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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

04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Grainger, Handel, Bartok, Dauvergne, Liszt, Rung, Sibelius, Delius, Vivaldi, Glinka, Goldmark, Kuffner, Vivaldi.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Rustic Dance
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)

5.04am
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759): Il Pastor Fido (ballet music)
English Baroque Solists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

5.15am
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Piano Concerto No 2, Sz 95
Geza Anda (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)

5.41am
Dauvergne, Antoine (1713-1797): Ballet music (Les Troqueurs)
Capella Coloniensis
William Christie (harpsichord/conductor)

5.57am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): La campanella	
Valerie Tryon (piano)

6.03am
Rung, Henrik (1807-1871): Chime, You Bells
Fionian Chamber Choir
Alice Granum (director)

6.05am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): The Bells of Berhall Church, Op 65b
Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
Eric-Olof Soderstrom (conductor)

6.08am
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)

6.16am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in A, RV 335 (The Cuckoo)
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (director)

6.26am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Memories of a Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No 2)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Dohnanyi (conductor)

6.36am
Goldmark, Karoly (1830-1915): Night on the Lake with Moonlight, Op 52 No 5
Ilona Prunyi (piano)

6.40am
Kuffner, Joseph (1776-1856): Quintet in B flat for clarinet and strings, Op 32
Joze Kotar (clarinet)
Slovene Philharmonic String Quartet

6.51am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto da camera in C, RV 87
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: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 04/03/2008

Including works by Vivaldi, Chopin, Cererols, Debussy, Tavener and JC Bach.

Including Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons). Chopin: Trois nouvelles etudes for piano. Cererols: Serafin que con dulce harmonia. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'une faune.

Including from 7.00am

Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)

Chopin: Trois nouvelles etudes for piano
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

Cererols: Serafin que con dulce harmonia
Ellen Hargis (soprano)
The Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King (director)

From 8.30am

Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'une faune
Marie-Andree Benny (flute)
Greater Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor)

Tavener: Funeral Ikos
Tallis Scholars

JC Bach: Sinfonia in F, Op 8 No 4
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin/director).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Vivaldi Violin Concertoin E, RV269(Spring) (The Four Seasons) Andrew Manze , Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman Chopin Trois Nouvelles Etudes Alexandre Tharaud (piano) 
Cerrols Serafin Oue con Dulce Harmonia Ellen Hargis (soprano), the Harp Consort, director Andrew Lawrence-King 
8.30-10.00: Debussy Prélude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune Marie-Andree Benny (flute), 
Greater Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin 
Tavener Funeral Ikos Tallis Scholars 
JC Bach Sinfonia in F Op 8 No 4 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, director Gottfried von der Goltz (violin)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 04/03/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Verdi, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Handel, Chopin and Schmidt.

Including Verdi: Luisa Miller (excerpts). Mendelssohn: Paulus (excerpt). Bach: Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo. Haydn: Introduction (Winter) (The Seasons).

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Verdi, transcr. Muzio: Luisa Miller (Nos 1,2,3 - Act I)
Hagen Quartet
DG 447 069 2

10.16am
Mendelssohn: Paulus (excerpt)
Ingeborg Danz (alto)
Michael Schade (tenor)
Andreas Schmidt (bass)
Gachinger Kantorei, Stuttgart
Prague Chamber Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
HANSSLER CLASSIC 98926 (2 CDs)

10.36am
Bach: Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, BWV 1034
Janet See (baroque flute)
Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)
Mary Springfels (viola da gamba)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90702425 (2 CDs)

10.52am
Haydn: Introduction (Winter) (The Seasons)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90182930 (2 CDs)

10.56am
Bach: Sinfonia, Part 2 (Christmas Oratorio)
Bach Collegium, Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS CD 941/942 (2 CDs)

11.02am
Handel: Overture (The Messiah)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)
EMI CMS 763 621 2 (3 CDs)

11.08am
Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op 64
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
PHILIPS 412 890 2

11.17am
Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (excerpt)
John ...... Sig Andrersen (tenor)
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Cornelia Kallisch (contralto)
Lothar Odinius (tenor)
Alfred Reiter (bass)
Friedemann Winklhofer (organ)
Choir and Orchestra of Bavarian Radio
Franz Welser-Most (conductor)
EMI CDS 556 660 2 (2 CDs)

11.38am
Britten: Simple Symphony
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown (director)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC 545 121 2

11.55am
Mendelssohn: Elijah (excerpt from Act 2)
MDR Choir Leipzig
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
TELDEC 9031731312 (2 CDs).

Presented by James Jolly. 
Verdi, transcr Muzio Luisa Miller (excerpts) Hagen Quartet 
10.16 Mendelssohn Paulus (excerpt) Ingeborg Danz (mezzo), Michael Schade (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (bass), Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart Prague Chamber Choir, Czech PO, conductor Helmuth Rilling 
10.36 Bach Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV1034 Janet See , Davitt Moroney (harpsichord), Mary Springfels (viola da gamba) 
10.52 Haydn Introduction: Winter (The Seasons) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conductor Rene Jacobs 
10.56 Bach Sinfonia (Cantata No 2) (Christmas Oratorio, BWV248) Bach Collegium Japan, conductor Masaaki Suzuki 
11.02 Handel Overture: Messiah 
Philharmonia, conductor Otto Klemperer 
11.08 Chopin Three Waltzes, Op 64 Zoltan Kocsis (piano) 
11.17 Schmidt Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (excerpt) Friedemann Winklhofer (organ), Stig Andersen 
(tenor), Christiane Oelze (soprano), Cornelia Kallisch (mezzo), Lothar Odinius (tenor), Alfred Reiter 
(bass), Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian Radio, conductor Franz Welser-Most 
11.38 Britten Simple Symphony 
Norwegian CO, director lona Brown 
11.55 Mendelssohn Elijah (excerpt) MDR Choir Leipzig, Israel PO, conductor Kurt Masur

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: John Woolrich

Composer of the Week: John Woolrich: Episode 2: Memory Awake

Episode 2

Episode 2: Memory Awake

John Woolrich

Memory Awake

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, John Woolrich, Memory Awake

Donald Macleod discusses with the composer his works 'haunted' by Bach and Monteverdi.

John Woolrich (b.1954): 2/5. Memory Awake: Donald Macleod discusses with the composer his works 'haunted' by Bach and Monteverdi.

John Woolrich (b.1954)

2/5. Memory Awake

Donald Macleod discusses with the composer his works 'haunted' by Bach and Monteverdi.

Christ lay in the bonds of death; A Shadowed Lesson
Schubert Ensemble

Ulysses Awakes
Jane Atkins (viola)
Orchestra of St John's
John Lubbock (conductor)

A Presence of Departed Acts
Schubert Ensemble

The Ghost in the Machine
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

John Woolrich explains what drew him to composing, and his interest the music of the past

John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about what drew him towards composing, the way in which his works form a dialogue with the music of the past, and his love of the shadowy world of the viola

Composer of the Week: John Woolrlch

2/5. Memory Awake. The composer talks to Donald Macleod about his works haunted by Bach and Monteverdi. 
Christ Lay in the Bonds of Death; 
A Shadowed Lesson Schubert Ensemble Ulysses Awakes Jane Atkins (viola), 
Orchestra of St John 's, conductor John Lubbock A Presence of Departed Acts Schubert Ensemble The Ghost in the Machine BBCSO, conductor Martyn Brabbins 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: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 04/03/2008

Lunchtime Concert: Isabelle van Keulen, Ronald Brautigam play Gade, Grieg and Mendelssohn.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade. Including Mendelssohn's Violin Sonata in F minor. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian. Including Symphony No 30.

Presented by Louise Fryer

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Mendelssohn and Gade

1/4. Series of four recitals from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Feaeturing the chamber music of Mendelssohn and Danish composer Niels Gade, who was strongly influenced by the German composer. Dutch musicians Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam play sonatas by both composers as well as by Grieg.

Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Gade: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 21 No 2
Grieg: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 8 No 1
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 4

2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian

Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among composers as part of the ongoing British Symphony Series.

Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, Op 67
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Walter Weller (conductor)

Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Holt: Witness to a Snow Miracle
Viviane Hagner (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Brian: Symphony No 30
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jason Lai (conductor)

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat, Op 107
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Clark Rundell (conductor)

Dvorak: Symphony No 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).

Introduced by Louise Fryer
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
The first in a series of four recitals from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Gade Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 21 No 2
Grieg Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 8 No 1
Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 4

2.00 British Symphony Series
BBC recordings of Havergal Brian.
Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Hamlet
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky
Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor Arabella Steinbacher, BBCNOW, conductor Walter Weller
Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky
Simon Holt Witness to a Snow Miracle
Viviane Hagner (violin), BBCSO, conductor Martyn Brabbins
Havergal Brian Symphony No 30 BBCNOW, conductor Jason Lai
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1, Op 107
Danjulo Ishizaka, BBCSSO, conductor Clark Rundell
Dvorak Symphony No 5 in F
BBCSO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek

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: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 04/03/2008

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: Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater

Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater

The Halle Orchestra perform Mozart's Gran Partita Serenade and Stravinsky's The Firebird.

Petroc Trelawny introduces the Halle Orchestra under Mark Elder and Rory Macdonald performing Mozart's Gran Partita Serenade and Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird.

Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on Saturday, where music director Mark Elder and assistant conductor Rory Macdonald share the podium to conduct colourful works by Mozart and Stravinsky.

Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder, Rory Macdonald (conductors)
 
Mozart: Serenade No 10 in B flat for 13 winds, K361 (Gran Partita)
Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910).

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given last Saturday at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Halle Orchestra 
Mozart Serenade in B flat, K361 (Gran Partita) Conductor Rory Macdonald 
Stravinsky The Firebird Conductor Mark Elder

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: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 04/03/2008

Julian Barnes discusses his new book abd actress Fiona Shaw reviews a new Major Barbara.

Philip Dodd talks to Julian Barnes about his new book, actress Fiona Shaw reviews Major Barbara at the National and film critic Nigel Floyd discusses the films of Lenny Abrahamson.

Philip Dodd talks to novelist Julian Barnes about his new book Nothing to be Frightened Of, a personal memoir and contemplation on religious belief, family life and the lessons to be learnt from the past.

Actress Fiona Shaw reviews the new National Theatre production of George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, while film critic Nigel Floyd reveals his enthusiasm for the work of Lenny Abrahamson, the young Irish director who made the low-budget comedy Adam and Paul.

And to coincide with the revival at the Donmar of arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck, Christopher Bigsby and journalist Don Guttenplan consider what luck means to the American creative imagination.

Philip Dodd talks to Julian Barnes about his latest book, Nothing to Be Frightened of, a personal memoir and meditation. Producer Zahid Warley

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: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 04/03/2008

With conductor Sakari Oramo, who directs a performance of Uuno Klami's Karelian Rhapsody.

With Petroc Trelawny. The featured artist is conductor Sakari Oramo, who directs the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Uuno Klami's Karelian Rhapsody.

With Petroc Trelawny. Featured artist Sakari Oramo conducts the Finnish RSO in a performance of Uuno Klami 's Karelian Rhapsody.

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: Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides)

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides): Episode 2

Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides)

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides), Episode 2Close menu

Prof Susan Greenfield explores her lifelong passion for Euripides' play The Bacchae.

Greek and Latin Voices: Series exploring the work of Euripides. 2/4. Prof Susan Greenfield explores her lifelong passion for Euripides' play The Bacchae.

Greek and Latin Voices

Series exploring the work of Euripides.

2/4. Distinguished neuroscientist Prof Susan Greenfield explores her lifelong passion for Euripides' play The Bacchae, which she says still offers fresh insights into the workings of the human mind.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides)

A series examining literature that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Euripides

A series examining the literature that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on the work of the play Euripides

Greek and Latin Voices 
2/4. Distinguished neuroscientist Professor 
Susan Greenfield explores her lifelong passion for Euripides's play The Bacchae.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 04/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 04/03/2008

With Indian percussion from Taufiq and Pete Lockett, plus She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied music mix, with Indian percussion from Taufiq and Pete Lockett, She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble and Kronos Quartet. Plus Wu Man playing Terry Riley.

Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including different approaches to Indian percussion from Taufiq and Pete Lockett. Plus She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble and Kronos Quartet, with Wu Man playing Terry Riley.

Presented by Fiona Talkington. Approaches to 
Indian percussion from Taufiq and Pete Lockett.

Through the Night: 05/03/2008

05/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 05/03/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Mozart, Brahms, Poulenc, Debussy, Bach, Grieg and Haydn.

Including Herbung, Fleischer, Wolff, Benda, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms. 3.07 Poulenc, Debussy, Gilson, Schreker, Bach, Rossini. 5.00 Matteis, Grieg, Sibelius, Pearson, Wiren, Haydn.

Susan Sharpe introduces music, beginning with a selection of early music from a concert given by soprano Carolyn Sampson and Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) at the Utrecht Early Music Festival.

1.00am
Herbung, A B V (1735-1766): Montan und Lalage (Eine Erzahlung)

1.14am
Fleischer, Friedrich (1722-1806): An den Schlaf

1.18am
Wolff, Christian M. (1707-1789): An das Clavier (Sammling von Oden und Liedern)

1.25am
Benda, Jiri Antonin (1722-1795): Sonata in A minor (Sammlung vermischter Clavier und Gesangstucke)

1.35am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Das Veilchen, K476; Abendempfindung, K523; Als Luise die Briefe, K520

1.44am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Adagio in G, D 178

1.52am
Schubert: Vedi quanto adoro, D 510 (Didone abbandonata)

1.57am
Schubert: La Pastorella

2.00am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op 45
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)

3.07am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Sarabande for guitar
Heiki Matlik (guitar)

3.10am
Piris, Bernard (b. 1951): Deux Preludes
Heiki Matlik (guitar)

3.13am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Images for orchestra
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin (conductor)

3.50am
Gilson, Paul (1865-1942): Suite nocturne, d'apres Aloysius Bertrand
Josef de Beenhouwer (piano).

With Susan Sharpe. Including 1.00 HerbungDne Erzählung  (Montan undLalage) Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) 2.00 Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op 45 3.13 Debussy Images for orchestra 
4.20 Schreker Fantastic Overture, Op 15 5.10 Grieg 
Holberg Suite 6.49 Schumann Overture: Genoveva, Op 81 For full details visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/throuqhthenight

Susan Sharpe continues the programme with music by Telemann, Martinu, Schreker, Roussel, Bach and Rossini.

With Susan Sharpe.

4.05am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata in A (Der Getreue Music-Meister)
Camerata Koln

4.12am
Martinu, Bohuslav (1890-1959): Variations on a Theme by Rossini for cello and piano (1942)
Leonid Gorokhov (cello)
Irina Nikitina (piano)

4.20am
Schreker, Franz (1878-1934): Fantastic Overture, Op 15
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4.30am
Roussel, Albert (1869-1937): Le jardin mouille, Op 3 No 2
Ola Eliasson (baritone)
Mats Jansson (piano)

4.35am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

4.48am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Quartet No 6 in F for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Vojtech Samec (flute)
Jozef Luptacik (clarinet)
Frantisek Machats (bassoon)
Josef Illes (French horn).

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