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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 26/11/2008

26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 26/11/2008

Rob Cowan presents music by Handel, Donizetti, Schubert, Bach and Brahms.

Featuring singers Placido Domingo in Donizetti and Janet Baker in Brahms. Plus Nikolaus Harnoncourt directing Handel and Gunter Wand conducting Schubert's Rosamunde.

The complete Breakfast playlist is posted on this site after the programme has been broadcast.

07:03

RAVEL
Menuet antique
Jacques Rouvier (piano)
CALLIOPE CAL 9824.5  CD2 Tr 12


07:09

GRIEG
Arabian Dance (Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55)
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570236  Tr 6


07:15

VERDELOT
Chi non fa prove, amore and Piove da li occhi
Alamire
OBSIDIAN CD703  Tr 13 & 10


07:18

HANDEL
Concerto in F major
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
ELATUS 2564 60328-2  Tr 17-20


07:31

DONIZETTI
Una furtive lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 447 6613  Tr 1


07:37

BEETHOVEN
Thema Andante con Variazion (Septet, Op.20)
Amphion
HMC 905264  Tr 9


07:46

RACHMANINOV 
Scherzo for Orchestra
USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
OLYMPIA OCD 249  Tr 8



07:52

SAINT-SAENS
Fantaisie in E-flat major (1857)
Andrew-John Smith (organ of La Madeleine Paris)
HYPERION CDA 67713  Tr 12


08:03

SCHUMANN
Overture: Die Braut von Messina, Op.100
NDR Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)
RCA 74321 61820-2  CD1 Tr 9


08:12

SATIE
La belle excentrique (Fantaisie serieuse)
Anne Queffelec (piano)
VIRGIN 522050-2  CD1 Tr 34-37


08:20

HOTTETERRE
Fanfare et les Dieux pour 3 flute traverseres
Barthold kuijken, Oswald van Olmen & Frans Bruggen (transverse flutes)
SEON SB2K 62942  CD2 Tr 9


08:28

BRAHMS
Hungarian Dances Nos 1 & 3
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski (conductor)
PENTATONE PTC 5186 309  Tr 5-65:20



08:31

MOZART
Fantasy for a musical clock in F minor, K.608 
Quintet Chantily
HANSSLER PH09002  Tr 6


08:41

SCHUBERT
Rosamunde (suite)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand (conductor)
RCA 74321 846072  CD2 Tr 9-11


09:02

STRAUSS I
Wiener Gemuths-Walzer Op.116
Alban Berg Quartet
EMI 397629-2  CD5 Tr 6


09:10

Bechara el-Khoury
Serenade for String Orchestra No.1, Op.10 "Autumn Leaves" (1980)
Orchestre Colonne
Conducted by Pierre Dervaux
NAXOS 8.557692  Tr 7


09:14

BACH
Toccata in C minor, BWV.911
Angela Hewitt (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 442 9446  Tr 4


09:27

TCHAIKOVSKY
Romeo and Juliet ‘Fantasy Overture’ (original 1869 version)
Russian National Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
PENTATONE PTC 5186 330  Tr 18


09:44

COUPERIN
Le Dodo
Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord)
EMI 351836-2  CD2 Tr 7


09:47

BRAHMS
Alto Rhapsody, Op.53
Janet Baker (mezzo soprano)
Male Voices of the John Alldis Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI 3652292  CD1 Tr 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.

With Rob Cowan. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Handel Concerto in F 
Donizetti Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'Elisir d'Amore) 
Schumann Overture: Die Braut von Messina, Op 100 
8.30-10.00: Schubert Suite: Rosamunde Bach Toccata in C minor, BWV911 Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Op 53

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 26/11/2008

Sarah Walker presents music by Poulenc, Duparc, Messiaen, Couperin and Berlioz.

With Sarah Walker. Including Poulenc: Nocturnes Nos 1-4. Duparc: Lenore. Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi. Couperin: La Sultanne. Capriccio Stravagante. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Poulenc: Nocturnes Nos 1-4
Pascal Roge (piano)
DECCA  4258622

10.11am
Duparc: Lenore
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (conductor)
EMI  5553852

10.24am
Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi
Jane Manning (soprano)
David Mason (piano)
UNICORN  UKCD 2085

10.54am
Couperin: La Sultanne
Capriccio Stravagante
DHM  05482773152

11.04am
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Ataulfo Argenta (conductor)
DECCA  4523052.

With Sarah Walker. 
Poulenc Nocturnes Nos 1-4 Pascal Roge (piano) 
10.11 Duparc Lenore Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson 
10.24 Messiaen Poemes pour Mi 
Jane Manning (soprano), David Mason (piano) 
10.54 Couperin La Sultanne Capriccio Stravagante 
11.04 Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Paris 
Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Ataulfo Argenta

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: Johann Pachelbel

Composer of the Week: Johann Pachelbel: Episode 3

Episode 3

Johann Pachelbel

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Johann Pachelbel, Episode 3

Donal Macleod on Pachelbel's finding friendship, love and tragedy in the town of Erfurt.

Donald Macleod examines Pachelbel's relationship with the Bach family, and a shared tragedy when disaster visits the town of Erfurt.

Donald Macleod examines the composer's relationship with the Bach family, which led to his becoming godfather to Johann Sebastian's sister, and a shared tragedy when disaster visits the town of Erfurt.

Wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig
Jan Kobow (tenor)
London Baroque
Cavalli CCD332 - Tr 7

Partita: Christus, der ist mein Leben
Werner Jacob (organ)
Virgin Classics VC7910872 - Tr 13

Der Herr is Konig
Cantus Colln
Konrad Junghanel (conductor)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472773052 - Tr 12

Aria con variazioni
Musical Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (director)
Archiv 4271182 - Tr 20

Christ lag in Todesbanden
Claire Lefilliatre, Aurore Bucher (soprano)
Hans Jorg Mammel, Philippe Froeliger (tenor)
Philippe Favette (bass)
David Van Bouwel (organ)
Chamber Choir of Namur
Les Agremens
Jean Tubery (director)
Ricercar RIC255 - Trs 6, 7.

Donald Macleod looks at the life and music of this little-known German composer

Donald Macleod looks at the life and music of this little-known German composer, whose life and music, aside from his world-famous Canon, remain obscure

Composer of the Week: Pachelbel

3/5. The composer's relationship with the Bach family. Wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig 
Jan Kobow (tenor), London Baroque 
Christus, der ist mein Leben Werner Jacob (organ) Der Herr is 
Konig Cantus Colin , conductor Konrad Junghanel Aria con 
Variazioni Musica Antiqua , Koln, director Reinhard Goebel Christ lag in Todesbanden 
Claire Lefilliâtre and Aurore Bucher (sopranos), Hans Jorg Mammel and Philippe Froeliger 
(tenors), Philippe Favette (bass), David van Bouwel (organ), Chamber Choir of Namur, 
Les Agremens, director Jean Tubery Rptd 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 Derry Songlines Festival 2008

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Highlights from the Derry Songlines Festival 2008: Episode 2

Episode 2

Highlights from the Derry Songlines Festival 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Highlights from the Derry Songlines Festival 2008, Episode 2Close menu

Penny Gore introduces Daniela Lehner and Jose Luis Gayo in Korngold, Ginastera and Rodrigo

Penny Gore introduces mezzo Daniela Lehner, with pianist Jose Luis Gayo, in music by Korngold, Ginastera, Guastevino, Schumann and Rodrigo.

Penny Gore introduces a performance given by mezzo-soprano Daniela Lehner, accompanied by pianist and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Jose Luis Gayo.

Korngold: Gluckwunsch; Der Kranke; Alt-Spanisch; Alt-Englisch; My mistress' eyes (Funf Lieder, Op 38)
Ginastera: Cinco Canciones Argentinas, Op 10
Guastevino: La rosa y el sauce
Schumann: Zigeunerliedchen 1 and 2, Op 79 No 7; Tief im Herzen trag ich Pein; Weh, wie zornig ist das Madchen; O wie lieblich ist das Madchen (Spanisches Liebeslieder, Op 138)
Rodrigo: Cuatro Canciones Sefardies (Four sephardic songs); Cancion del grumete; Adela.

Concerts given in the Guildhall in Londonderry, featuring 20th century and Romantic songs

Series of concerts given in the historic Guildhall in Londonderry, featuring 20th century and Romantic song performed by risings stars from the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Highlights from the Derry Songlines Festival 2008. Daniela Lehner (mezzo), Jose Luis Gayo (piano) 
Korngold FunfLieder , Op38 
Ginastera Cinco Canciones Argentinas, Op 10 Guastevino La Rosa y el Sauce 
Schumann Zigeunerliedchen land 2, Op 79 No 7; Tiefim Herzen frag ich Pein; Weh, wie zornig ist das Madchen; 0 wie lieblich ist das Madchen (SpanischesLiebeslieder, Op 138) 
Rodriqo Cuatro Canciones Sefardies; Cancion del grumete; Adela 
2.00 Norway and Sweden 
Schubert Octet in F D803 (Minuet) Stavanger 
International Chamber Music Festival Ensemble Roman 1751 Coronation Music Gustaf Sjokvist Chamber Choir, Drottningholm Baroque 
Ensemble, director Nils-Erik Sparf (baroque violin) 
2.25 Berwald Sinfonie Singulière Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Herbert Blomstedt Schumann Songs Malin Bystrom (soprano), Magnus Svensson (piano) 
3.05 Saeverud Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia Dolorosa) Oslo PO, conductor Mikhail Jurowski 
3.20 Shostakovich The Execution ofStepan Razin Maxim Mikhailov (bass), Oslo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Mikhail Jurowski

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: Norway and Sweden

Afternoon Concert: Norway and Sweden: Episode 3

Norway and Sweden

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Norway and Sweden, Episode 3

Penny Gore with music by Schubert, Berwald, Schumann, Saeverud and Shostakovich.

Penny Gore presents a celebration of music from Norway and Sweden, with performances by the Oslo Philharmonic, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and soprano Malin Bystrom.

Penny Gore presents a programme celebrating the musical life of Norway and Sweden, with performances by the Oslo Philharmonic, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and soprano Malin Bystrom. Plus the first recital for over 250 years of the music composed for the coronation of King Adolph Frederik of Sweden in 1751, by the 'father of Swedish Baroque Music', Johan Helmich Roman.

Geirr Tveitt: In the mountains with strong beer; The grouse on the Folgefonna glacier; Jews-harp song; The mountain girl on skis (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)


Schubert: Minuet (Octet)
Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival Ensemble

Johan Helmich Roman: 1751 Coronation Music
Gustaf Sjokvist Chamber Choir
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Nils-Erik Sparf (director/baroque violin)

Berwald: Sinfonie singuliere
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Schumann: Selection of songs
Malin Bystrom (soprano)
Magnus Svensson (piano)

Harald Saeverud: Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia dolorosa)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikhail Jurowski (conductor)

Shostakovich: The Execution of Stepan Razin
Maxim Mikhailov (bass)
Oslo Philharmonic Chorus
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikhail Jurowski (conductor)

Stenhammar: Adagio
Emma Vetter (soprano)
Magnus Svensson (piano)

Afternoon Concert: Norway and Sweden

A taste of the music of Norway and Sweden, at an important time culturally for them

A chance to taste the musical life of Norway and Sweden, at an important time culturally for both nations

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 26/11/2008

From Newcastle Cathedral and sung by the Lay Clerks.

From Newcastle Cathedral and sung by the Lay Clerks.

Introit: Let us now laud and magnify (Mundy)
Responses: Rose
Office Hymn: Thy kingdom come! on bended knee (Irish)
Psalm: 119 vv145-176
First Lesson: Isaiah 19
Canticles: Sumsion in G
Second Lesson: Matthew 10 vv16-33
Anthem: Hast not Thou forsaken us (Avison)
Final Hymn: I heard the voice of Jesus say (Kingsfold)
Organ Voluntary: Prelude (Rhosymedre) (Vaughan Williams)

Assistant Organist: Michael Dutton
Director of Music: George Richford.

From Newcastle Cathedral, sung by the Lay Clerks. Introit: Let Us Now Laud and Magnify (Mundy). Responses: Rose. Office Hymn: Thy 
Kingdom Come! On Bended Knee (Irish). Psalm 119 W145-176. First Lesson: Isaiah 19. Canticles: 
Sumsion in G. Second Lesson: Matthew 10, w16-33. Anthem: Hast Not Thou Forsaken Us (Avison). Final Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsford). Organ Voluntary: Prelude on Rhosymedre 
(Vaughan Williams). Director of music George Richford. Assistant organist Michael Dutton.

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: 26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 26/11/2008

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With tenor Mark Padmore and violinist Philippe Graffin.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With live performance and discussion from celebrated tenor Mark Padmore and French violinist Philippe Graffin.

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. French violinist Philippe Graffin performs music inspired by Hungary in the studio, with pianist Claire Desert. And celebrated tenor Mark Padmore performs Britten and Schumann with pianist Roger Vignoles.

17:02		
LIVE	
BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor 	
Philippe Graffin (violin)
Claire Désert (piano)			
2’46

17:06		
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
On Wenlock Edge	
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Schubert Ensemble
CHANDOS 10465
Tr. 1					
3’35
	
17:10		
MENDELSSOHN 
Overture, Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC 0630 10021 2
Tr. 8					
9’30

17:20	
LIVE	
DOHNANYI
Andante rubato alla zingaresca		
Philippe Graffin (violin) 
Claire Désert (piano)
6’12”

17:32		
LIVE	 
KREISLER
Marche miniature viennoise
Philippe Graffin (violin) 
Claire Désert (piano)
3’15

17:41	
SAINT-SAENS
Morceau de concert, op.62		
Philippe Graffin (violin)
The UIster Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67294
Tr. 2					
10’23

17:50:55		
MERULA
Capriccio				
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
ALIA VOX AVSA 9862
Tr. 7					
2’26
	
17:55	
R. STRAUSS
Morgen!
Kate Royal (soprano)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Edward Gardner (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 94419 2 1 
Tr. 13			
3’46

18:03	
MOZART 
Rondo from Sonata in F major, K.494
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
PHILIPS 422 720-2
CD5 
Tr. 12				
6’06

18:10
GRIEG
Two Nordic Melodies, op.63, no.2; Cow-Call and Peasant Dance
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 471 300-2
CD2 
Tr. 11			
5’08

18:16
HANDEL 
As steals the morn; l’Allegro, I; Penseroso, ed il Moderato 
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
The English Concert
Andrew Manze (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907422
Tr. 18			
6’37

18:27	
LIVE	
SCHUMANN 
Hochländers Abschied 
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Roger Vignoles (piano)			
1’30”

18:37
LIVE 	
BRITTEN 
The Choirmaster's Burial from Winter Words 
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
4’00

18:42	
ALWYN
Suite from ‘Odd Man Out’ (1946); I Prelude
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHAN 9243 
Tr. 1					
3’56
		
18:46
DOWLAND
A Fantasia				
Göran Söllscher (guitar)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 6548
CD2 Tr. 11	
4’03

18:51	
SIBELIUS
Luonnotar (Nature Spirit), op.70
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1080-5 
Tr. 2					
8’47

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 26/11/2008

Martin Handley introduces Mitsuko Uchida in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos 23 and 24.

Martin Handley introduces Mitsuko Uchida directing the Chamber Orchestra of Europe from the piano in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos 23 and 24. Plus Stravinsky's Apollon Musagete.

Martin Handley introduces a performance given at London's Southbank Centre, with one of the great Mozart interpreters, Mitsuko Uchida, directing the Chamber Orchestra of Europe from the piano. With two of the three Mozart piano concertos which were written between December 1785 and March 1786, distinctive for being the only ones to feature the clarinet in the orchestration.

Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mitsuko Uchida (piano/director)
Alexander Janiczek (director)

Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491

Plus Composing Today: nominations from the British Composer Awards in the Brass and Wind catagories:

Adrenaline City – Adam Gorb (commissioned by a consortium of US Air Force bands) 
RNCM Wind Orchestra
Clark Rundell (conductor)

A Forest Symphony – Gavin Higgins (commissioned by Lydbrook Silver for Forest Festival, Exciting Minds 2007)
RCNM Brass Band
Clark Rundell (conductor)

The Spiralling Night – Joseph Phibbs  
Mvt 3 – Very Still
National Youth Wind Ensemble of GB
Phillip Scott (conductor)

Mitsuko Uchida directs the Chamber Orchestra of Europe from the piano in two of the three Mozart piano concertos written between December 1785 and March 1786. Plus Stravinsky's neoclassical ballet score. Presented by Martin Handley. Chamber Orchestra of Europe, directors 
Alexander Janiczek and Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Stravinsky Apollon Musagète 
Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488; Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491 
Then Composing Today: nominations from the British Composer Awards in the Brass and Wind categories.

Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Over 350 editions available in the archive.

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

Night Waves: 26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 26/11/2008

Bidisha discusses the art of Saul Steinberg, who worked on The New Yorker for six decades.

Bidisha discusses the work of Saul Steinberg, the celebrated illustrator of The New Yorker who died in 1999, and whose retrospective is at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Bidisha discusses the work of Saul Steinberg, the American illustrator who worked on The New Yorker for six decades, and whose work is being displayed at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Steinberg's noted works include View of the World from 9th Avenue, his famous 1976 New Yorker cover, one of nearly 90 he drew for the magazine. He also completed over 1,200 drawings for the magazine.

Bidisha discusses the work of American artist 
Saul Steinberg. Producer Tim Prosser

Composer Of the Week

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: Freedom

The Essay: Freedom: Episode 3

Freedom

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Freedom, Episode 3

Ukrainian novelist Andrei Kourkov reflects on the meaning of freedom in his home country.

Ukrainian novelist Andrei Kourkov reflects on the meaning of freedom in his home country both before and after the collapse of Communism.

Ukrainian novelist Andrei Kourkov - famed for his often surreal and blackly comic evocation of post-Soviet reality - reflects on the meaning of freedom in his home country both before and after the collapse of Communism.

Series in which five writers consider the meaning of freedom to them

Essays on Freedom 
3/5. Ukranian novelist Andrei Kourkov reflects on the meaning of freedom in his home country. <R)

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 26/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 26/11/2008

Verity Sharp introduces music from Mauritania and songs from Montserrat Figueras.

Verity Sharp's selection includes traditional music from Mauritania, New York improviser Elliott Sharp and the poetry of Thomas Hardy. Plus songs from Montserrat Figueras.

11.15.00
Trad: Durme, Hermosa donzella
Montserrat Figueras/Hespèrion XXI
Taken from the album Invocation à La Nuit
Alia Vox AV 9861						
11.20.00
Petrakis/Stavrakakis: Stin Akri tou Dounia - Fotia
Stelios Petrakis, lyra/Vasilis Stravrakakis, voice/Bijan Chemirani, bendir & daf
/Ross Daly, lyra
Taken from the album Akri Tou Dounia (On The Edge of the World)
L’empreinte Digitale ED 13169			
11.29.00
Trad: Polska efter Ola Nilsson Lans, Sjörup
Karin Wallin
Taken from the album Guldpolska
Nordic Tradition NTCD12				

11.33.00
Trad: Rikeball og Gullborg
Ingvill Marit Garnås
Taken from the album Norway: Traditional Music
Ocora France C 600015				
	 
11.35.00
White: Wild Tigers I Have Known
Emily Jane White
Taken from the album Dark Undercoat
Talitres Recrods TAL 039		

			 
11.39.00
Baker: Recessional
Sam Baker
Taken from the album Pretty World 
www.sambakermusic.com				
	 
11.44.00
Fairhurst: How Far How Fast
John Fairhurst, guitar
Taken from the album Joys of Spring
Humble Soul HS204				
	
11.50.00
Afghanistan
Trad: Lal Qalandara manzurme kasualuna
Ensemble Kaboul/Taher Hakami, voice
Taken from the album Nastaran
Ethnomad Arion ARN64543			

	
11.56.00
Washburn/Jurea: Journey Home
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
Taken from the album Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
Nettwork LC 11269			

			 
12.01.00
Trad: The Bonnie Blue Flag
Polk Miller’s Old South Quartette
Taken from the album Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette
Tomkins Square TSQ 2028			


12.06.00
Williams/Johnson: Achin’ Hearted Blues
Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith/O’ Neil Spencer
Taken from the album Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith 1937-1938
Classics 677	


12.09.00
Power: Real Blues Reel
Kathryn Tickell, Northumbrian small pipes/Brendan Power, harmonica/Ian Carr, guitar/Neil Harland, bass
Taken from the album The Gathering 
Park Records PRKCD39


12.14.00
Hewerdine: Stone In Your Shoe
Boo Hewerdine
Taken from the album Toy Box No. 2
Navigator Records 26


12.18.00
Sharp:Gonone (1996)
Elliott Sharp
Taken from the album Cryptid Fragments
Portal Series ZPO 04	


12.22.00
Mauritania 
Eide: Waidalal Waidalal
Khalifa Ould Eide, voice, tidinit/Dimi Mint Abba, voice, ardin, hand claps/Fairuz Mint Seymali & Garmi Mint Abba, backing vocals, handclaps, tambourine
Taken from the album Moorish Music from Mauritania
World Circuit WCD019


12.29.00
Rajery/Maloumi/Sissoko: Morengy 
Rajery, valiha/Ballake Sissoko, kora/Driss el Maloumi, oud
Taken from the album 3 MA
Contre Jour CJ020			


12.33.00
Foster/Baker: Odessa 
Sam Baker
Taken from the album Pretty World 
www.sambakermusic.com			

	
12.38.00
Bach: Fugue in E flat minor (from Prelude and Fugue BWV853)
Angela Hewitt, piano
Taken from the album Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier
Hyperion CDS44291/4			


12.45.00
Thomas Hardy (poetry)  arr. Evans: Going and Staying 
Brass Monkey
Taken from the album Going & Staying 
Topic TSCD 531				
	
12.48.00
Thomas Hardy: Beyond the Last Lamp
Read by Richard Burton
Taken from the album Classic Poems
Harper Collins HCCD 1178					
12.50.00
Leloup/Renoult: Soulmates
L-R Vs RadioMentale
Taken from the album I Could Never Make That Music Again
Sub Rosa SR249

A Sephardic lullaby sung by Montserrat Figueras , Richard Burton reading the poetry of Thomas Hardy , Angela Hewitt playing Bach, and the traditional music of Mauritania. With Verity Sharp.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 27/11/2008

27/11/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 27/11/2008

Susan Sharpe presents music, including Bach, Messiaen, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Schumann.

Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Bach, Messiaen, Schumann, Weber, Mendelssohn, Schoenberg, Faure, Rachmaninov, Suk, Haydn, Chopin, Barber, Tippett, Telemann and Bach.

01:01AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Sonata for flute and continuo (BWV1035) in E major
Lean Weman Ericsson (flute), Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ)

01:15AM
Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
Appel interstellaire (Des canyons aus étoiles)  
Hervé Joulain (horn)

01:22AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
String Quartet (Op.41 No.3) in A major
Quatuor Manfred

01:53AM
Weber, Carl Maria Von (1786-1826)
Konzertstuck (Op.79) in F minor
Viktoria Postnikova (piano), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

02:11AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Octet (Op.20) in E flat major
Yoshiko Arai & Ik-Hwan Bae (violins), Yuko Inoue (viola), Christoph Richter (cello), Vogler Quartet

02:43AM
Lindberg, Oskar (1887-1955)
Stjärntändningen (Starlight)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

02:46AM
Traditional arranged by Wikander, David (1884-1955)
Kristallen den fina (The Fine Crystall)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

02:48AM
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Pelleas und Melisande (Op.5)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

03:30AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nocturne (Op.107) in E minor (Op.107)
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

03:37AM
Rakhmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943), added violin part by Kreisler, Fritz (1875-1962)
Two Songs: When night descends in silence; Oh, stop thy singing, maiden fair
Fredrik Zetterström (baritone), Tobias Ringborg (violin), Anders Kilström (piano)

03:46AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Raduz and Mahulena (Op.16), 'A fairy tale suite'
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetácek (conductor)

04:15AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for bassoon and orchestra (RV.497) in A minor
Ivan Pristas (bassoon), Camerata Slovacca, Viktor Malek (conductor)

04:28AM
Marenzio, Luca (1553/54 -1599)
Sinfonia – O valoroso Dio
Tragicomedia

04:31AM
Allegri, Lorenzo (1567-1648)
Ballo detto le Ninfe di Senna – from Il primo libro delle musiche
Tragicomedia

04:35AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Sonetto 123 di Petrarca (S.158 No.3): I vidi in terra angelici costumi
Janina Fialkowska (piano)

04:42AM
Bertali, Antonio (1605-1669)
Sonata Prima à 3 for two recorders, bass viol and bass continuo  
Le Nouveau Concert

04:49AM
Lutoslawski, Witold (1913-1994)
Dance preludes for clarinet and piano
Joaquín Valdepeñas (clarinet), Patricia Parr (piano)

05:00AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Overture (Sinfonia) from L' Isola disabitata
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Rolf Gupta (conductor)

05:08AM
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621)
Psalm 23 from 5 Psalms of David
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)

05:16AM
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849)
Three Mazurkas (Op.59)
Kevin Kenner (piano)

05:26AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata da chiesa (Op.3 No.5) in E minor
Camerata Tallin

05:34AM
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)
Adagio for Strings (Op.11)
I Cameristi Italiani

05:43AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Tzigane – rapsodie de concert pour violon et piano
James Ehnes (violin), Wendy Chen (piano)

05:53AM
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)
Five Spirituals from 'A Child of our Time' for chorus
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

06:06AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Kinderszenen for piano (Op.15)  
Håvard Gimse (piano)

06:26AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Cantata 'Unschuld und ein gut Gewissen' for 4 voices, 2 oboes, strings and continuo – from the 'Französischen Jahrgang zum Sonntag Oculi 1715' (TWV.1:1440)
Veronika Winter (soprano), Patrick von Goethem (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Ekkehard Abele (bass), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)

06:39AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for Orchestra No.2 (BWV.1067) in B minor (BWV.1067)
Ensemble 415

With Susan Sharpe. 
Bach Flute Sonata in E, BWV1035 Lean Weman Ericsson (flute), Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) 1.15 Messiaen Appel Interstellaire (Des Canyons aux Etoiles) 1.22 Schumann String Quartet in A, Op 41 No 31.53 Weber Konzertstuck in F minor, Op 79 2.11 Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat, Op 20 2.43 Lindberg Stjarntandningen 2.46 Trad, arr Wlkander Kristallen den fina 2.48 Schoenberq Pelleas und Melisande, Op 5 3.30 Faure Nocturne in E minor, Op 1073.37 Rachmaninov, arr Kreisier When Night Descends in Silence: Oh, Stop Thy Singing, Maiden Fair 
3.46 Suk Raduz and Mahulena, Op 16 (A Fairy Tale Suite) 
4.15 Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV497 
4.28 Marenzio 0 Valoroso Dio 4.31 Allegri Ballo detto le Ninfe di Senna (II Primo Libro delle Musiche) 
4.35 Liszt I Vidi in Terra Angelici Costumi (Sonetto 123 di Petrarca) 4.42 Bertali Sonata Prima a 3 for two recorders, bass viol and bass continuo 
4.49 Lutoslawski Dance Preludes 5.00 Haydn 
Overture: L'isola Disabitata 5.08 Sweelinck Psalm 23 
(Five Psalms of David) 5.16 Chopin Three Mazurkas, Op 59 
5.26 Corelli Sonata da Chiesa in E minor, Op 3 No 5 
5.34 Barber Adagio for Strings 5.43 Ravel Tzigane 
5.53 Tippett Five Spirituals (A Child of Our Time) 
6.06 Schumann Kinderszenen Op 15 
6.26 Telemann Unschuld und ein gut Gewissen 
(Franzosischen Jahrgang zum Sonntag Oculi 1715) 
6.39 Bach Orchestral Suite No 2 in B, BWV1067

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