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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

01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Verdi, Falla, Moszkowski, Tournier, Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Wolf, Rosetti, Biber and Suk.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Overture (La forza del destino)
5.07am
Anon: The Spanish Gypsies
Concerto Copenhagen
Andrew Lawrence-King (director/harpsichord)

5.12am
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946): Spanish Dance No 1 (molto ritmico) (La vida breve)
Eolina Quartet

5.16am
Moszkowski, Moritz (1854-1924): Valse in E for piano, Op 34 No 1
Dennis Hennig (piano)

5.25am
Tournier, Marcel (1879-1951): Images for harp and string quartet, Op 35
Erica Goodman (harp)
Members of the Amadeus Ensemble

5.36am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto No 8 in A minor for two violins, strings and continuo, RV 522 (L'estro armonico, Op 3)
Paul Wright, Sayuri Yamagata (violins)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

5.46am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Four Studies for piano, Op 7
Nikita Magaloff (piano)

5.54am
Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903): Intermezzo in E flat for string quartet (1886)
Ljubljana Quartet

6.06am
Rosetti, Antonin Frantisek (c.1750-1792): Concerto in E flat for two horns and orchestra, K3 No 53
Jozef Illes, Jan Budzak (horns)
Chamber Association of Slovakian Radio
Vlastimil Horak (conductor)

6.25am
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz (1644-1704): Sonata No 1 a 8 (Sonatae Tam Aris Quam Aulis Servientes) (1676)
Collegium Aureum

6.31am
Suk, Josef (1874-1935): Raduz and Mahulena, Op 16
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Smetacek (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: 01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 01/03/2008

Including music by Bach, Vaughan Williams, Azzaiolo and Smetana.

Including Bach: Menuet 1, 2 and Gigue (Suite No 2). Vaughan Williams: Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty; Pavane of the Sons of the Morning (Job). Azzaiolo: Chi passa per'sta strada.

Including from 7.00am

Bach: Menuet 1, 2 and Gigue (Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008)
Balazs Mate (cello)

Vaughan Williams: Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty; Pavane of the Sons of the Morning (Job)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)

From 8.00am

Azzaiolo: Chi passa per'sta strada
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Silk Road

Smetana: Sarka (Ma vlast)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik (conductor).

Martin Handley

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: Bach Minuets 1 and 2; Gigue 
(Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV1008) Ba lazs Mate Vaughan Williams Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty; Pavane of the Sons of the Morning (Job) LPO, conductor Vernon Handley 
8.00-9.00: Filippo Azzalolo Chi Passa per'sta Strada Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Silk Road Ensemble 
Smetana Sarka (Ma Vlast) Czech PO/Rafael Kubelik For full details visit www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/breakfast on the day of transmission PHONE: [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: [address removed] Address: Breakfast, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

CD Review

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation

CD Review: Building a Library: Poulenc: Gloria 

Building a Library: Poulenc: Gloria 

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library: Poulenc: Gloria

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Poulenc's Gloria.

With Andrew McGregor. Including: 9.30am Building a Library: Poulenc: Gloria. 10.30am New Czech music releases. 11.45am Disc of the Week: Robert White: Lamentations a 5.

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

Building a Library:
Poulenc: Gloria 

Reviewer - Jeremy Summerly

First Choice: 
(c/w HONEGGER: Symphonie Liturgique)
Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor)
RCO Live RCO06003 (SACD)

Budget Choice: 
(c/w VERDI: Messa Da Requiem; PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria)
Reinaldo Macias (tenor), Marcos Fink (bass), Brigitte Fournier (soprano), Chorus and Orchestra of the Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), Michael Corboz (conductor)
Virgin Classics 5 62322 2 (CD, Budget)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.poulenc:
bal.poulenc.gloria

Introduced by Andrew McGregor. 
9.30 Building a Library Jeremy Summerly surveys available recordings of Poulenc's Gloria. 
10.30 John Tusa selects Czech music releases. 
11.15 Simon Rattle talks about his work in Berlin, including his recording of Mahler's Symphony No 9 and Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. 
11.45 Disc of the Week: Robert White 
Lamentations a 5 The Sixteen/Harry Christophers www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed]. 
(calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: [address removed] Text [number removed] (standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX, BBC1, page 651

Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

Music Matters: 01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, 01/03/2008

Tom Service looks at the links between music and mental and physical health.

Tom Service looks at the links between music and health, focusing on help for schizophrenia and Alzheimer's. Plus news on the Royal Opera House's workshops for autistic teenagers.

Tom Service investigates the links between music and health. He looks at reports on how music can change the lives of people with conditions ranging from schizophrenia to Alzheimer's. Saxophonist Barbara Thompson talks about her battle with Parkinson's disease. Plus news from the Royal Opera House and its workshops for autistic teenagers, and Prof Paul Robertson on the effects of music on the mind.

Tom Service looks at the links between music and health, and how music can change people's lives. Saxophonist Barbara Thompson talks about her battle with Parkinson's, there's news from the Royal Opera House workshops for teenagers with autism, and Professor Paul Robertson looks at the affects Of music on the mind. Producer Jeremy Evans

The Early Music Show

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: 01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, 01/03/2008

Looking at the contribution to London's theatrical world of impresario John Rich.

John Rich: Lucie Skeaping talks to Jeremy Barlow about the contribution to London's theatrical world of John Rich, one of the city's most celebrated impresarios and entertainers.

John Rich

Lucie Skeaping talks to Jeremy Barlow about the contribution to London's theatrical world of John Rich, one of the city's most celebrated impresarios and entertainers. His career highlights include the staging of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera at Lincoln's Inn Fields, and his work with Handel whose opera company he housed in Covent Garden.

Lucie Skeaping talks to Jeremy Barlow about John Rich 's contributions to London's theatrical world, including the staging of John Gay 's The Beggar's Opera at Lincoln's Inn Fields. Producer Rebecca Bean

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: 01/03/2008

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Ann Murray, Philip Langridge and Malcolm Martineau perform works by Barber and Britten.

Verity Sharp presents another chance to hear Monday's Wigmore Hall concert, with Ann Murray, Philip Langridge and Malcolm Martineau performing Barber, Bridge, Moeran and Britten.

Another chance to hear last Monday's lunchtime concert at the Wigmore Hall, London, a recital of songs and duets by the husband-and-wife team of mezzo-soprano Ann Murray and tenor Philip Langridge, with pianist Malcolm Martineau. The programme includes works by Barber, Bridge, Moeran and Britten.

The programme includes works by Barber (including 3 Songs, Op 10), Bridge, Moeran (Seven Poems of James Joyce) and Britten.

Another chance to hear last Monday's recital from London's Wigmore Hall featuring mezzo 
Ann Murray , her husband tenor Philip Langridge and pianist Malcolm Martineau in a programme of works by Barber, Bridge, Britten and Moeran.

World Routes

Programme exploring music from around the world

Programme exploring music from around the world, featuring interviews with performers, live concerts, monthly CD reviews and special location reports

World Routes: Taraf de Haidouks

Taraf de Haidouks

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, Taraf de Haidouks

Romanian band Taraf de Haidouks perform gypsy-inspired classics by Bartok and Falla.

Lucy Duran introduces feted Romanian band Taraf de Haidouks in concert at Birmingham's Town Hall, performing their own versions of gypsy-inspired classics by Bartok and Falla.

Lucy Duran introduces Taraf de Haidouks, feted as the world's greatest gypsy band, in concert at Birmingham's Town Hall, performing their own versions of gypsy-inspired classics by Bartok and Manuel de Falla.

WORLD ROUTES

Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by Roger Short

Tel. 020 7765 4661 
Fax. 020 7765 4378 
e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk 

Saturday 28th February 2009, 3:00pm


Taraf de Haidouks recorded for World Routes in November 2007 at Birmingham's Town Hall.

The Return of the Magical Horses
Sapo Perapaskero

Romanian Folk Dance (The Missing Dance) 
Bela Bartok

Improvised balada
Taraf de Haidouks

Hora si Briu
Taraf de Haidouks

In a Persian Market
Albert Ketelby

Lezghica
Aram Khachaturian

Danza Rituel del Fuego
Manuel de Falla

Tot Taraful
Sapo

Briu and Ciocarlia
Taraf de Haidouks

Gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks perform their own versions of Gypsy-inspired classics by Bartok and Manuel de Falla at Birmingham's Town Hall.

Jazz Line-Up

Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists

Jazz Line-Up: 01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, 01/03/2008

With Claire Martin. Jack Massarik presents a round-up of gig news and new releases.

With Claire Martin. Jack Massarik presents a round-up of gig news and his pick of the new releases.

With Claire Martin. including Jack Massarik 's round-up of jazz gigs and his pick of the new releases.

Jazz Record Requests

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jazzrecordrequests@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

Jazz Record Requests: 01/03/2008

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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Geoffrey Smith presents listeners'jazz requests. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio  Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA 
Fax: [number removed] email: [address removed]

Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Live from the Met

Opera on 3: Verdi's Otello

Verdi's Otello

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Verdi's Otello

Johan Botha and Renee Fleming star in Verdi's version of the Shakespeare play.

Verdi's Otello: Semyon Bychkov conducts tenor Johan Botha as tragic hero Otello and soprano Renee Fleming as Desdemona in Giuseppe Verdi's version of Shakespeare's play.

Verdi's Otello

Giuseppe Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's play is widely regarded as the composer's crowning operatic achievement.

South African tenor Johan Botha interprets the role of the tragic hero Otello, and Renee Fleming returns to one of her most celebrated roles as the doomed Desdemona. Semyon Bychkov conducts a production by Elijah Moshinsky.

Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait.

Desdemona ...... Renee Fleming (soprano)
Otello ...... Johan Botha (tenor)
Iago ...... Carlo Guelfi (baritone)
Emilia ...... Wendy White (mezzo-soprano)
Cassio ...... Garrett Sorenson (tenor)
Roderigo ...... Ronald Naldi (tenor)
Montano ...... Charles Taylor (baritone)
Lodovico ...... Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass)
Herald ...... David Won (baritone)
Chorus and Orchestra of New York Metropolitan Opera
Semyon Bychkov (conductor).

rRenee Fleming returns to one of her most celebrated roles, the doomed Desdemona, with South African tenor Johan Botha in the title role of Verdi's masterpiece. Introduced live from New York by Margaret Juntwait. Verdi Otello  
Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor Semyon Bychkov 
RT DIRECT: Verdi Otello (2 CDs) is available for E29.00 including p&p. Send cheque payable to Selections to: [address removed]. Phone [number removed] (national rate), quoting B46-Y753, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect Radio choices: pages 134-135

The Wire

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative, created by first-time radio writers and also writers distinguished in other forms

The Wire: Lullaby of Shadows

Lullaby of Shadows

BBC Radio 3 - The Wire, Lullaby of Shadows

A thriller about a mother who believes her husband is plotting to kill their baby.

By Andrea Earl. A psychological thriller about a mother who believes her husband is plotting to kill their newborn baby. With Lyndsey Marshal and Joe Caffrey.

By Andrea Earl.

A psychological thriller about a mother who believes her husband is plotting to kill their newborn baby.

Jenny ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Matt ...... Joe Caffrey
Sylvia ...... Olwen May
Doctor ...... Stephen Tomlin

Sound design by Kal Ross and Steve Brooke.
Directed by Pauline Harris.

Lullaby of Shadows 
A mother believes her husband is plotting to kill their newborn baby. Tense thriller by Andrea Earl.     
Director Pauline Harris

Pre-Hear

Companion programme to Hear and Now, offering more of the best new music

Companion programme to Hear and Now, the contemporary music showcase, offering more of the best new music

Pre-Hear: 01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Pre-Hear, 01/03/2008

Two contrasting works for orchestra by Australian Liza Lim and Karen Tanaka from Japan.

Johannes Kalitzke conducts the BBC SO in two contrasting works for orchestra by Australian Liza Lim and Karen Tanaka from Japan. Tanaka: Guardian Angel. Lim: The Tree of Life.

BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Johannes Kalitzke Karen Tanaka Guardian Angel Liza Llm The Tree of Life

Hear and Now

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: 01/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, 01/03/2008

Exploring improvisation in modern classical music, with composer Richard Barrett.

Alwynne Pritchard looks at improvisation in modern classical music, with composer Richard Barrett and writer John L Walters. Plus music by Elliott Sharp and Christian Marclay.

Alwynne Pritchard explores the world of improvisation and its role in contemporary classical music, in a discussion with composer Richard Barrett and writer John L Walters. The programme includes a recorded studio session by Elliott Sharp and Christian Marclay.

Sharp/Marclay: Improvisation
Elliott Sharp (guitar, soprano saxophone, electronics)
Christian Marclay (turntables, electronics)

Barrett: Adrift
Sarah Nicolls (piano)
Richard Barrett (electronics)

Tchaikovsky, arr. Oswald: Violin Concerto
Jon Rose (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Bailey, arr. Burn: Three
Rhodri Davies (harp)
Angharad Davies (violin)
Nikos Veliotis (cello).

Alywnne Pritchard , Richard Barrett and John L Walters discuss the world of improvisation and its role in contemporary classical music. 
Elliott Sharp/Christian Marclay Improvisation Elliott Sharp (guitar/soprano saxophone/electronics), Christian Marclay (turntables/electronics) Richard Barrett Adrift 
Sarah Nicolls (piano), Richard Barrett (electronics) Tchaikovsky, arr John Oswald Violin Concerto Jon Rose , BBCSSO, conductor Han Volkov Derek Bailey , arr Chris Burn: Three 
Rhodri Davies (harp), Angharad Davies (violin), Nikos Veliotis (cello)

The Early Music Show: The Development of the Parisian Chanson

23/02/2008

The Development of the Parisian Chanson

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, The Development of the Parisian Chanson

Catherine Bott looks at the rise of the Parisian chanson, a 15th-century French song.

Versailles and Paris Month: The Development of the Parisian Chanson. Catherine Bott looks at the rise of the Parisian chanson, a very popular form of 15th-century French song.

Versailles and Paris Month: The Development of the Parisian Chanson

Catherine Bott continues the exploration of the early music of Versailles and Paris with a look at the rise of the Parisian chanson, a form of 15th-century French song made hugely popular through composers such as Claudin de Sermisy and Clement Janequin.

Versailles and Paris Month 
Catherine Bott looks at the rise of the Parisian Chanson. Producer Chris Wines

Through the Night: 02/03/2008

02/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 02/03/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Brahms, Dvorak, Nielsen, Telemann, Bizet and Haydn.

Including 1.00 Brahms, Dvorak, Luolajan-Mikkola. 2.47 Nielsen, Schumann, Telemann. 5.00 Brahms, CPE Bach, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Haydn.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Piano Quartet No 2 in A, Op 26
Julian Rachlin (violin)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Torleif Theden (cello)
Itamar Golan (piano)

1.50am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Piano Quintet No 2 in A, Op 81		
Janine Jansen, Anders Nilsson (violins)
Julian Rachlin (viola)
Torleif Theden (cello)
Itamar Golan (piano)

2.30am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884): Overture (The Bartered Bride)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

2.37am
Luolajan-Mikkola, Vilho (b. 1911): Haatanhu (Wedding Folkdance)
Sauli Tiilikainen (baritone)
Markus Lehtinen (piano)

2.41am
Matusic, Frano (b. 1961): 2 Croatian Folksongs
Dubrovnik Guitar Trio

2.47am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Violin Concerto, Op 33
Silvia Marcovici (violin)
Orchestre National de France
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

3.25am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Piano Sonata in D, H XVI 37
Paul Lewis (piano)

3.34am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129
Daniel Muller-Schott (cello)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Gurer Aykal (conductor)

3.59am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs)
Bengt-Ake Lundin (piano)

4.06am
Lipatti, Dinu (1917-1950): Aubade
Nicolae Maxim (flute)
Radu Chisu (oboe)
Valeriu Barbuceanu (clarinet)
Mihai Tanasila (bassoon)

4.27am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in E, Kk 380 (Andante comodo)
Ivetta Irkha (piano)

4.32am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): 3 chansons de Charles d'Orleans
BBC Singers

4.39am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39
Simon Trpceski (piano)

4.47am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Concerto in D for two horns
Jozef Illes, Jan Budzak (horns)
Chamber Association of Slovakian Radio
Vlastimil Horak (conductor).

With Susan Sharpe. Including 1.00 Brahms Piano 
Quintet No 2 in A, Op 26 Julian Rachlin (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Torieif Theden (cello), Itamar Golan (piano) 3.25 Haydn Piano Sonata in D, HXV137 
3.34 Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor 
4.06 LIpattMubade for wind quartet 5.15 CPE Bach Sinfonia in 0 for two violins and continuo 6.20 Bach Concerto in A minor for four keyboards, BWV1065 
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