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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

22/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Vivaldi, Gabrieli, Fiocco, Mozart, d'India, Ravel, Debussy, Bruckner, Weber and Brahms.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in D for violin and orchestra, RV 234
Giuliano Carmignola (violin)
Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

5.06am
Gabrieli, Giovanni (c.1553-1612): Exaudi me, for 12-part triple chorus, continuo and 4 trombones
Danish National Radio Chorus
Lars Baunkilde (violone)
Soren Christian Vestergaard (organ)
Copenhagen Cornetts and Sackbutts
Bo Holten (conductor)

5.12am
Fiocco, Joseph Hector (1703-1741): Suite in G
Geert Bierling (organ)

5.22am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 16 in C, K128
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5.35am
d'India, Sigismondo (c.1582-c.1629): Che non t'ami, cor mio
The Consort of Musicke

5.39am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937), arr. McIntyre: Ma mere l'oye
Canberra Wind Soloists

5.53am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) orch. Brewaeys: Voiles (Preludes Book 1)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Callegari (conductor)

5.58am
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896): Two graduals for chorus
Danish National Radio Choir
Jesper Grove Jorgensen (conductor)

6.06am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Clarinet Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 74
Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

6.28am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Piano Trio in B, Op 8
Ondine.

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: 22/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 22/03/2008

Including works by Bach, Wagner, Beethoven and Coates.

Including Bach: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D. Wagner: Ein Schwer verhiess mir der Varter (Die Walkure). Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 28 in A, Op 101. Coates: The Three Bears Phantasy.

Louise Fryer

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: Bach Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV1068 The English Concert, conductor Trevor Pinnock 
Wagner Ein Schwer verhiess mirder Vater (Die Walkure) Ben Heppner (tenor) 
Dresden State Orchestra, conductor Peter Schreier 
8.00-9.00: Beethoven Piano Sonata in A, Op 101 Garrick Ohlsson 
Eric Coates The Three Bears Phantasy London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras 
For full details visit www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/breaWast 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: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring 

Building a Library: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring 

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

With Andrew McGregor. Including at 9.30am Building a Library: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. 10.30am Bach cantata cycles. 11.30am Disc of the Week: Mozart: Symphonies 38-41.

Building a Library:
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring 

Reviewer - Rob Cowan

First Choice:
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Peter Eotvos (conductor) 
(c/w Mavra, with the Goteborgs Symfoniker)
BMC (Budapest Music Centre) BMC CD 118 (CD)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.stravinsky:
bal.stravinsky.the.rite.of.spring

Introduced by Andrew McGregor. 
9.30 Building a Library Rob Cowan surveys the available recordings of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. 
10.30 Andrew talks to Berta Joncus about new recordings of Bach's vocal music, including further releases of cantata cycles from Masaaki Suzuki and John Eliot Gardiner , as well as a new St Matthew Passion from the Dunedin 
Consort and Players. 
11.30 Disc of the Week: Mozart Symphonies Nos 38-41 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed] 
(calls from land lines 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: 22/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, 22/03/2008

Tom Service talks to English baritone Thomas Allen about his career.

Tom Service talks to English baritone Thomas Allen about his career. Plus a look at appeal of the poet Heinrich Heine for composers and an interview with composer Olga Neuwirth.

Tom Service re-assesses the impact of West Side Story 50 years on and looks at the enduring appeal of the poet Heinrich Heine. Producer Emma Bloxham

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: Music for Holy Saturday

Music for Holy Saturday

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Music for Holy Saturday

With settings of Lamentations and Tenebrae Responsories by Palestrina, Lobo and Gesualdo.

Music for Holy Saturday: Lucie Skeaping presents music written for Holy Saturday, with settings of Lamentations and Tenebrae Responsories by Palestrina, Lobo, Gesualdo and Morales.

Lucie Skeaping introduces music written for Holy Saturday, including settings of Lamentations and Tenebrae Responsories by Palestrina, Lobo, Gesualdo and Morales. 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: 22/03/2008

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Gwilym Simcock (piano), with Phil Donkin and Martin France in tracks from Simcock's album.

Gwilym Simcock (piano), Phil Donkin (double bass) and Martin France (drums) in a concert given last Monday at the Wigmore Hall, London. Simcock: Perception.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents another chance to hear last Monday's concert from the Wigmore 
Hall in London in which pianist Gwilym Simcock , nominated for the Radio 3 Listeners' Award 2008, plays tracks from his debut album, Perception. With Phil Donkin on bass and Martin France on drums.

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: in Cuba

World Routes: in Cuba: Episode 1: Santiago de Cuba and Son Music

Episode 1

Episode 1: Santiago de Cuba and Son Music

in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba and Son Music

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba and Son Music

Lucy Duran searches for the musical roots of Cuba, beginning in sizzling Santiago de Cuba.

Recorded on location in Cuba, Lucy Duran embarks on a thousand-mile road journey in search of the musical roots of this very musical island. 1/3: She visits Santiago de Cuba.

In the first of three programmes recorded on location in Cuba, Lucy Duran embarks on a 1000-mile road journey in search of the musical roots of this very musical island. 

She begins her exploration of Cuban music in Santiago de Cuba, the sizzling eastern city that’s both the birthplace of son and the cradle of the Fidel Castro’s Revolution.

Lucy Duran embarks on a thousand-mile road journey in search of the musical roots of Cuba

World Routes in Cuba

1/3. On location in Cuba, Lucy Duran embarks on a 1,000-mile road journey in search of the island's musical roots. She begins by visiting Santiago de Cuba, the eastern city that is both the birthplace of the son musical style and the cradle of the Fidel Castro 's Revolution.

Jazz Line-Up

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

Jazz Line-Up: 22/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, 22/03/2008

Julian Joseph selects recent classic jazz releases, including music by John Coltrane.

Julian Joseph selects recent classic jazz releases, including music by John Coltrane, Horace Silver and Wynton Kelly.

Julian Joseph selects some of the classic jazz releases that have come onto the shelves recently. John Coltrane , Horace Silver and Wynton Kelly are among the mix. Producer Keith Loxam

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: Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

James Levine conducts Wagner's exploration of the agony and the ecstasy of erotic love.

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde: James Levine conducts Deborah Voigt as Isolde alongside Robert Dean Smith as Tristan in Wagner's portrait of the agony and the ecstasy of erotic love.

Deborah Voigt and Ben Heppner sing the lead roles in Wagner's exploration of the agony and ecstasy of erotic love, which changed the course of music history with its restless harmonies representing the insatiable and sweet craving for the secrets of night and death. The broadcast includes the Met Opera Quiz and backstage interviews with some of the artists. Introduced live from New York by Margaret Juntwait. Wagner Tristan and Isolde  
Chorus and Orchestra of New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor James Levine 
RT DIRECT: Wagner's Tristan and Isolde (4 CDs) is available for E14.99 including p&p. Send cheque payable to Selections to: 
[address removed]. Phone [number removed] (national rates), quoting B46-AH632, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

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: 22/03/2008

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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 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA 
Fax: [number removed] email: [address removed]

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: 22/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, 22/03/2008

Featuring the world premiere of Edward Cowie's BBC commission INhabitAT.

Robert Worby introduces the world premiere of Edward Cowie's BBC commission INhabitAT, inspired by sounds from the natural world. Plus a look at the art of soundscape composition.

As part of Radio 3's Rites of Spring season, Robert Worby introduces the first performance of Edward Cowie 's BBC commission INhabitAT, which is inspired by sounds from the natural world. Plus a closer look at the art of soundscape composition with contributions from Peter Cusack , Isobel Clouter and John Drever. 
BBC Singers, Endymion, conducted by Nicholas Kok Edward Cowie INhabitAT

The Early Music Show: Shakespeare and Music in the Time of Henry Purcell

21/07/2007

Shakespeare and Music in the Time of Henry Purcell

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Shakespeare and Music in the Time of Henry Purcell

Simon Russell Beale explores Restoration theatre, including Richard II and The Tempest.

Shakespeare and Music in the Time of Henry Purcell: Actor Simon Russell Beale explores the musical settings of Shakespeare's plays by Purcell and his contemporaries.

Shakespeare and Music in the Time of Purcell Simon Russell Beale explores the world of Restoration theatre in musical settings of Shakespeare's plays by Henry Purcell and his contemporaries. Music includes excerpts from 
Richard II, Timon of Athens and The Tempest.

Through the Night: 23/03/2008

23/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 23/03/2008

John Shea introduces works by Bac, Handel, Mahler, Telemann, Rossini, Vivaldi and Haydn.

Including 1.00 Bach, Handel, Mahler. 3.39 Arensky, Moniuszko, Frescobaldi. 5.00 Rossini, Holst, Rimsky-Korsakov, Haydn and Elgar.

Presented by John Shea. 1.00 Bach Easter Oratorio, 
BWV2491.43 Rawsthome The Cruel Sea 1.48 Nystroem Tre Havsvisioner 1.59 Handel Keyboard Suite No 6 in  minor, HWV439 2.15 Mahler Symphony No 2 (Resurrection) 
3.39 Arensky Suite No 1 in F, Op 15 3.54 Oskar Morawetz Divertimento for Strings 4.06 Telemann Trio No 5 for recorder, violin, and continuo (Essercizii Musici) 4.17 Monluszko Fairy Tale Overture 4.31 Messiaen Theme and Variations 4.40 Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 
4.48 Frescobaldi Toccata avanti la Messa 5.00 Rossini Overture: The Thieving Magpie 5.10 Erkel Swan Song (Hunyadi Laszlo ) 5.18 Vivaldi Concertoda Camera in D, RV94 5.29 Hoist WindQuintetin A flat, Op 14 5.44 Nin Seguida Espanola 5.53 Rimsky-Korsakov Russian 
Easter Festival Overture 6.09 Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 64 No 5, (Lark) 6.27 Anon medieval Armenian We Celebrate (Easter melody) 6.31 Anon Six Epigraphes Antiques 6.47 Elgar Serenade in E minor, Op 20 
For full details visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/throughthenight

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