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Through the Night

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

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21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with works by Schubert, Scarlatti, Platti, Benoit, Ravel, Yanev, Lyadov, Eckhard, Lysenko, Bruch and Halevy.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Overture in B flat, D470
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)

5.06am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in C, Kk 132; Sonata in C, Kk 133
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

5.17am
Anon Medieval/Renaissance: Fortuna disperata
Ensemble Daedalus

5.22am
Anon (16th century): Fortune, my foe for solo voice; Go and catch for voice and lute
Paul Agnew (tenor)
Christopher Wilson (lute)

5.26am
Platti, Giovanni Benedetto (1697-1763): Trio in C minor for oboe, bassoon and continuo
Ensemble Zefiro

5.36am
Benoit, Peter (1834-1901): Entr'actre; Valse (Charlotte Corday)
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor)

5.39am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Chants populaires
Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano)
Andre Laplante (piano)

5.53am
Yanev, Petar (b.19??): Rhythms in Re
Petar Yanev (bagpipes)
Eolina Quartet

6.00am
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich (1855-1914): From the Apocalypse
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Opera)
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

6.09am
Eckhard, Johann Gottfried (1735-1809): Sonata in F, Op 2 No 1
Arthur Schoonderwoerd (fortepiano)

6.24am
Lysenko, Mykola (1842-1912): Fantasy on Two Ukrainian Themes
Yuri Shut'ko (flute)
Ukrainian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vyacheslav Blinov (conductor)

6.32am
Bruch, Max (1838-1920): Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op 83 Nos 5-8
Paul Dean (clarinet)
Brett Dean (viola)
Stephen Emmerson (piano)

6.53am
Halevy, Jacques-Francois (1799-1862): Quand de la nuit l'epais nuage (L'eclair, Act 3)
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (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: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 21/01/2008

Including works by Vivaldi, Liszt, Bach, Ravel and Milhaud.

Including: Vivaldi: Sonata in E minor. Liszt: Trauervorspiel. Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales. Milhaud: Scaramouche, for two pianos.

Including from 7.00am

Vivaldi: Sonata in E minor
Janos Starker (cello)
Gyorgy Sebok (piano)

Liszt: Trauervorspiel
Mikhail Lidsky (piano)

Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Jascha Heifetz, Eric Friedman (violins)
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Malcolm Sargent (conductor)

From 8.30am

Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata (conductor)

Milhaud: Scaramouche, for two pianos
Christian Ivaldi, Noel Lee (pianos)

Schumann: Fantasy in C for violin and orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur (conductor).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Vivaldi Cello Sonata in E minor, RV40 Janos Starker , Gyorgy Sebok (piano) 
Liszt Trauervorspiel , S206 Mikhail Lidsky (piano) Bach Concerto in D minor for two violins, 
BWV1043 Jascha Heifetz and Eric Friedman , New Symphony Orchestra of London, conductor Malcolm Sargent 
8.30-10.00: Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eduardo Mata Milhaud Scaramouche 
Christian Ivaldi , and Noël Lee (pianos) Schumann Fantasy in C 
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 21/01/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Telemann, Brahms, Feldman, Walton, Mozart and Wagner.

Includes Telemann: Viola Concerto in G. Brahms: Quintet in G. Feldman: The Viola in My Life III. Walton: Viola Concerto. Mozart: Duo in G. Wagner: Siegfried (excerpt).

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Telemann: Viola Concerto in G
Florian Deuter (viola)
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
ARCHIV 463 074-2  

10.12am
Brahms: Quintet in G, Op 111
Hans Mahlke (viola)
Budapest String Quartet
BIDDULPH LAB 120/1 (2-CD set)

10.37am
Feldman: The Viola in My Life III
Karen Phillips (viola)
Ensemble
Morton Feldman (conductor)
CRI CD 620

10.44am
Walton: Viola Concerto
Yuri Bashmet (viola)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
REVELATION RV 10010

11.11am
Mozart: Duo in G, K 423
Itzhak Perlman (violin)
Pinchas Zukerman (viola)
RCA RD 60735

11.28am
Wagner: Siegfried (excerpt)
The Building a Library recommendation.

With James Jolly. 
Telemann Viola Concerto in G, TWV51:G9 Florian Deuter , Musica Antiqua , Koln, conductor Reinhard Goebel 
10.12 Brahms Quintet in G, Op 111 
Hans Mahlke (viola), Budapest String Quartet 
10.37 Morton Feldman The Viola in My Life III Karen Phillips (viola), 
Ensemble conducted by the composer 
10.44 Walton Viola Concerto Yuri Bashmet , USSR State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky 
11.11 Mozart Duo in G, K423 
Itzhak Perlman (violin), Pinchas Zukerman (viola) 
11.28 Wagner Siegfried (excerpt) 
The recording 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: Vincent d'Indy

Composer of the Week: Vincent d'Indy: Episode 1

Episode 1

Vincent d'Indy

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Vincent d'Indy, Episode 1

Donald Macleod explains how the young d'Indy defends Paris, and meets Liszt and Wagner.

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931): 1/5. Donald Macleod explains how the young d'Indy defends Paris, meets Liszt, studies with Franck and comes under the spell of Wagner.

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)

Donald Macleod explores the music and life of a man who is not a household name nowadays, but in his own time was celebrated for his composing and was a hugely influential musical educator.

1/5. The young d'Indy defends Paris, meets Liszt, studies with Franck and comes under the spell of Wagner.

Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 7 (Allegro vivo)
Marietta Kratz (violin)
Thomas Open (viola)
Bernhard Gmelin (cello)
Caroline Weichert (piano)

La mort de Wallenstein, Op 12 No 3 (Wallenstein - three symphonic overtures after Schiller)
Orchestra Philharmonique des Pays de Loire
Pierre Dervaux (conductor)

Petite sonate dans la forme classique for piano, Op 9 (1st mvt)
Michael Schafer (piano)

Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français in G, Op 25 (excerpts)
Catherine Collard (piano)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Marek Janowski (conductor).

Donald Macleod on the music and life of a man celebrated for his composing and teaching

Donald Macleod explores the music and life of a man who is not a household name nowadays, but in his own time was celebrated for his composing and was a hugely influential musical educator

Composer of the Week:Vincent d'lndy (1851-1931)

1/5. This week, Donald Macleod explores the music and life of Vincent d'lndy - hardly a household name nowadays, but in his own time a celebrated composer and a hugely influential musical educator. In today's programme, the young d'lndy defends Paris, meets Liszt, studies with Franck and comes under the spell of Wagner. Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 7 (finale) 
Marietta Kratz (violin), Thomas Open (viola), 
Bernhard Gmelin (cello), Caroline Weichert (piano) La Mort de Wallenstein, Op 12 No 3 
Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire, conductor Pierre Dervaux 
Petite Sonate dans la Forme Classique, Op 9 (1st mvt) Michael Schafer (piano) 
Symphonie sur un Chant Montagnard Francais, Op 25 (Symphonie Cevenole) 
Catherine Collard (piano), French Radio 
Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Marek Janowski 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: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 21/01/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features the Guarneri Quartet, who perform Haydn and Smetana.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Guarneri Quartet perform works by Haydn and Smetana. 2.00pm Youth Orchestras: Including works by Bernstein, Ravel, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Verity Sharp introduces a recital by the Guarneri Quartet, live from the Wigmore Hall, London.

Haydn: Quartet in D, H III 34
Smetana: Quartet No 1 in E minor (From My Life)

2.00pm Youth Orchestras

Beginning a week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs, today featuring orchestras from Venezuela and Germany.

Bernstein: Overture (Candide)
Ginastera: Estancia Suite
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2
Revueltas: Noche de Encantamiento
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Youth Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 63
Janine Jansen (violin)
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Andrej Borejko (conductor)

Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 in C (Leningrad)
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Andrej Borejko (conductor).

Afternoon on 3Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Introduced by Verity Sharp , live from London's Wigmore Hall. Guarneri Quartet 
Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 20 No 4 Smetana String Quartet No 1 in E minor (From My Life) 
2.00 Youth Orchestras 
Presented by Louise Fryer. This week's afternoons are devoted to concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs. Today the orchestras come from Venezuela and Germany. Bernstein Overture: Candide 
Ginastera Suite: Estancia 
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No 2 
Revueltas Noche de Encantemiento 
Bernstein Symphonic Dances (West Side Story) Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Youth Orchestra, conductor Gustavo Dudamel 
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 Janine Jansen Shostakovich Symphony No 7 (Leningrad) Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, conductor Andrej Borejko

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: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 21/01/2008

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: Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. The Vanishing Bridegroom

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. The Vanishing Bridegroom

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. The Vanishing Bridegroom

Tom Service presents a performance of Judith Weir's opera The Vanishing Bridegroom.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. The Vanishing Bridegroom: Tom Service presents a performance of Weir's opera The Vanishing Bridegroom, which was inspired by Scottish Highland tales.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

The Vanishing Bridegroom

Tom Service presents the first of two BBC Symphony Orchestra performances given at the Barbican, continuing Radio 3's celebration of the music of Judith Weir. This concert features one of her most popular works, the compelling opera The Vanishing Bridegroom, which tells three interlinked stories inspired by tales from the Scottish Highlands. 

Weir: The Vanishing Bridegroom

Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano)
Andrew Tortise (tenor)
Owen Gilhooly (baritone)
Jonathan Lemalu (bass)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

Performance on 3 Judith Weir. Telling the Tale

Tonight and tomorrow, Performance on 3 continues to celebrate the work of Judith Weir with two BBC Symphony Orchestra concerts from their annual January composer weekend at the Barbican in London. Tonight's concert features one of her most popular works, the compelling opera The Vanishing 
Bridegroom, which tells three interlinked stories inspired by tales from the Scottish Highlands. Ailish Tynan (soprano), Anna Stephany (mezzo), Owen Gilhooly (baritone), Jonathan Lemalu 
(bass), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins 
Judith Weir The Vanishing Bridegroom Music choices: page 118

Composer of the Week: d'lndy

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: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 21/01/2008

With a discussion on the art of arguing and a look at the new film version of Sweeney Todd

With Rana Mitter and guests discussing the art of argument and persuasion, a look at Tim Burton's new film version of Sweeney Todd and the artist Marc Quinn on his new exhibition.

Rana Mitter is joined by Tony Blair's former speechwriter Phil Collins and the journalist Jay Heinrichs  to discuss the art of argument and persuasion, focusing on how it can improve people's lives.

Also, Rana discusses Tim Burton's film version of Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp and talks to the artist Marc Quinn about the work in his new exhibition opening in London.

Rana Mitter and guests discuss whether the art of arguing can be learnt, or if an instinctive intellectual truculence is more effective. Producer Martin Smith 
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: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 21/01/2008

The Nash Ensemble perform a selection of music including the Sextet by Francis Poulenc.

With Tom Service. The Nash Ensemble are the featured artists and the programme includes the Sextet by Francis Poulenc.

This week's programmes feature the Nash Ensemble. They have recorded the complete chamber works of Francis Poulenc , and tonight's programme includes his Sextet. Presented by Tom Service . 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: In Search of Contentment

The Essay: In Search of Contentment: Episode 1: In Search of Contentment

Episode 1: In Search of Contentment

In Search of Contentment

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, In Search of Contentment, In Search of ContentmentClose menu

Chris Stewart, sheep-farmer turned writer, with stories of people who gave up the rat race

In Search of Contentment: 1/4. Chris Stewart, drummer-turned sheep farmer-turned writer, has been collecting stories of people who have dropped out of the race for wealth.

In Search of Contentment

1/4. Chris Stewart, drummer-turned sheep farmer-turned writer has been collecting stories of people who have dropped out of the race for wealth and recognition. From his idyllic farm in Andalucia, he now tries to discover the threads that bind those who have found contentment together.

The Essay: In Search of Contentment

Four writers explore how to achieve contentment and the contented people they have met

Four writers explore how to achieve contentment and chronicle the contented people they have met. With Chris Stewart, AL Kennedy, Tom Hodgkinson and Saira Shah

The Essay In Search of Contentment

1/4. Four writers seek contentment, beginning with Chris Stewart , who has been collecting stories of people who have dropped out of the race for wealth. Producer Sara Jane Hall EMAIL: [address removed]

Charlie Gillett

A selection of intriguing sounds from around the world

Charlie Gillett: 21/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Charlie Gillett, 21/01/2008

With another selection of sounds from around the world.

Music from around the world. Producer James Parkin

Through the Night: 22/01/2008

22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 22/01/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces works by Mozart, Chopin, Grieg, Haydn, Suolahti and Sibelius.

Including 1.00 Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Paderewski, Arnic. 3.05 Grieg, Telemann, Frescobaldi, Scarlatti, Haydn. 5.00 Van Hoof, Ravel, Bach, Mendelssohn, Faure, Champagne, Sibelius.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Piano Sonata No 12 in F, K332
1.20am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): 3 Mazurkas, Op 59; Polonaise in A flat, Op 40 No 1; Polonaise in E flat minor, Op 26 No 2; Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44
1.51am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Fantasiestucke, Op 12
2.17am
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941): Nocturne in B flat, Op 16 No 4; Dans le desert, Op 15
2.30am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Waltz in A flat, Op 69 No 1
Kevin Kenner (piano)

2.34am
Arnic, Blaz (1901-1970): Suite about the well
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Lovrenc Arnic (conductor)

3.05am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27
Yggdrasil Quartet

3.43am
Leo, Leonardo (1694-1744): Miserere Mei Deus
Ensemble William Byrd
Graham O'Reilly (director)

4.01am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Pyrmonter Kurwoche No 5
Albrecht Rau (violin)
Heinrich Rau (viola)
Clemens Malich (cello)
Wolfgang Hochstein (harpsichord)

4.09am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643), arr. Eberhard Kraus: Madrigale and Aria
Stefan Schlegel (trombone)
Paolo D'Angelo (accordion)
Heinz della Torre (trumpet)

4.14am
Stradella, Alessandro (1644-1682): Quando mai vi Stancherete
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Alan Wilson (harpsichord)

4.22am
Sorkocevic, Antun (1775-1841): Adagio
Zagreb Woodwind Trio

4.27am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in C, K460
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

4.34am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Trio in F, H XV 19
Katharine Gowers (violin)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Paul Lewis (piano)

4.50am
Carmichael, John (b.1930), arr. Michael Hurst: A Country Fair
Jack Harrison (clarinet)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Richard Mills (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. Mozart Piano Sonata in F, K332 
1.20 Chopin Three Mazurkas, Op 59; Polonaises: in A flat, Op 40 No1;in E flat minor, Op 26 No 2; in F sharp minor, Op44 
1.51 Schumann Fantasiestucke, Op 12 2.17 Paderewski Nocturne in B flat, Op 16, No 4; Dans le Désert, Op 15 
2.30 Chopin Waltz in A flat, Op 69 No 12.34 Amic Suite: About the Well, Op 56 3.05 Grieg String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27 3.43 Leo Miserere Mei Deus 4.01 Telemann Pyrmonter Kurwoche, No 5 4.09 Frescobaldi, arr Kraus Madrigale and Aria 4.14 
Stradella Quando Mai Vi Stancherete 4.22 Sorkocevic Adagio 4.27 D Scarlatti Sonata in C, Kk460 4.34 Haydn Piano Trio in F, H XV 19 
4.50 John Carmichael , arr Michael Hurst A Country Fair 5.00 Van Hoof Symphonic Introduction to a Festive Occasion 5.09 Wiren Piano Sonatina, Op 25 5.17 Ravel Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques 5.25 Graeme Koehne To His Servant, Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse: The Morning Star 5.30 Bach Motet: Der Geist hilft unser Schwacheit, BWV226 5.38 Mendelssohn Overture: St Paul 5MFauri Elegy, Op 24 5.53 Champagne Danse Villageoise (1929); Danse Villageoise (1954) 6.01 Moniuszko Overture: Paria 
6.11 Suolahti Sinfonia Piccola 6.33 Sibelius Song of the Earth, Op 93 6.51 Litolff Scherzo (Concerto Symphonique No 4, Op 102)

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