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Through the Night

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

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27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Shostakovich, Abel, Mozart, CPE Bach, Haydn, Arnold, Scarlatti, Glick and Beethoven.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Festive Overture, Op 96
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.06am
Compiled by Alfonso X (el Sabio) (1221-1284): Rosa das rosas (Cantigas de Santa Maria)
Concanentes

5.13am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Symphony in D, Op 10 No 5
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider (conductor)

5.23am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	: 12 Variations on Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman, K265
Yur-Eum Woodwind Quintet

5.35am
Bach, Carl Philip Emanuel (1714-1788): Sonata in G minor, Wq 70 No 6
Wim Diepenhorst (organ)

5.49am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): The heavens are telling (The Creation, H XXI 2)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Roy Thomson Hall Orchestra
Elmer Iseler (conductor)

5.53am
Arnold, Sir Malcolm Henry (b. 1921), arr. Paynter: Little Suite No 1 for brass band, Op 80
Edmonton Wind Ensemble
Harry Pinchin (conductor)

6.01am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757), arr. Kain: Sonata in F, K518
Guitar Trek

6.06am
Glick, Srul Irving (1934-2002): Divertimento for string orchestra
13 Strings of Ottawa
Brian Law (conductor)

6.25am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37
Christian Zacharias (piano)
Academie Beethoven
Jean Caeyers (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: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 27/02/2008

Including music by Chopin, Glazunov, Mozart, Mondonville, Sibelius and Mendelssohn.

Including Chopin: Rondo in C. Glazunov: Prelude and Fugue in D minor (The Fridays, Book 1 No 1). Mozart: Concerto No 3 in E flat, K447. Mondonville: Sonata No 4 in C.

Including from 7.00am

Chopin: Rondo in C, Op 73
Danielle Laval, Teresa Llacuna (pianos)

Glazunov: Prelude and Fugue in D minor (The Fridays, Book 1 No 1)
Shostakovich Quartet

Mozart: Concerto No 3 in E flat, K447
Miroslav Stefek (horn)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ancerl (conductor)

From 8.30am

Mondonville: Sonata No 4 in C (Pieces de clavecin en sonates)
Lars Fryden (violin)
Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

Sibelius: En Saga, Op 9
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Andante with Variations in D
Marie-Claire Alain (organ).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Chopin Rondo in C, Op 73 
Danielle Laval and Teresa Llacuna (pianos) Glazunov Prelude and Fugue in D minor 
(The Fridays, Book 1 No 1) Shostakovich Quartet Mozart Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat, K447 
Miroslav Stefek , Czech PO, conductor Karel Ancerl 
8.30-10.00: Mondonville Violin Sonata in C (Pieces de Clavecin en Sonates) 
Lars Fryden , Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Sibelius En Saga, Op 9 
Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis Mendelssohn Andante with Variations in D Marie-Claire Alain (organ)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 27/02/2008

Sarah Walker introduces works by Alwyn, Brahms, Poulenc, Finzi and Kodaly.

Including Alwyn: Sonata alla toccata. Brahms: Symphony No 2. Poulenc: 4 Motets pour un temps de penitance. Finzi: Eclogue for piano and strings. Trad. Scottish: Roslin Castle.

Wth Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Alwyn: Sonata alla toccata (1947)
Peter Donohoe (piano)
NAXOS 8.55790

10.12am
Brahms: Symphony No 2
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
TELDEC 844070

10.54am
Poulenc: 4 Motets pour un temps de penitance
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
James O'Donnell (director)
HYPERION CDA 66664

11.11am
Finzi: Eclogue for piano and strings
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Northern Sinfonia
Howard Griffiths (conductor)
NAXOS 8.555766

11.23am
Oliver/William: What you want me to do
King Oliver and band
BLUEBIRD ND 90410

11.27am
Kodaly: Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song (The Peacock)
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz (conductor)
BELART 4610122

11.54am
Trad. Scottish, arr. Haydn: Roslin Castle; The White Cockade
Mhairi Lawson (soprano)
Rachel Podger (violin)
Oleg Kogan (cello)
Olga Tverskaya (fortepiano)
OPUS OPS 30121.

With Sarah Walker. 
Alwyn Sonata Alia Toccata Peter Donohoe (piano) 
10.12 Brahms Symphony No 2 in D 
Berlin PO, conductor Joseph Keilberth 
10.54 Poulenc Quatre Motets Pour un Temps de Pénitence Choir of Westminster Cathedral, director James O'Donnell 
11.11 Finzi Eclogue for piano and strings Peter Donohoe , Northern Sinfonia, conductor Howard Griffiths 
11.23 Oliver/William What Do You Want Me to Do? King Oliver and his Band 
11.27 Kodaly Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song (The Peacock) LSO, conductor Istvan Kertesz 
11.54 Trad, arr Haydn Roslin Castle; The White 
Cockade Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Rachel Podger (violin), Oleg Kogan (cello), Olga Tverskaya (fortepiano)

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: William Alwyn

Composer of the Week: William Alwyn: Episode 3

Episode 3

William Alwyn

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, William Alwyn, Episode 3

With a work inspired by one of Alwyn's favourite artists plus his dramatic third symphony.

William Alwyn (1905-1985): 3/5. Donald Macleod introduces a work inspired by one of Alwyn's favourite artists plus a recording of Alwyn conducting his dramatic third symphony.

William Alwyn (1905-1985)

3/5. Alwyn was a man of diverse and passionate enthusiasms: he wrote poetry and enjoyed painting, both as an artist himself and as a collector. Donald Macleod introduces a work inspired by one of his favourite pre-Raphaelite artists and plays the 1972 recording of Alwyn conducting his fiercely dramatic third symphony.

Libera Me (Svengali)
Susan Bullock (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Crepuscule
Ieuan Jones (harp)

Autumn Legend
Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Symphony No 3
London Philharmonic Orchestra
William Alwyn (conductor).

Donald Macleod explores the range of music Alwyn created in his long and prolific career

Donald Macleod explores the range of music Alwyn created during his long and prolific career, which embraced film scores as well concert hall works

Composer of the Week: Alwyn

3/5. With Donald Macleod. Including today a work inspired by one of the composer's favourite pre-Raphaelite artists. 
Libera Me (Svengali) Susan Bullock (soprano), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba Crepuscule leuan Jones (harp) 
Autumn Legend Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais), 
City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox Symphony No 3 London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor William Alwyn  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: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 27/02/2008

The Lunchtime Concert includes works by MacDowell, Vaughan Williams and Copland.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. A performance of works by MacDowell, Vaughan Williams and Copland. 2.10pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle.

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Continuing a week of concerts given at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to mark the city's 800th anniversary, featuring young artists performing British and American repertoire that reflects Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World.

MacDowell: To a Wild Rose
Ashley Wass (piano)

MacDowell: Five Songs, Op 47
Simon Bailey (bass-baritone)
Claire Dunham (piano)

Clarke: Midsummer Moon
Jack Liebeck (violin)
Ashley Wass (piano)

Thomson: Family Portraits
Onyx Brass Quintet

Rawsthorne: Sonatina for flute, oboe and piano
InTriplicate

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Doric Quartet

Copland: Corral Nocturne; Hoe-Down (Rodeo)
Onyx Brass Quintet

2.10pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle

Bantock: Omar Khayyam, Part 3
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)

Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 8 (Antarctic)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor)

Barber: Sonata for cello and piano, Op 6
Li-Wei (cello)
Gretel Dowdeswell (piano)

Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op 10
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Layton (conductor).

Introduced by Penny Gore . 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Another concert recorded at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn. 
MacDowell To a Wild Rose Ashley Wass  (piano) Five Songs, Op 47 
Simon Bailey (bass-baritone), Claire Dunham (piano) Clarke Midsummer Moon 
Jack Liebeck (violin), Ashley Wass (piano) 
Thomson Family Portraits Onyx Brass Quintet Rawsthorne Sonatina for flute, oboe and piano InTriplicate 
Vauqhan Williams On Wenlock Edge 
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Alasdair Beatson (piano), Doric Quartet 
Copland Corral Nocturne; Hoe-Down (Rodeo) Onyx Brass Quintet 
2.10 British Symphony Series Bantock Omar Khayyam (Part 3) 
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Toby Spence 
(tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony No 8 (Antarctic) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer Barber Cello Sonata, Op 6 
Li-Wei, Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) 
Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge BBCSSO, director Elizabeth Layton

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: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 27/02/2008

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: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 27/02/2008

James Macmillan conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a premiere of interludes from his opera.

BBC Philharmonic/James MacMillan. Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. MacMillan: Three Interludes (The Sacrifice) (world premiere). Kancheli: Symphony No 5.

Introduced by Petroc Trelawny.

James MacMillan, the BBC Philharmonic's Composer/Conductor, conducts the world premiere of three interludes from his new opera The Sacrifice, a work based on a medieval Welsh tale and focusing on issues of love and conflict.

The programme also includes a work by Messiaen celebrating the Resurrection and evoking the landscapes of the Alps, and Kancheli's Fifth Symphony, written 30 years ago. It features a child-like theme on the harpsichord, representing youthful optimism, which is graphically overpowered by orchestral forces.

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
James MacMillan (conductor)

Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
MacMillan: Three Interludes (The Sacrifice) (world premiere)
Kancheli: Symphony No 5.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny . James MacMillan unveils three interludes from his new opera The Sacrifice. Based on a medieval Welsh tale, the opera focuses on themes of love and conflict. 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor James MacMillan 
Messiaen Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum James MacMillan Three Interludes (The Sacrifice) (first performance) Giya Kancheii Symphony No 5

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: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 27/02/2008

Kenan Malik talks to author Hanif Kureishi about his new novel Something to Tell You.

Kenan Malik talks to Hanif Kureishi about Something to Tell You, his new novel in which a psychologist looks back on his youth in 1970s London suburbia.

Kenan Malik talks to Hanif Kureishi about Something to Tell You, his new novel in which a psychologist looks back on his youth in 1970s London suburbia, a background similar to Kureishi's own.

Plus one of Germany's leading and most innovative theatre directors Thomas Ostermeier, whose radical updating of Henrick Isben's Hedda Gabbler is about to open in Britain.

Kenan Malik talks to Hanif Kureishi about Something to Tell You, his new novel in which a psychologist looks back on his youth in 1970s London suburbia, a background similar to Kureishi's own. And he meets one of Germany's leading theatre directors, Thomas Ostermeier. whose updating of Henrik Ibsen 'sHedda Gabler is about to open in Britain. Producer Tim Prosser

Artist Focus

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist.

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Artist Focus: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 27/02/2008

With pianist Peter Donohoe playing music by composers including Chopin.

Petroc Trelawny introduces performances by the pianist Peter Donohoe, who plays music by composers including Chopin.

Pianist Peter Donohoe performs music by Chopin. Presented by Petroc Trelawny .

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.

The Essay: To Russia with Love

The Essay: To Russia with Love: Episode 5

Episode 5

To Russia with Love

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, To Russia with Love, Episode 5

Simon Sebag Montefiore reflects on Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin's romance.

Simon Sebag Montefiore reflects the great historical romance between Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin in 18th century St Petersburg.

Five writers, each intimately connected with Russia, examine some of the passions that led them to embark upon a life-long relationship with the nation. Simon Sebag Montefiore reflects on possibly the greatest of all historical romances - that between Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin in 18th century St Petersburg.

Writers examine some of the passions that led to a life-long relationship with Russia

Writers examine some of the passions that led them to embark upon a life-long relationship with Russia

To Russia with Love 
3/4. Simon Sebag Montefiore reflects on one of the greatest of all historical romances - that between Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin in 18th-century St Petersburg.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 27/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 27/02/2008

With Italian Renaissance music plus Canadian folk from The Bills.

Verity Sharp presents Italian Renaissance music from the album Venezia Stravagantissima, Canadian folk from The Bills and the art of the Change Ringing Handbell Group.

Italian Renaissance music from the album Venezia Stravagantissima , Canadian folk from The Bills, and the art of the Change Ringing Handbell Group. Presented by Verity Sharp.

Through the Night: 28/02/2008

28/02/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 28/02/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces works by Chausson, Brahms, Kodaly, Prokofiev and Beethoven.

Including 1.00 Roost, Parker, Brahms. 3.14 Kodaly, Prokofiev, Franck. 5.00 Mozart, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schenk, Bach.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Roost, Jan van der (b.1956): Limelight Fanfare
1.05am
Koetsier, Jan (1911-2006): Brass Symphony, Op 80
1.19am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949), arr. Reger (1873-1916): Solemn Entry of the Knights of St John, for organ and brass
1.27am
Dediu, Dan (b.1967): Fanfare for the Recent Man, Op 122
1.39am
Parker, Jim (b.1934): A Londoner in New York Suite
1.50am
Khachaturian, Aram Il'yich (1903-1978): Sabre Dance (Spartacus)
Romanian Brass Ensemble
Adrian Petrescu (conductor)

1.53am
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899): Symphony in B flat, Op 20
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michel Plasson (conductor)

2.29am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34
Havard Gimse (piano)
Vertavo Quartet

3.14am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Missa brevis (...in tempore belli)
Aniko Kopjar, Alice Komaroni, Eva Nagy, Agnes Tumpekne Kuti, Timea Tillai, Janos Szerekovan, Joszef Moldvay, Pecsi Kamarakorus (soloists)
Istvan Ella (organ)
Aurel Tillai (conductor)

3.49am
Buffardin, Pierre-Gabriel (c.1690-1768): Concerto a 5 in E minor for flute and strings
Ernst-Burghard Hilse (flute)
Musica Antiqua Koln

4.01am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Introduction and Waltz (Eugene Onegin)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4.09am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Cinderella Fantasy Suite
Aglika Genova, Liuben Dimitrov (pianos)

4.22am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Solitudini amate, Aure, Fonti, ombre gradite (Alessandro)
Roxana ...... Sophie Boulin (soprano)
La Petite Bande
Sigswald Kuijken (director).

Presented by Susan Sharpe. Including 1.05 Koetsier Brass Symphony, Op 80 Romanian Brass Ensemble/ Adrian Petrescu 2.29 Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 3.14 Kodaly Missa Brevis In Tempore Belli 
5.00 Mozart Overture: Die Zauberflöte 
5.13 Haydn String Trio in B flat, Op 53 No 2 
6.42 Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV225 For full details visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/throughthenight

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by CPE Bach, Franck, Durante Mozart, Schubert, Elgar, Hadyn, Mendelssohn, Telemann, Moniuszko, Brahms, Beethoven and Bach.

With Susan Sharpe.

4.29am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Fugue in D minor
Wim Diepenhorst (organ)

4.32am
Franck, Cesar (1822-1890): Le chasseur maudit
Orchestre National de France
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

4.49am
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755): Harpsichord Concerto in B flat
Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord)
Concerto Koln

5.00am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Overture (Die Zauberflote)
Stavanger SO
Fabio Biondi (conductor)

5.06am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Jagers Abendlied, D368
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

5.09am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Romanian Brass Ensemble
Adrian Petrescu (conductor)

5.13am
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809): String Trio in B flat, Op 53 No 2
Leopold Trio

5.21am
Mendelssohn, Felix Batholdy (1809-1847): Im Grunen; Die Nachtigall; Ruhetal; Jagdlied (Im Grunen, Op 59)
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

5.30am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata for violin and basso continuo in F (Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Koln

5.41am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872), orch. Noskowski: Polonaise in E flat
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Katlewicz (conductor)

5.48am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Muhseligen, Op 74 (Part 1)
Grex Vocalis
Carl Hogset (director)

5.53am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58
Nelson Goerne (piano)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

6.28am
Schenck, Johann (1660-c.1712): Sonata in D, Op 9, No 1 (L'echo du Danube)
Berliner Konzert

6.42am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
Norwegian Soloist Choir
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Grete Pedersen (conductor).

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