BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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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 

26/08/2008

Sara Mohr-Pietsch 

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Brahms, Linley, Monteverdi, Ravel and Schumann.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including Brahms: Ballade in B, Op 10. Linley: Air and chorus (The Song of Moses). Schubert: String Trio in B flat, D471. Monteverdi: Rimanti in pace.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

The programme features Schumann's mini song-cycle Der Arme Peter sung by Thomas Hampson, plus a Free Thought.

PLAYLIST
STRAUSS II
Scherz-Polka, op.72
The Gaudier Ensemble
HYPERION CDA67169  Tr 12


MENDELSSOHN
Elijah: O come everyone that thirsteth / And then shall your light break forth
Gwyneth Jones (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Dietrich Fischer Dieskau (bass)
Wandsworth School Boy’s Choir
New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
EMI 5686012  CD 2 Tr 22-23


BRAHMS
Ballade op.10 no.4 in B major
Daniel Barenboim, piano
WARNER 2564 69565-8  Tr 4


TELEMANN
Concerto for 2 violins, viola dn b.c., TWV 43:G5
Musica Alta Ripa
MDG 309 1384-2  Tr 1-4


BEETHOVEN
Egmont: Overture
Orchestra of the Gürzenich Cologne
Günter Wand (conductor)
TESTAMENT SBT 1285  Tr 2


DEBUSSY
Reflets dans l’eau (images, book 1)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
WARNER 8573 83940-2  Tr 1


LINLEY
O Israel turn & The wave has closed
Air and chorus from The Song of Moses
Sophie Daneman, soprano
Holst Singers
The Parley of Instruments
Peter Holman, conductor
HELIOS CDH55302  Tr 4


FALLA
Jota
David Oistrakh (violin)
Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)
EMI CD 2147272  Tr 9


VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Overture to ‘The Wasps’
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA 5047  Tr 1


COUPERIN transc. ADES
Les Baricades Mistérieuses
Composers Ensemble
Thomas Ades (conductor)
EMI 7243 55761026  Tr 14


SCHUBERT
String Trio in B flat major D471
The Raphael Ensemble
HYPERION CDH55305  Tr 1


SCIARRINO
Etude de Concert
Massimiliano Damerini (piano)
DYNAMIC S2015  Tr 8


FREE THOUGHT
Nitin Sawhney - The relationship between music and politics


MONTEVERDI
Rimanti in pace
La Venexiana
GLOSSA GCD 920910  Tr 15


MENDELSSOHN
Scherzo in A minor, Op.81
Ysaye Quartet
DECCA 452 049-2  Tr 6


BACH
Concerto for two keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
Michel Beroff, Jean-Philippe Collard (pianos)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Jean-Pierre Wallez (conductor)
EMI 5009482  CD 2 Tr 10-12


VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Valiant for truth
Finzi Singers
Paul Spicer
CHANDOS CHAN 9425  Tr 7


GRAINGER
Handel in the Strand
BBC Philharmonic
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 9584  Tr 11


GUILIANI
Variations on a theme of Handel, op.107
Roland Dyens (guitar)
ATMA ACD2 2397  Tr 9


RAVEL
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon
Kent Nagano, conductor
ERATO 0630143312  Tr 1-4


SCHUMANN
Der Arme Peter
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Wolfgang Sawallisch, piano 
EMI 5555982  Tr 10-12


WEBER
Invitation to the dance
Ensemble Wien-Berlin
SONY SK42175  Tr 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.

Presented by Sara-Mohr Pietsch , including a Free Thought after 8.30. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Brahms Ballade in B, Op 10 No 4 Linley Air and Chorus (The Song of Moses) Schubert String Trio in B flat, D471 
8.30-10.00: Monteverdi Rimanti in Pace Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Schumann Der Arme Peter

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 26/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 26/08/2008

James Jolly presents music by Schuammn, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Strauss and Bruckner.

With James Jolly. Including Schumann: Overture (Genoveva). Bruch: Waldpsalm. Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigall. Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhling. Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat.

With James Jolly.

Including:

Schumann: Overture (Genoveva)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC   0630 13144-2 (2-CD set)

Bruch: Waldpsalm - Auf, zu psallieren in frohem Choral
Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigall
Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhling
Dresden Kreuzchor
Rudolf Mauersberger (director)
BERLIN CLASSICS 0013142BC

Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat, Op 11
Peter Damm (horn)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
EMI CMS 764342-2   (3-CD set)

Homilius: Die Elenden sollen essen
Vocal Consort Dresden
Dresden Instrumental Concert
Peter Kopp (conductor)
CARUS 83.263

Bruckner: Symphony No 5 in B flat
Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
DG 469 527-2.

Presented by James Jolly. 
Schumann Overture: Genoveva Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt 
10.09 Bruch Waldpsalm Mendelssohn Die 
Nachtigall Mozart Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhling 
Dresden Kreuzchor, director Rudolf Mauersberger 
10.19 Strauss Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat 
Peter Damm , Dresden Staatskapelle/Rudolf Kempe 
10.38 Bruckner Symphony No 5 in B flat Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli

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 2: The Stage Works - A Vision of Albion

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Stage Works - A Vision of Albion

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

The Stage Works - A Vision of Albion

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), The Stage Works - A Vision of Albion

Donald Macleod explores the appeal to Vaughan Williams of Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.

Donald Macleod explores the appeal to Vaughan Williams of John Bunyan's book The Pilgrim's Progress as well as the composer's friendship with Gustav Holst.

Donald Macleod charts the course of Vaughan Williams's John Bunyan odyssey, a thread which would weave itself through the whole of his creative life, and would culminate in 1951 with the premiere of his full-scale opera The Pilgrim's Progress. Presented by Donald Macleod.

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

Composer of the Week: Vaughan Williams

2/5. The Stage Works -A Vision of Albion With Donald Macleod. 
Since I from Love (Chaucer Rondels: 
Merciless Beauty) Philip Langridge (tenor), Members of the Endellion Quartet 
Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains  
Corydon Singers, City of London Sinfonia, conductor Matthew Best 
Old King Cole (excerpt) Bradley Creswick (violin), Sinfonia Chorus, Northern Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox 
A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No 3) (4th mvt) LPO, conductor Bernard Haitink

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: Edinburgh International Festival 2008

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2008: Episode 1

Episode 1

Edinburgh International Festival 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Edinburgh International Festival 2008, Episode 1Close menu

The Ysaye Quartet plays music including Szymanowksi's second string quartet.

Presented by Penny Gore. The Ysaye Quartet returns to the Queens Hall to play music including Szymanowksi's second string quartet.

Presented by Penny Gore.

Building on the success of its Festival debut in 2007, the Ysaye Quartet returns to the Queens Hall with a varied programme, including Szymanowksi's second string quartet alongside great works by Debussy, Stravinsky and Haydn.

Haydn: String Quartet, Op 54 No 2
Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Szymanowksi: String Quartet No 2
Debussy: String Quartet.

Series of concerts from the Queen's Hall, from 2008's Edinburgh International Festival

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
A concert given at the Queens Hall during this year's Edinburgh International Festival. Ysaye Quartet 
Haydn String Quartet in C, Op 54 No 2 
Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet Szymanowski String Quartet No 2 Debussy String Quartet 
2.15 BBC Proms 2008 
Another chance to hear last Monday's Prom. 
Nicolas Hodges (piano), Alban Gerhardt (cello), BBCSSO, conductor Volkov conductor 
Elliott Carter Soundings (first UK performance) Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto 
Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral)  
4.00 Chamber Music 
John Tavener Songs of the Sky 
Charles Daniels (countertenor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Julius Drake (piano) 
Bridge, Hughes, Orr, Howells, Ireland, Barber 
Songs Ailish Tynan (soprano), Barry Douglas (piano)

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: 26/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 26/08/2008

Prom with the BBC SSO in a premiere by Elliott Carter, plus Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto.

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: The BBC SSO in a premiere by Elliott Carter, plus Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto. Plus Chamber Music: Works by Tavener and Howells.

Presented by Penny Gore.

BBC Proms 2008: 

A Prom with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor Ilan Volkov in the second premiere of the season by centenary composer Elliott Carter - a miniature piano concerto performed by Nicolas Hodges.

With Alban Gerhardt as soloist in the challenging Symphony-Concerto by Prokofiev, originally written for the great Russian cellist Rostropovich. The concert ends with Beethoven's idyllic yet dramatic 'Pastoral' Symphony. Introduced by Martin Handley 

Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Elliott Carter: Soundings
Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 (Pastoral)

4.00pm Chamber Music

Tavener: Songs of the sky
Charles Daniels (tenor)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Julius Drake (piano)

A selection of songs by Bridge, Hughes, Orr, Howells, Ireland and Barber.
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
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: 26/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 26/08/2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the music world. 


Playlists

17:03’30
Matteis
Ground after the Scotch Humour
Palladian Ensemble
Linn CKD 321		Track 23		4’12
From a collection of Palladian Ensemble CDs rereleased on Linn yesterday

17:10’04
Vaughan Williams
Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus
CBSO
Norman Del Mar
EMI 7243 5 65131 2	Track 4			11’32

17:22’28
Durufle
The Choral Varie from Prelude, Adagio et Choral varie Op. 4	 	
The Gentlemen of St Paul’s Cathedral Choir			
John Scott [organ of St Paul’s Cathedral]	
Hyperion CDA 66368	Track 10		7’46

17:35’01
Byrd
Haec Dies
John Scott [organ of St Thomas Church, New York]	
St Thomas Church Choir, New York
Organo					Approx 3’00

17:42’20
Messiaen 
Messe de la Pentecote: Sortie
Olivier Latry [organ of Notre-Dame, Paris]
DG 4714802		CD 4 Track 12		3’08

17:45’47
Mussorgsky orch Ravel
The hut on fowl’s legs (Baba Yaga) and The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an exhibition
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi
Telarc CD 80705	Tracks 15-16		8’28

17:56’23
Vitezslav Novak
Once the day is over
Magdelene Kozena [mezzo soprano]
Malcolm Martineau [piano]	
DG 477 6665		Track 22			

18:03’41
Parry 
I was glad
LSO  and Chorus
Richard Hickox
CHAN 8641/2		CD 2 Track 9		6’59
	
18:11’41
Schoenberg
Dank
David Wilson Johnson [baritone]
David Owen Norris [piano]
Naxos - White Label			Track 1		6’06

18:22’34
Tavener 
The Whale
The London Sinfonietta and Chorus
Raimund Herincx [baritone]
David Atherton [conductor]
EMI 0777 7 68497 2 7		Track 1		Dur: 1’40

18:27’20
Sondheim	
Losing my mind
David Wilson Johnson [baritone]
Iain Farrington [piano]
LIVE				4’10

18:31:46
Sondheim
Anyone can whistle
David Wilson Johnson [baritone]
Iain Farrington [piano]
LIVE	 			3’20

18:36’27
Mozart
Symphony No 32 in G K318
English Chamber Orchestra	
Jeffrey Tate
EMI 387898 2		[CD4] Tracks 1-3	9’15

18:46’54
Vaughan Williams
Toward the Unknown region
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR; 
WAYNFLETE SINGERS; 
BOURNEMOUTH S O;
David HILL;
Argo 436 120-2		Track 2			12’18

19:01’07
Thomas Tallis
In ieiunio et fletu
The Hilliard Ensemble
ECM 476 6353		 Track 1	 	4’23

19:12’15
Heiner Goebbels
Gigue and Sarabande  from Suite for Sampler and Orchestra
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Peter Rundel [conductor]
ECM 465 338-2		Tracks 3& 4		5’34

19:20’02
Christopher Tye
Sanctus from Missa Sine Nomine
Hilliard Ensemble
ECM 467 6353		Track 11		5’55

19:26’30
Mario Uccellini
Aria sopra “La bergamasca”
Palladian Ensemble
LINN - CDK 321	Tk1.			3.33

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 54: Vaughan Williams

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 54: Vaughan Williams: Prom 54 - Part 1

Prom 54 - Part 1

2008

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 54: Vaughan Williams, Prom 54 - Part 1

A concert marking 50 years since the death of Vaughan Williams, with Job.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Rob Cowan presents a concert marking 50 years to the day since the death of Vaughan Williams, with Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis and Job.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Rob Cowan.

To mark 50 years to the day since Ralph Vaughan Williams's death, the Proms celebrates his life and music in a programme featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis. The magical soundworld of the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis for string orchestra is followed by the narrative ballet Job. The magical soundworld of the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis for string orchestra is followed by the narrative ballet Job.

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis; Job - A Masque for Dancing.

BBC Proms: 2008

Prom 54: Vaughan Williams

BBC Four

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

The BBCSO in a concert marking exactly 50 years since Vaughan Williams's death

Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an all-Vaughan Williams programme to mark exactly 50 years since the composer's death

BBC Proms 2008

Andrew Davis returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra to conduct a programme of music by Vaughan Williams , who died 50 years ago today. Presented live from the Royal Albert Hall by Rob Cowan. 
Sarah Tynan , Elizabeth Atherton , Sophie Bevan and Rachel Nicholls (sopranos), Allison Cook , 
Louise Poole , Julia Riley and Catherine Hopper (mezzos), Ed Lyon , Joshua Ellicott , Peter Wedd and Nicholas Sharratt (tenors), Mark Stone , Darren Jeffery , George von Bergen and Tim Mirfin (basses), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis 
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis ; Job - a Masque for Dancing 
8.40 Twenty Minutes: Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music Stephen Johnson visits the RCM to investigate the composer's time there. 
9.00 Vaughan Williams 
Serenade to Music: Symphony No 9 
Repeated on Wednesday 3 September at 2.30pm

Twenty Minutes

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating subjects

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating people, places and events

Twenty Minutes: Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music

Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music

Steven Johnson visits the Royal College of Music to look at Vaughan Williams's time there.

To mark 50 years since the death Vaughan Williams, Steven Johnson visits the Royal College of Music to investigate the composer's time there.

To mark 50 years since the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Steven Johnson visits the Royal College of Music to investigate the composer's time there. Although Vaughan Williams encountered difficulties there as a student, he eventually found his feet and his many years spent as a professor of composition helped build a considerable legacy.

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 54: Vaughan Williams: Prom 54 - Part 2

Prom 54 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 54: Vaughan Williams, Prom 54 - Part 2

The Prom concludes with Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music and Symphony No 9.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. This Prom marking 50 years since the death of Vaughan Williams concludes with performances of his Serenade to Music and Symphony No 9.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

This Prom marking 50 years to the day since the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams concludes with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis performing Serenade to Music, with words by Shakespeare and, according to tradition, featuring 16 leading British singers. The programme ends with Vaughan Williams's last symphony - the Ninth - which was completed when he was 85 years old.

Sarah Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton, Sophie Bevan, Rachel Nicholls (soprano)
Allison Cook, Louise Poole, Julia Riley, Catherine Hopper (mezzo-soprano)
Ed Lyon, Joshua Ellicott, Peter Wedd, Nicholas Sharratt (tenor)
Mark Stone, Darren Jeffery, George von Bergen, Tim Mirfin (bass)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Symphony No 9.

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: MindMaps

Sunday Feature: MindMaps: Episode 1: Geneva

Episode 1: Geneva

MindMaps

Geneva

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, MindMaps, Geneva

Historian Ruth Scurr visits the city to find how three great thinkers interacted with it.

Historian and Robespierre biographer Ruth Scurr visits Geneva to discover how three great thinkers interacted with the city.

Historian and Robespierre biographer Ruth Scurr visits Geneva to discover how three great thinkers interacted with the city.

In the 16th century, Calvin turned Geneva into the 'Protestant Rome'. In the 18th century, Rousseau and Voltaire clashed with each other here and their differing views of Geneva partly caused the feud.

Series examining the ferment of ideas generated in a single city

MindMaps: Geneva

1/3. Examining the ideas generated in a single city. In the first programme, historian Ruth Scurr visits Geneva to discover how three great thinkers interacted with the city. In the 16th century, Calvin turned Geneva into the Protestant Rome. In the 18th century, Rousseau and Voltaire clashed there and their differing views of Geneva partly caused the feud. Producer Hugh Levinson

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 2

Vaughan Williams in the BBC Archives

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Vaughan Williams in the BBC Archives, Episode 2

A tribute to Vaughan Williams's friend and fellow composer Gustav Holst.

A tribute to Vaughan Williams's friend and fellow composer Gustav Holst, whom he described as 'a visionary but never a dreamer'.

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 
2/3. In a BBC radio talk recorded in 1954, Ralph Vaughan Williams pays an affectionate tribute to his fellow composer Gustav Hoist.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 26/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 26/08/2008

With folk music from Madeira, piano music by John Tavener and songs by Ane Brun.

Fiona Talkington introduces folk music from Madeira, piano music by John Tavener, songs by Ane Brun and melted Americana from Bill Frisell.

Fiona Talkington introduces folk music from Madeira, piano music by John Tavener, songs by Ane Brun and melted Americana from Bill Frisell.

PLAYLIST:
Tuesday 26 August 

D’Além: Rajão 
Banda d’Além
Taken from the compilation Antologia Musica: Madeiran Traditional Music
CD ASUD004

Frisell: Struggle
Bill Frisell
Taken from the album History, Mystery
Nonesuch 7559 799437  

Brun: Changing of the Seasons
Ane Brun
Taken from the album Changing of the Seasons  
DetErMine 

Muhly: The only Tune
Nico Muhly; Sam Amidon (voice/banjo/guitar)
Taken from the album Mothertongue
Bedroom Community 

Recolha: Charamba do Vieirinha
Recolha
Taken from the compilation Antologia Musica: Madeiran Traditional Music
CD ASUD004

Anon: Cancão dos borracheiros  
Pedro Abreu; Gabriel Freitas
Taken from the compilation Antologia Musica: Madeiran Traditional Music
CD ASUD004

Byrd: Justorum Anime
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
Taken from the compilation Renaissance music for Inner Peace 
Universal 9866727

Lepistö: Länsiranta
Markku Lepistö; Pekka Lehti
Taken from the album Helsinki
Aito AICD012 

Brun: Lullaby for Grown-ups
Ane Brun
Taken from the album Changing of the Seasons  
DetErMine

Tavener: Zodiacs
Ralph van Raat (piano)
Taken from the album Piano Music
Naxos 8.570442 

Jean-Cleuade Acquaviva: 1901
A Filetta
Taken from the album Bracaná
Harmonia Mundi 45410004 
	
Frisell: Onward
Bill Frisell
Taken from the album History, Mystery
Nonesuch 7559 799437  

Obubacar Traore: Baba Drame
Bill Frisell
Taken from the album History, Mystery
Nonesuch 7559 799437  

Anon: Baile des debutantes
Almma
Taken from the compilation Antologia Musica: Madeiran Traditional Music
CD ASUD004

Punkt: Jon Hassell live remixes
Punkt
Taken from the album Punkt Live Remixes Vol 1
Punkt Jazzland 0602517745674  

Philip Glass: Trilogy Sonata I Knee Play No 4 from Einstein on the Beach
Jeroen van Veen (piano) 
Brilliant Classics  8551 /3

Folk music from Madeira, piano music by John Tavener , songs by Ane Brun and Americana from Bill Frisell. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. EMAIL: [address removed]

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 27/08/2008

27/08/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 27/08/2008

Jonathan Swain presents music by Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssoh, Sullivan and Rachmaninov.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Mozart, Haydn, Dussek, Mendelssohn, Sullivan, Rachmaninov, Szymanowski, Olsson, Fesch, Bruhns, Stravinsky, Melartin, Liszt and Purcell.

With Jonathan Swain.

PLAYLIST
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No.38  in D major 'Prague' 

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Missa in tempore belli (H.XXII. 9) ‘Paukenmesse’ 
Hilde Haraldsen Sveen (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Jonas Degerfeldt (tenor), Gabriel Suovanen (baritone), 
Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) 

Dussek, Jan Ladislav (1760-1812)
Piano Sonata in B flat major (Op.35, No.1) 
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Quartet No.2 in A minor (Op.13)
Johnston Quartet

Sullivan, Sir Arthur, 1842-1900)
Suite from The Tempest
BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox (conductor) 

Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor 
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) 

Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643)
Canzon à 8 
Canzona decimanova, detta 'La Capriola'
Musica Fiata, Köln, Roland Wilson (director) 

Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Symphony in A major Op.10 No.6 
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)

Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
Veni Creator 
Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano), Choeur de Radio France, Francois Polgar (choirmaster), Orchestre National de France, Hans Graf (direction) 

Olsson, Otto (1879-1964)
Gregorian melodies (Op.30) 
Anders Bondemans (organ) 

Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Les Boréades overture to Act IV, sc 4 
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) 

Pahor, Karol (1896-1974)
The Bailiff Yerney's Prayer
Chamber Choir AVE, Andraž Hauptman (conductor) 

Fesch, Willem de (1687-c.1757)
Violin Concerto in C minor (Op.5 No.5)
Manfred Kraemer (violin), Musica ad Rhenum

Piccinini, Alessandro (1566-c.1638)
Toccata/Chiaccona 
Stephen Stubbs (chitaronne) 

Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1697)
Cantata: Ich liege und schlaffe 
Greta de Reyghere (soprano), James Bowman (counter-tenor), Guy de Mey (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) arr. Carl Tausig
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565
Dennis Hennig (piano)

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Rondes de printemps [Images]
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Ludovít Rajter (conductor)

Délibes, Leo (1836-1891)
Bell Song: Où va la jeune Hindoue? (Lakmé)
Tracy Dahl (soprano), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881) orch. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai (1844-1908)
Dance of the Persian Slaves 
Slovenian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Samo Hubad (conductor)

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) 
Three movements from Petrushka transcr. by the composer 
Shura Cherkassky (piano) 

Melartin, Erkki (1875-1937), arr. Jussi Jalas
Marionettes Suite (Op.1)
Jorma Rahkonen (violin), Karoly Garam (cello), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, George de Godzinsky (conductor) 

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Hymne de l'enfant à son reveil 
Éva Andor (soprano), Hédi Lubik (harp), Gábor Lehotka (organ), The Girl's Choir of Gyõr, Miklós Szabó (conductor)

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Orchestral excerpts from the Married Beau 
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (guest conductor)

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Mozart Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague)

Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli, H XXII 9 (Paukenmesse) - Hilde Haraldsen Sveen (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Jonas Degerfeldt (tenor), Gabriel Suovanen (baritone), Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Manfred Honeck

2.12 Dussek Piano Sonata in B flat, Op 35 No 1

2.33 Mendelssohn String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13

3.05 Sullivan Suite: The Tempest

3.33 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor

4.01 Frescobaldi Canzon a 8

4.06 Abel Symphony in A Op 10, No 6

4.19 Szymanowski Veni Creator

4.30 Olsson Gregorian Melodies, Op 30

4.49 Rameau Les Boreades (excerpt)

4.53 Pahor The Bailiff Yerney's Prayer

5.00 Fesch Violin Concerto in C minor, Op 5 No 5

5.09 Piccinini Toccata/Chiaccona

5.15 Bruhns Cantata: Ich liege und schlaffe

5.28 Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565

5.36 Debussy Rondes de Printemps (images)

5.45 Delibes Ou Va la Jeune Hindoue (Lakme)

5.53 Musorqsky Dance of the Persian Slaves

6.00 Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka

6.18 Melartin Marionettes Suite, Op 1

6.35 Liszt Hymne de l'Enfanta Son Reveil

6.47 Purcell The Married Beau (excerpts)

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Prom 54: Vaughan Williams

Prom 54 - Part 2

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