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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

16/12/2008

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with music by Beethoven, Monteverdi, Mozart, Elgar, Glass and Vivaldi.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Includes Beethoven: Bagatelles for piano (Nos 4-6). Monteverdi: Ave maris stella (Vespro della beata vergine). Glass: String Quartet No 4 (Buczak) (1st mvt).

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

07:02

MUSSORGSKY
Scherzo in B flat
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
RCA RD70405  Tr.4


07:06

BEETHOVEN
6 Bagatelles for piano (Op.126)   
        no.4 in B minor 
        no.5 in G major 
        no.6 in E flat major
Alfred Brendel, piano
PHILIPS 475 7182  Tr.4-6


07:18

PERGOLESI arr. BACH
Stabat Mater (opening movement)
The Bach Players
HYPHEN PRESS MUSIC 001 Tr.6


07:23

SIBELIUS
Valse Triste (from Kuolema)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
BIS-CD-1557/58  CD.1 Tr.9


07:30

MOZART compl. Sussmayr  
Concerto for horn and orchestra no. 1 (K.412) in D major 
Timothy Brown, horn
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
HANSSLER CD 98.316  Tr.10-11


07:40

SATIE
Ragtime-Parade
Joanna MacGregor, piano
COLLINS CLASSICS 10532  Tr.13


07:43

MONTEVERDI
Vespro della Beata Vergine [1610] Ave maris stella
Les Arts Florrissants
William Christie, director
ERATO 3984-23139-2  CD.2 Tr.5


07:52

BRAHMS
Serenade No.1 in D major Op.11 - Scherzo & Trio
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davies, conductor
APEX 2564 61138-2  Tr.2


08:03

BACH
“Allemande” from French Suite No.5 in G major BMV 816
Ton Koopman, harpsichord
Erato 4509 948052  Tr.25


08:06

RESPIGHI 
Burlesca
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 10388 Tr.1


08:14

DVORAK
Slavonic Dance Op.46 No.3 in D & No.5 in A
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
PHILIPS 426 264-2  Tr.3 & Tr.5


08:22

JOSQUIN
Salve Regina a5
The Clerk's Group
Edward Wickham, director
GAUDEAMUS CD GAM 361  Tr.2


08:31

ELGAR
Pomp and circumstance march no.1 in D major
BBCSO
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
DG 43 490-2  Tr.16


08:38

RACHMANINOV
Elegie in E flat minor
Idil Biret, piano
NAXOS 8.550348  Tr.11


08:44

BIBER
Mystery (Rosary) sonata: The Nativity
Maya Homburger, violin
Camerata Kilkenny
MAYA RECORDINGS MCD0603 CD.1 Tr.7-9


08:52

Brahms
Dein blaues Auge Op.59/8
Bernarda Fink, mezzo
Roger Vignoles, piano
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901926  Tr.10


08:55

WEBER orch. Berlioz
Invitation to the dance (Op.65) 
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
PHILIPS 462 868-2  CD.1 Tr.4


09:05

GLASS
Quartet for strings no. 4 ""Buczak"" 1st movement
Smith Quartet
SIGNUM SIGCD117  CD.1 Tr.11


09:14

VIVALDI
Griselda - opera (RV.718) Dopo un'orrida procella  
Cecilia Bartoli
Il Giardino Armonico
DECCA 466 569-2  Tr.2


09:18

Mozart
Fantasia in F minor K608
Simon Preston, organ (Westminster Abbey)
DECCA 430 091-2  Tr.3


09:30

Stravinsky
Pulcinella - Introduction
Dietmar Kres, guitar
EXTRAPLATTE EX 769-2  Tr.4


09:34

PROKOFIEV
Scythian suite from ""Ala i Lolly"" (Op.20) 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DG 410 598-2  Tr.17-20


09:55

JOHNSON
Have you seen the bright lily grow?
John Potter, voice
Barry Guy, bass
The Dowland Project
ECM NEW SERIES 1803  476 052-2  Tr.12

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: Beethoven Six Bagatelle-, Op 126 Nos 4-6 Monteverdi Ave Maris Stella (Vespro della Beata Vergine) 
Mozart Horn Concerto No I in D, K412 
8.30-10.00: Elgar 
Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D 
Philip Glass String Quartet No 4 (Buczak) (1st mvt) Vivaldi Dopo un'Orrida Procella (Griselda)

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 Debussy, Ives, Bach, Brahms and Henze.

With James Jolly. Including Debussy: Pour le piano. Ives: The Circus Band. Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns halt. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor. Henze: Symphony No 8.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Debussy: Pour le piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

10.13am
Ives: The Circus Band
Gerald Finley (baritone)
Julius Drake (piano)

Ives: Down East
Deborah Voigt (soprano)
Brian Zeger (piano)

Ives: General William Booth enters into Heaven
Marni Nixon (soprano)
John McCabe (piano)

10.25am
Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns halt, BWV178
Robin Tyson (countertenor)
Christoph Genz (tenor)
Brindley Sherratt (bass)
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

10.46am
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Artemis Quartet

11.27am
Henze: Symphony No 8
Gurzenich-Orchester Koln
Markus Stenz (conductor).

With James Jolly. 
Debussy Pour Ie Piano Jean-Eff lam Bavouzet 
10.13 Ives The Circus Band 
Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) 
Down East Deborah Voigt (soprano), Brian Zeger (piano) General William Booth Enters into Heaven 
Marni Nixon (soprano), John McCabe (piano) 
10.25 Bach Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns halt, BWV178 Robin Tyson (countertenor), 
Christoph Genz (tenor), Brindley Sherratt (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
10.46 Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 Leif Ove Andsnes , Artemis Quartet 
11.27 Henze Symphony No 8 
Gurzenich-Orchester Koln, conductor Markus Stenz

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 2

Episode 2

The Neapolitan Golden Age

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, The Neapolitan Golden Age, Episode 2

Donald Macleod explores the music of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.

Donald Macleod explores the music of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, whose death at the age of 26 gave him a mythical status, causing many works to be falsely ascribed to him.

Donald Macleod explores the music of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, whose death at the age of 26 gave him a mythical status, causing many works to be falsely ascribed to him.

Attrib. Pergolesi: Violin Concerto in B flat (1st mvt)
Concerto Koln
CAPRICCIO 10378 - Tr 4

Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona (opening)
Serpina ...... Patricia Biccire (soprano)
Uberto ...... Donato Di Stefano (bass)
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (violin/director)
ACCENT ACC96123 - Trs 16-18

Pergolesi: Mass a 5
Ensemble Turicum
Luiz Alvez da Silva, Mathias Weibel (directors)
K617 K617159 - Trs 1-9

Pergolesi: Quando corpus (Stabat mater)
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (director)
DECCA 4661342 - Tr 12.

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

2/5. In 1734, the crowning of a new monarch in Naples coincided with the final years of a composing genius - but as Donald Macleod finds out, it was not until after his death that Pergolesi achieved the near mythical status which endures to this day.

Attrib Pergolesi Violin Concerto in B flat (1st mvt) - Concerto Koln

Pergolesi La Serva Padrona (opening) - Patricia Biccire (soprano), Donato Di Stefano (bass), La Petite Bande, director Sigiswald Kuijken (violin)

Mass - Ensemble Turicum, directors Luiz Alvez da Silva and Mathias Weibel

Quando Corpus (Stabat Mater) - Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Les Talens Lyriques, director Christophe Rousset

(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: LSO St Luke's Brahms Series

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: LSO St Luke's Brahms Series: Episode 1

Episode 1

LSO St Luke's Brahms Series

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, LSO St Luke's Brahms Series, Episode 1Close menu

Penny Gore presents the LSO Chamber Players in trios by Brahms.

LSO St Luke's Brahms Series: Penny Gore presents the LSO Chamber Players in Brahms's Horn Trio in E flat, Op 40, and Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 115.

Series of pieces by Brahms performed at LSO St Luke's in London

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
LSO Chamber Players 
Brahms Horn Trio in E flat, Op 40; Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 
2.00 Johannes Brahms 
Featuring today the BBC Philharmonic. Brahms Tragic Overture 
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda Liszt LesJeux d'Eau a la Villa deste 
(Annees de Pèlerinage Book 3) Simon Trpceski (piano) 
Elgar Overture: In the South (Alassio) Conductor Vassily Sinaisky 
Bainton The Golden River Conductor Paul Daniel 
AmoldA Sussex Overture Conductor Rumon Gamba Smetana Bybay (The Fisherboy); Hakon Jarl Conductor Gianandrea Noseda 
Dvorak Slavonic Dances: in C, Op 46 No I; in E minor, Op 72 No 2; in G minor, Op 46 No 8 Conductor Rumon Gamba 
Szymanowski Myths, Op 30 llya Gringolts (violin), Ashley Wass (piano) Brahms Symphony No 2 in D Conductor Gunther Herbig

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 2: Brahms - Episode 2

Episode 2: Brahms - Episode 2

Brahms

Brahms - Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Brahms, Brahms - Episode 2

With Penny Gore. Including Brahms: Tragic Overture; Symphony No 2. Elgar: In the South.

Presented by Penny Gore. Brahms: Symphonies plus choral and orchestral works. Including Tragic Overture; Symphony No 2. Plus Elgar: In the South. Arnold: A Sussex Overture.

Presented by Penny Gore.

2.00pm
Brahms: Tragic Overture
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Liszt: Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (Annees de pelerinage - 3eme annee, S163)
Simon Trpceski (piano)

Elgar: In the South
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Bainton: The Golden River - four tone pictures after Ruskin
BBC Philharmonic
Paul Daniel (conductor)

3.00pm
Arnold: A Sussex Overture
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Smetana: Bybay (The Fisherboy); Hakon Jarl
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

3.30pm
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances (No 1 in C, Op 46; No 2 in E minor, Op 72; No 8 in G minor, Op 46)
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Szymanowski: Myths for violin and piano, Op 30
Ilya Gringolts (violin)
Ashley Wass (piano)

4.00pm
Brahms: Symphony No 2
BBC Philharmonic
Gunther Herbig (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: 16/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 16/12/2008

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Roy Goodman, Daniel Harding and Daniel Hope.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With conductor Roy Goodman in conversation, plus a live performance in the studio from conductor Daniel Harding and violinist Daniel Hope.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including conductor Roy Goodman, who is in conversation ahead of a concert with the English Chamber orchestra and Tallis Chamber Choir.

Plus conductor Daniel Harding and violinist Daniel Hope performing in the studio.

17:03
BEETHOVEN
Egmont Overture
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Daniel Harding, conductor
Virgin Classics 		
TR 3		
7.42

17:11
LEHÁR
Die Lustige Witwe (Viljalied) 
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano
Tonkunstler Orchestra
Conductor Alfred Eschwe
Sony 88697286002  	
TR5 	      
5.24

17: 17 		
GLUCK 
Orphée et Eurydice (Plainte d’Orphée & Danse des ombres heureuses)
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
DG – 4396722  
CD.1 
TR.11 & 12   
4.42

17:22
HOLST 
The Planets (Mars, the Bringer of War)
New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor 
Carlton Classics 3036600432   
TR.1  
6.18

17:32
ALLEGRI 
Miserere
Roy Goodman (treble)
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Sir David Willcocks
DECCA 4663732   
TR.1   
Out at 1’57

17:38
HANDEL
The Messiah (Hallelujah)
King’s College Choir
The Brandenburg consort
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
ARGO 4406722    
CD.2
TR.18         
4.01

17:45
CORELLI 
Concerti Grossi, op. 6
(Concerto Grosso No. 11 in B flat)
The Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor
Hyperion CDA 667412 
CD.2 
TR. 24-29
9.35

17:56
RAUTAVAARA
Partita
Rafael Aguirre Miñarro, guitar
NAXOS 8.572064    
TR.7-9        
3:46

18:03
TVEITT 
Suite No. 2
The Royal Norweigan Navy Band
Bjarte Engeset
NAXOS 8.572095       
TRs. 12-14   
5.45
					
18:09 	
Clement Janequin
La Guerre
The King’s Singers
SIGNUM SIGCD150      
TR.11     
7.11    

18:17	
VIVALDI 
Concerto in D Major, RV 234 ‘L’inquietudine’  
Daniel Hope, violin
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
DG 4777463      
TR. 1-3     
6’07

18:33
MOZART
Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio! (concert aria)
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
Concerto Koln
Daniel Harding, conductor 
DG 4777468      
TR.2            
6.38    

18:45
MAHLER
Symphony No. 10 (Scherzo)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding, conductor
DG – 4777347       
TR.2         
11.08
	
18:57
CHOPIN				
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21 (Allegro vivace)
Goldstone and Clemmow
Divine Art dda25070	
TR.3        
9.05

19 :08     
LIVE	
RAVEL 
Kaddish (for solo violin)     
Daniel Hope
4’05

18:13
MOZART
Mitridate re di Ponto (Al destin che la minaccia)
Diana Damrau – soprano
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie
Jeremie Rhorer, conductor
Virgin Classics 2120232     
TR.1      
6:05

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and news from the arts world.

Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel

Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel

Colin Davis conducts Humperdinck's opera based on the tale from the Brothers Grimm.

From the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis conducts Humperdinck's fairytale opera with a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirschlager and soprano Diana Damrau.

In a performance from the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis conducts Humperdinck's fairytale opera with a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirschlager as Hansel and soprano Diana Damrau as Gretel.

In this classic story from the Brothers Grimm, two children get lost in a forest after dark and are charmed by the witch to enter her magical gingerbread house. The children are ensnared but manage to defeat the witch, and in a rousing happy ending they are returned home and reunited with their parents.

Suzy Klein is joined by German music specialist John Deathridge before the start and during the interval to give a guide to the music. With additional insights from members of the cast.

Hansel ...... Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano)
Gretel ...... Diana Damrau (soprano)
Gertrud ...... Elizabeth Connell (soprano)
Peter ...... Thomas Allen (baritone)
Witch ...... Anja Silja (soprano)
Sandman and ...... Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano)
Dew Fairy and Echo ...... Anita Watson (soprano)
Echo ...... Eri Nakamura, Simona Mihai (sopranos)
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Tiffin Children's Chorus 
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Colin Davis (conductor).

Hansel und Gretel 
Presented by Suzy Klein. Colin Davis conducts Humperdinck's opera of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale live from the Royal Opera House, 
Covent Garden, 114 years after its London debut. Suzy Klein is joined by German music specialist John Deathridge before curtain-up and during the interval to analyse Humperdinck's music. With additional insights from members of the cast. Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel  
Tiffin Boys Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Colin Davis

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 2: Enough Is Enough

Episode 2: Enough Is Enough

On Excess

Enough Is Enough

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, On Excess, Enough Is Enough

Psychotherapist Adam Phillips focuses on the problem of addiction.

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips focuses on addiction, asking what it teaches us about appetite and dependence.

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 
2/5. Enough Is Enough. Psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers the nature of excess and its role in everyday life.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington presents music from Atsuko Kamura, Henrik Odegaard and Nils Landgren.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including new wave Japanese enka singer Atsuko Kamura. Robert Sandall chooses his three favourite albums of the year.

11:15
Trad (China): Turning back pages 
Atsuko Kamura
Taken from the album I am a Kamura
DR001

(Segue)

11:17
Trad arr Nils Landgren: Maria Går I Törnesnår
Nils Landgren (trombone), Knutsson (sax), Johan Norberg (kantele)
Taken from the album Christmas with my friends II
ACT 9476 2 

11:21
Bartok: String Quartet No 2  - 3rd mvt Lento
Ébène Quartet  
Mirare MIR 029

(Segue)

11:30
Pivot: My heart like marching band
Pivot 
Taken from the album O Soundtrack My Heart
Warp CD 166P

11:34
Anon - My nightingale in a golden cage 
Tatios Efendi - Kürdîlihicâzkâr Saz Semai - Postlude 
Kemai Sebuh - Kürdîlihicâzkâr Longa
Ali Tüfekçi (Ney)       
Furkan Bilgi (Kemençe)   
Halil Karaduman (Kanun)
Mete Aslan (Ud)
BBC Recording
http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/symphonyorchestra/learning/diverseorchestras_turkey.shtml

11:49
Portico Quartet: Knee Deep in the North Sea
Taken from the album Knee Deep in the North Sea
Babel BVOR2769 

11:56
Cobain: Lithium
Bad Plus 
Taken from the album For all I Care
Emarcy 0602517821644

00:03
Damon Albarn: Disappearing Volcano
Taken from the album Monkey Journey to the West (Soundtrack)
XL CD388

00:09
Trad: Coventry Carol 
BJ Cole (Orchestral steel guitar)
Richard Hartley (synth)
Taken from the album Transparent Music
HANNIBAL RECORDS HNCD 1325

00:13
McKay/MacDonald: Moved Along By The Ceaseless Tide Of Our Own Forward Steps
Strange Rainbow - Catriona McKay (harp) and Alistair MacDonald (laptop/live electronics)
Taken from the album Invisible from land and sea

00:26
Patrick Burston/Stephen Morris: Isthmus Christmas 
Stephen Morris
Taken from the album Songs for Sale

(Segue)

00:29
Max Richter: Cradle Song for A (Interstate B)
Max Richter (piano)
Taken from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour
FAT CAT CD1307 

00:31
O Sanctissima/Ruggiero/Allemande/Ding dong merrily on high
Rolf Lislevand
Taken from the album Jul I gammal tid
Kirkelig Kulturverkstad FXCD 301

00:36
Henrik Ødegaard: O Magnum Mysterium
Nordic Voices
Taken from the album Nordic Voices
Aurora  ACD 5055 

(Segue)

00:47
Trad: Smøligråen
Hans Brimi (fiddle)
Taken from the album Nordisk Sang
New Albion  NA031 

00:49
Dolly Parton: Do I ever cross your mind						
Dolly Parton & Chet Atkins (guitars and vocals)
Taken from the album Chet Atkins and Friends

00:52
Trad arr Nils Landgren: Himmel [Psalm 130]
Nils Landgren (trombone) Johan Norberg (guitar)
Taken from the album Christmas with my friends II
ACT 9476 2 

(Segue)

00:55
Phillips Brooks: O little town of Bethlehem
Nils Landgren (trombone) Jonas Knutsson (sax) Johan Norberg (guitar)
Taken from the album Christmas with my friends II
ACT 9476 2

The sound of Japanese enka singer Atsuko Kamura , a challenging setting of 0 Magnum 
Mysterium by Henrik Odegaard , and Christmas music by trombonist Nils Landgren. 
Robert Sandall also drops in to choose his three favourite albums of 2008. Presented by Fiona Talkington. EMAIL: [address removed]

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 17/12/2008

17/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 17/12/2008

Jonathan Swain with music, starting with a trio of Bach works from violinist James Ehnes.

Jonathan Swain introduces music, beginning with a trio of Bach works from violinist James Ehnes, Handel's Ode for St Cecilia's Day, plus works by Elsner, Jenner, Schumann and Worp.

With Jonathan Swain

1.01am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Partita for solo violin No 3 in E, BWV1006
1.20am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Partita for solo violin No 2 in D minor, BWV1004
1.52am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Violin Sonata No 3, BWV1005 (Allegro assai)
James Ehnes (violin)

1.56am
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759): From harmony, from heav'nly harmony (Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76)
Birgitte Christensen (soprano)
Ulf Oyen (tenor)
Oratory Choir Caeciliaforeningen
Norwegian National Opera Choir and Orchestra
Arnulv Hegstad (conductor)

2.48am
Elsner, Josef (1769-1854): Symphony in C, Op 11
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Janusz Przybylski (conductor)

3.14am
Jenner, Gustav Uwe (1865-1920): Trio in E flat for clarinet, horn and piano
James Campbell (clarinet)
Martin Hackleman (horn)
Jane Coop (piano)

3.41am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Liederkreis, Op 24
Philip Langridge (tenor)
David Owen Norris (piano)

4.01am
Worp, Johannes (1821-1891): Fantasie in F
Kees van Eersel (organ)

4.15am
Meder, Johann Gabriel (1729-1800): Sinphonia No 4 (Six Sinphonie, Op 1)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Halstead (conductor)

4.28am
Pezel, Johann Christoph (1639-1694): Tower Music from Leipzig Intrada 1, 2 and 3
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

4.33am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Reminiscences des Puritains (Bellini), S390
Endre Hegedus (piano)

4.53am
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835): Overture (Norma)
Oslo Philharmonic
Nello Santi (conductor)

5.00am
Lipinski, Karol Jozef (1790-1861): Great Fantasy on Themes from Bellini's I Puritani for violin and piano, Op 29
Miroslaw Lawrynowicz (violin)
Krystyna Makowska-Lawrynowicz (piano)

5.19am
Solnitz, Anton Wilhelm (c.1708-c.1752-3): Sinfonia in A for strings and continuo, Op 3 No 4
Musica ad Rhenum

5.31am
Schutz, Heinrich (1585-1672): Vater Abraham, erbarme dich mein, SWV477
La Capella Ducale
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson (director)

5.45am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884): Sonata movement in E minor for two pianos (eight hands), B70
Else Krijgsman, Mariken Zandliver, David Kuijken, Carlos Moerdijk (pianos)

5.56am
Ramovs, Primoz (1921-1999): Woodwind Quintet
Ariart Woodwind Quintet

6.06am
Kverno, Trond HF (b.1945): Corpus Christi Carol (Missa fidei mysterii)
Norwegian Soloists' Choir
Grete Helgerod (conductor)

6.23am
Groneman, Albertus (1710-1778): Flute Sonata in D 
Jed Wentz, Marion Moonen (flutes)

6.37am
Fodor, Carolus Antonius (1768-1846): Symphony No 4 in C minor, Op 19
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Guido Ajmone Marsan (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain.

Bach Partitas for solo violin: No 3 in E, BWV1006; No 2 in D minor, BWV1004; Allegro assai (Violin Sonata No 3 in C, BWV1005) James Ehnes

1.56 Handel From Harmony, from Heav'nly Harmony (Ode for St Cecilia's Day)

2.48 Eisner Symphony in C, Op 11

3.14 Jenner Trio in E flat for clarinet, horn and piano

3.41 Schumann Liederkreis, Op 24

4.01 Worp Fantasie in F

4.15 Meder Sinphonia No 4 (Six Sinphonie, Op 1)

4.28 Pezel Tower Music (Leipzig Intrada 1, 2 and 3)

4.33 Liszt Reminiscences des Puritains (Bellini)

4.53 Bellini Overture: Norma

5.00 Lipinski Great Fantasy on themes from Bellini's I Puritani, Op 29

5.19 Solnitz Sinfonia in A, Op3 No4

5.31 Schutz Vater Abraham, erbarme dich mein, SWV477

5.45 Smetana Sonata movement in E minor for two pianos

5.56 Ramovs Woodwind Quintet

6.06 Kverno Missa Fidei Mysterii (Corpus Christi Carol)

6.23 Groneman Flute Sonata in D

6.37 Fodor Symphony No 4 in C minor

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