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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

03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Muffat, Liszt, Rautavaara, Villa Lobos, Avison, Scarlatti, Gastoldi, Kodaly, Elgar, Bach and Gershwin.

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: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 03/07/2008

Including music by Haydn, Monteverdi, Beethoven, Widor, Vaughan Williams and Sibelius.

Featuring a madrigal from Monteverdi's 8th Book of Madrigals and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra playing Sibelius' Night Rise and Sunrise.

Rob Cowan

Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Haydn Piano Sonata in D, HXV142 Alfred Brendel 
Monteverdi Altri Canti d'Amor (Ottavo Libro de 
Madrigali) Akademia, director Franchise Lasserre Beethoven Overture: The Consecration of the House Anima Eterna, conductor Jos van Immerseel 
8.30-10.00: Widor Nocturne and Serenade (Four Pieces) Adele Armin (violin), 
Jack Mendelsohn (cello), Catherine Wilson (piano) Vaughan Williams Lord , Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (Psalm 90) Thomas Allen (baritone), Corydon 
Singers and Orchestra, conductor Matthew Best Sibelius Night Ride and Sunrise 
Royal Stockholm PO, conductor Paavo Jarvi

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 03/07/2008

Including music by Mozart, Bartok, Granados and Janacek.

Including Mozart's Piano Sonata in F, Bartok's String Quartet No 2 and Janacek's Glagolitic Mass. Presented by Sarah Walker.

With Sarah Walker.

Including:

Mozart: Piano Sonata in F, K533
Christian Zacharias (piano)
EMI CDC 749 040 2

Trad: There's a man going round
Jessye Norman (soprano)
PHILIPS 416 462 2

Dett: Desert Interlude
Denver Oldham (piano)
NEW WORLD RECORDS NW 3672

Trad, arr Dawson
Talk about a child
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
Chorus
James Levine (conductor)
DG 429 790 2

Bartok: String Quartet No 2, Op 17
Toyko String Quartet
RCA 09026682862 (3-CD set)

Granados: 2 Danzas espanolas
Angela Hewitt (piano)
CBC MVCD 1074

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass
Gabriela Benackova (soprano)
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
Gary Lakes (tenor)
Anatoly Kotcherga (bass)
John Scott (organ)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 47182.

With Sarah Walker. 
Mozart Piano Sonata in F, K533 Christian Zacharias 
10.25 Trad There's a Man Going Round Jessye Norman (soprano) 
Dett Desert Interlude Denver Oldham (piano) Trad, arr Dawson Talk about a Child 
Kathleen Battle (soprano), unnamed orchestra, conductor James Levine 
10.35 Bartok String Quartet No 2, Op 17Toyko Quartet 
11.04 Granados Two Danzas Espanolas Angela Hewitt (piano) 
11.15 Janacek Glagolitic Mass Gabriela 
Benackova (soprano), Felicity Palmer (mezzo), Gary Lakes (tenor), Anatoly Kotcherga (bass), John Scott (organ), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

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: Tomas Luis de Victoria

Composer of the Week: Tomas Luis de Victoria: Episode 4: A Quiet Life in Spain

Episode 4

Episode 4: A Quiet Life in Spain

Tomas Luis de Victoria

A Quiet Life in Spain

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Tomas Luis de Victoria, A Quiet Life in Spain

Looking at Victoria's life at the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid.

Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly consider Victoria's life at the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, where Victoria was personal chaplain to the King's sister.

Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly consider Victoria's life at the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, where Victoria was personal chaplain to the King's sister, the Dowager Empress Maria.

Trahe me, post te
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)

Laetatus sum a 12
The Sixteen

Janequin: La guerre (La bataille de Marignan)
A Sei Voci
Labyrinthes
Bernard Fabre-Garrus (director)

Missa pro Victoria
The Cardinall's Musick
Andrew Carwood (director)

Magnificat Primi toni a 8
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jordi Savall (director).

Donald Macleod is joined by Jeremy Summerly to explore the life and works of Victoria

Composer of the Week: Victoria

4/5. A Quiet Life in Spain. Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly contemplate Victoria's life at the Convent de Las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, where Victoria was personal chaplain to the King's sister, the Dowager Empress Maria. 
Victoria Trahe Me, Post Te La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hesperion XX, director Jordi Savall Laetatus Sum a 12 The Sixteen 
Janequin La Guerre (La Bataille de Marignan) 
A Sei Voci, Ensemble Instrumental Labyrinthes, director Bernard Fabre-Garrus 
Missa Pro Victoria Cardinall 's Musick, director Andrew Carwood 
Magnificat Primi Tonia 8 La Capella Reial de 
Catalunya, director Jordi Savall Repeated at 8.45pm

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: 03/07/2008

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With Louise Fryer. Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano perform Schubert's Schwanengesang.

Louise Fryer presents another in a series of concerts from the 2008 Aldeburgh Festival. Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Antonio Pappano (piano) perform Schubert's Schwanengesang.

Louise Fryer presents another in a series of concerts recorded at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall for the 2008 Aldeburgh Festival. Tenor Ian Bostridge is accompanied on the piano by Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, in Schubert's Schwanengesang.

Another performance from the Aldeburgh Festival. Introduced by Louise Fryer. 
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Antonio Pappano (piano) Schubert Schwanengesang , D957

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: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Louise Fryer with music inspired by the sea and the satanic. With Liszt: A Faust Symphony.

Louise Fryer presents music inspired by the sea and the satanic. Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Britten: Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes). Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade.

Louise Fryer continues an exploration of music inspired by the maritime and the satanic.

Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
BBC Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

Britten: Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Liszt: A Faust Symphony
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Lambert: Suite (Merchant Seamen)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

MacCunn: The Ship o'the Fiend
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

With Louise Fryer. 
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Jason Lai 
Britten Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes ) BBC NOW, conductor Rumon Gamba 
2.30 Liszt A Faust Symphony 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gianandrea Noseda 
Lambert Suite: Merchant Seamen 
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba 
3.50 Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade BBC NOW, conductor Rumon Gamba 
MacCunn The Ship 0' the Fiend BBC Scottish 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

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: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 03/07/2008

Sean Rafferty talks to organists Simon Preston and James Parsons.

Sean Rafferty talks to organists Simon Preston and James Parsons about the 2008 Oundle for Organists Festival, while percussionists Zakir Hussain and Dilshad Khan perfom live.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. With organist Simon Preston and James Parsons, director of the Oundle for Organists Festival, which takes place in July 2008. Plus tabla and sarangi players respectively, Zakir Hussain and Dilshad Khan performing live in the studio ahead of their concert at London's Barbican Hall.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 03/07/2008

Pianist Maurizio Pollini performs Schumann's Kreisleriana plus works by Chopin and Debussy

With Suzy Klein. Pianist Maurizio Pollini in a concert from the Royal Festival Hall. Schumann: Kreisleriana. Chopin: 4 Mazurkas, Op 33; Scherzo No 1. Debussy: Preludes - Book 1.

Suzy Klein presents a concert given at the Royal Festival Hall in London by renowned Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, featuring a programme that encompasses Schumann's Kreisleriana, a portrayal of an eccentric Kappelmeister, as well as works by Chopin and the entire first book of Preludes by Debussy.

Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op 16
Chopin: 4 Mazurkas, Op 33; Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20
Debussy: Preludes - Book 1.

Suzy Klein introduces a recital given last month by pianist Maurizio Pollini at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The programme begins with Schumann's Kreisleriana, encompasses Chopin and ends with the first book of Preludes by Debussy. Maurizio Pollini (piano) 
Schumann Kreisleriana , Op 16 Chopin Four Mazurkas, Op 33 
Chopin Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20 Debussy Preludes (Book 1)

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: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 03/07/2008

Matthew Sweet presents the arts and ideas programme.

Matthew Sweet presents another edition of the arts and ideas programme. Producer Hilary Dunn

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: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 03/07/2008

With Suzy Klein. Featuring Kronos Quartet, who are heard performing music by Terry Riley.

With Suzy Klein. Featuring Kronos Quartet, a group which has collaborated with many different composers from around the world, and who are heard performing music by Terry Riley.

Suzy Klein introduces performances by the Kronos Quartet, including music by Terry Riley.

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.

The Essay: Doctoring Philosophy

The Essay: Doctoring Philosophy: Episode 4: Utility

Episode 4: Utility

Doctoring Philosophy

Utility

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Jonathan Wolff asks how the NHS should prioritise when all needs cannot be met.

Prof Jonathan Wolff looks back at the philosopher Bentham's utilitarian principles and asks how an overstretched health service should prioritise when all needs cannot be met.

Jonathan Wolff explores the philosophical beliefs at the heart of the NHS

Professor Jonathan Wolff marks the 60th anniversary of the NHS by exploring and questioning the philosophical beliefs which led to its foundation

Doctoring Philosophy 
4/4. Utility. Professor Jonathan Wolff looks back at Jeremy Bentham 's utilitarian principles - "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" - and asks how an overstretched health service should prioritise when all needs cannot be met.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 03/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 03/07/2008

Fiona Talkington presents music by the Bitter Funeral Beer Band as well as Philip Jeck.

Fiona Talkington presents the Bitter Funeral Beer Band from 1982, new music by Philip Jeck, William Burroughs cut-up tape experiments and Morten Lauridsen's Les chansons des roses.

Fiona Talkington presents the sounds of the Bitter Funeral Beer Band from 1982, plus new work from Philip Jeck , William Burroughs 's cut-up tape experiments and Morten Lauridsen 's Les Chansons des Roses.

Through the Night: 04/07/2008

04/07/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 04/07/2008

With music by Schubert, Ravel, Couperin, Coya, Zarebski, Delius, Respighi and Prokofiev.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Schubert, Ravel, Couperin, Coya, Zarebski, Delius, Billings, Weill, Bach, Liszt, Francaix, Grieg, Britten, Anon, Respighi and Paderewski.

With Jonathan Swain.

Including:

Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 2 in B flat
Ravel, Maurice: Le Tombeau de Couperin - suite for orchestra
Couperin, Francois: Pieces de clavecin
Coya, Simone: Solo cantata (L'amante impazzito)
Zarebski, Juliusz: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 34
Delius, Frederick: Violin Concerto
Arban, Jean-Baptiste, arr David Stanhope: Fantasy and variations on a Cavatina (Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda)
Billings, William: Two Psalm-tunes: Kittery; Cobham (Psalm 39 - Part 2); Two Songs: Morpheus; Broad Cove
Wiggins, Thomas (aka Blind Tom): Battle of Manassas
Weill, Kurt: Lost in the Stars (From the musical Lost in the Stars)
Hollander, Friedrich (text: Robert Liebmann): Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss (From the film Der blaue Engel)
Pachelbel, Johann: Allein zu dir Herr Jesu Christ
Bach, Johann Sebastian, orch Schoenberg: Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV 552 (St Anne)
Liszt, Franz: Tarantella (Venezia e Napoli, S162)
Squire, William Henry: Tarantella for cello and piano, Op 23
Brahms, Johannes, arr anon for chamber orchestra: Waltz No 11 in B minor; Waltz No 12 in E (Waltzes for two pianos, Op 39) 
Francaix, Jean: 8 Danses exotiques for 2 pianos
Blockx, Jan: Flemish Dances
Grieg, Edvard, orch Hans Sitt: 4 Norwegian dances, Op 35
Britten, Benjamin: Choral dances (Gloriana)
Lawes, William: Why so pale?
Lawes, Henry: Bid me but live (Love's votary)
Anon, arr Memelsdorff/Staier; 2 Tunes to John Playford's Dancing Master
Anon: Bassa danza (Faenza Codex)
Respighi, Ottorino: Suite No 3 (Antiche Arie e Danze)
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan: Menuet celebre in G (Humoresques de concert, Book 1 for piano, Op 14 No 1) (A l'antique)
Debussy, Claude, arr Oliver Nagy: Minstrels (Preludes - Book 1, No 12)
Prokofiev, Sergey: Symphony No 1 in D.

With Jonathan Swain.

Schubert Symphony No 2 in B flat

Ravel Suite: Le Tombeau de Couperin

- Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conductor Antoni Ros-Marba

1.51 Couperin Les Pieces de Clavecin

2.34 Coya Solo Cantata: L'Amante Impazzito

2.57 Zarebski Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 34

3.33 Delius Violin Concerto

4.01 Arban, arr David Stanhope Fantasy and variations on a Cavatina (Beatrice di Tenda)

4.08 Billings Two psalm tunes: Kittery; Cobham (Psalm 39, Part 2); Two songs: Morpheus; Broad Cove

4.13 Wiggins Battle of Manassas (1861)

4.21 Weill Lost in the Stars

4.24 Hollander Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss (Der Blaue Engel)

4.29 Pachelbel Allein zu dir Herr Jesu Christ

4.33 Bach, orch Schoenberg Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV552

4.50 Liszt Tarantella (Venezia e Napoli, S162)

5.00 Squire Tarantella, Op 23

5.04 Brahms Waltzes: in B minor, Op 39 No 11; in E, Op 39 No 12

5.08 Francaix Huit Danses Exotiques

5.18 Blockx Flemish Dances

5.32 Grieg Four Norwegian Dances, Op 35

5.51 Britten Choral Dances (Gloriana)

6.00 W. Lawes Why So Pale?

H.H. Lawes Bid Me but Live (Loves Votary)

Anon, arr Memelsdorff/Staier Two Tunes to John Playford's Dancing Master

6.12 Anon Bassa Danza (Faenza Codex)

6.18 Respighi Antique Airs and Dances: Suite No 3

6.37 Paderewski Menuet Celebre in G, Op 14 No 1

6.42 Debussy Minstrels (Preludes Book)

6.45 Prokofiev Symphony No 1 (Classical)

Jonathan Swain continues the programme with music by Weill, Hollander, Pachelbel, Bach and Liszt.

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