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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

22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Van Hoof, Wiren, Ravel, Koehne, Bach, Mendelssohn, Faure, Champagne, Moniuszko, Suolahti, Sibelius and Litolff.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Van Hoof, Jef (1886-1959): Symphonic Introduction to a Festive Occasion
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor)

5.09am
Wiren, Dag (1905-1986): Sonatina for piano, Op 25
Niklas Sivelov (piano)

5.17am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Cinq melodies populaires grecques
Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano)
Andre Laplante (piano)

5.25am
Koehne, Graeme (b.1956): To His Servant, Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse (The Morning Star)
Guitar Trek

5.30am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Der Geist hilft unser Schwacheit, BWV 226
Aivars Kalejas (organ)
Choir of Latvian Radio
Sigvards Klava (conductor)

5.38am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Overture (St Paul)
Rietze Smits (organ)

5.46am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Elegy for cello and piano, Op 24
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello)
Emmanuel Strosser (piano)

5.53am
Champagne, Claude (1891-1965): Danse villageoise (1st version, 1929)
Peter Oundjian (violin)
William Tritt (piano)

5.55am
Champagne, Claude (1891-1965): Danse Villageoise (4th version, 1954)
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec
Jacques Lacombe (conductor)

6.01am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Overture (Paria)
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Wit (conductor)

6.11am
Suolahti, Heikki (1920-1936): Sinfonia Piccola
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kari Tikka (conductor)

6.33am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Jordens sang (Song of the Earth)
Academic Choral Society
Helsinki Cathedral Chorus
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ulf Soderblom (conductor)

6.51am
Litolff, Henry Charles (1818-1891): Scherzo (Concerto Symphonique No 4)
Arthur Ozolins (piano)
Toronto Symphony
Mario Bernardi (conductor).

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Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Including works by Tallis, Rossini, Handel, Telemann, Debussy and Villa-Lobos.

Including Tallis: Magnificat. Rossini: Che Ascolto! Handel: Sonata. Telemann: Trumpet Concerto. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No 9.

Including at 7.00am

Tallis: Magnificat
Chapelle Du Roi
Alistair Dixon (director)

Rossini: Che Ascolto! (Otello)
Juan Diego Florez (tenor)
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra and Choir of Milan
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Handel: Sonata in C, HWV 365
Michala Petri (recorder)
Academy Chamber Ensemble

8.30am
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto
Maurice Andre (trumpet)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos (conductor)

Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No 9
I Musici de Montreal
Yuli Turovski (conductor).

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Tallis Magnificat 
Chapelle du Roi, director Alistair Dixon Rossini Che Ascolto ! (Otello) Juan Diego Florez (tenor) 
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra and Choir of Milan, conductor Riccardo Chailly 
Handel Recorder Sonata in C, Op 1 No 7 
Michala Petri, Academy Chamber Ensemble 
8.30-10.00: Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D Maurice Andre , London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jesus Lopez-Cobos 
Debussy Prelude a I'Apres-Midi d'un Faune Berlin PO, conductor Herbert von Karajan Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 9 
I Musici de Montreal, conductor Yuli Turovski

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 22/01/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Schumann, Stravinsky, Benjamin, Rubbra, Mozart and Rota.

Including Schumann: Marchenbilder. Stravinsky: Elegie. Benjamin: Viola, Viola. Rubbra: Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn. Mozart: Quintet in E flat. Rota: Intermezzo.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Schumann: Marchenbilder, Op 113
Yuri Bashmet (viola)
Mikhail Muntian (piano)
RCA RD 60112

10.09am
Stravinsky: Elegie
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
EMI 7543942 T.5

10.25am
Benjamin: Viola, Viola
Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit (violas)
NIMBUS NI 5713

10.34am
Rubbra: Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn, Op 117
Lawrence Power (viola)
HYPERION CDA 67587

10.46am
Mozart: Quintet in E flat, K 614
Griller String Quartet
William Primrose (viola)
VANGUARD 08802571

11.09am
Rota: Intermezzo
Nobuko Imai (viola)
Roland Pontinen (piano)
BIS CD 829

11.18am
Bowen: Viola Concerto in C minor, Op 25
Lawrence Power (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67546.

With James Jolly. 
Schumann Marchenbilder 
Yuri Bashmet (viola), Mikhail Muntian (piano) 10.09 Stravinsky Elegie Tabea Zimmermann (viola) 
George Benjamin Viola , 
Viola Tabea Zimmermann , Antoine Tamestit (violas) 
Rubbra Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn, Op 117 Lawrence Power (viola) 
10.46 Mozart String Quintet in E flat, K614 
William Primrose (viola), Griller String Quartet 
11.09 Rota Intermezzo 
Nobuko Imai (viola), Roland Pontinen (piano) 
11.18 Bowen Viola Concerto 
Lawrence Power, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

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 2

Episode 2

Vincent d'Indy

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Vincent d'Indy, Episode 2

Donald Macleod looks at the of 'Indy's opera Fervaal, known as the 'French Parsifal'.

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931): 2/5. D'Indy takes part in the Paris premiere of Lohengrin and begins his opera Fervaal, known as 'the French Parsifal'. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)

2/5. D'Indy takes part in the Paris premiere of Lohengrin, visits England and starts work on his opera Fervaal – 'the French Parsifal', as it has sometimes been called. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Overture: Modere (Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 29)
Amici Ensemble
Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet)
David Hetherington (cello)
Patricia Parr (piano)

Sur la mer, for female voices and piano, Op 32
BBC Singers 
Eleanor Meynell (solo soprano)
Stephen Betteridge (piano)
Ron Corp (conductor) 

Tableaux de Voyage, 13 pieces for piano, Op 33 (excerpts)
Michael Schafer (piano)  

Fervaal, Op 40 (Prélude)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux (conductor)

Istar, variations symphoniques, Op 42
Orchestra Philharmonique des Pays de Loire
Pierre Dervaux (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: d'lndy

2/5. Today d'lndy takes part in the Paris premiere of Lohengrin, visits England and starts work on his opera Fervaal - the French Parsifal, as it has sometimes been called. With Donald Macleod. Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 29 (1st mvt) Amici Ensemble Sur la Mer, Op 32 
Eleanor Meynell (soprano), Stephen Betteridge (piano), BBC Singers, conductor Ronald Corp Tableaux de Voyage, Op 33 (excerpts) Michael Schafer (piano) 
Prelude: Fervaal San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pierre Monteux Istar: Variations Symphoniques, Op 42 
Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire, conductor Pierre Dervaux 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: 22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 22/01/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features Trio Goya in works by Haydn and Mozart.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: 'Period instrument' recitals. 1/4. Trio Goya perform works by Haydn and Mozart. 2.00pm Youth Orchestras: With works by Part, Ravel, Mahler and Tchaikovsky.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Four 'period instrument' lunchtime recitals from The Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall at the University of Leeds.

1/4. Trio Goya perform works from the Austrian Classical repertoire.

Haydn: Trio in D, Hob:XV:24
Mozart: Trio in B flat for piano and strings, K502
Haydn: Trio in D, Hob:XV:13

2.00pm Youth Orchestras

A week of concerts by some of the world's leading youth orchestras and choirs. In this programme, music comes from Australia, France and Germany.

Arvo Part: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Resonanz Ensemble

Ravel: La valse
Australian Youth Orchestra
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

James Ledger: Habits of Creatures
Australian Youth Orchestra
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Gorecki: String Quartet No 1, Op 62 (Already it is dusk)
Resonanz Ensemble

Wagner, arr. Gottwald: Im Treibhaus (Wesendoncklieder)
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chorus

Mahler, arr. Gottwald: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chorus

Avner Dorman: Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!
PercaDu percussion duo
UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor)

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43
Alexey Yemtsov (piano)
Australian Youth Orchestra
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
Australian Youth Orchestra
Lawrence Foster (conductor).

Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
In the first of four period instrument lunchtime recitals given at the Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall at the University of Leeds, Trio Goya perform works from the Austrian Classical repertoire. 
Haydn Piano Trio in D, HXV24 
Mozart Piano Trio in B flat, K502 Haydn Piano Trio in D, H XV 13 
2.00 Youth Orchestras 
Music from Australia, France and Germany. 
Arvo Part Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Resonanz Ensemble Ravel La Valse 
James Ledger Habits of Creatures Australian Youth Orchestra, conductor Lawrence Foster 
Gorecki String Quartet No 1 (Already It Is Dusk) Resonanz Ensemble 
Wagner, arr Gottwald 
Im Treibhaus (Wesendonk-Lieder) Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chorus 
Mahler, arr Gottwald Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chorus Avner Dorman Spices , Perfumes, Toxins! 
PercaDu percussion duo, UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra, conductor Zubin Mehta 
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43 Alexey Yemtsov (piano), Australian Youth Orchestra, conductor Lawrence Foster Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor Australian Youth Orchestra, conductor Lawrence Foster

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: 22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 22/01/2008

With a selection of music plus news from the arts world.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus 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. Earth and Sky

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Earth and Sky

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Earth and Sky

Tom Service presents the world premiere performance of Judith Weir's Concrete.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale. Earth and Sky: Tom Service presents the world premiere performance of Judith Weir's Concrete, commissioned for the occasion, and Weir's Moon and Star.

Judith Weir: Telling the Tale

Earth and Sky

Tom Service presents the world premiere performance of Judith Weir's Concrete, commissioned by the BBC for the occasion. Taking the Barbican itself as its inspiration, this is a large-scale work for chorus, narrator and orchestra, subtitled 'a motet about London'. Also on the programme is Weir's Moon and Star and a performance of a piece by a composer who Weir cites as a big influence on her own work – Michael Finnissy.

Weir: Moon and Star
Finnissy: Red Earth
Weir: Concrete (world premiere)

Samuel West (narrator)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

Performance on 3 Judith Weir. Telling the Tale

With Tom Service. This last broadcast concert from the January composer weekend includes the first performance of Judith Weir 's Concrete, commissioned by the BBC for the occasion. Taking the Barbican itself as her inspiration, this is a large-scale work for chorus and orchestra subtitled "a motet about London." Also on the programme is Weir's Moon and Star and a performance of a piece by a composer whom Weir cites as a major influence on her work: Michael Finnissy. Sam West (nararator), BBC Singers, BBC 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Judith Weir Moon and Star Michael Finnissy Red Earth 
Judith Weir Concrete (first performance)

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: 22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 22/01/2008

Orlando Figes reviews the new exhibition of Masterpieces from Russian Museums.

Philip Dodd talks to Orlando Figes about the new exhibition of Masterpieces from Russian Museums. Plus a discussion on grief and mourning a review of David Hare's new play.

Philip Dodd talks to historian Orlando Figes about the new exhibition of Masterpieces from Russian Museums at the Royal Academy in London, the subject of recent diplomatic tension between London and Moscow.

On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the programme asks whether attempts by world leaders to use YouTube to explain policy are merely a gimmick.

Pyschoanalyst Darian Leader and art historian Griselda Pollock discuss the place of mourning and grief in contemporary culture.

Plus a review of the new Royal Court production of The Vertical Hour, David Hare's play about the Iraq War.

Philip Dodd visits the much-anticipated new exhibition of French and Russian master paintings from Russian Museums, which opens this week at the Royal Academy in London. Producer zahidWarley

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: 22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 22/01/2008

Featuring the Nash Ensemble, who play Mark-Anthony Turnage's An Invention on 'Solitude'.

With Tom Service. The Nash Ensemble are the featured artists and the programme includes Mark-Anthony Turnage's An Invention on 'Solitude'.

With Tom Service. Since their formation the Nash Ensemble have commissioned 138 new works. 
Today's programme includes one of them; Mark-Anthony Turnage 's An Invention on Solitude.

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 2

In Search of Contentment

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, In Search of Contentment, Episode 2Close menu

Scottish novelist AL Kennedy finds herself bereft of contentment, but the search goes on.

In Search of Contentment: 2/4. Scottish novelist and columnist AL Kennedy finds herself bereft of contentment, but the search goes on.

In Search of Contentment

2/4. How does a long train journey, a moment to sit back, relax and quietly relish success, turn into too much time in which to brood? Scottish novelist and columnist AL Kennedy finds herself bereft of contentment, but the search goes on.

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

In Search of Contentment 
2/4. Scottish novelist and columnist AL Kennedy discusses her search for peace of mind.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 22/01/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 22/01/2008

Verity Sharp plays Australian Aboriginal songs and South Indian violin music.

Verity Sharp plays Australian Aboriginal songs and the South Indian violin duo of Lalitha and Nandini Muthuswamy. Plus excerpts from Francois Tetaz's score for the film Wolf Creek.

Verity Sharp presents Alan Maralung's recordings of Australian Aboriginal songs and the South Indian violin duo of Lalitha and Nandini Muthuswamy. Plus excerpts from Francois Tetaz's score for the film Wolf Creek, which features the wire recordings of instrument maker Alan Lamb and the prepared piano of Anthony Pateras.

Verity Sharp presents Alan Maralung 's recordings of Australian Aboriginal songs, the south Indian violin duo of Lalitha and Nandini Muthuswarmy , and excepts from Francois Tetaz 's score for the film Wolf Creek. EMAIL:[address removed]

23/01/2008

With Jonathan Swain. Including works by Scarlatti, Telemann, Holst, Dvorak and Brahms.

Including 1.01 A Scarlattti, D Scarlatti, Telemann, Holst. 3.08 Beethoven, Dvorak, Brahms, JM Bach. 5.00 A Scarlatti, Ravel, Brahms, Haydn, Leclair, Bacewicz.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725)
Variations on La Follia
1.09am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757)
A selection of Keyboard Sonatas: B minor, K 27; B minor, K 227; D major, K 45; C major, K 132; F minor, K 239; A major, K 208; D minor, K 141; D major, K 492; D minor, K 32 (Aria)
1.37am
Soler, Antonio (1729-1783)
Fandango for keyboard in D minor, R 146
1.48am
Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2006)
Hungarian Rock (chaconne) (1978)
Ruggero Lagana (harpsichord)

1.52am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Suite in C (Hamburger Ebb und flut) (TWV 55:C3)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Kjetil Haugsand (conductor)

2.17am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
The Planets – suite, Op 32
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) 

3.08am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111
John Ogdon (piano)

3.35am
Hammerschmidt, Andreas (1611/12-1675)
Suite in G minor/G major for winds – (Ester Fleiss)
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)

3.49am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
Othello – concert overture, Op 93
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4.05
Johnson, Robert (c.1583-1633)
2 Songs: 'Full fathum five' and 'Where the bee sucks, there suck I'
Paul Agnew (tenor)
Christopher Wilson (lute)

4.10am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo in D, K 485
Jean Muller (piano)

4.17am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture, Op 80
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Vasary (conductor)

4.27am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) transcr. Liszt, Franz
Standchen (Serenade) (Schwanengesang), D 957
Simon Trpceski (piano)

4.34am
Bach, Johann Michael (1648-1694)
Aria (Auf lasst uns den Herren loben)
Ulla Groenewold (contralto)
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)

4.41am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-175

With Jonathan Swain.

A. Scarlatti Variations on La Follia

1.09 D. Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas: in B minor, Kk27; in B minor, Kk227; in D, Kk45; in C, Kk132, in minor, Kk239; in A, Kk208; in D minor, Kk141; in D, Kk492; in D minor, Kk32

1.37 Soler Fandango in D minor

1.48 Ligeti Hungarian Rock

1.52 Telemann Suite in C: Hamburger Ebb und Flut

2.17 Holst Suite: The Planets

3.08 Beethoven Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 111

3.35 Hammerschmidt Suite in G minor/G for winds (Ester Fleiss)

3.49 Dvorak Overture: Othello

4.05 Johnson Full Fathom Five: Where the Bee Sucks, There Suck I

4.10 Mozart Rondo in D, K485

4.17 Brahms Academic Festival Overture

4.27 Schubert Standchen, D957 (Schwanengesang)

4.34 J.M. Bach Aria: Auflasstuns den Herren loben

4.41 Bach Prelude and Fugue in D minor (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2)

4.45 Gade Jalousie (Tango Tzigane)

4.49 Rozycki Symphonie Poem: Mona Lisa Gioconda, Op 31

5.00 A. Scarlatti Sinfonia: Amore, Pace e Providenza

5.03 Popper Hungarian Fantasy, Op 68

5.12 Kodaly A Song About King Stephen

5.17 Faure Nocturne No 6 in D flat, Op 63

5.27 Ravel Chansons Madecasses

5.40 Handel Sonata in B flat, HWV357

5.46 Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A

6.06 D. Scarlatti Sonata in C, Kk104

6.12 Haydn Symphony No 104 in D (London)

6.39 Leclair Violin Concerto in D, Op 10 No 3

6.54 Bacewicz Krakowiak

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