BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

BBC Radio 3

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

07/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Delius, Marson, Pijper, Satie, Corelli, Philidor, Brahms, Kotter, Barber, Kyurkchiiski, Lipinski and Benoit.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) arr. Beecham: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

5.10am
Marson, John (1932-2007): Waltzes and Promenades for two harps
Julia Shaw, Nora Bumanis (harps)

5.23am
Pijper, Willem (1894-1947): La maumariee
Jard van Nes (mezzo-soprano)
Gerard van Blerk (piano)

5.29am
Satie, Erik (1866-1925): Trois petites pieces montees
Pianoduo Kolacny

5.33am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonata da chiesa in B minor, Op 1 No 6
London Baroque

5.40am
Philidor, Anne Danican (1681-1728): Recorder sonata in D minor (Premier livre de pieces, 1712)
La Simphonie du Marais
Hugo Reyne (flute/director)

5.50am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Minnelied; Und gehst du uber den Kirchhof (12 Songs and romances for female chorus), Op 44
Madchenchor Hannover
Gudrun Schrofel (director)

5.53am
Kotter, Hans (c.1480-1541): Salve regina 1,3,5 and 6
Anon: Upon la mi re (c.1540)
Anon: Psalm 9 (Susanne van Soldt Manuscript) (pre-1590)
Scheidemann, Heinrich (c.1596-1663): Jesu, wollst uns weisen
Theo Jellema (organ)

6.00am
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981): Agnus Dei for chorus
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

6.09am
Kyurkchiiski, Krassimir (b.1936): Variations on a theme by Handel (1984)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dimitar Manolov (conductor)

6.30am
Lipinski, Karol Jozef (1790-1861): Great Fantasy on themes from Bellini's I Puritani for violin and piano, Op 29
Miroslaw Lawrynowicz (violin)
Krystyna Makowska-Lawrynowicz (piano)

6.49am
Benoit, Peter (1834-1901): Overture (Charlotte Corday) (1876)
Vlaams Radio Orkest (Flemish Radio Orchestra)
Jan Latham-Koenig (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: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 07/03/2008

Including works by Wilbye, Tchaikovsky, Monteverdi, Ravel, Schubert and Sibelius.

With Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night. Tchaikovsky: Marche slave. Monteverdi: Mentre vaga Angioletta. Ravel: Mother Goose Suite. Schubert: Erlkonig. Sibelius: Serenade No 2 in G minor.

Including from 7.00am

Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Marche slave, Op 31
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

Monteverdi: Mentre vaga Angioletta
Imaginarium
Enrico Onofri (violin/director)

From 8.30am

Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)

Schubert: Erlkonig, D328
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Gerald Moore (piano)

Sibelius: Serenade No 2 in G minor, Op 69b
Ida Haendel (violin)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Berglund (conductor).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Wilbye Draw on Sweet Night
Oxford Camerata, conductor Jeremy Summerly
Tchaikovsky Marche Slave, Op 31 RussianÃ National Orchestra, conductor Mikhail Pletnev
Monteverdi Mentre Vaga Angioletta Imaginarium, director Enrico Onofri (violin)
8.30-10.00: Ravel Suite: Mother Goose
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Yuri Temirkanov
Schubert Erlkonig, D328 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)
Sibelius Serenade No 2, Op 69b
Ida Haendel (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paavo Berglund

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 07/03/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Scarlatti, Dvorak, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach and Walton.

Including Scarlatti: Sonata in D, K415. Dvorak: Saint Ludmilla (Part 3, Nos 40 - 45). Mozart: Divertimento in F, K253. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4. Bach: Cello Suite No 3 in C.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Scarlatti: Sonata in D, K415
Marco Farolfi (fortepiano)
STRADIVARIUS STR 33619

10.04am
Dvorak: Saint Ludmilla (Part 3, Nos 40 - 45)
Svatava ...... Vera Soukupova (alto)
Saint Ludmila ...... Eva Zikmundova (soprano)
Borivoj ...... Beno Blachut (tenor)
Saint Ivan ...... Richard Novak (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vaclav Smetacek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 1121412 (2 CDs)

10.21am
Mozart: Divertimento in F, K253
Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
NAXOS 8555943

10.35am
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 61946 2

11.03am
Bach: Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV 1009
Anner Bylsma (cello)
SONY CLASSICAL S2K48047 (2 CDs)

11.22am
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)
EMI CDM 764 723 2.

Presented by James Jolly.

D. Scarlatti Sonata in D, Kk415 - Marco Farolfi (fortepiano)

10.04 Dvorak Saint Ludmilla (excerpts) - Eva Zikmundova (soprano), Vera Soukupova (mezzo), Beno Blachut (tenor), Richard Novak (bass), Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Symphony Orchestra, conductor Vaclav Smetacek

10.21 Mozart Divertimento in F, K253

10.35 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No in G minor - Nikolai Lugansky, CBSO, conductor Sakari Oramo

11.03 Bach Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV1009 - Anner Bylsma

11.22 Walton Belshazzar's Feast - John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn

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 5: Inventions Tiny and Mammoth

Episode 5

Episode 5: Inventions Tiny and Mammoth

John Woolrich

Inventions Tiny and Mammoth

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, John Woolrich, Inventions Tiny and Mammoth

John Woolrich talks about the shift in his work from literary stimuli to visual.

John Woolrich (b.1954): 5/5. Inventions Tiny and Mammoth: Donald Macleod talks to John Woolrich about the shift in his work from literary stimuli to visual, embracing surrealism.

John Woolrich (b.1954)

5/5. Inventions Tiny and Mammoth

Donald Macleod talks to John Woolrich about the shift in his work from literary stimuli to visual, including the surreal sculptures of Jean Tinguely and a painting by Max Ernst, the inspiration for one of his most recent works, The Elephant from Celebes.

Clockwork Chorale
New London Chamber Ensemble

Adagissimo
Schubert Ensemble

It Is Midnight Dr Schweitzer
Orchestra of St John's Smith Square
John Lubbock (conductor)

The Elephant from Celebes
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Luke Dollman (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

5/5. Inventions Tiny and Mammoth 
The composer tells Donald Macleod about the shift in his work from literary stimuli to visual, including the surreal sculptures of Jean Tinguely and a painting by Max Ernst , the inspiration for one of his most recent pieces, The Elephant from Celebes. Clockwork Chorale 
New London Chamber Ensemble Adagissimo Schubert Ensemble It Is Midnight, 
Dr Schweitzer Orchestra of St John 's, Smith Square, conductor John Lubbock 
The Elephant from Celebes 
BBCNOW, conductor Luke Dollman Rptdat8.45pm

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: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 07/03/2008

In the Lunchtime Concert, the Aronowitz Ensemble perform octets by Mendelssohn and Gade.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade. The Aronowitz Ensemble play octets by the two composers. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian. With Symphony No 3.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade

To conclude the series of recitals recorded at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, the strings of New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble play octets by Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade.

Aronowitz Ensemble

Gade: Octet for strings, Op 17
Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat, Op 20

2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian

Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of an ongoing series on the British symphony.

Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur for electric violin and orchestra
Tracy Silverman (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Adams (conductor)

Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Douglas Boyd (conductor)

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Viviane Hagner (violin)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Brian: Symphony No 3 in C sharp minor
Andrew Ball, Julian Jacobson (pianos)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Lionel Friend (conductor).

Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
To end this series of recitals recorded at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble play octets by Niels Gade and Felix Mendelssohn. Gade Octet for Strings, Op 17 
Mendelssohn Octet in E flat, Op 20

British Symphony Series

John Adams The Dharma at Big Sur 
Tracy Silverman (electric violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Adams 
Mozart Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Douglas Boyd 
Brahms Violin Concerto in D 
Viviane Hagner , BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gianandrea Noseda Havergal Brian Symphony No 3 
Andrew Ball and Julian Jacobson (pianos), 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend

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: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 07/03/2008

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: Performance on 3

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Performance on 3

The CBSO perform works by Strauss, Neuwirth, Part and Shostakovich.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Strauss: Suite (Der Rosenkavalier). Neuwirth: miramondo multiplo (UK premiere). Part: Fratres. Shostakovich: Symphony No 6.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
		
Petroc Trelawny introduces a performance by the Birmingham orchestra conducted by the young Latvian, Andris Nelsons, who will take over as Music Director of the CBSO in the Autumn.

Strauss's opera is a love letter to the Viennese waltz, while a new concerto by Austrian Olga Neuwirth – written for tonight’s soloist Hakan Hardenberger - offers a kaleidoscope of Handel, jazz and other musical memories.

Strauss: Suite (Der Rosenkavalier)
Neuwirth: miramondo multiplo (UK premiere)
Part: Fratres
Shostakovich: Symphony No 6, Op 53
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor).

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert conducted by Andris Nelsons , who will take over as music director of the CBSO in the autumn. 
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andris Nelsons Strauss Suite: Der Rosenkavalier 
Olga Neuwirth Miramondo Multiplo (first UK performance) Arvo Part Fratres 
Shostakovich Symphony No 6

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

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

The Verb: 07/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 07/03/2008

Ian McMillan talks to poet Kei Miller about his first novel and investigates aphorisms.

Ian McMillan talks to poet Kei Miller, whose first novel tells the story of a Jamaican village over 50 years. Plus a look at aphorisms and a new story from novelist Will Ashon.

Ian McMillan talks to poet Kei Miller, whose first novel The Same Earth tells the story of a Jamaican village of Watersgate and the characters who live there, over a period of 50 years.

Ian also investigates the history and purpose of aphorisms, and there's a new story from novelist Will Ashon, about a man who lives in a hole.

Plus folk singer Julie Fowlis, who sings in Gaelic, performing in the studio.

In tonight's late-night showcase of new writing, performance and global literature, Ian McMillan investigates the art of juggling aphorisms. Plus a brand-new story from novelist Will Ashon. 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: Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Eric Dolphy

With highlights from career of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy.

Eric Dolphy: Alyn Shipton and Brian Morton select career highlights of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy, famous for a musical joust with John Coltrane.

Eric Dolphy

Alyn Shipton is joined by jazz writer Brian Morton to select highlights from the work of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy. Famous for his musical jousts with John Coltrane and Charles Mingus, Dolphy led a short but highly creative career, ended by his death from diabetes when he was just 36.

Clarinet player, saxophonist and flautist 
Eric Dolphy led a short but glittering creative career ended by diabetes when he was just 36. Brian Morton , currently working on a new Dolphy biography, helps Alyn Shipton select the highlights from Dolphy's catalogue, including his jousts with John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. Producer Alyn Shipton EMAIL: [address removed]

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: Gannets in Session

Gannets in Session

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Gannets in Session

A gig from Gannets an improvising quintet led by Fyfe Dangerfield of the band Guillemots.

Gannets in Session: Jez Nelson presents a gig from Gannets, the improvising quintet led by Fyfe Dangerfield, the founder and frontman of the successful indie rock band Guillemots.

Gannets in Session

Jez Nelson presents a session from Gannets, the improvising quintet led by Fyfe Dangerfield, founder and frontman of the successful indie rock band Guillemots.

In a gig played exclusively for the programme, the band's line-up features several important players on the UK improvising scene, including Alex Ward and Christopher Cundy on reeds, Dominic Lash on bass and Steve Noble on drums, with Dangerfield playing keyboards, electronics and toy instruments.

Gannets In Session 
Jez Nelson presents a session from Gannets, the improvising quintet led by Fyfe Dangerf ield, also the founder and frontman of indie rock band 
Guillemots. In addition to Dangerfield on keyboards, electronics and toy instruments, the line-up includes includes Alex Ward and Christopher Cundy on reeds, Dominic Lash on bass and Steve Noble On drums. Producer Robert Abel

Through the Night: 08/03/2008

08/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 08/03/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Tchaikovksky, Schubert, Dvorak, Beethoven and Wagner.

Including 1.00 Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Dvorak. 3.20 Beethoven, Wagner, Grieg. 5.00 Corelli, Mendelssohn, Hadyn, Bach, Lilburn, Beethoven.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Three Characteristic Pieces	
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Vassil Kazandijiev (conductor)

1.12am
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ghiarov (conductor)

1.56am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Piano Quintet in A (Trout)
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
Marianne Thorsen (violin)
Are Sandbakken (viola)
Leonid Gorokhov (cello)
Dan Styffe (double bass)

2.40am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Mass in D, Op 86
Ludmila Vernerova (soprano)
Olga Kodesova (alto)
Vladimir Okenko (tenor)
Ilja Prokop (bass)
Miluska Kvechova (organ)
Choir of the Czech Radio
Radio Orchestra of Pilzen
Lubomir Matl (conductor)

3.20am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Violin Concerto in D, Op 61
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Stern (conductor)

4.01am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Overture (Rienzi)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)

4.14am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Evening in the Mountains, Op 68 No 4; At Your Feet, Op 68 No 3; Summer Evening, Op 71 No 2; Gone, Op 71 No 6; Rememberances, Op 71 No 6 (Lyric Pieces)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

4.28am
Groneman, Johannes Fredericus (1710-1778): Flute Sonata in G
Jed Wentz (flute)
Balazs Mate (cello)
Marcelo Bussi (harpsichord)

4.40am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872) arr. Wiechowicz and Mazynski: Four choral songs
Polish Radio Choir
Marek Kluza (director)

4.49am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Symphony for strings No 10 in B minor
Risor Festival Strings.

Presented by Susan Sharpe. Including 1.12 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Ghiarov 2.40 Dvorak Mass in D, Op 86 
3.20 Beethoven Violin Concerto in D 4.28 Groneman Flute Sonata in G 6.06 Bach Cantata No 4: Christ tag in Todesbanden 6.24 Lilburn Diversions for strings 
For full details visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/throughthenight

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Through the Night

Through the Night

Genres

Brand

British Symphony Series

Contributors

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Appears in

About this data

About this data