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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 05/09/2008

05/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 05/09/2008

Rob Cowan introduces music by JC Bach, Stravinsky, Bach, Copland, Schumann and Rachmaninov

Rob Cowan delights early risers with the eccentric and brilliant Glenn Gould in Bach, and  gilded Stravinsky in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Just after 8.30am will be today's Free Thought.

Rob Cowan delights early risers with the eccentric and brilliant Glenn Gould in Bach, and  gilded Stravinsky in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Just after 8.30am will be today's Free Thought. 

07.03	

J.C. BACH 
Sinfonia No.3 in E Flat 		
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, David Zinman 
PHILIPS 442 2752 CD1 tracks 7-9


07.11

GABRIEL FAURÉ
Les Berceaux, Op.23, No.1 (arr. for cello) 03’04”
Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Hovora (piano)
DG 457 657-2 Track 4 


07.14

ELGAR 
Harmony Music No.1  			
Athena Ensemble
CHANDOS CHAN241-33 CD1 track 10


07.19

STRAVINKSY  
Credo 					
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
EMI 5564392 track 6


07.22

BACH 
Concerto in C Major BWV 595 		
Simon Preston (organ of LŰbeck Dom) 
DG 423 0872 track 15


07.26 

CHOPIN 
Prelude  Op.28 No. 17 Allegretto		
Dame Moura Lympany (piano) 
APEX 2564 601582 Track 29 

07.31

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 
There’s nothing like a dame
(South Pacific) Bryn Terfel (baritone) , chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 449 1632 track 15 


07.35

Boris TCHAIkOVSKY  
6 Etudes for Strings &  Organ 1976   
No.5 Andante Moderato 
Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra, Ludmila Golub (organ) 
Alexander Rudin (conductor )
HYPERION CDA67413 Track 15


07.42

G. GABRIELI 
Sonata XIII; & Hodie complete sunt 	
Canadian Brass, Elmer Iseler (conductor) 
PHILIPS 438 3922 tracks 15 & 16



07.50

SCHUMANN Fantasiestucke, Op.12 
(Des Abends; Aufschwung) 				
Friedrich Gulda (piano) 
PHILIPS 0289 470 666 2 Tracks 1 & 2 



08.03

MEYERBEER 
Galop from Le Prophète  	
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR, 
Michail Jurowski (conductor) 
CPO 999 336-2 track 16



08.08

BACH 
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra No.7 in G Minor 
BWV 1058  
Glenn Gould (piano) 
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann (conductor)
SONY SM2K 52591 CD2 Tracks 7-9


08.22

JOSEF LANNER: Die Werber Waltz 7’08”
The Boskovsky Ensemble, 
Willi Boskovsky (violin & director) 
VANGUARD CLASSICS 08801571 track 13 


DAVID POPPER 
Study in G. Op. 73 No. 22 			
Janos Starker (solo cello)
PARNASSUS  PACD 97-008, tr 21



08.35 

DELIBES
Sylvia – Les Chasseresses  				
London Symphony Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
MERCURY 434 313 2  CD1, track 4


08.39
 
Frank MARTIN 
Pavane Couleurs du Temps 	
Die Kammermusiker Zurich 
JECKLIN DISCO JD6462 Track 5 


08.48

COPLAND 
Saga of the Prairies 				
The Pacific SO, Keith Clark (conductor)
TROY 064 Track 3


09.00

HANDEL Dopo notte from Ariodante 			
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) 
English Chamber Orchestra 
Raymond Leppard (conductor) 
DECCA 478 0320 CD1 track 13

09.07

SCHUMANN Papillons, Op.2 					
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY SX4K63380 CD1 Tracks 6-18



09.23
 
LEVY 
The Whirlwind Polka 
The Wallace Collection 
NIMBUS NI 5470 Track 4


09.29

RACHMANINOV 
Three Russian Songs, Op.41 		
Chorus of the Concertgebouw & Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) 
DECCA 436 4822 Tracks 5-7


09.44 

WASSENAER 
Concerto in F Minor 
Camerata Bern, Thomas Furi (director) 
ARCHIV 427 138 2 Tracks 13-16


09.53 

MULET 
Carillon Sortie 					
John Scott Whiteley (organ of York Minster)
PRIORY PRCD 5003 track 13

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: JC Bach Sinfonia No 3 in E flat Stravinsky Credo 
Bach Keyboard Concerto in G minor, BW V1058 
8.30-10.00: Copland Saga of the Prairies Schumann Papillons, Op 2 
Rachmaninov Three Russian Songs, Op 41

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 05/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 05/09/2008

Sarah Walker presents music by Walton, Stravinsky, Schumann, Takemitsu and Mendelssohn.

With Sarah Walker. Including Walton: Portsmouth Point. Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (Act 1, Sc 3). Schumann: Carnaval. Takemitsu: Fantasma/Cantos. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 2.

With Sarah Walker.

Including:

Walton: Portsmouth Point	
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
DECCA 425 661-2

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (Act 1, Sc 3)
Anne ...... Deborah York (soprano)
Trulove ...... Martin Robson (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
DG  459 648-2 (2-CD set)

Schumann: Carnaval, Op 9
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
DG 469 820-2 (8-CD set)

Takemitsu: Fantasma/Cantos
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI CDC 556832-2

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 2 in C minor, Op 66
Beaux Arts Trio
PHILIPS 432 125-2

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (Act 2)
Canio ...... Franco Corelli (tenor)
Nedda ...... Lucine Amara (soprano)
Tonio ...... Tito Gobbi (baritone)
Beppe ...... Mario Spina (tenor)
Silvio ...... Mario Zanasi (baritone)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)
EMI CMS 763967-2 (2-CD set).

With Sarah Walker. 
Walton Portsmouth Point London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult 
10.06 Stravinsky The Rake's Progress (excerpt)  
LSO, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
10.16 Schumann Carnaval , Op 9 Arturo Michelangeli (piano) 
10.48 Takemitsu Fantasma/Cantos Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Berlin PO, conductor Simon Rattle 
11.05 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor, Op 66 Beaux Arts Trio 
11.34 Leoncavallo Pagliacci (Act II)  
Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala, conductor Lovro von Matacic

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 5: Beginnings

Episode 5

Episode 5: Beginnings

Gabriel Faure

Beginnings

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gabriel Faure, Beginnings

Deafness forces Faure to quit the Paris Conservatoire, but the nation celebrates his music

There is bad news as Faure's hearing problems finally force him to quit his post at the Paris Conservatoire, but good news when he's feted at a national celebration of his music.

Today, there’s bad news as Fauré’s hearing problems finally force him to quit his post at the Paris Conservatoire, but good news when he’s fêted at a national celebration of his music. He writes the last in a long-running series of Barcarolles for piano, as well as two works in previously untried genres – the Piano Trio, and his final work, the String Quartet. But first, Fauré makes what he can of an unexpected – and unwanted – peace dividend …

C’est la paix op 114 (1919)
Jennifer Smith (Soprano), Graham Johnson (Piano)
Hyperion cDA 67333
T22

Barcarolle no 13 for pinao op.116 (1921)
Kathryn Stott
Hyperion CDA66912
T13

Trio for piano, violin and cello op.120 (1922-3)
The Florestan Trio (Anthony Marwood (Violin) Richard Lester (Violin Cello), Susan Tomes (piano)
Hyperion CDA67114
T1-3

String Quartet op 121 (1923-4)
Ad Libitum Quartet (Adrian Berescu (Violin 1), Serban Mereuta (Violin 2) Bogdan Bisoc (Viola) Filip Papa (Violin Cello)
Naxos 8.554722
T5-7

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

5/5. Faure's hearing problems forced him to leave the Paris Conservatoire. With Donald Macleod. C'est la Paix Op 114 Jennifer Smith (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) 
Barcarolle in C, Op 116 Kathryn Stott (piano) Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120 Florestan Trio 
String Quartet in E minor. Op 121 Ad Libitum Quartet

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 8

Episode 8

Edinburgh International Festival 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Edinburgh International Festival 2008, Episode 8Close menu

Russian cellist Mischa Maisky in romantic Russian songs and Shostakovich's Cello Sonata.

Penny Gore presents Russian cellist Mischa Maisky and daughter Lily performing romantic Russian songs as well as Shostakovich's Cello Sonata.

Presented by Penny Gore.

In a recital given in August at the Edinburgh International Festival 2008, Russian cellist Mischa Maisky, who studied with Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatoire, is joined by his daughter Lily on the piano in a programme which includes Maisky's own transcriptions of romantic Russian songs plus Shostakovich's virtuosic Cello Sonata.

Mischa Maisky (cello)
Lily Maisky (piano)

Glinka: Memories of a wonderful moment
Tchaikovsky: Cradle Song; Frenzied Nights; Night
Rubinstein: Night
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Nymph; The Nightingale and the Rose
Cui: The Burnt Letter
Glazunov: Desire
Rachmaninov: Do not sing to me; How fair this spot; Vocalise
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op 40.

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 recorded last month at the Edinburgh International Festival. 
Mischa Maisky (cello), Lily Maisky (piano) Glinka Memories of a Wonderful Moment 
Tchaikovsky Cradle Song; Frenzied Nights; Night Rubinstein Night 
Rimsky-Korsakov The Nymph; The Nightingale and the Rose Cul The Burnt Letter Glazunov Desire 
Rachmaninov Do Not Sing to Me; How Fair This Spot; Vocalise 
Shostakovich Cello Sonata, Op 40 
2.30 BBC Proms 2008 
Another chance to hear Saturday's Prom, featuring Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducting the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. 
Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Oslo Philharmonic , conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste 
Magnus Lindberg SehtdieSonne 
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Sibelius Symphony No 1

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: 05/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 05/09/2008

A Prom with the Oslo Philharmonic in works by Magnus Lindberg, Rachmaninov and Sibelius.

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom featuring a premiere by Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg plus works by Rachmaninov and Sibelius.

Presented by Penny Gore.

BBC Proms 2008

Another chance to hear a Prom featuring an orchestra from Norway, a pianist from Russia playing Rachmaninov's grandest piano concerto and a Finnish conductor bringing two pieces from his homeland. Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

Magnus Lindberg: Seht die Sonne (UK premiere)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3
Sibelius: Symphony No 1.

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: 05/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 05/09/2008

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

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Stephen Hough, conductor Ingo Metzmacher and baritone Rod Gilfry, the Faure Quartet and a preview of the autumn 2008 season at Wigmore Hall.

As we lead up to the last week of the Proms, pianist Stephen Hough talks about his appearance at Prom 68, and conductor Ingo Metzmacher joins Rod Gilfry in previewing their five-hour-long performance in Prom 70. Plus there's music performed in the studio from the Fauré Quartet. They're soon to perform at the Wigmore Hall, and we welcome the venue Director, John Gilhooly, who previews their new season.

1702:22
MESSIAEN
Saint Francis (excerpt)
Halle Orchestera/Kent Nagano
DG 445 176-2 CD.3 T.3				10”

1703:10
LISZT
At the Lake of Wallenstadt 
Stephen Hough, piano
HYPERION CDA67424	T.2		3’07”

17.11.14
TORELLI
Trumpet Concerto in D major “Estienne Roger”
Alison Balsom, trumpet
German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen
EMI 2 16213 0		T.7-9		5’42”

17.17.31
DVORAK
PIANO QUARTET OP.87
1ST MVT. ALLEGRO CON FUOCO		8’21”
Dirk Mommertz, piano			
Erika Geldsetzer, violin			
Sascha Frömbling, viola			
Konstantin Heidrich, cello		
LIVE

17.30.59
RICHARD STRAUSS
STANDCHEN					3’19”
Dirk Mommertz, piano			
Erika Geldsetzer, violin			
Sascha Frömbling, viola			
Konstantin Heidrich, cello	
LIVE	

17.40.04
BRAHMS 
PIANO QUARTET OP.25
GYPSY RONDO (4TH MVT.)			8’21”
Dirk Mommertz, piano			
Erika Geldsetzer, violin			
Sascha Frömbling, viola			
Konstantin Heidrich, cello		
LIVE

17.52.25
Khachaturian
Masquerade - Valse
Scotish National Orchestra/Jarvi
CHANDOS CHAN 2023 Tk. 6 Dur. 3.07

17.54.07
Scarlatti K.60
Scott Ross (harpsichord)
ERATO 2292-45422-2 Tk 3 Dur 1.51

17:56.27
STRAYHORN
Take the “A” Train
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
SONY 549 355 2	 CD.3 T.3		2’54”

18.03.26			
SAINT-SAENS
Allegro scherzando (2nd mvt.) PianoConcerto #2 in g minor op.22
Stephen Hough, piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
HYPERION CDA 667 Dur5.23

18.14.54			
RACHMANINOV
Melodie op.3 no.3
Stephen Hough, piano
HYPERION CDA67043	T.16		3’49”

18.26.18
RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op.43 (var.16-32)
Stephen Hough, piano
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
HYPERIONCDA67501 CD.1 T.24-32  	12’04”	

18.39.19
PRAETORIUS
Benedictio mensae – Couli omnium
Gaudete omnes
The Cardinall’s Musick
Andrew Carwood, director
HYPERION CDA 67669	T.4-5		5’16”

18.45.27	
MESSIAEN
Frère, oiseaux (Sixth Tableau “The Sermon to The Birds”)
Rod Gilfry, St.Francis
The Hague Philharmonic 				
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
DUTCH RADIO 	CD.3 T.4		6’09”

19.00.33
MESSIAEN
L’éclair del l’audela (excpert)
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
KAIROS					C.3’00”

19.06.47			
MESSIAEN
Finale, St.Francis of Assisi
Chorus of The Netherlands Opera
The Hague Philharmonic
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
DUTCH RADIO 	CD.4 T.10		5’25”

19.13.43	
Schubert (arr. Albert Markov)
German Dance D.618 
Alexander Markov/Dmitri Cogan
WARNER CLASSICS 2564-69564-3. Tk 12. Dur 2.02

19.16.47		
HANDEL				
Nisi Dominus
Diana Montague, contralto
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Simon Birchall, bass soloists
Choir and Orchestra of Westminster Abbey conducted by Simon Preston
ARCHIV 423 594 2		10-15		12’13”

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 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky: Prom 68 - Part 1

Prom 68 - Part 1

2008

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Prom 68 - Part 1

The London Philharmonic in Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Kashchey the Immortal.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Tom Service introduces the London Philharmonic marking the centenary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death with his rarely-heard opera Kashchey the Immortal.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Tom Service

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor, Vladimir Jurowski, mark the 2008 centenary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death with his rarely-heard opera Kashchey the Immortal.

Kashchey ...... Vyacheslav Voynarovsky
Princess ...... Tatiana Monogarova
Ivan Korolevich ...... Pavel Baransky
Kashcheyevna ...... Elena Manistina
Storm Knight ...... Mikhail Petrenko
BBC Singers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashchey the Immortal.

BBC Proms: 2008

Prom 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky

The London Philharmonic perform works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky

The London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski mark the centenary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death with a rarely-heard opera. Plus an early work by his pupil, Stravinsky

BBC Proms 2008

Presented live from the Royal Albert Hall by Tom Service.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra under chief conductor Vladimir Jurowski mark the centenary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death with his rarely heard opera Kashchey the Immortal, paired with an early work by his pupil Stravinsky - The Firebird.
BBC Singers, LPO, conductor Vladimir Jurowski

Rimsky-Korsakov Kashchey the Immortal

8.35 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Zinovy Zinik and Robert Chandler explore the power of Russian fairy tales.

8.55 Stravinsky The Firebird

(Repeated on Wednesday 10 September at 2pm)

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival: Part 13: Proms Literary Festival: Russian Fairytales

Part 13 Part 13: Proms Literary Festival: Russian Fairytales

Proms Literary Festival: Russian Fairytales

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Proms Literary Festival, Proms Literary Festival: Russian Fairytales

Robert Chandler and Zinovy Zinik discuss the power and myth of Russian fairytales.

Proms Literary Festival: Robert Chandler and Zinovy Zinik discuss Russian fairytales and their influence on music and literature, from Baba Yaga to Koschey the Deathless.

Robert Chandler, who has edited a new fairytale anthology, and Russian-born writer Zinovy Zinik discuss the tradition of Russian fairytales and their influence on music and literature, including a glimpse at some of their most extraordinary characters - from Baba Yaga, the old witch who lives in a house on chicken legs and eats children, to Koschey the Deathless, who rides naked through mountains on his magic steed in search of prey.

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 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky: Prom 68 - Part 2

Prom 68 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Prom 68 - Part 2

The Prom concludes with the London Philharmonic performing Stravinsky's The Firebird.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, and presented by Tom Service. The Prom concludes with the London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski performing Stravinsky's The Firebird.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The Prom concludes with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under chief conductor Vladimir Jurowski in Stravinsky's exotic, early ballet The Firebird.

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

Stravinsky: The Firebird.

Between the Ears

Innovative and thought-provoking features on a wide variety of subjects

Innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers.

Between the Ears: Behind God's Back

26/01/2008

Behind God's Back

BBC Radio 3 - Between the Ears, Behind God's Back

A look back at the case of the poisoning of 50 men in Nagyrev in Hungary.

A look back at the case of the poisoning of 50 men in Nagyrev in Hungary, with archives from the trial, press reports and the memories of a resident of the town.

Nagyrev was a sleepy village in a remote part of Hungary - until a spate of mysterious poisonings made it big news. Nearly 50 of the town's men lay prematurely dead in the cemetery. Their bodies were found to be full of arsenic - and the suspects were their wives. 

What caused the women of Nagyrev to poison their husbands? Was it, as commentators at the time suggested, the impact of World War I or of social change? Was it revenge for their husbands' drinking and violence?

The programme reconstructs the facts of a baffling mass-murder with archives from the trial, press reports and the memories of one Nagyrev resident still living who remembers the case.

Behind God's Back 
Nagyrev was a sleepy village in a remote part of Hungary until a spate of fatal poisonings made the headlines. Between 1914 and 1928, nearly 50 men there were murdered - and the suspects were their wives. What caused them to poison their husbands? The case is re-examined here using archives from the trial, press reports and an eyewitness account. Producer Laura Thomas

Jazz Library

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings

Programme offering advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings or adding to an existing one

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Billy Strayhorn

Brian Priestley and Alyn Shipton review the work of Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn

Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to look over Billy Strayhorn's small catalogue of records under his own name as well as his collaborations with Duke Ellington.

The man who was Duke Ellington's amanuensis, co-pianist and arranger is not so well-known in his own right. In tonight's programme Ellingtonian specialist Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to look at Strayhorn's small catalogue of records under his own name, and also separates out his immense personal contribution to Duke Ellington's work for both large and small bands, as composer, arranger and instrumentalist.

Billy Strayhorn composed some of Duke 
Ellington's best-known tunes. Always in Ellington's shadow, Strayhorn's reputation is only now enjoying a revival. Ellingtonian specialist Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to trawl through Strayhorn's catalogue of gems. 
Producer Alyn Shipton EMAIL: [address removed]

Jazz on 3

Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Mike Walker's Ropes at the Manchester Jazz Festival

Mike Walker's Ropes at the Manchester Jazz Festival

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Mike Walker's Ropes at the Manchester Jazz Festival

Jez Nelson presents the world premiere of guitarist Mike Walker's Ropes project.

Jez Nelson presents the world premiere at the Royal Northern College of Music of guitarist Mike Walker's Ropes project, featuring Steve Watts, Les Chisnall and Adam Nussbaum.

Jez Nelson presents the world premiere of guitarist Mike Walker's Ropes project. Commissioned by the Manchester Jazz Festival and held at the Royal Northern College of Music, the sell-out event saw the local jazz hero accompanied by a full string orchestra and a specially assembled quartet - lifelong collaborator Iain Dixon on saxophones and clarinet, Steve Watts on bass, Les Chisnall on piano and US drummer Adam Nussbaum.

Walker has been at the core of the Manchester jazz scene for over two decades and has performed with many global names such as Anthony Braxton, Bill Frisell, Tim Berne and John Taylor. Widely regarded within musicians' circles as one of the best, yet least well-known guitarists, Walker has recently released his debut album entitled Mad House and The Whole Thing There, having worked on it for the last 10 years.

Mike Walker’s Ropes Recorded at The Manchester Jazz Festival, July 2008

PLAYLIST

JAZZ ON 3 SIGNATURE TUNE 
Artist            Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn – trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams – reeds, Andre Heyward – trombone, Chieli Minucci – guitar, James Hurt – keyboards, Rodney Jordan – bass, Woody Williams – drums, Khalil Kwame Bell – percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables)

Track Title            Seventy Four Miles Away
Composer            Joe Zawinul
Album Title            Ethnomusicology Volume 1
Label                        Atlantic
 
JEZ NELSON INTERVIEWS MAGNUS ÖSTROM FROM E.S.T.
 
CD TRACK
 
Artist                        Esbjörn Svensson Trio
Track Title            Ab Initio
Composer            Esbjörn Svensson / Dan Berglund / Magnus Östrom
Album Title            Leucocyte
Label                        ACT
 
MIKE WALKER QUINTET & AND THE MADHOUSE STRINGS RECORDED AT ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, PERFORMING ‘ROPES’ – A MANCHESTER JAZZ FESTIVAL COMMISSION (23RD JULY 2008)
 
LINE UP:
 
Mike Walker – guitar, composer, arranger 
Iain Dixon – clarinet & tenor saxophone 
Les Chisnall – piano 
Steve Watts – double bass 
Adam Nussbaum – drums 
 
Madhouse Strings:
Ben Holland, Becca Thompson, Anthony Banks, Paula Smart, Julia Hanson, Sarah Whittingham, Simon Gilks, Martin Clarke, Cath Yates, Jacob Lay, Sarah White, Suzie Gibbon - violins 
Rachel Jones, Alex Gayle, Jackie Anthony, Jayne Coyle - violas 
Barbara Grunthal, Hannah Roberts, Tim Smedley, Esther Harriott - celli 
Dan Storer, Sian Holland - basses
 
SET-LIST: 
 
1) Still Slippy Underfoot (Walker)
2) Madhouse (Walker)
3) Devon Bean (Walker)
 
JEZ NELSON INTERVIEWS MIKE WALKER
 
CD TRACK
 
Artist                        Mike Walker 
Track Title            Real Embrace 
Composer            Mike Walker
Album Title            Mad House and The Whole Thing There 
Label                        Hidden Idiom
 
JEZ NELSON INTERVIEWS MIKE WALKER CONTINUED
 
SET-LIST CONTINUED:
 
4) Ropes 1 (Walker)
5) Ropes 2 (Walker)
6) Ropes 3 (Walker)
 
LINKS:

http://www.mike-walker.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/mikejswalker
 

CD TRACK:

Artist            Albert Ayler 
Track Title            Rollins Tune
Composer            Sonny Rollins
Album Title            The First Recordings
Label            Sonet

The world premiere of guitarist Mike Walker 's Ropes project, featuring a full string orchestra, plus lain Dixon on reeds, Steve Watts on bass, Les Chisnall on piano and Adam Nussbaum on drums. 
Presented by Jez Nelson. Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 06/09/2008

06/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 06/09/2008

Through the Night
with John Shea
Broadcast throughout Europe by the BBC

Through the Night
with John Shea
Broadcast throughout Europe by the BBC Through the Night with John Shea

with John Shea

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No. 31 in D  'Paris' 
Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gonner!  (K.383)
Popoli di Tessaglia...Io non chiedo, K. 316 (K. 300b) 
Symphony No. 33  in B Flat Major 
Kristina Hansson (soprano), Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR, Adám Fischer (conductor) 

Dobrzynski, Ignacy Feliks (1807-1867) 
String Quartet No.1 in E minor (Op.7) 
Camerata Quartet

Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Un Poco Triste  (Op.17 No.3) 
Uroš Prevoršek (violin), Marjan Vodopivec (piano)

Tchaikovsky, Peter Illych (1840-1893)
The Seasons (Op.37b) 
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)  

Lhotka, Fran (1883-1962)
Frescoes: 3 symphonic movements  
Martina Gojčeta Silić, Gordana Šeb & Martina Matić Borse (voices), Nikola Fabijanić (saxophone), Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor) 

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV.695)
Kamiel d'Hooghe (organ)

Horst, Anthon van der (1899-1965)
Variazioni sopra la Sinfonia della Cantata 'Christ lag in Totesbanden' (Op.64) 
Hans van Nieuwkoop [organ]

Durante, Francesco (1684-1755)
Concerto No.2 in G minor
Concerto Köln

Rennes, Catharina van (1858-1940)
3 Quartets (Op.24)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Rachel Ann Morgan & Christa Pfeiler (mezzo-sopranos), Corrie Pronk (alto), Franz van Ruth (piano)

Haydn, Joseph (1732 - 1809)
Symphony No.59 in A major "Fire" 
Budapest Strings, Botvay Károly (conductor) 

Ortiz, Diego (1510 - c.1570)/Torre, Francisco de la (fl.1483–1504)
Il Re di Spagna
Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director)

Anon. 
The Spanish Gypsies 
Concerto Copenhagen, Andrew Lawrence-King (director & harpsichord) 

Horneman, Christian Frederik Emil (1840-1906)
A Hero's Life – overture
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) arr. unknown
Minuet from 'Petite Suite' 
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)

Massenet, Jules (1842-1912) arr. Unknown
Melodie-elegie [from 'Les erinnyes']
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)

Mozetich, Marjan (b. 1948)  
Fantasia su un linguaggio perduto for string instruments
Amadeus Ensemble

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Rest - Partsong for 5 voices
BBC Singers, Bob Chilcott (conductor) 

Pilkington, Francis (c.1565-1638)
Rest, Sweet Nymphs
Cantamus Choir (UK), Pamela Cooke (director) 

Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621)
Fantasia in G minor – fuga contraria
Leo van Doeselaar (organ ) 

Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Gnomenreigen  (S.145)
Lana Genc (piano) 

Czerny, Carl (1791-1857)
Etude in G flat 
Stefan Lindgren (piano) 

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No.2 in D major
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) 

Hoffmeister, Franz Anton (1754-1812)
Duo Concertante no 3 in F major [
Joanna G'froerer (flute), Pinchas Zukerman (viola)

Goldmark, Károly (1830-1915)
In Italien – overture (Op.49)
The Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Geza Oberfrank (conductor)

With Jonathan Swain.

Mozart Symphony No 31 in D, K297 (Paris); Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gonner! (K383); Popoli di Tessaglia... to non cheido, K316; Symphony No 33 in B flat, K319

1.55 Dobrzynski String Quartet No 1 in E minor, Op 7

2.25 Suk Un Poco Triste, Op 17 No 3

2.30 Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op 37b

3.12 Lhotka Frescoes: Three Symphonic movements

4.00 Bach Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV695

4.04 Horst Variazioni sopra la Sinfonia della Cantata Christ lag in Totesbanden, Op 64

4.15 Durante Concerto No 2 in G minor

4.28 Rennes Three Quartets, Op 24

4.33 Haydn Symphony No 59 in A (Fire)

4.52 Ortiz Il Re di Spagna

4.55 Anon The Spanish Gypsies

5.00 Horneman Overture: A Hero's Life

5.14 Debussy Minuet (Petite Suite)

5.16 Massenet Melodie-Elegie (Les Erinnyes)

5.20 Mozetich Fantasia su un linguaggio perduto for string instruments

5.35 Vaughan Williams Rest

5.38 Pilkington Rest, Sweet Nymphs

5.42 Sweelinck Fantasia in G minor - fuga contraria

5.53 Liszt Gnomenreigen, S145

5.57 Czerny Etude in G flat

6.00 Beethoven Symphony No 2 in D

6.33 Hoffmeister Duo Concertante No 3 in F

6.47 Goldmark Overture: In Italien, Op 49

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