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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Rob Cowan

08/12/2008

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan with music by J Strauss II, Warlock, Handel, Vierne and Mozart. Plus Bach Dances

With Rob Cowan. Including J Strauss II: Waltz: Delirien. Trad: O Jesu dolce. Warlock: Serenade for strings. Vierne: Carillon de Westminster. With Bach Dances and two Milton poems.

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


07:03

GRIEG
Country Dance
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
VIRGIN 724356217928   CD 1 Tr 12


07:05

BACH / RACHMANINOV
Prelude in E major
Helene Grimaud, piano 
DG 4777978   Tr 16


07:09

J. STRAUSS
Waltz: Delirien, op. 212
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DG 4777541   CD 1 Tr 7


07:19

SOLER
Sonata No 10 in B minor
Jonathan Woods, harpsichord
ALLEGRO PCD1086   Tr 19


07:24

MOZART
Overture; Marriage of Figaro
Philharmonia Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe, conductor
TESTAMENT SBT1273   Tr 1


07:30

VIVALDI
Concerto in G minor RV107 
The Chandos Baroque Players 
HELIOS CDH55102	Tr 7-9


07:40

TRAD
O Jesu dolce
Vox Resonat
WESTDEUTSCHE RUNDFUNK MA 20012   Tr 4


07:44

SCHUMANN
Adagio and Allegro, op 70
Daniel Veis, cello
Jan Panenka, piano
SUPRAPHON 111564-2   CD 2  T7-8


07:54

SERRADELL arr. Dragon
La Golondrina
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Carmen dragon, conductor
EMI CDM7637342   Tr 10


08:03

BACH
Auf schmetternde Töne" from Cantata BWV 207a
Stuttgart Chamber Choir 
Concerto Köln
Frieder Bernius, director
SONY SK46492   Tr 1


08:08

MENDELSSOHN
Six Christmas Pieces	
James Galway, flute
Munich Radio Orchestra
John Georgiadis, conductor
RCA RD60736   Tr 12


08:17

WARLOCK
Serenade for Strings
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
DECCA 466 665-2   T 13


08:25

DELIBES
Lakme: Flower Duet
Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes
Elizabeth Martyn, piano
OBOE CLASSICS CC2018   Tr 1


08:32

John MILTON
Sabrina Fair (8 line song from Comus)
Read by Robert Glenister


08:33

HENRY LAWES								
From the Heavens now I fly (from Comus)
Robin Blaze, counter-tenor
Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo
HYPERION CDA67589   Tr 9


08:35

VERDI
Overture from Luisa Miller
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor 
DECCA 417 420-2   CD 1   Tr 1


08:42

VIERNE
Carillon de Westminster
Robert Sharpe, organ
REGENT REGCD263   CD 2   Tr 13


08:49

BRAHMS arr. Parlow
Hungarian Dance No 6 in D
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
PHILIPS 422 050-2   Tr 6


08:53

SCHUBERT
4 Impromptus: No 4 in A flat major, D899
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
PHILIPS 4756290   CD 8   Tr 4


09:02

MUSSORGSKY
Scherzo in B flat
State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
RCA 09026-68406-2   Tr 1


09:07

MESSIAEN
O Sacrum Convivium
Choir of New College Oxford
Edward Higginbottom
DECCA 466 870-2   Tr 18



09:12

HANDEL
Sonata for Recorder in F major
Michala Petri, recorder
Keith Jarrett, harpsichord
RCA RD60441   Tr 14-16



09:19

GONZALEZ
Variaciones sobre un tema desconocido
Afro Cuban All Stars/Juan de Marcos Gonzalez
WORLD CIRCUIT WCD058   Tr 5


09:26

John MILTON
Sonnet XIII - To Mr H. Lawes, on his airs
Read by Robert Glenister


09:27

LAWES										
Cease you jolly shepherds
Robin Blaze, counter-tenor
Rebecca Outram, soprano
Robert MacDonald, bass
Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo
William Carter, lute
Frances Kelly, double harp
HYPERION CDA67589   Tr 27


09:34

MOZART
Piano Concerto in B flat major, K. 238
David Greilsammer, piano and conductor
Suedama Ensemble
NAÏVE V5149   Tr 4-6


09:55

BACH
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue BWV891
Emerson String Quartet
DG4777458   Tr 18

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. Featuring Bach Dances at 8.00 and, throughout the week, two Milton poems read by Robert Glenister , beginning with Sabhna Fair and To MrHLawes. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Strauss Waltz : Delirien, Op 212 
Trad 0 Jesu Dolce Warlock Serenade for Strings 
8.30-10.00: Vierne Carillon de Westminster Handel Recorder Sonata in F, HWV369 
Mozart Piano Concerto No 6 in B flat, K238

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: James Jolly

James Jolly

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, James Jolly

Including music by Chopin, Bartok, Debussy, Brahms, Bach, Kodaly and Beethoven.

With James Jolly. Including Chopin: Selection of Etudes. Bartok: Divertimento, Sz 113. Debussy: L'isle joyeuse. Brahms: Zigeunerlieder (selection). Kodaly: Hary Janos (excerpt).

With James Jolly.

10.00 Chopin   Etudes, op 10
No 6 in E flat minor; no 4 in C sharp minor; no 2 in A minor; no 3 in E major 
Tamas Vasary (piano)
DG 431 588 2 

10.10* Bartok   Divertimento Sz 113
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay (conductor)
DG 437 675 2 

10.36* Debussy   L’Isle Joyeuse	
Livia Rev (piano)
HYPERION CDA 66416 

10.43* Brahms  Zigeunerlieder op 103 nos 1-7 & 11	
Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
DG 429 727 2 

10.50* Bach	   Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041	
Andre Gertler (violin)
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel (conductor)
HUNGAROTON CLASSIC HCD 31635 

11.13* Kodaly  Hary Janos (part of Act 1)	
Peter Ustinov (narrator)
Hary: Gyorgy Melis
Orzse: Erzsebet Komlossy
Marczi: Laszlo Palocz
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz (conductor)
DECCA 443 489 2 

11.39* Beethoven   Sonata for cello & piano in C op 102 no 1
The Building a Library recommendation

With James Jolly. 
Chopin Etudes (selection) Tamas Vasary (piano) 
10.10 Bartok Divertimento , Sz113 RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, conductor Ferenc Fricsay 
10.36 Debussy L'lsle Joyeuse Livia Rev (piano) 
10.45 Brahms Zigeunerlieder , Op 103 (selection) Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano) 
10.58 Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041 Andre Gertler , Budapest SO, conductor Gyorgy Lehel 
11.16 Kodaly Hary Janos (excerpt)  
John Leach (cimbalom), Wandsworth School 
Boys' Choir, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Istvan Kertesz 
11.41 Beethoven Cello Sonata in C, Op 102 No 1 
Recording recommended in Saturday's CD Review.

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: Robert Schumann

Composer of the Week: Robert Schumann: Episode 1: Robert and Clara: The Legend in the Making

Episode 1

Episode 1: Robert and Clara: The Legend in the Making

Robert Schumann

Robert and Clara: The Legend in the Making

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Robert Schumann, Robert and Clara: The Legend in the Making

Donald Macleod traces the start of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck's relationship.

Donald Macleod traces the beginnings of the unique relationship between Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck, which began at a musical house party in 1828.

Donald Macleod focuses on the beginning of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck's relationship, beginning with a young Robert in Leipzig, following his mother's wishes for him to study law. A musical house party in 1828, at which he meets Friedrich Wieck and his little virtuoso daughter Clara, sees Robert instead pursuing his dream 'to devote myself entirely to music'.

Widmung (Myrten, Op 25)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Jorg Demus (piano)
DG 474 466-2, CD 2 - Tr 23

Schumann: Polonaise No 6 in E (1828)
Anthony Goldstone, Caroline Clemmow (pianos)
Olympia OCD 676 - Tr 12

Schumann: ABEGG variations, Op 1
Imogen Cooper (piano)
Ottavo OTR C39027 - Tr 1

Schumann: Papillons, Op 2
Murray Perahia (piano)
SX4K 63380, CD 1 - Trs 6-18

Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck
Charles Rosen (piano)
GLOBE GLO 5001 - Tr 1.

Donald Macleod charts the relationship between Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck

Donald Macleod charts the unique relationship between Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck

Composer of the Week: Robert Schumann (1810-56)

1/5. Robert and Clara - the Legend in the Making Donald Macleod explores the musical partnership between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara, who was the inspiration for some of Robert's music, which is featured throughout the week. Widmung (Myrten, Op25) Dietrich Fischer -Dieskau (baritone), Jbrg Demus (piano) 
Polonaise No 6 in E Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow (pianos) 
Abegg Variations, Op 1 imogen Cooper (piano) Papillons, Op 2 Murray Perahia (piano) Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck Charles Rosen (piano) 
Producer Rebecca Warner Repeated at 10pm 
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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: Trio Jean Paul

Trio Jean Paul

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From London's Wigmore Hall, Sarah Walker introduces Trio Jean Paul in Haydn and Schumann.

From London's Wigmore Hall, Sarah Walker introduces a performance by Trio Jean Paul. Haydn: Trio in F sharp minor, H XV 26. Schumann: Trio in D minor, Op 63.

From London's Wigmore Hall, Sarah Walker introduces a performance by Trio Jean Paul, an ensemble whose name is taken from the 19th-century German author who inspired Robert Schumann.

Haydn: Trio in F sharp minor, H XV 26
Schumann: Trio in D minor, Op 63.

Afternoon on 3

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
From Wigmore Hall, London, with Sarah Walker. Trio Jean Paul 
Haydn Trio in F sharp minor, H XV 26 
Schumann Trio in D minor, Op 63 Rptd Sat 2pm 
2.00 Afternoon on 3: Messiaen in Context Louise Fryer presents music by composers admired by Messiaen. Each programme begins with readings of John Milton 's poetry by actor Robert Glenister. Today features At a Vacation Exercise in the College and An Epitaph on the Marchioness of Winchester. 
Greig Peer Gynt: Suite No 1 BBC Scottish 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Cristian Orosanu Poulenc Sonata for two pianos 
Orietta Caianiello and Antonio Sardi de Letto 
2.50 Shostakovich Symphony No 9 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Cristian Orosanu Mozart Piano Concerto No 12 in A, K414 
Steven Osborne , BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier 
3.45 Foerster Violin Concerto No 2 Ivan Zenaty , 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek Stravinsky Orpheus 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery

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: Messiaen in Context

Afternoon Concert: Messiaen in Context: Episode 1: Messiaen in Context - Episode 1

Episode 1: Messiaen in Context - Episode 1

Messiaen in Context

Messiaen in Context - Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Messiaen in Context, Messiaen in Context - Episode 1

Louise Fryer with music by composers Messiaen admired. Includes Grieg, Poulenc and Mozart.

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired as well as pieces by his contemporaries. Includes Grieg, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Mozart, Foerster and Stravinsky.

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired as well as pieces by his contemporaries. Plus two John Milton poems read by actor Robert Glenister: At a Vacation Exercise in the College and An Epitaph on the Marchioness of Winchester.

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Orosanu (conductor)

Poulenc: Sonata
Orietta Caianiello, Antonio Sardi de Letto (pianos)

2.50pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No 9
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Orosanu (conductor)

Mozart: Piano Concerto in A, K414
Steven Osborne (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

3.45pm
Foerster: Violin Concerto No 2
Ivan Zenaty (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Stravinsky: Orpheus
Ulster Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

Tailleferre: Deux Valses
Orietta Caianello (piano)
Antonio Sardi de Letto (piano).

Afternoon Concert: Messiaen in Context

Series of performances of music by Messiaen's contemporaries and composers he admired

Series of performances of music by Messiaen's contemporaries and other composers he admired

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: 08/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 08/12/2008

With Sean Rafferty. Including the Milton Sonnet XV - On the Late Massacre in Piedmont.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Including at 6.00pm the Milton Sonnet XV - On the Late Massacre in Piedmont.

17:02	
BEETHOVEN  
Bagatelles Op.126 No.2 in G Minor (Allegro)
Piotr Anderszewski (piano) 
VIRGIN  502111 2  	
Track 2    		 
2’38

17.06	
WALTON 
Orb and Sceptre  					
English Northern Philharmonia 
Paul Daniel (conductor)  
NAXOS 8.555869 
Track 11
7’07

17.19
LIVE
TRADITIONAL
Down in yon Forest (Appalachian version)
Belinda Sykes (voice)
Jeremy Avis (voice)
Mick Sands (voice)
4’13

17.24
LIVE
TRADITIONAL
Hoary Winter’s Night 
Belinda Sykes (voice)
Jeremy Avis (voice)
Mick Sands (voice)
1’56

17.26
LIVE
TRADITIONAL
Nowell, Nowell, this is the saluctacion off the aungell Gabriell 
Belinda Sykes (voice)
Jeremy avis (voice)
Tim garside (voice)
Mick sands (voice)
2’35

17.32
LIVE
TRADITIONAL
Darkest Midnight
Mick Sands (voice)
3’11

17.35
LIVE
TRADITIONAL
Adam Lay y-Bownden 
Belinda Sykes (voice)
Jeremy avis (voice)
Mick sands (voice)
Tim Garside (dulcimer)
3’47

17.39
SAINT-SAENS
Uruguan National Anthem
The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards
Major Roger G. Swift (conductor)
DENON CO-74501 
Track 18
0’16

17.40 	
SAINT-SAENS 
Africa Op.89 				
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67331/2 
CD2 
Track 8 	
9’35

17:54
VERDI
Don Carlos (Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate)
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala Milan
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 413 4482	
Track 2
4’17

18.05
BYRD 
The Great Service ‘Nunc Dimittis’  		
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge 
Richard Farnes (organ) 
Stephen Cleobury (director)
EMI CDC 7477712 
Track 10 
4’34
		 										
18.11
LIVE
HAYDEN
String Quartet Op.64 No., (1st movt)	
Levon Chilingrin - violin
Richard Ireland - violin
Susie Mészáros - viola
Philip De Groote - cello
6’19

18.22
LIVE
HAYDEN
String Quartet Op.54 No.2 in C (slow movement)	
Levon Chilingrin - violin
Richard Ireland - violin
Susie MÉSZÁROS - viola
Philip De Groote - cello
2’56

18.30.49
LIVE 
HAYDEN
String Quartet Op.74 No.3 (‘The Rider’ Finale)
Levon Chilingrin - violin
Richard Ireland - violin
Susie MÉSZÁROS - viola
Philip De Groote – cello
5’46

18.35.30 
BERLIOZ 
Grande Messe de Morts (Dies Irae) 
Ernst-Senff Choir 
Berlin Phiharmonic Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
DG 429 7242 
CD1 
Track 2 
11’49

18.49.43
SCALATTI
Sonata K60
Scott Ross (piano)
ERATO 2292-45422-2
CD 1
Track 3
1’47

18.51
BRAHMS 
Two Rhapsodies Op.79 No.2 		 
Nicholas Angelich (piano) 
VIRGIN 09463326282 
Track 6 
7’35

With Sean Rafferty , including after 6pm a reading of Milton's poem On the University Carrier.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: BBC Choir of the Year Competition Final 2008

BBC Choir of the Year Competition Final 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC Choir of the Year Competition Final 2008

Petroc Trelawny introduces the four category finalists in the Choir of the Year 2008 final

Petroc Trelawny and host Aled Jones introduce the four category finalists plus two wildcard choirs vying for the top prize in the Choir of the Year competition 2008.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

In an event recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall in December, Aled Jones hosts the final of the BBC Choir of the Year Competition, the culmination of the competition in 2008, which has attracted more than 5,000 singers from communities all over the country.

Featuring the four category finalists plus two wildcard choirs battling it out to be crowned BBC Choir of the Year 2008.

Playlist:

Julie Styne & Bob Merrill, arr Jeffrey Howard: Don’t Rain On My Parade
Only Men Aloud
Tim Rhys-Evans (musical director)

What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor
Only Men Aloud
Tim Rhys-Evans (musical director)
Published by Warner Bros. Publications

Claudio Monteverdi: Cantate Domino
Taplow Youth Choir
Gillian Dibden (musical director)
Published by Oxford University Press

John Ireland: The Hills
Taplow Youth Choir
Gillian Dibden (musical director)
Published by Stainer & Bell Publishers

Eric Whitacre: With a Lily in Your Hand
Taplow Youth Choir
Gillian Dibden (musical director)
Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Felix Mendelssohn: 6 Anthems (Op.79)   
no.1; Rejoice, O ye people (Frohlocket Ich Völker auf Erden)
Dieci
Christopher Hann (musical director)
Published by Breitkopf & Hartel

Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus a 8
Dieci
Christopher Hann (musical director)
Published by Choral Public Library

Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood (words) arr. Peter Knight: I’m a Train
Dieci
Christopher Hann (musical director)
Published by Shaftesbury Music Company Ltd

Thomas Ravenscroft: Hey Ho! Nobody at Home
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir
Susan Hollingworth (musical director)

Thomas Weelkes: Strike It Up, Tabor 
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir
Susan Hollingworth (musical director)

Tylman Susato: Cum Decore 
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir
Susan Hollingworth (musical director)

William Cornyshe: Ah Robyn
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir
Susan Hollingworth (musical director)

Piae Cantiones: Gaudete!
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir
Susan Hollingworth (musical director)

Piae Cantiones arr. Edward J Craig: Gaudete
Grosvenor Chorale
Edward Craig (musical director)

Eric Whitacre: Water Night
Grosvenor Chorale
Edward Craig (musical director)

Eleanor Daley: The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Masquerade
Barry Clark (musical director)
Published by Oxford University Press

Brendan Graham arr. Roger Emerson: The Voice
Masquerade
Barry Clark (musical director)
Published by Peermusic

Kirby Shaw: Too Hot to Samba
Masquerade
Barry Clark (musical director)
Published by Kirby Shaw Music

Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood (words) arr. Peter Knight: I'm a Train 
Voice Squad Seniors
Birgitta Kenyon (musical director)
Published by Leeds Music

Sydney Carter arr. Birgitta Kenyon: Carol of the Universe 
Voice Squad Seniors
Birgitta Kenyon (musical director)
Published by Steiner & Bell Ltd

Jorge Ben arr. Birgitta Kenyon: Mas Que Nada
Voice Squad Seniors
Birgitta Kenyon (musical director)

Cindy Walker & Eddie Arnold, arr. Jim Clancy: You Don’t Know Me 
Cottontown Chorus
Neil Firth (musical director)
Michael Dargan (musical director)
Published by Warner Bros. Publications

Steve Allen, Ray Bauduc & Bob Haggart, arr.David Wright: South Rampart Street Parade
Cottontown Chorus
Neil Firth (musical director)
Michael Dargan (musical director)

Petroc Trelawny presents yesterday's final of the BBC Choir of the Year Competition, held at the Royal Festival Hall and hosted by Aled Jones. The final is the culmination of this year's competition, which attracted more than 5,000 singers from communities all over the country. Here the four category finalists and two wildcard choirs compete to be crowned as BBC Choir of the Year 2008. Producer Bill Nicholls

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: 08/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 08/12/2008

Rana Mitter talks to India's greatest living artist MF Husain, known as India's Picasso.

The arts and ideas programme. Rana Mitter talks to India's greatest living artist MF Husain, known as India's Picasso.

The arts and ideas programme. 

Rana Mitter talks to India's greatest living artist MF Husain, known as India's Picasso. He also discusses a new book which claims that we have witnessed 'the triumph of music' of all the art forms. 

Rana also asks whether the traditional professional classes are slowly being dismantled. With the Bank of England warning of a white collar jobs implosion, social workers under fire and plans to 'liberalise' the legal system, the professions appear to be under attack. But are the traditional professional classes a closed-shop relic of a bygone age, or are they bastions of integrity and expertise whose independence and status should be respected?

Rana Mitter discusses Baz Luhrman 's epic film Australia, starring Nicole Kidman. Producer Elaine Glaser

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: John Milton, the Essayist

The Essay: John Milton, the Essayist: Episode 1

John Milton, the Essayist

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, John Milton, the Essayist, Episode 1

Poet and teacher Martin Crucefix responds to Milton's treatise Of Education.

Poet and teacher Martin Crucefix responds to Milton's treatise Of Education, which argues the fundamental value of learning and for a highly ambitious curriculum.

Martyn Crucefix, a poet who also teaches in a secondary school, responds to Milton's treatise Of Education. It was written in 1644, when he was engaged in an urgent debate about how the Church should be organised and how the State should be governed. Crucefix finds that, just as more recent governments have declared, Milton believed 'education, education, education' needed to lie at the heart of this project.

Series in which various writers and intellectuals respond to essays by John Milton

Series in which various writers and intellectuals respond to important essays by John Milton

The Essay: Milton Season

John Milton , the Essayist 
1/5. Five essays on John Milton celebrating the 400th anniversary of his birth, beginning as Martyn Crucefix , a poet who also teaches in a secondary school, responds to Milton's Of Education, written in 1644. Producer Julian May 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: Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Herbie Hancock

Jez Nelson presents a 2008 London Jazz Festival concert by pianist Herbie Hancock.

Jez Nelson presents a highlight of the 2008 London Jazz Festival: a concert by Grammy Award winning pianist Herbie Hancock.

Jez Nelson presents a highlight of the 2008 London Jazz Festival: a concert by Grammy Award winning pianist Herbie Hancock. Performing to a sell-out Barbican crowd Hancock plays music from classic albums including Headhunters and Speak Like A Child with a stellar line-up of musicians: New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Benin born guitarist & vocalist Lionel Loueke, Gregoire Maret on harmonica, bassist James Genus and talented young drummer Kendrick Scott.

Since Herbie Hancock’s emergence on the scene as part of Donald Byrd’s band in 1961 he has been at the forefront of almost every major development in modern jazz. Whether it be joining Miles Davis’ second classic quintet and adopting the electronic piano as his instrument of choice, going platinum with the groundbreaking funk-jazz fusion of his Headhunters album, or joining the MTV generation with his revolutionary use of early electro and rap in the 1980s, Hancock has always been a true musical trailblazer. 

PLAYLIST

08/12/08
Herbie Hancock Sextet 

Presenter: Jez Nelson 
Producer: Peggy Sutton 

Herbie Hancock Sextet recorded live at the Barbican centre on 19th November 2008, during the London Jazz Festival 

LINE UP:
HERBIE HANCOCK - piano, keyboards, electronics
TERENCE BLANCHARD - trumpet
LIONEL LOUEKE - guitar
GREGOIRE MARET - harmonica
JAMES GENUS - bass
KENDRICK SCOTT - drums 

SET LIST:
Extract of CHAMELEON (Herbie Hancock)
SPEAK LIKE A CHILD (Herbie Hancock)
V (Wayne Shorter)
STELLA BY STARLIGHT (Victor Young)
CANTELOUPE ISLAND (Herbie Hancock)
CHAMELEON (Herbie Hancock)

Herbie Hancock at the London Jazz Festival 
Jez Nelson presents a highlight of the 2008 London Jazz Festival: a concert by Grammy Award-winning pianist Herbie Hancock , featuring music from albums such as Headhunters and Speak like a Child. With New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard , Benin-born guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke , 
Gregoire Maret on harmonica, bassist James Genus and drummer Kendrick Scott. Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 09/12/2008

09/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 09/12/2008

Jonathan Swain presents music by Grieg, Brahms, Mahler, Beethoven, Haydn and Prokofiev.

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Grieg, Brahms, Mahler, Beethoven, Haydn, Prokofiev, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Albrecht, Abel, Gerswhin, Schumann, Karlowicz, Mozart and Bach.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907): Sonata No 2 in F for violin and piano, Op 8
1.23am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Sonata No 2 in G for violin and piano, Op 78
Vilda Frang Bjaerke (violin)
Jens Elvekjaer (piano)

1.49am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 1 in D (Titan)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)

2.43am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Trio in B flat for piano and strings, Op 97 (Archduke)
Macquarie Trio

3.23am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Missa in tempore belli, H XXII 9 (Paukenmesse)
Hilde Haraldsen Sveen (soprano)
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
Jonas Degerfeldt (tenor)
Gabriel Suovanen (baritone)
Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)

4.04am
Sammartini, Giuseppe (1695-1750): Sinfonia in F
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi (violin/director)

4.12am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op 91 No 2
Judita Leitaite (mezzo-soprano)
Arunas Statkus (viola)
Andrius Vasiliauskas (piano)

4.18am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Waltz Suite (after Schubert)
Anna Klas, Bruno Lukk (pianos)

4.28am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Overture (Rosamunde, D644)
Orchestre National de France
Emmanuel Krivine (conductor)

4.39am
Andriessen, Hendrick (1892-1981): Concertino for cello and orchestra
Michael Muller (cello)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

4.51am
Albrecht, Alexander (1885-1958): Quintet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op 6
Pavol Kovac (piano)
Bratislava Wind Quintet

5.00am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Symphony in C, Op 10 No 4
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider (conductor)

5.09am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Psalm 22, Op 78 No 3
Radio France Chorus
Donald Palumbo (conductor)

5.19am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Il mio tesoro intanto (Don Giovanni)
Michael Schade (tenor)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.23am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Three Preludes
Aglika Genova, Luben Dimitrov (pianos)

5.30am
Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974): Suite for clarinet, violin and piano, Op 157b (Le voyageur sans bagages)
James Campbell (clarinet)
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Andre Laplante (piano)

5.39am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Jezus es a kufarok (Jesus and the Traders)
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Janos Ferencsic (conductor)

5.47am
Klami, Uuno (1900-1961): Serenade joyeuse
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jussi Jalas (conductor)

5.53am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Theme and Variations on the Name Abegg, Op 1
Seung-Hee Hyun (piano)

6.02am
Schutz, Heinrich (1585-1672): Dunque addio, care selve, SWV 15 (Il Primo Libro de Madrigali Venice 1611)
Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (sopranos)
Mary Nichols (alto)
Joseph Cornwell (tenor)
Richard Wistreich (bass)
Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (conductor)

6.06am
Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw (1876-1909): Serenade in G for strings, Op 2
Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra Amadeus
Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor)

6.27am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Adagio and Rondo in C minor for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola and cello, K617
Joseph Petric (accordion)
Moshe Hammer, Marie Berard (violins)
Douglas Perry (viola)
David Hetherington (cello)

6.38am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV 1050
Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
Ensemble 415.

With Jonathan Swain. 
Grieg Violin Sonata No 1 in F, Op 8 Brahms Violin Sonata No in G, Op 781.49 Mahler Symphony No 12.43 Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, Op 97 (Archduke) 3.23 Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli, H XXII 9 (Paukenmesse) 4.04 Sammartini Sinfonia in F 4.12 Brahms Geistliches Wiegenlied. Op 91 No2 
4.18 Prokofiev Waltz Suite (after Schubert) 
428 Schubert Overture: Rosamunde 4.39 Andriessen Cello Concertino 4.51 Albrecht Quintet for piano and wind, Op 6 5.00 Abel Symphony in C, Op 10 No 4 
5.09 Mendelssohn Psalm 22, Op 78 No 3 5.19 Mozart II Mio Tesoro Intanto (Don Giovanni) 5.23 Gershwin Three Preludes 5.30 Milhaud Suite: Le Voyageur sans Bagages 
5.39 Kodaly Jezus es a kufarok 5.47 Klami Serenade Joyeuse 5.53 Schumann Abegg Variations, Op 1 
6.02 SchutzDunque Addio, Care Selve, SWV15 (UPrimo Libro de Madrigali) 6.06 Karlowicz String Serenade in G, Op 2 6.27 Mozart Adagio and Rondo in C minor, K617 
6.38 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWVI050

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