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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 12/12/2008

12/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 12/12/2008

Rob Cowan presents music, including Mendelssohn, Tartini, Weber, Saint-Saens and Sibelius.

With Rob Cowan. Including Mendelssohn: Overture (The Marriage of Camacho). Tartini: Pastorale in A. Weber: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (Der Freischutz). Gluck: Don Juan (excerpts).

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


07:03

GRIEG 
Symphonic Dance No 1, op 64
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Bergland, conductor
EMI 724358651324   CD 1  Tr 10


07:10

PAGANINI 
Duetto No 1 for violin and cello
Rudens Turku, violin
Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
AVIE AV2124	  Tr 10-11


07:19

J.C.BACH
Overture: Catone in Utica
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
PHILIPS 446569-2    Tr1


07:25

DEBUSSY
Nocturne et Scherzo
Steven Isserlis, cello
Thomas Ades, piano
RCA 09026689282   Tr 3


07:31

MENDELSSOHN
Overture: The Marriage of Camacho, op.10
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
RCA 07863579052   Tr 1


07:39

SCHUMANN
Ein Sumpf zieht am Gebirge hin from Szenen aus Goethes Faust
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
DECCA 4672632   Tr 9


07:46

TARTINI
Pastorale in A major
The Locatelli Trio
HYPERION CDD22061   CD 1  Tr 10-12


07:55

BUCALOSSI
The Grasshopper’s Dance
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
WARNER 256462020-2   Tr 5


08:03

BACH
Fugue in G major, BWV 577	
Peter Hurford, organ.
LONDON 4444102   CD 3   Tr 6


08:07

MASSENET
Navarraise from Le Cid
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
EMI 7637382   Tr 5


08:11

WEBER
Wie nahte mir der Schlummer from Der Freischutz
Elisabeth Grummer, Agathe
BPO
Joseph Keilberth, conductor
EMI 5099920882129   CD 1  Tr 18


08:20

GERSHWIN trans Stone
Cuban Overture
Peter Donohoe, piano
Martin Roscoe, piano
CARLTON 3036600682   Tr 1


08:32

John MILTON
When the Assault Was Intended to the City
Read by Robert Glenister


08:33

SIBELIUS
Pelleas et Melisande – The Death of Melisande
Royal PO
Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
EMI5096922   Tr 8


08:41

GLUCK
Extracts from: Don Juan
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
WARNER 256469562-0   CD 4   Tr 46-54


08:55

SINATRA
I’ll be home for Christmas
Frank Sinatra
CAPITOL 72435-42210-2-6	Tr 19


08:57

BUXTEHUDE
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus, BuxWV92
Hans Jorg Mammel, tenor
La Fenice
Jean Tubery, director			
ALPHA 113    Tr 3


09:05

BERNSTEIN
Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
EMI 2344612    Tr 25-27


09:12

SAINT-SAENS
Theme Varie, op. 97
Piers Lane, piano
HYPERION CDA67037   Tr 22


09:20

BELLINI
Casta Diva from Norma
Renee Fleming, soprano
London Voices
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
DECCA 4670492   Tr 13


09:28

TRAD
Click Song (Quongqothwane)
Miriam Makeba with the Manhattan Brothers
WRASSE 062	  Tr 5


09:31

BEETHOVEN
Duo for 2 Flutes in G major
Patrick Gallois, flute
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute								
DG 453772-2	   CD 6   Tr 17-18


09:37

John MILTON
Fairfax 
Read by Robert Glenister


09:38

WAGNER
Siegfried – Prelude Act 3
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
DECCA 414 110-2   CD 3   Tr 10


09:41

SIBELIUS
Cassazione, op. 6
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor								
BIS 1445    Tr 4


09:54

ALBENIZ
Sevilla from Suite Espanola, op 181
Jose Iturbi, piano
EMI 094635180428   CD 1 Tr 6

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

Presented by Rob Cowan. Including Bach Dances at 8.00 and two Milton sonnets on war. 
Music includes: 7.00-8.30: Mendelssohn Overture: The Marriage of Camacho Tartini Pastorale in Weber WienahtemirderSchlummer (Der Freischutz) 
8.30-10.00: Gluck Don Juan (excerpts) Saint-Saens Theme Varie, Op 97 Sibelius Cassazione , Op 6

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 12/12/2008

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

Including music by Serly, Liszt, Bartok, Handel, Strauss, Wagner, Debussy and Tchaikovsky.

With James Jolly. Including Serly: Rhapsody. Liszt: Via Crucis (opening). Bartok: Piano Concerto No 3. Handel: Trio Sonata in F, Op 2. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite. Debussy: Sonata.

With James Jolly.

10.00 Serly   Rhapsody 
Rivka Golani (viola)
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Ligeti (conductor)
CONIFER CDCF 189

10.11* Liszt	   Via Crucis (opening)
 Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Harriet Webb (mezzo), Jeanette Ager (contralto), 
John Bowley (tenor), Leigh Melfrose (baritone), Nicholas Warden (bass), 
Corydon Singers, Thomas Trotter (organ), Matthew Best (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67199 

10.27* Bartok   Piano Concerto no 3 Sz119
Gyorgy Sandor (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
PEARL GEMM 0173

10.49* Handel   Trio Sonata op 2 no 4 in F major	
Palladian Ensemble
LINN CKD 050 

11.02* Strauss   Rosenkavalier Suite
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SBK 62650 

11.26* Wagner   Als du I kuhnem Sange uns bestrittest (Tannhauser)
Friedrich Schorr (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, Albert Coates (conductor)
PREISER 89214 CD 1 tk 3 

11.30* Debussy   Sonata for violin & piano
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Bela Bartok (piano)
VANGUARD 08800871 

11.43* Tchaikovsky   1812 Overture
University of Minnesota Brass Band
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati (conductor)
MERCURY 416 448 2

With James Jolly. 
Serly Rhapsody Rivka Golani (viola), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andras Ligeti 
10.11 Liszt Via Crucis (opening) Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Harriet Webb (mezzo), Jeanette Ager (mezzo), John Bowley (tenor), Leigh Melrose 
(baritone), Nicholas Warden (bass), Corydon Singers, Thomas Trotter (organ), conductor Matthew Best 
10.27 Bartok Piano Concerto No 3 
Gyorgy Sandor , Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Eugene Ormandy 
10.49 Handel Trio Sonata in F Op 2 No 4 
11.02 Strauss Suite: Der Rosenkavalier 
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy 
11.26 Wagner Als du in kuhnem Sange uns bestrittest (Tannhauser) Friedrich Schorr (baritone), LSO, conductor Albert Coates 
11.30 Debussy Sonata 
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Bela Bartok (piano) 
11.43 Tchaikovsky Overture: 1812 
Unversity of Minnesota Brass Band, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati

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 5: The Dusseldorf Years

Episode 5

Episode 5: The Dusseldorf Years

Robert Schumann

The Dusseldorf Years

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Robert Schumann, The Dusseldorf Years

Donald Macleod explores how Clara Schumann coped with her husband's decline.

Donald Macleod explores how Clara Schumann coped with her husband's decline, and how Brahms became a vital friend during Schumann's years in the asylum at Endenich.

In the company of pianist Lucy Parham, Donald discovers how Clara coped with her husband's decline, and how Brahms became a vital friend during Schumann's years at the asylum in Endenich. Including music reflecting Schumann's mental illness and a vintage recording of his violin concerto, which Clara and Brahms tried to ban from being published.

Traumerei
Lucy Parham (piano)
CD RSB 202 - Tr 7

Hostias; Sanctus (Requiem, Op 148)
Helen Donath (soprano)
Dusseldorf Musikverein Chorus
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra
Bernhard Klee (conductor)
EMI CDC 7491642 - Trs 7, 8

5 Gesange der Fruhe for piano, Op 133
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
DG 471 370-1 - Trs 10-14

Violin Concerto in D minor
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Philharmonic Symphony of New York
John Barbirolli (conductor)
Naxos 8.110966 - Trs 1-3

Zum Schluss
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Julius Drake (piano)
Chandos CHAN 9307 - Tr 26.

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

5/5. The Dusseldorf Years. In the company of Lucy Parham , Donald Macleod discovers how 
Clara coped with her husband's decline, and how Brahms became a vital friend during Schumann's years at the asylum in Enderich. Included is a vintage recording of his violin concerto that Clara and Brahms tried to ban from being published. Traumerei Lucy Parham (piano) 
Hostias and Sanctus (Requiem, Op 148) 
Helen Donath (soprano), Dusseldorf Musikverein Chorus, Dusseldorf SO, conductor Bernhard Klee Funf Gesange der Fruhe, Op 133 Maurizio Pollini (piano) 
Violin Concerto in D minor 
Yehudi Menuhin , Philharmonic Symphony of New York, conductor John Barbirolli Zum Schluss Ian Partridge (tenor), Julius Drake (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 4

Episode 4

Messiaen Centenary Series

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Messiaen Centenary Series, Episode 4Close menu

With Louise Fryer. Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe (pianos). Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen.

Louise Fryer presents pianists Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe in Messiaen's Visions de l'Amen, the composer's first great religious piano cycle, from 1942.

Louise Fryer introduces a recital from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall as part of the 2008 Messiaen centenary celebrations, with pianists Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe performing the composer's first great religious piano cycle, from 1942. Messiaen gave the first performance himself, with the gifted student 19-year-old Yvonne Loriod - his future second wife -  in front of a strictly invited audience in occupied Paris.

Peter Donohoe, Martin Roscoe (pianos)

Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen.

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 
4/4. The last of four concerts this week from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. 
Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe (pianos) Messiaen Visions de l'Amen 
2.00 Afternoon on 3: Messiaen in Context The final John Milton poem this week is On the Morning of Christ's Nativity read by Robert Glenister. Francaix Symphony in G 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Paul Watkins 
Barber Second Essay BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Edwin Outwater 
2.43 Debussy Preludes Book 2 Alexander Melnikov (piano) 
William Schuman New England Triptych BBC NOW, conductor Edwin Outwater 
Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor Emmanuelle 
Bertrand, BBC NOW, conductor Grant Llewellyn 
3.48 Walter Piston Symphony No 2 BBC NOW, conductor Edwin Outwater 
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin BBC Scottish 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michal Dworzynski

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 5: Messiaen in Context - Episode 5

Episode 5: Messiaen in Context - Episode 5

Messiaen in Context

Messiaen in Context - Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Messiaen in Context, Messiaen in Context - Episode 5

Louise Fryer presents music by Francaix, Barber, Debussy, William Schuman, Lalo and Ravel.

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired, including Francaix, Barber, Debussy, William Schuman, Lalo, Piston and Ravel. Plus a Milton poem read by Robert Glenister.

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired as well as pieces by his contemporaries. Plus John Milton's poem On the Morning of Christ's Nativity, read by Robert Glenister.

Messiaen: Theme et Variations
Hebrides Ensemble

Francaix: Symphony in G
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Barber: Second Essay
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Edwin Outwater (conductor)

2.43pm
Debussy: Preludes, Book 2
Alexander Melnikov (piano)

William Schuman: New England Triptych
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Edwin Outwater (conductor)

Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

3.48pm
Walter Piston: Symphony No 2
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Edwin Outwater (conductor)

Debussy: Sonata in G minor for violin and piano
Janine Jansen (violin)
David Kuyken (piano)

Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Michal Dworzynski (conductor).

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: 12/12/2008

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

Presented by Sean Rafferty. After 6.00pm, The Genius of the Woods, from Milton's Arcades.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. After 6.00pm, The Genius of the Woods, from Milton's Arcades.

17:02	
TCHAIKOVKSY 
The Nutcracker (Overture)
Kirov Orchestra 
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 462 1142 
Track 1
3’13

17.06	
WALTON  
Jubilate Deo
James Vivian (organ) 
Stephen Layton (conductor) 
HYPERION CDA67330
Track 9    
3’23

17.10	
CHOPIN arr. Ottilie Sutro 
Nocturne in E Flat, Opus 9, No.2 (Transcribed for two pianos)
Anthony Goldstone (piano)
Caroline Clemmow (piano)
DIVINE ART DDA25070 
Track 8
4’06

17.15
TCHAIKOVSKY 
The Nutcracker (Scene & Waltz of the Snowflakes) 	
Kirov Orchestra & Chorus, St Petersburg
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 4621142 
Track 10  
6’04

17.26 
TCHAKOVKSY  
The Nutcracker (Character Dances – chocolate, coffee, tea)	
Kirov Orchestra & Chorus, St Petersburg
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 4621142 
Tracks 13-15
5’28

17.37
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (Pas de deux and closing Waltz) 
Kirov Orchestra & Chorus, St Petersburg
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 4621142 
Tracks 20-24
13’54

17:54
BYRD
Laudibus in Sanctus
Stile Antico
Harmonia Mundi MHU 807463
Track 20
5’30

18.05
PURCELL 
Fantasia VII in C Minor 	
Hesperion XX 
Jordi Savall 
ASTREE E8536 
Track 9 
4’19

18.11 
BACH 
Orchestral Suite No.1 in C BWV 1066 (Overture)		
European Union Baroque Orchestra 
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director/harpsichord)
THE GIFT OF MUSIC CCL CDG 1211 
Track 17
5’49

18.24 
JOHANN ABRAHAM PETER SCHULZ 
Six Diverses pieces pour le clavecin (Allegretto) 
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
DACAPO 8.226040 
Track 11
3’50

18.31
FUX 
Overture a 7 in D
Gigue & Aria 
European Union Baroque Orchestra 
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director/harpsichord)
THE GIFT OF MUSIC CCL CDG 1211 
Tracks 14-16 
5’32

18.37 
DEBUSSY 
Gradus As Parnassum
Livia Rev (piano)
HYPERION CDH55194
Track 22
2’13

18.40	
BRITTEN 
Missa Brevis in D Op.63
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
James O’Donnell (organ)
David Hill (director) 
HYPERION CDA 66220 
Track 13 
10’44

18.51 
POULENC
Three Novelettes (No 1 in C major)
Pascal Rogé (piano)
DECCA 417 438 2
Track 12
2’33

18.55
MOZART 
Church Sonata in C Major K329/317a
Amsterdam Mozart Players
Peter Hurford (organ) 
DECCA 421 2972 
Track 17 
4’09

With Sean Rafferty , including after 6pm Milton's The Genius of the Woods.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: 12/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 12/12/2008

BBC SSO/George Benjamin in Messiaen. Yvonne Loriod (piano) in Albeniz: Almeria (Iberia 2).

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. The BBC SSO conducted by George Benjamin in Messiaen's Des canyons aux etoiles. Plus Yvonne Loriod (piano) in Albeniz's Almeria (Iberia, Book 2).

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

As part of the 2008 celebration of the centenary of the birth of French composer Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin - a former Messiaen pupil - conducts one of the composer's seminal works Des canyons aux etoiles - his musical image of Utah's Bryce Canyon.

Messiaen: Des canyons aux etoiles
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
George Benjamin (conductor)

Followed by a focus on pianist Yvonne Loriod:

Albeniz: Almeria (Iberia, Book 2)
Yvonne Loriod (piano).

Performance on 3: Messiaen Centenary

Olivier Messiaen 's centenary celebrations continue with his musical evocation of Utah's Bryce Canyon. Presented by Petroc Trelawny . BBCSSO, conductor George Benjamin Messiaen Des Canyons aux Etoiles Followed by: Albeniz Almeria  (Iberia, Book 2) Yvonne Loriod (piano)

The Verb

BBC Radio 4

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

The Verb: 12/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 12/12/2008

With Ian McMillan. Featuring author Anthony Horowitz with a new commission.

Ian McMillan's guests include Anthony Horowitz, the best-selling novelist and creator of teenage spy Alex Rider and popular TV drama series Foyle's War.

Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language, with guests including Anthony Horowitz, the best-selling novelist and creator of teenage spy Alex Rider and popular TV drama series Foyle's War. Known for writing adventure-packed tales of danger and heroism, Horowitz has written a new mini-drama especially for the programme about Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Ian McMillan 's guests include Anthony Horowitz , the bestselling novelist and creator of teenage spy Alex Rider and TV drama series Foyle's War. Known for writing adventure-packed tales of danger and heroism, Horowitz contributes a new mini-drama about Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Producer Laura Thomas

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: John Milton, the Essayist

The Essay: John Milton, the Essayist: Episode 5

John Milton, the Essayist

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, John Milton, the Essayist, Episode 5

Annabel Patterson considers the influence of Milton's writings on America.

Annabel Patterson considers the impact of Milton on figures such as US presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and the influence he still has in America today.

Annabel Patterson, a professor of English at Yale University, considers the impact the poet and pamphleteer had on figures such as American presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and the influence he still exercises in America today.

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 
5/5. To conclude the series of essays on Milton, 
Annabel Patterson , Sterling Professor of English, Emeritus, at Yale University, considers his impact on such figures as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams - and the influence he has in America today.

World on 3

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

World on 3: 12/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, 12/12/2008

Mary Ann Kennedy presents highlights from the 2008 Kaustinen Festival in Finland.

Mary Ann Kennedy presents the latest releases of world music, blues, folk and gospel, and highlights from the 2008 Kaustinen Festival in Finland.

World on 3

Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy
Produced by Roger Short

Tel 020 7765 4661
Fax 020 7765 5052 
e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk

Friday 12th December

Trad, Arr. Mamou Playboys: La Pointe aux pins (Pine Point)
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Album: The Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Rounder 11661-6117-2

Franco Luambo: Alimatou
Frano & le TPOK Jazz
Album: Francophonic
Sterns Africa STCD3041-42

Akendengue: Nos langues de bois
Pierre Akendengue
Album: Vérité d’Afrique
Lusafrica 562252

James Robson: The Pitman’s Happy Times
Megson
Album: Take yourself a Wife
EDJ records EDJ015

Mairi Mhor: Òran Sàrachaidh
Catherine Ann MacPhee
Album: Catherine Ann MacPhee sings Mairi Mhor
Greentrax CDTRAX070

Trad, Arr. Bain: The Teetotaler’s Reel/The Fairy Dance
Aly Bain
Album: The Best of Aly Bain
Whirlie Records WHIRLIECD14

Sytyke: Red Hot Balsam  
Pauliina Syrjälä
Recorded at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 2008 

Trad, Arr. Alkula: Lullaby
Eva Alkula (kantele); Tomoya nakai (koto)
Recorded at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 2008 

Anttti Järvelä-Erik Öst, Arr. Frigg: Polka International de Lousiane-Fantomen
Frigg 
Recorded at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 2008 

Trad: Mi Suegra, la negra (my mother-in-law, the evil one)
Los Destarrados
Album: Miradores
Crusoe Records CRU002CD

Chao: Me Llaman Calle
Manu Chao
Album: La Radiolina
Because BEC5772125

Arr. Ram: Chita La
Ram III
Album: Kite yo Pale
Delta records DR 2033

Perry: International Broadcaster
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry; Roots Manuva; L.S.K.
Album: The Mighty Upsetter
ONU Sound ONUCD1002

Miller: It wasn’t god who made Honky Tonk Angels
Kitty Wells
Album: This record is not to be Broadcast -75 records banned by the BBC
Acrobat Music ACTRCD9015

Auer/Delago: Another Change
Manu Delago; Christoph Auer
Album: Living Room
Sessionwork Records SWR 02/07

Ainslie/Henderson: Break (Fairly Funky Mix)
Ross Ainslie; Jarlath Henderson; DJ Dolphin Boy
Album: Dolphin Boy Vertical Variations
Vertigo Records VERTCD087

Airi Hautamäki: Happiness Waltz
Trad: Sielu Nestu’s Polka
Airi Hautamäki’s two-rows
Recorded at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 2008

Trad, Arr. Kivimäki: The Thread of Life
Haka Ensemble
Recorded at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 2008

Trad, Arr. Alakotila/Järvelä: Antin Mikko
JPP
Recorded at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 2008

Nokuthembela Maka: Idresi (Straight line)
The Dizu Plaatijies Ibuyumbo Ensemble
Album: African Kings 
Mountain Records MOU7575D

Trad/Moray/Bubbz: Lucy Wan
Jim Moray; MC Bubbz
Album: Low Culture
NIAG NIBL007

Bonga: Bairro
Barceló Bonga; Dikanza & Surdo (vocals); 
Carlitos Chiemba (bass); Betinho Feijó (guitar); Jorge Cervantes (flute)
Album: Bairro
Lusafrica 562212

Trad, Arr. McQuaid: The Chickens they are crowing
Sarah McQuaid
Album: I won’t go home ‘til morning
IMRO SMQCD002

Makeba: Icala
Miriam Makeba
Album: Sangoma
Warner 7599256732

Highlights from the 2008 Kaustinen Festival in Finland. With Mary Ann Kennedy. Producer Roger Short

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 13/12/2008

13/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 13/12/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Mussorgsky, Grieg, Brahms, Ravel, Tchaikovsky.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Mussorgsky, Grieg, Brahms, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Reger, Bach, Saint-Saens, Haydn, Schubert, Byrd, Chopin, Lassus, Villa-Lobos and Gershwin.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881): Night on a Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

1.14am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16
Boris Berezovsky (piano)
Oslo Philharmonic
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

1.42am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68
Oslo Philharmonic
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

2.27am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Sonatine
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

2.40am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27
Yggdrasil Quartet

3.17am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): 3 Songs from Op 6
Mikael Axelsson (bass)
Niklas Sivelov (piano)

3.29am
Reger, Max (1873-1916): Four Tone Poems after Arnold Bocklin, Op 128
Philippe Koch (violin)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Olaf Henzold (conductor)

3.58am
Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621): Renaissance Concerto
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

4.03am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Risor Festival Strings

4.13am
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921): Saltarelle, Op 74
Lamentabile Consort

4.19am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Two Marches in E flat for wind
Bratislavska Komorna Harmonia
Justus Pavlik (director)

4.26am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Second Waltz (Second Jazz Suite)
Eolina Quartet:
Vessela Jeleva (harp)
Nikolay Koev (flute)
Stefan Trayanov (piano)
Vladislav Andonov (viola)

4.30am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Piano Sonata No 15 in C, D840
Alfred Brendel (piano)

4.51am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Overture (La forza del destino)
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Chi-Yong Chung (conductor)

5.00am
Hartmann, Johann Peter Emilius (1805-1900), arr. Gunther/Teuber: Blomstre som en rosengard (Blooming like a rose garden)
Fionian Chamber Choir
Alice Granum (director)

5.05am
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623): Pavana lachrimae (after John Dowland) for keyboard, MB 28 54
Aapo Hakkinen (harpsichord)

5.13am
Walton, William (1902-1983): Death of Falstaff; Touch her soft lips and part (Two Pieces for Strings)
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

5.18am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Ballade No 1, Op 23
Hinko Haas (piano)

5.28am
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937): Penthesilea for soprano and orchestra
Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano)
Orchestre National de France
Hans Graf (conductor)

5.34am
Lassus, Orlando (1532-1594): Jubilate deo; Io ti voria; Tristis est anima mea
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Paul van Nevel (conductor)

5.40am
Anon (17th century): Andante from the archives of the Franciscan monastery in Klanjec, Croatia
Ana Pokos (organ)

5.44am
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959): Bachianas Brasileiras No 9 for string orchestra
Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan
Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor)

5.53am
Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm (1867-1942): Flowers from Froso for piano, Book 2
Johan Ullen (piano)

6.18am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937), arr. Bengt-Ake Lundin: Rhapsody in Blue
Staffan Sjoholm (double bass)
Bengt-Ake Lundin (piano)
New Stenhammar String Quartet

6.36am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 96 in D (Miracle)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. 
Musorqsky Night on the Bare Mountain Grieg Piano 
Concerto in A minor Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor 
2.27 Ravel Sonatine 2.40 Grieg String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27 3.17 Tchaikovsky Three Songs (Op 6) 
3.29 RegerFour Tone Poems after Arnold Bocklin , Op 128 
3.58 Praetorius Renaissance Concerto 4.03 Bach 
Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV1056 4.13 Saint-Saens Saltarelle, Op 74 4.19 Haydn Two Marches in E fiat for wind 4.26 Shostakovich Waltz No 2 (Second Jazz Suite) 
4.30 Schubert Piano Sonata in C, D840 4.51 Verdi 
Overture: La Forza del Destino 5.00 Hartmann Blooming like a Rose Garden 5.05 Byrd Pavana Lachrimae (after John Dowland) 5.13 Walton Death ofFalstaft, Touch Her Soft Lips and Part 5.18 Chopin Ballade No I in G minor, Op 23 5.28 Szymanowski Penthesilea 5.34 Lassus 
Jubilate Deo; to Ti Voria; Tristis Est Anima Mea 5.40 Anon Andante 5.44 Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 9 
5.53 Peterson-Berger Frosoblomster 6.18 Gershwin 
Rhapsody in Blue 636 Haydn Symphony No 96 in D (Miracle)

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