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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 02/09/2008

02/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 02/09/2008

Rob Cowan introduces music by Walton, Handel, Purcell, Britten, Bartok and Stravinsky.

Rob Cowan serves up Walton conducted by Barenboim, and Stokowski and the Berlin Philharmonic in Stravinsky's Petrushka Suite.

07:03

VIVALDI
Concerto RV 570 ‘La Tempesta di Mare’ 
Europa Galanta
Fabio Biondi (violin/director)
VIRGIN 5454242  Tr 8-10 


07:09

POULENC
Improvisations No.12 in E Flat Major - ‘Hommage a Schubert’ 
Pascal Rogé (piano) 
DECCA 417 438-2  Tr 26


07:12

SCHUBERT orch. Brahms
An Schwager Kronos D369  
Thomas Quasttoff (baritone)
Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
Claudio Abbabo (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 471 5862  Tr 17 


07:15

Thoinot ARBEAU arr. D. Munrow
‘Basse Dance ‘Jouyssance Vous Donneray’ 
The Early Music Consort of London
David Munrow (director)
TESTAMENT SBT 1250  Tr 1 


07:19

WALTON
Two Pieces from Henry V
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 469 274-2  CD2 Tr 19-20


07:24

MENDELSSOHN 
Richte mich, Gott, Op.78, No.2  
Choir of St John’s College Cambridge
David Hill (director)
HYPERION CDA67558  Tr 10   


07:30

HANDEL
Trio Sonata HWV 383 in F Major for Violin, & Oboe 
La Ricordanza 
MDG 505 13812  Tr 18-21


07:41

CHOPIN
Polonaise in C Minor, Op.40, No.2 
Alfred Brendel (piano)
VANGUARD CLASSICS 08402371  Tr 2 


07:48

BACH orch. Stokowski 
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565  
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) 
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 6118  CD1 Tr 3 


08:03

SAINT-SAENS 
Allegro Appassionata 
Arto Noras (cello)
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Markus Lehtinen (conductor)
FINLANDIA 2564 603442  Tr 7 


08:08

MESSIAEN 
Feuillet Inédit No.4
Thomas Bloch (ondes martenot)
Bernard Wisson (piano)
NAXOS 8.555779  Tr 1


08:11

PURCELL  
Chaconne in G Minor Z730 
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel (director)
ARCHIV 453 4182  Tr 4


08:17

SHOSTAKOVICH 
Two Pieces from Scarlatti, Op.17 
USSR State Symphony Orchestra Winds
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
PRAGA PRODUCTIONS PR 250 090  Tr 1-2


08:24

TRAD. arr. Hughes 
The Bard of Armagh
Robert White (tenor)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt (conductor)
RCA VICTOR 09026 637322  Tr 10 


08:31

CLEMENTI 
Gradus ad Parnassum – Study No.5
Michele Campanella (piano)
WARNER 8573 87495-2  Tr 2


08:36

LENNON/MCCARTNEY arr. Ellington
All my loving 
Duke Ellington Orchestra
REPRISE 8122736582  CD4 Tr 15


08:40

BACH 
Wir glauben all an einen Gott  BWV 680 
Peter Hurford (organ of Martinikerk, Groningen, Holland)
CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 5856302  CD1 Tr 13 


08:45

BRITTEN 
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
TELDEC 9031 731262  Tr 1


09:02

FAURÉ
Nocturne No.13 in B Minor Op.119  
Charles Owens (piano) 
AVIE AV2133  Tr 13


09:11

TELEMANN
 Concerto in D Major for 4 Violins TWV40:202  
Musica Antiqua Köln 
ARCHIV 474 2302  Tr 5-8 


09:17

HOWELLS 
A Hymn for St Cecilia  
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral
Andrew Lucas (organ)
John Scott (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 66678  Tr 4


09:21

BARTOK 
Mikrokosmos (6) Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm 1-6  
Zoltan Kocsis (piano) 
PHILIPS 4623812  CD2  Tr 52-57


09:34

MOZART 
Flute Quartet in A Major K298 
William Bennett (flute)
Grumiaux Trio 
PHILIPS 442 8289 CD1  Tr 4-6


09:43

STRAVINKSY 
Petrushka Suite
Berlin Philharmonic
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) 
EMI CDM 565423 2  Tr 9

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 , including a Free Thought after 8.30. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Walton Henry V (excerpts) 
Handel Trio Sonata in F for violin, oboe and continuo, HWV383 
Purcell Chaconne in G minor, Z730 
8.30-10.00: Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 
Bartok Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (Mikrokosmos) Stravinsky Petrushka

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 02/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 02/09/2008

Sarah Walker presents music by Walton, Drofnatski, Ravel, Lully, Shostakovich and Mozart.

With Sarah Walker. Includes Walton: Scapino. Ravel: Miroirs. Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme. Shostakovich: String Quartet No 4. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (excerpt - Act 2).

With Sarah Walker.

Including:

Walton: Scapino
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)
EMI CDC 747624-2

Mozart: Madamina, il catalogo e questo (Don Giovanni, Act 1)
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA  455 500-2 (3-CD set)

Drofnatski: The Aquiline Snub, Op 375
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
DG 445 946-2    

Rodgers: So Far
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
English Northern Philharmonia
Paul Daniel (conductor)
DG 449 163-2

Ravel: Miroirs
Imogen Cooper (piano)
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLive0018

Lully: Suite (Le bourgeois gentilhomme)
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (director)
ALIA VOX AV9807

Shostakovich: String Quartet No 4 in D, Op 83
Taneyev String Quartet
PRAGA PRODUCTIONS PR 254 054

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (conclusion of Act 2)
Count ...... Alfred Poeli (baritone)
Countess ...... Lisa della Casa (soprano)
Susanna ...... Hilde Gueden (soprano)
Figaro ...... Cesare Siepi (bass)
Antonio ...... Harald Proglhof (bass)
Marcellina ...... Hilde Rossel-Majdan (soprano)
Bartolo ...... Frenando Corena (bass)
Don Basilio ...... Murray Dickie (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Erich Kleiber (conductor)
DECCA 417 315-2 (3-CD set).

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Walton Overture: Scapino London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn 
10.09 Mozart Catalogue aria (Don Giovanni ) Drofnatski The Aguilline Snub 
Rodgers and Hammerstein So Far (Allegro) Bryn Terfel 
10.21 Ravel Miroirs Imogen Cooper (piano) 
10.50 Lully Suite: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Le Concert de Nations, director Jordi Savall 
11.09 Shostakovich String Quartet No 4, Op 83 Taneyev Quartet 
11.32 Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro (Act II, finale)  
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Erich Kleiber

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: Gabriel Faure

Composer of the Week: Gabriel Faure: Episode 2

Episode 2

Gabriel Faure

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gabriel Faure, Episode 2

Faure meets Liszt, inspires Proust and chooses a wife by a rather unconventional method.

With Donald Macleod. Faure meets Liszt, inspires Proust and chooses a wife by a rather unconventional method.

Today, Fauré meets Liszt, inspires Proust, and chooses a wife – by a rather unconventional method. The programme includes the delightful Papillon for cello and piano, and Fauré’s first mature masterpiece, the compelling 2nd Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello.

Nell Op 18 no 1 (1878)
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor), Graham Johnson (Piano)
Hyperion CDA67335
T8

Ballade pour piano seul op 19 (1879)
Kathryn Stott
Hyperion CDA66912
T14

Papillon for cello and piano op 77 (1884)
Steven Isserlis (Violin Cello), Pascal Devoyon (piano)
RCA Victor Red Seal 08026 680492
T9

Quartet No 2 for piano, violin, Viola and cello op 45 (1885-6)
Domus (Susan Tomes (piano) Krysia Osostowicz (Violin), Robin Ireland (Viola), Timothy Hugh (Violin Cello))
CDA66766
T5-8

Donald Macleod explores Faure's songs and chamber music, discovering some forgotten gems

Donald Macleod explores Faure's songs and chamber music, discovering some forgotten gems. The French composer is regarded as the master of the French art song, majoring in harmony

Composer of the Week: Faure

2/5. Presented by Donald Macleod. 
Faure meets Liszt, inspires Proust, and chooses a wife - by a rather unconventional method. 
Nell, Op 18 No 1 Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) 
Ballade in Fsharp, Op 19 Kathryn Stott Papillon, Op 77 
Steven Isserlis (cello), Pascal Devoyon (piano) Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor, Op 45 Domus

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 5

Episode 5

Edinburgh International Festival 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Edinburgh International Festival 2008, Episode 5Close menu

A concert featuring the Belcea Quartet performing Bartok's String Quartets Nos 1, 3 and 5.

Penny Gore presents a concert given at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, in August 2008, featuring the Belcea Quartet performing Bartok's String Quartets Nos 1, 3 and 5.

Presented by Penny Gore.

The first of a pair of concerts recorded in August 2008 at the Queen's Hall by the Belcea Quartet featuring a cycle of the Bartok string quartets. Now regarded as milestones of 20th century chamber music repertoire, these quartets, like those by Beethoven and Haydn, provide an overview of their composer's output at every main juncture of his career.

Belcea Quartet

Bartok: String Quartets Nos 1, 3, 5.

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

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
The first of two concerts featuring the Belcea 
Quartet in a cycle of the Bartok string quartets, recorded last month at the Queen's Hall as part of this year's Edinburgh International Festival. 
Bartok String Quartet No 1; String Quartet No 3: String Quartet No 5 
2.30 BBC Proms 2008 
Another chance to hear last Monday's Prom. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Daniele Gatti 
Prokofiev Ballet. Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in F minor 
4.20 Chamber Music 
Elgar String Quartet, Op 83 Brodsky Quartet

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: 02/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 02/09/2008

The RPO Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (excerpts), and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5.

With Penny Gore. Including BBC Proms 2008: The RPO Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (excerpts), and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5. Plus Chamber Music: Elgar: String Quartet in E minor.

Presented by Penny Gore.

BBC Proms 2008:

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Daniele Gatti perform an all-Russian programme showing his flair for colour and emotional intensity. Prokofiev's ballet score Romeo and Juliet tells the story of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers with some of his most popular music, while Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony moves from darkness to light, ending with a triumphal march. Introduced by Martin Handley. 

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5
 
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Gatti (conductor)

Chamber Music:

Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Op 83
Brodsky Quartet.

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: 02/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 02/09/2008

Nigel Kennedy, Simon Keenlyside and Kyle Ketelsen chat to Sean Rafferty.

Nigel Kennedy, Simon Keenlyside and Kyle Ketelsen chat to Sean Rafferty, and there's a performance in the studio from viola player Maxim Rysanov, with pianist Ashley Wass.

Nigel Kennedy, Simon Keenlyside and Kyle Ketelsen chat to Sean Rafferty.

BRAHMS arr. Rysanov
Sonatensatz – Scherzo
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Evelyn Chang (piano)
Avie AV 2111		
Track 1				
5’11

GIACHES DE WERT
O crux ave spes unica
Collegium Regale 
Stephen Cleobury
Signum Classics SIGCD131	
Track 1	 		
3’29	 				

MOZART
Violin Concerto No 4 in D K218- 1st mvt
Nigel Kennedy (Director and violin)
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Michal Baranski (double bass)
EMI 0946 3 9573 2 7		
Track 4			
9’18

NIGEL KENNEDY
Lost in Time
Nigel Kennedy (solo violin)
EMI 7243 5 57512 2 5		
Track 13		
4’22

NIGEL KENNEDY
Father and Son
Nigel Kennedy (electric violin)
Tomasz Grezegorski (tenor sax)
Piotr Wylezol (piano)
Adam Kowalewski (bass)
Pawel Dobrowolski (drums)
Sylwia Wòjcik (cello)
Suzy Willison-Kawalec (harp)
EMI 50999 2 13171 2 5		
CD 2 (Invention) Track 9	
7’26

WILLIAM BOYCE
Symphony in B flat major
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)
Archiv 437 088-2		
Tracks 7-9		
6’53

LEHAR
Da Geh’ Ich zu Maxim from The Merry Widow	 		
Simon Keenlyside (bass)
Tonkünstler Orchestra
Alfred Eschwé (conductor)
Sony 88697286002		
Track 4
2’36		
	
DEL STAIGERS
Carnival of Venice (Fantasia Brilliant)
Phillip McCann (cornet solo)
Black Dyke Mills Band
Major Peter Parkes (conductor)
CHAN 4517		
Track 2			
3’57

SIBELIUS
Valse Triste
Berlin Philharmonic 
James Levine
DG 437 828-2		
Track 2			
6’31 	 

LIVE	
SHOSTAKOVICH
2nd mvt: Scherzo from Sonata for Viola and Piano
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Ashley Wass (Piano)	 			
7’39

LIVE 	
BEETHOVEN 
Variations from Notturno for piano and viola (Op.42) arr. from "Serenade" for piano and strings (Op.8)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Ashley Wass (Piano)	 			
7’37

WALTON
Crown Imperial
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
Decca 470 512-2		
CD 4 Track 1		
6’48

IMOGEN HOLST
Phantasy Quartet
Court Lane Music
Court Lane Records CLM 37601	
Track 1		
9’53
	 
MOZART
Don Giovanni: Overture
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
RCA 74321 56698 2		
Track 15		
5’43	

MOZART
Recit: “Alfin siam liberati”
Duet: “Là ci darem la mano” From Don Giovanni
Simon Keenlyside: Don Giovanni
Patrizia Pace: Zerlina
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 457 601-2			
CD 1 Tracks 14-15	
4’58

MOZART
Don Giovanni: Finale
Anna Leese (Donna Elvira)
Simon Keenlyside (Don Giovanni)
Kyle Ketelsen (Leporello) 
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Roger Norrington (Conductor)
BBC recording not available commercially

FALLA arr. Kreisler
Danse espagnole 
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
John Leneham (piano)
EMI 7243 5 56626 2			
Track 1				
3’36

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 64: Wagner, Messiaen

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen: Prom 64 - Part 1

Prom 64 - Part 1

2008

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen, Prom 64 - Part 1

The Berlin Philharmonic in Wagner's Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Martin Handley presents the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle in Wagner's Prelude (concert version) and the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde.

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

The celebrated Berlin Philharmonic, in the first of two Proms with principal conductor Simon Rattle, perform a programme of works based on the tragic story of the forbidden love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde. The concert begins with Wagner's own concert version of the overture to his great opera of love and death combined with the final aria of his heroine.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Tristan Murail (ondes martenot)
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod.

BBC Proms: 2008

Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen

The Berlin Philharmonic in a programme of works based on the story of Tristan and Isolde

The Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle perform a programme of works based on the tragic story of the forbidden love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde

BBC Proms 2008

fhe Berlin Philharmonic, in the first of two Droms under principal conductor Simon Rattle , perform two works based on the story of the forbidden love between the Cornish knight Tristan and Irish princess Isolde. 
Presented live from the Royal Albert Hall , London, by Martin Handley. 
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Tristan Murail 
(ondes martenot), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle 
Wagner Prelude und Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde) 
7.50 Twenty Minutes: The Power of the Ondes Ondes martenot player Thomas Bloch discusses the instrument with David Coulter. 
8.10 Messiaen Turangalita Symphony

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: The Power of the Ondes

The Power of the Ondes

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, The Power of the Ondes

Thomas Bloch discusses the ondes martenot with ex-Pogues member David Coulter.

Ondes martenot player Thomas Bloch discusses the power of the instrument and its uses in classical, rock and film music with ex-Pogues member David Coulter.

Thomas Bloch explores the little-known ondes martenot, an instrument that features in Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony in the second part of this evening's Prom. A keyboard-like instrument with a distinctive sound, it was first built in the 1920s in France and was used by classical composers such as Messiaen and Boulez. Since its creation, other composers from the worlds of film music and pop have also written for it.

A distinguished player of the ondes himself, Thomas talks to multi-instrumentalist and ex-Pogues player David Coulter about its history, its range and power and why it has been an inspiration to composers from many different musical fields.

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen: Prom 64 - Part 2

Prom 64 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen, Prom 64 - Part 2

The Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle perform Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony.

From the Royal Albert Hall. The Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle perform Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony, based on the story of Tristan and Isolde.

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

The Berlin Philharmonic's Prom featuring works based on the tragic story of the Cornish knight Tristan and Isolde the Irish princess concludes with Simon Rattle conducting Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Tristan Murail (ondes martenot)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Simon Rattle (conductor)

Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony.

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: South American Currents

Sunday Feature: South American Currents: Episode 1: Colombia - An End to Solitude?

Episode 1

Episode 1: Colombia - An End to Solitude?

South American Currents

Colombia - An End to Solitude?

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, South American Currents, Colombia - An End to Solitude?Close menu

Author Juan Gabriel Vasquez visits Bogota to show what has inspired his writing.

Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez visits Bogota to share aspects of modern urban life that have inspired his work.

Forty years ago, the novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote of the afflictions of Colombia, his country of birth. Now a new generation of Colombian writers are trying to find a way out of that 'solitude' in order to describe the complex, violent but exuberant reality they live in.  

Novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez takes us with him to the Colombian capital Bogota to share the elements of 21st century urban life in South America that have inspired his work.

A new series offering fresh cultural perspectives on South America

1/3. Columbia - an End to Solitude? Four decades ago, the novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote of the One Hundred Years of Solitude. Now a new generation of Colombian writers are trying to find their own way to describe the complex, violent but exuberant reality they inhabit. Novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez visits Bogata to share the aspects of 21st-century urban life in South America that have inspired his work. Producers Nick Caistor and Neil McCarthy

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 (Berlin Philharmonic)

Artist Focus: Proms Artist Focus (Berlin Philharmonic): Episode 1

Proms Artist Focus (Berlin Philharmonic)

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

Featuring the Berlin Philharmonic, who are heard in performances conducted by Simon Rattle

Featuring the Berlin Philharmonic, who are heard in performances conducted by Simon Rattle.

Recordings by Proms performers The Berlin Philharmonic

Proms Artist Focus

Music from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, including performances conducted by Simon Rattle.

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: Under the Influence

The Essay: Under the Influence: Episode 1

Under the Influence

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Under the Influence, Episode 1Close menu

Poet Anne Stevenson explores the influence that TS Eliot's work has had on her.

Anne Stevenson explores the influence that TS Eliot's work has had on her.

Anne Stevenson is now in her 70s and for all her writing life, TS Eliot has been a constant presence. It is not his religious thinking, nor his striking imagery that influenced her, but rather the rhythms of Eliot's verse.

Contemporary poets talk about poets whose work has influenced their own

Under the Influence 
Imtiaz Dharker discusses the influences of the Sangam poets who, two millennia ago, wrote their poems in Tamil, and how the ancient poems of love and war have impacted on her work today. Producer Julian May  EMAIL: [address removed]

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 02/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 02/09/2008

Robert Sandall with music by maverick songwriters, including Tom Waits and Laurie Anderson

Robert Sandall presents music by a selection of maverick songwriters, including Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, Joan as Policewoman and new albums by Tricky and Randy Newman.

Robert Sandall presents a selection of maverick songwriters, including Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, Joan As Policewoman, and new albums by Tricky and Randy Newman. Newman's Harps And Angels is only his fourth album in twenty years, and this songwriter best known for his Hollywood soundtrack work is on fine mordant form here, with this collection of wry observations about life, politics and death. By contrast, Tricky is a Bristolian who came to fame as a leading light of that city's "trip-hop" scene in the 1990s, along with Portishead. In recent years his records have not gained much limelight, but his new album Knowle West Kid sees him revisiting his Bristolian roots and is an impressive return to form.

Tuesday 2nd September

Randy Newman: Laugh and be Happy 
Taken from the album Harps & Angels
Nonesuch 7559-79989-2  

Scarlett Johansson:  I wish I was in New Orleans
Taken from the album Anywhere I lay my Head
Warner/Rhino ATCO 8122 79925 8  

Notwist: Sleep
Taken from the album  The Devil, You + Me
City Slang Records

Tom Waits: Alice
Taken from the album Alice
Anti 6632-2

Beck: Stagolee
Taken from the album A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt
Vanguard VCD 79582-2

Lars Horntveth: Pooka
Taken from the album Pooka
Smalltown Supersound STS079D

Laurie Anderson: Slip Away
Taken from the album Life on a String
CD: Nonesuch 79539-2

Randy Newman: Harps & Angels
Taken from the album Harps & Angels
CD: Nonesuch 7559-79989-2

Natalie Merchant: Because I could not stop for Death
Taken from the album Retrospective
CD: Elektra 8122 73122-2

Bill Frisell: Floratone
Taken from the album Floratone
Blue Note  0946 3 93879-2


Johnny Dowd:	 Separate Beds
Taken from the album The Pawnbroker’s Wife
Munich Records MRCD 224

Tricky: Puppy Toy
Taken from the album Knowle West Boy
Domino WIGCD195

Yoko Ono: Toyboat
Taken from the album Yes, I’m a Witch
Parlophone/Astralwerks 

Philip Glass: Vessels (Koyaanisqatsi)
Taken from the album Glass Box

T Bone Burnett: The Rat Age
Taken from the album Tooth of Crime
Nonesuch 450300

Joan As Policewoman: To Survive 
Taken from the album To Survive
Reveal 

Magnetic Fields: Courtesans
Taken from the album Distortion
Nonesuch 7559-79965-4 

Tricky: School Gates
Taken from the album Knowle West Boy
CD: Domino WIGCD195

Yoko Ono: Walking on Thin Ice
Taken from the ablum Yes, I’m a Witch
Parlophone/Astralwerks

KD Lang: I Dream of Spring	
Taken from the album Watershed
Nonesuch

Joan As Policewoman: To Be Lonely
Taken from the album To Survive
Reveal Records

Randy Newman: Korean Parents
Taken from the album Harps & Angels
Nonesuch 7559-79989-2

Robert Sandall presents music by songwriters, including Tom Waits , Laurie Anderson and Joan As Policewoman, with excerpts from new releases by Tricky and Randy Newman. EMAIL: [address removed]

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 03/09/2008

03/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 03/09/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces music by Nielsen, Mozart, Scriabin, Bruhns, Bach and Mendelssohn

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Nielsen, Mozart, Scriabin, Bruhns, Bach, Mendelssohn, Geijer, Reinecke, Strauss Vivaldi, Paganini, Bach, Mozart, Kisielewski and Bach.

With Jonathan Swain.

Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Wind Quintet Op 43  

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Wind Serenade in C minor, K.388 
Haffner Wind Ensemble: Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Michael Cox (flute); Joy Farrell (clarinet); Nicholas Korth (horn); Sarah Burnett (bassoon) 

Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915)
Symphony No.2 in C minor (Op.29) 
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov (conductor) 

Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1697)
Cantata: 'Paratum cor meum'
Guy de Mey, Ian Honeyman (tenors), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Sonata in G minor, BWV.1001 
Hopkinson Smith (Baroque Lute) 

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Symphony no.4 in A major, 'Italian' 
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor)

Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847)
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A flat 
Klara Hellgren (violin), Anders Kilström (piano) 

Reinecke, Carl (1824-1910)
Ballade for flute and orchestra
Matej Zupan (flute), Slovenian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, David de Villiers (conductor)

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Morgen (Op.27 No.4)
Lazar Shuster (violin), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski (conductor) 

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for 2 Violins, 2 Cellos & Continuo in D (Rv.564) 
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (violin/director)

Paganini, Nicolò (1782-1840)
Introduction and Variations on a theme from Rossini's 'Mosè in Egitto' (Moses-Fantasie) (MS.23)
Monika Leskovar (cello), Ivana Schwartz (piano)

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827);
Finale -  ballet music to 'Prometheus'
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava 
Ludovít Rajter (conductor)

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Overture from Suite no.1 in C major (BWV.1066) 
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 

Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899)
Overture -  Die Fledermaus 
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Overture – 'Don Giovanni' (K.527) 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi (conductor)

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Violin Concerto  (RV.234) in D major 'L'Inquietudine' 
Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca 

Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Mazurka No.31 in A flat (Op.50 No.2)
Roland Pöntinen (piano) 

Kisielewski, Stefan (1911-1991)
Suite from the ballet 'Fun Fair' 
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Michal Nesterowicz (conductor) 

Kodály, Zoltán  (1882-1967)
A song about King Stephen
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Peter Erdei (conductor)

Gossec, François-Joseph (1734-1829)
Symphony in D major (Op.5 No.5) 'Pastorella' 
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor) 

Weiner, Leó (1885-1960)
Fox Dance – from Divertimento No.1
Concentus Hungaricus; Ildikó Hegyi (concert master)

Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Overture to Masquerade 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Sextet for piano and strings in D major, Op.110 
Elise Båtnes (violin), Lars Anders Tomter & Johannes Gustavsson (violas); Ernst Simon Glaser (cello), Katrine Öigaard (bass), Enrico Pace (piano) 

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for Cello solo No.1 (BWV.1007) in G major
Claudio Bohórquez [German] (cello) 

Kunzen, Friedrich (1761-1817)
Symphony in  G minor 
Concerto Copenhagen;  Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Nielsen Wind Quintet 
1.28 Mozart Wind Serenade in C minor, K388 Haffner Wind Ensemble 1.53 Scriabin Symphony No 2 in Cminor, Op 29 2.46 Bruhns Cantata: Paratum CorMeum 
2.59 Bach Violin Sonata in G minor, BWV1001 
3.16 Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 in A (Italian) 
3.46 Geijer Violin Sonatina in A flat 4.00 Reinecke 
Ballade 4.08 Strauss Morgen, Op 27 No 4 4.13 Vivaldi Concerto in D for two violins, two cellos and continuo, 
RV564 4.24 Paganini Moses-Fantasie 4.32 Beethoven Ballet music: Prometheus (excerpt) 4.40 Bach Overture (Suite No 1 in C, BWV1066) 4.51 J Strauss (son) Overture: Die Fledermaus 5.00 Mozart Overture: Don Giovanni 
5.06 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, RV234 (L'lnquietudine) 
5.13 Chopin Mazurka in A flat, Op 50 No 2 5.16 Kisielewski Suite: Fun Fair 5.29 Kodaly A song about King Stephen 
5.34 Gossec Symphony in D, Op 5 No 5 (Pastorella) 
5.50 Weiner Fox Dance (Divertimento No 1) 5.53 Nielsen Overture: Masquerade 5.59 Mendelssohn Piano Sextet in D, Op 110 6.26 Bach Suite No 1 in G for solo cello, BWV1007 
6.42 Kunzen Symphony in G minor

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