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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

19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Bernstein, Copland, Martinu, Beethoven, Stanford, Rossini, Frescobaldi, Debussy, Grainger, Faure, Prokofiev and Vivaldi.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990): Overture (Candide)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

5.05am
Copland, Aaron (1900-1990): El Salon Mexico
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

5.17am
Martinu, Bohuslav (1890-1959): La revue de cuisine
The Festival Ensemble of the Festival of the Sound

5.32am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Adagio for Musical Clock, WoO 33	
Stef Tuinstra (organ)

5.38am
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924): The Blue Bird
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

5.43am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Overture (La gazza ladra)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

5.53am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Canzon prima basso solo
Musica Fiata, Koln
Roland Wilson (director)

5.58am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Fetes galantes
Paula Hoffman (mezzo-soprano)
Lars-David Nilsson (piano)

6.06am
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911): Norwegian Artists' Carnival, Op 14
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

6.13am
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Apres un reve
Leslie Howard (piano)

6.17am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Suite (Pelleas et Melisande), Op 80
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

6.34am
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953): 3 dances (Romeo and Juliet)
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)

6.48am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in C minor for treble recorder, RV 441
Michael Schneider (recorder)
Camerata Koln.

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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 19/02/2008

Including music by Weber, Mozart, Bach, Wagner and Chopin.

Including Weber: Overture (The Ruler of the Spirits). Mozart: Concert Aria (Ombra felice). Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 2. Wagner: Overture (Tannhauser). Mozart: Regina Coeli.

From 7.00am

Weber: Overture (The Ruler of the Spirits)
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)

Mozart: Concert Aria (Ombra felice, K255)
Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo-soprano)
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Leopold Hager (conductor)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock (director)

From 8.30am

Wagner: Overture (Tannhauser)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Chopin: Berceuse in D flat, Op 57
Maria Joao Pires (piano)

Mozart: Regina Coeli, K108
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir
Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (conductor).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Weber Overture: The Ruler of the Spirits Mozart Ombra Felice. ...Io Ti Lascio , K255 
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F BWV1047 
8.30-10.00: Wagner Overture: Tannhauser Chopin Berceuse in D flat, Op 57 Mozart Regina Coeli in C, K108

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 19/02/2008

Sarah Walker introduces music by Granados, Puccini, Ravel, Falla, Schubert and Seixas.

Including Granados: Los requiebros; El amor y la muerte. Puccini: Crisantemi. Anon: Protos (Ancient Greek Music). Ravel: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Falla: Jota.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Granados: Los requiebros; El amor y la muerte (Goyescas)
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
RCA RD 60408

10.23am
Puccini: Crisantemi
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 410 007 2

10.31am
Anon: Protos (Ancient Greek music)
Melpomen
Conrad Steinmann (aulos)
Massimo Cialfi (tympanon)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 905263

10.35am
Ravel, orch Rosenthal: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques (Popular Greek melodies)
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Georges Pretre (conductor)
EMI 565 061 2 (4-CD set)

10.37am
Falla: Jota (Canciones populares espanoles)
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Gonzalo Soriano (piano)
EMI 565 061 2 (4-CD set)

10.40am
Trad: La Dama d'Arago
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Antonio Ros-Marba (conductor)
EMI 565 061 2 (4-CD set)

10.44am
Sculthorpe: Cello Dreaming
Emma-Jane Murphy (cello)
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10063

11.01am
Trad, arr. Grainger: There was a pig
Grainger: Australian Up-country Song
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Simon Halsey (conductor)
CONIFER CDCF162

11.06am
Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor, D759 (Unfinished)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Colin Davis (conductor)
RCA 09026 685442

11.34am
Seixas: Sonata No 46 in G; Sonata No 79 in B flat
Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VD 545 114 2

11.43am
Cardoso: Motets (Non mortui; Sitivit anima mea; Mulier quae erat; Nos autem gloriari)
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips (director)
GIMELL CDGIM 021.

With Sarah Walker. 
Granados Los Requiebros; El Amor y la Muerta (Goyescas) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) 
10.23 Puccini Crisantemi Berlin RSO/Chailly 
10.31 Anon Protos Ensemble Melpomen 
10.35 Ravel, orch Rosenthal 
Chanson des Cueilleuses de Lentisques Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano), Paris 
Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Georges Pretre FallaJota Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano), Gonzalo Soriano (piano) 
Trad La Oama dArag6 Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Antonio Ros-Marba 
10.44 Sculthorpe Cello Dreaming Emma-Jane Murphy , Australian CO/Richard Tognetti 
11.01 Trad, arr Grainger There Was a Pig: Australian Up-Country Song City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, conductor Simon Halsey 
11.06 Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor 
(Unfinished) Dresden Staatskapelle/Colin Davis 
11.34 Seixas Sonata No 46 in G; Sonata No 79 in B flat Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord) 
11.43 Cardoso Motets: Non Mortui; Sitivit Anima Mea; Mulier Quae Erat; Nos Autem Gloriari Tallis Scholars, director Peter Phillips

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: Verdi

Composer of the Week: Giuseppe Verdi: Episode 2

Episode 2

Giuseppe Verdi

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Giuseppe Verdi, Episode 2

Donald Macleod looks at those who aided Verdi's success, focusing on Giuseppina Strepponi.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 2/5. Donald Macleod looks at the people who helped Verdi to success, focusing on the opera singer Giuseppina Strepponi, one of his most loyal supporters.

Giuseppe Verdi  (1813-1901)

Donald Macleod looks at some of the personalities who were instrumental in helping Verdi achieve success.

2/5. Giuseppina Strepponi

The opera singer Giuseppina Strepponi was one of Verdi's most loyal supporters. Despite the difficulties her tarnished reputation caused the couple, their relationship endured for half a century. Verdi relied on her steady emotional support, advice over singers and her ability to deal with all his professional matters including tactfully negotiating disputes with colleagues and friends.

Oh belle, a questa misera (Act 2, I Lombardi)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Surta e la notte...Ernani! Ernani, involami (Ernani, Act 1)
Leontyne Price (soprano)
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Thomas Schippers (conductor)

Ben io t'invenni...Anch'io dischiuso un giorno (Nabucco Act 2)
Ghena Dimitrova (soprano)
Orchestra of Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)

La Traviata (Act 1)
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
John Pritchard (conductor).

Composer of the Week: Giuseppe Verdi

Donald Macleod looks at some of the personalities who helped Verdi achieve success

Donald Macleod looks at some of the personalities who were instrumental in helping Verdi achieve success

2/5. Giuseppina Strepponi. With Donald Macleod. Oh Belle, a Questa Misera (I Lombardi, Act 2) 
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Berlin PO, conductor Claudio Abbado Surta e la Notte.... Ernani! Ernani, Involami (Ernani, Act 1) Leontyne Price (soprano), 
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra/Thomas Schippers Ben Io T'lnvenni.... Anchi'lo Dischiuso un Giorno (Nabucco, Act 2) Ghena Dimitrova (soprano), 
Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra/Giuseppe Sinopoli La Traviata, Act I Joan Sutherland (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 
Chorus and Orchestra, conductor John Pritchard  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: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 19/02/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features works by Britten, Debussy and Alberga.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: City of London Festival 2007. Featuring Britten, Debussy and Alberga. 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic and friends: A tour of Czech music.

Presented by John Shea.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

City of London Festival 2007

The final week of concerts given at last summer's festival began with a recital from St Andrew's Holborn, by Radio 3 New Generation Artists oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk and the Psophos Quartet.

Britten: Oboe Quartet        
Debussy: Quartet for strings in G minor 
Alberga: Succubus Moon (world premiere)          

Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe)
Psophos Quartet

2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends

The programme interweaves a whistlestop tour through Czech music since Dvorak with a musical recreation of a remarkable journey. Between 1465 and 1467 the Czech nobleman, diplomat and spy Leo of Rozmital made a pilgrimage from Prague to the Spanish shrine of Santiago de Compostela, travelling there and back through most of Europe.

Dvorak: Symphonic Variations
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Anon (Czech): Melos premat hilariter; Jubilo cum carmine
Discantus
Brigitte Lesne (director)
Alla Francesca
Pierre Hamon (director)
Alta
Pierre Boragno (director)

Ostrcil: Impromptu, Op 13
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Binchois: Salve sancta parens

Janacek: Taras Bulba
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Anon (English): Alleluia, a newe work

Kapralova: String quartet, Op 8
Kapralova Quartet

Anon (Spanish): Camini por altar torres; Ensalcemos al Apostol

Martinu: Symphony No 1
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Macal (conductor)

Anon (Spanish and Italian): Al jorn del Judici (Sybillic prophecy); Fate d'arera

Barton: After the Sunset
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Olivieri-Monroe (conductor)

Anon (Czech): Jubilo cum carmine.

With Fiona Talkington. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
A recital given at St Andrew's Holborn during last year's City of London festival. 
Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Psophos Quartet. Britten Phantasy Quartet, Op 2 Ravel String Quartet 
Eleanor Alberga Succubus Moon (1st performance) 
2.00 The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Friends 
Dvorak Symphonic Variations 
Czech PO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
Anon Me/os Premat Hilariter; Jubilo cum Carmine Discantus Ensemble, director Brigitte Lesne, Alia Francesca Ensemble, director Pierre Hamon, Alta Ensemble, director Pierre Boragno Ottakar Ostrcil Impromptu, Op 13 
Prague SO, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Gilles Binchois Salve Sancta Parens 
Janacek Taras Bulba Finnish RSO/Sakari Oramo Anon Alleluia, a Newe Work 
Vitezslava Kapralova String Quartet, Op 8 Kapralova Quartet 
Anon Camina por Altar Torres; Ensalcemos alApostol 
Martinu Symphony No 1 Czech PO/Zdenek Macal Anon A Jorn del Judici (Sybillic Prophecy): Fate d'Arera 
Hanus Barton After the Sunset 
Czech PO, conductor Charles Olivieri-Monroe Anon Jubilo cum Carmine

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: In Tune

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, In Tune

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: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 19/02/2008

Pianist Murray Perahia performs works by Mozart, Schubert and Chopin.

Tom Service presents another chance to hear a concert given at the Royal Festival Hall in 2001, featuring pianist Murray Perahia performing works by Mozart, Schubert and Chopin.

Tom Service presents another chance to hear a concert given at the Royal Festival Hall in 2001, featuring pianist Murray Perahia performing works by Mozart, Schubert and Chopin.

Mozart: Fantasia in C minor for piano, K475
Schubert: Sonata in B flat for piano, D960
Chopin: Ballade No 3 in A flat for piano, Op 47; 12 Studies for piano, Op 25; Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31.

A recital given at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and first broadcast in 2001. With Tom Service. Murray Perahia (piano) 
Mozart Fantasia in C minor, K475 
Schubert Piano Sonata in B flat, D960 
Chopin Ballade No 3 in A flat, Op 47; Etudes, Op 25 (excerpts); Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31

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: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 19/02/2008

Philip Dodd reviews a major new exhibition of work by artists Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.

Philip Dodd visits a new exhibition of artworks by three pioneering figures from 20th century art: Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Francis Picabia.

Philip Dodd visits a new exhibition at Tate Modern in London with famous artworks by three pioneering figures from 20th century art.

They are Marcel Duchamp, the artist who controversially first displayed a urinal in a gallery; Man Ray, who invented solarised surrealist photography; and the dada poet Francis Picabia. 

How and why did these artists become so influential that many would claim they changed the course of art history?

Philip Dodd goes to see a new exhibition at Tate 
Modern in London of artworks by Marcel Duchamp , Man Ray and Francis Picabia. Producer Allegra Mcllroy

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: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 19/02/2008

A profile of mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who performs Dido's Lament and works by Mozart.

Tom Service profiles American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and includes her version of Dido's Lament from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, plus opera arias by Mozart.

With Tom Service. Featuring mezzo Susan Graham 's interpretation of Dido's Lament from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and opera arias by Mozart.

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: Death and the Philosopher

The Essay: Death and the Philosopher: Episode 2

Death and the Philosopher

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Death and the Philosopher, Episode 2Close menu

Death and the Philosopher. 2: No-one lives forever, but perhaps ideas might.

Death and the Philosopher: 2/4. No one lives forever, but perhaps ideas might. Lesley Chamberlain explores the tussle between the flesh and mind.

The Essay: Death and the Philosopher

Series of essays exploring the relationship between death and the philosopher

Series of radio essays exploring the relationship between the notion of death and the philosopher

Death and the Philosopher 
2/4. No one lives for ever, but perhaps ideas might. Lesley Chamberlain explores the tussle between the flesh and mind. <R)

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 19/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 19/02/2008

With Persian-inspired music from Ensemble Dastan and Serbian music by Paprika Balkanicus.

Verity Sharp presents the Persian-inspired music of Ensemble Dastan, traditional Serbian material by Paprika Balkanicus and traditional Yugoslavian music from the Bardos Band.

Verity Sharp with music from Ensemble Dastan and Paprika Balkanicus, and traditional 
Yugoslavian songs from the Bardos Band.

20/02/2008

Including 1.00 Vivaldi, Nowowiejski, Ibert. 2.55 Mendelssohn, Moszkowski, Handel. 5.00 Forster, Sweelinck, Hummel, Haydn, Massenet, Lajtha, Mendelssohn, Respighi.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sinfonia (L'Olimpiade)
1.08am
Spring, Op 8/1 in E, RV 269 (The Four Seasons)
1.19am
Summer, Op 8/2 in G minor, RV 315 (The Four Seasons)
1.31am
Autumn, Op 8/3 in F, RV 293 (The Four Seasons)
1.44am
Winter, Op 8/4 in F minor, RV 297 (The Four Seasons)
1.53am
Concerto in D minor, RV 129
Concerto Copenhagen
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin/conductor)

1.59am
Nowowiejski, Felix (1877-1946): Missa pro pace, Op 49, No 3
Polish Radio Choir
Andrzej Bialko (organ)
Wlodzimierz Siedlik (conductor)

2.37am
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962): Little Suite in 15 pictures
Adam Fellegi (piano)

2.55am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): String Octet in E flat, Op 20
Kodaly Quartet
Bartok String Quartet

3.23am
Moszkowski, Moritz (1854-1925): Concerto for piano and orchestra in E, Op 59
Janina Fialkowska (piano)
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

4.00am
Auber, Daniel-Francois-Esprit (1782-1871): Overture (Fra Diavolo)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

4.09am
Elsner, Jozef Antoni Franciszek (1769-1854): Polonaise in E flat
Urszula Bartkiewicz (harpsichord)

4.14am
Pez, Johann Christoph (1664-1716): Passacaglia and Aria
Carin van Heerden, Ales Rypan (recorder)
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Michi Gaigg (director)

4.22am
Lorenzetti, Joseph (1740-1789): Gavotte
Gary Karr (double bass)
Harmon Lewis (piano).

With Jonathan Swain. Vivaldi Sinfonia: L'Olimpiade; Violin Concertos: in E, RV269: in G minor, RV315, in F, 
RV293; in F minor, RV297 (The Four Seasons): Concerto in D minor, RV129 Concerto Copenhagen/Gottfried von der Goltz (violin) 3.23 Moszkowski Piano Concerto in E, Op 59 
4.34 Handel Gentle Morpheus, Son of Night (Alceste) 
5.31 Gorczycki Illuxit Sol ; Nunc Dimittis 633 Mendelssohn, arr Rachmaninov Scherzo: A Midsummer Night's Dream For full details visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/throughthenight

Jonathan Swain continues the programme with music by Faure, Handel, Wagner, Palestrina, Forster, Sweelinck and Cima.

With Jonathan Swain.

4.25am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor, Op 33, No 1
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

4.34am
Handel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759): Alceste: Gentle Morpheus, son of night
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)

4.43am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Prelude, Act 1 (Lohengrin)
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec
Franz Paul Decker (conductor)

4.53am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Litaniae de Beata Virgine Maria
Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal
Christopher Jackson (director)

5.00am
Forster, Kaspar (1616-1673): Sonata a 7
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson (director)

5.05am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Beati pauperes spiritu (motet)
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
Stephan Stubbs (lute)

5.10am
Cima, Giovanni Paolo (c.1570-c.1622): Canzon for keyboard
Stef Tuinstra (organ).

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