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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

12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Scarlatti, Couperin, JC Bach, Verdi, Khachaturian, Brahms, Sweelinck, Borgstrom, Chopin and Elgar.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725): Sinfonia amore, pace e providenza
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Biondi (conductor)

5.03am
Couperin, Francois (1668-1733): Bruit de guerre
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

5.08am
Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782): Quintet in G for flute, oboe, violin, viola and basso continuo, Op 11 No 2
Les Adieux

5.16am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Fiesco's Aria Il lacerato spirito (Simon Boccanegra) (1857)
Reinhard Hagen (bass)
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Armin Jordan (conductor)

5.21am
Bull, John (c.1562-1628): Why ask you?
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

5.27am
Khachaturian, Aram (1903-1978): Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
Ukranian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vyacheslav Blinov (conductor)

5.36am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates, Op 89)
Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor)

5.45am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Fantasia in G
Vincent van Laar (Arp Schnitger organ)

5.54am
Borgstrom, Hjalmar (1864-1925): Music to Johan Gabriel Borkman
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Kjell Seim (conductor)

6.06am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Sonata in B flat minor, Op 35
Ivo Pogorelich (piano)

6.26am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Overture (Cockaigne)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)

6.41am
Vanhal, Johann Baptist (1739-1813): Symphony in A minor
Capella Coloniensis
Hans-Martin Linde (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: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 12/03/2008

Including music by Gabrieli, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Glass and Schubert.

Including Gabrieli: Magnificat. Mozart: Divertimento, K138. Bach: Kommt ihr Tochter (Matthew-Passion). Debussy: Danse sacree et danse profane. Glass: String Quartet No 2.

Including 7.00am

Gabrieli: Magnificat a 14
Emma Kirkby, Martyn Hill, Nigel Rogers (soloists)
Taverner Choir
London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Andrew Parrott (director)

Mozart: Divertimento for strings in F, K138
Camerata Salzburg
Sandor Vegh (conductor)

Bach: Kommt ihr Tochter (Matthew-Passion)
Dunedin Consort and Players
John Butt (director)

From 8.30am
Debussy: Danse sacree et danse profane
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Serge Baudo (conductor)

Glass: String Quartet No 2 (Company)
Smith Quartet

Schubert, transcr. Queyras/Tharaud: Sonatine for violin and piano, D384
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano).

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: G Gabrieli Magnificat a 14 Emma Kirkby (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Nigel Rogers (tenor), Taverner Choir, London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, director Andrew Parrott Mozart Divertimento in F K138 
Camerata Salzburg, conductor Sandor Vegh 
BachChorus KommtlhrTochter(StMatthewPassion) Dunedin Consort and Players, director John Butt 
8.30-10.00: Debussy Danse Sacree et Danse Profane Czech PO, conductor Serge Baudo 
Glass String Quartet No 2 (Company) Smith Quartet Schubert, transcr Queyras/Tharaud Sonatine in D for violin and piano, D384 Jean-Guihen Oueyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 12/03/2008

James Jolly presents works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Berio, Mozart, Schoenberg and Zemlinsky

Including Monteverdi: Chiome d'oro. Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two oboes, two clarinets, strings and continuo. Berio: Folk Songs. Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G.

With James Jolly. 

10.00am
Monteverdi: Chiome d'oro
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson (sopranos)
Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)
L'OISEAU LYRE 421 480-2

10.04am
Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two oboes, two clarinets, strings and continuo, RV 559
Paulo Grazzi, Alfredo Bernardini (oboes)
Lorenzo Coppola, Daniele Latini (clarinets)
Luca Guglielmi (harpsichord)
Zefiro
Alberto Grazzi (conductor)
NAIVE OP30409

10.17am
Berio: Folk Songs
Cathy Berberian (mezzo-soprano)
Juilliard Ensemble
Luciano Berio (conductor)
RCA 09026 62540-2

10.39am
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
TELDEC 2292-46340-2

11.02am
Schoenberg: Five piano pieces
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
DG 423 249-2

11.13am
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony
Julia Varady (soprano)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
DG 419 261-2.

Presented by James Jolly. Monteverdi Chiome d'Oro 
Emma Kirkby and Judith Nelson (sopranos), 
Consort of Musicke, conductor Anthony Rooley 
10.04 Vivaldi Concerto in C, RV559 Paulo Grazzi and Alfredo Bernardini (oboes), Lorenzo Coppola and Daniele Latini (clarinets), Luca Guglielmi (harpsichord), Zefiro Ensemble, conductor Alberto Grazzi 
10.17 Luciano Berio Folk Songs 
Cathy Berberian (mezzo), Juilliard Ensemble, conducted by the composer 
10.39 Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216 
Philharmonia, director Thomas Zehetmair (violin) 
11.02 Schoenberq Five Pieces, Op 23 Maurizio Pollini (piano) 
11.13 Zemlinsky Lyric Symphony 
Julia Varady (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Berlin PO, conductor Lorin Maazel

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: Leonard Bernstein

Composer of the Week: Leonard Bernstein: Episode 3

Episode 3

Leonard Bernstein

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Leonard Bernstein, Episode 3

Donald Macleod looks at why Bernstein's name is linked with the culture of New York City.

Donald Macleod asks why LeonardBernstein's name has long been associated with the cultural fabric of New York, from the concert hall to Broadway.

'New York, New York, that helluva town' is the focus of this third programme. Bernstein's name has long been associated with the cultural fabric of the city, from his lifelong relationship with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to his success on Broadway. Donald Macleod features music from On the Town and West Side Story. We'll also hear the speaking voice of Bernstein's devoted wife Felicia performing in part II of his third symphony 'Kaddish'.

Donald Macleod explores Bernstein's life and work - as a conductor and performer

Donald Macleod explores Bernstein's life and work - as an inexhaustible conductor, educator, performer and personality

Composer of the Week: Bernstein

4/5. With Donald Macleod. Bernstein New York, New York (On The Town) 
Adolph Green , John Reardon , Cris Alexander 
Dances (On The Town) New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer 
West Side Story (excerpt)  
Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by the composer Symphony No 3 (Kaddish) (Part 2, Din-Torah) Felicia Montealegre (speaker), Jennie Tourel (mezzo), New York PO, conducted by the composer Rptd 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: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 12/03/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features music from 18th century Europe, by JC Bach and Clementi.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Music from 18th century Europe, with works by Bach, Mozart and Clementi. 2.00pm A production of Massenet's Werther, plus music by Messiaen and Ravel.

Presented by Ian Skelly.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

St George's, Bristol: The Eve of Revolution - London

Continuing series of concerts given at St George's, Bristol exploring the music of pre-revolutionary 18th century Europe. The programme centres on London and features the Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performing music by JC Bach, Mozart and Clementi.

Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment:
Steven Devine (fortepiano)
Alison Bury (violin)
Andrew Roberts (violin)
Ruth Alford (cello)
Anthony Robson (oboe)
Andrew Clark (horn)
Martin Lawrence (horn)

Mozart: Piano Concerto in D, K107 (arr. of Piano Sonata, Op 5 No 2, by JC Bach)
Clementi: Piano Sonata in G minor, Op 7 No 3
JC Bach: Sextet for piano

2.00pm

A production at the Vienna State Opera of Massenet's opera Werther, based on Goethe's story of thwarted love and suicide set against the backdrop of Christmas celebrations in a German town.

Massenet: Werther
Vienna State Opera
Werther ...... Neil Shicoff (tenor)
Albert ...... Adrian Erod (baritone)
Charlotte ...... Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Sophie ....... Laura Tatulescu (soprano)
Le Bailli ...... Alfred Sramek (bass)
Schmidt ...... Benedikt Kobel (tenor)
Johann ...... Clemens Unterreiner (bass)
Ladies' voices ...... Vienna State Opera Chorus
Children of the Vienna State Opera School
Vienna State Opera Stage Orchestra
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Marco Armiliato (conductor)

Taffanel: Andante Pastorale et Schersettino 
Aniela Frey (flute)
Francois Killian (piano)

Messiaen: Cinq rechants for 12 voices
Schola Heidelberg
Walter Nussbaum (director)

Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Pekka Kuusisto (conductor).

Introduced by Ian Skelly.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
London is the next stop in this musical survey of pre-revolutionary 18th-century Europe. Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform music by JC Bach, Mozart and Clementi.
Steven Devine (fortepiano), Alison Bury and Andrew Roberts (violins), Ruth Alford (cello), Anthony Robson (oboe), Andrew Clark and Martin Lawrence (horns)

Mozart Piano Concerto in D, K107 No 1
(arr of Piano Sonata, Op 5 No 2, by JC Bach)
Clementi Piano Sonata in G minor, Op 7 No 3
JC Bach Sextet in C for oboe, two horns, violin, cello and continuo
2.00 Vienna State Opera
Another visit to the Vienna State Opera. Massenet's opera Werther is a tale of thwarted love and suicide. Massenet Werther
Taffanel Andante Pastorale et Scherzettino
Aniela Frey (flute), Francois Killian (piano)
Messiaen Cinq Rechants
Schola Heidelberg, director Walter Nussbaum
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Pekka Kuusisto

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: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 12/03/2008

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: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 12/03/2008

A concert by the Zehetmair Quartet from their series featuring the quartets of Schumann.

Catherine Bott presents a concert given by the Zehetmair Quartet, who perform Haydn's Emperor quartet, Bartok's String Quartet No 5 and Schumann's String Quartet in F.

Presented by Catherine Bott. 

A concert given by the Zehetmair Quartet from their series featuring the quartets of Schumann, from the Wigmore Hall, London.

Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op 76 No 3 (Emperor)
Bartok: String Quartet No 5
Schumann: String Quartet in F, Op 41 No 2.

Presented by Catherine Bott. The Zehetmair Quartet present a concert from their series featuring the quartets of Schumann recorded at Wigmore Hall in London. 
Haydn String Quartet in C, Op 76 No 3 (Emperor) Bartok String Quartet No 5 
Schumann String Quartet in F, Op 41 No 2

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: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 12/03/2008

Kenan Malik sees the results of the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool's expensive refit.

Kenan Malik looks at how Liverpool's Bluecoat Gallery has been transformed by a 12 million pound refit. Plus historian David Levering Lewis on Islam's early impact on Europe.

Kenan Malik tours Liverpool city centre's oldest building, the Bluecoat Gallery, to see how the art venue has been transformed by a 12 million pound refit. And he talks to Pulitzer prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis about Islam's early impact on Europe.

Kenan Malik finds out how Liverpool's Bluecoat 
Gallery has been transformed. Producer Emma Thomas

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: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 12/03/2008

Profiling violinist Thomas Zehetmair, who features in Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 2.

Catherine Bott profiles Austrian violinist Thomas Zehetmair, who features as soloist in a recording of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 2.

Thomas Zehetmair performs a sequence of music that includes Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 2.

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 (Tacitus)

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Tacitus): Episode 3

Greek and Latin Voices (Tacitus)

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

Andy Martin assesses Tacitus' influence on writers like Racine and figures like Napoleon.

Greek and Latin Voices: Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. 3/4: Academic Andy Martin assesses Tacitus's influence on writers and political figures.

Greek and Latin Voices

Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation.

3/4. Andy Martin, a writer and French lecturer at Cambridge University assesses Tacitus' influence on writers like Racine and political figures like Napoleon.

The Essay: Greek and Latin Voices (Tacitus)

A series examining the culture that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Tacitus

A series examining the literature and culture that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on the Roman historian Tacitus

Greek and Latin Voices: Tacitus 
3/4. Andy Martin of Cambridge University reads Tacitus through French eyes.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 12/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 12/03/2008

Including tracks by Food and Dastan Ensemble, plus a new album by Misha Alperin.

Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, with tracks by Food and Dastan Ensemble, and a new album by Misha Alperin.

An eclectic mix of music, including Food, Dastan 
Ensemble and Misha Alperin. With Fiona Talkington.

Through the Night: 13/03/2008

13/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 13/03/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces music by Vivaldi, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Szymanowski.

Including 1.00 Seiber, Vivaldi, Brahms. 3.09 Tchaikovsky, Ibert, Mozart. 5.00 Locatelli, Debussy, Gluck, Szymanowski, Schmelzer.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, beginning with a concert of accordion music given by Kallis Bengtsson.

1.00am
Seiber, Matyas (1905-1960): Preludium and Fugue in A minor
1.06am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Toccata and Fugue in D minor
1.16am
Zolotariev, Vladislav (1942-1975): Suite for Children No 3
1.22am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Ah, vous dirais-je, maman
1.32am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in G minor
1.35am
Zolotariev, Vladislav (1942-1975): Sonata No 2
Kallis Bengtsson (accordion)

1.49am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): The Four Seasons, Op 8
Barbara Jane Gilbey (violin)
Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players
Geoffrey Lancaster (conductor)

2.29am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Sextet No 2 in G for strings, Op 36
Oslo Chamber Soloists

3.09am
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor)

4.01am
Arnic, Blaz (1901-1970): Overture to the Comic Opera, Op 11
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Anton Nanut (conductor)

4.08am
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962): Trois pieces breves
Ariart Woodwind Quintet

4.16am
Brahms: Five Choral Songs, Op 104
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)

4.30am
Mozart: Divertimento in C/F, K439b
Geert Bierling (organ)

4.44am
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770): Symphony in A
I Cameristi Italiani

4.53am
Mozart: Andante in C for flute and orchestra, K315
Anita Szabo (flute)
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Zoltan Kocsis (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. 
A concert of accordion music, including at 1.00 Selber 
Preludium and Fugue in A minor Kallis Bengtsson (accordion) 
2.29 Brahms String Sextet No 2 in G, Op 36 
3.09 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in E minor 4.08 lbert Trois Pieces Breves 4.53 Mozart Andante in C for flute and orchestra, K315 6.16 Szymanowski Violin Concerto No2  For full details visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/throughthenight

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