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11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Corelli, Part, Nicolai, Saint-Saens, Ibert, CPE Bach, Kraus, Debussy, Moniuszko and Mozart.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonate da Chiesa in F, Op 1, No 1
London Baroque

5.06am
Pärt, Arvo (b.1935): The Woman with the Alabaster box for chorus
Erik Westbergs Vocal Ensemble

5.12am
Nicolai, Otto (1810-1849): Overture (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

5.22am
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op 28
Taik-Ju Lee (violin)
Young-Lan Han (piano)

5.32am
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962): Trois Pièces Brèves
Bulgarian Academic Wind Quintet

5.40am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Symphony in E flat
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

5.53am
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792): Sinfonie in D, VB 143
Concerto Köln

6.12am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Suite Bergamasque
Roger Woodward (piano)

6.31am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): String Quartet No 1 in D minor
Camerata Quartet

6.47am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Divertimento in E flat, K166
Bratislavska Komorna Harmonia.

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: 11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 11/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F. Plus Verdi, Vivaldi, Mozart and Schubert

Including Verdi: Overture (Nabucco). Vivaldi: Introduzione al miserere. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F. Mozart: Divertimento in D. Faure, arr. Rees-Williams: Libera Me.

From 7.00am

Verdi: Overture (Nabucco)
London Symphony Orchesta
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Vivaldi: Introduzione al miserere (Filiae Maestae Jerusalem)
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini (director)

The 48 at 8: 

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Glenn Gould (piano)

From 8.30am

Mozart: Divertimento in D, K136
London Mozart Players
Jane Glover (conductor)

Schubert: Impromptu in A flat, Op 142, No 2
Alfred Brendel (piano)

Faure, arr. Rees-Williams: Libera Me (Requiem)
David Rees-Williams Trio.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
700-8.30: Verdi Overture: Nabucco London 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado Vivaldi Introduzione al Miserere (Filiae Maestae Jerusalem) 
Andreas Scholl (countertenor), 
Ensemble 415, director Chiara Banchini 
The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in F BWV856 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One) Glenn Gould (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Mozart Divertimento in D, K136 
London Mozart Players, conductor Jane Glover Schubert Impromptu in A flat, D935 No 2 Alfred Brendel (piano) 
Faure, arr David Rees-Williams 
Libera Me (Requiem) David Rees-Williams Trio

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 11/12/2007

With Sarah Walker. Including works by Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, Bax and Beethoven.

Including Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge. Sibelius: Tapiola. Leclair: Violin Concerto in B flat. Bull: The King's Hunt. Bax: November Woods. Beethoven: Piano Sonata (Pastoral).

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
The Nash Ensemble
HYPERION CDA67168

10.22am
Sibelius: Tapiola, Op 112
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DG 457 748-2 (2 CD set)

10.44am
Byrd: Will Yow Walke the Woods Soe Wylde
Christopher Hogwood (virginal)
L'OISEAU-LYRE 430 484-2 (3 CD set)

10.48am
Gibbons: The Woods so Wild
John Toll (harpsichord)
LINN CKD125

10.53am
Bull: The King's Hunt
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
ASTREE E8543

10.58am
Leclair: Violin Concerto in B flat, Op 10, No 1
Gérard Jarry (violin)
Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-François Paillard (conductor)
ERATO 0630 11225-2 (3 CD set)

11.12am
Bax: November Woods
BBC Philharmonic
Vernon Handley (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN10362

11.34am
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D, Op 28 (Pastoral)
Richard Goode (piano)
NONESUCH 7559 79328-2 (10 CD set).

With Sarah Walker.

Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge
John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Nash Ensemble
10.23 Sibelius Tapiola
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan
10.44 Gibbons The Woods So Wild
John Toll (harpsichord)
10.49 Byrd Will Yow Walke the Woods Soe Wylde Christopher Hogwood (virginals)
10.53 Bull The King's Hunt
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)
10.57 Leclair Violin Concerto in B flat, Op 10 No 1 Gerard Jarry, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jean-Francois Paillard
11.12 Bax November Woods
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vernon Handley
11.33 Beethoven Piano Sonata in D, Op 28 (Pastoral) Richard Goode (piano)

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: Anton Webern

Composer of the Week: Anton Webern: Episode 2

Episode 2

Anton Webern

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Anton Webern, Episode 2

Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career.

Anton Webern (1883-1945): 2/5. Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career and considers the way his erratic, headstrong personality shaped the music he wrote.

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

2/5. Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career, and considers the way his erratic, headstrong personality shaped the music he wrote.

Schmerz, immer blick nach oben (Three pieces for string quartet)
Dorothy Dorow (soprano)
Schoenberg Quartet

Five Movements, Op 5 (String orchestra version)
Munchener Kammerorchester
Christoph Poppen (conductor)

Three Songs (Nos 1 and 2)
Svetlana Savenko (soprano)
Yuri Polubelov (piano)

Entflieht auf leichten Kahnen, Op 2
Netherlands Chamber Choir

Six Pieces, Op 6
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)

Four Pieces for violin and piano, Op 7
Jesse Mills (violin)
Christopher Oldfather (piano)

Six Songs, Op 14
Heather Harper (soprano)
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor).

Donald Macleod explores the life and works of Anton Webern

Donald Macleod explores the life and works of Anton Webern, who studied under Arnold Schoenberg and became one of the best-known serialist composers

Composer of the Week: Webern

2/5. Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted the composer's early career, and considers the influence of his personality on the music he wrote. Schmerz, immer blick' nach oben (Three Pieces for String Quartet) 
Dorothy Dorow (soprano), Schoenberg Quartet Five Movements, Op 5 
Munich Chamber Orchestra, conductor Christoph Poppen Three Songs, Op 25 Nos 1 and  Svetlana Savenko (soprano), Yuri Polubelov (piano) Entflieht auf leichten Kjhnen, Op  Netherlands Chamber Choir 
Six Pieces, Op 6 
Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi Four Pieces, Op 7 
Jesse Mills (violin), Christopher Oldfather (piano) Six Songs, Op 14 
Heather Harper (soprano), members of the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez 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: Wall2Wall, FiddleFest

Afternoon Concert: Wall2Wall, FiddleFest: Episode 1

Episode 1

Wall2Wall, FiddleFest

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Wall2Wall, FiddleFest, Episode 1

The Lunchtime Concert features violinist Raphael Oleg, who performs 20th century works.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Wall2Wall, FiddleFest: 1/4. With violinist Raphael Oleg. 2.00pm Ulster Orchestra Summer Invitation Concerts: Mozart, Haydn and Neo-Classicism.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Wall2Wall, FiddleFest

A series of concerts recorded at the 2007 Fiddlefest, which takes place within the historic walls of Londonderry and showcases the violin in all its many guises including jazz, traditional and classical.

1/4. Raphael Oleg performs a programme of repertoire from the first half of the 20th century.

Janacek: Sonata
Webern: 4 Pieces for violin and piano, Op 7
Prokofiev: Sonata, Op 94

Raphael Oleg (violin)
Emmanuel Strosser (piano)

2.00pm Ulster Orchestra Summer Invitation Concerts

Mozart, Haydn and Neo-Classicism

Haydn: Symphony No 75 in D
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A (Turkish)
Jennifer Pike (violin)
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Mozart: Trio in G for piano and strings, K564
Ondine Trio 

Frank Lyons: Unbreakable (first performance; BBC Radio 3 commission)
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Hindemith: Five pieces for Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 (Classical)
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Mozart: Ave verum corpus
Richard Pearce (organ)
BBC Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

Haydn: Concerto in C for cello and orchestra
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Baldur Bronniman (conductor)

Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano)
Mark Tucker (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Wall2Wall, FiddleFest

A series of concerts from the 2007 Fiddlefest, Londonderry, which showcase the violin

A series of concerts recorded at the 2007 Fiddlefest, which takes place within the historic walls of Londonderry and showcases the violin in its many guises including jazz, traditional and classical

Afternoon on 3

Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Wall2Wall FiddleFest 
The first of four concerts recorded at this year's Wall2Wall FiddleFest. The festival takes place within the historic walls of Londonderry, 
Northern Ireland, and showcases the violin in its many guises. Today Ralph Oleg performs a programme featuring repertoire from the first half of the 20th century. 
Raphael Oleg (violin), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Janacek Violin Sonata 
Webem Four Pieces, Op 7 
Prokofiev Violin Sonata, Op 94 
2.00 Ulster Orchestra Summer 
Invitation Concerts 
Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Haydn Symphony No 75 in D 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Paul Watkins 
Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219 (Turkish) Jennifer Pike , conductor Paul Watkins Piano Trio in G, K564 Ondine Trio Frank Lyons Unbreakable 
(BBC Radio 3 commission, first performance) Ulster Orchestra, conductor Paul Watkins Hindemith Five Pieces for orchestra 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Paul Watkins Prokofiev Symphony No I (Classical) 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Paul Watkins Mozart Ave Verum Corpus, K618 
Richard Pearce (organ), BBC Singers, 
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Stephen Cleobury Haydn Cello Concerto in C, H Vllb 1 
Danjulo Ishizaka , BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Baidur Bronnimann Stravinsky Pulcinella 
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Mark Tucker (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Richard Hickox

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: 11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 11/12/2007

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: BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel

Performance on 3: BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel: Episode 1

BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel, Episode 1

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO in works by Ligeti, Beethoven and Bartok.

The Romantic, the Revolutionary, and the Rebel: 1/4. Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO in Ligeti's Lontano, Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.

The Romantic, the Revolutionary, and the Rebel

A mini-series of concerts from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra featuring the music of Brahms, Bartok and Ligeti.

1/4. Ilan Volkov conducts Ligeti's teasingly beautiful masterpiece Lontano and the ever-popular Concerto for Orchestra by Bartok. Plus between the two, one of Europe's most exciting young pianists performs Beethoven's majestic Emperor Concerto.

Ligeti: Lontano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor)
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Till Fellner (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor).

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra showcase the music of Brahms, Bartok and Ligeti

A mini-series of concerts by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, showcasing the music of Brahms, Bartok and Ligeti

The first of four concerts broadcast on successive evenings this week, beginning a mini-series from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The Romantic, the Revolutionary, and the Rebel features the music of Brahms, Bartok and Ligeti. Till Fellner (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nan Volkov Ligeti Lontano 
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E Flat, (Emperor) 
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

Composer of the Week: Webem

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: 11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 11/12/2007

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about American short stories.

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about an anthology of American short stories that he has edited. Plus he looks at the work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about a landmark anthology of American short stories that he has recently edited. Ford is known as one of the US's finest living writers, so why does he believe the short story still has a powerful and respected place in American literary circles?

Plus Gabriel and guests discuss the significance of the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, in the week of his 100th birthday. Niemeyer was one of the leading figures of 20th-century architectural modernism, even designing the extraordinary buildings of the government capital, Brasilia.

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about a landmark anthology of American short stories he edited recently. Producer Zahid Warley

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: 11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 11/12/2007

The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers perform Carver's O bone Jesu.

Petroc Trelawny presents The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers, who perform Carver's O bone Jesu.

Petroc Trelawny presents music performed by the Sixteen under Harry Christophers , including Carver's 0 Bone Jesu.

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: Greek and Latin Voices

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices: Episode 2

Greek and Latin Voices

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Greek and Latin Voices, Episode 2Close menu

Barbara Graziosi discusses Homer, the bard.

Greek and Latin Voices: A series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. 2/4. Barbara Graziosi discusses Homer, the bard.

Greek and Latin Voices

A series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. Starting, with Homer, the grand old man of European literature, and featuring new translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey, specially created by Oliver Taplin and read by Tim Pigott-Smith.

2/4. Barbara Graziosi discusses Homer, the bard.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices

A series examining the literature that underpins Western civilisation

Greek and Latin Voices 
2/4. Barbara Graziosi , who has written articles on various aspects of ancient Greek literature and culture, discusses the bardic aspect of Homer's work.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 11/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 11/12/2007

Fiona Talkington introduces music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Fiona Talkington introduces music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of founder Simon Jeffes.

Fiona Talkington introduces music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of founder Simon Jeffes.

Including Tord Gustavsen from the London Jazz Festival and Le Trio Joubran from Palestine.

Music by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Simon Jeffes. EMAIL: late.junction@bbc.co.uk

Through the Night: 12/12/2007

12/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 12/12/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Including works by Mahler, Mozart, Scriabin, Schumann and Brahms.

Including 1.00 Wolf, Mahler. 3.11 Mozart, Scriabin, Schumann, Tailleferre, Bach, Matz. 5.00 Benjamin, Grainger, Crusell, Berwald, Raitio, Forster, JCF Bach, Schoenberg, Brahms.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Various trad: A 17th century Icelandic Kaleidoscope (A selection of early music from Iceland)
Carmina

1.43am
Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903): Italian Serenade for string quartet
Ljubljana String Quartet

1.52am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 7 in E minor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)

3.11am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Clarinet Quintet in A, K581
Kimball Sykes (clarinet)
Pinchas Zukerman, Donnie Deacon (violin)
Jane Logan (viola)
Amanda Forsyth (cello)

3.44am
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915): Poème de l'extase for orchestra, Op 54
Orchestre National de France
Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

4.10am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Kinderszenen for piano, Op 15
Havard Gimse (piano)

4.30am
Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983): Sonata for harp
Godelieve Schrama (harp)

4.41am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Risor Festival Strings

4.51am
Matz, Rudolf (1901-1988): Ballade for violin, cello and piano
Zagreb Piano Trio.

With Susan Sharpe. Trad Early music from Iceland Carmina 
1.43 Wolf Italian Serenade 1.52 Mahler Symphony No 7 
3.11 Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K5813.44 Scriabin 
Poeme de I'Extase, Op 54 4.10 Schumann Kinderszenen, Op 15 4.30 Tailleferre Harp Sonata 4.41 Bach Piano 
Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV1056 4.51 Matz Ballade for violin, cello and piano 5.00 Benjamin Overture to an Italian Comedy 5.06 Grainger Four Folk Songs 5.17 Crusell Introduction etAirSuedois 5.28 Berwald Fantasia on two Swedish Folk Songs 5.37 Raitio The Maidens on the Headlands 5.45 Forster Ah, Peccatores Graves 5.53 JCF Bach Trio in C for flute, violin and continuo 6.06 Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht 6.34 Brahms Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op 56a 6.54 Mozart Kirchen-Sonate in B flat for two violins, double bass and organ, K212

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