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Through the Night

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

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07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Kabalevsky, Bartok, Dvorak, Haydn, CPE Bach, Scarlatti, Rossi, Alfven, Pez, Josquin des Pres, Lassus, Frumerie and Zemlinsky.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Kabalevsky: Overture (Colas Breugnon)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.05am
Bartok: Andante in A for violin and piano
Tamas Major (violin)
Gyorgy Oravecz (piano)

5.10am
Dvorak: Furiant, No 7; Bacchanalia, No 10 (Poeticke nalady, Op 85)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava
Robert Stankovsky (conductor)

5.18am
Haydn: Sonata in G for piano
Niklas Sivelov (piano)

5.29am
CPE Bach: Heilig, Heilig
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)

5.36am
A Scarlatti: Fuga del Primo Tono (D minor)
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord)

5.40am
Rossi: Toccata No 7 in D minor (Toccate e correnti)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

5.44am
Alfvèn: Suite for Orchestra (King Gustav II Adolf)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Willén (conductor)

6.00am
Pez: Overture in D minor
Hildebrand'sche Hoboïsten Compagnie

6.10am
Josquin des Pres: Plaine de dueil
Lassus: Timor et tremor; Exaudi Deus
Ensemble Daedalus
Roberto Festa (director)

6.20am
Frumerie: Pastoral Suite, Op 13b
Kathleen Rudolph (flute)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

6.34am
Zemlinsky: Trio, Op 3
Trio Luwigana.

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: 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 07/01/2008

Including works by Bruckner, Vivaldi, Bach, Ibert, Liszt and Arvo Part.

Including Bruckner: Locus iste. Vivaldi: Violin concerto in E. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 14 in F sharp minor. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor.

Including from 7.00am

Bruckner: Locus iste
Polyphony
Stephen Layton (conductor)

Vivaldi: Violin concerto in E, RV 264
Anton Steck (violin)
Modo Antiquo
Federico Maria Sardelli (director)

The 48 at 8:

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 883 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2)
Angela Hewitt (piano)

From 8.30am

Ibert: Chamber Concerto
Claude Delangle (alto saxophone)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui (conductor)

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor
Lang Lang (piano)

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten
Stuttgart State Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Bruckner Locus Iste 
Polyphony, conductor Stephen Layton 
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E, RV264 Anton Steck , Modo Antiquo , director Federico Maria Sardelli 
The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BWV883 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2) Angela Hewitt (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Ibert Chamber Concerto 
Claude Delangle (alto saxophone), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lan Shui 
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor Lang Lang (piano) 
Arvo Part Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten Stuttgart State Orchestra, conductor Dennis Russell Davies

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 07/01/2008

Sarah Walker introduces works by Strauss, Nielsen, Elgar, Debussy and Wagner.

Including Strauss: Don Juan. Nielsen: Wind Quintet. Elgar: Variations on an original theme (Enigma). Debussy: Preludes (selection). Wagner: Das Rheingold (excerpt).

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Clemens Krauss (conductor)
TESTAMENT SBT 1185

10.17am
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Melos Ensemble
EMI 65304

10.42am
Elgar: Variations on an original theme, Op 36 (Enigma)
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
EMI CDM 566322-2

11.14am
Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (Preludes, Book 1)
Pascal Rogé (piano)
ONYX 4004

Debussy: La danse de Puck (Preludes, Book 1)
Walter Gieseking (piano)
EMI 565855-2 (2 CDs)

Debussy: General Lavine – excentric (Preludes, Book 2)
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
PHILIPS 456 568-2 (2 CDs)

Debussy: Hommage à Samuel Pickwick Esq PPMPC (Preludes, Book 2)
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
DG 435 773 (2 CDs)

Debussy: Ondine (Preludes, Book 2)
Ivan Moravec (piano)
HANSSLER CD 98.399

11.31am
Wagner: Das Rheingold (excerpt)
The Building a Library recommendation.

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Strauss Don Juan Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Clemens Krauss 
10.17 Nielsen Wind Quintet Melos Ensemble 
10.42 Elgar Variations on an Original Theme 
(Enigma) Philharmonia, conductor John Barbirolli 
11.14 Debussy Préludes (excerpts) 
11.30 Wagner Das Rheingold (excerpt) 
As recommended in Saturday's CD Review.

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: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Composer of the Week: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Episode 1

Episode 1

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Episode 1

Donald Macleod visits the Handel House Museum, and the 18th century offices of Private Eye

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks: 1/5. Donald Macleod explores the Handel House Museum and the 18th century offices of Private Eye.

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks

1/5. Donald Macleod embarks on his first walk through Handel's London, featuring the composer's home of 36 years and its immediate environs. He begins with a guided tour of the Handel House Museum on Brook Street, then visits St George's Hanover Square, the church in which Handel worshipped, played the organ and rented a pew. The final stop is Carlisle Street in Soho and the 18th century offices of Private Eye magazine, where art director Tony Rushton talks about his passion for former resident JC Smith, Handel's friend and amanuensis.

Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
The English Concert Choir
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/director)

Verdi prati; Mi Lusinga; Sta nell'Ircana (Alcina)
Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Honour and arms scorn such a foe (Samson)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Fugue in B flat
Jennifer Bate (organ)

The Triumph of Time and Truth (Act 2 excerpt)
Gillian Fisher (soprano)
Charles Brett (countertenor)
Stephen Varcoe (bass)
London Handel Choir and Orchestra
Denys Darlow (conductor).

Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks. Donald Macleod explores the London Handel lived in

Composer of the Week:George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

1/5. Donald MacLeod embarks on a walk through Handel's London, beginning by visiting the composer's home of 36 years and its immediate environs, In addition to exploring the Handel 
House Museum on Brook Street, he stops off at nearby St George 's Hanover Square, the church in which Handel worshipped, played the organ and rented a pew. The final stop is Carlisle Street in Soho and the 18th-century offices of Private Eye magazine, where art director Tony Rushton talks about his passion for former resident JC Smith , Handel's friend and amanuensis. 
Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) English Concert and Choir, director Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) Verdi Prati ; Mi Lusinga ; Sta nell'lrcana (Alcina) Ann Murray (mezzo), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Charles Mackerras Honour and Arms Scorn Such a Foe (Samson) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras Fugue in B flat Jennifer Bate (organ) 
The Triumph of Time and Truth (excerpt) 
Gillian Fisher (soprano), Charles Brett (countertenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), London Handel Choir and Orchestra, conductor Denys Darlow  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: 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 07/01/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features the Kopelman Quartet performing Beethoven and Shostakovich.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Kopelman Quartet perform works by Beethoven and Shostakovich. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott.

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, Verity Sharp introduces a concert by the Kopelman Quartet.

Shostakovich: Quartet No 1 in C, Op 49
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op 132

2.00pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott

Afternoon on 3 features the symphonies of Cyril Scott, whose work was first championed at the turn of the 20th century by Hans Richter and Henry Wood. Alongside his symphonic works and two of his large-scale concerti, all performed by the BBC Philharmonic, are works by Scott's contemporaries.

Scott: A Festival Overture
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Shostakovitch: Violin Concerto No 1
Sarah Chang (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)  

Strauss: 6 Lieder, Op 67
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Llyr Williams (piano)

Scott: Symphony No 1
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 1)
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Beethoven: Symphony No 7
BBC Philharmonic
Paul Daniel (conductor).

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Introduced by Verity Sharp , live from the Wigmore Hall in London. Kopelman Quartet 
Shostakovich String Quartet No 1, Op 49 
Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, Op 132 
2.00 British Symphony Series 
Continuing the British Symphony Series, Afternoon on 3 this week features the four symphonies of Cyril Scott , whose work was first championed at the turn of the 20th century by Hans Richter and Henry Wood. Alongside his symphonic works and two of his large-scale concerti are works by Scott's contemporaries both in this country and on the continent. Scott A Festival Overture 
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, BBC Philharmonic, conductor Martyn Brabbins 
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No I 
Sarah Chang , BBCSO, conductor Vassily Sinaisky Strauss Six Lieder, Op 67 
Ailish Tynan (soprano), Llyr Williams (piano) Scott Symphony No  
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Martyn Brabbins Kornqold Suite: The Sea Hawk (Part 1) 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba Beethoven Symphony No 7 in  BBC Philharmonic, conductor Paul Daniel

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: 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 07/01/2008

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

BBC Proms 2007 (repeats)

Another chance to hear concerts from the 2007 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Another chance to hear concerts taken from the 2007 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London

BBC Proms 2007 (repeats): 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms 2007 (repeats), 07/01/2008

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Bartok, Kodaly and Ligeti.

Another chance to hear the second Prom of the season given by Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with works by Bartok, Kodaly, Ligeti and Enescu.

Continuing the Christmas and New Year series of highlights of the 2007 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, Petroc Trelawny introduces a second Proms performance of the season from Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Kodály: Dances from Galanta
Ligeti: Atmospheres
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No 1.

BBC Proms 2007

Continuing the Christmas and new-year series of highlights of the 2007 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by Petroc Trelawny.

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Daniel Barenboim

Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Kodaly Dances of Galanta

Ligeti Atmospheres

Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No 1

Composer of the Week: Handel

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: 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 07/01/2008

Matthew Sweet takes a tour behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum.

Matthew Sweet takes a tour behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum, where Richard Fortey explains how museum culture has been revolutionised in recent decades.

Matthew Sweet takes a tour behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum where the eminent curator, palaeontologist and writer Richard Fortey has worked for almost his whole career. He explains how museum culture has been revolutionised in recent decades.

Plus, as Liverpool begins its year as European Capital of Culture, Night Waves draws on the successes and failures of previous holders of the title to assess whether expectations within the city can be met.

Matthew Sweet talks to writer Richard Fortey at 
London's Natural History Museum about how the institution has changed in recent decades. And as Liverpool begins its year as European Capital of Culture, a look at the success and failure of previous holders Of the title. Producer Phil Tinline I 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: 07/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 07/01/2008

Harpsichordist and conductor William Christie performs music for harpsichord by Rameau.

With Petroc Trelawny. Harpsichordist and conductor William Christie is the featured artist and the programme includes music for solo harpsichord by Rameau.

The first in a week of programmes featuring harpsichordist and conductor William Christie , who begins by performing harpsichord music by Rameau. With Petroc Trelawny. EMAIL: [address removed]

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 (Thucydides)

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

Greek and Latin Voices (Thucydides)

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

Chris Pelling introduces the work of the historian Thucydides.

Greek and Latin Voices: Series exploring the work of Thucydides. 1/4. Chris Pelling introduces the work of the historian Thucydides.

Greek and Latin Voices

Series exploring the work of Thucydides.

1/4. Chris Pelling introduces the work of the historian Thucydides, whose brilliant account of the disastrous war between Athens and Sparta is as relevant today as it was in the 5th Century BC.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Thucydides)

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

Greek and Latin Voices 
1/4. Chris Pelling introduces the work of ancient 
Greek historian Thucydides, whose account of the disastrous war between Athens and Sparta is still relevant today. Read by John Rowe. 
Producer Beaty Rubens EMAIL: [address removed]

Awards for World Music A to Z

A monthly series of profiles of the nominees for the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards

Awards for World Music A to Z: Awards for World Music A to Z

BBC Radio 3 - Awards for World Music A to Z, Awards for World Music A to Z

Lucy Duran profiles Anoushka Shankar, Bassekou Kouyate and Faiz Ali Faiz.

Lucy Duran introduces profiles of some of the nominees in the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards. Including Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective, Anoushka Shankar and Bassekou Kouyate.

Lucy Duran introduces the first of a monthly series of profiles of the nominees in the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards.

Including Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective (Belize), Anoushka Shankar (India), Bajofondo (Argentina), Balkan Beat Box (USA-Israel), Bassekou Kouyate (Mali), Bole 2 Harlem (Ethiopia-USA), and Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan).

Lucy Duran introduces the first of a monthly series of profiles of nominees in the 2008 BBC Radio 3 awards. The initial batch of artists to be featured are Andy Palacio and the Garifuna 
Collective (Belize); Anoushka Shankar (India); Bajofondo (Argentina); Balkan Beat Box (USA-Israel); Bassekou Kouyate (Mali); Bole 2 Harlem (Ethiopia-USA); and Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan). Producer Roger Short

Through the Night: 08/01/2008

08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 08/01/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Mozart, Shostakovich, Bach, Brahms, Haydn and Respighi.

Including 1.00 Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich. 2.49 Brahms, Ravel, Vivaldi, Gorecki, Franck, Kodaly, J Strauss. 5.00 Auber, Rota, Dvorak, Telemann, Rachmaninov, Haydn, Grieg, Respighi.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Mozart: Concerto in B flat for bassoon and orchestra, K191
Audun Halvorsen (bassoon)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Andrew Manze (conductor)

1.20am
Bach: Violin Sonata No 3 in C, BWV 1005
Vilde Frang Bjaerke (violin)

1.44am
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 in G minor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka Pekka Saraste (conductor)

2.49am
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115
Algirdas Budrys (clarinet)
Vilnius Quartet

3.29am
Ravel: Miroirs
Pedja Muzijevic (piano)

3.59am
Vivaldi: Concerto in F, RV 442
Michael Schneider (recorder)
Camerata Köln

4.07am
Górecki: Totus tuus
Jutland Chamber Choir
Mogens Dahl (director)

4.17am
Franck: Piece en la majeur pour grand orgue
Joris Verdin (organ)

4.28am
Hellendaal: Sonata No 8 in G for cello and continuo, Op 5
Jaap ter Linden (cello)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
Ageet Zweistra (cello continuo)

4.38am
Kodály: 4 Madrigals for women's chorus
Jutland Chamber Choir
Mogens Dahl (director)

4.49am
Johann Strauss II: Wienerblut, Op 354
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Borge Wagner (conductor).

With Susan Sharpe. Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191 Audun Halvorsen , Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conductor Andrew Manze 1.20 Bach Violin Sonata No3  in C, BWV10051.44 Shostakovich Symphony No 11 2A9 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op V5 
129 Ravel Miroirs 3.59 Vivaldi Concerto in F, RV442 
4.07 Gorecki Totus Totus 4.17 Franck Pièce in A pour grand orgue 4.28 Hellendaal Cello Sonata No 8 in G, Op 5 
4.38 Kodaly four Madrigals for women's chorus 
4.49 J Strauss (son) Wienerblut, Op 354 
5.00 Auber Overture: Le Cheval de Bronze 5.08 Dvorak Slavonic Dance, Op 46 No 2 5.14 Rota Eight and a Half 
5.19 Bach Cantata No 54: Widerstehe doch der Sunde 
5.30 Telemann Sonata in F minor (Der Getreue Music Meister) 5.40 Noskowski Ballet Music (A Hut out of the Village) 5.53 Streulens Ave Maria 5.59 Rachmaninov Vocalise, Op 34, No 14 6.06 Haydn Symphony No 49 in F minor (La Passione) 6.23 Grieg Lyric Pieces 
6.41 Respighl Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No 2

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