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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 10/12/2008

10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 10/12/2008

Rob Cowan presents music, including Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Rossini, Satie and Gluck.

With Rob Cowan. Including Tchaikovsky: December (The Seasons). Vivaldi: Concerto for flute and strings, RV434. Rossini: Overture (Il barbiere di Siviglia). Plus Bach Dances.

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


07:03

TCHAIKOVSKY arr. Breiner
December from The Seasons
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
NAXOS 8.553510   Tr 12


07:08

BACH arr Wieder-Atherton & Cooper
Aria Wir eilen mit schwachen from Cantata: Jesu, Der Du meine Seele BWV78
Sonia Wieder-Atherton, cello
Imogen Cooper, piano 
RCA 88697201872   CD 1  Tr 1


07:14

WALTON arr. Mathieson
Richard III – A Shakespeare Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir William Walton, conductor
EMI 724356500723   Tr 2-7


07:25

SCHUMANN
Extract from Kinderszenen op 15
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
DG 4777558    Tr 12-13


07:31

VIVALDI
Concerto for Flute and Strings RV434
Konrad Hunteler, flute
Camerata of the 18th Century
MDG3110640-2   Tr 14-16


07:40

BEETHOVEN
12 Variations on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen, op.66
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Vasso Devetzi, piano
EMI 2279112    CD 4 Tr 4


07:51

PRAETORIUS
O Lux beata Trinitas
Herbert Tachezi, organ
TELDEC 256469455-8   CD 1  Tr 13


07:54

VERDI
Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DG 4194872    Tr 2


08:03

BACH
Prelude No.9 in E major, BWV 878 From The Well-tempered Clavier, book 2	
Angela Hewitt, piano
HYPERION CDS44291/4   CD 3  Tr 17


08:09

ROSSINI
Overture: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
DECCA 448218-2   Tr 4


08:16

SCHUBERT
Sonatensatz in B flat major D28 
Frank Braley, piano
Renaud Capucon, violin
Gautier Capucon, cello
VIRGIN 0094636547626   CD 1  Tr 5


08:24

PROKOFIEV
Death of Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
MERCURY 432004-2	   Tr 7


08:31

John MILTON
On Time
Read by Robert Glenister


08:33

SCHUBERT
An Schwager Kronos, D369
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Graham Johnson, piano
HYPERION CDJ33024   Tr 21


08:37

SALIERI
Sinfonia in Pantomim
Mannheimer Mozartorchester
Thomas Fey, conductor 
HANSSLER CD98.506   Tr 1


08:43

SATIE
Je te veux
Kathryn Stott, piano
CHANDOS 10493   Tr 21


08:50

BOCCHERINI
Concerto for cello No 4 in C major
Anner Bylsma, cello
Concerto Amsterdam
Jaap Schroder, director			
TELDEC 9031776242   Tr 7-9


09:05

DVORAK
Overture: My Home, op 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Bohumil Gregor, conductor
SUPRAPHON SU 3607-2 031   Tr 4


09:15

MESSIAEN
Transports de joie from L’Ascension
Olivier Latry, organ
DG 471480-2 	 CD 4  Tr 6


09:20

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
Kyrie and Gloria from Mass in G minor
Laudibas
Mike Brewer, director
DELPHIAN DCD34074   Tr 7-8


09:25

John MILTON
Sonnet VII - How Soon hath Time...
Read by Robert Glenister


09:29

CHOPIN
Prelude No 20
Stefan Askenase, piano
DG 477 5242	  Tr 24


09:32

PUCCINI
Donna non vidi mai from Manon Lescaut
Enrico Caruso, tenor
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gottfried Rabl, conductor
RCA 82876641652   CD 3 Tr 13


09:36

GLUCK arr. Mottl
Ballet Suite No. 1
VPO
Rudolf Kempe, conductor
TESTAMENT SBT 1277   Tr 7-10


09:56

MENDELSSOHN
Vom Himmel hoch
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
BRILLIANT 99997/9   CD 9   Tr 1

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. Including Bach Dances at 8.00 and Milton's On Time and How Soon Hath Time. Music includes: 7.00-8.30: Tchaikovsky, arr 
Peter Breiner December (The Seasons) Vivaldi Flute Concerto in F RV434 Rossini Overture: II 
Barbiere di Siviglia 8.30-10.00: SatieJe Te Veux Vaughan Williams Kyrie; Gloria (Mass in G minor) Gluck, arr Mottl Ballet Suite No 1 (Orpheus)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 10/12/2008

Including music by Dinicu, Weiner, Seiber, Beethoven, Bach, Walton and Eotvos.

With James Jolly. Including Dinicu: L'Alouette. Weiner: Serenade, Op 3. Seiber: Four French Folk Songs. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 28 in A. Bach arr Mills: Toccata and Fugue.

With James Jolly.

10.00 Dinicu   L’Alouette
Roby Lakatos & his Ensemble
DG 457 879 2

10.08* Weiner   Serenade for small orchestra op 3	
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA 458 929 2 

10.28* Seiber   Four French Folk Songs	
Peter Pears (tenor), Julian Bream (guitar)
RCA 09026 615832 

10.38* Beethoven   Piano Sonata no 28 in A op 101
Geza Anda (piano)
TESTAMENT SBT 1070 

10.58* Bach arr Fred Mills   Toccata and Fugue BWV 565
Canadian Brass
PHILIPS 432 571 2 

11.08* Bach	   Sarabanda; Giga (Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004)
Emil Telmanyi (violin played with ‘Vega’ bow)
TESTAMENT SBT2 1257 

11.14* Walton   Symphony no 2
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL CD 46732 

11.42* Eotvos   Replica
Kim Kashkashian (viola)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Peter Eotvos (conductor)
ECM 465 420 2

With James Jolly. 
Dinicu L'Alouette Roby Lakatos and His Ensemble 
10.08 Weiner Serenade , Op 3 
Budapest Festival Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti 
10.29 Seiber Four French Folk Songs 
Peter Pears. (tenor), Julian Bream (guitar) 
10.39 Beethoven Piano Sonata in A, Op 101 Geza Anda 
11.00 Bach, arr Fred Mills Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 Canadian Brass 
11.10 Bach Sarabande ; Gigue (Partita No 2 in D minor, BWV1004) Emil Telmanyi (violin) 
11.15 Walton Symphony No 2 
Cleveland Orchestra, conductor George Szell 
11.43 Peter Eotvos Replica Kim Kashkashian (viola), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the composer

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 3: The Marriage Diaries

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Marriage Diaries

Robert Schumann

The Marriage Diaries

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Robert Schumann, The Marriage Diaries

Donald Macleod and pianist Lucy Parham open Robert and Clara Schumann's marriage diaries.

Donald Macleod and pianist Lucy Parham open Robert and Clara Schumann's marriage diaries, which show that their marriage was not the 'poetry and flowers' that Robert had predicted.

After Robert and Clara Schumann settled into married life in Leipzig, they immediately started a marriage diary. Donald and pianist Lucy Parham flick through some of the pages, which reveal that their marriage was not the 'poetry and flowers' that Robert had predicted, as both artists strived to maintain their musical careers.

Du Ring an meinem Finger (Frauenleiebe und -leben, Op 42)
Juliane Banse (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDJ33103 - Tr 9

From the album Beloved Clara (Lucy Parham)
Piano Concerto in A minor (excerpt)
Reading from marriage diary of Robert and Clara Schumann, 13 September 1840
Lucy Parham (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
Joanna David, Martin Jarvis (narration)
ASV DCA 1185 - Trs 1, 2

Symphony No 1 in B flat, Op 38 (Spring)
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Archiv 457 591-2, CD 1 - Trs 3-6

Piano Quintet, Op 44 (Finale)
Maria Joao Pires (piano)
Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capucon (violins)
Gerard Causse (viola)
Jiang Wang (cello)
DG 463 1792 - Tr 7

Schumann: 12 Poems (Liebesfruhling)
Clara Schumann: Warum willst du andre fragen?
Schumann: So wahr die Sonne scheinet
Stella Doufexis (mezzo-soprano)
Oliver Widmer (baritone)
Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDJ 33104 - Trs 22, 23.

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: Schumann

3/5. The Marriage Diaries. With Donald Macleod and Lucy Parham.
Robert Schumann Du Ring an meinem Finger (Frauenliebe und-Leben, Op 42)
Juliane Banse (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) Piano Concerto in A minor (excerpt) Lucy Parham , BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth, narrators Joanna David and Martin Jarvis Symphony No 1 in B flat (Spring)
Orchestre RÃ©volutionnaire et Romantique, conductor John Eliot Gardiner
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44 (finale) Maria Joao Pires, Augustin Dumay and Renaud Capucon (violins), Gerard Causse (viola), Jiang Wang (cello) Clara Schumann Warum willst du and're fragen? Robert Schumann So wahr die Sonne scheinet Stella Doufexis (mezzo), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) 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: Messiaen Centenary Series

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Messiaen Centenary Series: Episode 2

Episode 2

Messiaen Centenary Series

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Messiaen Centenary Series, Episode 2Close menu

Louise Fryer introduces soprano Gweneth-Ann Jeffers in works by Messiaen and Debussy.

Louise Fryer introduces soprano Gweneth-Ann Jeffers and pianist Simon Lepper in Messiaen's Poemes pour Mi and Debussy's Cinq poemes de Baudelaire.

Louise Fryer introduces a recital given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall as part of the 2008 Messiaen centenary celebrations. Soprano Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, a noted Messiaen interpreter, is joined by pianist Simon Lepper for a performance of Poemes pour Mi, the composer's love song to his wife violinist and composer Claire Delbos - nicknamed Mi - as well as a work by Debussy.

Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano)
Simon Lepper (piano)

Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi
Debussy: Cinq poemes de Baudelaire.

Concerts given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall for the 2008 Messiaen centenary

A series of concerts given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall marking 2008's centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen

Afternoon on 3: Messiaen Centenary

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
2/4. From Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. 
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano) Messiaen Poemes pour Mi 
Debussy Cinq Poemes de Baudelaire 
2.00 Afternoon on 3: Messiaen in Context 
Today Robert Glenister reads Milton's HPensiero. Prokofiev Sinfonietta BBC NOW/Howard Shelley Albeniz, orch Carlos Surinach 
Three Pieces from Iberia: Malaga; El Polo; Eritaha Ulster Orchestra, conductor Adrian Leaper 
2.50 Mozart Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K466 BBC NOW, conductor Howard Shelley (piano) Honegger Symphony No 1 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Thierry Fischer

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 3: Messiaen in Context - Episode 3

Episode 3: Messiaen in Context - Episode 3

Messiaen in Context

Messiaen in Context - Episode 3

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

Louise Fryer presents music by Prokofiev, Albeniz, Mozart and Honegger.

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired, including Prokofiev, Albeniz, Mozart and Honegger. Plus Robert Glenister reading Milton's Il Penseroso.

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired as well as pieces by his contemporaries. Plus Robert Glenister reading John Milton's Il Penseroso.

Albeniz: El Corpus en Sevilla (Iberia, book 1)
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

Prokofiev: Sinfonietta
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Howard Shelley (conductor)

Albeniz, orch. Carlos Surinach: Malaga; Polo; Eritana (Iberia)
Ulster Orchestra
Adrian Leaper (conductor)

2.50pm
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Howard Shelley (piano/conductor)

Honegger: Symphony No 1
Ulster Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Messiaen: Fantaisie
Hebrides Ensemble

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

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 10/12/2008

From St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

Introit: Super flumina Babylonis (Palestrina)
Responses: Tomkins
Psalms: 53, 54, 55 (Smart, Turle, Stainer)
First Lesson: Isaiah 31
Office Hymn: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates (Wellington)
Canticles: Watson in E
Second Lesson: Matthew 15, vv1-20
Anthem: And I saw a new heaven (Bainton)
Final Hymn: Hills of the North, rejoice (Little Cornard)
Organ Voluntary: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV569 (Bach)

Assistant director of music: David Humphreys
Director of music: James Thomas.

From St Edmundsbury Cathedral. 
Introit: Super Flumina Babylonis (Palestrina). Responses: Tomkins Psalms 53, 54, 55 
(Smart, Turle, Stainer). First Lesson: Isaiah 31. 
Office Hymn: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (Wellington). Canticles: Watson in E. Second 
Lesson: Matthew 15, vv1-20. Anthem: And I Saw a New Heaven (Bainton). Final Hymn: Hills of the North, Rejoice (Little Cornard). Organ Voluntary: 
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland , BWV569 (Bach). Director of music James Thomas. 
Assistant director of music David Humphreys.

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: 10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 10/12/2008

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With member of the Razumovsky Ensemble and Peter Phillips.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With members of the Razumovsky academy and ensemble, plus Tallis Scholars director Peter Phillips talking about the group's future concerts.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the music world, including Oleg Kogan, director of the Razumovsky ensemble, with pianist Olga Sikovetsky, and students Ha Young Jung and Mikhail Nemstov from the Razumovsky academy.

And Peter Phillips, director of the Tallis Scholars, joins Sean in the studio to talk about their future concerts.

17:02	
MORTON GOULD 
Guaracha (Latin-American Symphonette)
Morton Gould and his Orchestra
RCA 09026 61505 2			
Tr. 19				
3’10*
		
17:06	
Bach 
Prelude & fugue no.6 in D minor, (WTC Bk 2) BWV.875
Helene Grimaud (piano)
DG 477 7978				
Tr. 8-9				
3’08*

17:09
CORNYSH
 Ave Maria 
Tallis Scholars
GIMMELL CDGIM 209					
3.13 

17:18 
Hieronymus Praetorius
In dulce jubilo
Tallis Scholars
director Peter Phillips
GIMMELL CDGIM 202		
CD 1 Tr. 12
3’31	

17:27	
SHEPPARD 
Verbum caro 
Tallis Scholars
GIMMELL CDGIM 210						
c.6’57


17:37	
MESSIAEN 
Le merle noir
Juliet Hurel (flute)
Helene Couvert (piano)
NAÏVE V 4925				
Tr. 5				
5’21*

17:43	
MOZART 
Divertimento in F, K.138
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)
APEX 2564 60153 2			
Tr. 7-9				
13’36*
		
17:57	
BARBER
Excursions (Two-Step)
Israela Margalit (piano)
EMI 2 34473 2	
Tr.17	
2’52	

18:03	
HENRY LAWES
In quel gelato core una voce
Robin Blaze (countertenor)
Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo)
HYPERION CDA 67589			
Tr. 14				
2’30*

18:08		
CUTHBERT HELY 
Saraband
Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
HYPERION CDA 67589				
Tr. 19			
1’00*


18:10
HONEGGER 
Cantate de Noel – extract
James Rutherford (baritone)
children from the choirs of Tewkesbury Abbey, Schola Cantorum;
and Dean Close School Chamber Choir
Robert Court (organ)
BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales
Thierry Fischer conductor
HYPERION CDA 67688			
Tr.18		start at 1’33
12’13)
			

18:26
LIVE 	
ROSSINI 
Duetto for Cello and Double Bass (1st movement)  		
Ha Young Jung (double bass)
Michail Nemtsov (cello)
5’48

18:38
LIVE	
PROKOFIEV 
Cello Sonata in C major 1st Movement 			
Oleg Kogan (cello)
Olga Sitkovetsky (piano)
11’02

18:51	
KALMAN
Tanzen möcht’ ich (The Gypsy Princess)
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Neidersterreich Tonkünstler Orchestra
Alfred Eschwé conductor
SONY 88697 28600 2		
Tr. 3			
3’31

18:54
GRIEG
Holberg Suite, opus 40 (Rigaudon)
 Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
conductor Paavo Jarvi
VIRGIN 344722 2			
Tr. 15			
4'32

With Sean Rafferty. Including after 6pm a reading from Milton's Comus.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Debussy, Messiaen

Performance on 3: Debussy, Messiaen: Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

Debussy, Messiaen

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Debussy, Messiaen, Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

The BBC NOW under Thierry Fischer. Debussy: La demoiselle elue. Messiaen: L'Ascension.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC NOW under Thierry Fischer. Debussy: La demoiselle elue, with Sandrine Piau (soprano). Messiaen: L'Ascension.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales celebrates the centenary of Olivier Messiaen with a concert under their chief conductor Thierry Fischer. The orchestra is joined by the Ladies of the BBC National Chorus of Wales and soloists Sandrine Piau and Madeleine Shaw for a performance of Debussy's La demoiselle elue - a setting of Rosetti's The Blessed Damozel, which depicts the entry of a dead woman's soul to Paradise.

A similar journey is taken in Messiaen's L'Ascension - an affirmation of Messiaen's Catholic beliefs conveyed in strong orchestral colour.

Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Madeleine Shaw (La recitante)
Catrin Finch (harp)
Ueli Wiget (piano)
Jacques Tchmenkerten (ondes martenot)
Ladies of the BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Debussy: La damoiselle elue
Messiaen: L'Ascension.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Thierry Fischer in music by Debussy and Messiaen

The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Thierry Fischer in a performance of music by Debussy and Messiaen

Performance on 3: Messiaen Centenary

Petroc Trelawny introduces tonight's concert live from St David 's Hall, Cardiff. Sandrine Piau (soprano), Madeleine Shaw 
(La Recitante), Catrin Finch (harp), Ueli Wiget 
(piano), Jacques Tchmenkerten (ondes martenot), BBC National Chorus of Wales (women's voices), BBC NOW, conductor Thierry Fischer Debussy La Damoiselle Elue Messiaen L'Ascension 
7.50 TWenty Minutes Petroc Trelawny is joined by Messiaen scholars Christopher Dingle and Caroline Rae to celebrate the composer's centenary day. 
8.10 Debussy Danse Sacree et Danse Profane 
Messiaen Trois Petites Liturgies de la Presence Divine

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: 10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, 10/12/2008

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny chairs a discussion on Messiaen.

In a programme from the foyer of St David's Hall, Petroc Trelawny is joined by Messiaen scholars Christopher Dingle and Caroline Rae to celebrate the composer's centenary.

In a programme from the foyer of St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny is joined by Messiaen scholars Christopher Dingle and Caroline Rae to celebrate the composer's centenary day.

They ask whether it is time to reassess our view of the composer, whose interests in nature and religious beliefs have been focused on to the exclusion of almost everything else.

Plus Messiaen at the organ, performing the movement which he totally reworked from the orchestral version of L'Ascension.

Performance on 3: Performance on 3: Debussy, Messiaen

Performance on 3: Debussy, Messiaen: Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 2

Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Debussy, Messiaen, Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 2

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, the BBC NOW in works by Debussy and Messiaen.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, the BBC NOW conducted by Thierry Fischer. Debussy: Danses sacree et profane. Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The concert concludes with two religious-themed works: Debussy's Danses sacree et profane, with harpist Catrin Finch joining the strings of the orchestra as soloist, and Messiaen's Trois petites liturgies for female chorus, ondes martenot, percussion and strings.

Catrin Finch (harp)
Ueli Wiget (piano)
Jacques Tchmenkerten (ondes martenot)
Ladies of the BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Debussy: Danses sacree et profane 
Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine.

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: 10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 10/12/2008

Anne McElvoy talks to Gilles Kepel about his vision for the future of Islam and the West.

Anne McElvoy talks to French scholar Gilles Kepel about his vision for a future of co-operation between Islam and the West, and the vital role Mediterranean alliances must play.

Anne McElvoy talks to distinguished French scholar Gilles Kepel, whose new book Beyond Terror and Martyrdom argues that the global clash between the neo-conservative world view of the War on Terror and the jihadist myth of martyrdom needs to be rethought and reimagined. He claims both narratives are bankrupt, arguing that building Mediterranean alliances is the key to resolving the tension between Islam and the West.

Anne McElvoy talks to the French scholar 
Gilles Kepel about his vision for a future of co-operation between Islam and the West. Producer Timothy Prosser

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 3

John Milton, the Essayist

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

Andreas Whittam Smith responds to Milton's Areopagitica, a defence of a free press.

Former editor of The Independent Andreas Whittam Smith responds to Milton's Areopagitica, a defence of the right to a free press and free thought.

Former editor of The Independent and president of the British Board of Film Classification Andreas Whittam Smith responds to Milton's Areopagitica, a defence of the right to a free press and free thought.

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 
3/5. Film censor Andreas Whittam Smith responds to Milton's call for print freedom in Areopagitica.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 10/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 10/12/2008

Fiona Talkington presents a music from Savina Yannatou, Farmers Market and Pedro de Cristo

Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including the voice of Greek singer Savina Yannatou, a new album from Norway's Farmers Market and Pedro de Cristo.

11:15
Farmers Market: The dismantling of the Soviet Onion made us cry
Taken from the album Surfin’ USSR
IPCRAC Recordings IPC101  

11:19
Benge: ARP2500
Taken from the album Twenty Systems  
Expanding records

11:22
Pedro de Cristo [Portuguese C16]: O Magnum Mysterium
Choir of Westminster Cathedral/James O’Donnell
Hyperion CDA 66512 
[Segue]
11:26
Trad. Serbian: Smilj Smiljana
Trad. Kazakhstan: Dunie-au
Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico
Taken from the album Songs of An Other
ECM 1772720 

11:34
Raga Hemant – gat in vilambit teental
Tejendra Majukdar – sarod
Subhankar Banerjee – tabla
Taken from the album Andaaz
Sense World 071 

00:57
Lodtschitze mini Maritza (Ferry cross the Mersey)
Dissident Harmony Sisters Camel Call
Farmers Market
Taken from the album Surfin’ USSR
IPCRAC Recordings IPC101  

00:04
Ry Cooder
I got Mine
Taken from the album The Ry Cooder Anthology The UFO has landed
Rhino

00:09
Trad: Julvia från Älvdalen
Berglslagsul Vals  
Swedish EBU Christmas Concert

00:14
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Psophos quartet
Zig Zag 70502   
[Segue]
00:25
Prelude II [after d’anglebert]
Mark Wingfield (elecrric guitar) Jane Chapman (harpsichord
Taken from the album Three Windows 
Dark Energy Music DEM07

00:29
Benge: Moog Polymoog
Taken from the album Twenty Systems  
Expanding records

00:33
Kamanceh Improvisation  
Furkan Bilgi (Kemençe)
BBC Recording
http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/symphonyorchestra/learning/diverseorchestras_turkey.shtml

00:39
Jeg synger julekvad
Iver Kleive
Taken from the album Hyrdenes  tilbedelse
KirkeligKulturverkstad FXCD  TR 10

00:42
Huntsville: Arrow and rain
Taken from the album Eco, Arches and Eras
Rune Grammofon  RCD 2079

Featuring Greek singer Savina Yannatou , Norway's Farmers Market and electronic artist Benge's history of the synthesiser. With Fiona Talkington.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 11/12/2008

11/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 11/12/2008

Jonathan Swain presents music by Enescu, Prokofiev, Geijer, Beethoven, Blow and Vivaldi.

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Enescu, Prokofiev, Geijer, Beethoven, Blow, Visee, Vivaldi, WF Bach, Kelemen, Berwald, Ravel, Norman, Mozart, Wagner, Gabrieli and Mozetich.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Enescu, George (1881-1955): Concert Overture in A, Op 32 (sur des themes dans le caractere populaire roumain)
1.10am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26
1.38am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 2 in D, Op 73
Annerose Schmidt (piano)
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert Kegel (conductor)

2.15am
Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847): Piano Sonata in F (four hands)
Stefan Bojsten, Anders Kilstrom (piano)

2.36am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Wellingtons Sieg/Die Schlacht bei Vittoria, Op 91 (Battle Symphony)
Octophoros
Paul Dombrecht (conductor)

2.52am
Blow, John (1649-1708): Venus and Adonis - a Masque for the Entertainment of the King
Venus ...... Evelyn Tubb (soprano)
Venus ...... Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Adonis ...... Richard Wistriech (bass)
London Oratory Junior Choir
Choir and Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (conductor)

4.00am
Visee, Robert de (c.1655-c.1723): Suite in A
Yasunori Imamura (theorbo)

4.14am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in F minor, RV 297 (Winter - The Four Seasons)
Concerto Copenhagen
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin/conductor)

4.23am
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784): Fugue in C minor; Fugue in F
Stef Tuinstra (organ)

4.34am
Kelemen, Milko (b.1924): Divertimento for strings
Zagreb Radio Symphony Orchestra
Igor Gjadrov (conductor)

4.43am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): Fantasia for piano on two Swedish Folksongs
Lucia Negro (piano)

4.53am
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684): Sinfonia a 4
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

5.00am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) orch. Brewaeys: La cathedrale engloutie (Preludes - Book 1)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Daniele Callegari (conductor)

5.06am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Introduction and allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet
Tinka Muradori (flute)
Josip Nochta (clarinet)
Paula Ursic (harp)
Zagreb String Quartet

5.18am
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885): Rosa rorans bonitatem, Op 45
Eva Wedin (mezzo-soprano)
Swedish Radio Choir
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gustaf Sjokvist (conductor)

5.26am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sonata in E minor, Wq 59 No 1
Andreas Staier (pianoforte)

5.35am
Crusell, Bernhard Henrik (1775-1838): Introduction et Air Suedois (Introduction and Variations on a Swedish Drinking Song), Op 12
Anne-Marja Korimaa (clarinet)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

5.46am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni)
Russell Braun (baritone)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.48am
Mozart: La ci darem la mano, la mi dirai di si (Don Giovanni)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano)
Russell Braun (baritone)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.52am
Mozart: Ah, fuggi il traditor (Don Giovanni)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.53am
Merikanto, Oscar (1868-1924): Improvisation, Op 76 No 3
Eero Heinonen (piano)

6.00am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Overture and Venusberg music - concert version (Tannhauser)
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec
Franz Paul Decker (conductor)

6.22am
Gabrieli, Andrea (1532/3-1585): Aria della battaglia a 8
Theatrum Instrumentorum
Stefano Innocenti (conductor)

6.33am
Mozetich, Marjan (b.1948): The Passion of Angels - Concerto for two harps and orchestra
Nora Bumanis, Julia Shaw (harps)
Marc Destrube (violin)
Diane Berthelsdorf (cello)
Roger Cole (oboe)
Christopher Millard (bassoon)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

6.54am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Psalm 23 (Gott ist mein Hirt) for high voices and piano, D706
Stephen Betteridge (piano)
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. 
Enescu Concert Overture surdes Themes dans le Caractère Populaire Roumain Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 Brahms Symphony No 2 in D 2.15 Geijer Sonata in F minor (piano four hands) 2.36 Beethoven Wellington's Victory, Op 912.52 Blow Venus and Adonis 4.00 Visée Suite in A 4.14 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor, RV297 (Winter) (The Four Seasons) 4.23 WF Bach Fugue in C minor; Fugue in F 4.34 Milko Kelemen Divertimento for strings 4.43 Berwald Fantasia on two Swedish Folk 
Songs 4.53 Rosenmuller Sinfonia a 4 5.00 Debussy, orch Luc Brewaeys La Cathédrale Engloutie (Preludes, Book 1) 5.06 Ravel Introduction and Allegro 5.18 
Norman Rosa Rorans Bonitatem, Op 45 5.26 CPE Bach Sonata in E minor, Wq59 No 15.35 Crusell Introduction et Air Suèdois, Op 12 5.46 Mozart Don Giovanni (excerpts) 
5.53 Merikanto Improvisation, Op 76 No 3 
6.00 Wagner Overture and Venusberg Music 
(Tannhauser) 6.22 A Gabrieli Aria della Battaglia 
6.33 Marjan Mozetich Concerto for two harps and orchestra (The Passion of Angels) 
6.54 Schubert Gott ist mein Hirt, D706

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