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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

22/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Auric, Beethoven, Jersild, Diethelm, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, Nielsen, Brahms, Bacewicz, CPE Bach and Tchaikovsky.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Auric, Georges (1899-1983), arr. Philip Lane: Overture (Hue and Cry)	
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

5.02am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Romance in G for violin and orchestra, Op 40
Igor Ozim (violin)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Samo Hubad (conductor)

5.10am
Jersild, Jorgen (1913-2004): 3 Danish Romances for Choir
The Jutland Chamber Choir
Mogens Dahl (conductor)

5.22am
Diethelm, Caspar (1926-1997): Schonster Tulipan, Op 294
Sibylle Tschopp, Mirjam Tschopp (violin)

5.31am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 5 in B flat, K22
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ernest Bour (conductor)

5.39am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Impromptu No 4 in A flat, D899
Sook-Hyun Cho (piano)

5.46am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Giovanna D'Arco (Sinfonia)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.53am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Serenata in vano, FS 68
The Festival Ensemble of the Festival of the Sound
James Campbell (conductor)

6.01am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): 4 Klavierstucke, Op 119
Robert Silverman (piano)

6.19am
Bacewicz, Grazyna (1909-1969): Folk sketches
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jan Krenz (conductor)

6.24am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Trio Sonata in G, Wq 144
Les Coucous Benevoles

6.38am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Romeo and Juliet
The Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Ludovit Rajter (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: 22/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 22/02/2008

Including works by Bach, Sibelius, Brahms and Mozart.

Including Bach: Trio Sonata. Finzi: Romance for String Orchestra. Sibelius: Karelia Suite. Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique. Brahms: 3 Intermezzi. Mozart: Violin Concerto No 1.

From 7.00am

Bach: Trio Sonata, BWV 530
Palladian Ensemble

Finzi: Romance for String Orchestra, Op 11
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Morton (director)

Sibelius: Karelia Suite
London Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gibson (conductor)

From 8.30am

Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)

Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op 117
Emanuel Ax (piano)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No 1, K207
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown (violin/conductor).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Bach Trio Sonata in G, BWV530 Palladian Ensemble Finzi Romance 
Scottish Ensemble, director Alexander Gibson Sibelius Suite : Karelia 
LSO, conductor Alexander Gibson 
8.30-10.00: Stravinsky Scherzo Fantastique Detroit SO, conductor Antal Dorati Brahms Three Intermezzi , Op 117 Emanuel Ax (piano) 
Mozart Violin Concerto No 1 in B flat, K207 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, director Iona Brown (violin)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 22/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 22/02/2008

Sarah Walker introduces music by Zelenka, Berlioz, McPhee, Britten, Gabrieli and Falla.

Including Zelenka: Trio Sonata No 5 in F. Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete. McPhee: Balinese Ceremonial Music. Britten: On the Beach (Death in Venice). Gabrieli: 3 Cazonas.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Zelenka: Trio Sonata No 5 in F
Heinz Holliger, Maurice Bourgue (oboes)
Klaus Thunemann (bassoon)
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
ECM 462 542 2 (2-CD set)

10.17am
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete, Op 7
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
John Nelson (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SK62730

10.48am
McPhee: Balinese Ceremonial Music - Pemoengkah; Gambangan; Taboeh Teloe
Stephen Drury, Yukiko Takagi (pianos)
MUSIC MASTERS 671592

10.58am
Britten: On the Beach (Death in Venice)
Aschenbach ...... Philip Langridge (tenor)
Strawberry Seller ...... Alison Smart (soprano)
BBC Singers
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 102 802 (2-CD set)

11.10am
Gabrieli: Three Cazonas (X, XIII, XII)
Empire Brass and Friends
TELARC CD-80204

11.20am
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV 439 (La Notte)
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute)
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/conductor)
ARCHIV 423 702 2

11.30am
Falla: Noches en los jardines de Espana
Clara Haskil (piano)
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
PHILIPS 416 443 2

11.54am
Offenbach: Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore (Robinson Crusoe)
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
DECCA 421 879 2.

With Sarah Walker. 
Zelenka Trio Sonata No 5 in F Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue (oboes), Klaus Thunemann (bassoon), Christine Jaccottet (harpsichord) 
10.17 Berlioz Les Nuits d'Ete 
Susan Graham (mezzo), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor John Nelson 
10.48 McPhee Pemoenqkah ; Gambangan; Taboeh Teloe (Balinese Ceremonial Music) Stephen Drury , Yukiko Takagi (piano) 
10.58 Britten On the Beach (Death in Venice)  
BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox 
11.10 Gabrieli Three Canzonas Empire Brass and Friends 
11.20 Vivaldi Flute Concerto in G minor, RV439 (La Notte) Lisa Beznosiuk , English Concert, conductor Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) 
11.30 Falla Noches en los Jardines de Espana Clara Haskil (piano), Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, conductor Igor Markevitch 
11.54 Offenbach Conduisez-Moi vers Celui Que J'adore (Robinson Crusoe) 
Joan Sutherland (soprano), Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Richard Bonynge

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: Giuseppe Verdi

Composer of the Week: Giuseppe Verdi: Episode 5

Episode 5

Giuseppe Verdi

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Giuseppe Verdi, Episode 5

A look at those who aided Verdi's success, focusing on his publishing house, Casa Ricordi.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): 5/5. Donald Macleod looks at some of the people and institutions who helped Verdi achieve success, concentrating on his publishing house, Casa Ricordi.

Giuseppe Verdi  (1813-1901)

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

5/5. Casa Ricordi

By his death in 1901, Verdi had achieved great recognition. Internationally acclaimed, feted wherever he went, his long career had by then spanned 60 years. He had amassed a fortune, due in part to the fact that he was a shrewd businessman but also because of the efforts of Casa Ricordi, the publishing house which had, and continued, to tirelessly promote his music.

Piangea cantando nell'erma landa...Ave Maria (Otello, Act 4)
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
Orchestra of Bastille Opera
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)

Libera me (Messa da Requiem)
Carol Vaness (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)

Je viens solliciter de la Reine...o bien perdu (Don Carlos, Act 2)
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Orchestra de Paris
Antonio Pappano (conductor)

Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside...Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Aida, Act 2)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor).

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

Composer of the Week: Verdi

5/5. Casa Ricordi. With Donald Macleod. 
Piangea Cantando nell'Erma Landa ...Ave Maria (Otello, Act 4) Cheryl Studer (soprano), Bastille 
Opera Orchestra, conductor Myung-Whun Chung Libera Me (Messa da Requiem) Carol Vaness 
(soprano), Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis 
Je Viens Solliciter de la Reine.... 0 Bien Perdu (Don Carlos , Act 2) Karita Mattila (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Orchestre de Paris, conductor Antonio Pappano 
Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside.... Vieni, 0 Guerriero 
Vindice (Aida, Act 2) Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Vienna PO, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt  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: 22/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 22/02/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features music by Poulenc, Hersant, Phibbs and Ravel.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Music by Poulenc, Hersant, Phibbs and Ravel. 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic and friends: Czech composers inspired by England, America and their native land.

Presented by John Shea.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

City of London Festival 2007

The final of a three-week series of concerts from last year's festival brings together Radio 3 New Generation Artists Alina Ibragimova, Danjulo Ishizaka, Sharon Bezaly and Cedric Tiberhgien. They perform in a recital at the national musicians' church, St Sepulchre-without-Newgate.

Poulenc: Flute Sonata
Hersant: In Black (world premiere)
Phibbs: Flex (world premiere)
Ravel: Tzigane

Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends

Concluding the week-long celebration of Czech music making, with Czech composers inspired by the culture of England, America and their native land. Plus an Italian in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic's rivals, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

Trojan: Shakespeare's Smile
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Vronsky (conductor)

Verdi: Ritorna vincitor (Aida)
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Rota (conductor)

Respighi: Pines of Rome
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Rota (conductor)

Dvorak: String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American)
Kapralova Quartet

Fibich: Toman and the Wood Nymph
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott (conductor)

Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Michal Lehotsky (tenor)
Peter Mikulas (bass)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Macal (conductor).

With Fiona Talkington. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
From St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, the last in a three-week series of concerts given at last year's 
City of London Festival by New Generation Artists. Sharon Bezaly (flute), Alina Ibragimova (violin), 
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), Cedric Tiberhgien (piano) Poulenc Flute Sonata Hersant In Black PhibbsF/ex 
Ravel Tzigane 
2.00 The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Friends 
Trojan Shakespeare's Smile Czech PO/Petr Vronsky Verdi Ritorna Vincitor (Aida) Eva Urbanova (soprano) Respighi Pines of Rome 
Czech National SO, conductor Marcello Rota Dvorak String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American) Kapralova Quartet 
Fibich Toman and the Wood Nymph 
Bamberg SO, conductor Jonathan Nott Dvorak The Spectre's Bride 
Eva Urbanova (soprano), Michal Lehotsky (tenor), Peter Mikulas (bass), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech PO, conductor Zdenek Macal

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: 22/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 22/02/2008

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: 22/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 22/02/2008

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform works by Mozart and Beethoven.

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with pianist Robert Levin, perform at the Royal Festival Hall. Featuring Mozart piano concertos and Beethoven's Coriolan Overture.

With Tom Service.

A concert featuring the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with pianist Robert Levin given at the Royal Festival Hall last week.

In the programme are two of Mozart's most popular piano concertos, written as he started out on a freelance career in Vienna, as well as the Coriolan Overture by Beethoven, who was a great admirer of Mozart's piano concertos.

Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture); Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466; Rondo for piano in A minor, K511; Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 
Robert Levin (director/piano).

Tom Service introduces a concert given last week at the Royal Festival Hall. 
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. director Robert Levin (piano) 
Mozart Overture: Der Schauspieldirektor; 
Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466; Rondo in A minor, K511; Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 Beethoven Overture: Coriolan

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

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

The Verb: 22/02/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 22/02/2008

With a look at the use of the Pushkin sonnet, and poet Jan Hadfield on her new collection.

Ian McMillan looks at the use of the Pushkin sonnet, poet Jen Hadfield talks about her new collection and there is a performance from singer-songwriter Laura Marling.

Ian McMillan investigates the Pushkin Sonnet with two authors who have written verse novels using this very un-English form. Andy Croft and Ben Borek discuss finding rhymes, of both masculine and feminine varieties, why Pushkin sonnets seem to lead to comedy and why writing them can be addictive.

Shetland-based poet Jen Hadfield talks about her new collection and the importance of place in her work, while Tim Liardet reads the poem he has written for the Bath Literature Festival, inspired by his own family history.

Plus a performance from critically-acclaimed young singer-songwriter Laura Marling.

Singer/songwriter Amy Macdonald performs in the studio, and Ian McMillan investigatesthe 
Pushkin sonnet with two writers who've written novels using this form. Producer Nicola Holloway

Jazz Library

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings

Programme offering advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings or adding to an existing one

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Abdullah Ibrahim

Alyn Shipton talks to South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his career.

Alyn Shipton talks to South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his recorded catalogue highlights, and his work as a solo pianist, bandleader and composer.

Alyn Shipton talks to gifted South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about the highlights in his recorded catalogue. 

Ibrahim discusses discs from the apartheid era, when he was both an exile and, on a brief return home, the creator of the freedom anthem Mannenberg, as well as his international work as a solo pianist, bandleader and composer.

The South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim joins Alyn Shipton to discuss highlights in his recorded catalogue. Producer Alyn Shipton

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: Evan Parker and Dave Liebman at the Vortex

Evan Parker and Dave Liebman at the Vortex

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Evan Parker and Dave Liebman at the Vortex

Jez Nelson presents a gig featuring free-jazz saxophonists Evan Parker and Dave Liebman.

Jez Nelson presents the historic first appearance together of free-jazz saxophonists Evan Parker and Dave Liebman, at the Vortex in London.

Evan Parker and Dave Liebman at the Vortex

Jez Nelson presents a historic gig played at the Vortex jazz club in London in January, featuring the first appearance together of free-jazz saxophonists Evan Parker and Dave Liebman.

Evan Parker has been one of the most visible presences on the European improvising scene for almost 50 years, and has played with the likes of Peter Brötzmann, Derek Bailey, and recently Squarepusher. 

New York-based Liebman specialises in soprano saxophone and has worked with Chick Corea, Dave Holland - and Miles Davis, on albums including On the Corner and Get Up With It.

Evan Parker and Dave Liebman at the Vortex Evan Parker and Dave Liebman join forces for a gig recorded at the Vortex Jazz Club in London. Presented by Jez Nelson. Producer Robert Abel

Through the Night: 23/02/2008

23/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 23/02/2008

With Jonathan Swain. Including Mozart, Mahler, Weber, Handel, Glinka, Chabrier and Elgar.

Including 1.00 Mozart, Mahler, Beethoven. 2.57 Weber, Mendelssohn, Handel, Brahms, Faure, Palestrina, Vivaldi. 5.00 Glinka, Liszt, Milhaud, Mertz, Dvorak, Chabrier, CPE Bach, Elgar.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	: Symphony No 22 in E flat
Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR
Adam Fischer (conductor)

1.10am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	: Symphony No 25 in G minor
Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR
Adam Fischer (conductor)

1.34am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Kindertotenlieder
Cornelia Kallisch (contralto)
Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR
Adam Fischer (conductor)

2.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): 33 Variations in C on a waltz by Diabelli, Op 120
Einar Henning Smebye (piano)

2.57am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Missa Sancta No 1 in E flat
Norwegian Soloist Choir
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Grete Pedersen Helgerod (conductor)

3.31am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Sextet in D for piano and strings, Op 110
Elise Batnes (violin)
Lars Anders Tomter, Johannes Gustavsson (viola)
Ernst Simon Glaser (cello)
Katrine Oigaard (bass)
Enrico Pace (piano)

3.58am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Concerto in B flat for harp and orchestra
Nicanor Zabaleta (harp)
Zagreb Philharmonic
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

4.12am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Hungarian dances for piano duet (Nos 1, 8, 11, 13 and 17)
Noel Lee, Christian Ivaldi (piano)

4.25am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Fantasy for flute and piano
Lorant Kovacs (flute)
Erika Lux (piano)

4.31am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Magnificat Primi Toni
Elmer Iseler Singers
Elmer Iseler (conductor)

4.39am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Overture in D
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

4.47am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in E minor for cello and orchestra
Maris Villeruss (cello)
Latvian Philharmony Chamber Orchestra
Tovijs Lifsics (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. Highlights include 1.00 Mozart 
Symphonies: No 22 in E flat, K184; No 25 in G minor, K183 Mahler Kindertotenlieder Cornelia Kallisch (mezzo), Danish Radio Sinfonietta, conductor Adam Fischer 
3.31 Mendelssohn Piano Sextet D, Op 110 5.13 Milhaud Suite , Op 157b 6.06 Mozart Adagio in B minor, K540 
6.31 Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) 
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