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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

12/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes Through The Night with music by Benjamin, Grainger, Crusell, Berwald, Raitio, Forster, JCF Bach, Schoenberg, Brahms and Mozart.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Benjamin, Arthur (1893-1960): Overture to an Italian Comedy
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Post (conductor)

5.06am
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): 4 Folk Songs
Camerata Chamber Choir
Michael Bojesen (conductor)

5.17am
Crusell, Bernhard Henrik (1775-1838): Introduction et Air Suèdois
Anne-Marja Korimaa (clarinet)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

5.28am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): Fantasia on 2 Swedish Folksongs for piano
Lucia Negro (piano)

5.37am
Raitio, Väinö (1891-1945): The Maidens on the Headlands
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

5.45am
Förster, Kaspar (1616-1673): Ah, peccatores graves
Olga Pasiecznik, Marta Boberska (soprano)
Kai Wessel (alto)
Krzysztof Szmyt, Jacek Wislocki (tenor)
Dirk Snellings (bass)
Ensemble Il Tempo

5.53am
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Trio in C for flute, violin and continuo
Musica Petropolitana

6.06am
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951): Verklärte Nacht, Op 4
Cynthia Phelps (viola)
Andrés Díaz (cello)
Borromeo String Quartet

6.34am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op 56a
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Simone Young (conductor)

6.54am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Kirchen-Sonate in B flat for 2 violins, double-bass and organ, K212
Royal Academy of Music Beckett Ensemble
Patrick Russill (conductor).

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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 12/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 12/12/2007

Including works by Handel, Schubert, Bach, Messiaen and Schumann.

Including Handel: Symphony (Saul). Schubert: An den Mond. Bach: Prelude and Fugue. Messiaen: Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus. Schumann: Introduction and Allegro. Bach: Sonata, BWV 1001.

From 7.00am

Handel: Symphony (Saul)
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Schubert: An den Mond, D259
Matthias Goerne (baritone)
Andreas Haefliger (piano)

The 48 at 8: Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 12 in F minor, BWV 857 (The Well-Tempered Clavier)
Daniel Barenboim (piano)

From 8.30am

Messiaen: Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus (Vingt regards de l'enfant Jesus)
Steven Osborne (piano)

Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op 92
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Christian Zacharias (piano/conductor)

Bach: Sonata No 1 in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001
Julia Fischer (violin).

Sara Mohr-PietschNews and weather as Monday

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Handel Symphony: Saul English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Schubert An den Mond, D259 
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Andreas Haefliger (piano) The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV857 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) Daniel Barenboim (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Messiaen Le Baiser de I'Enfant Jésus (Vingt Regards sur I'Enfant Jesus) Steven Osborne (piano) 
Schumann Introduction and Allegro Appassionato , Op 92 Lausanne Chamber 
Orchestra, director Christian Zacharias (piano) 
Bach Violin Sonata in G minor, BWV1001 Julia Fischer

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 12/12/2007

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

With Sarah Walker. Including works by Beethoven, Tallis, Liszt and Bartok.

Including Beethoven: Symphony No 6. Tallis: Missa Puer natus est nobis. Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt; Pastorale; Au bord d'une source. Bartok: Three Village Scenes.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68 (Pastoral)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Böhm (conductor)
DG 413 721-2 (2 CD set)

10.45am
Trad, arr. Casals: El Cant dels Ocells
Prades Festival Orchestra
Pablo Casals (director/cello)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 66573

10.50am
Tallis: Missa Puer natus est nobis
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (director)
CORO COR16037

11.20am
Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt; Pastorale; Au bord d'une source; Orage (Première Année de Pelerinage: Suisse)
Lazar Berman (piano)
DG 437 206-2 (3 CD set)

11.33am
Bartók: Three Village Scenes
Slovakian Folk Ensemble Choir
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer (conductor)
PHILIPS 456 575-2

11.44am
Trad, arr. Savall: La filadora; El mestre
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jordi Savall (director)
ASTRE ES 9937.

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Karl Bohm 
10.45 Trad, arr Casals EI Cant dels Ocells 
Prades Festival Orchestra, director Pablo Casais (cello) 
10.50 Tallis Missa Puer Natus Est Nobis The Sixteen, director Harry Christophers 
11.19 Liszt Au Lac de Wallenstadt; Pastorale; 
Au Bord d'une Source; Orage (Première Année de Pèlerinage: Suisse) Lazar Berman (piano) 
11.32 Bartok Three Village Scenes 
Slovakian Folk Ensemble Choir, Budapest Festival Orchestra, conductor Ivan Fischer 
11.43 Trad, arr Savall La Filadora; El Mestre 
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, director Jordi Savall

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 3

Episode 3

Anton Webern

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

Donald Macleod looks at Webern's encounter with his mentor Arnold Schoenberg.

Anton Webern (1883-1945): 3/5. Donald Macleod investigates how Webern's encounter with his mentor Schoenberg led to a relationship that imposed on huge areas of his life and music.

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

3/5. Donald Macleod investigates how Webern's encounter with his mentor Arnold Schoenberg led to a continuing relationship that imposed on huge areas of his life and music, and not always in a positive way.

Kinderstuck
Yuji Takahashi (piano)

Piano Quintet
Ensemble InterContemporain

Five Songs, Op 4
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Eric Schneider (piano)

Three pieces for cello and piano, Op 11
Fred Sherry (cello)
Christopher Oldfather (piano)

Six Bagatelles, Op 9
Artis Quartet

Symphony, Op 21
The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)

Quartet, Op 22
Jennifer Frautschi (violin)
Christopher Oldfather (piano)
Daniel Goble (tenor saxophone)
Michael Lowenstern (clarinet).

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: Webem

3/5. Donald Macleod reveals how Webern's encounter with his mentor Arnold Schoenberg led to a continuing relationship that imposed on huge areas of his life and music, not always in a good way. 
Kinderstuck Yuji Takahashi (piano) Piano Quintet 
Ensemble InterContemporain Five Songs Op 4 
Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Three Pieces, Op 11 
Fred Sherry (cello), Christopher Oldfather (piano) Six Bagatelles, Op 9 Artis Quartet Symphony, Op 21 
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi Quartet, Op 22 
Jennifer Frautschi (violin), Michael Lowenstern (clarinet), Daniel Goble (tenor saxophone), 
Christopher Oldfather (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: Wall2Wall, FiddleFest

Afternoon Concert: Wall2Wall, FiddleFest: Episode 2

Episode 2

Wall2Wall, FiddleFest

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Wall2Wall, FiddleFest, Episode 2

The Lunchtime Concert features violinist Catherine Leonard and pianist Hugh Tinney.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Wall2Wall, FiddleFest: 2/4. With violinist Catherine Leonard. 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.

2/4. Violinist Catherine Leonard and pianist Hugh Tinney present a programme of music by Beethoven and Mozart, including Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, which inspired Leo Tolstoy to write a novel bearing the same name.

Beethoven: Rondo in G
Mozart: Sonata in E minor
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 9 in A, Op 47 (Kreutzer)

2.00pm Ulster Orchestra Summer Invitation Concerts

Mozart, Haydn and Neo-Classicism

Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
Ulster Orchestra
Adrian Leaper (conductor)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216
Chloe Hanslip (violin)
Ulster Orchestra
Adrian Leaper (conductor)

Haydn: Quartet in G for strings, Op 77, No 1
Royal String Quartet

Rachel Holstead: Time is a spiral (BBC Radio 3 commission)
Ulster Orchestra
Adrian Leaper (conductor)

Falla: Master Peter's Puppet Show
Rebekah Coffey (soprano)
Niall Morris (tenor)
Owen Gilhooley (baritone)
Ulster Orchestra
Adrian Leaper (conductor)

Faure: Masques et Bergamasques, Op 112
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Koenig (conductor)

Haydn: Symphony No 104 in D (London)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Martin Roscoe (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
David Abell (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 
Wal/2Wal/ FiddleFest 
More from the Wall2Wall FiddleFest in Derry. 
Catherine Leonard (violin), Hugh Tinney (piano) Beethoven Rondo in G, Op 51 
Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K304 
Beethoven Violin Sonata in A, Op 47 (Kreutzer) 
2.00 Ulster Orchestra Summer 
Invitation Concerts 
Stravinsky Danses Concertantes 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Adrian Leaper 
Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216 
Chloe Hanslip , Ulster Orchestra, conductor Adrian Leaper Haydn String Quartet in G, Op 77 No 1 Royal Quartet 
Rachel Holstead Time Is a Spiral (BBC Radio 3 commission) 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Adrian Leaper Falla Master Peter 's Puppet Show 
Rebekah Coffey (soprano), Niall Morris (tenor), Owen Gilhooley (baritone), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Adrian Leaper 
Faure Suite: Masques et Bergamasgues BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph Koenig 
Haydn Symphony No 104 in D (London) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Paul Watkins 
Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain 
Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor David Abell

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: 12/12/2007

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

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 2

BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel, Episode 2

Nelson Goerner conducts the BBC SSO in works by Bartok, Beethoven and Brahms.

The Romantic, the Revolutionary, and the Rebel: 2/4. Nelson Goerner conducts the BBC SSO in Bartok's Dance Suite, Beethoven's Symphony No 2 and Brahms' First Piano Concerto.

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.

2/4. The rhythmic vitality of Bartok's Dance Suite and Beethoven's Second Symphony provide the revolutionary and rebellious elements in this programme, whereas the Romantic is supplied by Brahms' dark and brooding First Piano Concerto.

Bartok: Dance Suite
Beethoven: Symphony No 2
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor

Nelson Goerner (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Konig (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 second of four concerts this week from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in their series The Romantic, the Revolutionary, and the Rebel. The rhythmic vitality of Bartok's Dance Suite and Beethoven's Second Symphony provide the revolutionary and rebellious elements in this programme, in which the Romantic is supplied by Brahms's First Piano Concerto. 
Nelson Goerner (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph Konig Bartok Dance Suite 
Beethoven Symphony No 2 in D 
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor

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: 12/12/2007

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

Philip Dodd meets Tom Loosemore, one of the leading British thinkers on the internet.

Philip Dodd meets Tom Loosemore, one of the leading British thinkers on the internet, and reviews Youth Without Youth, the first Francis Ford Coppola film in ten years.

Philip Dodd meets Tom Loosemore, one of the leading British thinkers on the internet, to discuss Distributed Genius, the delicate ecosystem which Loosemore believes lies behind the net and which we must defend against fatal but well-meaning outside interference at all costs.

Film critic Nigel Floyd joins Philip to review Youth Without Youth, the first film in ten years from Francis Ford Coppola, the director who transformed contemporary Hollywood through films such as the Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now.

Philip Dodd meets Tom Loosemore , one of the leading British thinkers on the internet, to discuss "Distributed Genius" the delicate ecosystem that Loosemore believes lies behind the net and which we must defend against fatal but well-meaning outside interference at all costs. And Dodd and guests assess Francis Ford Coppolla 's first film for ten years. Producer Phil Tinline

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: 12/12/2007

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

The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers perform Palestrina's Assumpta est Maria.

Petroc Trelawny presents The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers, who perform Palestrina's Motet, Assumpta est Maria.

Music performed by the Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers , including Palestrina's 
Assumpta Est Maria. Presented by Petroc Trelawny .

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 3

Greek and Latin Voices

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

Greek and Latin Voices: A series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. 3/4. Oliver Taplin explores Homer's world.

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.

3/4. Oliver Taplin explores Homer's world.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices

A series examining the literature that underpins Western civilisation

Greek and Latin Voices 
3/4. Classics scholar Oliver Taplin discusses Homer's world.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 12/12/2007

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

Fiona Talkington introduces jazz from Bill Bruford and Michiel Borstlap.

Fiona Talkington introduces music recorded at the 2007 London Jazz Festival from Bill Bruford and Michiel Borstlap. Plus music from Georgia and piano music by Scarlatti.

Bill Bruford and Michiel Borstlap recorded at this year's London Jazz Festival, and music from Georgia and piano works by Scarlatti. Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Through the Night: 13/12/2007

13/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 13/12/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Including works by Bartok, Beethoven, Schumann, Dvorak and Mozart.

Including 1.00 Varese, Bartok, Beethoven, Schumann, Holst. 3.27 Palestrina, Dvorak, Berlioz, Telemann, Chopin, Mozart. 5.00 Walton, Schubert, Corelli, Brahms, Haydn, Bach, Dukas.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Varèse, Edgard (1883-1965): Ionisation
Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bruno Maderna (conductor)

1.08am
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945): Violin Concerto No 1
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)

1.29am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Symphony No 8 in F
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Pierre Monteux (conductor)

1.56am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Zlota rybka (The Goldfish); Kotek (The Kitten)
Urszula Kryger (mezzo-soprano)
Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska (piano)

2.02am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Piano Trio in D minor, Op 63
Dan Almgren (violin)
Torleif Thedén (cello)
Stefan Bojsten (piano)

2.36am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): The Planets Suite
Bach Choir
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

3.27am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Magnificat primi toni for 4 voices
Marco Beasley, Davide Livermoore (tenor)
Fabian Schofrin, Annemieke Cantor (alto)
Daniele Carnovich (bass)
Diego Fasolis (conductor)

3.34am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Serenade in D minor for wind instruments, Op 44
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor).

Presented by Susan Sharpe. Varese lonisation Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor 
Bruno Maderna 1.08 Bartok Violin Concerto No 1 Yehudi Menuhin , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor 
Pierre Boulez 1.29 Beethoven Symphony No 8 in F Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Pierre Monteux 
1.56 Moniuszko Zlota rybka; Kotek 2.02 Schumann 
Piano Trio in D minor, Op 63 2.36 Hoist Suite: The Planets 
3.27 Palestrina Magnificat Primi Toni for four voices 
3.34 Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op 44 4.00 Berlioz Overture: Beatrice et Benedict 4.08 Maurice Tableaux de Provence 4.23 Telemann Flute Sonata in G 
(Essercizii Musici) 4.31 Chopin Etude in E. Op 10 No 3; Etude in F, Op 10 No 8 4.37 Mozart Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat, K447 4.53 Dvorak Polonaise in E flat 
5.00 Walton Three Pieces for Organ 5.05 Raitio 
Moonlight on Jupiter, Op 24 5.18 Schubert An Den Mond, D259 5.22 Dvorak Song to the Moon (Rusalka) 
5.29 Mozart Piano Sonata in D. K576 5.44 Corelli 
Concerto Grosso in F, Op 6 No 9 5.53 Bartok Petite Suite 
6.01 Brahms Schicksalsliedx, Op 54 6.17 Haydn String Quartet in B, Op 64 No 3 6.37 CPE Bach Trio Sonata in B minor, Wql43 6.47 Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Susan Sharpe continues the programme with music by Berlioz, Maurice, Telemann, Chopin, Mozart and Dvorak.

With Susan Sharpe.

4.00am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Overture (Béatrice et Bénédict)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

4.08am
Maurice, Paule (1910-67): Tableaux de Provence
Julia Nolan (saxophone)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4.23am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata in G for transverse flute and basso continuo (Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Köln

4.31am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Etude in E, Op 10, No 3
Jane Coop (piano)

4.34am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Etude in F, Op 10, No 8
Ivo Pogorelich (piano) 

4.37am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat
James Sommerville (horn)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4.53am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Polonaise in E flat for orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ludovít Rajter (conductor).

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