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Through the Night

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

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27/06/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Susan Sharpe concludes the programme with music by Bach, Chopin, Smetana, Haydn, Gombert, Forster, Nielsen, Weber and Faure.

With Susan Sharpe.

5.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV 998
Konrad Junghanel (lute)

5.13am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Impromptu in F sharp, Op 36
5.19am
Chopin: Impromptu in A flat, Op 29
Krzysztof Jablonski (piano)

5.23am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884): Overture (The Bartered Bride)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Mester (conductor)

5.31am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Quartet in C minor, Op 17 No 4 (Quattuor Mosaiques)
5.49am
Gombert, Nicolas (c 1495-c 1560): Benedicto mensae
BBC Singers
Bo Holten (conductor)

5.59am
Forster, Kaspar Jr (1616-1673): O quam dulcis
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano)
Kai Wessel (alto)
Krzystof Szmyt (tenor)
Il Tempo

6.06am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Overture (Maskerade, FS 39)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schonwandt (conductor)

6.11am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Quintet in B flat for clarinet and strings, J182 (1815)
Lena Jonhall (clarinet)
Zetterqvist String Quartet

6.35am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Nocturne in B, Op 33 No 2
Stephane Lemelin (piano)

6.42am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (violin/conductor).

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: 27/06/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 27/06/2008

Including music by Josquin, Glazunov, Logy, Verdi, Mozart and Bach.

With Josquin: De profundis clamavi. Glazunov: Characteristic Suite (excerpts). Logy: Suite in G minor. Verdi: Prelude (Aida). Mozart: Horn Concerto No 2. Bach: Prelude/Fugue No 8.

Including:

Josquin: De profundis clamavi
Pomerium
Alexander Blachly (conductor)

Glazunov: Characteristic Suite (excerpts)
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

Johann Anton Logy: Suite in G minor
Goran Sollscher (guitar)

Verdi: Prelude (Aida)
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Mozart: Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat, K417
Jonathan Williams (French horn)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Alexander Schneider (conductor)

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 8 in E flat minor/D sharp minor, BWV 853
Rosalyn Turek (piano).

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Josquin des Prez De Profundis 
Clamavi Pomerium, conductor Alexander Blachly Glazunov Characteristic Suite (excerpts) USSR 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Yevgeni Svetlanov Logy Suite in G minor Goran Sollscher (guitar) 
8.30-10.00: Verdi Prelude: Aida 
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan, conductor Riccardo Chailly 
Mozart Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat, K417 Jonathan Williams , Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Alexander Schneider 
Bach Prelude in E flat minor; Fugue No 8 in D sharp minor, BWV853 Rosalyn Tureck (piano)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Classical Collection

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Classical Collection

James Jolly introduces works by Wagner, Grieg, Sibelius, Glass, Walton and Schubert.

With James Jolly. Wagner: Overture (Tannhauser). Grieg: Four Psalms. Sibelius: Rakastava. Glass: Symphony No 8 (1st mvt). Walton: The Twelve. Schubert: Symphony No 8.

With James Jolly.

Including:

Wagner: Overture (Tannhauser)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI CDM 763120-2

Grieg: Four Psalms, Op 74
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Polyphony
Stephen Layton (conductor)
HELIOS CDH 55236

Sibelius: Rakastava
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
EMI 567299-2 (5 CDs)

Glass: Symphony No 8 (1st mvt)
The Bruckner Orchestra, Linz
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)
ORANGE MOUNTAIN OMM0028

Walton: The Twelve
James Vivian (organ)
Polyphony
Stephen Layton (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67330

Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor, D759 (Unfinished)
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4120-2.

Presented by James Jolly.

Wagner Overture: Tannhauser - New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult

10.16 Grieg Four Psalms, Op 74 - David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Polyphony, conductor Stephen Layton

10.42 Sibelius Rakastava - Halle, conductor John Barbirolli

10.50 Philip Glass Symphony No 8 (1st mvt) - Bruckner Orchestra, Linz, conductor Dennis Russell Davies

11.11 Walton The Twelve - Polyphony, conductor Stephen Layton, James Vivian (organ)

11.24 Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished) - Halle, conductor John Barbirolli

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: Franz Liszt

Composer of the Week: Franz Liszt: Episode 5: Liszt the Visionary

Episode 5

Episode 5: Liszt the Visionary

Franz Liszt

Liszt the Visionary

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Franz Liszt, Liszt the Visionary

Donald Macleod explores the very modern, forward-looking works of Liszt's final decade.

Donald Macleod explores the very modern, forward-looking works of Liszt's final decade.

Am Grabe Richard Wagners, S202
Kronos Quartet
Aki Takahashi (piano)
Marcella DeCray (harp)

Bagatelle sans tonalite, S216a
Valse oubliee No 1, S215
Leslie Howard (piano)

Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (Symphonic Poem No 13), S107
Leipzig Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur (conductor)

Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (Annees de pelerinage, troisieme annee, S163	)
Alfred Brendel (piano)

La lugubre gondola, S134
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Stephen Hough (piano)

Nuages Gris, S199; Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S203; Unstern! Sinistre, disastro, S208
Paul Lewis (piano)

Go not, happy day, S335 (Text: Tennyson)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Geoffrey Parsons (piano).

Donald Macleod explores the five different aspects of Liszt as a musical personality

Composer of the Week: Liszt

5/5. Liszt the Visionary. Toward the end of his life, Liszt said that his single remaining ambition was to "throw a lance into the boundless realm of the future". Presented by Donald Macleod. Am Grabe Richard Wagners 
Aki Takahashi (piano), Marcella DeCray (harp), Kronos Quartet 
Bagatelle sans Tonalité; Valse Oubliée No 1 Leslie Howard (piano) 
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe; Die Wiege; 
Der Kampf ums Dasein; Zum Grabe die Wiege des kunftigen Lebens Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur 
Les Jeux d'Eauaia Villa d'Este (Annees de Pèlerinage Troisième Annee) Alfred Brendel (piano) La Lugubre Gondola 
Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (piano) Nuages Gris; Schlaflos! Frage undAntwort; 
Unsternl Sinistre , Disastro Paul Lewis (piano) Go Not, Happy Day 
Thomas Hampson (baritone), 
Geoffrey Parsons (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: 27/06/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 27/06/2008

Lunchtime Concert: Pierre-Laurent Aimard in works by Bach and Kurtag. Plus China Focus.

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Featuring Lunchtime Concert: Plus Focus on China: With Li Huan Zhi: Chinese Spring Festival Overture and Chen Yi: Chinese Myths Cantata.

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

With Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:

Concluding the series of concerts given at this year's Aldeburgh Festival, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs excerpts from Bach's The Art of Fugue interspersed with excerpts from Jatekol (Games) by the festival's featured composer Gyorgy Kurtag.

Plus Focus on China:

Li Huan Zhi: Chinese Spring Festival Overture
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Smetana: Vltava: Ma Vlast
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Smetana: Och, jaky zal!...Ten lasky sen (The Bartered Bride)
Elena Semenova (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Glazunov: Chant du menestrel
Jian Wang (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Chen Yi: Chinese Myths Cantata
BBC Singers
Gu Feng Ensemble
BBC Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

John Adams: The Chairman Dances
BBC Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1
Jin Ju (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs excerpts from JS Bach's The Art of Fugue, interspersed with excerpts from Jatekok by the Aldeburgh festival's featured composer, Gyorgy Kurtag. Presented by Fiona Talkington. 
Bach The Art of Fugue (excerpts) 
Gyorgy Kurtag Jatekok (excerpts)

With Jonathan Swain. China Focus 
Li Huan Zhi Chinese Spring Festival Overture Stravinsky Petrushka 
2.35 Smetana Vltava (Ma Vlast); Ochjakyzal! Ten lasky sen (The Bartered Bride) Elena Semenova (soprano) 
2.55 Elgar Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town) Glazunov Chant du Ménestrel Jian Wang (cello), 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
3.25 Chen Yi Chinese Myths Cantata BBC Singers, Gu Feng Ensemble 
John Adams The Chairman Dances 
420 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Jin Ju, BBC Philharmonic, conductor Jason Lai

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: 27/06/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 27/06/2008

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. John Dankworth and Cleo Laine discuss their latest tour.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With John Dankworth and Cleo Laine talking about their latest tour, plus live music from cellist Andreas Brantelid ahead of his debut at Wigmore Hall.

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. With John Dankworth and Cleo Laine talking about their latest tour and their appearance at the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards, plus live music from young cellist Andreas Brantelid, who makes his debut appearance at the Wigmore Hall in June.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 27/06/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 27/06/2008

With Tom Service. The Hagen Quartet perform works by Beethoven, Janacek and Dvorak.

Tom Service presents a concert given at the Wigmore Hall, featuring the Hagen Quartet performing Beethoven's Quartet in F; Janacek's Quartet No 1 and Dvorak's Quartet in G.

Tom Service presents a concert given last month at London's Wigmore Hall, featuring the celebrated Salzburg-based Hagen Quartet.

Beethoven: Quartet in F, Op 135
Janacek: Quartet No 1 (Kreutzer Sonata)
Dvorak: Quartet in G, Op 106.

A recital given at London's Wigmore Hall last month, introduced by Tom Service. Hagen Quartet 
Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 135 
Janacek String Quartet No 1 (Kreutzer Sonata) Dvorak String Quartet in G, Op 106

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

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

The Verb: 27/06/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 27/06/2008

Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language, investigating Chinese literature.

Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language and investigates Chinese literature, its traditions and how they are echoed in contemporary poetry and prose.

Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language and investigates Chinese literature, its traditions and how they are echoed in contemporary poetry and prose.

Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.

As part of Radio 3's Focus on China season Ian McMillan investigates Chinese literature. 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: Tim Berne

Tim Berne

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Tim Berne

Saxophonist Tim Berne talks to Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his back catalogue.

Saxophonist Tim Berne joins Alyn Shipton to select the highlights of his recording career, which include his own projects as well as work with Paul Motian and Bill Frisell.

Saxophonist Tim Berne has been one of the most inventive saxophonists in contemporary jazz since the 1970s. At the time of his 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival appearance, he joined Alyn Shipton to select the highlights from his extensive catalogue of recordings, including work by his bands Miniature, Bloodcount, Big Satan, and Caos Totale. He also looks at his creative partnerships on disc with such other jazz stars as Bill Frisell, Paul Motian and David Sanborn.

Angry, jagged, startling, chaotic, calm, beautiful: all these adjectives can spring to mind during a single Tim Berne performance. Initially inspired by the openness of Chicagoan AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) players, and by his teacher Julius Hemphill, Berne has forged an individual path through contemporary jazz. His current band Science Friction was one of the highlights of the 2008 Cheltenham Jazz Festival (where it played on the 10th birthday party for Jazz on 3) and after its concert he met Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recorded catalogue. Alyn has known Berne since they worked together on a broadcast of Hemphill's music in the early 1990s, so he is particularly familiar with Tim's bands. Consequently this is a joint exploration of one of the most unorthodox and challenging collections of recordings so far featured on the programme.

Tim Berne has been arguably one of the most inventive saxophonists in contemporary jazz since the 1970s. At the time of his recent Cheltenham Festival appearance, he joined Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his extensive catalogue of recordings and to recall his creative partnerships on disc with such jazz stars as Bill Frisell , Paul Motian and David Sanborn. 
Producer Alyn Shipton EMAIL: jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk

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: Saalfelden Festival 2007

Saalfelden Festival 2007

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Saalfelden Festival 2007

Jez Nelson presents highlights from 2007's Saalfelden Jazz Festival. With music by Zooid.

Jez Nelson presents highlights from 2007's Saalfelden Jazz Festival, with performances by the trio of Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis.

Jez Nelson presents highlights from the 2007 Saalfelden Jazz Festival, held annually in Austria and now in its 29th year.

Featuring performances by the AACM trio of Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis, Henry Threadgill's acoustic group Zooid augmented by string orchestra as well as the theatrical Belgian big band led by Peter Vermeersch - The Flat Earth Society.

Jez Nelson presents a gig from the trio led by electric bass virtuoso Matthew Garrison , featuring Scott Kinsey on keyboards and Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez on drums and percussion, recorded at Charlie Wright 's International Bar in London as part of the Findamorale festival.

28/06/2008

Susan Sharpe introduces music by Nielsen, Rachmaninov, JCF Bach, Mendelssohn and Stainov.

Susan Sharpe introduces music, including, Nielsen, Rachmaninov, JCF Bach, Mendelssohn, Stainov, Chopin, Kirnberger, Weber, Elgar, Krek, Liszt, Vivaldi, Marenzio, Schutz and , Haydn.

With Susan Sharpe.

Including:

Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Pan og Syrinx (Pan and Syrinx), FS 87; Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op 33
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Symphonic Dances, Op 45
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Pygmalion, cantata for bass and orchestra
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): String Quartet in D, Op 44 No 1
Stainov, Petko (1896-1977): Fairy Tale - Symphonic Suite (1930)
Juon, Paul (1872-1940): Fairy Tale in A minor for cello and piano, Op 8
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Fantasy in F minor for piano, Op 49
Kirnberger, Johann Philipp (1721-1783): Cantata (An den Flussen Babylons)
Corigliano, John (b 1938): Elegy for orchestra
Petrali, Vincenzo (1832-1889): Versetti per il Gloria (Nos 1,2,3 and 6)
Ginastera, Alberto (1916-1983): Danza final (Malambo) (Estancia - dances for orchestra, Op 8a)
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Overture (The Ruler of the Spirits, Op 27)
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): To her beneath whose steadfast star
Krek, Uros (1922-2008): Sonatina for strings
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Funerailles (Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses: 10 pieces for piano, S173 No 7)
Verhulst, Johannes (1816-1891), arr Stumpff: Gruss aus der Fernen, Op 7
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Piesn Nai (Naia's Song)
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sinfonia (L'Olimpiade)
Marenzio, Luca (c 1553-1599): Com' e dolce il gioire o vago Tirsi; Quell'augellin che canta
Schutz, Heinrich (1585-1672): Selve beate; O primavera, gioventu de l'anno
Gagliano, Marco da (1582-1643): Cingetemi d'informo
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Arietta and 12 variations, H XVII 3
Zarebski, Juliusz (1854-1885), orch Maklakiewicz: Dances polonaises (originally for piano).

With Susan Sharpe.

Nielsen Pan og Syrinx, Op 49; Violin Concerto, Op 33

1.48 Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

2.26 JCF Bach Pygmalion

2.59 Mendelssohn String Quartet in D, Op 44 No 1

3.26 Stainov Fairy Tale

4.00 Juon Fairy Tale in A minor, Op 8

4.06 Chopin Fantasy in F minor, Op 49

4.17 Kirnberger An den Flussen Babylons

4.30 Corigliano Elegy

4.39 Petrali Versetti per il Gloria Nos 1, 2, and 6

4.50 Ginastera Malambo (Estancia, Op Ba)

4.54 Handel Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV210

5.00 Weber Overture: The Ruler of the Spirits

5.06 Elgar To Her beneath Whose Steadfast Star

5.11 Krek Sonatina for Strings

5.26 Liszt Funerailles (Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses)

5.40 Verhulst, arr Stumpff Gruss aus der Fernen, Op 7

5.47 Moniuszko Piesn Wai

5.53 Vivaldi Sinfonia (L'Olimpiade)

6.00 Marenzio Com' e Dolce il Gioire O Vago Tirsi; Quell' Augellin Che Canta

6.06 Schutz Selve Beate; O Primavera, Gioventu de l'Anno

6.14 Gagliano Cingetemi d'informo

6.16 Haydn Arietta and 12 variations, H XVII 3

6.34 Zarebski, orch Jan Maklakiewicz Dances Polonaises

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