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Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

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17/05/2008

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Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Chopin, Glazunov, Halvorsen, Grieg, Kverno, Borgstrom, Nystedt, Gabrieli, Nordheim, Lie and Brahms.

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: Martin Handley

Martin Handley

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Martin Handley

Including Chopin: Berceuse; Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante.

Part of a weekend of Chopin's complete works. With Berceuse; Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante; Variations in B flat. Chopin orch Francaix: Preludes, Op 28.

Martin Handley: Part of Radio 3's landmark weekend of Chopin's complete works with a selection that also includes works from composers inspired by him.

Including:

Chopin: Bercuese, Op 57
Evgeny Kissin (piano)

Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op 22
Dong-Hyek Lim (piano)

Chopin: Variations in B flat, Op 2 (on La ci darem la mano from Mozart's Don Giovanni)
Alexis Weissenberg (piano)
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (conductor)

Chopin, orch. Francaix: Preludes, Op 28
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Karl Anton Rickenbacher (conductor).

The Chopin Experience: Martin Handley

The launch of Radio 3's weekend of Chopin's complete works, including a few surprises by composers inspired by the maestro. 
Chopin Berceuse , Op 57 Evgeny Kissin (piano) 
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op 22 Dong-Hyek Lim (piano) 
Variations in B flat on Mozart's La Ci Darem la Mano, Op 2 Alexis Weissenberg (piano), Paris Conservatoire Concerts Society Orchestra, conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski 
Chopin, orch Frangaix Preludes, Op 28 
Berlin RSO, conductor Karl Anton Rickenbacher RT DIRECT: The Essential Chopin (5 CDs) is available for £15.99 including p&p. Send cheque payable to Selections to: [address removed]. Phone [number removed] (national rate), quoting B46-BX747, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

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: Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 

Building a Library: Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library: Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2

Including Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2 and Essential Chopin on disc.

Including a recommended disc of Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2. Plus essential Chopin on disc and the Disc of the Week: Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52.

Andrew McGregor introduces a special Chopin-focused edition of Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to what's new in the world of recorded music, with a focus on musical interpretation.

Building a Library:
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 

Reviewer - Harriet Smith

First Choice: 
(c/w Etudes Op. 10; Barcarolle Op. 60)
Nelson Freire (piano)
Decca 475 6617 (Hybrid SACD)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.chopin:
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The Chopin Experience: CD Review

Andrew McGregor introduces a Chopin-themed edition of the programme. 
9.30 Building a Library Harriet Smith makes a personal recommendation for Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35, including a complete performance of her chosen recording. 
10.30 David Owen Norris discusses essential Chopin on disc. 
11.50 Disc of the Week: Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 Ingrid Fliter (piano) www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed]. (calls from landlines 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: Music Matters

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, Music Matters

Investigating the complex relationship between Chopin and his homeland.

Tom Service visits Warsaw to investigate the complex relationship between Chopin and his homeland and explores his influence on Polish music today.

Tom Service presents a special Chopin-themed edition of the programme in which he travels to Warsaw to investigate the complex relationship between the composer and his homeland, to which he never returned after leaving at the age of 20. Tom also examines the effects of Chopin's dual legacy as composer and pianist on the Polish music scene today.

The Chopin Experience: Music Matters

Universally regarded as Poland's greatest musical export, Chopin actually left his homeland at the age of 20 and never returned. In this edition, part of Radio 3's Chopin weekend, Tom Service visits Warsaw to investigate the complex relationship between the composer and his homeland, and to examine the effect on the Polish music scene of his dual legacy as composer and pianist. Producer Emma Bloxham

The Chopin Experience

Featuring every note written by Fryderyk Chopin

The Chopin Experience: Chopin's Pianos

Chopin's Pianos

BBC Radio 3 - The Chopin Experience, Chopin's Pianos

Catherine Bott and Peter Katin visit The Cobbe Collection and the Royal Academy of Music to look at three pianos with Chopin connections, including his Pleyel grand.

As part of Radio 3's The Chopin Experience, Catherine Bott and Peter Katin visit The Cobbe Collection and the Royal Academy of Music to look at three pianos with Chopin connections, including his Pleyel grand which he brought to England in 1848.

The Chopin Experience: The Early Music Show

Chopin's Pianos. Catherine Bott visits the Cobbe Collection in Surrey and the Royal Academy of Music to look at pianos with a Chopin connection. Collector Alec Cobbe and conservator Christopher Nobbs explain differences in manufacture, use, timbre and action of the pianos. Pianist Peter Katin demonstrates Chopin's Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60, Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op 61, and Four Mazurkas, Op 24, on these instruments. Producer Les Pratt

The Chopin Experience: Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Dance

BBC Radio 3 - The Chopin Experience, Lord of the Dance

Ian Skelly explores Chopin's love for dance music and folk rhythms of his era.

Ian Skelly explores Chopin's love affair with dance music and folk rhythms of his time, introducing some of his most rhythmic waltzes as well as polonaises and mazurkas.

As part of Radio 3's The Chopin Experience, Ian Skelly explores Chopin's love affair with dance music and folk rhythms of his time, introducing some of his most rhythmic waltzes as well as polonaises and mazurkas, all performed by leading Chopin piano interpreters.

Ian Skelly explores Chopin's love affair with the dance music and folk rhythms of his time, as demonstrated in the composer's waltzes, mazurkas and polonaises, including the one in F sharp minor, Op 44. Producer Simon Jordan

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: World Routes in Poland

World Routes in Poland

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, World Routes in Poland

Lucy Duran travels to Poland to explore the folk music of Chopin's homeland.

Lucy Duran travels to Poland to explore the folk music of Chopin's homeland, meeting suka player Maria Pomianowska, the folk group Kapela Brodow and the Warsaw Village Band.

In a special edition of the programme, Lucy Duran travels to Poland to explore the folk music of Chopin's homeland, meeting suka player Maria Pomianowska, the folk group Kapela Brodow and the Warsaw Village Band.

All music recorded on location in Warsaw, 9/10 May 2008, by Andrew Smillie

World Routes: Poland

The Chopin Experience: World Routes

Lucy Duran travels to Poland to explore the folk music of Chopin's homeland, and meets suka player Maria Pomianowska , folk group Kapela Brodow and the Warsaw Village Band. Producer Felix Carey

Jazz Line-Up

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

Jazz Line-Up: Jazz Line-Up

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, Jazz Line-Up

A special edition dedicated to the jazz interpretation of Fryderyk Chopin's music.

Claire Martin presents a special edition of the programme dedicated to the jazz interpretation of Fryderyk Chopin's music. With acclaimed classical jazz pianist Jacques Loussier.

Claire Martin presents a special edition of the programme dedicated to the jazz interpretation of Fryderyk Chopin's music. With celebrated classical jazz pianist Jacques Loussier talking to journalist Kevin LeGendre about his approach to playing Chopin and discussing his Nocturnes CD from 2004.

Plus pianist and composer Huw Warren with a specially-commissioned short jazz piano work that emulating the Chopin style and structure.

The Chopin Experience: Jazz Line-Up

Presented by Claire Martin. Pianist 
Jacques Loussier , best-known for his jazz interpretations of Bach, plays and discusses his improvisatory approach to the music of Chopin with Kevin LeGendre. Plus a newly commissioned work from composer Huw Warren. Producer Keith Lomax

The Chopin Experience: 24 Etudes

24 Etudes

BBC Radio 3 - The Chopin Experience, 24 Etudes

A sequence of both the Op 10 and Op 24 sets of Etudes, performed by 25 different pianists.

An uninterrupted sequence of both the Op 10 and Op 24 sets of Etudes, with each being performed by a different pianist.

A sequence of the Op 10 and Op 25 sets of Etudes or Studies, each performed by a different pianist. Completed by the time Chopin was 21, the Op 10 set is a measure of his technical abilities. But more than that, both sets display the composer's sense of his ambitions for the instrument to which he devoted his life. Producer Bill Nicholls

The Chopin Experience: 17/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - The Chopin Experience, 17/05/2008

A special programme celebrating the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin.

Rob Cowan presents a special programme celebrating the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin, featuring discussion as well as live and recorded music.

Rob Cowan presents a special programme celebrating the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin, featuring discussion as well as live and recorded music.

With performances from pianists Tamas Vasary, Idil Biret and Stephen Kovacevich as well as discussion on some of the key issues relating to the Polish composer. Discussing important themes of nationalism and romanticism, are critic and commentator Dermot Clinch, and direct from Warsaw Polish historian and Chopin biographer Adam Zamoyski.

There are also recordings from noted Chopin interpreters Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fou Ts'ong and Piotr Anderszewski, as well as Erica Worth, editor of The Pianist magazine, on how for the amateur there is much to learn and love about Chopin. Plus David Bamber reading from Chopin's letters and journals.

Including:

Polonaise in A flat for piano, Op 53 (Eroica)
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

Piano Sonata No 3, Op 58
Alfred Cortot (piano)

Piano Concerto No 1, Op 11
Krystian Zimerman (piano)

Scherzo No 2, Op 31
Artur Rubenstein (piano).

Rob Cowan and his guests discuss the life and work of Chopin. Joining Rob are pianists 
Tamas Vasary , Idil Biret and Stephen Kovacevich , critic and commentator Dermot Clinch , and, live from Warsaw, Polish historian and Chopin biographer Adam Zamoyski. The evening includes contributions from renowned Chopin interpreters 
Vladimir Ashkenazy , Fou Ts'ong and Piotr Anderszewski , and Erica Worth , editor of The Pianist magazine, joins the programme to talk about how for the amateur there's much to learn and love about Chopin. Plus recordings from the likes of Alfred Cortot , Vladimir Horowitz , Artur Rubinstein , Ignaz Friedman , Krystian Zimerman and others. And David Bamber reads from Chopin's letters and journals. Music includes: 
Chopin Polonaise in A flat major. Op 53 (Eroica); 
Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58; Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor; Cello Sonata in G minor. Op 65 Producer David Gallagher

All Chopin's Nocturnes in the order of composition, performed by famous Chopin pianists.

Sarah Walker with all Chopin's Nocturnes in the order of composition, performed by famous Chopin pianists from the early 20th century to today. Plus reflections from noted pianists.

Sarah Walker presents all of Chopin's Nocturnes in the order he composed them, performed by famous Chopin pianists from the early 20th century to the present day. With insights in conversation from pianists including Garrick Ohlsson and Llyr Williams.

The programme concludes with Chopin's only work for piano and two other instruments - the Piano Trio in G minor, Op 8, that he composed as a precocious teenager in his native Poland.

Sarah Walker introduces Chopin's Nocturnes, every one of them, in the order he composed them, played by famous Chopin pianists from the early 20th century to the present day. With insights from pianists, including Garrick Ohlsson and Llyr 
Williams. The programme ends with Chopin's only work for piano and two other instruments, the Piano Trio in G minor, Op 8, which he composed as a precocious teenager in his native Poland.

Through the Night: 18/05/2008

18/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 18/05/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces works by Fitelbert, CPE Bach, Telemann, Grieg and Debussy.

Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Elsner, Zelenski, Paderewski, Fitelberg, Szymanowski, M Gorecki, CPE Bach, Durante, Janacek, Bizet, Sweelinck, Rossini and Fitelberg.

With Susan Sharpe.

Including:

Elsner, Jozef Antoni Franciszek: Overture (Sultan Vampum)
Noskowski, Zygmunt: Mazurka in F minor
Moniuszko, Stanislaw: Mazurka (Jawnuta - The Gypsies)
Zelenski, Wladyslaw: Overture (W Tatrach)
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, arr Wiechowicz: Six Songs arranged for choir
Fitelberg, Grzegorz: W glebi morza, Op 26
Szymanowski, Karol: Four Polish Dances
Gorecki, Mikolaj: Three Episodes for Orchestra
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Oratorio - Die Israeliten in der Wuste
Durante, Francesco: Concerto No 1
Buxtehude, Dietrich: Toccata in F for organ, BuxWV 156
Janacek, Leos: Pohadka (Fairy tales) for cello and piano
Bizet, Georges: Roma - symphonic suite (3rd mvt)
Regnart, Jacob: Litania deiparae Virginis Mariae (Thesaurus Litaniarum, Liber secundus)
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Psalm 23 (Thysius Lute Book); Volte (Edward Herbert Lute Book)
Rossini, Gioachino: Introduction and theme and variations
Chopin, Fryderyk: Scherzo No 1
Stravinsky, Igor: Nezabudochka tsvetochek for choir (Two Balmont Songs)
Bartok, Bela: Ne lattalak volna! (Had I never seen you!) (27 Choruses for children's and female voices, Vol 7 No 2)
Fitelberg, Grzegorz: Piesn o sokele (The Song about a Falcon) - symphonic poem, Op 18
Jellema, Theo: Chorale harmonisation on Psalm 24 (Nos 1,3,7)
Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel: Preludium in C minor and Canzonetta in A flat
Forster, Kaspar Jr: Sonata
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture (Tafelmusik)
Grieg, Edvard: Six Songs with Orchestra (Nos 1-5)
Debussy, Claude: Piano Trio in G
Corbetta, Francesco: Fantaisie de chaconne
Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Chaconne d'amadis.

Presented by Susan Sharpe. 
Eisner Overture: Sultan Vampun Noskowski Mazurka in F minor Moniuszko Mazurka (Jawnuta) Zelenski Overture: In the Tatras Paderewski, arr Wiechowicz Six Songs 
Fitelberq From the Depths of the Sea Szymanowski Four Polish Dances M Gorecki Three Episodes 2.40 CPE Bach Die Israeliten in der Wuste, Wq238 4.00 Durante Concerto for Strings Nolin in F minor 4.14 Buxtehude Toccata in F BuxWV156 4.22 Janacek Fairy Tales 433 Bizet Roma (3rd mvt) 4.41 Reqnart Litania Deiparae Virginis Mariae 
4.54 Sweelinck Psalm 23; Volte 5.00 Rossini Introduction, Theme and Varia tions 5.11 Chopin Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20 5.20 Stravinsky The Little Forget-Me-Not Flower 
5.21 Bartok Had I Never Seen You 5.25 Frtelbenj Song about a Falcon 5-38 Jellema Chorale Harmonisation on Psalm 24 (excerpts) 5.39 Rheinberqer Preludium in C minor; Canzonetta in A flat, Op 156 5.46 Forster Sonata 
5.53 Telemann Overture (Tafelmusik) 6.00 Grieg Five songs 6.23 Debussy Premier Trio in G 6.47 Corbetta 
Fantasie de Chaconne 6.49 Lully Chaconne d'Amadis

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Bizet, Regnart, Sweelinck, Rossini, Chopin, Stravinsky, Bartok, Fitelberg, Jellema, Rheinberger, Forster, Telemann and Grieg.

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