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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Sara Mohr-Pietsch

15/12/2008

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Purcell, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including Purcell: Fantazia in F upon one note for five instruments. Haydn: Piano Sonata in B flat, H XVI 41. Stravinsky: Faun and shepherdess.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

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


07:03

PURCELL
Fantazia upon one note for 5 instruments (Z.745) in F major  
Hesperion XX
ASTREE E 8536  Tr.1


07:06

CHABRIER
Espana
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
DG 423 698-2  Tr.1


07:13

BYRD
Miserere mihi, Domine
Stile Antico
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU907419 Tr.11


07:16

HAYDN
Sonata for piano (H.16.41) in B flat major  
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
HYPERION CDA67554  CD.1 Tr.9-10


07:27

BRAHMS
Wiegenlied
Bernarda Fink, mezzo
Roger Vignoles, piano
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901926  Tr.31


07:31

DVORAK
Nocturne (Op.40) in B major 
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
PHILIPS 476 2179  Tr.11


07:39

SCHUBERT
Impromptus D935 No.1 in F minor
Imogen Cooper, piano
OTTAVO OTR C88817  Tr.5


07:50

DOWLAND
Sorrow stay
John Harle, saxophone
John Lenehan, harpsichord
UNICORN KANCHANA DKP(CD)9160  Tr.16


07:55

BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance No.6 in D
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
PHILIPS 422 477-2  Tr.6


08:03

BACH
“Gloria in excelsis… Et in terra pax” from Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
ARCHIV 469 7772  CD.8 Tr.4-5



08:10	

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Sheherazade Op.35 - The Sea and Sinbad's ship 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
TELDEC 8573-82127-2  CD.1 Tr.1


08:21

CHOPIN
Mazurka Op.17 no.1 in B flat major
Richard Goode, piano
NONESUCH 7559-79452-2  Tr.6


08:24

MOZART
La Clemenza di Tito - opera in 2 acts (K.621)   
        Act 1, no.9; Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio (Aria)  
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
DG 477 7077  CD.1 Tr.6


08:32

MENDELSSOHN
A Midsummer night's dream - incidental music (Op.61)   
        Overture (Op.21)  
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
TELDEC 9031-74882-2 Tr.1


08:45

ANONYMOUS
Pulcherrima rosa 
Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek, saxophone
ECM NEW SERIES 1525 445 369-2  Tr.7




08:52

FINZI
O mistress mine; It was a lover and his lass (from Op.18)
Christopher Maltman, baritone
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
HYPERION CDA67065  Tr.17-18


08:58

BACH arr Rodolfo Richter
Fugue from WTC BWV 892
The Bach Players
HYPHEN PRESS MUSIC 001  Tr.23


09:02

POULENC
Suite francaise [after Gervaise] vers. for wind, perc, hpcd 
French National Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
DECCA 475 7930  CD.5 Tr.1-7


09:15

RACHMANINOV
Etudes-tableaux (Op.39) no.5 in E flat minor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
DECCA 00289 475 8512  CD.1 Tr.11


09:20

HANDEL
Concerto grosso (Op.6`2) in F major
Arte dei Suonatori
Martin gester, director
BIS-SACD-1705/6  CD.1 Tr.6-9


09:34

STRAVINSKY
Faun and shepherdess - song suite for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (Op.2)  
Mary Simmons, mezzo-soprano
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky, conductor
SONY SM2K 46 298  CD.2 Tr.1-3


09:44

Albeniz/Godowsky
Tango
Stephen Hough, piano
HYPERION CDA67565  Tr.14


09:48

Smetana
The Peasant Woman
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 10413  Tr.5


09:52	

PUCCINI
Edgar - Act 3 Prelude
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
DECCA 417 979-2  Tr.5


09:56

Ejnar Eklof
Morgon
Swedish Radio Orchestra
Nils Grevillius, conductor
BLUEBELL ABCD066 Tr.2

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

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch . Including Bach Dances at 8.00. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Purcell Fantazia in Fupon one note 
Hesperion XX Haydn Piano Sonata in B flat, H XVI 41 Marc-André 
Hamelin Mozart Parto , Parto, Ma Tu Ben Mio (La Clemenza di Tito) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), English 
Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
8.30-10.00: Mendelssohn Overture: Midsummer Night's Dream Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt Anon Pulcherrima Rosa Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Hilliard Ensemble Igor Stravinsky Faun and Shepherdess, Op 2 Mary Simmons (mezzo), CBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer

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

James Jolly presents music by Vivaldi, Cage, Finzi, Bartok, Berlioz and Rachmaninov.

With James Jolly. Including Vivaldi: Concerto in E, RV269. Cage: Imaginary Landscape No 1. Finzi: Till Earth Outwears. Bartok: String Quartet No 4. Berlioz: La captive.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Vivaldi: Concerto in E, RV269 (La primavera)
Amandine Beyer (violin)
Gli Incogniti

10.10am
Cage: Imaginary Landscape No 1
Ensemble Negativa
Rainer Riehn (conductor)

10.19am
Finzi: Till Earth Outwears, Op 19a
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Iain Burnside (piano)

10.37am
Bartok: String Quartet No 4
Belcea Quartet

11.02am
Berlioz: La captive
Lani Poulson (mezzo-soprano)
SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor)

11.10am
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1 in D minor
The Building a Library recommendation.

With James Jolly.

Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E, RV269 (La Primavera) - Amandine Beyer, Gli Incogniti

10.10 Cage Imaginary Landscape No 1 - Ensemble Negativa, conductor Rainer Riehn

10.19 Finzi Till Earth Outwears, Op 19a - John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Iain Burnside (piano)

10.37 Bartok String Quartet No 4 - Belcea Quartet

11.02 Berlioz La Captive - Lani Poulson (mezzo), SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden und Freiburg, conductor Sylvain Cambreling

11.10 Rachmaninov Symphony No 1 in D minor
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: The Neapolitan Golden Age

Composer of the Week: The Neapolitan Golden Age: Episode 1

Episode 1

The Neapolitan Golden Age

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, The Neapolitan Golden Age, Episode 1

Donald Macleod explores the effect of the death in 1725 of the great Alessandro Scarlatti.

Donald Macleod explores the new opportunities offered to Neapolitan musicians following the death in 1725 of the great Alessandro Scarlatti.

Donald Macleod journeys through a century of music-making in Naples which put even its great rival Venice's culture in the shade. The death in 1725 of the great Alessandro Scarlatti offers new opportunities to Neapolitan musicians.

Vinci: Sinfonia for strings (1st mvt)
Cappella della Pieta de'Turchini
Antonio Florio (conductor)
NAIVE OP30274 - Tr 10

Vinci: Erighetta e Don Chilone (excerpt)
Erighetta ...... Roberta Invernizzi (soprano)
Don Chilone ...... Giuseppe Naviglio (bass)
Cappella della Pieta de'Turchini
Antonio Florio (conductor)
NAIVE OP30274 - Trs 6-9

Durante: Sonate per cembalo divise in studii e divertimenti (Study No 6)
Laura Alvini (harpsichord)
TACTUS TC680402 - Tr 11

Durante: Duet: Methilde, alma via
Ensemble Concerto:
Cristina Miatello (soprano)
Claudio Cavina (contralto)
Laura Alvini (harpsichord)
Roberto Gini (cello)
TACTUS TC680401 - Tr 7

Durante: Lamentations of Jeremiah - Lectio terza in fera sexta parasceve
Monika Frimmer (soprano)
Mechtild Bach (soprano)
Margarete Joswig (alto)
Kolner Kammerchor
Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann (director)
CPO 999 325-2 - Trs 14-21.

Donald Macleod explores the music of Neapolitan composers of the 17th and 18th centuries

Donald Macleod explores the remarkable music of the Neapolitan school of composers of the 17th and 18th centuries

Composers of the Week:the Neapolitan Golden Age

1/5. Donald Macleod journeys through a century of music-making in Naples. 
Vinci Allegro (Sinfonia for Strings) Cappella della Pieta de Turchini, conductor Antonio Florio Erighetta e Don Chilone (excerpt) 
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Giuseppe Naviglio , Cappella della Pieta de'Turchini, conductor Antonio Florio Durante Study No 6 (Sonate per cembalo divise in studi e divertimenti) Laura Alvini (harpsichord) Methilde, Alma Via 
Cristina Miatello (soprano), Claudio Cavina (mezzo), Laura Alvini (harpsichord), Roberto Gini (cello) Lectio terza in Feria Sexta Parasceve 
(Lamentations of Jeremiah) Monika Frimmer and Mechtild Bach (sopranos), Margarete Joswig (mezzo), Kolner Kammerchor , Collegium Cartusianum , director Peter Neumann Producer Michael Surcombe 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: Christopher Maltman (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Christopher Maltman (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Christopher Maltman (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)Close menu

From Wigmore Hall, Christopher Maltman and Malcolm Martineau in Holst, Strauss, Korngold.

From Wigmore Hall, London, Sarah Walker presents Christopher Maltman (baritone) and Malcolm Martineau (piano). Holst: Vedic Hymns, Op 24. Strauss: Funf Lieder, Op 15.

From the Wigmore Hall, London. Presented by Sarah Walker.

Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Holst: Vedic Hymns, Op 24 (Nos 1, 3, 6, 9); Humbert-Wolfe settings, Op 48 (Nos 6, 12)
Strauss: Funf Lieder, Op 15; Acht Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter von Hermann von Gilm, Op 10 (Nos 1, 8)
Korngold: Songs of the Clown, Op 29; Drei Lieder, Op 18.

Afternoon on 3

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
From the Wigmore Hall in London. Introduced by Sarah Walker. 
Christopher Maltman (baritone), 
Malcolm Martineau (piano) 
Hoist Vedic Hymns, Op 24 (excerpts); 
Humbert Wolfe Settings, Op 48 (excerpts) 
Strauss 5 Lieder, 0p15;Zueignung, Op 10 No 1; Die Verschwiegenen, Op 10 No 8 
Korngold Songs of the Clown, Op 29; Drei Lieder, Op 18 Repeated on Saturday at 2pm 
2.00 Johannes Brahms 
This week the BBC orchestras perform music by Brahms, his colleagues, forebears, and descendants. Today's programme features the BBC Scottish 
Symphony Orchestra. Introduced by Penny Gore . Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) BBCSSO, conductor Christopher Konig Brahms Violin Concerto in D 
Christian Tetzlaff (violin), conductor Man Volkov Mahler, arr Gottwald Ich bin der Welt BBC Singers, conductor David Hill 
Mahler, orch Britten What the Wild Flowers Tell Me Conductor Stefan Solyom 
Schoenberq Chamber Symphony No 1 Conductor Nan Volkov 
Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op 117 Llyr Williams (piano) 
Symphony No 1 in C minor Conductor Stefan Solyom

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: Brahms

Afternoon Concert: Brahms: Episode 1: Brahms - Episode 1

Episode 1: Brahms - Episode 1

Brahms

Brahms - Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Brahms, Brahms - Episode 1

Presented by Penny Gore. With Brahms: Violin Concerto; Intermezzi, Op 117; Symphony No 1.

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Brahms: Violin Concerto; Intermezzi, Op 117; Symphony No 1. Plus music by Mendelssohn, Mahler and Schoenberg.

Presented by Penny Gore.

2.00pm
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op 26
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Konig (conductor)

Brahms: Violin Concerto
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Mahler, arr. Clytus: Gottwald: Ich bin der Welt
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)

Mahler, orch. Britten: What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor)

3.05pm
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Brahms: Three Intermezzi for piano, Op 117
Llyr Williams (piano)

3.55pm
Brahms: Symphony No 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Brahms

BBC orchestras perform symphonies, choral and orchestral works

BBC orchestras perform symphonies, choral and orchestral works by Brahms, alongside works by his musical colleagues, forebears and descendants

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: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 15/12/2008

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Aleksandar Madzar and violinist Joshua Bell.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With violinist Joshua Bell ahead of cellist Steven Isserlis's birthday concert at Wigmore Hall, and pianist Aleksandar Madzar performing in the studio.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including violinist Joshua Bell, who talks about his new CD of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Plus pianist Aleksandar Madzar performing in the studio and discussing his three concerts of solo and chamber music as part of Roald Dahl Week at Kings Place, London.

17:02
MOZART
Rondo alla turca
Canadian Brass
SONY MK45744
Track 9
2’33

17:05
GERSHWIN arr. William David Brohn
I Got Rhythm
Joshua Bell (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams (conductor)
SONY 88697074162
CD 2 
Track 3
4’17

17:10
LIVE
TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. Pletnev)
Nutcracker Suite (Pas de Deux) 
Aleksandar Madzar (piano)
5’05

17:23
LIVE
DEBUSSY
Children's Corner Suite (extracts tbc)
Aleksandar Madzar (piano)
7’19

17:31
MONTEVERDI
Vespers of 1610 (Psalm 109: Dixit Dominus)
Jill Gomez (soprano)
Felicity Palmer (soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
Philip Langridge (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Michael Rippon (bass)
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
DECCA 414 572 2
CD 1 
Track 3
8’10

17:41
TELEMANN
Flute Quartet in B flat Major, TWV 43 B2
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel (director)
ARCHIV 00289 477 5379
Tracks 23-25
6’21

17:48
DONIZETTI
Roberto Devereux (Overture)
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
DECCA 366 431 2
CD 2 
Track 1
6’05

17:54
PUCCINI
O Soave Fanciulla (Act 1, La Boheme)
Rolando Villazon (Rodolfo)
Boaz Daniel (Marcello)	
Anna Netrebko (Mimi)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bertrand de Billy, conductor
DECCA 00289 477 7949
CD 1 
Track 11
4’07

18:04
VIVALDI
Concerto no.2 in g minor, RV.315 “Summer”
Joshua Bell (violin)
Academy of St.artin in the Fields
John Constable (harpsichord)
SONY 88697 11013 2
Track 4
5’22

18:15
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
Music from the Motion Picture ‘Defiance’ (The Wedding)
Joshua Bell (violin)
SONY 88697417392
Track 9
1’35

18:20
SARASATE
Introduction and Tarantella
Joshua Bell (violin)
Simon Mulligan (piano)
SONY 88697074162
CD 1 
Track 7
5’16

18:29
VIVALDI
Concerto no.4 in f minor, RV.297 “Winter”
Joshua Bell (violin)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
John Constable (harpsichord)
SONY 88697 11013 2
Tracks 10-12
7’51

18:39
SCHUMANN
3 Romanzen for Clarinet & Piano Op 94
Mikhail Rudy (piano)
Michel Portal (clarinet)
EMI CDC 7 54824 2	
Tracks 17-19
13’22	

18:53
LAURIDSEN
O magnum mysterium
Chantage
James Davy (director)
EMI 5099923579620
Track 2
6’50

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ali Tufekci Traditional Ensemble

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ali Tufekci Traditional Ensemble

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ali Tufekci Traditional Ensemble

Suzy Klein presents the BBC SO and Ali Tufekci's ensemble in Turkish-inspired music.

Suzy Klein presents a concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Ali Tufekci's traditional Turkish ensemble featuring music inspired by the culture of Turkey.

Suzy Klein presents a concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Ali Tufekci's traditional ensemble featuring music inspired by Turkish culture.

The concert includes works by the grand old man of Turkish music, Ahmed Adnan Saygun, who was to his country what Jean Sibelius is to Finland, and his contemporary Ulvi Cemal Erkin. Plus a new work by Michael Ellison for symphony orchestra, Turkish ensemble and solo cello, along with music by Mozart.

Gemma Rosefield (cello)
Ali Tufekci Ensemble
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pascal Rophé (conductor).

A concert in which the BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by AH Tufecki's traditional Turkish ensemble, including works by Ahmed Adnan 
Saygun, his contemporary Ulvi Cemal Erkin , and a new work by Michael Ellison for symphony orchestra, Turkish ensemble and solo cello, along with music by Mozart. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Gemma Rosefield (cello), Ali Tufekci Ensemble, 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pascal Rophe

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: Opera on the Big Screen

Opera on the Big Screen

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Opera on the Big Screen

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss why operas are finding their way onto the big screen.

As a film version of La boheme opens, starring Rolando Villazon, Matthew Sweet and guests discuss why operas are increasingly finding their way onto the big screen.

As a film version of La boheme opens, starring Rolando Villazon, Matthew Sweet and guests discuss why operas are increasingly finding their way onto the big screen. Many major opera houses, such as Bayreuth, the Royal Opera House and La Scala, are now broadasting their operas live into cinemas. This comes in the wake of a new wave of operatic feature films, such as Kenneth Branagh's The Magic Flute.

They ask if this trend is a sign that opera is working hard to shed its image as the most expensive and elitist of all art forms - and could cinemas prove crucial to opera's future survival?

As a a film version of La Boheme opens, starring Ronaido Villazon , Matthew Sweet and guests discuss why operas are increasingly finding their way on to the big Screen. Producer Zahid Warley

Composers 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: On Excess

The Essay: On Excess: Episode 1: In Excess

Episode 1: In Excess

On Excess

In Excess

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, On Excess, In Excess

Adam Phillips asks if our appetite is by nature excessive.

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips asks if our appetite is by nature excessive.

Psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers what part aspects of excess play in our lives

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers what part various aspects of excess play in our lives and how we may recognise and define them

On Excess
1/5. In Excess. Psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers the nature of excess and its role in everyday life, beginning by asking whether human appetites are intrinsically excessive. Producer Marilyn Imrie

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: John Butcher at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

John Butcher at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, John Butcher at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Jez Nelson presents the world premiere of John Butcher's Composition for Eight Musicians.

Jez Nelson presents the world premiere of saxophonist John Butcher's Composition for Eight Musicians at the 2008 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Jez Nelson presents the world premiere of British saxophonist John Butcher's Composition for Eight Musicians. The project has been specially commissioned by the 2008 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and features both acoustic and electronic instrumentalists, including Clare Cooper on harp and guzheng, Chris Burn on piano, dieb13 at the turntables, John Edwards and Adam Linson on double bass and electronics, Gino Robair on percussion and energised surfaces, and Thomas Lehn on analogue synthesiser

Butcher was born in Brighton and has lived in London since the late 1970s. He began playing the saxophone while studying physics at university. Since leaving academia to focus completely on music, he has developed his own style that embraces free improvisation and electronics, often distorting his sound until it is unrecognisable in the traditional sense. Over the years, Butcher has worked with Phil Minton, Derek Bailey and John Stevens in what was the final version of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble.

PLAYLIST

John Butcher Octet at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Jazz on 3
15/12/08

Presenter: Jez Nelson 
Producer: Robert Abel 

SIGNATURE TUNE

Artist	Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn – trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams – reeds, Andre Heyward – trombone, Chieli Minucci – guitar, James Hurt – keyboards, Rodney Jordan – bass, Woody Williams – drums, Khalil Kwame Bell – percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables)
Track Title	Seventy Four Miles Away
Composer	Joe Zawinul
Album Title	Ethnomusicology Volume 1

EXTRACT FROM JOHN BUTCHER INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY JEZ NELSON

CD TRACK:

Artist	Nostalgia 77 featuring Keith & Julie Tippett (Julie Tippett – vocals, Keith Tippett – piano, Riaan Vosloo – double bass, Adam Sorenson – drums, Gary Boyle – guitars, Mark Hanslip – tenor saxophone, Fulvio Sigurta – trumpet, flugal horn)
Title		You Don’t Just Dream When You Sleep 
Composer	Benedic Lamdin & Riaan Vosloo
Album Title	Nostalgia 77 Sessions
Label	 	TruThoughts

www.myspace.com/nostalgia77

SESSION FROM RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA 

LINE UP:	

Rudresh Mahanthappa – saxophone
Carlo DeRosa – double bass

SET LIST:	

1) The Preserver
2) Hope
3) Playing with Stones

www.rudreshm.com

JEZ NELSON INTERVIEWS JOHN BUTCHER 

JOHN BUTCHER OCTET RECORDED LIVE IN CONCERT AT HUDDERSFIELD CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Creative Arts Building Recital Hall 
22nd November 2008


LINE UP:

John Butcher – saxophone
Clare Cooper – harp, ghuzeng
Chris Burn – piano
Dieb13 – turntables
John Edwards – double bass
Adam Linson – double bass, electronics
Gino Robair – percussion, energised surfaces
Thomas Lehn – analogue synthesiser

SET LIST:

1) somethingtobesaid by John  Butcher

www.johnbutcher.org.uk

Jez Nelson introduces the first performance of British saxophonist John Butcher's Composition for Eight Musicians, a project commissioned by the Huddersf ield Contemporary Music Festival. Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 16/12/2008

16/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 16/12/2008

Jonathan Swain hosts music by Brahms, Svedsen, Busoni, Jenkins and Jadin.

Jonathan Swain hosts music by Brahms, Svedsen, Poulenc, Busoni, Jenkins, Martland, Elgar, Vivaldi, Gabrieli, Stravinsky, Strauss, Liszt, Handel, Nielsen, Bach, Beethoven and Jadin.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Sextet for strings No 2 in G, Op 36
Oslo Chamber Soloists

1.41am
Svedsen, Johan (1840-1911): Octet in A for strings, Op 3
Atle Sponberg, Joakim Svenheden (violins)
Aida-Carmen Soanea (viola)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Vertavo String Quartet

2.19am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel
Talinn Music High School Chamber Choir
Evi Eespere (director)

2.29am
Busoni, Ferrucio (1866-1924): Suite No 2 for orchestra, Op 34a
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

2.57am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Violin Sonata No 2 in A 
Valdis Zarins (violin)
Ieva Zarina (piano)

3.17am
Jenkins, John (1592-1678): Galliard
Concordia
Mark Levy (conductor)

3.20am
Martland, Steve (b.1959): Three Carols
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

3.31am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Op 36
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

4.05am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sonata a quattro in C for two oboes, bassoon and continuo
Ensemble Zefiro

4.17am
Gabrieli, Giovanni (c.1553-1612): Exaudi me, for 12-part triple chorus, continuo and four trombones
Lars Baunkilde (violone)
Soren Christian Vestergaard (organ)
Danish National Radio Chorus
Copenhagen Cornetts and Sackbutts
Bo Holten (conductor)

4.23am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): 8 Instrumental miniatures for 15 instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

4.31am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat
Bostjan Lipovsek (french horn)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
David de Villiers (conductor)

4.48am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Mephisto Waltz No 1, S514
Yuri Boukoff (piano)

5.00am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Sonata in E minor, HWV379
Sonora Hungarica Consort

5.09am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931), arr. Dyrst: Hjemlige jul (Christmas at home)
Fionian Chamber Choir
Alice Granum (director)

5.12am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sinfonia (Christmas Oratorio, BWV248)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Kjetil Haugsand (conductor)

5.18am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sonata in C for organ, BWV529
Juliusz Gembalski (organ)

5.33am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Overture (Konig Stefan, Op 117)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

5.41am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Quartet in A for flute and strings, K298
Joanna G'froerer (flute)
Martin Beaver (violin)
Pinchas Zukerman (viola)
Amanda Forsyth (cello)

5.53am
Jadin, Hyacinthe (1776-1800): Sonata No 1 in E flat, Op 3
Patrick Cohen (fortepiano)

6.12am
Dubois, Pierre Max (1930-1995): Quartet for flutes
Valentinas Kazlauskas, Lina Baublyte, Albertas Stupakas, Giedrius Gelgoras (flutes)

6.20am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): La valse for two pianos
Ouellet-Murray Duo:
Claire Ouellet, Sandra Murray (pianos)

6.32am
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899): Poeme de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19 (version for voice and orchestra)
Maria Oran (soprano)
Residentie Orchestra The Hague
Hans Vonk (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain.

Brahms String Sextet No 2 in G, Op 36

1.41 Svendsen String Octet in A, Op 3

2.19 Poulenc Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Noel

2.29 Busoni Orchestral Suite No 2, Op 34a

2.57 Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A

3.17 Jenkins Calliard

3.20 Martland Three Carols

3.31 Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma)

4.05 Vivaldi Sonata a Quattro in C for two oboes, bassoon and continuo

4.17 Gabrieli Exaudi Me

4.23 Stravinsky Eight Instrumental Miniatures

4.31 Strauss Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat

4.48 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1

5.00 Handel Recorder Sonata in D minor, HWV379 (Fitzwilliam Sonata No 3)

5.09 Nielsen, arr Dyrst Hjemligejul

5.12 Bach Sinfonia (Christmas Oratorio, Part 2)

5.18 Bach Organ Sonata in C, BWV529

5.33 Beethoven Overture: Konig Stephan

5.41 Mozart Flute Quartet in A, K298

5.53 Jadin Sonata No 1 in E flat, Op 3

6.12 Dubois Flute Quartet

6.20 Ravel La Valse

6.32 Chausson Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer, Op 19

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