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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

04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes Through the Night with works by Debussy, Sweelinck, R Strauss, Saint-Saens, Dvorak, Johanson, Larsson and Handel.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.30am
Debussy, orch. Luc Brewaeys: No 6 Des pas sur la neige; No 7 Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (Preludes Book 1)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Daniele Callegari (conductor) 

5.39am
Sweelinck: Fantasia C1
Stef Tuinstra (organ)

5.51am
R Strauss: Fröhlicher Beschluss (Intermezzo, Op 72, No 4)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

5.53am
Saint-Saëns: Mon coeur s'ouvre (Samson et Dalila, Act 2 Sc 3)
Helja Angervo (mezzo-soprano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ulf Söderblom (conductor)

6.01am
Dvorák: Serenade in D minor, Op 44
I Solisti del Vento
Etienne Siebens (conductor) 

6.24am
Johanson: Four songs about the seasons
6.31am
Trad Swedish, arr. David Wikander: Om alla berg och dalar (If all the hills and valleys); Där sitter en fågel på liljorna (There is a bird sitting on the lilies)	
Christina Billing, Carina Morling, Åslög Rosén (soprano)
Swedish Radio Choir/Eric Ericson 

6.34am
Larsson: Concertino for Piano and Strings, Op 45, No 12
Mårten Landström (piano)
Members of Uppsala Chamber Soloists

6.49am
Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op 3, No 1	
Elar Kuiv (violin)
Olev Ainomae (oboe)
Estonian Radio Chamber Orchestra
Paul Mägi (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: 04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 04/11/2007

Including music from Verdi, Schubert, Monteverdi, Bach and Haydn.

Including Verdi: Overture (The Force of Destiny). Schubert: Moment Musical in C. Monteverdi: Beatus Vir. CPE Bach: Symphony No 4 in A. Haydn: Symphony No 78 in C minor.

Including from 7.00am

Verdi: Overture (The Force of Destiny)
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Schubert: Moment Musical in C, D780
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

From 8.00am

Monteverdi: Beatus Vir
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom (director)

CPE Bach: Symphony No 4 in A
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)

From 9.00am

Mahler: Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Karl Engel (piano)

Haydn: Symphony No 78 in C minor
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor).

Martin Handley

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: Verdi Overture: The Force of Destiny LSO, conductor Claudio Abbado 
Schubert Moment Musical in C, D780 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) 
8.00-9.00: Monteverdi Beatus Vir Choir of New College, Oxford, director Edward Higginbottom CPE Bach Symphony No 4 in A, Wq182 
The English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock 
9.00-10.00: Mahler 
Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen 
Wald Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Karl Engel (piano) Haydn Symphony No 78 in C minor Stockholm 
Chamber Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

Sunday Morning

Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning.

Iain Burnside

Sunday Morning: 04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Morning, 04/11/2007

Major General Patrick Cordingly guides Iain through music by Parry, Mozart and Handel.

To celebrate the Queen attending the State Opening of Parliament, Major General Patrick Cordingly guides Iain through music in public life. With music by Parry, Mozart and Handel.

To celebrate one of the great ceremonial events in the calendar, the Queen attending the State Opening of Parliament, Major General Patrick Cordingly guides Iain through music in public life.

Including Parry's I was glad, Mozart's Coronation Concerto and music by Gibbons and Handel.

lain Burnside

To celebrate one of the great ceremonial events in the calendar - the Queen attending the State Opening of Parliament - Major General Patrick Cordingly guides lain Burnside through music in public life. Including Parry's I Was Glad, Mozart's Coronation Concerto and music by Gibbons and Handel. EMAIL: burnside@bbc.co.uk

Private Passions

Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates

Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates, and talk about the influence music has had on their lives

Private Passions: 04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, 04/11/2007

Michael Berkeley's guest is the historian and political journalist Peter Hennessy.

Michael Berkeley's guest is the English government historian and political journalist Peter Hennessy, whose musical choices include works by Bach, Pergolesi, Beethoven and Sibelius.

Michael Berkeley's guest is the English government historian and political journalist Peter Hennessy. He has written many award-winning books about postwar Britain, most recently Having It So Good, a study of the Macmillan era, and New Protective State: Government, Intelligence and Terrorism.

His musical choices reflect nostalgia for his upbringing in 1950s Britain, with pieces such as Vivian Ellis's 'Coronation Scot', the Chris Barber Jazz Band, spiritual works by Bach and Pergolesi, a Beethoven string quartet and the opening of Sibelius's Second Symphony, which reminds him of the Scottish Highlands.

Michael Berkeley is joined by the historian and political journalist Peter Hennessy , who since 1992 has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary History at Queen Mary College, University of London. His musical choices reflect nostalgia for 50s Britain, with pieces such as Vivian Ellis 's Coronation Scot and the Chris Barber Jazz Band; spiritual works by Bach and Pergolesi, a Beethoven string quartet and the opening of Sibelius's Second Symphony, which reminds him of the Scottish Highlands.

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: Viols and Voices

Viols and Voices

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Viols and Voices

Catherine Bott and guests discuss combining voices with viols in an ecclesiastical setting

Catherine Bott is joined by David Skinner and Bill Hunt to discuss the slightly controversial issue of combining voices with viols in an ecclesiastical setting.

Catherine Bott is joined in the studio by David Skinner and Bill Hunt to discuss the slightly controversial issue of combining voices with viols in an ecclesiastical setting. Music includes works by Tomkins, Byrd, Weelkes and Gibbons, and also some of the Services reconstructed for viols and voices by David Skinner.

Viols and Voices 
Catherine Bott welcomes David Skinner and Bill Hunt to discuss the issue of combining voices with viols in an ecclesiastical setting. Music includes works by Tomkins, Byrd, Weelkes and Gibbons, and also some of the Services reconstructed for viols and voices by David Skinner. Producer Rebecca Bean

Radio 3 Requests

Weekly pick of music requests from Radio 3 listeners

Radio 3 Requests features a wide breadth of classical works requested by the station's listeners.

The final edition of Radio 3 Requests was broadcast on 1st May 2011.  We can no longer accept new requests.

Radio 3 Requests: 04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Requests, 04/11/2007

Chi-chi Nwanoku returns to the Requests hotseat with music by French composers.

Chi-chi Nwanoku returns to the Requests hotseat with a selection of listeners' requests for music by French composers, from Debussy to jazz violinist Didier Lockwood.

Chi-Chi Nwanoku returns with a selection of listeners' requests for music by French composers, from Debussy to jazz violinist Didier Lockwood. ADDRESS: Radio 3 Requests, BBC Wales, CF5 2YO Phone: 
[number removed] (calls from a land line cost no more than 8p per min) EMAIL: radio3requests@bbc.co.uk

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 04/11/2007

Live from St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

Introit: In Paradisum (Fauré)
Responses: Byrd
Office Hymn: O praise ye the Lord (Laudate Dominum)
Psalms: 148, 149, 150 (Willcocks, Stanford)
First Reading: Isaiah 65, vv17-25
Canticles: Sumsion in G
Second Reading: Hebrews 11, vv32-12v2
Anthem: Give us the wings of faith (Bullock)
Final Hymn: Sing Alleluia forth (Martins)
Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach)

Director of music: James Thomas
Assistant director of music: David Humphreys.

Live from St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Introit: In Paradisum (Faure). Responses: Byrd. Office Hymn: 0 Praise Ye the Lord (Laudate 
Dominum). Psalms: 148, 149, 150 (Willcocks, 
Stanford). First Reading: Isaiah 65, WT7-25. Canticles: Sumsion in G. Second Reading: Hebrews 11, v32-end; 12 vv1-2. Anthem: Give Us the Wings of Faith (Bullock). Final Hymn: Sing Alleluia Forth (Martins). Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in A minor. BWV543 (Bach). Director of music James Thomas. Assistant director of music David Humphreys.

Discovering Music

Programme which examines a different piece of music each week

Programme which examines a different piece of music each week, looking at the musical form or the composer's style, and exploring the many things contributing to the overall experience

Discovering Music: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

BBC Radio 3 - Discovering Music, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Charles Hazlewood conducts an in-depth examination of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto: Charles Hazlewood is joined by Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky for an in-depth examination of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Charles Hazlewood is joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky for an in-depth examination of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, a work originally rejected by its dedicatee, violinist Leopold Auer, as unplayable.

Charles Haziewood is joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky for an in-depth examination of Tchaikovsky's great Violin Concerto, a work originally rejected by its dedicatee, violinist Leopold Auer , as unplayable.

Choir and Organ

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an irresistible mix of music and singing.

The Choir

Choir and Organ: 04/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Choir and Organ, 04/11/2007

Aled Jones explores Edwards Elgar's choral legacy.

In the year of the 150th anniversary of Edward Elgar's birth, Aled Jones explores Elgar's choral legacy.  Plus the final instalment of performances from Let the Peoples Sing.

In the year of the 150th anniversary of Edward Elgar's birth, Aled Jones explores Elgar's choral legacy.  Plus the final instalment of performances from Let the Peoples Sing, a competition for amateur choirs from all over Europe.

In the year of the 150th anniversary of Edward Elgar 's birth, Aled Jones explores the composer's choral legacy. Plus the final instalment of performances from Let the Peoples Sing, a competition for amateur choirs from all over Europe.

Drama on 3

Series of drama performances, ranging from experimental works to the Classics

Drama on 3: Seeing It Through

Seeing It Through

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In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation.

Seeing It Through, by Neil Brand. In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation.

Seeing It Through

By Neil Brand.

Imagine if Alastair Campbell had recruited Tom Stoppard, JK Rowling, Ian McEwan and Jeanette Winterson to write patriotic literature supporting the war in Iraq. In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation.

Masterman ...... Michael Maloney
Jean ...... Clare Corbett
Lloyd George ...... Robert Pugh
HG Wells ...... Sam Dale
Frances Stevenson ...... Honeysuckle Weeks
Frank ...... Sam Pamphilon
Dwyer ...... Ben Crowe
Robert Donald ...... John Dougall
Arnold Bennett ...... Simon Treves
Thomas Hardy ...... Peter Marinker

Directed by David Hunter.

By Neil Brand. Imagine if Alastair Campbell had recruited Tom Stoppard , JK Rowling, Ian McEwan and Jeanette Winterson to write patriotic literature supporting the war in Iraq. In 1914 Charles Masterman used the literary and artistic elite to unite the nation.     
Producer Neil Brand: Director David Hunter

Sunday Feature

Exploring music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

In-depth documentaries which explore music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

Sunday Feature: Elgar and Empire

03/06/2007

Elgar and Empire

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Tristram Hunt explores how Elgar's music articulated the notion of British Empire.

Elgar and Empire: To mark the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth, historian Tristram Hunt explores how his music articulated the notion of British Empire.

Elgar and Empire

To mark the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth, historian Tristram Hunt explores how his music articulated the notion of British Empire: its triumph and its decline.

Examining a controversial aspect of the composer, for many feel that Elgar's music is somehow tainted by the association with imperialist aims and ideals, this documentary presents different views about Elgar and Empire from historians Jeffrey Richards, John Mackenzie and Bernard Porter, pianist David Owen Norris and conductor Mark Elder.

Historian Tristram Hunt explores how Elgar's music articulated the notion of British Empire, its triumph and its decline, a somewhat controversial aspect of the composer's work as many feel his music is somehow tainted by its association with imperialist aims and ideals. This documentary presents contrasting views about Elgar and Empire from historians Jeffrey Richards , John Mackenzie and Bernard Porter , and from pianist David Owen Norris and conductor Mark Elder. Producer Jessica Isaacs

Words and Music

A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: Ecstasy

Ecstasy

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Music and poetry evoking states of rapture. With poems by Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson.

Ecstasy: A sequence of music and poetry evoking states of rapture. With poems by Donne, Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, and music by Messiaen, Scriabin and Ades.

Ecstasy

A sequence of music and poetry evoking states of rapture. Religious ecstasy is explored through poems by John Donne and George Herbert, and music by Messiaen and Robert Carver. The Romantic obsession with the mind-altering power of the outdoor world is reflected in works by Wordsworth and Schubert.

Musical evocations of ecstatic feelings include pieces by Scriabin and Thomas Ades, while Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson provide a poetic depiction of the elation felt by lovers.

Read by Michael Elwyn and Eleanor Bron.

Ecstasy 
A sequence of music and poetry evoking states of rapture. Religious ecstasy is explored through poems by John Donne and George Herbert , and in music by Messiaen and Carver. The Romantic obsession with the mind-altering power of the outdoor world is reflected in works by Wordsworth and Schubert. Musical evocations of ecstatic feelings include works by Scriabin and Thomas Ades , while Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson provide a poetic depiction of the elation felt by lovers. Readers Michael Elwyn and Eleanor Bron. EMAIL: wordsandmusic@bbc.co.uk  
For details of the music and verse heard in this programme, visitwww.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic

The Early Music Show: Written in Their Spare Time

07/04/2007

Written in Their Spare Time

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Written in Their Spare Time

Lucie Skeaping explores the work of the St Mark's musicians of the 16th and 17th centuries

Written in Their Spare Time: Lucie Skeaping examines music composed by the musicians of St Mark's in the 16th and 17th centuries to be performed outside the church.

Written in Their Spare Time 
Lucie Skeaping looks back on music composed by the musicians of St Mark 's, Venice, in the 16th and 17th centuries, for performances outside the Church. Producer Chris Wines

Through the Night: 05/11/2007

05/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 05/11/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Featuring works by Dvorak, Zielenski, Boulogne and Scriabin.

Including 1.00 Dvorak, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Bach. 4.00 Zielenski, Handel, Franck, Palmgren, Boulogne. 5.00 Stenhammar, Mendelssohn, Scriabin, Isaac.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Dvorák: Stabat mater, Op 58
Melanie Diener (soprano)
Dagmar Pecková (mezzo-soprano)
Jaroslav Brezina (tenor)
Peter Mikulás (bass)
Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Jiri Belohlávek (conductor)

2.26am
Beethoven: Piano Trio No 4 in B flat, Op 11 (Gassenhauer Trio)
Arcadia Trio:
Reiner Gepp (piano)
Gorian Kosuta (violin)
Milos Mlejnik (cello)

2.48am
Rachmaninov: Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op 19
Elizabeth Dolin (cello)
Francine Kay (piano)

3.26am
Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat, Op 82
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Ari Rasilainen (conductor).

With Susan Sharpe.

Dvorak Stabat Mater - Melanie Diener (soprano), Dagmar Peckova (mezzo), Jaroslav Brezina (tenor), Peter Mikulas (bass), Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek

2.26 Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, Op 11

2.48 Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19

3.26 Sibelius Symphony No 5

4.00 Bach Suite in A minor, BWV818a

4.14 Zielenski Viderunt Omnes Fines Terrae (Offertoria et Communiones Totius Anni); Communio in Festo St Stephani (Video Caelos Aperto); Communio in Festo St Mariae Magdalenae (Offertoria et Communiones Totius Anni)

4.23 Handel Sonata in G minor for two violins, HWV390a

4.34 Franck Choral No 1 in E for organ

4.48 Palmgren Violoncello a Cassado, Op 114 No I

4.51 Boulogne Overture: L'Amant Anonyme

5.00 Stenhammar Ithaka, Op 21

5.10 Mendelssohn, arr anon On Wings of Song, Op 34 No 2

5.13 Roussel Aria No 2 for clarinet and piano (Vocalise No 2)

5.15 Debussy, orch Brewaeys La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin; La Serenade Interrompue (Preludes Book 1)

5.21 Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music

5.34 Scriabin Fantasy in A minor for two pianos

5.40 Durante Concerto No 8 in A (La Pazzia)

5.53 Mozart Regina Coeli, K276

6.01 Dussek Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 35 No 3

6.25 Dukas La Peri

6.47 Power Salve Regina

6.54 Isaac Communae Festorum Beatae Mariae Virginis

Susan Sharpe continues the programme with works by Bach, Zielenski, Handel, Franck, Palmgren and Boulogne.

With Susan Sharpe.

4.00am
Bach: Suite in A minor, BWV 818a
Wolfgang Glüxam (harpsichord) 

4.14am
Zielenski: Viderunt omnes fines terrae (Communiones totius anni, Venice 1611)
Marek Toporowski (chamber organ)

4.17am
Zielenski: Video caelos aperto (Communiones totius anni)
Olga Pasichnyk (soprano)
Marek Toporowski (chamber organ)

4.20am
Zielenski: Feci iudicium (Offertoria et Communiones totius anni, Venice 1611)	
Olga Pasichnyk, Anna Mikolajczyk (sopranos)
Miroslaw Borczynski (bass)
Marek Toporowski (chamber organ)

4.23am
Handel: Sonata in G minor for two violins and continuo, HWV 390a
Musica Alta Ripa:
Anne Röhrig, Ursula Bundies (violins)
Guido Larisch (cello)
Bernward Lohr (harpsichord)

4.34am
Franck: Choral for organ No 1 in E , M38
Ljerka Ocic (organ)

4.48am
Palmgren: Violoncello a Cassado, Op 114 No 1
Arto Noras (cello)
Tapani Valsta (piano)

4.51am
Boulogne: Ouverture to L'amant anonyme (1780)
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon (conductor).

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