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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

18/12/2008

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Durufle, Mozart, Schubert, Part and Rimsky-Korsakov.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including Anon, attrib. Bach: Polonaise in D minor. Durufle: 4 motets sur des themes gregoriens, Op 10. Schubert: Die Taubenpost. Part: Spiegel im Spiegel.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

07:03

ANONYMOUS
Polonaise for keyboard in D minor attrib. J S Bach (as BWV.A.128) (no.24 in Anna Magdalena Notebook)
Michael Behringer, harpsichord
HANSSLER CLASSICS 92136  CD.2 Tr.6


07:05

GRIEG
Sigurd Jorsalfar suite (Op.56) - Hommage march
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
CHANDOS CHAN 9113  Tr.13


07:14

BAZZINI
La Ronde des lutins
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Vag Papian, piano
Virtuosi
EMI  5 57164 2 Tr.12


07:20

DURUFLE
4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens for a capella choir (Op.10)
Corydon Singers
HYPERION CDA66191  Tr.10-13


07:32

BEETHOVEN
Ruins of Athens Op.113 - Overture; Turkish March
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
SIMAX PSC 1282  Tr.8-9


07:39

SCARLATTI
Sonata in C major Kk 513
Andras Schiff, piano
DECCA 421 422-2  Tr.2


07:46

STRAVINSKY
Chanson Russe (Mavra)
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Alexander Dedyukhin, piano
EMI 5 62996 2  CD.2 Tr.8


07:50

TELMANN
Quartet in E Minor (Tafelmusik)
Hortus Musicus
FINLANDIA 4509 95578-2  T7 - 10


08:03

BACH
Ach, nun ist mein Jesus hin! aria from St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Kai Wessel, alto
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman
ERATO 2292 45814 2  CD.2 Tr.1


08:08

MOZART
Piano Concerto No.9 K271 (Jeunehomme) - 3rd mvt
Alfred Brendel, piano
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
PHILIPS 470 287-2  Tr.3


08:19

SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang (D.957) no.14 Die Taubenpost
Thomas Quasthoff, baritone
Justus Zeyen, piano
DG 471 030-2  Tr.14


08:23

STRADELLA
Sinfonia in D major from 'Il barcheggio'
Crispin Steele Perkins, trumpet
The Parley of Instruments
Peter Holman, organ
HYPERION CDA67359  Tr.21-24


08:32

LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsody No.5
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
DG413 587-2


08:44

BRITTEN
A Hymn to the Virgin
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Christopher Robinson, director
NAXOS 8.554791  Tr.12


08:50

LULLY
Chaconne from Amadis
Andrew Lawrence King, Baroque triple harp
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907335 Tr.23


09:00

GRAINGER
The Gum-Sucker's March (In a Nutshell Suite)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 9493  T14


09:05

MOZART
Sonata for violin and keyboard (K.305) in A major
Rachel Podger, violin
Gary Cooper, fortepiano
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 25608  Tr.1-2


09:22

DEBUSSY
Gigues (Images)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
PHILIPS 438 742-2  D1 T2


09:30

ANON
Quanno nascete ninno
Members of the Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
EMI  CDC7 49809-2  T15


09:33

* PART
Spiegel im Spiegel arr. unknown for cello and piano
Dietmar Schwalke, cello
Alexander Malter, piano
ECM NEW SERIES 1591 449 985-2  Tr.3


09:43

* RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Concerto for piano and orchestra (Op.30) in C sharp minor
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels, conductor
BIS-CD-1387  Tr.6


09:57

Elizabeth POSTON
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
The Cambridge Singers
John Rutter (conductor)
COLLEGIUM COLCD 107  T22.

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: 
7.00-8.00: Anon Polonaise in D minor (attrib Bach) (No 24 in Anna Magdalena Notebook ) 
Duruf le Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes 
Gregoriens Mozart Violin Sonata in A, K305 
8.30-10.00: Schubert Die Taubenpost, D965a (Schwanengesang) Arvo Part Spiegel im Spiegel Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto in C sharp minor

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 Handel, Beethoven, Schumann, Strauss, Berlioz and Bellini.

With James Jolly. Including Handel: Organ Concerto in F, Op 4. Beethoven: Variations on See the conqu'ring hero comes. Schumann: Intermezzi, Op 4. Berg: Chamber Concerto.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Handel: Organ Concerto in F, Op 4 No 4
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr (organ/director)

10.15am
Beethoven: Variations on See the conqu'ring hero comes
Antonio Meneses (cello)
Menahem Pressler (piano)

10.30am
Schumann: Intermezzi, Op 4
Eduard Erdmann (piano)

10.48am
Strauss: Zweite Brautnacht (Die Agyptische Helena)
Renee Fleming (soprano)
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann (conductor)

10.52am
Berlioz: Nature immense (La damnation de Faust)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Marco Armilato (conductor)

10.57am
Bellini: Reggimi, o buona madre...Vedi, o madre, e afflitto e mesto (La Sonnambula)
Amina ...... Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Teresa ...... Sara Mingardo (contralto)
Elvino ...... Franceso Meli (tenor)
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Evelino Pido (conductor)

11.06am
Padilla: Missa Ave Regina caelorum
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)

11.21am
Berg: Chamber Concerto
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor).

With James Jolly. 
Handel Organ Concerto in F, Op 4 No 4 Academy of Ancient Music, director Richard Egarr (organ) 
10.15 Beethoven Variations on See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes 
Antonio Meneses (cello), Menahem Pressier (piano) 
10.30 Schumann Intermezzi , Op 4 Eduard Erdmann (piano) 
10.48 Strauss Zweite Brautnacht (Die 
Agyptische Helena) Renée Fleming (soprano), Munich PO, conductor Christian Thielemann 
10.52 Berlioz Nature Immense 
(La Damnation de Faust) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Prague PO, conductor Marco Armilato 
10.57 Bellini Reggimi , 0 Buona Madre.... 
Vedi, 0 Madre, e Afflitto e Mesto (La Sonnambula) Natalie Dessay (soprano), Sara Mingardo (mezzo), Francesco Meli (tenor), Lyon Opera Orchestra, conductor Evelino Pido 
11.06 Padilla Missa Ave Regina Caelorum 
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers 
11.21 Berg Chamber Concerto Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Ensemble Intercontemporain, conductor Pierre Boulez

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 4

Episode 4

The Neapolitan Golden Age

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, The Neapolitan Golden Age, Episode 4

Donald Macleod explores music that would have been heard at Naples's new comedy theatre.

Donald Macleod explores some of the music that would have been heard at the comedy theatre that the king had ordered built in the 1770s.

Donald Macleod explores some of the music that would have been heard at the new theatre dedicated to comedy that the king had ordered built in the 1770s. He discovers that the royal grip had not fully loosened when it came to the rulebook for audiences at the new venue.

Paisiello: Overture (Don Chisciotte)
Orchestra Filarmonica Italiania di Piacenza
Valentino Metti (conductor)
DYNAMIC CDS366/1-2 CD1 - Tr 1

Paisiello: Don Chisciotte (Act 2, excerpt)
Don Chisciotte ...... Sergio Rocchi (tenor)
Sancio Panza ...... Maurizio Leoni (baritone)
La Contessa ...... Paola Quagliata (soprano)
Soloists
Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana di Piacenza
Valentino Metti (conductor)
DYNAMIC CDS366/1-2 CD2 - Trs 15-16

Fiorenza: Sinfonia in F minore a due violini e basso
Dolce e Tempesta
Stefano Demicheli (director)
FUGA FUG526 Trs 7-10

Porpora: Notturni per I Defunti (No 2)
Monica Piccinini (soprano)
Romina Basso (alto)
La Stagione Armonica
Dolce e Tempesta
Stefano Demicheli (director)
FUGA FUG526 - Trs 11-16

Cimarosa: Armida Immaginaria (end of Act 3)
Soloists
Coro del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari
Orchestra del Teatro Bellini
Eric Hull (conductor).

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

4/5. Presented by Donald Macleod. 
Paislello Don Chisciotte (excerpts) 
Paola Quagliata (soprano), Sergio Rocchi (tenor), 
Maurizio Leoni (baritone) Soloists, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana di Piacenza, conductor Valentino Metti 
Fiorenza Sinfonia in F minor due violini e basso Dolce e Tempesta, director Stefano Demicheli Porpora Notturno No 2 (Nottumiper I Defunti) Monica Piccinini (soprano), Romina Basso (alto), La Stagione Armonica, Doice e Tempesta, director Stefano Damicheli 
Cimarosa Armida Immaginaria (Act 3, excerpt) 
Soloists, Coro del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Orchestra del Teatro Bellini, conductor Eric Hull Rptdatiopm

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 3

Episode 3

LSO St Luke's Brahms Series

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

A concert given by the Aronowitz Ensemble. Brahms: Quintet, Op 34. Bruckner: Intermezzo.

Penny Gore introduces a concert given by the Aronowitz Ensemble. Brahms: Quintet in F minor for piano and strings, Op 34. Bruckner: Intermezzo in D minor.

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

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
From the LSO St Luke's Brahms series. 
Aronowitz Ensemble 
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 Bruckner Intermezzo in D minor 
2.00 Johannes Brahms 
Featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Schumann Manfred Overture Conductor Jiri Belohlavek 
Reger Acht Ceistliche Gesange, Op 138 BBC Singers, conductor Celso Antunes 
Mozart Symphony No 41 in C. K551 (Jupiter) Conductor David Robertson 
Schnittke Mqz-Art a la Haydn Peter Danis and Miroslav Danis (violins), Malaysian Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble, conductor Kevin Field Berg Piano Sonata, Op 1 Llyr Williams Schoenberq Friede aufErden 
BBC Symphony Chorus, conductor Stephen Jackson Berg, arr Clytus Gottwald Die Nachtigall Webern Entflieht 
Schoenberg Ei, Du Lutte BBC Singers/David Hill Zemlinsky Psalm 23 Conductor Jiri Belohlavek Beethoven Piano Sonata in G, Op 49 No 2 CedricTiberghien 
Brahms Symphony No 3 in F ConductorJiri Belohlavek

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 4: Brahms - Episode 4

Episode 4: Brahms - Episode 4

Brahms

Brahms - Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Brahms, Brahms - Episode 4

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Brahms: Symphony No 3. Schumann: Manfred Overture.

With Penny Gore. Brahms: Symphonies plus choral and orchestral works, including Symphony No 3. Plus Schumann: Manfred Overture. Mozart: Symphony No 41. Berg: Piano Sonata, Op 1.

With Penny Gore.

2.00pm
Schumann: Manfred Overture
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Reger: Acht Geistliche Gesange, Op 138
BBC Singers
Celso Antunes (conductor)

2.30pm
Mozart: Symphony No 41
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Peter Danis (violin)
Miroslav Danis (violin)
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
Kevin Field (conductor)

3.15pm
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op 1
Llyr Williams (piano)

Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden
BBC Symphony Chorus
Stephen Jackson (conductor)

Berg (arr. Clytus Gottwald): Die Nachtigall
Webern: Entflieht
Schoenberg: Ei, du Lutte
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)

Zemlinsky: Psalm 23 for chorus and orchestra, Op 14
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

4.05pm
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 24 in F sharp, Op 78
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

Brahms: Symphony No 3
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (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: 18/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 18/12/2008

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With comic opera group Impropera and conductor Nicola Luisotti

Sean Rafferty with a selection of music and guests, including comic opera group Impropera, who create opera on the spot, and conductor Nicola Luisotti with soprano Irene Theorin.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including members of the comic opera group Impropera, who create an opera on the spot in the studio, ahead of their weekend show.

And conductor Nicola Luisotti and soprano Irene Theorin join Sean to discuss Puccini's Turandot, in which they are appearing at the Royal Opera House.

17:02
MONTEVERDI 
Domine ad adjuvandum me festina   (Vespers 1610)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players
director Andrew Parrott
EMI 212685 2			
Tr. 2					
1’45*

17:06	
WAGNER
Forest murmurs (Siegfried)
New York Philharmonic
conductor Zubin Mehta
CBS MK 37795				
Tr. 4				
6’56*

17:14	
MOZART 
Fantasia in D minor, K.397
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS 473 689 2			
Tr. 4				
5’15*

17:22 
LIVE	
IMPROPERA
Improvisation: A translation of an aria in a made up language…!
Louise Crane (mezzo soprano)
Niall Ashdown
Anthony Ingle (piano)
3’44				

17:32				
IMPROPERA
Improvisation: in Gershwinesque style	
Niall Ashdown
Anthony Ingle (piano)
2’20			

17:35	
ENESCU 
Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op. 11 no.1
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor Leopold Stokowski
RCA 099026 615032			
Tr. 2`				
11’31*

17:47	
MICHAEL HEAD 
The little road to Bethlehem
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor James O’Donnell
HYPERION CDA 67716			
Tr. 15				
2’59*
		
17:52
CHOPIN
Etudes Opus 10 (nos 10, 11 and 12)
Peter Donohoe (piano)
EMI CLASSICS CDC 754416 2
Tr 10, 11, 12
7’27		
		
18:03	
BOB CHILCOTT 
O Rex gentium; O Emmanuel (Advent Antiphons, no.6 & 7))
BBC Singers
SIGNUM SIGCD 100			
Tr. 12-13			
2’58
		
18:06
VIVALDI 
Sinfonia in C, RV.192
Freiburg Baroque
director Gottfired von der Goltz
OPUS 111 OP 30358			
Tr. 10-13			
5’12*

18:12
SHOSTAKOVICH 
Prelude & fugue no.1 in C, Op.87 no.1
Dmitri Shostakovich (piano)
EMI 217 575 2			
CD 14 Tr. 11				
4’52
				
18:18
PUCCINI 
O Principi, che a lunghe carovane (Turandot, Act 2)
Turandot…Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
Calaf……Placido Domingo (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic
conductor Herbert von Karajan
DG 410 096 2			
CD 2 Tr. 13				
4’20*
							
18:29	
PUCCINI 
Signore, ascolta (Turandot, Act 1)
Liu……Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic
conductor Herbert von Karajan
DG 410 096 2			
CD 1 Tr. 13				
2’45*
		
18:39	
PUCCINI 
Principessa di morte! (Turandot, Act 3)
Calaf… Placido Domingo (tenor)
Turandot…Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic
conductor Herbert von Karajan
DG 410 096 2				
CD 3 Tr. 12			
3’50*
								
18:44	
DVORAK 
Rondo in G minor
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Stephen Hough (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67529			
Tr. 5				
6’58* 


18:53	
MARCELLO 
Oboe concerto in D mninor
Douglas Boyd (oboe)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Alexander Schneider
COE RECORDSCD CD COE 810		
Tr. 9-11			
11’03

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Howells, Britten

Performance on 3: Howells, Britten: Episode 1: Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 1

Episode 1

Episode 1: Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 1

Howells, Britten

Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 1

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Howells, Britten, Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 1

Suzy Klein presents the BBC CO and BBC Singers in Christmas music by Britten and Howells.

From Lancing College Chapel, Sussex. Suzy Klein presents the BBC CO and Singers in Christmas music. Including Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Howells' Three Carol-Anthems.

From Lancing College Chapel, Sussex. Presented by Suzy Klein.

The BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers perform a concert of Christmas music, featuring works by two 20th-century British composers.

The programme includes some of Herbert Howells's much-loved carol-anthems, include the lyrical A Spotless Rose and Here is the little door, as well as Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, a showpiece for treble voices, written during the Second World World War as the composer returned from America by sea.

Listeners who have satellite or digital TV can press their TV red button to watch this specially recorded performance for seven days from 19 December. 


Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
Sioned Williams (harp)
Daniel Norman (tenor)
BBC Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Andrew Carwood (conductor)

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Howells: Three Carol-Anthems.

The BBC SO and the BBC Singers perform pieces by Herbert Howells and Benjamin Britten

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers perform Christmas music by Herbert Howells and Benjamin Britten

Suzy Klein introduces a concert live from Lancing Chapel in Sussex. 
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Choristers of St Paul's 
Cathedral, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductors Andrew Carwood and Paul Brough Britten A Ceremony of Carols Howells Three Carol-Anthems 
7.40 Twenty Minutes Louise Fryer uncovers the story behind Britten's cantata St Nicolas. 
8.00 Britten St Nicolas

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: Celebrating St Nicolas

Celebrating St Nicolas

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, Celebrating St Nicolas

Louise Fryer uncovers the story behind Britten's cantata St Nicolas.

Louise Fryer retraces the genesis of Britten's St Nicolas, talking to some of those who took part in the premiere at Lancing College in 1948.

Louise Fryer retraces the genesis of Britten's St Nicolas, talking to some of those who took part in the premiere at Lancing College in 1948, as well as more recent performers, to find out how it came to be written and how it stands up today.

The cantata is one of Britten's most creative and inventive scores, bringing together amateur and professional forces, parts for the audience to sing, as well as giving a highly theatrical treatment of its subject matter, creating a model that Britten drew upon in many later works.

Performance on 3: Howells, Britten: Episode 2: Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 2

Episode 2

Episode 2: Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 2

Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Howells, Britten, Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 2

Presented by Suzy Klein. The concert concludes with Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicolas.

From the Chapel of Lancing College, Sussex. Suzy Klein presents the conclusion of this concert of Christmas music, which features Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicolas.

From the Chapel of Lancing College, Sussex. Presented by Suzy Klein.

This concert of Christmas music performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers concludes with Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicolas. It presents a series of important incidents in the life of of the saint, and of the children, sailors and travellers who come into contact with him. The part of Nicolas is taken by a solo tenor, with the choirs transforming themselves into the various other characters of the drama and relating the events with the conviction of eye-witnesses, tying the story together with their prayers and praise.

Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
Sioned Williams (harp)
Daniel Norman (tenor)
BBC Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Paul Brough (conductor)

Britten: St Nicolas.

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: 18/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 18/12/2008

Matthew Sweet presents more highlights from the 2008 Free Thinking festival of ideas.

Matthew Sweet presents more highlights from the 2008 Free Thinking festival of ideas, including a debate on the history and significance of Liverpool's two great cathedrals.

As part of the 2008 Radio 3 Free Thinking festival of ideas, Susan Hitch explores the history, architecture and significance of Liverpool's two cathedrals with the new chair of the National Trust Simon Jenkins, architectural historian Gavin Stamp, artistic director of the Catholic Metropolitan cathedral Sister Anthony Wilson and, from the Anglican cathedral, canon Anthony Hawley.

How did a huge gothic cathedral come to be built as late as the 20th century and why did Edwin Lutyens's ambitious plans for the Metropolitan cathedral end up as they did? As cathedrals now host art exhibitions, restaurants and corporate events, what is the role of these great buildings today? Recorded in front of an audience at BBC Radio Merseyside.

Matthew Sweet presents more highlights from this year's Free Thinking festival. Producer ElianeGlaser

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 4: On Being Too Much for Ourselves

Episode 4: On Being Too Much for Ourselves

On Excess

On Being Too Much for Ourselves

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, On Excess, On Being Too Much for Ourselves

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips looks at self-destructive behaviour.

Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips looks at self-destructive behaviour and how people can consider themselves '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 
4/5. On Being Too Much for Ourselves Adam Phillips looks at selfishness.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 18/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 18/12/2008

Fiona Talkington presents music from Arne Nordheim, Bach and Japanese duo Coconami.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including the early tape works of Arne Nordheim. Max Reinhardt drops by with three tracks he can't get off his mind.

11:15
Elsie and Doris Waters: Gert and Daisy make a Christmas Pudding (Waters) [1935]
Taken from the album A Vintage Christmas
Flapper PASTCD9768

(Segue)

11:16
Coconami: Sleigh Ride
Taken from the album Wish You Too Best Christmas Ever
Trikont US 0387  

11:19
Chris Wood arr Tweed / Alakotila: The Land  - when the land is white with snow 
Karen Tweed/Timo Alakotila
Taken from the album May Monday
FYCD003

(Segue)

11:25
Arne Nordheim: Den lille Prinsen
Taken from the album Electronic Music from the 1960s
Aurora ACD 50512

11:28
Farmers Market: Yagoda, From Prussia with love  
Taken from the album Surfin’ USSR
IPCRAC Recordings IPC101  

11:36
Roy Harper: Forever
Susanna 
Taken from the album Flower of Evil
Rune Grammofon RCD 2080  

11:43
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band:There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evenin' Stage
Taken from the album The Spotlight Kid 
REPRISE 7599262492

11:47
The Carter Family: No Depression 
Taken from the album The Decca Sessions Vol 1  					
Catfish KATCD188

11:51
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys: Christmas Time’s a Coming
Taken from the album Wish you too best Christmas Ever 
Trikont US 0387  

(Segue)

11:53
Rolf Lislevand: Jeg synger julekvad 
Taken from the album Jul I gammal tid
Kirkelig Kulturverkstad FXCD 301

11:58
Papa Noel: Madiabuana
Taken from the album Bel Ami
Stern’s Africa STCD3016

00:06
Arne Nordheim
Collage II (Multiple Parallel Layers)
Taken from the album Electronic Music from the 1960s
Aurora ACD 50512

00:16
Schumann: Mondnacht from Eichendorff lieder op 39
Christan Gerhaher (baritone) Gerold Huber (piano)
RCA 88697168172

(Segue)

00:21
Michael Praetorius/Jan Sandström: Det är En ros utsprungen
Allmänna Sången, Cecilia Rydinger Alin (conductor)
Taken from the album Candlelight Carols
BIS BLCD5028 

(Segue)

00:26
Sufjan Stevens: Lo, How a rose e’er blooming
Taken from the album Sufjan Stevens presents songs for Christmas 
RTRADCDX450

00:28
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium						
Nordic Chamber Choir
Morten Lauridsen (conductor)
BAYER RECORDS BR 100305CD

(Segue)

00:35
John Morton: Teetines
Taken from the album Solo Traveler  
INNOVA 665

00:41
The Alps: A Manhã Na Praia
Taken from the album III
TYPE 040

(Segue)

00:47
Peter Broderick: Something has changed
Take from the album Float 
TYPE 027

00:49
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G BWV 541
Peter Hurford (Organ of the Martinikerk, Gronigen, Holland)
EMI 5856302

Fiona Talkington introduces early tape work by Arne Nordheim , organ music by Bach and a South Seas sleigh ride from Japanese duo Coconami. Plus three tracks chosen by Max Reinhardt.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 19/12/2008

19/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 19/12/2008

Jonathan Swain presents music by Bernstein, Janacek, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, Bree and Biber.

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Bernstein, Janacek, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, Bree, Biber, Weber, Dandrieu, Arriaga, Mozetich, Britten, Abel, CPE Bach, Schubert and Prokofiev.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990): Overture (Candide)
1.06am
Webern, Anton (1883-1945): Im Sommerwind - idyll for orchestra
1.22am
Janacek, Leos (1854-1928): Taras Bulba - rhapsody for orchestra
1.49am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Symphony No 7 in D minor
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Jacques Delacote (conductor)

2.28am
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943): Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

2.47am
Bree, Johannes Bernardus van (1801-1857): Allegro in D minor for four string quartets
Viotta Ensemble
Viktor Liberman (conductor)

2.59am
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz von (1644-1704): Sonata violino solo representiva in A for violin and continuo
Elizabeth Wallfisch (broque violin)
Rosanne Hunt (cello)
Linda Kent (harpsichord)

3.10am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Missa sancta No 1 in E flat, J224 (Freischutzmesse) - for soli, chorus and orchestra
Norwegian Soloist Choir
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Grete Pedersen Helgerod (conductor)

3.44am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Rondo concertante in B flat for violin and orchestra, K269
Mozart Anniversary Orchestra
James Ehnes (violin/director)

3.51am
Dandrieu, Jean-Francois (c.1681-1738): L'harmonieuse (Pieces de clavecin, Book 1)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

3.57am
Satie, Erik (1866-1925): La belle excentrique (fantaisie serieuse)
Pianoduo Kolacny

4.06am
Chabrier, Emmanuel (1841-1894): Espana - rhapsody for orchestra
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Stuart Challender (conductor)

4.13am
Arriaga, Juan Crisostomo (1806-1826): Erminia, scene lyrique-dramatique for soprano and orchestra
Rosamund Illing (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Heribert Esser (conductor)

4.27am
Marin, Jose (c.1618-1699): No pianse Manguilla ya'
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
Rolf Lislevand (baroque guitar)
Arianna Savall (double harp)
Pedro Estevan (percussion)
Adela Gonzalez-Campa (castanets)

4.34am
Mozetich, Marjan (b. 1948): El dorado
Erica Goodman (harp)
Amadeus Ensemble

4.50am
Attrib. Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809), possibly by Pleyel: Divertimento in B flat, H II 46
Bulgarian Academic Wind Quintet

5.00am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Prelude (10 Pieces for piano, Op 12)
Roger Woodward (piano)

5.02am
Gilse, Jan van (1881-1944): Concert Overture in C minor
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

5.13am
Bergh, Gertrude van den (1793-1840): Lied fur pianoforte
Frans van Ruth (Piano)

5.18am
Verhulst, Johannes (1816-1891): Lied van bloemen (Flower song), Op 26 No 2
Nico van der Meel (tenor)
Leo van Doeselaar (fortepiano)

5.22am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): Five Flower Songs for chorus, Op 47
Camerata Chamber Choir
Michael Bojesen (conductor)

5.33am
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759): Susser Blumen Ambraflocken, HWV 204
Helene Plouffe (violin)
Louise Pellerin (oboe)
Dom Andre Laberge (organ)

5.39am
Lawes, William (1602-1645): Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
5.41am
Lawes, Henry (1596-1662): Now, now, Lucatia, now make haste, L655
5.45am
Lawes, William (1602-1645): Up, ladies, up
Angharad Gruffydd Jones (soprano)
Concordia
Mark Levy (conductor)

5.47am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Psalm 22: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (3 Psalms for soloists and double chorus, Op 78 No 3)
Radio France Chorus
Donald Palumbo (conductor)

5.56am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Symphony in E flat, K21
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider (conductor)

6.06am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Concerto No 2 in B flat for flute and strings, Wq 167
Robert Aitken (flute)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

6.29am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Die Forelle, D550; Nacht und Traume, D827; Der Musensohn, D764
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

6.37am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Lieutenant Kije - suite for orchestra, Op 60
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Verbitsky (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. 
Bernstein Overture: Candide 1.06 Webern Im Sommerwind 
1.22 Janacek Taras Bulba 1.49 Dvorak Symphony No 7 in D minor 2.28 Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36 2.47 Bree A llegro in D minor for four string quartets 2.59 Biber Sonata Violino Solo Representiva in A 3.10 Weber Missa Sancta No 1 in E flat (Freischutzmesse) 
3.44 Mozart Rondo Concertante in B flat, K269 
3.51 Dandrieu L'Harmonieuse (Pieces de Clavecin, Book 1) 
3.57 Satle La Belle Excentrique (Fantaisie Seheuse) 
4.06 Chabrier Espana 4.13 Arriaga Erminia 4.27 Marin No Pianse Manguilla Va' 4.34 Mozetich El Dorado 
4.50 Haydn Divertimento in B flat 5.00 Prokofiev Prelude, Op 12 No 7 5.02 Gilse Concert Overture in C minor 5.13 Bergh Lied 5.18 Verhulst Lied van bloemen, Op 26 No 2 
5.22 Britten Five Flower Songs, Op 47 5.33 Handel 
Susser Blumen Ambraflocken, HWV204 5.39 Lawes Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May; Now. Now, Lucatia, Now Make Haste; Up, Ladies, Up 5.47 Mendelssohn My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? 5.56 Abel Symphony E flat Op 10 No 3 6.06 CPE Bach Flute Concerto No 2 in B flat, Wq167 6.29 Schubert Die Forelle; Nacht und Traume; Der Musensohn 6.37 Prokofiev Suite: Lieutenant Kije

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