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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 03/10/2008

03/10/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 03/10/2008

Breakfast on Radio 3 with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch ends the week with the boistrous overture to Berlioz's Beatrice and Benedict, Glenn Gould performing Bach and the verdant idyll of Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Including:

07:03

MORLEY
Arise, awake
The Consort of Musicke
Evelyn Tubb (soprano)
Mary Nichols (alto)
Cathy Cass (alto)
Joseph Cornwell (tenor)
John Milne (bass)
L’OISEAU-LYRE 436 862-2  Tr 1


07:05

FAURE
Berceuse, Op.16
Gil Shaham (violin)
Akira Eguchi (piano)
VANGUARD CLASSICS  Tr 8


07:09

BERLIOZ
Overture – Beatrice et Benedict
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)
EMI CDEMX2159  Tr 2


07:18

BACH
Invention and Sinfonia in F minor (BWV 780 & BWV 795)
Glenn Gould (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 52 596  Tr 29-30


07:26

BURGON
Brideshead Theme from Brideshead Revisited
Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Burgon
MUSIC FOR PLEASURE CDMFP6172  Tr 1


07:31

ALMA MAHLER
In meines Vaters Garten
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano)
Helmut Deutsch (piano)
SONY CLASSICALSK 68344  Tr 7


07:36

RAUTAVAARA
The Bog from Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds and Orchestra)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1041-2  Tr 5


07:44

KREISLER
Tambourin chinois
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Itmar Golan (piano)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 63780-2  CD3 Tr 8


07:48

O’REGAN
Virelai: Douce dame jolie
The Orlando Consort
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 807469  Tr 134’31


07:52

Eric COATES
Music While You Work
Eric Coates and the Symphony Orchestra
NATIONAL GALLERY CD RCD480/NG  Tr 13


07:55

RAYMOND SCOTT
Manhattan Minuet
The Raymond Scott Quintet
BASTA 30-9073-2  Tr 5


08:03

HAYDN
Sonata No.41 in A major
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
BIS-CD-1731/33  CD7 Tr 9-11


08:16

ROSSINI
Armida: Amor … possente nome! …Vacilla a quegli accenti
Juan Diego Florez (tenor)
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Arthur Fagen (conductor)
RCA 74321571312  Tr 5


08:27

RAMEAU
Gavottes I-II
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen (conductor)
PHILIPS 438 946-2  Tr 16


08:31

VILLA-LOBOS
Etude – No.6 from Douze Etudes pour guitare
Alexander-Sergei Ramirez (guitar)
DENON C078931  Tr 6


08:36

PART
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
BIS CD 1434  Tr 16


08:43

STRAVINSKY
Concerto in E flat ‘Dumbarton Oaks’
Sinfonietta de Montreal
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 440 327-2  Tr 1-3


08:59

TCHAIKOVSKY
Octobre: Chant d’automne (from The Seasons)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 466 562-2  Tr 15


09:05

ANON.
Veni creator spiritus
Trio Mediaeval
ECM 1929  Tr 5


09:15

BUTTERWORTH
The Banks of Green Willow
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner (conductor)
LONDON 421 391-2  Tr 9


09:22

Johann Hermann SCHEIN
No.26 Canzon a 5 in a Corollarium from Banchetto musicale
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 4820252  CD4 Tr 20


09:26

RAVEL
Jeux d’eau
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA67341/2  CD2 Tr 2


09:33

JENNY LIND
Lo! Here the gentle lark
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
Alexander Murray (flute)
DECCA 421 883-2  Tr 14


09:38

HANDEL
Concerto Grosso, op.6, No.9 in F major, HWV 327
The Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907228.29  CD1 Tr 15-20


09:51

MOZART
Sonata in G major, KV27
Rachel Podger (violin)
Gary Cooper (fortepiano)
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 26208  Tr 7-8)

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: Berlioz Overture: Beatrice et Bénédict LSO, conductor Andrdi Previn 
Bach Two-Part Invention No 9 in F minor, 
BWV780; Sinfonia No 9 in F minor, BWV975 Glenn Gould (piano) 
Alma Mahler In meines Vaters Garten Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo), Helmut Deutsch (piano) 
8.30-10.00: Handel Concerto Grosso in F Op 6 No 9 Academy of Ancient Music, director Andrew Manze Anon Veni Creator Spiritus Trio Medieval 
Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Neville Marriner

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Classical Collection 03/10/2008

Classical Collection 03/10/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Classical Collection 03/10/2008

James Jolly introduces music by Milhaud, Jaufre Rudel de Blaye, Bridge, Mozart and Campra.

With James Jolly. Including Milhaud: Le carnaval d'Aix. Jaufre Rudel de Blaye: Lancan Li Jorn. Bridge: Vignettes de Marseille. Mozart: Symphony No 34 in C. Campra: Messe des morts.

With James Jolly.

10.00 Milhaud: Le Carnaval d'Aix
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Béroff (piano), Georges Prêtre (conductor)
HMV EL 270088 (LP)

10.19 Jaufre Rudel de Blaye: Lancan Li Jorn
Martin Best (voice and psaltery), Lucie Skeaping (fidele)
NIMBUS NI5445

10.27 Bridge: Vignettes de Marseille
Kathryn Stott (piano)
CONIFER CDCF186

10.39 Mozart: Symphony No.34 in C major K.338
Prague Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
TELARC CD80165

11.02 Campra: Messe des Morts
Judith Nelson, Dinah Harris (sopranos), Jean-Claude Orliac, Wynford Evans (tenors), Stephen Roberts (bass), Marilyn Samson (cello), Michael Lewin (archlute), Nicolas McGegan (flute), Malcolm Hicks (organ), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
ERATO 4509 99714-2

With James Jolly. 
Milhaud Le Carnaval d'Aix Monte Carlo PO, 
Michel BeYoff (piano), conductor Georges Prêtre 
10.19 Jaufré Rudel de Blaye Lancan LiJorn Martin Best (voice and psaltery), Lucie Skeaping (f idele) 
10.27 Bridge Vignettes de Marseille KathrynStott (piano) 
10.39 Mozart Symphony No 34 in C, K338 Prague Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras 
11.02 Campra Messe des Morts 
Judith Nelson and Dinah Harris (sopranos), 
Jean-Claude Orliac and Wynford Evans (tenors), 
Stephen Roberts (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner

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: Charles Mingus

Composer of the Week: Charles Mingus: Episode 5: Epitaph (1965-1979)

Episode 5

Episode 5: Epitaph (1965-1979)

Charles Mingus

Epitaph (1965-1979)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Charles Mingus, Epitaph (1965-1979)

Donald Macleod charts Mingus's final years, by when he had achieved a resurgence.

Donald Macleod charts Mingus's final years, by which time he had managed to achieve a resurgence and official recognition following some very dark times in the mid-1960s.

Donald Macleod and biographer Brian Priestley chart Mingus's final years, by which time he had managed to achieve a resurgence and official recognition following some very dark times in the mid-1960s when he faced eviction and poverty.

Don't Let It Happen Here
Charles Mingus (piano, bass, speech) with orchestra including Jimmy Owens (trumpet)
Sue Mingus Music 984 275-9 Tr 8

Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too
Ensemble including Snooky Young (high-register trumpet)
Charles McPherson/Bobby Jones (saxophone)
Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet)
LP: CBS 64715 side 1 Tr 3

Sue's Changes
Charles Mingus (double bass)
George Adams (tenor saxophone)
Jack Walrath (trumpet)
Don Pullen (piano)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Rhino 8122714032  Tr 2

Epitaph: Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three)
Ensemble including Randy Brecker (trumpet)
Bobby Watson (alto saxophone)
Wynton Marsalis (muted trumpet)
Gunther Schuller (conductor)
CBS 4666312 CD 2 Tr 5.

Donald Macleod and biographer Brian Priestley explore the life and music of Charles Mingus

Donald Macleod and biographer Brian Priestley explore the life and music of the great jazz double bass player Charles Mingus

Composer of the Week: Mingus

5/5. Epitaph. Donald Macleod charts the final years of Charles Mingus with the help of Mingus's biographer Brian Priestley. Mingus experienced some very dark times in the mid-60s but managed to achieve recognition by the end of his life. Don't Let It Happen Here 
Charles Mingus (piano/bass/speech), Jimmy Owens (trumpet) 
Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too 
Snooky Young (trumpet), Charles McPherson , Bobby Jones (sax), Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet) 
Sue's Changes Charles Mingus (bass), George Adams (tenor sax), Jack Walrath (trumpet), 
Don Pullen (piano), Dannie Richmond (drums) Epitaph: Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three) Randy Brecker (trumpet), Bobby Watson 
(alto sax), Wynton Marsalis (muted trumpet), conductor Gunther Schuller 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: Highlights from the Clandeboye Festival 2008

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Highlights from the Clandeboye Festival 2008: 03/10/2008

Highlights from the Clandeboye Festival 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Highlights from the Clandeboye Festival 2008, 03/10/2008Close menu

Sean Rafferty presents music by Dukas, Vivaldi and Schubert.

Sean Rafferty presents music including Dukas: Villanelle; Vivaldi: Winter (The Four Seasons); and Schubert: Sonata in C minor.

Sean Rafferty presents music from the Clandeboye Festival, which took place in County Down in August 2008.

Including:

Dukas: Villanelle
Richard Watkins (horn)
David Quigley (piano)

Vivaldi: Winter (The Four Seasons)
Camerata Ireland
Sarah Chang (violin/director)

Schubert: Sonata in C minor
Barry Douglas (piano).

Sean Rafferty with highlights from the Clandeboye Festival 2008

Sean Rafferty with highlights from the Clandeboye Festival 2008, featuring performances by the Camerata Ireland, the chamber orchestra set up by pianist Barry Douglas

Afternoon on 3

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Highlights from the Clandeboye Festival in County Down, presented by Sean Rafferty. Dukas Villanelle 
Richard Watkins (horn), David Quigley (piano) 
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor, RV297 (Winter) (The Four Seasons) Camerata Ireland, director Sarah Chang (violin) 
Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor Barry Douglas 
2.00 The Cleveland Orchestra With John Shea. Copland Our Town (Music for the film) Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas 
Peter Lleberson Neruda Songs Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo), conductor Robert Spano 
2.45 Brahms Violin Concerto in D Frank Peter Zimmermann, conductor Franz Welser-MQst Osvaldo Golljov Last Round Conductor Franz Welser-Möst Copland Symphonic Ode 
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Shostakovlch Symphony No 5 Conductor Franz Welser-M6st

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: The Cleveland Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: The Cleveland Orchestra: Episode 5

The Cleveland Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, The Cleveland Orchestra, Episode 5

The Cleveland Orchestra perform music by Copland, Lieberson, Brahms and Shostakovich.

John Shea presents recordings by the Cleveland Orchestra. With Copland: Our Town - film score excerpts. Lieberson: Neruda songs; Golijov: Last Round; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D.

John Shea presents recordings by the great Cleveland Orchestra.

Copland: Our Town - music for the film
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

Peter Lieberson: Neruda songs for voice and orchestra
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano)
Cleveland Orchestra
Robert Spano (conductor)

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most (conductor)

Golijov: Last Round
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most (conductor)

Copland: Symphonic Ode
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op 47
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: The Cleveland Orchestra

Programmes of concerts by the Cleveland Orchestra, one of America's great orchestras

Series of programmes devoted to concerts by the Cleveland Orchestra, one of America's great orchestras. It was formed in 1918 and previous conductors have included George Szell, Boulez and Dohnanyi

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: 03/10/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 03/10/2008

Sean Rafferty's guests include Monica Mason, David Afkham, Maxim Vengerov and Lars Vogt.

Sean Rafferty's guests include Royal Ballet director Monica Mason, conductor David Afkham and Maxim Vengerov. Ensemble Wien-Berlin and pianist Lars Vogt play live in the studio.

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

Ensemble Wien-Berlin and pianist Lars Vogt perform in the studio ahead of concerts at London's Wigmore Hall. The 25-year-old German conductor David Afkham talks about winning the 2008 Donatella Flick conducting competition and is joined by Maxim Vengerov, one of the jury members. And Monica Mason, director of the Royal Ballet, discusses her fiftieth season since joining the company as a dancer.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 03/10/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 03/10/2008

Martin Handley presents a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.

From London's Barbican Hall, Martin Handley presents a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Soloists, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiri Belohlavek.

From London's Barbican Hall, Martin Handley presents a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.

The composer's visionary interpretation of divine glory and sinful mankind's insignificance, forged against a background of personal turmoil and creative uncertainty, constitutes one of the greatest works of western sacred art.

Christine Brewer (soprano)
Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo)
Paul Groves (tenor)
Stephen Milling (bass)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).

Introduced live from the Barbican Hall in London by Martin Handley. Beethoven's choral masterpiece, forged against a background of personal turmoil and creative uncertainty, reveals the sublime. 
Christine Brewer (soprano), Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo), Paul Groves (tenor), Stephen Milling (bass), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
Beethoven Missa Solemnis

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

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

The Verb: 03/10/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 03/10/2008

Ian McMillan's guests include Paul Farley and Doctor Who writer Rob Shearman.

Ian McMillan's guests include Paul Farley, who has written a series of poems about work for National Poetry Day, and Doctor Who writer Rob Shearman, who has a new short story.

Ian McMillan presents the weekly programme about language. His guests include Paul Farley, who has written a series of poems about work for National Poetry Day, and Doctor Who writer Rob Shearman, who has a new short story written specially for the programme.

Ian McMillan 's guests include Paul Farley , who's written a series of poems about work for National Poetry Day, and Doctor Who writer 
Rob Shearman , with a new short story written specially for The Verb. Producer Laura Thomas

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: Richard Cork's Great Encounters

The Essay: Richard Cork's Great Encounters: Episode 5

Richard Cork's Great Encounters

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Richard Cork's Great Encounters, Episode 5

Richard visits the paint-smeared studio of celebrated British artist Lucian Freud.

Critic Richard Cork visits the paint-smeared studio of celebrated British artist Lucian Freud.

Art critic Richard Cork describes his encounters with artists from around the world

Richard Cork, one of Britain's most respected art critics and broadcasters, describes his extraordinary encounters with some of the world's most influential artists

Richard Cork 's Encounters with Artists 5/5. Richard Cork visits the paint-smeared studio of British artist Lucian Freud.

World on 3

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

World on 3: 03/10/2008

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, 03/10/2008

Lopa Kathari with a mix of sounds from around the world

Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, including a selection of recordings from some of Africa's Railway bands.

Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, including a selection of recordings from some of Africa's Railway bands.


S.E. Rogie: Clua Koonde (‘It Knocked Me Out’) (Sooliman E. Rogie) (4:32)
Album: The Palm Wine sounds of S.E. Rogie
Workers Playtime PLAYCD9, track 2

Lila Downs: Justicia (Lila Downs, Paul Cohen) (3:48)
Album: Shake Away
EMI 50999 2 34497 2 5, track 10
http://www.liladowns.com 

Orkestra del Sol featuring Sincero Minimo: Calypso Collapso (J. Samuel) (4:33)
Album: The Moveable Feast
Sol Music SOLCD003, track 8
http://www.orkestradelsol.co.uk 

The Green Arrows: Chipo Chiroorwa (Zexie Manatsa) (2:26)
Album: 4-track Recording Session
Analog Africa AACD061, track 7
http://www.myspace.com/analogafrica 

E.T. Mensah: 205 (E.T. Mensah) (3:05)
Album: Day by Day – Classic High Life of the 1950s and 1960s
RetroAfric RETRO3CD, track 2
http://www.retroafric.com 

Pedro Bromfman, Cassio Duarte: O Plano (Pedro Bromfman) (3:35)
Album: Tropa de Elite – Film Soundtrack
Milan Records 399 236-2, track 3
http://www.milanrecords.com

M.C. Junior, M.C. Leonardo, Bateria da Rocinha: Nossa Bandeira (M.C. Dandara) (3:35)
Album: Tropa de Elite – Film Soundtrack
Milan Records 399 236-2, track 4
http://www.milanrecords.com

Idris Rahman and Zoe Rahman: You Came Like Welcome Rain (Mukul Dutta, Nochiketa Ghosh) (4:23)
Album: Where Rivers Meet
Manushi Records MANUCD004, track 5
http://www.zoerahman.com 

Omara Portuondo featuring Pablo Milanés: Ámame Como Soy (3:23)
Album: Gracias
World Village WVF001, track 6
http://www.myspace.com/omaraportuondoworldcircuit

Bembeya Jazz: Whiskey Soda (anon) (5:31)
Album: The Rough Guide to West Africa Gold
Rough Guide RGNET1173CD, track 3
http://www.worldmusic.net 

Les Amazones de Guinea: Ndaren (anon) (4:19)
Album: ‘Wamato’
Sterns Music STCD1106, track 4
http://www.sternsmusic.com 

Dub Colossus: Ambassel (Sinteyehu Zenebe, Dubulah) (4:48)
Album: A Town Called Addis
Real World Records CDR W155, track 12

Nation Beat (re-mix Amon): Mare Cheia (4:52)
Album: Legends of the Preacher
Modiba MODP7.2, track 11
http://www.nationbeat.com
http://www.myspace.com/nationbeat 

Mariza: Minh’alma (Paulo de Carvalho) (4:00)
Album: Terra
EMI 50999 2 29423 2 6, track 2
http://www.mariza.com

Rail Band: Gansana (Salif Keita) (7:09)
Album: 2 Mansa
Sterns Africa STCD 3039-40, CD2 track 9
http://www.sternsmusic.com

Rail Band: Tie Diuguya (Djelimady Sissoko) (4:48)
Album: 2 Mansa
Sterns Africa STCD 3039-40, CD2 track 3

The Crooked Jades: Shining Darkness Interlude (1:36) and Ohio (1:51)
Album: Shining Darkness
Jade Note Music CJ008, tracks 10 and 11
http://www.crookedjades.com

Minyeshu: Dire Dawa (Minyeshu, E. Lest) (4:43)
Album: Dire Dawa
Me and My Other Records MMOCD2003, track 5
http://www.minyeshu.nl 

Takeharu Kunimoto and the Last Frontier: Appalachian Shamisen (3:31)
Album: The Rough Guide to the Music of Japan
Rough Guide RGNET1211PR, track 14
http://www.worldmusic.net 

Mariza: Alfama (Ary dos Santos, Alain Oulman) (3:58)
Album: Terra
EMI 50999 2 29423 2 6, track 8
http://www.mariza.com

Kante Manfila, Sorry Bamba: Keleya (Kante Manfila) (4:19)
Album: Clash Mandingue
Oriki Music ORK004, track 3
http://www.myspace.com/orikimusic 

Franco: Kinsiona (Trad. arr. Franco) (4:03)
Album: The Very Best of the Rumba Giant or Zaire
Manteca MANTCD013, track 6
http://www.manteca.co.uk 

Idris Rahman and Zoe Rahman: Stream of Joy (Rabindranath Tagore) (5:18)
Album: Where Rivers Meet
Manushi Records MANUCD004, track 9
http://www.zoerahman.com

Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, including a selection of recordings from some of Africa's railway bands.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Through the Night 04/10/2008

Through the Night 04/10/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night 04/10/2008

Jonathan Swain presents music by Nielsen, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Halevy.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Dvorak, Nielsen, Sibelius, Beethoven, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Sjogren, Brahms, Grieg, Liszt, Halevy, Telemann, Platti, Rosenmuller, Lebedjew.

With Jonathan Swain.

01:01AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dances (Op.72 No.1-4)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

01:21AM
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Symphony no.2 (Op.16) 'The Four temperaments'
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingar Bergby (conductor)

01:55AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Pensees Lyriques (Op.40) 
Eero Heinonen (piano)

02:14AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Piano Trio in C minor (Op.1 No.3) 
Katherine Gowers (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Paul Lewis (piano) 

02:44AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Concerto Grosso in A major (Op.6 No.11)
Barbara Jane Gilbey (violin), Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players

03:02AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Symphony No.6 in B minor (Op.74) 'Pathetique'
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)

03:48AM
Sjögren, Emil (1853-1918)
Two Lyrical Pieces
Per Enoksson (violin), Péter Nagy (piano)

04:00AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Hungarian dances for piano duet (Nos.1, 11, 13, 17, 8)  
Noël Lee and Christian Ivaldi (pianos)

04:13AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Symphonic Dance No.4 (Andante) – from Symphonic dances (Op.64)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Göran W. Nilson (conductor)

04:25AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in C (Op.8 No.12) (RV.178)  
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (violin/director)

04:34AM
Kerll, Johann Caspar (1627-1693)
Canzona in D minor
Jan Jongepier (organ)

04:37AM
Pachelbel, Johann (c.1653-1706)
Allein zu dir Herr Jesu Christ
Jan Jongepier (organ)

04:41AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emmanuel (1714-1788)
Sinfonia No.2 in B flat major
Camerata Bern

04:53AM
Scacchi, Marco (1602-1662)
Omnes Gentes
Kai Wessel (alto), Krzystof Szmyt (tenor), Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble, Agata Sapiecha (director)

04:56AM
Scacchi, Marco (1602-1662)
Beatus Laurentius
Olga Pasiecznik & Marta Boberska (sopranos), Kai Wessel (alto), Krzystof Szmyt (tenor), Dirk Snellings (bass), Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble, Agata Sapiecha (director)

05:00AM
Pacius, Frederik (1809-1891)
Overture for Large Orchestra
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kari Tikka (conductor)

05:06AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Fantasy on Halevy's 'La Juive'
Károly Mocsári (piano)

05:21AM
Halévy, Jacques-François (1799-1862)
Aria: 'Quand de la nuit l'épais nuage' (from 'L'Éclair', Act 3)
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

05:27AM
Halévy, Jacques-François (1799-1862)
Gérard & Lusignan's duet: 'Salut, salut, à cette noble France' – from 'La Reine de Chypre', Act 3
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor – Gérard), Brett Polegato (baritone – Lusignan), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

05:38AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Concerto in A minor for Recorder, Viola da Gamba, Strings and Continuo
La Stagione Frankfurt

05:53AM
Power, Leonel (d. 1445)
Salve Regina
The Hilliard Ensemble

06:01AM
Kunzen, Friedrich (1761-1817)
Overture to the opera 'Erik Ejegod'
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Peter Marschik (conductor)

06:07AM
Kapp, Villem (1913-1964)
Pohjarannik (The North Coast)
Estonian National Male Choir, Andres Paas (organ), Aleksander Sarapuu (bass), Ants Soots (director)

06:12AM
Hendriks, Christiaan Frederiks (1861-1923)
Variations on the old Wilhelmus
Gert Oost (organ)

06:16AM
Platti, Giovanni Benedetto (1696-1763)
Concerto in G minor for oboe, strings and bass continuo
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe), Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Mary Utiger (director)

06:27AM
Jarnovic, Ivan Mane (?-1804)
Fantasia and Rondo in G major
Vladimir Krpan (piano)

06:32AM
Livadic, Ferdo (1799-1878)
2 Scherzos, in E major and A flat minor  
Vladimir Krpan (piano)

06:37AM
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684)
Sinfonia Quinta
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

06:47AM
Poulenc, François (1899-1963)
Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon
Anne Sheridan (soprano), Jonathan Savage (piano)

06:52AM
Lebedjew, Alexej (1924-1993)
Concerto in one movement (Concerto No.1) in A minor for bass trombone and piano
Csaba Wagner (trombone), Katalin Sarkady (piano)

With Jonathan Swain. 
Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Op 72 No 1-4 1.21 Nielsen 
Symphony No 2 (The Four Temperaments) 1.55 Slbtllus Pensées Lyriques, Op 40 2.14 Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op1No3 2/44 Handel Concerto Grosso in A, Op 6 No 113.02 Tchalkovsky Symphony No 6 in B minor (Pathétique) 3.48 SJogren Two Lyrical Pieces 
4.00 Brahms Hungarian Dances for piano duet Nos 1, 11, 13,17,8 4.13 Grieg Symphonic Dance, Op 64 No 4 
4.25 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in C, RV178 4.34 Karll 
Canzona in D minor 437 Pachelbel Allein zu dir HerrJesu 
Christ 4.41 CPE Bach Sinfonia No 2 in B flat 4.53 Scacchl Omnes Gentes; Beatus Laurentius 5.00 Paclus Overture for large orchestra 5.06 Llszt Fantasy on Halévy's La Juive 
5.21 Halevy Quand de la Nuitl'Epais Nuage (LEclair): Salut, Salut, a Cette Noble France (La Reine de Chypre) 
5.38 Telemann Concerto in A minor for recorder, viola da gamba, strings andcontinuo 5.53 Power Salve Regina 
6.01 Kunzen Overture: Erik Ejegod 6.07 Kapp Pohjarannik 
6.12 Hendriks Variations on the old Wilhelmus 6.16 Plattl Oboe Concerto in G minor 6.27 Jarnovic Fantasia and Rondo in G 6.32 Llvadlc Scherzo in E: Scherzo in A flat minor 6.37 Rosenmllller Sinfonia Quinta 6.47 Poulenc Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon 6.52 Lebedjew Concerto No 1 in A minor for bass trombone and piano

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