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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

21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Moniuszko, Palestrina, Durante, Mozart, Schumann, Berlioz, Haydn, Brahms, Liszt and Abel.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Overture to the opera Paria
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Wit (conductor) 

5.09am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Tu es Petrus – motet for 6 voices 
Silvia Piccollo, Emmanuela Galli (soprano)
Fabian Schofrin (alto)
Marco Beasley (tenor)
Daniele Carnovich (bass)
Chorus of Swiss Radio, Lugano
Theatrum Instrumentorum
Diego Fasolis (conductor)

5.16am
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755): Harpsichord Concerto in B flat
Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord)
Concerto Köln

5.26am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Concert aria Bella mia fiamma...Resta, O cara, K528
Andrea Rost (soprano)
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Zoltán Kocsis (conductor) 

5.37am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Arabeske, Op 18, in C 
Seung-Hee Kim (piano) 

5.45am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Overture – Beatrice and Benedict, Op 27
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) 

5.53am
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809): String Quartet in B minor, No 31 
Quatour Ysaÿe

6.11am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): 4 Klavierstücke, Op 119
Robert Silverman (piano)

6.29am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Préludes – symphonic poem after Lamartine, S97
Orchestre National de France
Riccardo Muti (conductor)

6.47am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Symphony in A, Op 10, No 6 
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider (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: 21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 21/11/2007

Including works by Monteverdi, Prokofiev, Martinu, Schumann and Boccherini.

Including Monteverdi: Ave maris stella. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No 3 (excerpt). Martinu: Borova. Schumann: Wanderlied; Erstes Grun. Boccherini: Cello Concerto No 4 in C.

From 7.00am

Monteverdi: Ave maris stella
Lausanne Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble
Michel Corboz (director)

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No 3 (excerpt)
Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)

Martinu: Borova
Radoslav Kvapil (piano)

From 8.30am

Schumann: Wanderlied; Erstes Grun (Kerner-Lieder, Op 35)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (tenor)
Hertha Klust (piano)

Boccherini: Cello Concerto No 4 in C
Anner Bylsma (cello)
Hermann Baumann, Adriaane van Woudenberg (horn)
Concerto Amsterdam
Jaap Schroder (conductor)

Walter Leigh: A Midsummer Night's Dream - suite (excerpts)
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Monteverdi Hymnus : Ave Maris Stella Lausanne Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble, director Michel Corboz 
Prokoflev Juliet (Romeo and Juliet: Suite No 3) Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Stokowski 
Martlnu Borova Radoslav Kvapil (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Schumann Wanderlied ; Erstes Grun (Kerner-Lieder, Op 35) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Hertha Klust (piano) 
Boccherlni Cello Concerto No 4 in C 
Anner Byisma , Hermann Baumann and Adriaan van Woudenberg (horns), Concerto Amsterdam, conductor Jaap Schroder 
Leigh Surfe : A Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpts) Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Nicholas Braithwaite

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 21/11/2007

James Jolly introduces music by Nicolai, Bruch, Schubert, Bizet and Saint-Saens.

Including Nicolai: Overture (The Merry Wives of Windsor). Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1. Bizet: Au fond du temple saint. Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals. Rossini: Cat's duet.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Nicolai: Overture (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
EMI CHS 5667702 (multi-CD set)

10.10am
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 26
Kyung Wha Chung (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
DECCA 448 597-2

10.36am
Canteloube: Baïlèro (Songs of the Auvergne)
Netania Davrath (mezzo-soprano)
Pierre de la Roche (conductor)
VANGUARD 08800272 (multi-CD set)

10.44am
Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D960
Imogen Cooper (piano)
PHILIPS 4762095 (multi-CD set)

11.22am
Bizet: Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers)
Jussi Björling (tenor)
Robert Merrill (baritone)
RCA Victor Orchestra
Renato Cellini (conductor)
PREISER 89553

11.28am
Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals
Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos)
Ensemble
PHILIPS 4168412

11.56am
Rossini: Cat's duet
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de Los Angeles (sopranos)
Gerald Moore (piano)
EMI CDC 7497942.

Presented by James Jolly. 
Nicolai Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler 
10.10 Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor 
Kyung-Wha Chung , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Rudolf Kempe 
10.36 Canteloube Bailero (Songs of the Auvergne) Netania Davrath (mezzo), unnamed orchestra conducted by Pierre de la Roche 
10.44 Schubert Piano Sonata in B flat, D960 Imogen Cooper 
11.22 Bizet Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearl 
Fishers) Jussi Bjorling (tenor), Robert Merrill (baritone), RCA Victor Orchestra, conductor Renato Cellini 
11.28 Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire (pianos), instrumental ensemble

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: Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Episode 3

Episode 3

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Episode 3

With Rameau's music composed for the 1745 wedding of the Dauphin to Maria-Theresa of Spain

Donald Macleod continues his exploration with music composed for the wedding in 1745 of the Dauphin to Maria-Theresa of Spain.

Donald Macleod continues his exploration of the life and work of Rameau with music composed for the wedding in 1745 of the Dauphin to Maria-Theresa of Spain. Including excerpts from the comic opera Platee, and the first act of La Princesse de Navarre, a collaboration with the writer Voltaire.

Fifth Concert (Pieces de clavecin en concerts)
Rachel Brown (flute)
Mark Caudle (viol)
James Johnstone (harpsichord)

La Princesse de Navarre (Act 1)
Marilyn Hill-Smith, Eiddwen Harrhy, Frances Chambers, Judith Rees (soprano)
Michael Goldthorpe (tenor)
Peter Savidge (baritone)
Ian Caddy, Richard Wigmore (bass)
English Bach Festival Singers and Baroque Orchestra
Nicolas McGegan (conductor)

Platée (Act 1, Sc 3 - end)
Platee ...... Gilles Ragon (tenor)
Mercure ...... Guy de Mey (tenor)
Clarine ...... Veronique Gens (soprano)
Ensemble Vocal Francoise Herr
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor).

Composer of the Week: Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Donald Macleod explores Jean-Philippe Rameau's operas.

Composer of the Week: Rameau

3/5. Donald Macleod continues his exploration of the life and work of Rameau with music composed for the wedding in 1745 of the Dauphin to Maria-
Theresa of Spain. Including excerpts from the comic opera Platée, and the first act of La Princesse de Navarre, a collaboration with the writer Voltaire. Fifth Concert (Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts) Rachel Brown (flute), Mark Caudle (viol), James Johnstone (harpsichord) 
La Princesse de Navarre (Act 1) Marilyn Hill-Smith , Eiddwen Harrhy , Frances Chambers and Judith Rees (sopranos), Michael Goldthorpe (tenor), 
Peter Savidge (baritone), Ian Caddy and Richard Wigmore (basses), English Bach Festival Singers and Baroque Orchestra, conductor Nicolas McGegan Platée (excerpt)  
Ensemble Vocal Francoise Herr , Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor Marc Minkowski Rptdat 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: Joachim Legacy

Afternoon Concert: Joachim Legacy: Episode 2

Episode 2

Joachim Legacy

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Joachim Legacy, Episode 2

Including a recital by the Florestan Trio who play works by Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. The Joachim Legacy: 2/4. The Florestan Trio perform works by Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven. 2.15pm Strauss: Arabella.

Presented By Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

The Joachim Legacy

2/4. A recital recorded during the Belfast Festival at Queens, marking the centenary of the death of the great violinist and quartet leader Joseph Joachim, and featuring music by the composers with whom he was most closely associated.

Schubert: Notturno in E flat
Brahms: Piano Trio No 2 in C, Op 87
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat, Op 70, No 2

The Florestan Trio

2.15pm

Strauss: Arabella
Arabella ...... Adrianne Pieczonka (soprano)
Zdenka ...... Genia Kühmeier (soprano)
Mandryka ...... Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Matteo ...... Michael Schade (tenor)
Count Waldner ...... Wolfgang Bankl (bass)
Adelaide ...... Daniela Denschlag (mezzo-soprano)
Count Elemer ...... John Dickie (tenor)
Count Dominik ...... Adrian Eröd (baritone)
Count Lamoral ...... Johannes Wiedecke (bass)
The Fiakermilli ...... Daniela Fally (coloratura soprano)
A Fortune-Teller ...... Janina Baechle (soprano)
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Joachim Legacy

A series of recitals marking the centenary of the death of violinist Joseph Joachim

Afternoon on 3

Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
The Joachim Legacy 
The second in a series of lunchtime recitals recorded during the Belfast Festival at Queen's, marking the centenary of the death of violinist 
Joseph Joachim and featuring music by the composers with whom he was most closely associated. Florestan Trio 
Schubert Notturno in E flat 
Brahms Piano Trio in C, Op 87 
Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat, Op 70 No 2 
2.15 Beyond Brahms Strauss Arabella  
Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Franz Welser-Most

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: 21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 21/11/2007

Sean Rafferty's guests include cellist Tim Hugh and saxophonist Tony Kofi.

With Sean Rafferty. Cellist Tim Hugh performs live in the studio, and saxophonist Tony Kofi and pianist Jonathan Gee discuss their up-coming performance at the London Jazz Festival.

Ahead of a London concert to celebrate the life of his brother, cellist Tim Hugh talks to Sean Rafferty and performs live in the studio with pianist Olga Sitkovetsky.

Plus saxophonist Tony Kofi and pianist Jonathan Gee discuss their forthcoming performance of the complete works of Thelonius Monk as part of the London Jazz Festival.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: We All Love Ella

We All Love Ella

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, We All Love Ella

A tribute to the great singer Ella Fitzgerald recorded as part of the London Jazz Festival

We All Love Ella: Petroc Trelawny introduces a tribute to the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded as part of the London Jazz Festival at the Royal Festival Hall.

We All Love Ella

Petroc Trelawny introduces a tribute to one of the greatest singers of the 20th century, recorded as part of the London Jazz Festival at the Royal Festival Hall.

For millions, Ella Fitzgerald was the peerless interpreter of American popular song. In what would have been her 90th birthday year, the BBC Concert Orchestra and some of London's top jazz players are joined by a host of contemporary stars from both sides of the Atlantic, including Jamelia, Lea DeLaria, Claire Martin, Juliet Roberts, Ian Shaw, Terri Walker and Lizz Wright, to pay tribute.

We All Love Ella 
Petroc Trelawny presents a tribute to the 20th-century jazz and pop vocalist Ella 
Fitzgerald, recorded in June in what would have been the year of her 90th birthday. Fitzgerald's interpretations of American popular songs remain among the greatest ever recorded. Performing as part of the London Jazz Festival at the Royal 
Festival Hall, the BBC Concert Orchestra and some of London's leading jazz players are joined by contemporary stars from both sides of the Atlantic, including Jamelia, Lea DeLaria , Claire Martin , Juliet Roberts , Ian Shaw , Terri Walker and Lizz Wright. Music choices: page 136

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: 21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 21/11/2007

British director and artist Patrick Keiller talks to Philip Dodd.

Philip Dodd's guest is director and artist Patrick Keiller, whose two idiosyncratic films London and Robinson in Space marked him out as a unique voice in British cinema.

Philip Dodd's guest is director and artist Patrick Keiller, whose two idiosyncratic films London and Robinson in Space marked him out as a unique voice in British cinema.

Now he has assembled an exhibition of rarely seen turn-of-the-century footage from the dawn of documentary film-making.

Philip Dodd 's guest is the director and artist Patrick Keiller , whose two idiosyncratic films 
London and Robinson in Space marked him out as a unique voice in British cinema. Now he has assembled an exhibition of rarely seen turn-of-the-century footage from the dawn of documentary film-making. Producer Allegra Mcilroy

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: 21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 21/11/2007

Pianist Imogen Cooper features in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor.

With Petroc Trelawny. Pianist Imogen Cooper features in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and conductor Neville Marriner.

Including the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466, performed by featured artist Imogen Cooper with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under conductor Neville Marriner. EMAIL: artistfocus@bbc.co.uk

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: Emotional Landscapes

The Essay: Emotional Landscapes: Episode 3: Guilt

Episode 3: Guilt

Emotional Landscapes

Guilt

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Emotional Landscapes, GuiltClose menu

Lavinia Greenlaw explores the feeling of guilt.

Emotional Landscapes: Four writers give personal insights into different emotional states. 3/4: Guilt. Lavinia Greenlaw explores the feeling of guilt.

The Essay: Emotional Landscapes

Four writers give personal insights into different emotional states

Emotional Landscapes 
3/4. Writer Lavinia Greenlaw explores the feeling Of guilt. EMAIL: theessay@bbc.co.uk

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 21/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 21/11/2007

Fiona Talkington presents songs from Scout Niblett and Monica Vasconcelos.

Fiona Talkington presents music including songs from Scout Niblett and Monica Vasconcelos, and percussion from Terje Isungset and Todd Hamnes and his Tool and Drum Ensemble.

Fiona Talkington presents songs from Scout Niblett and Monica Vasconcelos, percussion from Terje Isungset and Todd Hamnes and his Tool and Drum Ensemble, plus Mongolian band Egschiglen and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia.

Fiona Talkington introduces a rich mix of music.

Through the Night: 22/11/2007

22/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 22/11/2007

Including music by Scheidemann, Bohm, Buxtehude, Bach, Ravel, Saint-Saens and Lehar.

Including 1.00 Scheidemann, Bohm, Buxtehude, Bach, Verdi. 3.12 Ravel, Saint-Saens, Abel, Liszt, Mozart. 5.00 Berwald, Baltzar, Lehar, Beethoven, Faure, Boulogne and Wolf.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Scheidemann, Heinrich (c1596-1663): Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit; Was kann ns kommen an für Not
1.05am
Böhm Georg (1661-1733): Partita: Auf meinen lieben Gott
1.17am
Buxtehude, Dietrich (1637-1707): Ciacona in E minor, BuxWV 160
Jacques van Oortmerssen (organ) 

1.23am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Pedal-exercitium in G minor, BWV 598
1.25am
Chorale prelude: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 678
1.32am
Chorale prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683
1.33am
Chorale prelude: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 642
Bas de Vroome (organ)

1.35am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Messa da Requiem for soloists, chorus and orchestra 
Ragnhild Heiland Sorensen (soprano)
Ingebjorg Kosmo (mezzo-soprano)
Ivar Gilhuus (tenor)
Oddbjorn Tennfjord (baritone)
Collegium Vocale
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) 

2.58am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963), orch. Berkeley: Flute Sonata (1956)
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Enrique Garcia-Asensio (conductor)

3.12am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): String Quartet in F 
New Helsinki Quartet

3.42am
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921): Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33
Luca Sulic (cello)
Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Shuntaro Sato (conductor)

4.03am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 870
Rudolfas Budginas (piano)

4.07am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Praeludium, Adagio and Allegro, K186-212
Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba)

4.20am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Transcendental Study No 11 in D flat, S139
Jeno Jando (piano).

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Scheidemann Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit; Was kann uns kommen an for Not Böhm Partita: Auf meinen lieben Gott Buxtehude Ciacona in E minor, BuxWVWO Jacques van Oortmerssen (organ) 
1.23 Bach Pedal-Exercitium in G minor, 8WV598; Chorale Preludes: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV678; Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV683; Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten, BWV642 Bas de Vroome (organ) 1.35 Verdi Requiem 2.58 Poulenc, orch Berkeley Flute Sonata 
3.12 Ravel String Quartet in F 3.42 Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No 1in A minor 4.03 Bach Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV870 4.07 Abel Praeludium , Adagio and Allegro, 
K186-212 4.20 Liszt Transcendental study No 11 in D flat, S139 4.30 Mozart Ave Verum Corpus, K618 4.34 
Rameau Orchestral Suite: Dardanus 4.53 Buxtehude Passacaglia in D minor, Bux WV161 5.00 Berwald Piano Quintet No I in C minor, Op 5 5.23 Baltzar Divisions on John Come Kiss Me Now 5.28 Lehar Aria: Meine Lippen , sie kussen so heiss (Giuditta) 5.34 Beethoven Symphony No 8 in F 5.59 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWVIOSO 6.20 Mozart Sonata in G, K238 6.33 
Faure Nell , Op 18 No 1; Rencontre, Op 21 No 1; Notre Amour, Op 23 No 2 6.39 Boulogne Ballet music: L'Amant Anonyme 
6.46 Liszt Liebestraum 6.52 Wolf Italian Serenade

Jonathan Swain continues the programme with works by Mozart, Rameau and Buxtehude.

With Jonathan Swain.

4.30am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Ave verum corpus, K618
BBC Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

4.34am
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764): Orchestral Suite from Dardanus 
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Roy Goodman (director)

4.53am
Buxtehude, Dietrich (1637-1707): Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161
Bernard Lagacé (organ).

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