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

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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

23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

John Shea concludes the programme with music by Gabrieli, Ravel, Delius, Svendsen, Bach, Debussy, Walton, Vaughan Williams, Grainger, Schubert and Schumann.

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: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 23/04/2008

Including music by Tallis, Bach, Schubert, Rameau, Saint-Saens and Part.

With Tallis: Salvator mundi. Bach: Prelude, Gavotte and Gigue. Schubert: Viola. Rameau: La poule. Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals. Part: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Tallis Salvator Mundi 
Taverner Choir , director Andrew Parrott 
Bach, arr Rachmaninov Prelude, Gavotte and Gigue Idil Biret (piano) 
Schubert Viola Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Rameau La Poule Alexandre Tharaud (piano) 
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals 
Frank Braley and Michel Dalberto (pianos), Instrumental Ensemble 
Arvo Part Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Stuttgart State Orchestra, conductor Dennis Russell Davies

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 23/04/2008

Sarah Walker introduces work by Borodin, Satie, Rossini, Faure, Thomas and Tchaikovsky.

Including Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor). Satie: Preludes du fils des etoiles. Rossini: Le Comte Ory (Act I). Faure: Piano Trio in D minor. Thomas: Hamlet (Act 4).

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Borodin Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) 
New York PO, conductor Leonard Bernstein 
10.15 Satie Preludes du Fils des Étoiles Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) 
10.28 Rossini En Proie a la Tristesse (Le Comte Ory.ActD   
Les Elements, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson 
10.39 FaurePiano Trio in D minor Florestan Trio 
11.00 Thomas Mad Scene (Hamlet, Act 4) 
Natalie Dessay (soprano), Les Elements, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson 
11.15 Bela Bartok Suite , Op 14 The composer (piano) 
11.23 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Sviatoslav Richter , Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan

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: Antonio Vivaldi

Composer of the Week: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Episode 3

Episode 3

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Episode 3

Exploring Orlando Furioso, considered by many to be Vivaldi's operatic masterpiece.

Donald Macleod explores Orlando Furioso, considered by many to be Vivaldi's operatic masterpiece, and written in a lifetime devoted to the form.

Donald Macleod explores Orlando Furioso, considered by many to be Vivaldi's operatic masterpiece, and written during a lifetime devoted to working in this form.

Orlando Furioso, RV 728 (1st mvt)
Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor)
naive/Opus 111 OP 30393, CD1 Tr 1

Orlando Furioso (excerpts from Act 1)
Angelica ...... Veronica Cangemi (soprano)
Alcina ...... Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Astolfo ...... Lorenzo Regazzo (bass-baritone)
Bradamante ...... Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Orlando ...... Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor)
naive/Opus 111 OP 30393, CD1, Trs 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

Orlando Furioso (Act 1, Scene 11)
Ruggiero ...... Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
naive/Opus 111 OP 30393, CD1, Tr 24

Orlando Furioso (Act 2, Scenes 11-13)
Angelica ...... Veronica Cangemi (soprano)
Medoro ...... Blandine Staskiewicz (mezzo-soprano)
Alcina ...... Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Orlando ...... Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Choeur Les Elements
Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor)
naive/Opus 111 OP 30393, CD 2, Trs 22-35.

Composer of the Week: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Donald Macleod explores Vivaldi's large and little-heard musical catalogue

Donald Macleod explores Vivaldi's large and little-heard musical catalogue, revealing an energetic and diverse composer

Composer of the Week: Vivaldi

3/5. Vivaldi devoted most of his working life to opera. In today's programme, Donald Macleod explores Orlando Furioso, considered by many to be his operatic masterpiece. Orlando Furioso (excerpts)  
Les Elements, Ensemble Matheus, conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi 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: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 23/04/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Truls Mork performing suites by Bach and Britten.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: LSO St Luke's Bach Plus. Cellist Truls Mork performs suites by Bach and Britten. 2.00pm St Petersburg: With Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.

Introduced by Penny Gore . 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
2/4. A recital given by cellist Truls Morks at LSO St Luke's in London, first broadcast in January 2005. 
Bach Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV1009 Britten Cello Suite No 2, Op 80 
2.00 St Petersburg 
Rachmaninov Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Latvian Radio Chorus, director Sigvard Klava 
Borodin String Quartet No 1 in A Borodin Quartet 
Wagner Parsifal, Act 3  
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev

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: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 23/04/2008

With violinist Katie Stillman and pianist Simon Lane ahead of upcoming recitals.

Sean Rafferty talks to violinist Katie Stillman and pianist Simon Lane ahead of recitals in Bristol and London. Plus pianist Ronan Magill, about to perform in St John's Wood Church.

Sean Rafferty introduces a selection of music and news from the arts world.

Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 23/04/2008

Pianist Imogen Cooper performs sonatas and impromptus by Schubert.

Tom Service introduces a concert in which British pianist Imogen Cooper performs works by Schubert. Schubert: Piano Sonata in C (Relique); Four Impromptus, D935; Piano Sonata in A.

Tom Service introduces a concert recorded last week at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Imogen Cooper (piano) 
Schubert Piano Sonata in C, D840 (Religue); 
Four Impromptus, D935; Piano Sonata in A, D959

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: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 23/04/2008

A programme exploring the changing art and culture inspired by Armageddon.

Philip Dodd presents a look at the art, literature and culture inspired by Armageddon and how in the last 25 years it has reflected the changing threats to world security.

Philip Dodd and his guests explore how the concept of Armageddon has altered in art and culture as the perceived most deadly threat to humanity has changed from the divine to the nuclear to the environmental.

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: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 23/04/2008

Featuring Natalie Dessay, who plays Konstanze in Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.

With Tom Service. The featured artist is soprano Natalie Dessay and the programme includes her performance as Konstanze in Mozart's opera Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.

Soprano Natalie Dessay sings the role of Konstanze in Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail. Introduced by Tom Service .

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: Raising My Voice

The Essay: Raising My Voice: Episode 3

Raising My Voice

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Raising My Voice, Episode 3Close menu

Filmmaker Monika Dutta discusses living with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Raising My Voice: Series exploring mental health and creativity. 3/4. Monika Dutta, a filmmaker and multimedia artist, discusses living with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Essay: Raising My Voice

Four artists consider the impact of mental health problems on their creativity

Four artists working in a variety of fields consider the impact of mental health problems on their creativity

Raising My Voice 
3/4. Four artists working in a variety of fields consider the impact on their creativity of challenging mental health problems. 
Monika Dutta is a film-maker and multimedia artist who has lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 23/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 23/04/2008

Music for St George's Day by Chris Wood, Leon Rosselson, Shirley Collins and Billy Pigg.

Verity Sharp marks St George's Day with a selection of English music, including Chris Wood's soundscape Listening to the River and other works by Leon Rosselson and Shirley Collins.

3/4. Verity Sharp celebrates St George's Day with a selection of English music, traditional and contemporary. The centrepiece is Chris Wood 's Listening to the River, a powerful soundscape that interweaves oral history from the River Medway area with live music. Plus music from Leon Rosselson , Shirley Collins , Billy Pigg and Lisa Knapp.

Through the Night: 24/04/2008

24/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 24/04/2008

John Shea introduces works by Sibelius, Brahms, Telemann, Ravel, Beethoven and Mozart.

Including 1.00 Tournemire, Widor, Sibelius. 3.21 Brahms, Goldberg, F Mendelsson. 5.00 Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Telemann.

Presented by John Shea. 
TournemireHod/e Mecum Eris in Paradiso (Chorals-Poemes. Op 67 No 2) Boellmann Heures Mystiques , Op 291.16 Wktor Symphonie Gothique, Op 70 (excerpt) 1.25 Mattias Eklund Variations and Fugue on a theme by Sten Carlberg 
1.40 Vierne Organ Symphony No 6 in B minor (excerpts) 
1.54 Sibelius Symphony No 2 2.36 Cherubini Requiem Mass No 1 in C minor 3.21 Brahms Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor 3.59 Telemann Flute Concerto in D 4.12 Ravel Bolero 4.26 Trad, arr Petrinjak Six Renaissance Dances 437 Goldberg Sonata in C for two violins and bass continuo (also attrib Bach as BWVI037) 4.49 Fanny Mendelssohn Songs without Words, Op 6 5.00 Mozart Overture: 
Don Giovanni 5.06 Perqolesi Violin Sonata in G 5.14 Myslivecek String Quintet No 2 in E flat 5.26 Bach Flute Sonata in G, BWV525 5.37 Haydn Te Deum in C, H XXIII c2 (Great) 
5.46 Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orphee et 
Eurydice) 5.53 Naujalis Caligaverunt 5.59 Dohnanyi The Wedding Waltz 6.06 Beethoven Violin Sonata in D, Op 12 No 16.25 Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K285 
6.40 Telemann Suite in G (Burlesque de Quixotte)

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