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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

08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Auber, Dvorak, Rota, Bach, Telemann, Noskowski, Streulens, Rachmaninov, Haydn, Grieg and Respighi.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Auber: Overture (Le cheval de bronze)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Robl (conductor)

5.08am
Dvorák: Slavonic Dance, Op 46 No 2
James Anagnoson, Leslie Kinton (piano)

5.14am
Rota: Eight and a Half
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

5.19am
Bach: Widerstehe doch der Sünde (Cantata No 54)
Jadwiga Rappé (alto)
Concerto Avenna
Andrzej Mysinski (conductor)

5.30am
Telemann: Sonata in F minor (Der Getreue Music-Meister)
Camerata Köln

5.40am
Noskowski: Ballet music from A Hut out of the Village
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Miroslaw Jacek Blaszczyk (conductor)

5.53am
Streulens: Ave Maria for tenor and female voices
La Gioia

5.59am
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op 34 No 14
Desmond Hoebig (cello)
Andrew Tunis (piano)

6.06am
Haydn: Symphony No 49 in F minor (La Passione)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

6.23am
Grieg: Lyric Pieces
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

6.41am
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No 2
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (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: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 08/01/2008

Including works by Grieg, Mozart, Bach, Mussorgsky, Delius and Handel.

Including Grieg: Symphonic Dance, Op 64 No 3. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 15 in G, BWV884. Mussorgsky, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on the Bare Mountain. Delius: A Song of Summer.

Including from 7.00am

Grieg: Symphonic Dance, Op 64 No 3
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi (conductor)

Mozart: Ach ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden! (The Magic Flute)
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

The 48 at 8:

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 15 in G, BWV 884 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2)
Gary Cooper (harpsichord)

From 8.30am

Mussorgsky, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on the Bare Mountain
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

Delius: A Song of Summer
London Symphony Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)

Handel: Scherza infida (Ariodante)
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
Le Concert d'Astrée
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Grieg Symphonic Dance, Op 64 No 3 Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paavo Jarvi 
Mozart Ach ich fuhl's, es ist verschwunden! (The Magic Flute) 
Barbara Bonney (soprano), Zurich Opera 
Orchestra, conductor Nikoiaus Harnoncourt The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in G, 
BWV884 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2) Gary Cooper (harpsichord) 
8.30-10.00: Musorqsky, arr Rimsky-Korsakov Night on the Bare Mountain Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev Delius Song of Summer 
LSO, conductor John Barbirolli 
Handel Scherza Infida (Ariodante) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), 
Le Concert d'Astree, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 08/01/2008

Sarah Walker introduces works by Adams, Schumann, Delius, Byrd and Mussorgsky.

Including Adams: The Chairman Dances. Schumann: Carnaval. Delius: Paris (Song of a great city). Byrd: The Tenth Pavan (Mr W Peter). Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Adams: The Chairman Dances
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
EMI CD 555051-2

10.14am
Schumann: Carnaval
Artur Rubinstein (piano)
RCA RD85667

10.42am
Delius: Paris (Song of a great city)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham (conductor)
SONY SMK89430

11.05am
Byrd: The Tenth Pavan (Mr W Peter)
Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord)
OISEAU LYRE 430 487-2 (3 CDs)

11.10am
Byrd, arr. Grainger: The Carman's Whistle
Piers Lane (piano)
HYPERION CDA67279

11.15am
Byrd: My Lady Nevell's Ground
Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)
HYPERION CDA 66558

11.22am
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA 09026 61958-2.

With Sarah Walker. 
Adams The Chairman Dances CBSO, conductor Simon Rattle 
10.14 Schumann Carnaval Artur Rubinstein (piano) 
10.42 Delius Paris (Song of a Great City) RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham 
11.05 Byrd Mr W Peter (The Tenth Pavan) Christopher Hog wood (harpsichord) 
Byrd, arr Grainger The Carman's Whistle Piers Lane (piano) 
Byrd My Lady Nevell's Ground Davitt Moroney (harpsichord) 
11.22 Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Chicago SO, conductor Fritz Reiner

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 2

Episode 2

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Episode 2

Donald Macleod traces Handel's royal connections in this London walk.

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks: 2/5. Donald Macleod traces Handel's royal connections on this second walk through the composer's London.

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks

2/5. Donald Macleod traces Handel's royal connections on this second walk through the composer's London.

Starting at Westminster Abbey to survey Handel's decorative tomb, he is then joined by Lewis Foreman for a stroll along Whitehall to the historic Banqueting House and Queen Mary's Steps on the River Thames, where the royal party of 1717 departed for the famous performance of the Water Music. The final stop is the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, for which Handel composed a birthday ode for Queen Anne.

Zadok the Priest
Trevor Pinnock (organ)
Choir of Westminster Abbey
The English Concert
Simon Preston (conductor)

Utrecht Te Deum
The Choir of St Paul's Cathedral
The Parley of Instruments
John Scott (conductor)

Water Music Suite in D/G (excerpt)
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director/harpsichord)

Eternal source of light divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne)
Robin Blaze (countertenor)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
The Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury (conductor).

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

Composer of the Week: Handel

2/5. Donald Macleod traces the composer's royal connections. Starting at Westminster Abbey, he meets its organist to survey Handel's decorative tomb. He is then joined by Lewis Foreman for a stroll along Whitehall to the historic Banqueting 
House and Queen Mary's Steps on the River Thames. Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest, HWV258 Trevor Pinnock (organ), Choir of Westminster 
Abbey, English Concert, director Simon Preston Utrecht Te Deum 
Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, Parley of Instruments, conductor John Scott Wa ter Music: Suite in D/G (excerpt) 
English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) Eternal Source of Light Divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne) 
Robin Blaze (countertenor), Choir of King's 
College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Stephen Cleobury  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

Afternoon Concert: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 08/01/2008

The Lunchtime Concert includes cellist Steven Isserlis at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: 1/4. Performances recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest. 2.05pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott.

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

1/4. These performances were recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest and feature works from three different concerts.

Schumann: 3 Romanzen, Op 94
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Melvyn Tan (piano)

Strauss: Das Rosenband; Ruhe meine Seele; Wiegenlied, Op 41a; Einerlei; Waldseligkeit; Schlechtes Wetter; Zueignung
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)

Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat, K493
Nash Ensemble

2.05pm British Symphony Series: Cyril Scott

Korngold: The Sea Hawk (Suite from the film score, Part 2)
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: 3 Songs from Shakespeare
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

Scott: Concerto No 1 in C for piano and orchestra
Howard Shelley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge 
James Gilchrist (tenor)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

Beethoven: Concerto in D for violin and orchestra, Op 61
Olivier Charlier (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Douglas Boyd (conductor)

Scott: Three Symphonic Dances, Op 22
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

Introduced by Penny Gore . 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
The first of this week's lunchtime concerts recorded at the 2007 Bath Mozartfest. featuring works from three concerts. Schumann Drei Romanzen , Op 94 
Steven Isserlis (cello), Melvyn Tan (piano) 
Strauss Das Rosenband; Ruhe meine Seele; 
Wiegenlied; Einerlei; Waldseligkeit; Schlechtes Wetter; 
Zueignung Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat, K493 Nash Ensemble 
2.05 British Symphony Series 
Korngold Suite: The Sea Hawk (Part 2) 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba Vaughan Williams Three Skakespeare Songs BBC Singers, conductor Bob Chilcott Scott Piano Concerto No 1 in C 
Howard Shelley , BBC Philharmonic, conductor Martyn Brabbins 
Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge 
James Gilchrist (tenor), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Tadaaki Otaka Beethoven Violin Concerto in D 
Olivier Charlier, BBC Philharmonic, conductor Douglas Boyd 
Scott Three Symphonic Dances, Op 22 (Revised from Symphony No 2) 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Martyn Brabbins

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: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 08/01/2008

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): 08/01/2008

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James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in works by Carter, Bartok and Brahms.

Another chance to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine perform works by Elliot Carter, Bartok and Brahms.

BBC Proms 2007

Petroc Trelawny presents the final concert in the Christmas and new-year series of highlights of the 2007 BBC Proms.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Levine

Elliott Carter Three Illusions for Orchestra (first UK performance)

Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

Brahms Symphony No 1 in C 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: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 08/01/2008

Philip Dodd talks to literary scholar and writer George Steiner about his new work.

Philip Dodd talks to literary scholar and writer George Steiner about his new work, which imagines all the books that Steiner hoped to write, but never did.

Philip Dodd talks to literary scholar and writer George Steiner about his new work, which imagines all the books that Steiner hoped to write, but never did.

And Philip and guests discuss whether now is the time to embark on a project to write the complete history of humanity, from the first homo sapiens to the world of the internet.

Philip Dodd talks to the literary scholar and writer George Steiner about his new work, which imagines all the books that Steiner hoped to write, but never did. And Dodd discusses with historians, scientists and artists whether now is the time to write the complete history of humanity - from the first Homo sapiens to the world of the internet. Producer Martin Smith

Artist Focus

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist.

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Artist Focus: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 08/01/2008

The programme includes a recording by Les Arts Florissants of music by Charpentier.

With Petroc Trelawny. Harpsichordist and conductor William Christie is the featured artist and the programme includes a recording by Les Arts Florissants of music by Charpentier.

With Petroc Trelawny.

Harpsichordist and conductor William Christie is the featured artist and the programme includes a pioneering recording by Christie's group Les Arts Florissants of music by Charpentier.

Petroc Trelawny introduces performances by harpsichordist and conductor William Christie , including a pioneering recording by Les Arts 
Florissants of music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

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 2

Greek and Latin Voices (Thucydides)

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Eugenia Kiesling explores how Thucydides's work is used to interpret modern warfare.

Greek and Latin Voices: Series exploring the work of Thucydides. 2/4. Eugenia Kiesling explores how Thucydides's work is used to interpret modern warfare.

Greek and Latin Voices

Series exploring the work of Thucydides.

2/4. Eugenia Kiesling, Professor of Military History at the United States Military Academy at Westpoint, explores how and why Thucydides's work on the Peloponnesian War, written in the 5th century BC, is used to interpret contemporary warfare.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Thucydides)

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

Greek and Latin Voices 
2/4. Eugenia Kiesling explores how and why Thucydides's work on the Peloponnesian War, written in the fifth century BC, is used to interpret contemporary conflict, from Vietnam to Iraq.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 08/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 08/01/2008

Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen.

Fiona Talkington presents a concert by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen. Plus dobro player Jerry Douglas, Bobby McFerrin sings the Beatles and chamber music by Ravel.

Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen at Trinity College Cambridge. Plus dobro player Jerry Douglas, Bobby McFerrin sings the Beatles, chamber music by Ravel and the voice of Tom Waits.

Music by dobro player Jerry Douglas , and Bobby McFerrin singing the Beatles, the voice of Tom Waits , and the first in a week of excerpts from a concert given by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen in October. With Fiona Talkington. 
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Through the Night: 09/01/2008

09/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 09/01/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Vivaldi, Debussy, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky and Faure.

Including 1.00 Vivaldi, Ebner, Debussy, Bruckner, Handel. 3.10 Shearing, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Faure. 5.00 Fougstedt, Ravel, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Haydn, Strauss, Mozart.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A
Mincho Minchev (violin)
Studio Concertante Instrumental Ensemble
Vasil Kazandjiev (conductor)

1.15am
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G
Stefan Popov (cello)
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Emil Tabakov (conductor)

1.27am
Ebner: Trio in B flat
Zagreb Woodwind Trio

1.34am
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Roger Woodward (piano)

1.54am
Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

2.53am
Handel: Incidental music to 'The Alchemist'
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Monica Huggett (conductor)

3.10am
Shearing: Music to Hear (Five Shakespeare Songs)
Peter Berring (piano)
David Brown (double bass)
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Jon Washburn (director) 

3.24am
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

3.46am
Charlton: Dances of the Rainbow Serpent
Guitar Trek

3.56am
Madetoja: Dance Vision (Night Revels)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jorma Panula (conductor)

4.05am
Bach: Suite No 3 in C for solo cello, BWV 1009
Guy Fouquet (cello)

4.30am
Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120
Grumiaux Trio

4.52am
Papandopulo: By the grave of the Beauty, Op 39
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Vladimir Kranjcevic (conductor).

With Susan Sharpe. 
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in AU5 Vivaldi Cello Concerto in G 
1.27 Ebner Trio in B flat 1.34 Debussy Suite 
Bergamasque 1.54 Bruckner Symphony No 3 in D minor 
2.53 Handel Incidental Music: The Alchemist 
3.10 Shearing Music to Hear (Five Shakespeare Songs) 
3.24 Tchaikovsky The Tempest 3.46 Charlton Dances of the Rainbow Serpent 3.56 Madetoja Dance Vision, Op 11 (Night Revels) 4.05 Bach Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV1009 4.30 Faure Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120 
4.52 Papandopulo By the Grave of the Beauty, Op 39 
5.00 Fougstedt Concert Overture 5.08 Forster Dulcis Amor Jesu 5.16 Ravel Tzigane 5.26 Abel Symphony in B flat, Op 10 No 2 5.37 Schumann Novelette in F Op 21 No 1 
5.43 Mendelssohn String Symphony No 10 in B minor 
5.53 Rachmaninov Caprice Bohemien, Op 12 
6.13 Haydn Piano Trio in G, H XV 25 (Gypsy Rondo) 
6.29 Salmenhaara Concerto for two violins and orchestra 6.47 Strauss An einsamer Quelle (Stimmungsbilder, Op 9 No 2) 6.52 Mozart Rondo in B flat for violin and orchestra, K269

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