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Through the Night

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

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17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

John Shea concludes the programme with music including Stravinsky, Paderewski, Debussy, Thomas, Domenico da Piacenza, Frederick the Great, Rontgen, Sweelinck, Schmitt and Prokofiev.

With John Shea.

5.14am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Feu d'artifice, Op 4
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

5.18am
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941): Menuet célèbre in G, Op 14 No 1
Kyung-Sook Lee (piano)

5.23am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918), arr. Olivér Nagy: Minstrels (Preludes, Book 1)
Pál Bokor (bassoon)
Zoltán Kocsis (piano)

5.26am
Thomas, John (1826-1914): The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land for harp
Rita Costanzi (harp)

5.33am
Domenico da Piacenza (fl.1439-c.1450): Giloxia
Ensemble Claude-Gervaise
Gilles Plante (director)

5.34am
Domenico da Piacenza (fl.1439-c.1450): Pizochara
Ensemble Claude-Gervaise
Gilles Plante (director)

5.38am
Radesca di Foggia, Enrico (d.1625): Cor mio, deh non languire
5.41am
Savioli, Alessandro (1544-post 1623): Cor mio, deh non languire
5.45am
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725): Cor mio, deh non languire
Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)

5.50am
Frederick the Great  (1712-1786): Sonata in C minor for flute and basso continuo
Konrad Hünteler (flute)
Wouter Möller (cello)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

5.59am
Röntgen, Julius (1855-1932): Symphony in C sharp minor
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

6.18am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Onder een Linde groen
Glen Wilson (harpsichord)

6.24am
Schmitt, Georges (fl.1850): Two movements from Magnficat sollonelle for organ
Nicholas Danby (organ)

6.29am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Piano Concerto No 3 in C
Martha Argerich (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (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: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 17/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 17 in A flat. Plus Chabrier, Mozart and Prokofiev

Including Chabrier: Overture (Gwendoline). Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 17 in A flat. Saint-Saens: Romanza. Prokofiev: Suite from The Love for Three Oranges.

From 7.00am

Chabrier: Overture (Gwendoline)
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate
Sara Mingardo (contralto)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)

The 48 at 8:

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 17 in A flat (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Daniel Chorzempa (clavichord)

From 8.30am

Saint-Saëns: Romanza
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet)
Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano)

Mozart: Sonata in F for piano and violin, K377
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Mark Steinberg (violin)

Prokofiev: Suite from The Love for Three Oranges
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Chabrier Overture: Gwendoline 
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
Vivaldi Cantata: Cessate, Omai Cessate Sara Mingardo (mezzo), 
Concerto Italiano, director Rinaldo Alessandrini The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in A flat, BWV862 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) Daniel Chorzempa (clavichord) 
8.30-10.00: Saint-Saens Romanza 
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet), Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano) 
Mozart Violin Sonata in F, K377 
Mark Steinberg , Mitsuko  Uchida (piano) 
Prokofiev Suite: The Love for Three Oranges 
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 17/12/2007

Sarah Walker introduces music by Mackenzie, Wesley, Greene, Haydn and Simpson.

Including Mackenzie: The Cricket on the Hearth (Overture). Wesley: Symphony in D. Greene: Beauty, an Ode. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D. Simpson: Quartet No 11.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Mackenzie: The Cricket on the Hearth (Overture)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 66764

10.13am
Samuel Wesley: Symphony in D (Sinfonia obligato)
London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 9823

10.26am
Greene: Beauty, an Ode (Fair Rival)
Emma Kirkby (sopano)
Ursula Weiss, Iona Davies (violin)
Martin Kelly (viola)
Helen Gough (cello)
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
MUSICA OSCURA 070978

10.39am
Haydn: Piano Concerto in D
Martha Argerich (piano)
London Sinfonietta
RCA BVCC 35109

11.00am
Simpson: Quartet No 11
Coull String Quartet
HYPERION CDA 6225.

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Mackenzie Overture: The Cricket on the Hearth BBCSSO, conductor Martyn Brabbins 
10.14 Samuel Wesley Symphony in D (Sinfonia Obligato) 
London Mozart Players, conductor Matthias Bamert 
10.26 Greene Beauty, an Ode 
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Ursula Weiss and lona Davies (violins), Martin Kelly (viola), Helen Gough (cello), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) 
10.40 Haydn Piano Concerto in D, H XVII1 11 
Martha Argerich (piano), London Sinfonietta 
11.01 Simpson String Quartet No 11 Coull Quartet 
11.26 Selection of CD Review's recordings of 2007.

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: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Composer of the Week: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Episode 1

Episode 1

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Episode 1

Donald Macleod looks at Tchaikovsky's music written and performed in 1876.

Donald Macleod explores music written and performed in 1876, the year before Tchaikovsky's short and catastrophic marriage. With Swan Lake (excerpt); String Quartet No 3 (excerpt).

Donald Macleod takes a series of snapshots of a period that lay at the centre of Tchaikovsky's creative life, from 1876 to 1890.

He begins with an exploration of music written and performed in 1876, the year before Tchaikovsky's short and catastrophic marriage.

Swan Lake (Act 1 Waltz)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Decca 436 212-2 CD1, Tr 2

String Quartet No 3 (excerpt, 3rd mvt)
Borodin Quartet
Teldec 4509 90433-3 CD2, Tr 7

Cherevichki (Act 1 Sc 2)
Oskana ...... Ekaterina Morozova (soprano)
Vakula ...... Valery Popov (tenor)
Orchestra of the Cagliari Lyric Theatre
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
CDS 287/1-3 CD1, Tr 5

Francesca da Rimini
London Symphony Orchestra
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
BBCL 4053-2, Tr 1.

Composer of the Week: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Donald Macleod looks at the years 1876 to 1890 in Tchaikovsky's life and music

Donald Macleod takes a series of snapshots of a period that lay at the centre of Tchaikovsky's creative life, from 1876 to 1890

Composer of the Week:Pyotr ll'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-93)

1/5. This week Donald Macleod explores the creative life of Tchaikovsky between 1876 and 1890. He begins by concentrating on music written and performed in 1876, the year before Tchaikovsky's short and catastrophic marriage. 
Waltz (Swan Lake) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit 
String Quartet No 3 in E flat minor, Op 30; (3rd mvt) Borodin Quartet 
Cherevichki (excerpt) Ekaterina Morosova 
(Oskana: soprano), Valeri Popov (Vakula: tenor) Cagliari Lyric Theatre Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. 
Francesca da Rimini London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Igor Markevitch Repeated at 8.45pm 
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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: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 17/12/2007

The Lunchtime Concert features pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja in works by Schumann and Chopin

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja performs works by Schumann and Chopin. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Focusing on the work of David Matthews.

Presented by Fiona Talkington.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Verity Sharp introduces a concert by pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja from the Wigmore Hall, London.

Schumann: Papillons for piano, Op 2
Chopin: Scherzos for piano: No 1 in B minor, Op 20; No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31; No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39; No 4 in E, Op 54

2.00pm British Symphony Series

Throughout the week, Afternoon on 3 focuses on the music and musical enthusiasms of British composer David Matthews. Plus new recordings that mark important anniversaries for other British composers - in this programme it's Elizabeth Maconchy, who was born 100 years ago.

David Matthews: Symphony No 1
Ulster Orchestra
George Vass (conductor)

Ravel: La valse
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

John McCabe: Pilgrim
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Austin (conductor)

Elizabeth Maconchy: Concertino for piano and string orchestra
Ambache Chamber Orchestra
Diana Ambache (piano/director)

Richard Rodney Bennett: Serenades
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

David Matthews: Chaconne
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Debussy: Jeux
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)

Grace Williams: Sea sketches for string orchestra
Ambache Chamber Orchestra
Diana Ambache (director)

Schumann: Symphony No 4
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor).

Afternoon on 3Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Introduced by Verity Sharp from London's Wigmore Hall. 
Angela Hewitt (piano) 
Rameau Suite in E minor 
Beethoven Sonata in F; Op 10 No 2 
Schumann Sonata in G minor, Op 22 
2.00 British Symphony Series 
Fiona Talkington introduces the first in a week of programmes devoted to the music and musical enthusiasms of British composer David Matthews. David Matthews Symphony No 1 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor George Vass 
Ravel La Valse BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Jac van Steen 
John McCabe Pilgrim BBCSSO, conductor Christopher Austin Maconchy Piano Concertino 
Ambache Chamber Orchestra, director Diana Ambache (piano) 
Richard Rodney Bennett 
Serenades BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury David Matthews Chaconne 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jac van Steen Debussy Jeux BBCSO, conductor Pierre Boulez 
Grace Williams Sea Sketches Ambache Chamber Orchestra, director Diana Ambache 
Schumann Symphony No 4 in D minor BBC NOW, conductor Jac van Steen

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: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 17/12/2007

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

Sean Rafferty presents music and arts news.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 17/12/2007

Colin Currie and London Philharmonic in works by Vaughan Williams, Higdon and Stravinsky.

Colin Currie (percussion) and the London Philharmonic, conducted by Marin Alsop. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Tallis. Higdon: Percussion Concerto. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert by Colin Currie (percussion) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop, given at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

With the composition of The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky shocked the world with his innovative use of rhythm and orchestration, and his music still makes an impact nearly 100 years later. Also on the programme is a work by a composer who looked backwards rather than forwards for inspiration, Vaughan Williams, and his Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. And we come right up to date with the European premiere of American composer Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto, with Colin Currie as soloist.

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Higdon: Percussion Concerto (European première)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert given last Saturday at the Royal Festival Hall. The concert features the European premiere of American composer Jennifer Higdon 's Percussion Concerto.  Colin Currie (percussion), London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Marin Alsop Vaughan Williams 
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Higdon Percussion Concerto (first European performance) Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky

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: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 17/12/2007

Matthew Sweet talks to film director Ang Lee.

Matthew Sweet talks to director Ang Lee about his new film Lust, Caution; which is set in Shanghai under the Japanese occupation during the Second World War.

Matthew Sweet talks to Ang Lee - director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain - about his new film. Lust, Caution is set in Shanghai under the Japanese occupation during the Second World War. 

Plus the first in a week of reflections on the artistic and intellectual legacy of cultural icons who died in 2007, focusing on Ingmar Bergman.

Matthew Sweet talks to Taiwanese-born director 
Ang Lee about his new film Se, Jie (Lust, Caution) - a romantic drama set in Shanghai under the Japanese occupation during the Second World 
War. And the first of this week's reflections on the legacy of the cultural icons who have died in 2007. Tonight, Ingmar Bergman. Producer Fiona McLean H Podcast: available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/nightwaves

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: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 17/12/2007

Featuring conductor Marin Alsop and including her recording of Bernstein's Divertimento.

With Petroc Trelawny. Featuring American conductor Marin Alsop, who was a pupil of Leonard Bernstein. Including her recording of Bernstein's Divertimento.

Featuring this week the American conductor Marin Alsop. She was a pupil of Leonard Bernstein , and today's programme includes her recording of Bernstein's Divertimento. With PetrOC Trelawny. 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: Greek and Latin Voices (Horace)

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Horace): Episode 1

Greek and Latin Voices (Horace)

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Greek and Latin Voices (Horace), Episode 1Close menu

Maria Wyke explores Horace and his world.

Greek and Latin Voices: Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. 1/4. Maria Wyke explores Horace and his world.

Greek and Latin Voices

Series exploring the work of Horace.

1/4. Horace's Odes, Epistles and Satires have been the cornerstones of much Western poetry. Poets are still drawn to them, but they also have much to say to business people, politicians and lovers. Maria Wyke explores Horace and his world.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Horace)

Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Horace

Greek and Latin Voices 
1/4. Continuing a series focusing on the great authors of antiquity, the first of four programmes on Roman writing. Horace's Odes, Epistles and Satires have been the cornerstone of much Western poetry. Poets are still drawn to them but they also have much to say to business people, politicians and lovers. Maria Wyke considers Horace and his world. ProducerTim Dee EMAIL: theessay@bbc.co.uk

Mary Ann Kennedy

Mary Ann Kennedy presents her own mix of sounds from across the globe

Mary Ann Kennedy: 17/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Mary Ann Kennedy, 17/12/2007

With her own mix of sounds from across the globe.

The Celtic harp player introduces her own mix of sounds from around the world. Producer Roger Short

Through the Night: 18/12/2007

18/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 18/12/2007

With John Shea. Including works by Nielsen, Dvorak, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky and Mozart.

Including 1.00 Holmboe, Nielsen, Ruders, Dvorak. 2.59 Gershwin, Korngold, Berwald, Tchaikovsky, Sjogren, Respighi. 5.00 Handel, Schubert, Bruckner, Telemann, Mozart, Saint-Saens.

With John Shea.

1.00am
Holmboe, Vagn (1909-1996): Music with Horn, Op 148
1.12am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Sonata No 2 in G minor for violin and piano, Op 35
1.33am
Ruders, Poul (b.1949): Trio
Christina Astrand (violin)
Jakob Keiding (horn)
Per Salo (piano)

2.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Toccata for keyboard in D, BWV 912
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

2.12am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Jan Söderblom (conductor)

2.59am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Rhapsody in Blue
William Tritt (piano)
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Boris Brott (conductor)

3.16am
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957): Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Die tote Stadt, Act 2)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

3.21am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): Septet in B flat
Niklas Andersson (clarinet)
Henrik Blixt (bassoon)
Hans Larsson (horn)
Jannica Gustafsson (violin)
Hakan Olsson (viola)
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Maria Johansson (double-bass)

3.45am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Fatum, Op 77
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4.02am
Sjögren, Emil (1853-1918): Sonata No 2, Op 44
Lucia Negro (square piano)

4.20am
Quinault, Jean-Baptiste (1687-1745): Overture and Dances (Le Nouveau Monde)
L'Ensemble Arion

4.29am
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936): Impressioni Brasiliane
West Australia Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Mester (conductor)

4.50am
Traditional Armenian/Georgian arr. Alpha: Caucasian Suite
Alpha.

Presented by John Shea.
Holmboe Music with Horn Nielsen Violin Sonata No 2 in G minor Poul Ruders Trio 2.00 Bach
Toccata in D, BWV912 2.12 Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) 2.59 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
3.16 Korngold Aria: Mein Sehnen, mein Wahnen (Die tote Stadt Act 2) 3.21 Berwald Septet in B flat 3.45 Tchaikovsky Fatum 4.02 Sjogren Sonata No 2, Op 44 4.20 Ouinault Overture and Dances (Le Nouveau Monde) 4.29 Respighi Impressioni Brasiliane 4.50 Trad Armenian/Georgian, arr Alpha Caucasian Suite 5.00 Handel Overture: Alcina
5.03 Escosa Three Dances for two harps
5.09 Schubert 16 German Dances 5.21 Tchaikovsky Polonaise (Eugene Onegin ) 5.26 Bruckner Two graduals for chorus 5.34 Weber Clarinet Concertino in E flat, Op 26
5.44 Telemann Trio No 4 (Essercizii Musici)
5.54 Brahms Gestillte Sehnsucht 6.01 Melartin Karelian Scenes Op 146 6.12 Mozart Piano Trio in C, K548
6.31 Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22
6.55 Delius La Calinda

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