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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

02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

John Shea concludes the programme with music by Rossini, Sibelius, Rameau, Strauss, Kapp, CPE Bach, Brahms, Debussy and Mendelssohn.

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: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 02/04/2008

Including music by Glazunov, Rameau, Haydn, Delibes, MacDowell and Bach.

Including Glazunov: Concert waltz No 2 in F. Rameau: Suite (Les palladins). Haydn: Sonata in B flat for piano. Delibes: Ballet music (Coppelia). MacDowell: New England idylls.

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Glazunov Concert Waltz No 2 in F, Op 51 Philharmonia, conductor Yevgeni Svetlanov 
Rameau Suite: Les Paladins Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Gustav Leonhardt Haydn Piano Sonata in B flat, H XVI 41 Marc-Andre Hamelin 
8.30-10.00: Delibes Coppelia (excerpts) Suisse 
Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet MacDowell New England Idylls, Op 62 Donna Amato (piano) 
Bach Agnus Dei (Mass in B minor) Alfred Deller (countertenor), Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 02/04/2008

Sarah Walker introduces works by Milhaud, Rosauro, Schoenberg, Villa-Lobos and Monarco.

Including Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit. Trad: A casinha pequenina; Meu boi barroso. Rosauro: Concerto No 1 for marimba and string orchestra. Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (excerpt).

With Sarah Walker. 
Milhaud Le Boeufsur le Toit 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier 
10.17 Trad A Casinha Pequenina ; Meu Boi Barroso ; Ogunde Varere 
Bidu Sayao (soprano), Milne Charnley (piano) 
10.27 Rosauro Concerto No I for Marimba and String Orchestra Evelyn Glennie (percussion), 
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Paul Daniel 
10.46 Schoenberg Gurrelieder (excerpt)  
Berlin PO, conductor Simon Rattle 
11.13 Villa-Lobos Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle) William Bennett (flute), Charles Tunnell (cello) 
11.25 Monarco Portela Desde Que Eu Nasci 
Avaide 0 Mundo EAssim Velha Guarda da Portela 
11.29 Sarrtoro Symphony No 4 (Symphony of Peace) Sao Paulo SO, conductor John Neschling

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: Manuel de Falla

Composer of the Week: Manuel de Falla: Episode 3

Episode 3

Manuel de Falla

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Manuel de Falla, Episode 3

Donald Macleod concentrates on Falla's music for Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes.

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): 3/5. Donald Macleod focuses on how World War I gave Falla the chance to provide music for refugees in Spain including Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes.

Donald Macleod explores de Falla's life - his early days to his retirement in Argentina

Donald Macleod explores the life of Manuel de Falla, from his Andalusian beginnings, to his final days in Argentina

Composer of the Week: Falla

3/5. The Great War was to prove particularly beneficial for Falla, as Donald Macleod discovers. Neutral Spain played host to a number of performing artists seeking refuge from the war-torn north, including Diaghilev and the Ballets 
Russes. Falla eagerly provided the music for their new production The Three Cornered Hat. 
Oration de las Madres gue Tienen a Sus Hijos en Brazos Montserrat Caballe (soprano), Miguel Zanetti (piano) El Sombrero de Tres Picos Teresa Berganza (mezzo), Boston SO, conductor Seiji Ozawa Fantasia Baetica Alicia de Larrocha (piano) 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: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 02/04/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features Philippe Cassard performing works by Debussy and Scriabin.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: French pianist Philippe Cassard performs works by Debussy, Scriabin and Ravel. 2.00pm With excerpts from Berlioz' Les Troyens and music by Gorecki.

Introduced by Penny Gore . 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Another recital from the Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music. French pianist Philippe Cassard performs 
Impressionist repertoire by Debussy, Scriabin and Ravel among others. 
2.00 Berlioz Les Troyens a Carthage (Les Troyens Acts3-5)  
Grand Theatre Chorus, Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor John Nelson 
Lili Boulanger Piano Trio (D'un Soir Triste) George Sand Trio 
Henryk Gorecki Harpsichord Concerto, Op 40 Elzbieta Chojnacka , Sinfonietta Cracovia , conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk

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: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 02/04/2008

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: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 02/04/2008

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs works by Bach, Sibelius, Grieg and Debussy.

Catherine Bott introduces a concert given by the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes at London's Royal Festival Hall. Including works by Bach, Beethoven, Sibelius, Grieg and Debussy.

Catherine Bott introduces a concert given by the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes earlier this month at London's Royal Festival Hall. Bach Toccata in E minor, BWV914 
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat. Op 27 No (Quasi una fantasia) 
Sibelius Commodo (Kyllikki, Op 41 No 3); Elegiaco in C sharp minor, Op 76 No 10; 
The Birch, Op 75 No 4; Barcarola, Op 24 No 10 Grieg Ballade in G minor, Op 24 
Debussy Préludes Books land 2 (excerpts)

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: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 02/04/2008

Isabel Hilton presents the arts and ideas programme.

Isabel Hilton presents the arts and ideas programme. Producer Martin Smith

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: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 02/04/2008

Featuring soprano Karita Mattila, who sings an excerprt from Janacek's Jenufa.

Catherine Bott profiles soprano Karita Mattila. She sings excerpts from operatic works, including one from Janacek's Jenufa.

Catherine Bott introduces performances by Karita Mattila, including an excerpt from Janacek'sJenufa.

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: Maths and Music

The Essay: Maths and Music: Episode 3: Theme and Variations

Episode 3: Theme and Variations

Maths and Music

Theme and Variations

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Maths and Music, Theme and VariationsClose menu

Exposing the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations and the maths behind bell-ringing.

Maths and Music: 3/4. Theme and Variations: Marcus du Sautoy reveals the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations, the maths behind bell-ringing and Mozart's obsession with numbers.

The Essay: Maths and Music

Marcus du Sautoy explores the connections between the art of music and the logic of maths

Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the connections between the creative art of music and the steely logic of maths

Maths and Music 
3/4. Theme and Variations. Marcus du Sautoy reveals the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg 
Variations, the maths behind bell-ringing and Mozart's obsession with numbers.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 02/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 02/04/2008

With music from electronic duo Autechre, plus Arvo Part's Seven Magnificat Antiphons.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, with a new album from electronic duo Autechre, Arvo Part's Seven Magnificat Antiphons and Garth Knox playing jigs and reels on viola.

Fiona Talkington presents a new album from electronic duo Autechre, Arvo Part's Seven Magnificat Antiphons introduced by poet Jo Shapcott , and jigs and reels played on the viola by Garth Knox.

Through the Night: 03/04/2008

03/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 03/04/2008

John Shea introduces music by Verdi, Schumann, Brahms, Britten, Dittersdorf and Mozetich.

Including 1.00 Verdi, Schumann, Brahms. 3.15 Britten, Dittersdorf, Mozetich, Parker, Linko. 5.00 Schumann, Frescobaldi, Merkel, Griffes, Brahms, Verdi, Alabiev, Tartini, Janacek.

Presented by John Shea. Verdi Requiem 
2.19 Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op 70 
2.29 Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat 3.15 Britten Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op 49 3.29 Dittersdorf Symphony No 3 in G 3.47 Mozetich Postcards from the Sky 4.00 Weckmann Komm, Heiliger Ceist, Herre Gott 
4.05 Jeune Dieu, Nous Te Lotions 4.14 Ross! Sinfonia Grave a 5 4.19 Parker A Northern Ballad 4.33 Unko Piano Concerto No 2, Op 10 4.53 Vitols Romance 
5.00 Schumann Overture: Manfred 5.13 Frescobaldi Canzona sesta, detta L'Altera 5.1B Bach Sarabande (Cello Suite in D, BWV1012) 5.22 Merkel Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten, Op 116 5.34 Casanova Evening of the Lake 5.36 Griffes Three Tone Pictures, Op 5 
5.45 Brahms Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht; 
Meerfahrt, Op 96 No 5.51 Liszt Vergiftet Sind Meiner Lieder, S309 5.53 Verdi Duet: Tardo per Cli Anni, e Tremulo (Attila) 6.00 Alabiev Overture in F minor 6.13 Tartlni 
Violin Concerto in D, 028 6.30 Janacek Piano Sonata in E flat minor 6.44 Hannikainen Rural Dances, Op 39a

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