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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

28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

John Shea concludes the programme with music by Schreker, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann and Grainger.

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: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 28/04/2008

Including music by Bach, Grieg, Scarlatti, Brahms, Berlioz and Vivaldi.

Including Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor. Grieg: Huldigungsmarsch (Sigurd Jorsalfar). Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor. Brahms: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Ein deutsches Requiem).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Bach, orch Elgar Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV537 Halle , conductor Mark Elder Grleq Homage March (Sigurd Jorsalfar ) LSO, conductor Oivin Fjeldstad 
D Scarlatti Sonatas in F Minor, Kk185/184 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) 
8.30-10.00: Brahms Ihrhabt nun Traurigkeit 
(Ein deutsches Requiem) Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Blossom Festival Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Robert Shaw 
Berlioz Overture: Benvenuto Cellini 
Cologne RSO, conductor Gary Bertini 
Vivaldi Concerto in D for four violins, RV549 Berlin PO, conductor Herbert von Karajan EMAIL: [address removed]

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 28/04/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Bach, Kodaly, Seiber, Holst, Bartok, Haydn and Josquin.

Including Bach: Two minuets (The Anna Magdalena Notebook). Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus. Seiber: Concertino for clarinet and string orchestra. Holst: Brook Green Suite.

Presented by James Jolly. 
Bach Two Minuets (Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) 
10.06 Kodaly Psalmus Hungaricus Lajos Kozma (tenor), Brighton Festival Chorus, Wandsworth 
School Boys' Choir, LSO, conductor Istvan Kertesz 
10.30 Seiber Clarinet Concertino 
Thea King, English CO, conductor Andrew Litton 
10.47 Hoist Suite: Brook Green ECO, conductor Imogen Hoist 
10.55 Bartok Mikrokosmos (excerpts) Zoltan Kocsis (piano) 
11.01 Haydn Symphony No 8 in G (Le Soir) 
Hanover Band, director Roy Goodman (harpsichord) 
11.25 Josquin des Prez Missa Pange Lingua 
As recommended in Saturday's Building a Library.

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: Addinsell and Coward

Composer of the Week: Addinsell and Coward: Episode 1: Addinsell: The Collaborationist

Episode 1

Episode 1: Addinsell: The Collaborationist

Addinsell and Coward

Addinsell: The Collaborationist

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Addinsell and Coward, Addinsell: The Collaborationist

Donald Macleod focuses on Addinsell's musical collaborations with Joyce Grenfell.

Richard Addinsell and Noel Coward: 1/5. Addinsell: The Collaborationist: Donald Macleod explores Addinsell's musical collaborations with Joyce Grenfell and others.

Donald Macleod explores the music of Richard Addinsell and his contemporary Noel Coward

Donald Macleod explores the music of Richard Addinsell and his close contemporary Noel Coward, who both composed songs and music for stage and screen from the 1920s to the 1960s

Composers of the Week: Richard Addinsell (1904-77) and Noel Coward (1899-1973)

1/5. Addinsell: the Collaborationist. 
Donald Macleod is joined by guest Philip Lane to explore the music of Richard Addinsell and Noël Coward, both of whom composed songs and music for stage and screen from the 1920s to the 1960s. Addinsell Three Brothers Joyce Grenfell , 
Studio orchestra, conductor William Blezard 
The Chariot Show of 1926 BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth Moonlight Is Silver 
Gertrude Lawrence , Douglas Fairbanks Jr Isle of Apples BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Alwyn 
Goodbye Mr Chips BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba 
Maud  Joyce Grenfell , Julian Orchard , conductorPhilip  Green  Blithe Spirit 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba Producer Megan Jones Repeated at 8.45pm 
RT DIRECT: Addinsell's WarsaivConcerto, including other favourite piano music from films, is available for E6.99 including p&p, quoting B46-LS561; Noël Coward: Let's Dolt, and other songs including the complete album Live in Las Vegas, is available for £4.50 including p&p, quoting B46-AG323. Please send cheque payable to Selections to: [address removed]. Phone [number removed] (national rate), or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

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: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 28/04/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Schubert's Piano Trio in E flat, D929.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Vienna Piano Trio perfom Schubert's Piano Trio in E flat, D929. 2.00pm Russian and British Music: Featuring Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces a concert by the Vienna Piano Trio, featuring one of the great cornerstones of the repertoire.
Schubert Piano Trio in E flat, D929
(Repeated on Saturday at 2pm)
2.00 Russian and British Music
This week Suzy Klein explores works by the great Russian Romantic composers.
Musorqsky, orch Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Craig Armstrong Immer Clio Gould (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gary Walker
Richard Rodney Bennett Four Poems of Thomas Campion BBC Symphony Chorus, conductor Stephen Jackson
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor Nelson Freire, BBCSO, conductor Alexander Vedernikov
Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge BBC NOW, conductor Grant Llewellyn
Tchaikovsky Suite No in G BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alexander Vedernikov

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: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 28/04/2008

With 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: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 28/04/2008

Featuring the Scottish premiere of James MacMillan's Symphony No 3 and a work by Mahler.

A concert by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Donald Runnicles. Featuring the Scottish premiere of James MacMillan's Symphony No 3, plus Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde.

Catherine Bott presents a concert given last week at Glasgow City Halls. 
Karen  Cargill  (mezzo), Simon O'Neill (tenor), BBCSSO, conductor Donald Runnicles 
James  MacMillan  Symphony No 3 (Silence) Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Composers of the Week

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: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 28/04/2008

Matthew Sweet talks to Bishop Gene Robinson - the first openly gay man to become a bishop.

Matthew Sweet talks to Bishop Gene Robinson who, in 2003, was elected the Bishop of New Hampshire and was the first openly gay man to be appointed to such a position.

Matthew Sweet talks to Bishop Gene Robinson who, in 2003, was elected the Bishop of New Hampshire, the first openly gay man to be appointed to such a position. Producer Fiona McLean

Artist Focus

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist.

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Artist Focus: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 28/04/2008

Featuring American violinist Joshua Bell, who performs Debussy's Violin Sonata.

Catherine Bott profiles American violinist Joshua Bell in a programme that features his recording of Debussy's Violin Sonata, with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Catherine Bott introduces this week's featured artist, American violinist Joshua Bell. Producer Eiiie Mant

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: Symmetry and the Monster

The Essay: Symmetry and the Monster: Episode 1

Symmetry and the Monster

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Symmetry and the Monster, Episode 1Close menu

Mark Ronan follows the discovery by Evariste Galois of the 'building blocks' of symmetry.

Symmetry and the Monster: Series on symmetry in mathematics. 1/4. Professor Mark Ronan follows the discovery by the Frenchman Evariste Galois of the 'building blocks' of symmetry.

The Essay: Symmetry and the Monster

Series exploring the quest to understand one of most famous mathematical problems

Symmetry and the Monster 
1/4. Professor Mark Ronan investigates the branch of mathematics known as group theory. Producer Richard Bannerman EMAIL: [address removed]

World on 3

Radio 3's world music programme, with new CDs and studio sessions

World on 3: 28/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, 28/04/2008

With a blues session from former Crash Test Dummy Ben Darvill, now known as Son of Dave.

Charlie Gillett presents a studio session and CD tracks from former Crash Test Dummy and member of The Detonators Ben Darvill, now known as bluesman Son of Dave.

Charlie Gillett introduces a studio session by bluesman Son of Dave. Producer Roger Short

Through the Night: 29/04/2008

29/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 29/04/2008

John Shea introduces works by Mozart, Hummel, Holst, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn.

Including 1.00 Mozart, Hummel, Handel, Shostakovich. 3.25 Faure, Bach, Stravinsky, Paganini. 5.05 Chopin, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, F Mendelssohn and Schubert.

With John Shea.
Mozart Requiem in D minor, K626
1.45 Hummel Trio in G
2.00 Handel Trio Sonata in G, Op 5 No 4
2.15 Holst St Paul's Suite
2.30 Shostakovich Symphony No 10
3.25 Faure Suite: Pelleas et Melisande
3.45 Bach Trio Sonata in C, BWV529
4.05 Rossini Overture: The Italian Girl in Algiers
4.15 JCF Bach Cantata: Die Amerikanerin
4.25 Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird
4.50 Paganini Polonaise
5.05 Chopin Rondo in C minor, Op 1
5.15 Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 64 No 5 (Lark)
5.35 Mendelssohn Fantasy on an Irish song, Op 15 (The Last Rose of Summer)
5.50 Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor
6.10 Tchaikovsky Introduction and Waltz:Ã Eugene Onegin
6.20 Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op 11
6.45 Schubert Hoffnung, D637

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