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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 19/09/2008

19/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 19/09/2008

Rob Cowan presents music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Szymanowski, Bach and Bruhns

Rob Cowan spotlights music by Beethoven, Schubert and Bach.

With Rob Cowan.

07.03

VILLA LOBOS
Song of the Black Swan
Philippe Honore, violin
Alison Nicholls, harp
NAXOS 8557765  Tr 7


07:05

BEETHOVEN
Overture to Egmont
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux, conductor
DECCA 433479  CD1 Tr 9


07.15

MOZART
Quintet Movement in B flat (K. Anh. 91 – K516) – Allegro
Lesley Schatzberger, clarinet
Fitzwilliam Quartet
LINN 278  Tr 5


07.24

CABEZON
Prelude in the Dorian Mode
Royal College of music Wind orchestra
Clark Rundell, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 10455  Tr 4


07.31

MENDELSSOHN
Andante with Variations in D
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
ERATO 96957  Tr 7


07.37

HANDEL
The King shall rejoice
Choir of Westminster Abbey
The English Concert
Simon Preston, conductor
ARCHIV 410030  Tr 2


07.47

DEBUSSY
Le jet d’eau
Alison Hagley, sop
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4716142  Tr 12


07.55

MOSZKOWSKI
Etincelles
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4777558  Tr 22


08.03

SAINT-SAENS
Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Paris Opera Orchestra
Georges Prêtre, conductor
CFP 82233  Tr 21


08.10

HANDEL
Concerto in B flat, HWV 302a
Maurice Andre, trumpet
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 474331  Tr 12-15


08.18

ANON.
Late Renaissance Dances
Camerata Hungarica
Laszlo Czidra, conductor
WHITE LABEL 067  Tr 22-24


08.24

IRELAND
Minuet from A Downland Suite
Guildhall String Ensemble
RCA 87761  Tr 7


08.31

DEBUSSY
Etude pour les arpeges composes
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
SONY 53471  Tr 6


08.37

DUTILLEUX
Lunaire from Metaboles
Orchestre national de capitole de toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
EMI 96879  CD2 Tr 2


08.43

PURCELL
7 part In nominee
Fretwork
VIRGIN 45062  Tr 16


08.48

BERLIOZ
Roman Carnival
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
RCA 68790  Tr 4


08:58

JS BACH
English Suite No 5 in E minor, BWV 810
Murray Perahia, piano
SONY 10502  CD2 Tr 8-14


09.19

SZYMANOWSKI
Fountain of Arethesa
Kaja Danczowska, violin
Krystian Zimerman, piano
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477590  Tr 5


09.25

BRAHMS (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer
PHILIPS 462589  Tr 2


09.29

BRUHNS
Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt
Jan Kobow, tenor
Gli Angeli Geneve
Stephan Macleod, conductor
SONY 225032  Tr 12


09.40

SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata No 13 in A, D664
Solomon, piano
TESTAMENT 1230  Tr 1-3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Presented by Rob Cowan. Including a Free Thought after 8.30. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Beethoven Overture: Egmont LSO, conductor Pierre Monteux 
Mendelssohn Andante with Variations in D Marie-Claire Alain (organ) 
Schubert Piano Sonata in A, D664 (1st mvt) Solomon 
8.30-10.00: Szymanowski Dryades et Pan (Mythes, Op30) Kaja Danczowska (violin), Krystian Zimerman (piano) 
JS Bach English Suite No 5 in E minor, BWV810 Murray Perahia (piano) 
Bruhns Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt Jan Kobow (tenor), Gli Angeli Geneve , Stephan MacLeod

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 19/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 19/09/2008

Sarah Walker introduces music by Bach, Gibbons, Berlioz, Liszt, Britten and Sarasate.

With Sarah Walker. Including Bach: O Jesus Christ, meins Lebens Licht. Gibbons: Fantasy in C. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. Liszt: Grand Concert-Fantasy on Spanish Themes.

With Sarah Walker.

JS Bach: Motet BWV 118b O Jesus Christ, meins Lebens Licht
The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (director)
ARCHIV 429 782 2

Gibbons: Fantasy in C major
Glenn Gould (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 52589

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
HANSSLER 93 103


Liszt: Grand Concert-Fantasy on Spanish Themes
Leslie Howard (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67145

Britten: Phantasy Op.2
François Leleux (oboe), Guillaume Sutre (violin), Miguel da Silva (viola), Marc Coppey (cello)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMN 911556

Sarasate: Concert Fantasy on themes from “Carmen” Op.25
Gil Shaham (violin)/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 457 583 2

With Sarah Walker.
Bach Motet: O Jesus Christ , mein's Lebens Licht , BWV118b Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, director John Eliot Gardiner
10.10 Gibbons Fantasy in C Glenn Gould (piano)
10.14 Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Roger Norrington
11.12 Liszt Grand Concert Fantasy on Spanish Themes Leslie Howard (piano)
10.31 Britten Phantasy Quartet, Op 2
Francois Leleux (oboe), Guillaume Sutre (violin), Miguel da Silva (viola), Marc Coppey (cello)
11.45 Sarasate Concert Fantasy on themes from Carmen, Op 25 Gil Shaham (violin), Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado

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: Lord Berners

Composer of the Week: Lord Berners: Episode 5: Berners the Socialite

Episode 5

Episode 5: Berners the Socialite

Lord Berners

Berners the Socialite

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Lord Berners, Berners the Socialite

Donald Macleod presents Berners's fifth ballet and his Nicholas Nickleby film score.

Donald Macleod introduces Berners's fifth ballet, his final association with Frederick Ashton and Cecil Beaton, and the suite from his Nicholas Nickleby film score.

Berners spent his life mixing with some of the most conspicuous names in the artistic world. Throughout his career he had fruitful collaborations with such luminaries as Serge Diaghilev, George Balanchine, Gertrude Stein, Sacheverell Sitwell and Constant Lambert. Donald Macleod introduces Berners' fifth ballet, which was to be his final association with Frederick Ashton and Cecil Beaton, and the suite from his very last work - the score for the 1947 film of Charles Dickens' novel Nicholas Nickleby.

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the eccentric British composer Lord Berners

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the colourful and eccentric British composer Lord Berners. While he behaved as a very English gentleman, his compositions had a distinctive European slant

5/5. Berners the Socialite. The composer spent his life mixing with some of the most conspicuous names in the artistic world. Throughout his career he had fruitful collaborations with such luminaries as Serge Diaghilev , George Balanchine , Gertrude Stein , Sacheverell Sitwell and Constant Lambert. Donald Macleod introduces Berners's fifth ballet and the suite from his last work - the score for the 1947 film of Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby. Come On, Algernon Mary Carewe (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba Les SirÃ¨nes RTE Sinfonietta, conductor David Lloyd-Jones Suite: Nicholas Nickleby
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba
The Sailor's Return (The Triumph of Neptune)
Robert Grooters (baritone), Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham Repeated at 10pm

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: Schwetzingen Festival 2008

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schwetzingen Festival 2008: Episode 8

Episode 8

Schwetzingen Festival 2008

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

Louise Fryer presents Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Lars Vogt (piano) in Brahms and Bartok.

Louise Fryer introduces Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Lars Vogt (piano) in Brahms's Violin Sonata No 2 in A and Bartok's Violin Sonata No 1, Sz 75.

Louise Fryer presents more highlights from the 2008 Schwetzingen Festival in Germany.

Including:

Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Lars Vogt (piano)

Brahms: Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100
Bartok: Violin Sonata No 1, Sz 75.

Highlights from the 2008 Schwetzingen Festival, one of the largest music events in Europe

Highlights from the 2008 Schwetzingen Festival in Germany, one of the largest music events in Europe. Featuring performances by the celebrated Hagen Quartet

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Highlights from the Schwetzingen Festival 2008. Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Lars Vogt (piano) Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100 Bartok Violin Sonata No 1 
2.00 Towards Messiaen 
Debussy Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien Mireille 
Delunsch (soprano), Iris Vermillion (mezzo), Brigitte Balleys (mezzo), Swiss Chamber Chorus, Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Marek Janowski 
3.00 Messiaen Trois Petites Liturgies de la 
Presence Divine Fredrik Burstedt (violin), Christine Ott (ondes Martenot), Martin Virin (celesta), 
Martin Sturfait (piano), String Orchestra of the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Women's 
Voices of the Katarina Chamber Chorus, Fable Percussion Quartet, director Hans Vainikainen Bernier Cum Invocarem Sarah Szlakman 
(soprano), Cyril Auvity (countertenor), Stephan van Dyck (tenor), Sydney Pierro (baritone), 
English Concert, director Harry Bicket. Pages et Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque, Versailles, director Olivier Schneebeli 
4.15 Saint-Saens Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ) Adrian Partington (organ), 
BBC NOW, conductor Grant Llewellyn

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: Towards Messiaen: Church and Organ Music

Afternoon Concert: Towards Messiaen: Church and Organ Music: Episode 5

Towards Messiaen: Church and Organ Music

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Towards Messiaen: Church and Organ Music, Episode 5

Louise Fryer presents Messiaen's Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine.

Louise Fryer presents Messiaen's Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine, Saint Saens's Symphony No 3, Bernier's Cum invocarem and Debussy's Le martyre de Saint Sebastien.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Including:

Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien
Mireille Delunsch (soprano)
Iris Vermillion, Brigitte Balleys (mezzo-soprano)
Swiss Chamber Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Marek Janowski (conductor)

Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine
Fredrik Burstedt (violin)
Christine Ott (ondes martenot)
Martin Virin (celesta)
Martin Sturfalt (piano)
String Orchestra of the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Women's Voices of the Katarina Chamber Chorus
Fable Percussion Quartet:
Pontus Langendorf, Tomas Lindberg, Mikael Nilsson, Ulf Stromqvist
Hans Vainikainen (director)

Nicolas Bernier: Cum invocarem
Sarah Szlakmann (soprano)
Cyril Auvity (countertenor)
Stephan van Dyck (tenor)
Sydney Pierro (baritone)
The English Concert
Harry Bicket (director)
Pages et Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque, Versailles
Olivier Schneebeli (director)

Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ Symphony)
Adrian Partington (organ)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Towards Messiaen: Church and Organ Music

Music placing Messiaen in the context of the tradition of French church and organ music

Marking 2008's centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, with music placing him the context of the tradition of French church and organ music

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: 19/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 19/09/2008

The Coull quartet chat about their re-creation of an 1838 concert.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. The Coull quartet chat to Sean about their forthcoming re-creation of a concert originally performed in 1838. Plus live music from Bhangra Latina.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. The Coull quartet chat to Sean about their re-creation of a concert originally performed as part of the London Tavern Chamber Concert series in 1838. Plus live music from Bhangra Latina, the brainchild of tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and pianist Alex Wilson, combining Bhangra and Latin music with dance.


17:02
BERLIOZ 
Beatrice and Benedict (Overture)
Dresden Staatskapelle
Colin Davis (conductor)
RCA 09026 68790 2
Track 5
7’58

17:11
WEBER 
Sonata in F, Op 10 No 1
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Eric Le Sage (piano)
Valois V 4751	
Tracks 5-7	
5’51

17:18
VERDI 
La Traviata (Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici)
Mirella Freni (Violetta)
Luciano Pavarotti (Alfredo)
Associazione Teatri Emilia Romagna
Leone Magiera (conductor)
Decca 421 862 2
Track 1
3’03

17:27
LIVE
SPOHR 
Quintet No 3 in B minor, Op 69 (Scherzo & Trio)
Coull Quartet 
Victoria Rawlins (viola)	
6’54

17:38
LIVE
HAYDN 
String Quartet in C, Op 76 No 3 “Emperor” (Allegro)
Coull Quartet			
7’20

17:46
KODALY 
Dances of Marosszek
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
Teldec 9031 73134 2	
Track 11
12’44

18:03
BRAHMS 
Ballade in B minor, Op 10 No 3
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Teldec 2564 69565-8
Track 3
3’53

18:07
COPLAND 
El Salon Mexico
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
EMI CDC 7 47606 2
Track 6
10’44 

18:24
LIVE	
BHAMRA 
Tabla concerto
Kuljit Bhamra (tabla, dhol, percussion)
2’34

18:33
LIVE
BHAMRA 
Tablas Guruve
Kuljit Bhamra (tabla, dhol, percussion)
Emeris Solis (congas)
Joanna Nichols (double bass)
5’26

18:39
ALBINONI 
Trumpet Concerto in B flat, Op 7 No 3
Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Simax PSC 1292
Track 4-6
7’18

18:48
MOZART
Ave verum corpus, K618
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Vienna Concentus Musicus
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
Teldec 4509 98928 2
Track 22
3’12

18:52
TANEYEV 
String Trio in E flat, Op 31 
Leopold String Trio
Hyperion CDA67573
Track 4
5’50

Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Stravinsky, Ibert

Performance on 3: BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Stravinsky, Ibert: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Stravinsky, Ibert

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Stravinsky, Ibert, Episode 1

BBC NOW in Stravinsky: Scherzo Fantastique and Ibert: Flute Concerto, with Emmanuel Pahud.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Stravinsky's Scherzo Fantastique and Ibert's Flute Concerto, with Emmanuel Pahud.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under chief conductor Thierry Fischer in a programme of classical favourites. They perform a youthful evocation of fireworks by Stravinsky and are joined by virtuoso flautist Emmanuel Pahud for Ibert's Flute Concerto.

Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Stravinsky: Scherzo Fantastique
Ibert: Flute Concerto.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer perform Stravinsky and Ibert

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer perform music by Stravinsky and Ibert

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert live from St David's Hall in which the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under chief conductor Thierry Fischer perform a programme of classical favourites. 
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Thierry Fischer Stravinsky Scherzo Fantastique Ibert Flute Concerto 
7.35 Twenty Minutes 
Petroc Trelawny and guests discuss the portrayal of conductors in the recent BBC2 series Maestro. 
7.55 Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) 
Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor

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: 19/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, 19/09/2008

Petroc Trelawny and guests discuss the portrayal of conductors in BBC TV's Maestro series.

Petroc Trelawny and guests discuss the recent portrayal of conductors in BBC TV's Maestro series.

Performance on 3: BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Stravinsky, Ibert: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Stravinsky, Ibert, Episode 2

The BBC NOW perform Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and Beethoven's Symphony No 5.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff. Petroc Trelawny presents the conclusion of the concert, with the BBC NOW in Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and Beethoven's Symphony No 5.

Petroc Trelawny presents the conclusion of a concert from St David's Hall, Cardiff, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer performing two key German Romantic works.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Overture (The Hebrides)
Beethoven: Symphony No 5.

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

The Verb: 19/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 19/09/2008

Ian McMillan looks at the many translations of Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard.

Presented by Ian McMillan. With a look at translations of Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Toby Litt's strange words and phrases, and Niven Govinden with a new short story.

Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of performance and new writing.

Alan Brownjohn and Peter Wilkinson discuss why Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard has been translated into Latin by so many people, including a Lord Chief Justice, a cricketer and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Plus the programme's language spy Toby Litt reporting back on strange words and phrases he has overheard, novelist Niven Govinden with a short story as well as a look back at the work of writer and actor Ken Campbell.

Ian McMillan showcases new writing, performance and global literature.

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: On Excess

The Essay: On Excess: Episode 5: The Rule of Not Too Much

Episode 5: The Rule of Not Too Much

On Excess

The Rule of Not Too Much

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, On Excess, The Rule of Not Too Much

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips discusses excessive religious belief.

Psychotherapist Adam Phillips discusses excessive religious belief and what makes us think a belief is extreme. Is it excessive to kill for one's most profoundly held beliefs?

Psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers what part aspects of excess play in our lives

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers what part various aspects of excess play in our lives and how we may recognise and define them

The Essay On Excess

5/5. The Rule of Not Too Much. Psychotherapist Adam Phillips explores the nature of excess, concluding by focusing on religious convictions and why some beliefs are considered excessive.

World on 3

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

World on 3: 19/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, 19/09/2008

Mary Ann Kennedy with folk and trad music by Bruce Molsky, Martin Hayes and Natalie Haas.

Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from 2008's Valley of the Moon camp by Bruce Molsky, Martin Hayes and Natalie Haas. Plus music from southern Morocco by the popular Oudaden.

World on 3 moves to a new regular Friday night slot on Radio 3.  The three presenters - Charlie Gillett, Lopa Kothari and Mary Ann Kennedy - will continue to bring their particular expertise and tastes to the programme, presenting new CDs and classic recordings of world music, folk, blues, gospel and much much more.
Together with studio sessions and concert recordings, and now with the occasional recording contributed by listeners, World on 3 promises some of the most enticing sounds from across the globe.  

Mary Ann Kennedy starts off the new slot, with a programme including music gathered fresh from last month's Vally of the Moon music camp, a gathering in the California Redwoods of leading folk and trad musicians, including Bruce Molsky, Martin Hayes and Natalie Haas.  Also, music gfrom Southern Morocco by Oudaden, one of the country's most traditional and popular groups, but so far rarely heard outside Morocco. 



Terakaft: Akh Issudar (Kedou Ag Ossad, Terakaft) (4:35)
Album: Akh Issudar
Tapsit/IRL IRL039, track 1
http://www.myspace.com/terakaft 

Oudaden: Arnabadi Yadi (Oudaden) (7:43)
Album: Oudaden
Productin Disco 8/01, track 7
http://www.myspace.com/oudaden

Brittany Haas: June Apple (Trad.) (2:53)
Album: Brittany Haas
Ook Records CD001, track 7
http://www.brittanyhaas.com 

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas: Alien Ceilidh (Galen Fraser) (3:57)
Album: In the Moment 
Culburnie CUL122, track 3
http://www.alasdairfraser.com
http://www.nataliehaas.com 
http;//www.greentrax.com 

Imane Homsy: Taqassim Ajam Usharyan (Improvisations in the Ajam Ushayran mode) (2:37)
Album: Seigneur Kanoun
Institute du Monde Arabe 321 085, track 1

Andrea Parodi & Elena Ledda: Stabat (Francesco Sotgiu, Andrea Parodi) (4:53)
Album: Rosa Resolza
Sard SARDCD0004, track 3
http://www.sardmusic.com 

Kal: Boro Boro (D. Ristic) (3:25)
Album: Princes Amongst Men – Journeys with Gypsy Musicians
Asphalt Tango CD-ATR 1608, track 6
http://www.asphalt-tango.de 

Women from Gandajika: Kalekele Welu (Traditional Tuhuri) (2:55)
Album: Kanyok and Luba – Southern Belgian Congo 1952 & 1957
Sharp Wood Productions SWP 011/HT05, track 15
http://www.swp-records.com 

Mamadou Diabate: Bi Allah La Ke (Trad. arr Mamadou Diabate) (7:32)
Album: Douga Mansa 
World Village 468082, track 2
http://www.mamadoukora.com

Femi Kuti: Oyimbo (3:49)
Album: Day by Day 
Wrasse Records WRASSE228, track 1
http://www.myspace.com/femikuti 

MC Junior, MC Leonardo, Bateria de Rocinha: Rap das Armas (Samba School) (3:37)
Album: Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad Soundtrack)
Milan 399 236-2, track 1
http://www.milanrecords.com 

Nitin Sawhney featuring Natty: Days of Fire (Nitin Sawney) (3:14)
Album: London Undersound
Cooking Vinyl/Positiv-iD CD001, track 1
Release date: 13 October 2008

The Simon Hopper Band: The Ballad of the Suffolk Five (Simon Hopper) (3:18)
Album: The Less Blessed
CSM CD03, track 2
http://www.simonhopper.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/thesimonhopperband 
 
Ben Sollee: Panning for Gold (Ben Sollee) (4:21)
Album: Learning to Bend
Sona Blast! Records SB1015, track 8
http://www.bensollee.com

Laura Risk: Skye Air, Another St Kilda Song and Dance, Am Botul dubh ’s an t-slighe chreachann (Trad.) (3:22)
Album: 2000 Miles
Laura Risk RISK0401, track 9
http://www.laurarisk.com 

Omara Portuondo: Adiós Felicidad (Ela O’Farrill) (3:13)
Album: Gracias
Montuno MON010, track 2 
http://www.myspace.com/omaraportuondoworldcircuit 
http://www.montuno.com 

Laura Cantrell: The Whisky Makes You Sweeter (Amy Allison) (5:07)
Album: Not the Tremblin’ Kind 
Spit & Polish SPITCD001, track 7
http://www.lauracantrell.com

Cleoma Breaux Falcon: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (Anon) (3:03)
Album: Cajun Early Recordings – Important Swamp Hits Remastered
JSP JSPCD 7726, track 17

Huun Huur Tu featuring Sainkho Namchylak: Mezegey (4:23)
Album: Mother Earth, Father Sky!
JARO 4281-2, track 6
http://www.huunhuurtu.com 

Suarasama: Syang Hang Guru (Irwansyah Harahap) (7:15)
Album: Fajar di Atas Awan
Drag City DC364CD, track 2 

Oudaden: Elqest Amahadar (Oudaden) (8:40)
Album: Oudaden
Productin Disco 8/01, track 8
http://www.myspace.com/oudaden

Highlights from last month's Valley of the Moon music camp. With Mary Ann Kennedy.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 20/09/2008

20/09/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 20/09/2008

John Shea introduces music by Grieg, Mendelssohn, A Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky and Respighi.

John Shea presents music, including Grieg, Mendelssohn, Schubert, A Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Raffaelli, de Wert, Telemann, Abel, C Schumann, Respighi and Fanny Mendelssohn.

With John Shea.

01:01AM
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907)
Peer Gynt - suite no. 1 (Op. 46) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

01:26AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Symphony no. 1 (Op. 11) in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)

01:57AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Sonata (Op.53) in D major (D.850)
Alfred Brendel (piano)

02:35AM
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725)
Stabat Mater (1724)
Valeri Popova (soprano), Penka Dilova (mezzo-soprano), Tolbuhin Children’s Chorus, Bulgarian National Radio Sinfonietta, Dragomir Nenov (conductor)

03:16AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Illych (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, (Op. 64)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)

04:01AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto da Camera in C major (RV.87)
Camerata Köln: Michael Schneider (recorder), Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe), Michael McCraw (bassoon), Mary Utiger & Hajo Bäß (violins), Rainer Zipperling (cello), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)

04:10AM
Raffaelli, Josip (1767-1843)
Introduction and theme with variations in A major
Vladimir Krpan (piano)

04:19AM
de Wert, Giaches (1535-1596)
Qual musico gentil – from L'ottavo libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Venice 1586)
The Consort of Musicke – Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Andrew King (tenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Richard Wistreich (bass), Anthony Rooley (director)

04:30AM
Järnefelt, Armas (1869-1958)
The Sound of Home
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

04:41AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Trio No.2 from Essercizii Musici, for Viola da gamba, Harpsichord obligato and continuo
Camerata Köln: Rainer Zipperling (solo viola da gamba), Ghislaine Wauters (continuo viola da gamba), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)

04:52AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Scherzo for piano No.3 (Op.39) in C sharp minor
Simon Trpceski (piano)

05:00AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Symphony in D major (Op.10 No.5)
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)

05:09AM
Handel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759)
Alceste: Gentle Morpheus, son of night
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director)

05:18AM
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896)
Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann in F sharp minor (Op.20)
Angela Cheng (piano)

05:28AM
Svendsen, Johann (1840-1911)
Festival Polonaise – for orchestra (Op.12) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Jordan (conductor)

05:37AM
Bach, Johann Michael (1648-1694)
Liebster Jesu, hor mein Flehen
Maria Zedelius (soprano), David Cordier (alto), Paul Elliott and Hein Meens (tenors), Michael Schopper (bass), Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel (director)

05:45AM
Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)
Overture from Hansel and Gretel
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

05:53AM
Bizet, Georges (1838-75)
Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle) from Carmen
Jouko Harjanne (trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

05:58AM
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959)
Guitar Prelude No.3 in A minor
Norbert Kraft (guitar)

06:06AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Antiche Arie e Danze – Suite no.3 (1932)
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Igor Kuljeric (conductor)

06:25AM
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Sonata in C minor
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

06:40AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Concerto for flute and strings in A major (Wq.168)
Robert Aitken (flute), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

With John Shea. 
Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No 11.26 Mendelssohn Symphony No 1 in C minor 1.57 Schubert Piano Sonata in D, Op 53 
2.35 A Scarlatti Stabat Mater 3.16 Tchaikovsky 
Symphony No 5 in E minor 4.01 Vivaldi Concerto da 
Camera in C, RV87 4.10 Raffaelli Introduction and theme with variations in A 4.19 De Wert Qual Musico Gentil 
4.30 Jarnefelt The Sound of Home 4.41 Telemann Trio No 2 (Essercizii Musici) 4.52 Chopin Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39 5.00 Abel Symphony in D, Op 10 
No 5 5.09 Handel Gentle Morpheus, Son of Night (Alceste) 
5.18 Clara Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann in F sharp minor, Op 20 5.28 Svendsen 
Festival Polonaise, Op 12 5.37 JM Bach Liebster Jesu, hor mein Flehen 5.45 Humperdinck Overture: Hansel und Gretel 5.53 Bizet Habanera 5.58 Villa-Lobos Guitar Prelude No 3 in A minor 6.06 Respighi Antiche Arie e 
Danze: Suite No3 6.25 Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in C minor 6.40 CPE Bach Flute Concerto in A, Wql68

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