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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

12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Kaski, Haydn, Ravel, Fesch, Beethoven, Zulawski, Vladigerov, Sibelius, Dohnanyi, Schubert and Chopin.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Kaski: Prelude
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu (conductor)

5.04am
Haydn: Der Sturm, H.24a.8
Netherlands Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)

5.15am
Ravel, orch. Zygel: Lullaby on the name of Faure
Ronald Patterson (violin)
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Murry Sidlin (conductor)

5.19am
Fesch: Concerto in G minor for 2 flutes and orchestra, Op 5 No 2
Musica ad Rhenum

5.28am
Beethoven: Presto (Trio in E flat for violin, cello and piano)
Beaux Arts Trio

5.35am
Zulawski: Suite in the Old Style
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor)

5.46am
Vladigerov: Elegie d'automne (3 pieces pour piano)
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

5.53am
Sibelius: Autumn Evening, Op 38 No 1
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

5.58am
Dohnanyi: Konzertstück in D for cello and orchestra
Dmitri Ferschtmann (cello)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Bernhard Klee (conductor)

6.21am
Schubert: String Quartet No 6 in D, D74
Quartetto Bernini

6.44am
Chopin: Grande Polonaise brillante precedee d'un andante spianato
Lana Genc (piano).

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: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 12/01/2008

Including works by CPE Bach, JS Bach, Busoni and Grieg.

Including CPE Bach: Symphony No 5 in B minor. Busoni: Concertino for clarinet and small orchestra. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 19 in A. Grieg: Holberg Suite.

Including from 7.00am

CPE Bach: Symphony No 5 in B minor, Wq 182
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)

Busoni: Concertino for clarinet and small orchestra
Paul Meyer (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)

From 8.00am

The 48 at 8:

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 19 in A, BWV 888
Angela Hewitt (piano)

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op 40
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown (conductor).

Martin Handley

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: CPE Bach 
Symphony No 5 in B minor, Wql82 
English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock Busoni Clarinet Concertino 
Paul Meyer , ECO, conductor David Zinman 
8.00-9.00: The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in A, BWV888 (The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2) Angela Hewitt (piano) 
Grieg Holberg Suite Norwegian COllona Brown 
For full details visit www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/breakfast on the day of transmission PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: [address removed] Address: Breakfast. BBC Radio 3. Broadcasting House, London WIA 1AA

CD Review

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation

CD Review: Building a Library: Wagner: Die Walküre

Building a Library: Wagner: Die Walküre

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library: Wagner: Die Walküre

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Wagner: Die Walkure.

With Andrew McGregor. 9.30am Building a Library: Wagner's Die Walkure. 10.30am Helen Wallace looks at some of the latest releases. 11.35am Disc: Bloch: Piano Quintet No 2.

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

Building a Library: 
Wagner: Die Walküre 

Reviewer - Martin Handley

First choice: 

Siegmund - Jon Vickers; Hunding - Martti Talvela; Wotan - Thomas Stewart; Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz; Brunnhilde - Regine Crespin; Fricka - Josephine Veasey; Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann; Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy; Waltraute - Ingrid Steger; Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus; Helmwige - Daniza Mastilovic; Siegrune - Barbro Ericson; Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin; Rossweisse - Helga Jenckel Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor) 
DG 457 785-2 (4 CDs - also in 14 CD Box Set on DG 457 780-2, both Mid Price)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.wagner:
bal.wagner.die.walkure

Introduced by Andrew McGregor. 
9.30 Building a Library Martin Handley compares recordings of Wagner's Die Walkure. 
10.30 Helen Wallace looks at the latest releases. 
11.35 CD Review Disc of the Week Ernest Bloch Piano Quintet No 2 
Piers Lane (piano), Goldner Quartet www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed]. 
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Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

Music Matters: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, 12/01/2008

Tom Service talks to composer Judith Weir.

Tom Service talks to composer Judith Weir ahead of Radio 3's forthcoming weekend celebration of her work. Plus friends and colleagues assess the legacy of pianist Artur Rubinstein.

Tom Service talks to composer Judith Weir ahead of Radio 3's forthcoming weekend celebration of her work.

Plus 25 years after the death of pianist Artur Rubinstein, friends and colleagues assess his legacy, and a new collection of essays entitled Philosophers on Music falls under the Music Matters spotlight.

Interviews, performances and profiles of influential figures in the music world.

The Early Music Show

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, 12/01/2008

Catherine Bott presents selected highlights from the 2007 Stockholm Early Music Festival.

Catherine Bott presents selected highlights from the 2007 Stockholm Early Music Festival, including a performance by young Swedish ensemble Goteborg Baroque.

Catherine Bott presents selected highlights from the 2007 Stockholm Early Music Festival, with performances by young Swedish ensemble Göteborg Baroque, and recorder player Kerstin Frödin, cellist Chrichan Larson and harpsichordist Peter Lönnerberg.

Music includes works with a Swedish connection by Franz Tunder, Christian Geist and Buxtehude.

Catherine Bott presents highlights from the 2007 Stockholm Early Music Festival, with performances by Swedish ensemble Goteborg Barogue, and recorder player Kerstin Frodin , cellist Chrichan Larson and harpsichordist Peter Lonnerberg. Including works with a Swedish connection by Franz Tunder , Christian Geist and Dietrich Buxtehude. Producer Ewa Norman

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, 12/01/2008Close menu

A second chance to hear the Kopelman Quartet perform Shostakovich and Beethoven.

Verity Sharp presents a second chance to hear the Kopelman Quartet recorded at Wigmore Hall in London. Shostakovich: Quartet No 1 in C. Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op 132.

Another chance to hear last Monday's concert from London's Wigmore Hall, introduced by Verity Sharp. Kopelman Quartet 
Shostakovich String Quartet No 1, Op 49 
Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, Op 132

World Routes

Programme exploring music from around the world

Programme exploring music from around the world, featuring interviews with performers, live concerts, monthly CD reviews and special location reports

World Routes: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, 12/01/2008

Lucy Duran recalls the 2007 WOMAD Festival, with Toots and the Maytals and Reem Kelani.

World Routes recalls the 2007 WOMAD Festival. 1/2. Lucy Duran introduces music from Toots and the Maytals, the Silk String Quartet, Reem Kelani and Vieux Farka Toure.

World Routes recalls the mud and the music at last summer's WOMAD Festival.

1/2. Lucy Duran introduces Jamaican reggae from Toots and the Maytals, Chinese classical music from the Silk String Quartet, Palestinian songs from Reem Kelani and the sounds of the desert blues from Vieux Farka Toure.

First of two programmes recalling last summer's 
Womad Festival. Lucy Duran introduces Jamaican reggae by Toots and the Maytals, Chinese classical music by the Silk String Quartet, Palestinian songs by Reem Kelani , and the sounds of the desert blues by Vieux Farka Toure. producer Roger Short

Jazz Line-Up

Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists

Jazz Line-Up: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, 12/01/2008

An concert given by saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi recorded in Edinburgh during November 2007.

An exclusive concert given by international saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi recorded in Edinburgh during November 2007.

An exclusive concert given by international saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi recorded in Edinburgh during November 2007.

In this recording we hear him with the rhythm section of pianist Renato Chicco, bassist Dave Santoro and drummer Andrewa Michelutti.

A concert by international saxophonist 
Jerry Bergonzi , recorded in Edinburgh in November last year. Appearing alongside musicians who accompanied him on his European tour, including pianist Renato Cicco and bassist Dave Sandtoro , he performs such tracks as Different Places, Stumbalina and his tribute to the great fellow saxophonist Bob Berg.

Jazz Record Requests

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jazzrecordrequests@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

Jazz Record Requests: 12/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Record Requests, 12/01/2008Close menu

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Geoffrey Smith presents listeners' jazz requests. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA 
Fax: [number removed] email: [address removed]

Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Live from the Met

Opera on 3: Verdi's Macbeth

Verdi's Macbeth

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Verdi's Macbeth

James Levine conducts Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

Verdi's Macbeth: James Levine conducts soprano Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth, with baritone Lado Ataneli as her weak-willed husband in Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy.

Verdi's Macbeth

'This tragedy is one of the greatest creations of man!' the young Verdi said to his librettist when he first read Shakespeare's story of a general, persuaded by his ambitious wife to stop at nothing, even murder, to become King. It was the beginning of a life-long fascination with Shakespeare.

In this live matinee broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the role of the manipulative Lady Macbeth is sung by Maria Guleghina, with Lado Ataneli as her weak-willed husband. The programme also includes backstage interviews with some of the artists.

Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait.

Lady Macbeth ...... Maria Guleghina (soprano)
Macbeth ...... Lado Ataneli (baritone)
Macduff ...... Roberto Aronica (tenor)
Banquo ...... John Relyea (bass)
Malcolm ...... Russell Thomas (tenor)
Lady-in-Waiting ...... Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs (soprano)
Murderer ...... Keith Miller (bass)
Doctor ...... James Courtney (bass)
Bloody Child ...... Ashley Emerson (soprano)
Crowned Child ...... Anne-Carolyn Bird (soprano)
Servant ...... Richard Hobson (baritone)
Herald ...... Joseph Turi (bass)
Warrior ...... David Crawford (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of New York Metropolitan Opera
James Levine (conductor).

Opera on 3: Live from the Met Macbeth

Margaret Juntwait introduces Verdi's opera based on Shakespeare's tragedy in which a general is persuaded by his ambitious wife to stop at nothing, even murder, to become King. This live broadcast includes backstage interviews with some of the artists.  
Chorus and Orchestra of the New York 
Metropolitan Opera, conductor James Levine 
RT DIRECT: Verdi's Macbeth (2 CDs), with Shirley Verrett , 
Piero Cappuccilli , Placido Domingo and Nicolai Ghiaurov and the Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conducted by Claudio Abbado , is available for £18.99 including p&p. 
Address: [address removed]. Cheque payable to Selections. Phone [number removed] (national rate) quoting B46-J104, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

The Wire

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative, created by first-time radio writers and also writers distinguished in other forms

The Wire: The Switch, by Ali Smith

The Switch, by Ali Smith

BBC Radio 3 - The Wire, The Switch, by Ali Smith

The story of George, a young electrician, told in a sequence of songs.

The Switch, by Ali Smith: The story of George, a young electrician from the north of England who moves to Scotland, told in a sequence of songs, with words written by Ali Smith.

The Switch

By Ali Smith

Partly inspired by the magically romantic film musicals of Jacques Demy, this is the story of George, a young electrician from the north of England, told in a sequence of songs, with words written by Ali Smith to a diverse selection of library recordings.

Accompanied by his French bride, George heads for the Scottish Highlands in the optimistic 1960s to set up in business. Forty years later, their daughter Genevieve remembers her parents and her childhood as she journeys by train from London back to Scotland.

George ...... Nick Farr
Sidonie ...... Lucy Paterson
Genevieve ...... Gabriel Quigley.

The Switch 
By Ali Smith. Partly inspired by the magically romantic film musicals of Jacques Demy , this is the story of George, a young electrician from the North of England, told in a sequence of songs, with words written by Ali Smith to a diverse selection of library recordings. Accompanied by his French bride, Sidonie, George heads for the Scottish 
Highlands to set up in business in the optimistic 
1960s. Forty years later, their daughter Genevieve remembers her parents and her childhood as she journeys by train from London back to Scotland.  
Chorus of townspeople: James Bryce , Richard Conlon , 
Monica Gibb , Douqal Lee , Joanna Tope and Anita Vettesse Producer/Director David Jackson Young

Hear and Now

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007

Hear and Now: Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007: Episode 2

Episode 2

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007, Episode 2

With music by the 2007 festival's composer-in-residence Yannis Kyriakides.

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007: 2/5. With music by the 2007 festival's composer-in-residence Yannis Kyriakides, plus Robert Ashley.

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007

Sara Mohr Pietsch and Robert Worby introduce highlights from the festival.

2/5. This programme focuses on the 2007 festival's composer-in-residence Yannis Kyriakides, in his roles as concert hall composer, creator of extended and more theatrical works, and artistic director of the ensemble MAE.

Kyriakides: Leger Demain
Reinier van Houdt
Yannis Kyriakides (conductor)

Kyriakides: Zeimbekiko 1918; Dreams of the Blind
Ensemble MAE
Yannis Kyriakides (conductor)

Robert Ashley: Tap Dancing in the Sand
Ensemble MAE
Robert Ashley (conductor).

Highlights from Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007, which was held in November

Sara Mohr Pietsch and Robert Worby introduce highlights from Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007, which was held in November

2/5. Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby continue their highlights of last November's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. 
Tonight's programme focuses on composer-in-residence Yannis Kyriakides. 
Yannis Kyriakides Leger Demain 
ReiniervanHoudt Zeimbekiko 1918; Dreams of the Blind 
Ensemble MAE, conducted by the composer Robert Ashley Tap Dancing in the Sand 
Ensemble MAE, conducted by the composer

The Early Music Show: Baroque Dance

05/01/2008

Baroque Dance

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Baroque Dance

Baroque dance specialist Philippa Waite explores the different styles of various dances.

Baroque dance specialist Philippa Waite explores the different styles of various dances, introducing music by Lully, Bach, Handel and Rameau.

As part of the BBC's current focus on Dance, baroque dance specialist Philippa Waite looks at the styles and affects of various dances, illustrating with music by composers such as Lully, who was an excellent dancer himself, JS Bach, Handel, Weiss, Rebel and Rameau.

The Early

Music Show
Philippa Waite explores a variety of Barogue dance Styles. Repeated from Saturday

Through the Night: 13/01/2008

13/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 13/01/2008

With Jonathan Swain. Including works by Brahms, Liszt, Beethoven, Handel and Vivaldi.

Including 1.00 Brahms, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Franck. 2.57 Handel, Saint-Saens, Purcell, Beethoven, Mozart. 5.00 Moniuszko, Chopin, Sibelius, Haydn, Vivaldi.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Brahms, Johannes: Rhapsody in B minor, Op 79 No 1
1.11am 
Liszt, Franz: Invocation; Pater noster; Hymne de l'enfant a son reveil; Funerailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses)
1.41am 
Mussorgsky, Modest: Pictures at an Exhibition
Steven Osborne (piano)

2.17am 
Franck, Cesar: Symphony in D minor
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor)

2.57am
Handel, George Frideric: Ode for St Cecilia's Day (from Harmony, from Heav'nly Harmony)
Birgitte Christensen (soprano)
Ulf Oyen (tenor)
Caeciliaforeningen Choir
Norwegian National Opera Choir and Orchestra
Arnulv Hegstad (conductor) 

3.49am
Saint-Saens, Camille: Havanaise for violin and orchestra
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Winnepeg Symphony Orchestra
Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

3.59am
Purcell, Henry: Pavane in G minor; Chaconne in G minor
London Baroque:
Ingrid Seifert (violin)
Richard Gwilt (violin and viola)
Jane Norman (viola)
Charles Medlam (cello)
Terence Charlston (harpsichord) 

4.08am
Berezovsky, Maksym: Do Not Reject Me
The Seven Saints Chamber Choir
Dimitar Grigorov (conductor)

4.17am
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Duo in E flat for viola and cello, WoO 32 
Milan Telecky (viola)
Juraj Alexander (cello)

4.27am
Khachaturian, Aram: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
Ukranian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vyacheslav Blinov (conductor) 

4.36am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Rondo in A minor, K511
Andras Schiff (piano)

4.47am
Stanford, Charles Villiers: The Blue Bird (8 Partsongs)
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

4.51am
Spohr, Louis: Fantasy, Theme and Variations on a Theme of Danzi in B minor
Laszlo Horvath (clarinet)
New Budapest String Quartet.

With Jonathan Swain. Brahms Rhapsody in B minor, Op 79 No 1 Liszt Invocation; Pater Noster ; Hymne de 
I'Enfant Son Réveil; Funérailles (Harmonies Poètiques et Religieuses) Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Steven Osborne (piano) 2.17 Franck Symphony in D minor 
2.57 Handel Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76 3A9 Saint-Saens Havanaise , Op 83 3.59 Purcell Pavane in G minor; Chaconne in G minor (Chacony) 4.08 Berezovsky Do Not Reject Me 4.17 Beethoven Duo in E flat, Wo032 
4.27 Khachaturian Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus) 4.36 Mozart Rondo in A minor, K511 
4.47 Stanford The Blue Bird, Op 119 No 3 4.51 Spohr fantasy. Theme and Variations in B minor on a theme of Danzi, Op 815.00 Moniuszko Polonaise de Concert in A 
5.07 Chopin Rondo in C minor, Op 1 5.16 Sweelinck Le Toutpuissant a Mon Seigneur et Maistre 5.24 Gallot Pièces de Lute in F minor 5.34 Sibelius Valse Triste 
5.40 Maldere Sinfonia in A (Viola Obligata) 5.53 Forster Jesu Dulcis Memoria 6.00 Bach Air (Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWVI068) 6.06 Haydn Piano Trio in A, H XV 18 
6.25 Hoist, arr Walsh St Paul 's Suite 
6.39 Vivaldi Nisi Dominus , RV608

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