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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

16/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Bach, Ravel, Mozart, Chopin, Gibbons, Holst, JC Bach, Strauss, Haydn and Debussy.

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: 16/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 16/05/2008

Including works by Haydn, Schubert, Telemann, Prokofiev, Grieg and Mozart.

Including Haydn: Overture (L'incontro improvviso). Schubert: Himmelsfunken; Der Musensohn (Abendbilder). Telemann: Oboe Sonata in B flat. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No 2.

Including:

Haydn: Overture (L'incontro improvviso)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)

Schubert: Himmelsfunken; Der Musensohn (Abendbilder)
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Gerold Huber (piano)

Telemann: Oboe Sonata in B flat
Marilyn Zupnik (oboe)
Mark Shuman (cello)
Raymond Leppard (harpsichord)

Prokofiev: The Young Juliet; Masks; The Monagues and the Capulets (Romeo and Juliet)
Ayako Uehara (piano)

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No 2, Op 55
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

Mozart, arr. Schafer: Benedetti I doppi conjugi (Cosi fan tutte)
Pentaedre.

Rob Cowan

Music includes:
7.00-8.30:
Haydn Overture: L'lncontro Improwiso - Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati

Schubert Himmelsfunken, 0651; Der Musensohn, D764 - Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano)

Telemann Oboe Sonata in B flat - Marilyn Zupnik, Mark Schuman (cello), Raymond Leppard (harpsichord)

8.30-10.00:
Prokofiev The Young Juliet; Masks; The Montagues and the Capulets (Romeo and Juliet) - Ayako Uehara (piano)

Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No 2 - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan

Mozart, arr Ulf-Guido Schafer Benedettil Doppi Conjugi (Cosi Fan Tutte) - Pentaedre

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 16/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 16/05/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Gillis, Montsalvatge, Stravinsky, Messiaen and Francaix.

Including Don Gillis: Symphony No 5 1/2. Montsalvatge: Cinco canciones negras. Stravinsky: Zvezdoliki. Messiaen: L'Ascension. Francaix: Divertissement. Nielsen: Sinfonia Espansiva.

With James Jolly.

Including:

Don Gillis: Symphony No 5 1/2 (Symphony for Fun)
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67067

Montsalvatge: Cinco canciones negras
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor)
EMI 5650612 (2 CDs)

Stravinsky: Zvezdoliki
Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 4711972

Messiaen: L'Ascension
Gillian Weir (organ)
COLLINS 70312 (5 CDs)

Francaix: Divertissement
Gaudier Ensemble
HYPERION CDA 67036

Nielsen: Sinfonia Espansiva
Nancy Wait Kromm (soprano)
Kevin McMillan (baritone)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
DECCA 4302802

Coleridge Taylor: Hiawatha's Departure (conclusion)
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
Kenneth Alwyn (conductor)
ARGO 4303562 (2 CDs).

Presented by James Jolly. 
Don Gillis Symphony No 5112 (Symphony for Fun) New London Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp 
10.16 Montsalvatge Cinco Canciones Negras Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Raphael  Fruhbeck de Burgos 
10.28 Stravinsky Zvezdoliki Cleveland Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez 
10.35 Messiaen L'Ascension Gillian Weir (organ) 
11.00 Francaix Divertissement Gaudier Ensemble 
11.11 Nielsen Symphony No 3 (Sinfonia Espansiva) Nancy Wait Kromm (soprano), Kevin McMillan 
(baritone), San Francisco SO/Herbert Blomstedt 
11.47 Coleridge Taylor Hiawatha's Departure (conclusion) Bryn Terfel (baritone), Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, conductor Kenneth Alwyn

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: Fryderyk Chopin

Composer of the Week: Fryderyk Chopin: Episode 5: In Sickness and in Health

Episode 5

Episode 5: In Sickness and in Health

Fryderyk Chopin

In Sickness and in Health

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Fryderyk Chopin, In Sickness and in Health

Including the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music.

Donald Macleod tells the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music. Including Piano Sonata No 2, Op 35 (Funeral March); Preludes, Op 28 (excerpts).

Donald Macleod tells the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music.

Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (Funeral March)
Martha Argerich (piano)

Preludes, Op 28 (excerps)
Havard Gimse (piano)

Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54
Claudio Arrau (piano)

Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60
Waltz in E flat, Op 18 No 1
Dinu Lipatti (piano).

Donald Macleod introduces music and stories from the life of Fryderyk Chopin

Composer of the Week: Chopin

5/5. In Sickness and in Health. Donald Macleod tells the story of the composer's battle with tuberculosis. Funeral March (Piano Sonata No 2 in B minor, Op 35) Martha Argerich 
Preludes, Op 28 (excerpts) Havard Gimse (piano) Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54 Claudio Arrau (piano) 
Barcarolle in Fsharp, Op 60; Waltz in E flat, Op 18 No 1 Dinu Lipatti (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: 16/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 16/05/2008

The Lunchtime Concert features a performance of Mozart's Serenade in C minor, K388.

Lunchtime Concert: With a performance of Mozart's Serenade in C minor, K388. Jansons and Friends: Including Brahms's German Requiem and Respighi's Fountains of Rome.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:

Highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with contributions from artistic director Marc Neikrug and pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Mozart: Serenade in C minor for winds, K388
Alan Vogel, Nathan Hughes (oboes)
David Schifrin, Todd Levy (clarinets)
Steven Dibner, Stephanie Przybylska (bassoons)
Julie Landsman, William Barnewitz (horns)

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57
Daniel Khalikov, Giora Schmidt (violins)
Michael Tree (viola)
Ralph Kirshbaum (cello)
Yefim Bronfman (piano)

Plus Jansons and Friends:

With Mariss Jansons conducting Brahms's biggest choral work - his German Requiem. Plus more from Jansons's compatriots the Latvian Radio Chorus as well as a complete concert conducted by Mark Elder, given at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano)
Michael Volle (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Penderecki: Agnus Dei
Bjorn Gafvert (organ)
Swedish Radio Chorus
Latvian Radio Chorus
Kaspars Putnins (conductor)

Berlioz: Funeral March for the Death of Hamlet (Tristia); Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans); Overture (King Lear)
Verdi: Te Deum
Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

Boito: Prologue in Heaven (Mefistofele)
Ildar Abdrazakov (bass)
Ilse Eerens (soprano)
Flemish Opera Children's Chorus
Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor).

Introduced by Louise Fryer.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
More highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with Kerry Frunkin of WFMT.
Mozart Wind Serenade in C minor, KV388 Alan Vogel and Nathan Hughes (oboes), David Schifrin and Todd Levy (clarinets), Steven Dibner and Stephanie Przybylska (bassoons), Julie Landsman and William Barnewitz (horns)
Shostakovich Piano Quintet, Op 57 Daniel Khalikov and Giora Schmidt (violins), Michael Tree (viola), Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Yefim Bronfman (piano)
2.00 Jansons and Friends
Including Mariss Jansons conducting Brahms's German Requiem, plus more from Jansons's compatriots the Latvian Radio Chorus.
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Michael Volle (baritone), Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons
3.10 Penderecki Agnus Dei Swedish Radio Chorus, Latvian Radio Chorus, Bjorn Gafvert (organ), conductor Kaspars Putnins
3.20 Berlioz Funeral March for the Death of Hamlet (Tristia); Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans); Overture: King Lear
3.50 Verdi Te Deum Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra/Mark Elder
4.05 Respighi Fountains of Rome
Netherlands Radio PO, conductor Mark Elder
4.20 Boito Prologue in Heaven (Mefistofele) Ilse Eerens (soprano),Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Flemish Opera Children's Chorus, Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mark Elder

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: 16/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 16/05/2008

With pianist Ingrid Fliter, plus the Royal Ballet's staging of Dances at a Gathering.

Sean Rafferty presents music and guests from the arts world, with pianist Ingrid Fliter, plus Susan Hendl on the Royal Ballet's staging of Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering.

As a prelude to Radio 3's Chopin Experience, Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests, including prize-winning pianist Ingrid Fliter.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: The RPS Awards

The RPS Awards

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, The RPS Awards

Coverage of the 2008 RPS Awards, the principal awards in British classical music.

Petroc Trelawny with coverage of the 2008 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards for live classical music, with interviews and music, plus the Radio 3 Listeners' Award.

The RPS Awards 
Yesterday evening, the winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society 2008 Awards were announced at the Dorchester Hotel, 
London. Tonight's programme features coverage from the ceremony, with interviews and music, including the winner of the Radio 3 Listeners' Award. Presented by Petroc Trelawny .

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

The Verb: 16/05/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 16/05/2008

With Peter Blegvad's 'eartoons', Joan As Police Woman and poetry from Will Eaves.

Ian McMillan is joined by Peter Blegvad with one of his aural cartoons - or 'eartoons'. Plus singer-songwriter Joan As Police Woman and new poetry from Will Eaves.

Ian McMillan is joined on Radio 3's weekly cabaret of language, poetry and performance by Peter Blegvad who creates one of his aural cartoons - or 'eartoons' - for the show. Also on the programme are singer-songwriter Joan As Police Woman and new poetry from Will Eaves.

New writing, performance and global literature with Ian McMillan. Producer Nicola Holloway

Jazz Library

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings

Programme offering advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings or adding to an existing one

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: Clark Terry

Clark Terry

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Clark Terry

Trumpeter Clark Terry discusses his collaborations with musicians such as Oscar Peterson.

Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Clark Terry to look back over his recordings and discuss his collaborations with musicians such as Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington.

Alyn Shipton is joined by one of the most famous Ellingtonians of all, trumpeter Clark Terry, to look back over his recordings. In addition to his work with Ellington, Terry was also a member of Count Basie's famous orchestra and he also discusses his discs with the late Oscar Peterson, including the amusing Mumbles.

In the week that London hosts the 2008 Duke Ellington conference, Alyn Shipton looks back over the recordings of trumpeter Clark Terry , who joins him in the Studio. Producer Alyn Shipton

Jazz on 3

Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Ralph Alessi

Ralph Alessi

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Ralph Alessi

A gig from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival by trumpeter Ralph Alessi's band This Against That

Jez Nelson presents a gig recorded at the 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, featuring trumpeter Ralph Alessi's group This Against That, with guest Ravi Coltrane on saxophone.

Jez Nelson presents a gig recorded at the 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, featuring trumpeter Ralph Alessi's group This Against That, with guest Ravi Coltrane on saxophone, Andy Milne on piano, Drew Gress on bass and Mark Ferber on drums.

A veteran of 15 years on the New York scene, Alessi has gained a reputation as one of the jazz world's most formidable players, collaborating with the likes of Steve Coleman, Uri Caine, Don Byron and Fred Hersch.

Since moving to New York in 1991 from his native California, Alessi has become a key figure in the city's jazz and improvised music scene. As well as releasing four albums as a leader - including two with This Against That - he works as founding director at the School for Improvisational Music in Brooklyn.

The son of the iconic John Coltrane, Ravi has emerged as one of the saxophone's unique voices, having played with some of jazz's foremost names including Jack DeJohnette, Rashied Ali, and Elvin Jones.

Jez Nelson presents a gig by trumpeter 
Ralph Alessi 's group This Against That, featuring guest Ravi Coltrane on saxophone. Producer Robert Abel

17/05/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Svendsen, Grieg, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Grieg, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, CPE Bach, JS Bach, Handel, Schubert, Franck, Trad arr Sommerro, Chopin, Kverno and Borgstrom.

With Jonathan Swain.

Including:

Svendsen: Norwegian Artists' Carnival, Op 14
Grieg: Jeg giver mit digt til varen, Op 21 No 1; Det forste mote, Op 21 No 2; From Monte Pincio, Op 39 No 1; Med en Vandlilje, Op 25 No 4; Ved Rondane, Op 33 No 9; En fugleveise, Op 25 No 6
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 135
Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in E, Op 6
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 (arr for strings)
CPE Bach: Der Herr lebt, Wq 251
Bach: Sonata for viola da gamba and keyboard No 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
Handel: Concerto grosso No 7 (Concerti grossi, Op 6)
Couperin: Allemande, arr. for two pianos
Schubert: Liebesbotschaft (Schwanengesang, D957 No 1); Heidenroslein, D257; Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D343
Svendsen: Romance in G for violin and orchestra, Op 26
Franck: Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor
Trad, arr. Sommerro, Henning (b.1952): Alas I wonder about my way to Canaan
Chopin: Berceuse, Op 57
Glazunov: Albumblatt in D flat for trumpet and piano
Halvorsen: Triumphal Entry of the Boyars
Grieg: Norwegian Dance No 1 for piano (four hands)
Kverno: Corpus Christi Carol: Missa Fidei Mysterii
Borgstrom: Music to Johan Gabriel Borkman
Nystedt: O Crux
Grieg: Halling (Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op 47 No 4); Bondens Sang (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op 65 No 2)
Gabrieli: Sonata Pian' e forte, for brass
Nordheim: Converte Nos Domine (No 3 from Tres lamentationes: Saecundum Hieremias Propheta for mixed choir)
Lie: Symphony in A minor
Brahms: Nanie, Op 82.

With Jonathan Swain. 
Svendsen Norwegian Artists' Carnival, Op 141.08 Grieq Six songs 1.28 Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor 1.57 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op 135 2.24 Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in E, Op 6 2.49 Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 
3.23 CPE Bach Cantata: Der Herr lebt, Wq251 4.00 Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV1029 4.14 Handel Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op 6 No 7 4.28 Couperin  Allemande for two pianos 4.32 Schubert Three Lieder 
4.42 Svendsen Romance in G, Op 26 4.50 Franck Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor, Op 18, M30 5.00 Trad, arr Sommerro Alas I Wonder about My Way to Canaan 
5.02 Chopin Berceuse, Op 57 5.08 Glazunov Albumblatt in D flat 5.13 Halvorsen Triumphal Entry of the Boyars 
5.17 Grieg Norwegian Dance No 1, Op 35 5.24 Kverno 
Corpus Christi Carol: Missa Fidei Mysterii 5.41 Borqstrom Music to Johan Gabriel Borkman 5.53 Nystedt 0 Crux 
6.00 Grieg Halling, Op 47 No 4: Bondens Sang, Op 65 No 2 (Lyric Pieces) 6.04 G Gabrieli Sonata Pian'e forte, for brass 6.09 Nordheim Converte Nos Domine No 3 
6.14 Ue Symphony in A minor 6.47 Brahms Nanie, Op 82

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