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Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: 07/08/2008

07/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 07/08/2008

Rob Cowan introduces music by Purcell, Bruch, Smetana, Stanford, Part and Myslivecek.

With Rob Cowan. Including Purcell: Symphony (The Indian Queen). Bruch: Romance in F. Smetana: Three Dances (the Bartered Bride). Stanford: Fantasy for clarinet and string quartet.

With Rob Cowan.

The programme features music spanning the centuries, with music ranging from Purcell to Arvo Part.

PURCELL 
Symphony from ‘The Indian Queen’
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra
Roy Goodman, director
EMI CDM 7639312 


BRUCH
Romance in F major, op.85
Janine Jansen, viola
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
DECCA 475 8133  Tr 4


VERDI
Ballabile (Act III, Otello); danza di piccolo shciavi mori (Act 2 Sc.1)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Roberto Abbado, conductor
BMG 09026 62651  Tr 1-2


Giovanni Felice SANCES
Stabat mater dolorosa
Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano
Members of Ensemble La Fenice
RICERCARE 166148  Tr 6


VIVALDI arr.Katona 
Trio Sonata in G minor RV.85
Peter & Zoltan Katona (guitars)
BBC Recording from the Mananan Festival


SMETANA
Three Dances from the Bartered Bride
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
SONY SMK61836  Tr 9-11


STANFORD
Fantasy for Clarinet and String Quartet No.1 in G minor
Thea King, clarinet
The Britten Quartet
HELIOS CDH55076  Tr9


Arvo PART
Fratres
Gil Shaham, violin
Roger Carlsson, percussion
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 457 6472  Tr 1


MOZART
Divertimento in E flat, K.166
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Wind Soloists
TELDEC 25646 08662  CD4 Tr 1-5


TCHAIKOVSKY
Theme and Variations, Suite no.4 “Mozartiana”
Philharmonia Orchestra
Michael Tilson-Thomas, conductor
CBS MDK46503  Tr 9


MOZART
Venite, inginnocchiatevi (The Marriage of Figaro)
Anna Moffo, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Anceo Galliera, conductor
TESTAMENT SBT 1193	 Tr 3

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.

Presented by Rob Cowan. Music includes: 
Purcell Symphony (The Indian Queen) Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra, director Roy Goodman Bruch Romance in F Op 85 
Janine Jansen (viola), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Chailly Smetana Three Dances (The Bartered Bride) 
New York PO, conductor Leonard Bernstein 
Stanford Fantasy for clarinet and string quartet Thea King , Britten Quartet 
Arvo Part Fratres Gil Shaham (violin), Roger Carlsson (percussion), Gothenburg SO, conductor Neeme Jarvi Mysllvecek Sinfonia in G 
Concerto Koln, conductor Werner Ehrhardt

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 07/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 07/08/2008

Sarah Walker introduces music by Brahms, Gulda, Bach, Porter, Bartok and Beethoven.

With Sarah Walker. Including Brahms: Variations on a theme of Paganini, Op 35. Larsson: Concerto for saxophone and string orchestra, Op 14. Gulda: Prelude and Fugue.

With Sarah Walker.

Including:

Brahms: Variations on a theme of Paganini, Op 35
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
ORFEO  C 720071 B

Larsson: Concerto for saxophone and string orchestra, Op 14
Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone)
BBC Philharmonic
Yutaka Sado (conductor)
CHANDOS  CHAN10466

Gulda: Prelude and Fugue
Friedrich Gulda (piano)
AMADEO  4728322  (3-CD set)

Bach: Sarabande in G minor
Friedrich Gulda (clavichord)
AMADEO  4728322  (3-CD set)

Porter: What is this thing called love
Friedrich Gulda (piano, alto recorder)
Wayne Darlings (bass)
Erich Bachtragl (drums, percussion)
AMADEO  4728322  (3-CD set)

Bartok: Contrasts
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Chantal Juillet (violin)
Martha Argerich (piano)
EMI  CDC 556816-2

Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92
Berlin Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
SONY  SK 45830.

With Sarah Walker. 
Brahms Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op 35, Shura Cherkassky (piano) 
10.27 Larsson Saxophone Concerto Nobuya Sugawa , BBC Philharmonic, conductor YutakaSado 
10.50 Guida Prelude and Fugue Bach Sarabande in G minor 
Porter What Is This Thing Called Love? Friedrich Guida (piano/clavichord/alto recorder), 
Wayne Darlings (bass), Erich Bachtragl (drums/percussion) Bartok Contrasts Michael Collins (clarinet), 
Chantal Juillet (violin), Martha Argerich (piano) 
Beethoven Symphony No 7inA Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Daniel Barenboim

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: Anton Bruckner

Composer of the Week: Anton Bruckner: Episode 4

Episode 4

Anton Bruckner

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Anton Bruckner, Episode 4

Bruckner's epic 8th Symphony caused a spate of 'revision mania' to follow in its wake.

Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner's epic Eighth Symphony and describes the spate of 'revision mania' that followed in its wake.

Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner’s epic 8th Symphony and describes the spate of ‘revision mania’ that followed in its wake.  

'Virga Jesse’, Alleluia-verse for 4-part choir 
‘Ecce sacerdos magnus’, Gradual for 8-part choir, 3 trombones and organ 
Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eugen Jochum (cond) 
DG 457 743-2, 
Tracks 9, 10

Symphony no.8 in C minor  
– mvts 2 and 3
Scherzo. Allegro moderato – Trio, Langsam. Scherzo da capo   1
Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend   
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Pierre Boulez (cond) 
DG 459 678-2, 
Track 3

The life and works of the 19th century Austrian composer, famous for his grand symphonies

The life of the 19th century Austrian composer, famous for his grand symphonies. Donald Macleod focuses on Bruckner's time in Vienna, contrasting self-doubt with epic orchestral works

Composer of the Week: Bruckner

4/5. Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner's epic Symphony No 8 and describes the spate of revision mania that followed in its wake. Virga Jesse ; Ecce Sacerdos Magnus Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus, conductor Eugen Jochum 
Symphony No 8 in C minor (2nd and 3rd mvts) Vienna PO, conductor Pierre Boulez

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: St Mananan Festival

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: St Mananan Festival: Episode 3

Episode 3

St Mananan Festival

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, St Mananan Festival, Episode 3Close menu

Music from the 2008 Mananan Festival, including Schumann, Grieg and Mozart.

Louise Fryer presents music from the 2008 Mananan Festival. With Schumann: Aus den ostlichen Rosen. Grieg: Sonata No 2 for violin/piano.

Louise Fryer presents more recorded highlights from the 2008 Mananan Festival on the Isle of Man.

Including:

Schumann: Aus den ostlichen Rosen, Op 25 No 25
Patricia Rozario (soprano)
Julius Drake (piano)

Grieg: Sonata No 2 in G for violin and piano, Op 13
Tasmin Little (violin)
John Lenehan (piano)

Mozart: Piano Sonata in C minor, K457
Cedric Tiberghien (piano).

Louise Fryer with highlights from the Mananan Festival 2008

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Further highlights from the Mananan festival. 
Schumann Aus den Ostlichen Rosen, Op 25 No 25 Patricia Rozario (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) Grieg Violin Sonata No 2 in G, Op 13 Tasmin Little, John Lenehan (piano) 
Mozart Piano Sonata in C minor, K457 Cédric Tiberghien 
2.00 BBC Proms 2008 
Another chance to hear Monday night's Prom. Richard Watkins (horn), Tasmin Little (violin), BBCSSO, conductor Stefan Solyom 
Bach, orch Henry Wood Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 
Smyth Concerto for horn and violin. Rachmaninov, orch Henry Wood Prelude in C sharp minor 
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 in E minor  
4.05 Chamber Music 
The Britten Sinfonia play works by composers ranging from Bach to Peter Maxwell Davies.

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 Concert: 07/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 07/08/2008

A repeat of a Proms Ethel Smyth celebration, with her Concerto for Horn and Violin.

Presented by Louise Fryer. With BBC Proms 2008: A repeat of a Proms celebration of Ethel Smyth's work, with her Concerto for Horn and Violin. Plus Chamber Music: Works by Bach.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

BBC Proms 2008:

Another chance to hear a Prom in which the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its young associate guest conductor Stefan Solyom celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ethel Smyth's birth. Her unusually scored Concerto for Horn and Violin is dedicated to the founder of the Proms, Henry Wood, and alongside it are Wood's own arrangements of Bach and Rachmaninov, a composer whose work he championed. The concert closes with Rachmaninov's romantic Second Symphony.

Richard Watkins (horn)
Tasmin Little (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor)

Bach, orch. Henry Wood: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Smyth: Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
Rachmaninov, orch. Henry Wood: Prelude in C sharp minor
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor

Plus Chamber Music:

The Britten Sinfonia play works by composers from Bach to Peter Maxwell Davies, as well as Bach arranged by Maxwell Davies.

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: 07/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 07/08/2008

With conductors Leonard Slatkin and Gianandrea Noseda, and Jane Asher on BBC TWO's Maestro

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With conductors Leonard Slatkin and Gianandrea Noseda as well as pianist Olga Kern and soprano Barbara Frittoli. Plus Jane Asher on BBC TWO's Maestro.

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. With conductors Leonard Slatkin and Gianandrea Noseda, joined by their respective Proms soloists for upcoming concerts - pianist Olga Kern and soprano Barbara Frittoli.

Maestro Clip – Jane Asher with Joanna Lumley
including: Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
BBC Concert Orchestra
Dur: 2’37

Interview with Jane Asher & Christopher Warren-Green			

clip from MAESTRO series: various people having first lesson.
Dur: c. 2’25


Mozart Marriage of Figaro – overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Sir Georg Solti
DECCA 417 395 2	
Tr. 1: 3’55

BBC TWO’s new series ‘Maestro’ is showing from next Tuesday on BBC TWO, with a contestant being voted out each week by the judging panel and the BBC Concert Orchestra.  The grand finale of the competition takes place at the Proms in the Park in Hyde Park on 13th September, before the Park links up to the Royal Albert Hall for the Last Night of the Proms.

Verdi Forse la soglia…Ma se m’e forza perderti (Un ballo in maschera)
Jose Carreras (tenor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor Sir Colin Davis
PHILIPS 434 151 2
Tr. 7:	5’30*

Stanford Irish Rhapsody no.5
Ulster Orchestra
conductor Vernon Handley
CHANDOS CHAN 8545			
Tr. 5:	14’25*

Philippe de Monte Misere me dues
Cinquecento
Hyperion CDA 67658
Tr.1: 3.06

Rossini Barber of Seville: overture
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor Carlo Maria Giulini
EMI 228281 2
Tr. 2: 7’21*


Biber Battalia
Concertus musicus Vienna
director Nikolaus Harnoncourt
TELDEC 2564 69618 4
CD 1 
Tr.4: 7’27*
	
Chen Yi Dance (Romance & Dance for 2 violins & string orchestra)
Cho-Liang Lin (violin)
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou (violin)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
conductor Lan Shui
BIS CD 1352
Tr. 7: 4’10*



Mussorgsky/Rachmaninov - Hopak from Sorochinskaya yarmarka	c.1’36	Olga Kern (piano)	

Prokofiev - Etude in C minor, Op.2 no.4c.1.21	
Olga Kern (piano)

Leonard Slatkin & Olga Kern				c.5’00

Vaughan Williams Symphony no.6: 1st mvt (Allegro)
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor Leonard Slatkin
RCA RD 60556
Tr. 5: 7’40*
	 		

Tchaikovsky: Kolybel’naja pesnja (Lullaby) Op.16 No.1
Patricia Rozario (soprano) 
Julius Drake (piano)		
3’20 + appl
Recorded at the 2008 Mananan International Festival of Music and the Arts

Puccini E ben altro il mio sogno! (Il tabarro). (My dream is quite different!)
Giorgetta.....Maria Guleghina
Luigi......Neil Shicoff
La Frugola
		
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor Antonio Pappano
EMI 556587 2				
CD 1 Tr. 9 
		
i/v  Gianandrea Noseda (+ Barbara Frittoli) c.5’30

Puccini Turandot – Signore ascolta
Barbara Frittoli
Maggio Musicale Florentina
RCA 60617				
CD 1 Tr. 9: 2’33

Rachmaninov Symphony : ‘Youth Symphony’ in D minor
BBC Philharmonic
conductor Gianandrea Noseda
CHANDOS CHAN 10475		
Tr.2: 

Debussy – Arabesque No.1
Monique Haas
Teldec	2564695498		
Tk.1: Dur. 3.46

BBC Proms

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 28: Ulster Orchestra

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 28: Ulster Orchestra: Part 1: Prom 28 - Part 1

Part 1 Part 1: Prom 28 - Part 1

2008

Prom 28 - Part 1

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 28: Ulster Orchestra, Prom 28 - Part 1

The Ulster Orchestra in music by Irishmen Howard Ferguson and Charles Villers Stanford.

Presented by Alex Wilson, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Ulster Orchestra perform a programme of music by Irish composers Howard Ferguson and Charles Villers Stanford.

Presented by Alex Wilson, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The Ulster Orchestra and its principal conductor Kenneth Montgomery perform a programme featuring music by Irish composers Howard Ferguson and Charles Villers Stanford, with young Irish pianist Finghin Collins makes his Proms debut in the latter's Second Piano Concerto.

Finghin Collins (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

Ferguson: Overture for an Occasion 
Stanford: Piano Concerto No 2.

BBC Proms: 2008

Prom 28: Ulster Orchestra

Kenneth Montgomery conducts, offering pieces by Ferguson, Stanford, Smetana and Dvorak

Kenneth Montgomery conducts the Ulster Orchestra, offering pieces by Ferguson, Stanford, Smetana and Dvorak

BBC Proms 2008

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the Ulster Orchestra under principal conductor Kenneth Montgomery explore contrasting nationalities in this programme of Irish and Czech music. Presented by Alex Wilson.

Finghin Collins (piano), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery

Ferguson Overture for an Occasion

Stanford Piano Concerto No 2

8.25 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Matthew Sweet assesses how Victorian entertainment is portrayed in novels, films and television, helped by writer and critic John Sutherland and TV dramatist Andrew Davies.

8.45 Smetana Vltava (Ma Vlast)

Dvorak Symphony No 8 in G

(Rptd Tue 12 August 2pm)

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival: Part 6: Proms Literary Festival: The Victorians at Play

Part 6 Part 6: Proms Literary Festival: The Victorians at Play

Proms Literary Festival: The Victorians at Play

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Proms Literary Festival, Proms Literary Festival: The Victorians at Play

Matthew Sweet discusses the portrayal of Victorian entertainment in fiction and on screen.

Matthew Sweet is joined by critic John Sutherland and TV writer Andrew Davies to examine the portrayal of Victorian entertainment in fiction and on screen.

Matthew Sweet is joined by writer and critic John Sutherland and TV dramatist Andrew Davies to examine image we have of the Victorians at play in novels, films and television.

Proms Literary Festival

Series on the themes of the 2008 Proms season, and the link between writers and composers

Series exploring themes of the 2008 Proms season, and the relationship between writers and composers

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 28: Ulster Orchestra: Part 2: Prom 28 - Part 2

Part 2 Part 2: Prom 28 - Part 2

Prom 28 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 28: Ulster Orchestra, Prom 28 - Part 2

The Prom concludes with a peformance of Smetana's Vltava and Dvorak's Symphony No 8.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London this Prom concludes with a performance of part of Smetana's Ma Vlast and Dvorak's Symphony No 8 in G.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, the Prom concludes with the Ulster Orchestra under Kenneth Montgomery performing Czech music, including part of Smetana's popular Ma Vlast and Dvorak's lively Eighth Symphony.

Smetana: Vltava (Ma Vlast)
Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G.

Sunday Feature

Exploring music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

In-depth documentaries which explore music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

Sunday Feature: Louis MacNeice: The Cat, the Celt and the Cave

09/09/2007

Louis MacNeice: The Cat, the Celt and the Cave

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Louis MacNeice: The Cat, the Celt and the Cave

Paul Muldoon and other poets offer personal assessments of the Irish poet's work.

To celebrate the centenary in 2007 of the Irish poet's birth, Paul Muldoon and other poets offer personal assessments of MacNeice's work.

To celebrate the centenary in 2007 of the Irish poet's birth, Paul Muldoon and other poets and critics offer personal assessments of Louis MacNeice's work.

They reflect on his Celtic inheritance and its influence on the work, test the premise in The Times obituary that MacNeice was 'a cat who walked by himself', and consider the circumstances of his death in 1963, occasioned by a visit to a cave in Yorkshire, followed by a drenching on the moors which led to pneumonia.

Louis MacNeice - the Celt, the Cat and the Cave

Paul Muldoon offers a personal assessment of the poet Louis MacNeice, reflecting on his Celtic inheritance and how it influenced his work. With contributions from Michael Longley, Derek Mahon, Peter MacDonald, Edna Longley, Jon Stallworthy, Paul Farley and Seamus Heaney, who declares MacNeice is the pure drop.

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: Proms Artist Focus (Julia Fischer)

Artist Focus: Proms Artist Focus (Julia Fischer): Episode 3

Proms Artist Focus (Julia Fischer)

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, Proms Artist Focus (Julia Fischer), Episode 3

Featuring violinist Julia Fischer, who is heard in a selection of music by Mozart.

The featured artist is violinist Julia Fischer, who is heard in a selection of music by Mozart.

Recordings by German violinist Julia Fischer, who features in the Proms 2008 season

A series of recordings by German violinist Julia Fischer, who features in the Proms 2008 season

Proms Artist Focus

This week's guest, violinist Julia Fischer , performs a selection of music by Mozart.

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: The Future's Not What it Used to Be

The Essay: The Future's Not What it Used to Be: Episode 3: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Episode 3: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

The Future's Not What it Used to Be

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Future's Not What it Used to Be, Be Afraid, Be Very AfraidClose menu

The threat of nuclear/environmental holocaust, explored by writers such as Neville Shute.

Richard Foster investigates the threat of nuclear and environmental holocaust, explored in novels such as Neville Shute's On the Beach and John Christopher's The Death of Grass.

Richard Foster investigates the threat of nuclear and environmental holocaust, explored in novels such as Neville Shute's On the Beach and John Christopher's The Death of Grass. Is the appetite for apocalypse - religious or scientific - now fed by ecological concern and terrorism? Must we always live in fear, or is it a potent political tool?

...it used to Be. Exploring literary visions of utopia, asking where it all went wrong

Richard Foster explores literary visions of utopia, asking where it all went wrong

The Future's Not What It Used to Be 3/3. Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. 
Richard Foster investigates the threat of nuclear and environmental disaster explored in such novels as Nevil Shute 's On the Beach and John Christopher 's The Death of Grass. Is the appetite for apocalypse - religious or scientific - now fed by ecological concern and terrorism? Must society always live in fear, or is it a potent political tool?

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 07/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 07/08/2008

Music including Japanese boogie-woogie, John Cage's Quodlibet and Lo Cor de la Plana.

Verity Sharp presents music including Japanese boogie-woogie, John Cage's Quodlibet, a vocal duet by Jon Balke and Sidsel Endresen, and a set by Lo Cor de la Plana from WOMAD 2008.

Verity Sharp presents an eclectic choice of music including Japanese boogie-woogie, John Cage's Quodlibet, a vocal duet by Jon Balke and Sidsel Endresen, and from the WOMAD Festival 2008, a set by Lo Cor de la Plana, who sing in the old Occitan language of Marseilles.

Feiner: Yonderhead
Thomas Feiner & Anywhen
Taken from the album The Opiates Revised
Samadhisound Sound CD SS013

Soldier: The Most Unwanted song (Edit 2)
Komar & Melamid/Dave Solider
Taken from the compilation Smiling through my Teeth
Sonic Arts Network 

Soeda: Tokyo Boogie Woogie
Shizuko Kasagi
Taken from the compilation Rough Guide to Japan
World Music Network RGNET1211

Carthy/Ivitsky: Follow The Dollar
Eliza Carthy
Taken from the album Dreams of Breathing Underwater
Topic TSCD571

Kondo: Clear Water 
Toshinor Kondo
Taken from the album Silent Melodies
Off OCD004 
For further details visit www.still.org 

Gundersen: Sandestøl-låtten
Eilif Gundersen (ram’s horn); Tor Egil Kreken (banjo)
Taken from the album Sådagen (Sowing Day)
Norsk Kulturråd EM 34

Trad, Arr. Frifot: Om jag än fore
Frifot (Ale Möller; Lena Willemark; Per Gudmundson)
Taken from the album Sluring 
Amigo AMCD 751

Trad, Arr. Methera: Tiggarvisor
Methera
Taken from the album Methera
For further details visit www.methera.co.uk

Mathias/Ryan, Arr. Murcott: Unnamed
John Matthias; Nick Ryan; remixed by Dominic Murcott 
Taken from the album Cortical Songs
Nonclassical Records Nonclss004

Trad: Early In The Morning 
Number 22 and group
Taken from the compilation The Alan Lomax Collection Sampler
Rounder CD 1700

Balke: Doublespeak 
Jon Balke; Sidsel Endresen (voice)
Taken from the album Batagraf 
ECM 9871461	

Traoré: Dounia
Rokia Traoré
Taken from the album Tchamantché
Nonesuch 465532-2	

Cage: Quodlibet
Kronos Quartet
Taken from the album Early Music
Nonesuch 7559 79457 2

Trad, Arr. Kirpatrick/Sartin/Rose: The Hostesses Daughter
Faustus 
Taken from the album Faustus 
Navigator 5

Trad: The Goose And the Common
The Claque
Taken from the album Sounding Now
Wild Goose WGS354CD

Nau gojatas
Lo Cor de la Plana –Benjamin Novarino-Giana (vocals); 
Denis Sampieri (vocals/bender); Many Theron (vocals/bender); 
Manuel Barthelemy (vocals/tamburello); Rodin Kaufmann (vocals); 
Sebastien Spessa (vocals/bender)
BBC Recording, Womad, Wiltshire July '08

T’aut demain
Lo Cor de la Plana –Benjamin Novarino-Giana (vocals); 
Denis Sampieri (vocals/bender); Many Theron (vocals/bender); 
Manuel Barthelemy (vocals/tamburello); Rodin Kaufmann (vocals); 
Sebastien Spessa (vocals/bender)
BBC Recording, Womad, Wiltshire July '08

Jorns de mai
Lo Cor de la Plana –Benjamin Novarino-Giana (vocals); 
Denis Sampieri (vocals/bender); Many Theron (vocals/bender); 
Manuel Barthelemy (vocals/tamburello); Rodin Kaufmann (vocals); 
Sebastien Spessa (vocals/bender)
BBC Recording, Womad, Wiltshire July '08

Dieu vos Gand
Lo Cor de la Plana –Benjamin Novarino-Giana (vocals); 
Denis Sampieri (vocals/bender); Many Theron (vocals/bender); 
Manuel Barthelemy (vocals/tamburello); Rodin Kaufmann (vocals); 
Sebastien Spessa (vocals/bender)
BBC Recording, Womad, Wiltshire July '08

La Vielha
Lo Cor de la Plana –Benjamin Novarino-Giana (vocals); 
Denis Sampieri (vocals/bender); Many Theron (vocals/bender); 
Manuel Barthelemy (vocals/tamburello); Rodin Kaufmann (vocals); 
Sebastien Spessa (vocals/bender)
BBC Recording, Womad, Wiltshire July '08

Hughes: From Piano Phase
Chris Hughes			
Taken from the album Shift
Helium HE

Including Japanese boogie-woogie, John Cage 's Quodlibet, a vocal duet by Jon Balke and Sidsel Endresen , and a set from last month's Womad by Lo Cor de la Plana, who sing in the old Occitan language of Marseilles. Presented by Verity Sharp.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 08/08/2008

08/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 08/08/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces music by Bruckner, Marais, Grieg, Wagner, Haydn and Telemann.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Bruckner, Marais, Grieg, Wagner, Liszt, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Handel, Stainov, Gluck, Vaughan Williams, Brahms and Telemann.

With Jonathan Swain.
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Symphony No.9 in D minor 
Venezuela Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Chibás (conductor) 

Marais, Marin (1656-1725)
Deuxieme Suite de Pieces and Trio in G (1692) 
La Petite Bande 

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
String Quartet No.1 in G minor (Op.27) 
Yggdrasil String Quartet 

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Siegfried Idyll for small orchestra 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Arvid Engegård (conductor)

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
St Francis' Sermon to the Birds (S.175)
Richard Raymond (piano) 

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.44 in E minor, 'Trauer' 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Kirchen-Sonate in B flat (K. 212)
Royal Academy of Music Beckett Ensemble, Patrick Russill (conductor) 

Gesualdo Da Venosa (1561?-1613)
Miserere
Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak (conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)  
Romance and Waltz
The Dutch Pianists' Quartet 

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Rosamunde: Overture (D.644) 
Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) 

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV.229)
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ivars Taurins (conductor) 

Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Overture to Alcina
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (artistic director)

Stainov, Petko (1896-1977)
Horsemen – ballad 
Kaval Men's Choir, Mihail Angelov (conductor)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Andante for flute and orchestra in C major (K.315) 
Anita Szabo (flute), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltán Kocsis (conductor) 
Hangversenyterem, Budapesti Muvészetek Palotájában 

Bella, Ján Levoslav (1843-1936)
Overture to Hermina im Venusberg 
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Štefan Róbl (conductor)

Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Ave Maria
Tallinn Boys Choir, Lydia Rahula (conductor) 

Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809)
String Trio  in B flat major (Op.53 No.2) arr. from Piano Sonata (H.16.41) 
Leopold String Trio 

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Prelude and Fugue in E minor (Op.35 No.1) 
Sylviane Deferne (piano) 

Bertali, Antonio (1605-1669)
Sonata Prima à 3 
Le Nouveau Concert: Frederic de Roos and Patrick Denecker (recorders), Sophie Watillon (bass viol), Guy Penson (harpsichord)

Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
Ballet music: 'Dances of the Blessed Spirits'  from 'Orphée et Euridice'
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (conductor)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 in E minor 
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze (conductor) 

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
String Quintet No.2 in G major (Op.111) 
Members of Wiener Streichsextett 

Telemann, Georg Philipp  (1681-1767)
Overture des Nations  
Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) 

Wanski, Jan (1762-1821)
Symphony in G major on themes from the opera ‘Kmiotek’ (The Peasant) 
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Mysinski (conductor)

With Jonathan Swain.
Bruckner Symphony No 9 in D minor Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eduardo Chibas 2.01 Marais Deuxième Suite de Pieces; Trio in G 2.23 Grieg String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27 3.01 Wagner Siegfried Idyll
3.21 Liszt St Francis's Sermon to the Birds 3.33 Haydn Symphony No 44 in E minor (Trauer) 4.00 Mozart Kirchen-Sonate in B flat, K212 4.05 Gesualdo Miserere
4.16 Rachmaninov Romance and Waltz 4.22 Schubert Overture: Rosamunde 4.33 Bach Komm, Jesu, komm, BWW229 4.42 Handel Overture: Alcina 4.45 Stainov Horsemen 4.53 Mozart Andante in C, K315 5.00 Bella Overture: Herminaim Venusberg 5.08 Bruckner Ave Maria
5.11 Haydn String Trio in B flat, Op 53 No 2 5.20 Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35 No 15.29 Bertali Sonata Prima a 3 5.36 Gliick Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orphee et Eurydice) 5.43 Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody No 5.54 Brahms String Quintet No 2 in G,
Op 1116.24 Telemann Overture des Nations 6.43 Wanski Symphony in G on themes from the opera Kmiotek

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