned poem about China's Terracotta Army.

Ian McMillan with his weekly cabaret of language and new writing. Including a poem about China's Terracotta Army. Folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset are in the studio.

Ian McMillan with the weekly cabaret of language and new writing.

Including a specially commissioned poem about China's Terracotta Army. Folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset join Ian in the studio.

Ian MacMillan with the weekly cabaret of language and new writing, including a specially commissioned poem about China's Terracotta Army. 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: Horace Silver

Horace Silver

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Horace Silver

Horace Silver selects his key recordings, including early work and classic tracks.

In a conversation with Alyn Shipton, recorded shortly before he retired, Horace Silver, one of the key figures in soul jazz and hard bop, selects his key recordings.

For half a century, pianist Horace Silver was one of the key figures in soul jazz and hard bop. In a conversation with Alyn Shipton, recorded shortly before he retired, Silver selects his key recordings.

The music includes his early work with Stan Getz and Miles Davis, the original Jazz Messengers, and a host of the bands Silver has led himself, from trios to quintets, creating such classic tracks as The Preacher and Senor Blues.

For half a century from the early 1950s until his recent retirement, pianist Horace Silver was one of the key figures in soul jazz and hard bop. In this edition, recorded shortly before Silver retired, he selects his key recordings with Alyn Shipton. 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: Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms

Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms

Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms: Jez Nelson hosts Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms, recorded at Camden's Roundhouse and featuring Mercury Prize nominees Basquiat Strings.

Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms

Jez Nelson hosts Jazz on 3 at the Electric Proms, recorded at Camden's Roundhouse and featuring Mercury Prize nominees Basquiat Strings with guests including drummer Seb Rochford, bassist Simon H Fell and New York saxophone star Ellery Eskelin.

Following the success of their eponymous debut album earlier this year, the quintet led by cellist Ben Davis play music of their own as well as that of guests Fell and Eskelin, here collaborating with the group for the first time.

Jez Nelson presents an edition from the Electric Proms, recorded at Camden's Roundhouse and featuring Mercury music prize nominees Basquiat Strings with guests, including drummer Seb Rochford , bassist Simon H Fell and New York saxophonist Ellery Eskelin. Producer Robert Abel

Through the Night: 03/11/2007

03/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 03/11/2007

With John Shea. Featured composers include Shostakovich, Rachmaninov and Strauss.

Including 1.00 Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Strauss. 2.37 JC Bach, Forqueray, CPE Bach, Schubert, Strozzi, Berlioz. 5.00 Debussy, Hartmann, Papandopulo, Corelli, Canteloube.

With John Shea.

1.00am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Festive Overture, Op 96
Danish National Symphony Orchestra DR
Marc Soustrot (conductor)

1.08am
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943): Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18
Lise de Salle (piano)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra DR
Marc Soustrot (conductor)

1.46am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Ein Heldenleben, Op 40
Danish National Symphony Orchestra DR
Marc Soustrot (conductor)

2.37am
Bach, Johann Christoph (1642-1703): Meine Freundin, du bist schön
Maria Zedelius (soprano)
David Cordier (alto)
Paul Elliott (tenor)
Michael Schopper (bass)
Rheinische Kantorei
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (director)

2.59am
Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste (1699-1782): La Morangis ou la Plissay
Pierre Pitzl, Mary Jean Bolli (violas da gamba)
Luciano Contini (archlute)
Augusta Campagne (harpsichord)

3.07am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Recorder Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031
Sonora Hungarica Consort

3.19am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), arr. Mahler: Death and the Maiden (arr. string orchestra from D810)
Sofia Soloists
Plamen Djourov (conductor).

With John Shea.

Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op 96

1.08 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor

1.46 Strauss Ein Heldenleben Danish National Radio SO, conductor Marc Soustrot

2.37 JC Bach Meine Freundin, du bist schon

2.59 Forqueray La Morangis ou la Plissay

3.07 Bach Recorder Sonata in E flat, BWV1031

3.19 Schubert, arr Mahler Death and the Maiden for string orchestra, D810

4.00 Strozzi Lagrime Mie (Diporti di Euterpe)

4.08 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 in D flat

4.16 Berlioz Hungarian March (The Damnation of Faust)

4.21 Tchaikovsky Voyevoda, Op 78

4.33 Moschetes Grandes Variations sur la Marche favourite de L'Empereur Alexandre I in F, Op 32

4.51 Delibes Bell Song (Lakme)

5.00 Debussy, orch Brewaeys La Vent dans la Plaine; Les Sons et les Parfums Tournent dans lair du Soir; Les Collines d'Anacapri (Preludes, Book 1 Nos 3-5)

5.09 Hartmann Etudes Instructives, Op 53

5.19 Papandopulo Three Studies, dedicated to BJM

5.32 Sweelinck O Domine Jesu Christe

5.39 Corelli Sonata da Chiesa in C minor, Op 1 No 8

5.46 Mozart Menuetto and Trio (String Quartet in D minor, K421)

5.50 Rachmaninov Prelude in C minor, Op 27 No 7

5.54 Canteloube Brezairola (Songs of the Auvergne)

5.57 Anon, arr Richards Bailero from the Auvergne

6.01 Marais Deuxieme Suite de Pieces and Trio in G

6.23 Wieniawski Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor, Op 22

6.47 Rossini Overture: William Tell

John Shea continues the programme with works by Strozzi, Liszt, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Moscheles and Delibes.

With John Shea.

4.00am
Strozzi, Barbara (1619-1677): Lagrime mie (Diporti di Euterpe)
Musica Fiorita
Daniela Dolci (harpsichord/director)

4.08am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 in D flat
Rian de Waal (piano)

4.16am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Hungarian March (The Damnation of Faust)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Mester (conductor)

4.21am
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893): Voyevoda, Op 78
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tamás Vásáry (conductor) 

4.33am
Moscheles, Ignaz (1794-1870): Grandes Variations sur la Marche favorite de l'Empereur Alexandre I in F, Op 32 
Tom Beghin (fortepiano)

4.51am
Délibes, Leo (1836-1891): Bell Song Où va la jeune Hindoue? (Lakme, Act 2)
Tracy Dahl (soprano)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor).

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