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Through the Night

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

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07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Schubert, Chaminade, Brahms, Hummel, Vivaldi, Fux, Scarlatti, Kodaly, Mozart and Berwald.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style, D590
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)

5.08am
Chaminade: Automne, Op 35, No 2
Valerie Tryon (piano)

5.15am
Brahms: Rhapsody for alto, male chorus and orchestra, Op 53
Mirjam Kalin (alto)
Male voices of Slovenicum Chamber Choir and Choir Consortium Classicum
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

5.28am
Hummel: Clarinet Quartet in E flat
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Tobias Ringborg (violin)
Ingegard Kierkegaard (viola)
John Ehde (cello)

5.56am
Vivaldi: Concerto VII in F for four violins and basso continuo (L'estro Armonico)
Paul Wright, Natsumi Wakamatsu, Sayuri Yamagata, Staas Swierstra (violin)
Hidemi Suzuki (cello)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

6.05am
Fux: Laudate Dominum
Capella Nova Graz
Otto Kargl (conductor)

6.10am
D Scarlatti: Sonata in E for keyboard, K46
Ilze Graubina (piano)

6.14am
Kodály: Pange lingua
István Ella (organ)
Pécsi Kamarakórus (Chamber Choir of Pecs)
Aurél Tillai (conductor)

6.27am
Mozart: Fantasia in C minor for piano, K475
Juho Pohjonen (piano)

6.40am
Berwald: String Quartet in E flat
Zetterqvist String Quartet.

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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 07/11/2007

Including Waldteufel: Skaters' waltz and Vivaldi: Dopo un'orrida procella (Ottone).

Including Waldteufel: Skaters' waltz. Vivaldi: Dopo un'orrida procella (Ottone). Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 30 in E. Schumann: Der Arme Peter.

From 7.00am

Waldteufel: Skaters' waltz
Monte Carlo Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky (conductor)

Vivaldi: Dopo un'orrida procella (Ottone)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini (director)

Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations (Suite No 4 in G)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)

From 8.30am

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 30 in E, Op 109
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

Ferrabosco: Hexachord Fantasy in 2 Parts
Fretwork

Schumann: Der Arme Peter, Op 53, No 3
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Waldteufel The Skaters' Waltz Monte Carlo PO, conductor Willi Boskovsky Vivaldi Dopo un'Orrida Procella (Ottone) 
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), II Giardino Armonico , director Giovanni Antonini 
Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations (Suite No 4 in G: Mozartiana) 
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati 
8.30-10.00: Beethoven Piano Sonata in E, Op 109 Vladimir Ashkenazy 
FerraboscoHexachord Fantasy in Two Parts Fretwork Schumann Der Arme Peter Thomas Hampson (baritone), Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 07/11/2007

Including Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra, and Strauss: Daphne.

Including Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra. Massenet: Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin. Scriabin: Preludes, Op 11. Strauss: Daphne. Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
Sigurd Rascher (saxophone)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 60695

10.11am
Massenet: Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin!...Dis-moi que je suis belle (Thaïs, Act 2)
Renée Fleming (soprano)
National Orchestra of Bordeaux, Aquitaine
Yves Abel (conductor)
DECCA  466 767 2 (2-CD set)

10.20am
Scriabin: Preludes, Op 11, Nos 15–22
Artur Pizarro (piano)
COLLINS CLASSICS 14962

10.33am
Bach: Qui sedes...Cum Sancto Spiritu (Mass in B minor)
Michael Chance (alto)
Sophia McKenna (oboe d'amore)
Stephen Varcoe (bass)
Michael Thompson (horn)
Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (director)
ARCHIV 415 515 2 (2-CD set)

10.46am
Strauss: Daphne (Transformation Scene)
Renée Fleming (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA 455 760 2

10.58am
Beethoven: Quintet in E flat, Op 16
Heinz Holliger (oboe)
Eduard Brunner (clarinet)
Hermann Baumann (horn)
Klaus Thunemann (bassoon)
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS 420 182 2

11.28am
Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto
Olle Schill (clarinet)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
BIS CD 321 (Tk 2).

With Sarah Walker. 
Debussy Rapsodie Sigurd Rascher (saxophone), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein 
10.11 Massenet Ah! Je Suis Seule , Seule Enfin ! ... Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle (Thais) 
Renee Fleming (soprano), National Orchestra of Bordeaux, Aquitaine, conductor Yves Abel 
10.20 Scriabin Preludes , Op 11 Nos 15-22 ArturPizarro (piano) 
10.33 Bach Qui Sedes. ... Cum Sancto Spiritu 
(Mass in B minor) Michael Chance (alto), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Sophia McKenna (oboe d'amore), 
Michael Thompson (horn), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, director John Eliot Gardiner 
10.46 Strauss Transformation Scene (Daphne) 
Renee Fleming (soprano), LSO, conductor Georg Solti 
10.58 Beethoven Quintet in E flat, Op 16 
Heinz Holliger (oboe), Eduard Brunner (clarinet), Hermann Baumann (horn), Klaus Thunemann (bassoon), Alfred Brendel (piano) 
11.28 Nielsen Clarinet Concerto 
Olle Schill, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Myung-Whun Chung

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: Purcell's Contemporaries

Composer of the Week: Purcell's Contemporaries: Episode 3

Episode 3

Purcell's Contemporaries

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Purcell's Contemporaries, Episode 3

Donald Macleod surveys the requirements placed on composers to the royal family.

As music was placed increasingly high up the list of royal entertainment, Donald Macleod surveys requirements placed on composers to the royal family.

Secular music also flourished in the English Restoration court as music was placed increasingly high up the list of royal entertainment. Donald Macleod surveys the requirements placed on the composers to the royal family, including a talented Catalan violinist who enraged his contemporaries for his poor use of English.

Purcell: When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas)
Veronique Gens (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)
ERATO 4509-98477-2 Tr 25

John Blow: Venus and Adonis (Act 3)
Rosemary Joshua (soprano)
Gerald Finley (baritone)
Clare College Chapel Choir
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Rene Jacobs (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMX 2901684 Trs 24-27

Poems set by Henry Lawes, William Lawes, Francesco Corbetta and John Wilson from Henry Lawes' Select Ayres and Dialogues
Paul Hillier (singer)
Nigel North (lute/theorbo/guitar)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907257 Trs 16-26

Louis Grabu: Suite in G (Incidental music from Act 3 of Rochester's play Valentinian)
The Parley of Instruments Renaissance Violin Band
Peter Holman (conductor)
HYPERION CDA66667 Trs 41-46.

Donald Macleod introduces the composers of Restoration England

Donald Macleod introduces the composers of Restoration England who, from today's perspective, stand in Henry Purcell's shadow

Composer of the Week:Purcell's Contemporaries

3/5. Secular music also flourished in the English Restoration court as music was placed increasingly high up the list of royal entertainment. Donald Macleod surveys the requirements placed on composers to the royal family. 
Purcell Dido 's Lament: When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido and Aeneas) Veronique Gens (soprano), Les Arts Florissants, director William Christie John Blow Venus and Adonis (Act 3) 
Rosemary Joshua (soprano), Gerald Finley 
(baritone), Clare College Chapel Choir, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, director Rene Jacobs Henry Lawes/William Lawes/Corbetta/Wilson Henry Lawes's Select Ayres and Dialogues (excerpts) Paul Hillier (singer), Nigel North (lute/theorbo/guitar) Louis Grabu Suite in G (Valentinian) Parley of Instruments Renaissance Violin Band, director Peter Holman Repeated at 8.45pm 
RT DIRECT: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, performed by a cast that includes Kirsten Flagstad and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, is available for E599 including pip. Send cheque payable to Selections to: [address removed]. Phone [number removed] (national rate), quoting [number removed], or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

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: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 07/11/2007

Featuring the Lunchtime Concert. Tchaikovsky and the Russians.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Tchaikovsky and the Russians: 2/4. Tenor Daniil Shotda and pianist Larissa Gergieva. 2.00pm Including Dvorak, Schubert and Bartok.

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Tchaikovsky and the Russians

2/4. Another chance to hear tenor Daniil Shotda, accompanied by pianist Larissa Gergieva, in a recital of Russian song originally given at the Wigmore Hall in 2005.

Cui: Three Songs from Op 57: Desire; The Statue of the Tsarkoye Selo; Ici bas The burnt Letter, Op 33, No 4
Tchaikovsky: The Fearful Minute, Op 28, No.6; We sat together, Op 73, No 1;  At Bedtime, Op 27, No 1; Amid the din of the ball, Op 38, No 3
Gliere: O, if my mourning, Op 28, No 3; In an outpouring of kindness, Op 6, No 3
Machavariani: You are full of charming beauty
Rachmaninov: Two songs from Op 14: The isle and How everyone loves you so; Beloved, let us fly, Op 26, No 5; Lilacs, Op 21, No 5; The night is sad, Op 26, No 12; Sing no more, Op 4, No 4; Don't believe, my friend, Op 14, No 7

Daniil Shtoda (tenor) 
Larissa Gergieva (piano)

2.00pm

Martinu: The Butterfly that stamped (Suite from the ballet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Dvorák: Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra
Christian Poltera (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Schubert: Quintet in A for piano, violin, viola, cello and double-bass (Trout)
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Christian Poltera (cello)
Luis Cabrera (double-bass)
Martin Helmchen (piano)

Bartok: Concerto for orchestra, Sz 116
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Falla: El Sombrero de tres picos (Suite No 1)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Baldur Bronimann (conductor)

Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and string orchestra, Op 31
Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
David Flack (horn)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor).

Introduced by Penny Gore . 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Tchaikovsky and the Russians 
2/4. Soprano Marina Poplavskaya is joined by pianist Richard Herrington for the second recital in this series from Perth Concert Hall. 
Musorgsky Nursery Songs 
Rachmaninov Six Songs, Op 38 
Tchaikovsky Night, Op 60 No 9; Wild Nights, Op 60 No 6; That Was in the Early Spring, 
Op 38 No 2; Does the Day Reign, Op 47 No 6 
2.00 BBC Orchestras 
Martinu Suite: The Butterfly That Stamped BBC 
Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Han Volkov Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor. Op 104 Christian Poltera , BBC Scottish SO, conductor Nan Volkov Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D667 (Trout) 
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Christian Poltera (cello), Luis Cabrera (double bass), Martin Helmchen (piano) 
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nan Volkov 
Falla El Sombrero de Tres Picos: Suite No 1 
BBC Scottish SO, conductor Baldur Bronnimann 
Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Andrew Kennedy (tenor), David Flack (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Stefan Solyom

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: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 07/11/2007

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 07/11/2007

A performance recorded in 1975 of Pierre Boulez conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

An archive performance recorded in 1975 of Pierre Boulez conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in works by Webern, Birtwistle and Ravel.

Tom Service presents the last of six recordings from the BBC Archives celebrating 40 years of Radio 3.

Pierre Boulez's tenure as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor from 1971-1975 is widely thought of as a high point in the orchestra's history. One of Boulez's last concerts at the helm was recorded in Yokohama in 1975 as part of a Japanese tour and is a telling showcase of their partnership.

Webern: Passacaglia
Birtwistle: Nenia on the Death of Orpheus
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe

Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor).

Tom Service introduces the last of six recordings from the BBC Archive celebrating 40 years of Radio 3. Pierre Boulez 's reign as chief conductor (1971-75) is widely thought of as a high point in the orchestra's history. Tonight's concert was recorded in Yokohama in 1975 as part of a Japanese tour. Jan DeGaetani (mezzo), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez Webern Passacaglia 
Harrison Birtwistle Nenia on the Death of Orpheus Ravel Daphnis et Chloe

Composer of the Week: Purcell'sContemporaries

Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Over 350 editions available in the archive.

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

Night Waves: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 07/11/2007

Isabel Hilton's guest is historian and television presenter Simon Schama.

Isabel Hilton's guest is historian and television presenter Simon Schama, who talks about a new translation of the classic novel War and Peace.

Isabel Hilton's guest is historian and television presenter Simon Schama, who explains why he thinks that a new translation of the classic novel War and Peace further enhances the great work for English-speaking readers.

Isabel Hilton is joined by Simon Schama , who explains why he thinks a new translation of Tolstoy's War and Peace further enhances for English-speaking readers a great novel. Producer Aasiya Lodhi

Artist Focus

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist.

This programme is no longer broadcast.  The details have been left here for information.

Artist Focus: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 07/11/2007

With Tom Service. The featured artist is American soprano Renee Fleming.

With Tom Service. This week's featured artist is American soprano Renee Fleming. She once considered following a jazz career and we hear her perform with jazz pianist Fred Hersch.

Soprano Renee Fleming begins tonight's sequence by singing jazz with pianist Fred Hersch. Presented by Tom Service. EMAIL: artistfocus@bbc.couk

The Essay

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

Essay: Lingua Franca

The Essay: Lingua Franca: Episode 11: English Spoken Here

Episode 11

Episode 11: English Spoken Here

Lingua Franca

English Spoken Here

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Lingua Franca, English Spoken HereClose menu

Michael Rosen explores the expanding world of non-native English speakers in Europe.

Lingua Franca: 11/12. English Spoken Here: Michael Rosen explores the expanding world of non-native English speakers in Europe.

Lingua Franca

Michael Rosen continues his exploration of the ways Europeans speak.

11/12. English Spoken Here

With all-German academic conferences now being conducted exclusively in English, Michael Rosen explores the expanding world of non-native English speakers in Europe. What dangers lurk both for indigenous European languages, and for the purity of English?

The Essay: Lingua Franca

Michael Rosen embarks on the winding road through the roots of European language

Lingua Franca 
3/4. English Spoken Here. With all-German academic conferences now being conducted exclusively in English, Michael Rosen explores the world of non-native English speakers in Europe.

Late Junction

Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners

Late Junction: 07/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 07/11/2007

Featuring Simon Emmerson's Imagined Village project.

On the eve of their UK tour, Simon Emmerson's Imagined Village project give their take on traditional songs Cold Hailey Rainy Night and Welcome Sailor.

On the eve of their UK tour, Simon Emmerson's Imagined Village project give their take on traditional songs Cold Hailey Rainy Night and Welcome Sailor. 

There's also festive drumming from Palermo, rarely heard music from the 17th century by Denis Gaultier, played by lutenist Anthony Bailes, and a new Strathclyde motet by James MacMillan, sung by Cappella Nova. 

With Verity Sharp.

Verity Sharp presents music from the 17th century by Denis Gaultier , played by lutenist Anthony Bailes.

Through the Night: 08/11/2007

08/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 08/11/2007

With John Shea. Including Beethoven, Wilms, Bogaert, Fetis, Litzau, Reger, and Schubert.

Including 1.00 Beethoven, Wilms, Bogaert, Fetis, Litzau, Reger, Schubert. 2.58 Dvorak, Mozart, Faure, Stenhammar, Rossini, Schubert. 5.00 Bach, Saint-Saens, Stravinsky, Mozart.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Beethoven, arr Geert Bierling: Marcia Funebre (Symphony No 3 in E flat)
Geert Bierling (organ)

1.05am
Wilms: Die Schlacht von Waterloo
Geert Bierling (organ)

1.14am
Bogaert: Sonatine libre pour orgue
Ad van Sleuwen (organ)

1.23am
Fétis: Fetis Messe Dimanche
Ad van Sleuwen (organ)

1.27am
Litzau: Choral-Bearbeitung Über Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, Op 36, No 6
Cor Ardesch (organ)

1.32am
Wolf: Fantasia on Psalm 33
Cor Ardesch (organ)

1.41am
Reger: Präludium in D minor, Op 65, No 6
Cor Ardesch (organ)

1.49am
Schubert: Winterreise, D911
Michael Schopper (bass)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

2.58am
Dvorak: Trio in E minor, Op 90 (Dumky)
Trio Lorenz

3.33am
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra in E flat, K364
Valery Oistrach (viola)
I Virtuosi di Santa Cecilia	
Igor Oistrach (violin/conductor)

4.07am
Fauré: Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op 74
Stéphane Lemelin (piano)

4.15am
Stenhammar: Four Stockholm Poems, Op 38
Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (baritone)
Stefan Nilsson (piano)

4.26am
Rossini: Introduction and Theme and Variations
Laszlo Horvath (clarinet)
Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Geza Oberfrank (conductor)

4.38am
Hellendaal: Sonata No 7 for cello and continuo, Op 5
Jaap ter Linden (cello)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
Ageet Zweistra (cello continuo)

4.49am
Schubert: Quartet for strings in C minor, D103 (Satz)
Tilev String Quartet
Gueorgui Tilev, Vladimir Lazov (violin)
Svetoslav Marinov (viola)
Yontcho Bayrov (cello).

With Susan Sharpe.

Beethoven, arr Bierling Marcia Funebre: Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica)

1.05 Wilms Die Schlacht von Waterloo - Geert Bierling (organ)

1.14 Boqaert Sonatine Libre pour orgue

1.23 Fetis Messe Dimanche - Ad van Sleuwen (organ)

1.27 Litzau Choral-Bearbeitung Uber Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, Op 36 No 6

1.32 Wolf Fantasia on Psalm 33

1.41 Reger Praludium in D minor, Op 65 No 6 - Cor Ardesch (organ)

1.49 Schubert Winterreise, D911

2.58 Dvorak Trio in E minor (Dumky), Op 90

3.33 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K364

4.07 Faure Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op 74

4.15 Stenhammar Four Stockholm Poems, Op 38

4.26 Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations

4.38 Hellendaal Cello Sonata, Op 5 No 7

4.49 Schubert Quartet satz in C minor, D103

5.00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV1047

5.11 Reutter Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus

5.19 Saint-Saens Etude in D flat, Op 52 No 6

5.26 Schubert Ballet music: Rosamunde

5.34 Saint-Saens Havanaise

5.43 Kuffner Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op 32

5.53 Stravinsky Mass for Chorus and wind instruments

6.12 Debussy, arr Luc Brewaeys Brouillards: Feuilles Mortes (Preludes Book 2)

6.19 Mozart String Quartet in D minor, K421

6.47 Telemann Flute Concerto in D

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