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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

18/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Bartok, JS Bach, Handel, Schubert, Auber, Durufle, Haydn, Vivaldi and R Strauss.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Bartok, Bela: Mikrokosmos - Six extracts, arr. by Bartok for two pianos
Claire Ouellet, Sandra Murray (piano)

5.10am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

5.22am
Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in G, Op 5, No 4
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

5.35am
Schubert, Franz: Overture (Rosamunde), D644
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

5.46am
Auber, Daniel-Francois-Esprit: Bolero – Ballet Music No 2 (La Muette de Portici)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5.53am
Durufle, Maurice: Quatre motets sur des themes Gregoriens, Op 10
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

6.01am
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No 88 in G, H188
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)

6.23am
Vivaldi, Antonio: Gloria, cantata in D for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra, RV 588
Olga Gracelj (soprano)
Eva Novsak Houska (mezzo)
Andrej Jarc (organ)
Choir Consortium Musicum
Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic
Marko Munih (conductor)

6.50am
Strauss, Richard: Auf stillem Waldespfad (Stimmungsbilder), Op 9, No 1; Intermezzo (Stimmungsbilder), Op 9, No 3
Ludmil Angelov (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: 18/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 18/01/2008

Including works by Granados, Brahms, Handel, Bach, Chopin and Mahler.

Including Granados: Allegro de conciert. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture. Handel: Harpsichord Suite No 2 in F. Bach: Wedding Cantata. Chopin: Ballade No 4, Op 52.

From 7.00am

Granados: Allegro de conciert
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)

Handel: Harpsichord Suite No 2 in F
Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)

From 8.30am

Bach: Wedding Cantata (Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten)
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
The Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott (director)

Chopin: Ballade No 4, Op 52
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Mahler, arr. Pesson: Kein deutscher Himmel (Adagietto, Symphony No 5)
Accentus Chamber Choir
Laurence Equilbey (director).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Granados Allegro de Conciert Alicia de Larrocha (piano) 
Brahms Academic Festival Overture LSO, conductor Adrian Boult 
Handel Harpsichord Suite No 2 in F Paul Nicholson 
8.30-10.00 Bach Wedding Cantata: Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV202 
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Taverner Players, director Andrew Parrott 
Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) 
Mahler, arr Pesson Kein deutscher Himmel (Adagietto, Symphony No 5) 
Accentus Chamber Choir, director Laurence Eguilbey

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 18/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 18/01/2008

Including Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, plus works by Telemann and Mendelssohn.

Including Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in D. Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in D (Musique de table)
Jacques Chambon (oboe)
Bernard Gabel (trumpet)
Jean-Francois Pailliard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Pailliard (director)
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10.26am
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
Narrator ...... John Gielgud
Soldier ...... Tom Courtenay
Devil ...... Ron Moody
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
LP: DG 2530 609

11.27am
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
EMI CDC749663-2.

With Sarah Walker. 
Telemann Ouverture-Suite in D (Musique de Table) Jacques Chambon (oboe), Bernard Gabel 
(trumpet), Jean-Francois Pailliard Chamber Orchestra, director Jean-Francois Paillard 
10.26 Stravinsky The Soldier's Tale 
John Gielgud (narrator), Tom Courtenay (Soldier), Ron Moody (Devil), Boston Symphony Chamber Players 
11.27 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Nigel Kennedy , English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jeffrey Tate

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: The MacDowell Colony (1907-)

Composer of the Week: The MacDowell Colony (1907-): Episode 5

Episode 5

The MacDowell Colony (1907-)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, The MacDowell Colony (1907-), Episode 5

Cheryl Young explains the links between sponsorship and an artistic residency programme.

Donald Macleod is joined by Cheryl Young, who explains the relationship between sponsorship and an artistic residency programme.

By the time Leonard Bernstein came to stay at the MacDowell Colony he was a well established composer. As Copland had been before him, he proved to be an important advocate for several other Colony Fellows including Lukas Foss. 

As part of its centenary celebrations in 2007, Cheryl Young, the Executive Director of The MacDowell Colony shares her thoughts on the relationship between sponsorship and an artistic residency programme and explains how the Colony is influencing and encouraging other creative initiatives around the world.

Donald Macleod explores the MacDowell Colony, founded in 1907 by Edward MacDowell

Donald Macleod explores the musical history of the MacDowell Colony, an artistic residency programme founded in 1907 by American composer Edward MacDowell

Composer of the Week:The MacDowell Colony

5/5. Presented by Donald Macleod. By the time 
Leonard Bernstein came to stay at the MacDowell Colony he was a well-established composer. As with Copland before him, he proved to be an important advocate for several other Colony Fellows, including Lukas Foss. In conclusion, 
Cheryl Young , executive director of the Colony, shares her thoughts on the relationship between sponsorship and an artistic residency programme and explains how it is influencing and encouraging other creative initiatives around the world. Repeated at 10.30pm

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: 18/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 18/01/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Danjulo Ishizaka and pianist Jose Gallardo.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Celebrating the New Generation: 4/4. Cellist Danjulo Ishizaka and pianist Jose Gallardo. 2.00pm Towards Judith Weir. 4.00pm Folk Tales.

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Celebrating the New Generation

A series of recitals recorded at the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen featuring members, both past and present, of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme.

4/4. Cellist Danjulo Ishizaka is joined by pianist Jose Gallardo for a programme of English music.

Ireland: Cello Sonata in G minor
Bax: Rhapsodic Ballade for solo cello
Britten: Sonata in C for cello and piano, Op 65

2.00pm Towards Judith Weir

A feast of stories and folk music ends this week's series leading up to the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Telling the Tale weekend, focusing on the music of Judith Weir.

Judith Weir: Little Tree
Richard Benjafield (marimba)
BBC Singers
Dominic Wheeler (conductor)

Janácek, arr. Talich: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen 	
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Grainger: There was a pig went out to dig for female voices
BBC Singers
Bo Holten (conductor)

Holst: I sowed the seeds of love
Ildiko Allen (soprano)
Jacqueline Fox (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Elgar: Cello Concerto
Jian Wang (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Bartók: 8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs
Grace Francis (piano)

Stravinsky: Petrushka
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

4.00pm Folk Tales

An edited broadcast of the concert curated by Judith Weir at LSO St Luke's in London. Delhi-born storyteller Vayu Naidu interweaves magical stories with folk music from around Britain, as a curtain-raiser to the Telling the Tale weekend.

Introduced by Penny Gore . 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Celebrating the New Generation 
More New Generation Artists feature in a programme of English music at the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen. 
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), and Jose Gallardo (piano) Ireland Cello Sonata 
Bax Rhapsodic Ballade 
Britten Cello Sonata, Op 65 
2.00 Towards Judith Weir 
A feast of stories and folk music ends this week's series leading up to the BBCSO Telling the Tale weekend focusing on the music of Judith Weir. Judith Weir Little Tree 
BBC Singers, conductor Dominic Wheeler. Richard Benjaf ield (marimba) 
Janacek, arr Talich Suite: The Cunning Little Vixen BBC SO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
Grainger There Was a Pig Went Out To Dig 
BBC Singers (women's voices), conductor Bo Holten Hoist / Sowed the Seeds of Love lldiko Allen (soprano), Jacqueline Fox (mezzo), BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury Eigar Cello Concerto in E minor 
Jian Wang , BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
Bartok Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs 
Grace Francis (piano) Stravinsky Petrushka 
BBC SO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
4.00 Folk Tales 
An edited broadcast of the concert curated by Judith Weir at LSO St Luke's in London last night. Delhi-born storyteller Vayu Naidu interweaves magical stories with folk music from around Britain, as a curtain-raiser to the Telling the Tale weekend, which begins at the Barbican and here on Radio 3 at 7pm.

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: 18/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 18/01/2008

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

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

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Judith Weir: Telling The Tale. Natural History

Judith Weir: Telling The Tale. Natural History

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Judith Weir: Telling The Tale. Natural History

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Judith Weir's Forest and Natural History.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Natural History: From London's Barbican Hall, the BBC SO perform Judith Weir's Forest and Natural History.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Natural History

Live from the Barbican Hall, London, Tom Service presents the first concert in a weekend dedicated to leading British composer Judith Weir.

Weir's Forest grows from a tiny 'seed' of melody into a dense, flourishing work for large orchestra, while her song-cycle Natural History draws on Taoist poetry. After the interval, The welcome arrival of rain vividly evokes sensations associated with the Indian monsoon. 

Weir's music is interspersed with folk music from concertina maestro Simon Thoumire and his band, and the English Acoustic Collective.

Weir: Forest; Natural History; Winter Song; The welcome arrival of rain

Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Simon Thoumire Band
English Acoustic Collective
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andre de Ridder (conductor).

Judith Weir : Telling the Tale 
RT Live from the Barbican Hall, London, Tom 
Service presents the first concert in a weekend dedicated to the works of leading 
British composer Judith Weir 
Ailish Tynan (soprano), Simon Thoumire Band, English Acoustic Collective, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre de Ridder Judith Weir Forest ; Natural History 
7.50 Twenty Minutes 
A self-portrait of Judith Weir in words and music. 
8.10 Judith Weir 
Winter Song: The Welcome Arrival of Rain Music choices: page 120

Twenty Minutes

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating subjects

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating people, places and events

Twenty Minutes: Judith Weir: Stories From Life

Judith Weir: Stories From Life

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, Judith Weir: Stories From Life

A self-portrait of Judith Weir in words and music.

Judith Weir: Stories from Life. A self-portrait of Judith Weir in words and music.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Weir's Winter Song and The welcome arrival of rain.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Natural History: This evening's BBC SO concert concludes with the London premiere of Weir's Winter Song, and her The welcome arrival of rain.

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

The Verb: 18/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 18/01/2008

Ian McMillan presents the weekly magazine about language.

Ian McMillan presents a late-night showcase of new global literature.

BBC Singers

Performances by Britain's only full-time professional chamber choir, a 24-voice ensemble

Performances by Britain's only full-time professional chamber choir, a virtuoso 24-voice ensemble established in 1924

BBC Singers: Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Legends and Sagas

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Legends and Sagas

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Singers, Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Legends and Sagas

A performance of Weir's King Harald's Saga, All the Ends of the Earth and Missa del Cid.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Legends and Sagas: David Hill conducts the BBC Singers in Judith Weir's King Harald's Saga, All the Ends of the Earth and Missa del Cid.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Legends and Sagas

Presented by Tom Service live from St Giles Cripplegate in London's Barbican Centre.

Imaginary encounters with the Middle Ages unite the three works in this concert. Elin Manahan Thomas tackles King Harald's Saga, a miniature grand opera in three acts for solo soprano. Weir turned to the music of 13th century France when she wrote All the Ends of the Earth for the BBC Singers in 1999, while Missa del Cid combines the Latin Mass with the bloodthirsty legend of El Cid.

Weir: King Harald's Saga; All the Ends of the Earth; Missa del Cid

Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Endymion
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor).

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Legends and Sagas. 
Live from St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican Centre, 
London. Tom Service presents the second concert showcasing the work of Judith Weir. 
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), BBC Singers Endymion, conductor David Hill 
Judith Weir King Harald's Saga; All the Ends of the Earth; Missa del Cid

Jazz on 3

Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Richard Galliano and Michel Portal

Richard Galliano and Michel Portal

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Richard Galliano and Michel Portal

Kevin LeGendre presents accordionist Richard Galliano and clarinetist Michel Portal.

Kevin LeGendre presents a gig featuring the duo of accordionist Richard Galliano and clarinetist Michel Portal, recorded at the London Jazz Festival.

Richard Galliano and Michel Portal

Kevin LeGendre presents a gig featuring the French duo of accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano and clarinetist Michel Portal. Recorded as part of the 2007 London Jazz Festival at London's Wigmore Hall, the duo's intimate music is characterised by intricate counterpoint combined with expansive improvisation.

Kevin LeGendre presents a gig by the French duo of accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano and clarinettist Michel Portal. Recorded as part of the London Jazz festival at the Wigmore Hall in November, the duo's intimate music is characterised by intricate counterpoint combined With expansive improvisation. Producer Robert Abel

Through the Night: 19/01/2008

19/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 19/01/2008

Jonathan Swain includes works by Rossini, Debussy, Stenhammar, Wanski, Schubert, Ireland.

Including 1.00 Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri. 3.31 Debussy, Stenhammer, Handel, Schubert, Beethoven, Donora, Durante. 5.00 Vivaldi, Verdi, Wanski, Ravel, Chopin, Schubert, Ireland.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - opera in 2 Acts
Mustafa ...... Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Elvira Jeanne ...... Marie Bima
Zulma ...... Lucia Rizzi
Haly ...... Allessandro Corbelli
Lindoro ...... Francisco Araiza
Isabella Lucia ...... Valentini Terrani
Taddeo ...... Enzo Dara
Georg Fischer (fortepiano)
Male Chorus of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Gottfried Ritter (chorus master)
Capella Coloniensis
Gabriele Ferro (conductor) 

3.31am
Debussy: Sonata in Gm 
Janine Jansen (violin)
David Kyuken (piano)

3.45am
Stenhammar: The people of Nifelhem
Margaretha Ljunggren (soprano)
Swedish Radio Choir
Michael Engstrom (piano)
Gustav Sjokvist (conductor)

4.00am
Handel: Trio Sonata in F, Op 2, No 4
Musica Alta Ripa

4.11am
Schubert: Des Teufels Lustschloss - overture
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor)

4.21am
Mozart: Symphony No 5
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ernest Bour (conductor)

4.29am
Poulenc: Capriccio
Wyneke Jordans, Leo van Doselaar (piano)

4.34am
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Michel Tabachnik (conductor)

4.43am
Donora: There where Kvarner lies
Francesco Squarcia (viola)
I Cameristi Italiani

4.51am
Durante: Concerto No 5 in A
Concerto Koln.

With Jonathan Swain. Rossini L'ltaliana in Algeri  
Georg Fischer (fortepiano), Male Chorus of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk , Kola Capella Coloniensis , conductor Gabriele Ferro 3.31 Debussy Violin Sonata 
3.45 Stenhammar Folket i Nifelhem 4.00 Handel Trio Sonata in F, Op 2 No 4, Op 2 4.11 Schubert Overture: Des Teufels Lustschloss 4.21 Mozart Symphony No 5 in B flat, K22 4.29 Poulenc Capriccio 4.34 Beethoven 
Overture: Egmont 4.43 Donora There Where Kvarner Lies 4.51 Durante Concerto No 5 in A 5.00 Rossini 
Overture: La Scala di Seta 5.06 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, RV234 5.12 Sibelius Romance, Op 24 No 9 
5.17 Verdi Pater Noster 5.26 Wanski Symphony in G on themes from the opera Kimiotek 5.42 Ravel Deux Mélodies Hébraïques 5.49 Schumann, arr 
Liszt Widmung , Op 25 No 7 5.53 Chopin Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op 316.04 Schubert Piano Quintet in A (Trout), D6676.42 Ireland A Downland Suite

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