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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Sara Mohr-Pietsch

25/08/2008

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Vivaldi, Kodaly, Mozart, Schumann, Faure and Ravel.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including Vivaldi: Cantata: Cessate, omai cessate. Kodaly: Adagio. Mozart: Rondo concertante in B flat, K269. Schumann: Concert Allegro with Introduction.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Featuring a programme of uplifting music, including pianist Christian Zacharias playing Schumann as well as a Free Thought.

LINLEY
Arise! Ye spirits of the storm (from incidental music to The Tempest)
The Parley of Instruments Baroque Choir and Orchestra
Paul Nicholson
HYPERION CDH55256  Tr 1


CHOPIN
Military Polonaise, op.40’1
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
DG 4312212  CD3 Tr 3


VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI 2066362  CD 9 Tr 6


HANDEL
Concerto in F for Treble recorder
Michala Petri (recorder)
Academy of St Martin the Fields
Iona Brown
PHILIPS 4000752  Tr 11-12


MOZART
Rondo Concertante in Bb (K.269)
Scottish chamber Orchestra
Alexander Janiczek, director & violin
LINN CKD 287  Tr 11


PROKOFIEV
10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, op.75: No.1 Folk Dance
Ayako Uehara (piano)
EMI 517852 2  Tr 1-10


VIVALDI
Cantata “Cessate, omai cessate”
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini, director
OPUS III OPS 30-181  Tr 14-17


DVORAK (arr. J Burghauser)
Waltz, Op.54 No. 2
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 3166-2 011  Tr 6


BERNSTEIN
Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
SONY SMK 47530  Tr 1-3


KODALY
Adagio
Mark Kosower, cello
Jee-Won Oh, piano
NAXOS 8.570570  Tr 5


RAMEAU
Premier Concert en sextour
Christophe Rousset
Les Talens Lyriques
DECCA 4676992  Tr 1-3


SOR
Etude No.6 (arr SQ & Guitar)
Roland Dyens (guitar)
Quatour Arthur –Leblanc
ATMA ACD2 2397  Tr 2


FREE THOUGHT 
A L Kennedy: Literacy isn’t just a right, it’s a necessity


Monteverdi, 
“Pur ti miro” from L’Incoronazione di Poppea.
Della Jones and Arleen Auger as Nerone and Poppea, 
Richard Hickox, 
City of London Baroque Sinfonia
VIRGIN CLASSICS  7243 5 61783 2 8  CD3 Tr 11 


SCHUMANN
Concert Allegro with Introduction op.134
Christian Zacharias, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
MDG 340 1033-2  Tr 4


RAVEL
Five popular Greek melodies
James Gilchrist, tenor
Alison Nicholls, harp 
HYPERION CDA67725  Tr 19-23


HOLST 
Suite for military band no. 1 (Op.28`1) in E flat major
Frederick Fennell
Cleveland Symphonic Winds
TELARC CD 80038  Tr 1-3


TRAD
The Bare Brown Bog
Michael O’Higgins
EMI CDP 7965772  Tr 10


BACH
Fantasia in G, BWV572
Daniel Chorzempa (organ)
PHILIPS 412 117-2  Tr 7


FAURE
String Quartet in E minor
Dante Quartet
HYPERION CDA67664  Tr 5-7

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.

With Sara-Mohr Pietsch. Including a Free Thought after 8.30. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Vivaldi Cessate , Omai Cessate , RV684 Kodaly Adag/o 
Mozart Rondo Concertante in B flat, K269 
8.30-10.00: Schumann Introduction and Allegro, Op 134 
Faure String Quartet in E minor 
Ravel Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 25/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 25/08/2008

James Jolly introduces music by Mozart, Heinichen, Handel, Walton, SL Weiss and Brahms.

With James Jolly. Includes Mozart: Overture (Die Zauberflote). Heinichen: Concerto in F. Handel: Verdi prati (Alcina). Walton: String Quartet in A minor. Weiss: Suite in B flat.

With James Jolly.

Including:

Mozart: Overture (Die Zauberflote)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Hans Vonk (conductor)
CAPRICCIO 10 070

Heinichen: Concerto in F, S235
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (director)
ARCHIV 477 6330  (2-CD set)

Handel: Verdi prati (Alcina, Act 2)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Symphony of Harmony and Invention
Harry Christophers (conductor)
CORO  COR16025

Walton: String Quartet in A minor
The Coull Quartet
HYPERION CDA66718

SL Weiss: Suite in B flat
Lutz Kirchhof (lute)
SONY CLASSICAL S2K 48391  (2-CD set)

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
David Oistrakh (violin)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Franz Konwitschny (conductor)
PROFIL CD  PH07005.

With James Jolly. 
Mozart Overture: Die Zauberflote 
Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Hans Vonk 
10.08 Heinichen Concerto in F 
Musica Antiqua , Koln, director Reinhard Goebel 
10.25 Handel Verdi Prati (Alcina, Act 2) 
Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Symphony of Harmony and Invention, conductor Harry Christophers 
10.31 Walton String Quartet in A minor Coull Quartet 
11.00 Weiss Suite in B flat Lutz Kirchhof (lute) 
11.15 Brahms Violin Concerto in D David Oistrakh , Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Franz Konwitschny

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: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Composer of the Week: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Episode 1: The Stage Works: Who Wants the English Composer?

Episode 1

Episode 1: The Stage Works: Who Wants the English Composer?

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

The Stage Works: Who Wants the English Composer?

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), The Stage Works: Who Wants the English Composer?

Donald Macleod explores Vaughan Williams's first opera Hugh the Drover.

Donald Macleod explores Vaughan Williams's first opera, Hugh the Drover, influenced by his folksong collecting.

Despite his fascination with music for the stage from childhood onwards, Vaughan Williams's operas remain a neglected area of his work. His first opera, Hugh the Drover, was influenced by his folksong collecting of the early 1900s, and the concerns expressed in his 1912 essay 'Who wants the English Composer?'.

Donald Macleod surveys Vaughan Williams's operas, a neglected area of his work

Composer of the Week:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

1/5. The Stage Works - Who Wants the English Composer? Donald Macleod explores Vaughan Williams's operas. 
Linden Lea Stephen Roberts (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) 
Overture: The Wasps London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult Hugh the Drover (excerpts)  
Corydon Singers and Orchestra/Matthew Best A London Symphony (Symphony No 1) (finale) LSO. conductor Richard Hickox 
RT DIRECT: Vaughan Williams Sir John in Love (2 CDs) is available for £11.99 including p&p. Address: [address removed]. Cheque payable to Selections. Phone [number removed] (national rates) quoting B46-DS994, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

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: Proms Chamber Concerts

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Chamber Concerts: Part 6: PCM6 - Lambert, Marais, Monteclair, Couperin

Part 6 Part 6: PCM6 - Lambert, Marais, Monteclair, Couperin

2008

PCM6 - Lambert, Marais, Monteclair, Couperin

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Proms Chamber Concerts, PCM6 - Lambert, Marais, Monteclair, Couperin

Les Talens Lyriques perform music including solo cantatas by Monteclair and Rameau.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Suzy Klein introduces Les Talens Lyriques performing works of the French Baroque, including solo cantatas by Monteclair and Rameau.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Presented by Suzy Klein.

Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques perform works of the French Baroque, with solo cantatas by Monteclair and Rameau reflecting the intimacy of chamber-music evenings at the court of Versailles as well as a touching 'air de cour' by Michel Lambert and Couperin's depictions of a nightingale.

Les Talens Lyriques:
Celine Scheen (soprano)
Stephanie Paulet (violin)
Atsushi Sakai (cello)
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord/director)

Lambert: Air: Vos mepris chaque jour
Marais: Sonate a la maresienne (excerpts)
Monteclair: Cantata: Le depit genereux
Couperin: Le rossignol-en-amour; Double du rossignol (pieces de clavecin - 13eme ordre)
Rameau: Cantata: Orphee.

BBC Proms: 2008

Proms Chamber Concerts

Series of concerts by small classical musical ensembles, broadcast from Cadogan Hall

Afternoon on 3BBC Proms Chamber Music

Presented by Suzy Klein from Cadogan Hall. Les Talens Lyriques, director 
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) 
Lambert Vos Mépris Chaque Jour 
Marais Sonate a la Marésienne (excerpts) Monteclair Le Dépit Genereux 
Couperin Le Rossignd-en-Amour; Double du Rossignol Rameau Orphee Repeated Saturday 30 August at 2pm 
2.00 BBC Proms 2008 
Another chance to hear last Sunday's Prom, introduced by Penny Gore. 
Sharon Bezaly (flute), Lawrence Power (viola), 
Rebecca Evans (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Thomas Walker (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass), BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox 
Mozart Symphony No 34 in C, K338 Vaughan Williams Flos Campi Nigel Osborne Flute Concerto Beethoven Mass in C  
4.05 Chamber Music 
Beethoven Piano Sonata in C, Op 53 (Waldstein) Brahms Two Rhapsodies for piano, Op 79 Barry Douglas

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: 25/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 25/08/2008

A Prom featuring music by Vaughan Williams, Nigel Osborne and Beethoven.

Presented by Penny Gore. With BBC Proms 2008: Featuring Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi; and Nigel Osborne: Flute Concerto. Plus Chamber Music: Piano works by Beethoven and Brahms.

Presented by Penny Gore

BBC Proms 2008:

A Prom featuring Vaughan Williams's Flos Campi with a solo viola accompanied by orchestra and wordless chorus, prefaced by highly charged words from the Song of Solomon. It is a score that may have been a concealed declaration of love for Ursula Wood, who was to become the composer's second wife.

Well known for his advocacy of British music, Richard Hickox also directs Nigel Osborne's Flute Concerto in celebration of the composer's sixtieth birthday and with a Radio 3 New Generation Artist as soloist. Completing the programme are a Mozart Symphony and Beethoven's Mass in C. Introduced by Louise Fryer.

Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano)
Thomas Walker (tenor)
Matthew Rose (bass)
BBC Singers
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Mozart: Symphony No 34 in C, K338
Vaughan Williams: Flos campi
Nigel Osborne: Flute Concerto
Beethoven: Mass in C 

Plus Chamber Music:

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 21 in C, Op 53 (Waldstein)
Barry Douglas (piano)
 
Brahms: Two Rhapsodies for piano, Op 79
Barry Douglas (piano).

In Tune

Radio 3's drivetime show has all the latest interviews and music ahead of the coronation.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you all the latest interviews and music as we build up to the coronation.

In Tune: 25/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 25/08/2008

Sean Rafferty talks to Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble, and Andrew Davis.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble on their gigs at Ronnie Scott's, and conductor Andrew Davis on his Vaughan Williams Prom with the BBC SO.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the music world. He is joined by by saxophonist Gilad Atzmon and his Orient House Ensemble who play live in the studio ahead of their gigs at Ronnie Scott's in London this week. Sir Andrew Davis chats about his Prom with the BBC Symphony Orchestra featuring a programme of music by Vaughan Williams on the 50th anniversary of the composer's death.
Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00


Bernstein 
Candide (Overture)
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Sony SMK 47 529
TR 10	
4.07

Vaughan Williams 
On Wenlock Edge (Is my team ploughing)
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Schubert Ensemble
CHAN 10465	
TR 3
3.27

Vivaldi 
Concerto in D minor, RV243
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler (violin & director)
Avie AV 2128	
TR 13-15
10.26

LIVE
Atzmon 
In the Small Hours
Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble
3.37

LIVE	
Atzmon 
Burning Bush
Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble
8’27

Smetana 
Vltava (Ma vlast)
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)
Decca 444 867 2
TR 1
11.38

Tallis 
Spem in Alium
The Tallis Scholars
Gimell CDGIM 006	
TR 1
9.36

Vaughan Williams 
Job: A Masque for Dancing (Scene VI: Dance of Job’s Comforters)
Glen Martin (alto saxophone)
Andrew Davis (organ)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
WCJ 2564 69848 3
TR 11	
4.35

Vaughan Williams 
Symphony No 9 in E minor (Scherzo – Allegro pesante)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
WCJ 2564 69848 3
TR 3
5.16
	
Bach 
Prelude & Fugue No 3 in C sharp major, BWV872 (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2)
Jill Crossland (piano)
Signum SIGCD 123
CD 1 
TR 5-6
5.32
	
Mozart 
Quintet in E flat, K407
David Pyatt (horn)
Kenneth Sillito (violin)
Robert Smissen & Stephen Tees (violas)
Stephen Orton (cello)
WCJ 2564 69719-1
TR 12-14
15.52

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 53: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 53: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Prom 53 - Part 1

Prom 53 - Part 1

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 53: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Prom 53 - Part 1

The RPO under Daniele Gatti perform excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Martin Handley presents the Royal Philharmonic under Daniele Gatti in a performance of excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Martin Handley.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Daniele Gatti perform an all-Russian programme that suits his flair for colour and emotional intensity. Prokofiev's ballet score Romeo and Juliet tells story of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers and includes some of his most popular music.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Gatti (conductor)

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts).

Prom 53: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky

The Royal Philharmonic in Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform an all-Russian programme, featuring excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet as well as Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5

BBC Proms 2008

The RPO return for their second Prom of the season, this time in an all-Russian programme. Presented Live from the Royal Albert Hall by Martin Handley.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Daniele Gatti
Prokofiev Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
7.50 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival Michael Morpurgo, author of Private Peaceful, and Julia Donaldson, creator of The Gruffalo, join Ian McMillan to read from their work and discuss the role of music in children's fiction.
8.10 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in E minor

(Repeated on Tuesday 2 September at 2.30pm)

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival: Part 9: Proms Literary Festival: Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson

Part 9 Part 9: Proms Literary Festival: Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson

Proms Literary Festival: Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Proms Literary Festival, Proms Literary Festival: Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson

Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson read from their work and discuss storytelling.

Authors Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson join Ian McMillan to read from their work and discuss storytelling and the role of music in children's fiction.

A bank holiday treat for families, with Michael Morpurgo, author of Private Peaceful, and Julia Donaldson, creator of The Gruffalo joining Ian McMillan to read from their work as well as discussing storytelling and the role of music in children's fiction.

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 53: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Prom 53 - Part 2

Prom 53 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 53: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Prom 53 - Part 2

The Royal Philharmonic's all-Russian programme concludes Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Royal Philharmonic's all-Russian programme concludes Tchaikovsky's great Fifth Symphony, which culminates in a triumphal march.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's all-Russian programme concludes with Daniele Gatti conducting Tchaikovsky's great Fifth Symphony, which proceeds from darkness to light, culminating in a triumphal march.

The Lebrecht Interview

Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to major figures in the field

The Lebrecht Interview: Christoph von Dohnanyi

Christoph von Dohnanyi

BBC Radio 3 - The Lebrecht Interview, Christoph von Dohnanyi

Philharmonia Orchestra principal conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi talks to Norman Lebrecht

Philharmonia Orchestra principal conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi talks to Norman Lebrecht about his musical career and working with conductors such as Solti, Bernstein and Karajan.

Philharmonia Orchestra principal conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi talks to Norman Lebrecht about his eventful musical career. Grandson of the composer Erno von Dohnanyi and nephew of the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dohnanyi grew up in the Austro-German tradition of music making. His first appointment as music director was in Lubeck and he later went on to positions in Frankfurt, Hamburg and, most famously, with the Cleveland Orchestra for two decades. He discusses working with eminent conductors including Solti, Bernstein and Karajan.

German conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi talks to Norman Lebrecht about his career and some of the figures he's worked with. Producer Paul Frankl

New Generation Artists

New Generation Artists - a BBC scheme to nurture exceptional young talent

The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support talented musicians to reach the next stages of their careers and brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.

New Generation Artists: Ronan Collett, Eduard Kunz

Ronan Collett, Eduard Kunz

BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists, Ronan Collett, Eduard KunzClose menu

Verity Sharp presents baritone Ronan Collett in a selection of Mahler's Ruckert-Lieder.

Verity Sharp presents baritone Ronan Collett in a selection of Mahler's Ruckert-Lieder and pianist Eduard Kunz in excerpts from Rachmaninov's Moments musicaux.

Verity Sharp introduces British baritone Ronan Collett singing a selection from Mahler's Ruckert-Lieder (with pianist Christopher Glynn), as well as Russian pianist Eduard Kunz performing some of Rachmaninov's Moments Musicaux.

Mahler: 4 Ruckert-Lieder: Blicke mir micht in die Lieder!; Ich atmet' einen linden Duft; Liebst du um Schonheit; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Ronan Collett (baritone)
Christopher Glynn (piano)

Rachmaninov: Moments musicaux, Op 16 Nos 2, 3 and 6
Eduard Kunz (piano).

With Verity Sharp. 
Mahler Blicke mir micht in die Liederl; Ich atmet' einen linden Duft; Liebst du urn Schonheit; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Ruckert-Lieder) 
Ronan Collett (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano) Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op 16, Nos 2,3  and 6 Eduard Kunz (piano)

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 (Lang Lang)

Artist Focus: Proms Artist Focus (Lang Lang): Episode 1

Proms Artist Focus (Lang Lang)

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, Proms Artist Focus (Lang Lang), Episode 1

Featuring Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who plays music including Scriabin's Etudes, Op 8.

The featured Proms performer is Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who is heard in a selection of music including Scriabin's Etudes, Op 8.

Recordings by the Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who features in the Proms 2008 season

Proms Artist Focus

Pianist Lang Lang plays Efudes from Scriabin's Op 8.

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: Vaughan Williams in the BBC Archives

The Essay: Vaughan Williams in the BBC Archives: Episode 1

Vaughan Williams in the BBC Archives

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Vaughan Williams in the BBC Archives, Episode 1

A talk Vaughan Williams gave in 1950, discussing Bach and his own reputation at the time.

A talk given in 1950, in which Vaughan Williams discusses Bach, his reputation at that time, how his music should be performed  and how Bach belongs to all of us.

An edited version of a talk entitled the Great Bourgeois, one the composer gave in July 1950 when he was 77. In it Vaughan Williams talks about Bach, his own reputation at that time, how his music should be performed and how Bach belongs to all of us.

Series of radio talks for the BBC given by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his later years

Series of archive radio talks for the BBC given by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his later years, revealing as much about the composer's personality as the subject being discussed.

Vaughan Williams In the BBC Archives 
1/3. An edited version of a radio talk recorded by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1950, in which he talks about how Bach's music should be performed. Producer Tony Cheevers EMAIL: [address removed]

World on 3

Radio 3's world music programme, with new CDs and studio sessions

World on 3: Lopa Kothari - WOMAD 2008

Lopa Kothari - WOMAD 2008

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, Lopa Kothari - WOMAD 2008

Lopa Kothari's world music mix includes recordings from WOMAD 2008. With singer Wasis Diop

Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, and introduces more recordings made at the WOMAD 2008 Festival, including Senegalese singer-songwriter Wasis Diop.

Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, and introduces more recordings made at the WOMAD 2008 Festival in July 2008, including Senegalese singer/songwriter Wasis Diop.

Radio 3 recorded 35 acts from 4 different stages at this year's WOMAD Festival, including musicians from as far afield as Uzbekistan, Kenya and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
Lopa Kothari introduces more of these recordings in tonight's World on 3, including the Senegalese singer/songwriter and opera composer Wasis Diop.
Wasis Diop, like his compatriot Youssou N'Dour, is one of the few African artists to score a top 50 chart hit in the UK, a feat achieved by his 1996 single African Dream.
More recently he has produced albums for country singer Serah, and composed the opera 'Opera du Sahel', which has been performed in Amsterdam and Paris.


Playlist

Wasis Diop: Jine (5:44)
Recorded live at Womad 2008
http://www.myspace.com/wasisdiopmusic 

Soha: Tourbillion (F. Welgryn, A. Essertier, Soha) (2:47)
Album: D’ici et d’ailleurs
EMI 5099950318100, track 1
http://www.soha.fr
http://www.myspace.com/sohamusic

Dub Colossus: Azmari Dub (S. Zenebe, Dublulah) (4:55)
Album: A Town Called Addis
Real World Records CDRW155 (released in October 2008)
http://www.myspace.com/dubcolossus

Madera Limpia: En la Esquina (Yasel González Rivera, Gerald Thomas Collymore) (3:04)
Album: La Corona
Out Here OH009, track 1
http://www.myspace.com/maderalimpia
http://www.outhere.de

La Shica: Iloro (Luis Domercq, Elsa Rovayo, Fernando de la Rúa, Miguel Rodrigáñez, Pablo Martín) (3:02)
Album: Trabajito de Chinos
Warner Music 5144267432, track 2
http://www.lashica.net
http://www.droatlantic.com

Studio Pagol: Amanaman (Studio Pagol) (4:22)
Album: Pagol
Team4Action T4A-0701, track 4
http://www.myspace.com/studiopagol

Mose ‘Fan Fan’: Sikulu (KiKongo) (4:25)
Album: The Congo Acoustic
Triple Earth TRECD119, track 4
http://www.triple-earth.co.uk

Samba Mapangala and Virunga: Muniache (Samba Mapangala) (4:27)
Album: African Classics
Sheer Sound SLCD149, track 4
http://www.sheergroup.com 

Paprika Balkanicus: Rumba (Paprika Balkanicus) (4:38)
Album: Paprika Balkanicus
White Label CD
http://www.paprikabalkanicus.com
http://www.myspace.com/paprikabalkanicus

Rachid Taha: Camrade (6:50)
Recorded live at Womad 2008
http://rachidtaha.artistes.universalmusic.fr 

Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara: Blues (5:04)
Recorded live at Womad 2008
http://www.myspace.com/justinadamsproducer 
http://www.myspace.com/juldehcamarauk 

Da Lata: Alice no Pais (Chris Franck, Patrick Forge) (3:50)
Album: Beginner’s Guide to World Music Vol.2
Nascente NSBox 008/3, CD3 track 1

Soha: Le Café Bleu (F. Welgryn, A. Essertier) (03:06)
Album: D’ici et d’ailleurs
EMI 5099950318100, track 8
http://www.soha.fr
http://www.myspace.com/sohamusic

Hanggai: Flowers (Trad. arr. Ilchi, Robin Haller, Matteo Scumani) (2:58)
Album: Introducing Hanggai
World Music Network LC11067, track 5
http://www.worldmusic.net/hanggai

Speed Caravan: Kalashnik Love () (0:42 + 4:05)
Album: Kalashnik Love
Newbled NB005, tracks 1 and 2
http://www.myspace.com/mehdihaddabthespeedcaravan 
http://womad.org/artists/speed-caravan 

Fairuz: Ya Aked Al-Hagabin (Fairuz) (3:48)
Album: Aghani Massrahiat Bint Alhares
Nazaer NZR178, track 5
http://www.fairuzonline.com

Roberto Fonseca: El Niejo (Roberto Fonseca, Ibrahim Ferrer) (6:46)
Album: Zamazu
Enja Records ENJ-9499 2, track 10
http://www.robertofonseca.com 
http://www.myspace.com/robertofonseca 

Zuco 103: Fulero (Zuco 103) (3:10)
Album: After the Carnaval
Dox Records DOX051, track 7
http://www.zuco103.com 
http://www.myspace.com/zuco103 

Wasis Diop: Anna Mou (6:15)
Recorded live at Womad 2008
http://www.myspace.com/wasisdiopmusic 

Kraja: Limu Limu Lima/Lille Lasse (Trad.) (3:08)
Album: Under Himmelens Fäste
Drone DROCD045, track 5
http://www.myspace.com/krajamusic
http://www.drone.se

Kaounding Cissoko: Niane Bagne Na (Kaounding Cissoko) (4:04)
Album: Beginner’s Guide to World Music Vol.2
Nascente NSBox 008/3, CD3 track 3

Recordings from last month's Womad festival, including a performance by Senegalese singer/ songwriter Wasis Diop. With Lopa Kothari.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 26/08/2008

26/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 26/08/2008

Jonathan Swain presents music by Chopin, Brahms, Berlioz, Beethoven, Mozart and Grieg.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Chopin, Haydn, Brahms, Berlioz, Beethoven, Mozart, Abel, Vivaldi, Wieniawski, Debussy, Telemann, Schumann, Grieg, Bach and Kraus.

With Jonathan Swain.

Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849)
Ballade  no. 1 (op. 23) in G minor 
Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter (piano) 

Haydn (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809)
Flute Trio in D major (H.15.16)
Alexandra Grot (flute), Julian Steckel (cello), Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter (piano) 

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet  in F minor (Op.34)
Shirly Laub (violin), Alissa Margulis (violin), Amalia Aubert (viola), Julian Steckel (cello), Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter (piano) rec Theatre Cambrai 07/07/2007

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Symphonie Fantastique 
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (condcutor) 

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
String Quartet no.14  in C sharp minor  (Op.131)
Orlando Quartet [István Párkányí (violin); Heinz Oberdorfer (violin), Ferdinand Erblich (viola), Michael Müller (cello)] 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Divertimento in D major (K.205) 
Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla (concert master) 

Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Flute Concerto in C major (Op.6 No.1)
Karl Kaiser (flute), La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (director)

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Nulla in mundo pax sincera (RV.630) 
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director) 

Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880)
Polonaise in A major (Op.21)
Piotr Plawner (violin), Andrzej Guz (piano) 

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Simone Young (conductor)

Jongen, Joseph (1873-1953)
Elégie nocturnale (Op.95, No.1) 
Grumiaux Trio: Luc Devos (piano), Philippe Koch (violin), Luc Dewez (cello) 

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
2 Elegiac melodies for string orchestra (Op.34) 
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Concerto for 3 oboes  in B flat major
Peter Westermann, Michael Niesemann, Piet Dhont (oboes), Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel (director)

Langgaard, Rued (1883-1952)
3 Rose Gardens Songs 
Danish National Radio Choir, Kaare Hansen (conductor) 

Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op.73 
Aljaz Begus (clarinet); Svjatoslav Presnjakov (piano) 

Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907)
Norwegian Dance No 1 (Op.35) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Litton (conductor) 

Muller-Zürich, Paul (1898-1993)
Capriccio (Op.75)
Andrea Kollé (flute), Desmond Wright (piano)

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Overture – Béatrice et Bénédict (Op.27) 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Motet - Ave verum corpus  (K.618) 
BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

Pylkkänen, Tauno (1918-1980)
Suite for oboe and strings (Op.32) 
Aale Lindgren (oboe), Finnish Radio Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor)

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for Orchestra No.3 in D (BWV.1068) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor) 

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Die Ruinen von Athen (Op.113)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) (piano) 

Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)
Sinfonie in E flat
Concerto Koln

With Jonathan Swain. Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23 Haydn Flute Trio in D, HXV 16 Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 
2.09 Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique 3.00 Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 1313.39 Mozart 
Divertimento in D, K205 3.57 Abel Flute Concerto in C, Op 6 No 14.10 Vivaldi Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera, RV630 
4.18 Wieniawski Polonaise in A, Op 214.27 Debussy Prelude a I'Apres-Midi d'un Faune 4.38 Jongen Elégie 
Nocturnale, Op 95, No 14.50 Grieg Two Elegaic Melodies, Op 34 5.00 Telemann Concerto in B flat for three oboes 
5.09 Langgaard Three Rose Gardens Songs 5.20 
Schumann Fantasiestucke, Op 73 5.31 Grieg Norwegian Dance No 1, Op 35 5.37 Muller-Zurlch Capriccio, Op 75 
5.45 Berlioz Overture: Beatrice et Benedict 
5.53 Mozart Motet Ave Verum Corpus, K618 5.57 
Pylkkanen Suite for oboe and strings, Op 32 6.06 Bach Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, B WV1068 6.26 Beethoven The Ruins of Athens 6.39 Kraus Sinfonie in E flat

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