BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: 23/12/2008

23/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 23/12/2008

Murray Perahia plays Chopin's Ballade No3, Il Giardino Armonico perform Vivaldi.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Murray Perahia plays Chopin's Ballade No3, Il Giardino Armonico perform Vivaldi and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Stravinsky's Pulcinella.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.


07:03

J Strauss II: Kunstlerleben - waltz
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Felix Slatkin (conductor)
ROY 6462   T8


07:10

Mozart: Andante in F major, K.616
Quintett Chantily
HANSSLER PH09002   T1


07:17

Handel: Rejoice Greatly (Messiah, Part 1)
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)
HMU 901498.99   CD1   T13


07:22

Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-flat major, Op.47
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY SK 64 399    T3


07:32

Christopher Brown: The Song of the Rose
BBC Singers
David Hill (director)
BBC Recording

Alan Smith: There is no Rose
Soprano soloist: Margaret Feaviour
BBC Singers
David Hill (director)
BBC Recording


07:38

Anon (Publ. John Walsh): Reading's Ground
Emma Murphy (recorder)
David Miller (baroque guitar)
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
SIGNUM SIGCD125	T1


07:44

Dvorak: Polonaise in E flat major
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 11 0664-2   T2


07:51

Mendelssohn: String Symphony No.10 in B minor
Concerto Koln
WARNER 2564 69857-3   T9


08:04

Bach: Prelude (English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV.808)
Andras Schiff (piano)
DECCA 421 6402   CD1  T8


08:09

Tchaikovsky, arr. Marriner: Andante cantabile (String Quartet No.1 in D major, Op.11)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner (director)
EMI 228375-2	  T2


08:15

Carl Hohne: Slavonic Fantasy
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Roland Pontinenn (piano)
DECCA 475 9126   CD4   T1


08:23

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV.399
Christophe Coin (cello)
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini (director)
NAIVE OP 30457   T13-15


08:32

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op.62
Anima Eterna
Jos van Immerseel (director)
ZIGZAG 080402.6    CD2   T5


08:40

Merula: Hor ch'e tempo di dormire (Canzonetta Spirituale sopra alla nanna)
Monteserrat Figueras (soprano)
Andrew Lawrence-King (harp)
Rolf Lislevand (vihuela)
Jordi Savall (viola da gamba)
ALIA VOX AVSA 9862   T5


08:49

Stenhammar: Fantasy, Op.11 No.1
Martin Sturfalt (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67689   T10


08:54

Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major, D471
The Raphael Ensemble
HYPERION CDH55305   T1


09:08

Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite (Sinfonia, Sereanata and Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
DG 415 127-2   T8-10


09:18

Handel: Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno (Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesu Cristo)
Cecilia Bartoli (soprano)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (director)
DECCA 475 6924   T14


09:23

Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op.73
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Kathryn Stott (piano)
EMI CDC 754412-2   T1-3


09:34

Trad: God Rest you merry, Gentlemen
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple (conductor)
Malcolm Hicks (organ)
HCCD 00030   T11


09:37

Keith Jarrett: Koln, January 24, 1975 (Part IIc)
Keith Jarrett (piano)
ECM 810 067-2   T4



09:43

Suk, rev. Musil: Fantastic scherzo, Op.25
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DECCA 475 7061   CD1 T11


09:59

Jewish Sacred Song (Hannukah): Maoz Tsour
Amsterdam Synagogue
Hans Bloemendal (director)
PHILIPS 462 061-2   T19.

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

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch . Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Chopin Ballade No 3 in A flat. Op 47 Christopher Brown The Song of the Rose Vivaldi Concerto in C, RV399 
8.30-10.00: Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite (excerpts) Handel Disserratevi 0 Porte d'Averno (Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Mostro Signor Gesu Cristo) Keith Jarrett Köln, January 24,1975 (excerpts)

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker with music by Mozart, Palestrina, Bruckner, Schubert, Elgar and A Scarlatti.

With Sarah Walker. Including Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A, K581. Trad: I wonder as I wonder. Ord: Adam lay ybounden. Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris a 4. Trad: The angel Gabriel.

With Sarah Walker.

Including:

10.00 Mozart   Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581	
Jack Brymer (clarinet), Allegri Quartet
PHILIPS 442 390-2	

10.35*  Trad. Appalachian Carol   I wonder as I wander		
Ord arr. Rutter   Adam lay ybounden	
Palestrina   Alma Redemptoris a 4
Trad. Basque Carol arr. Pettman   The angel Gabriel		
Bruckner   Ave maria
Anne Noakes (flute)
Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (director)
ERATO  0630 19350-2	

10.51* Schubert   Symphony No.5 in B flat, D.485	
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
EMI  CDM 566984-2

11.17* Elgar   The Wand of Youth: Suite No.1, Op.1a  				
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI CDM 7692067-2	

11.38* A. Scarlatti   Cantata pastorale per la nasità di Nostro Signore			
Susan Gritton (soprano)	
Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage (conductor)
CHANDOS   CHAN0754X

11.56* Trad. arr. Vaughan Williams   This is the truth sent from above 			
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (director)
CRD3462

With Sarah Walker. 
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A.K58I Jack Brymer , Allegri Quartet 
10.35 Traditional / Wonder as I Wander Ord Adam Lay Ybounden Palestrina Alma Redemptoris a 4 Traditional The Angel Gabriel 
Bruckner Ave Maria Anne Noakes (flute), Choir of New College, Oxford, director Edward Higginbottom 
10.51 Schubert Symphony No 5 in B flat RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham 
11.17 Elqar Wand of Youth Suite No 1, Op la LPO, conductor Adrian Boult 
11.38 A Scarlatti Christmas Cantata 
Susan Gritton (soprano), Collegium Musicum 90, conductor Simon Standage

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: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Composer of the Week: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Episode 2: Elvira

Episode 2

Episode 2: Elvira

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Elvira

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Elvira

Puccini's elopement with one of his pupils, Elvira Gemignani, had lasting consequences.

Puccini's elopement with one of his pupils, Elvira Gemignani, had lasting consequences, yet they remained together until his death in 1924.

Puccini's elopement with one of his pupils, Elvira Gemignani, had lasting consequences. A married woman with two children, Elvira took a brave leap when she ran off with him. 

Having survived the ensuing scandal, the couple conducted their relationship in a fashion which, for most of their friends and colleagues, defied comprehension. Yet despite Puccini's frequent infidelities and her obsessive jealousy, they remained together until his death in 1924.

Capriccio sinfonico (excerpts)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor)

Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Manon Lescaut, Act 4)
Julia Varady (soprano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)

La boheme (Act 1)
Mirella Freni (soprano)
Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Senechal (tenors)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass)
Gianni Maffeo, Rolando Panerai (baritones)
Berlin Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

Senza mamma, o bimbo (Suor Angelica)
Julia Varady (soprano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor).

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giacomo Puccini

Adored by some, hated by others, regardless of any opinion, these days Puccini's operas are repertory mainstays. Donald Macleod explores the composer's life and work

Composer of the Week: Puccini Season

2/5. Elvira. Donald Macleod recounts the scandal surrounding the composer's elopement with one of his pupils, Elvira Gemignani. Yet despite Puccini's frequent infidelities and his wife's obsessive jealousy, the couple remained together until his death in 1924. Capriccio Sinfonico (excerpts) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jacek Kaspszyk 
Sola, Perduta Abbandonata (Manon Lescaut) 
Julia Varady (soprano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Marcello Viotti La Boheme (Act 1) 
Soloists, Berlin Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Herbert von Karajan 
Senza Mamma , 0 Bimbo (Suor Angelica) Julia Varady (soprano), Berlin RSO, conductor Marcello Viotti  Repeated at 10.30pm RT DIRECT: Puccini's La Boheme (2 CDs) is available for £7 including p&p. Address: [address removed]. 
Cheque payable to Selections. Phone [number removed] (national rate), quoting B46-AG321, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

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: Bath Mozartfest 2008

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Bath Mozartfest 2008: Episode 2

Bath Mozartfest 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Bath Mozartfest 2008, Episode 2

With Louise Fryer. Nash Ensemble - Mozart: String Quintet, K516. Mendelssohn: Octet, Op 20

Bath Mozartfest 2008: Louise Fryer presents highlights from 2008's celebration of the music of Mozart. Mozart: String Quintet, K516. Mendelssohn: Octet, Op 20. Nash Ensemble.

Louise Fryer presents highlights from 2008's celebration of the music of Mozart.

Mozart: String Quintet, K516
Mendelssohn: Octet, Op 20
Nash Ensemble.

Bath's annual celebration of the music of Mozart as well as many other great composers

The annual celebration of the music of Mozart and many other great composers in the picturesque city of Bath

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Highlights from the 2008 Bath Mozart Festival. Mozart String Quintet in G minor, K516 
Mendelssohn Octet in E flat, Op 20 Nash Ensemble 
2.00 Telling the Tale 
A concert given by the BBC Singers conducted by Celso Antunes , recorded last week in the church of St Giles Cripplegate, London. Introduced by Richard Coles. Including magnificats by Arvo Part, Giles Swayne , Vic Nees and Javier Busto. 
3.25 Tchaikovsky Ballet: Swan Lake 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Alexander Titov 
4.10 Schiitz Weihnachts-Oratorium , SWV435 Ars Nova , Concerto Copenhagen

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: Telling the Tale

Afternoon Concert: Telling the Tale: Episode 2

Telling the Tale

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Telling the Tale, Episode 2

With Louise Fryer. Magnificats and carols from around the world in a BBC Singers concert.

Presented by Louise Fryer. Magnificats and carols from around the world in a BBC Singers Christmas concert, plus Tchaikovsky: Swan lake and Schutz's Weihnachts-Oratorium, SWV 435.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

2.00pm
Richard Coles introduces a Christmas concert given at St Giles' Church, Cripplegate, given by the BBC Singers and conducted by Celso Antunes. The programme features magnificats and carols from around the world, including works by Arvo Part, Giles Swayne, Vic Nees and Javier Busto.

3.25pm
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op 20
BBC Philharmonic
Alexander Titov (conductor)

4.10pm
Heinrich Schutz: Weihnachts-Oratorium, SWV 435
Ars Nova
Concerto Copenhagen.

Afternoon Concert: Telling the Tale

Louise Fryer takes listeners to a land of fairytales and stories

Louise Fryer takes listeners to a land of fairytales and stories, with excerpts from the large-scale ballet works of Prokofiev and Tchaikovksy

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost: Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Paradise Lost, Episode 2

Satan and his cohorts debate whether another battle should take place to recover Heaven.

Satan and his cohorts debate whether another battle should take place to recover Heaven. He goes on a journey to find another place and passes through the gates of Hell.

Read by Anton Lesser.

Satan and his cohorts debate whether another battle should take place to recover Heaven. He goes on a journey to find another place and passes through the gates of Hell.

Anton Lesser reads from the unabridged version of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost: Milton Season

2/12. By John Milton. Read by Anton Lesser. 
Satan and his cohorts debate whether another battle should take place to recover Heaven.

New Generation Artists

New Generation Artists - a BBC scheme to nurture exceptional young talent

The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support talented musicians to reach the next stages of their careers and brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.

New Generation Artists: Ingrid Fliter, Meta4, Danjulo Ishizaka, Shai Wosner

Ingrid Fliter, Meta4, Danjulo Ishizaka, Shai Wosner

BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists, Ingrid Fliter, Meta4, Danjulo Ishizaka, Shai Wosner

Verity Sharp with recordings by Ingrid Fliter, Meta4, and Danjulo Ishizaka and Shai Wosner

Verity Sharp presents recordings by Radio 3 New Generation Artists. With pianist Ingrid Fliter, Finnish quartet Meta4, and the cello-piano duo of Danjulo Ishizaka and Shai Wosner.

Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme picks out some of the brightest new talents in the classical music world. Verity Sharp presents a special Christmas and New Year series featuring studio and live concert performances by this group of young musicians.

Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52
Ingrid Fliter (piano)

Jaakko Kuusisto: Play III
Meta4

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in F, Op 5, No 1
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
Shai Wosner (piano).

2/10. Presented by Verity Sharp. 
Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 Ingrid Fliter (piano) 
Jaakko Kuusisto Play III Meta4 
Beethoven Cello Sonata in F Op 5 No Danjulo Ishizaka, Shai Wosner (piano)

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Bach at Christmas

Performance on 3: Bach at Christmas: Episode 2

Bach at Christmas

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Bach at Christmas, Episode 2

John Eliot Gardiner conducts Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 4. Plus Proms 2008 highlights.

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists in Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 4. Plus Proms 2008: Bach: Suite No 2 in D minor.

An all-Bach programme recorded at Hawksmoor's Christ Church as part of the 2008 Spitalfields Winter Festival, with John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists.

Evangelist ...... Nicholas Mulroy (tenor)
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Bach: Motet - Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV 1049; Cantata No 2: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend (Christmas Oratorio)

Plus highlights from the 2008 BBC Proms:

Bach: Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Jian Wang (cello)

Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Simon Preston (organ).

Series of all-Bach programmes recorded as part of the Spitalfields Winter Festival 2008

Series of all-Bach programmes recorded at Hawksmoor's Christ Church in December 2008, as part of the Spitalfields Winter Festival

Performance on 3 Bach at Christmas

Martin Handley presents another all-Bach programme recorded as part of the Spitalfields Winter Festival. 
Bach Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV230; Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV1049; 
Cantata: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend (Christmas Oratorio, BWV248) 
Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
Plus highlights from the 2008 BBC Proms. 
Bach Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV1008 Jian Wang Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 Simon Preston (organ)

Belief

Programme that talks to artists, scientists and thinkers about what they believe and why

Programme that talks to artists, scientists and thinkers and asks them about what they believe and why

Belief: Belief

Belief: Series 4: Theodore Zeldin

Theodore Zeldin

Series 4

BBC Radio 3 - Belief, Series 4, Theodore Zeldin

Joan Bakewell talks with public figures, artists and thinkers about what they believe.

Joan Bakewell talks to Theodore Zeldin, a historian celebrated for his radical insights into the nature and history of human relationships.

Joan Bakewell talks with public figures, artists and thinkers about what they believe and why. She speaks to Theodore Zeldin, a historian celebrated for his radical insights into the nature and history of human relationships.

Belief: Series 4

Joan Bakewell discusses areas of belief with artists, thinkers and other public figures

2/9. Joan Bakewell talks to philosopher and historian Theodore Zeldin about his beliefs.

BBC Proms

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2008

BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 30: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Prom 30: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

2008

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2008, Prom 30: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

An America-focused Prom, with works by Torke, Adams, Bernstein and Ellington.

Presented by Geoffrey Smith, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. A Prom of 20th-century Americana featuring works by Michael Torke, as well as Adams, Bernstein and Ellington.

Presented by Geoffrey Smith, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

A concert of 20th-century Americana featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the baton of Kristjan Jarvi. To mark the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing tonight, Jarvi launches the programme with Michael Torke's Javelin, written for the 1994 games, which is followed by John Adams's evocation of Richard Nixon's visit to China in the 1970s.

Young cellist Han-Na Chang joins the orchestra for Three Mediations from Bernstein's personal and thought-provoking theatre piece Mass, while New York finally comes to town with a jazz work by Duke Ellington.

Han-Na Chang (cello)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Kristjan Jarvi (conductor)

Michael Torke: Javelin  
John Adams: The Chairman Dances
Bernstein: Three Meditations (Mass)
Ellington: Harlem.

Selected coverage from the classical concerts of the Proms 114th season.

BBC Proms 2008

Presented by Martin Handley. Michael Torke Javelin 
John Adams The Chairman Dances 
Leonard Bernstein Three Meditations (Mass) Duke Ellington Harlem 
Han-Na Chang (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Kristjan Jarvi

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: 23/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 23/12/2008

Verity Sharp presents music, including Vox Clamantis and the Weekend Guitar Trio.

Verity Sharp presents. Including ambient guitars and plainchant combining in the work of Vox Clamantis and the Weekend Guitar Trio, plus traditional songs from Nivernais in France.

23:30
Trad arr. Paris: Je m’en Vais Cueillir La Rose
Eveline Paris, voice/Frédéric Paris, clarinet, voice, accordion
Taken from the album Achille Millien
Wild Boar Music WBM 21070                              

23:35
Vrod: Mazurka des Crayons 
Jean François Vrod, violin
Taken from the album Jean François Vrod
Cinq Planètes CP023552	 

(Segue)

23:38
Trad: Pride of the Season
Jack Crawford
Taken from the album Pride of the Season
Wild Goose WGS357CD 

(Segue)

23:44
Trad arr. Csík: Kalocsai katonadal, czardas, friss és mars
Csík Zenekar 
Taken from the album Ez a Vonat, Ha Elindult, Hadd Menjen…
Fono FA243 2   

23:51
Trad: Bie deti dallgët 
Nzif Çelaj, Nikolin Likaj, Fatbardha Brahimi, Arap Çeloleskaj, Teki Kanani, Manush Brahimi, Muhamet Tartari
Taken from the album Albania: Labë Country: Complaints and Love Songs
Ocora C 560188	 

23:55
Sigur Rós: Untitled V
Sigur Rós
Taken from the album ( )
Fat Cat Records	 FATCD22

(Segue)

00:05
Young: The Bottoms
Roger Dean Young & The Tin Cup
Taken from the album Casa
Loose Music Promo 

00:10
Improv: Kouco Solo
Yacouba Bukari, kouco
Taken from the compilation Africa: Music from the Nonesuch Explorer Series
Nonesuch Explorer Series 7559 79793 2

(Segue)

00:15
Bagayogo: Dunu Kan
Issa Bagayogo
Taken from the album Mali Koura
Six Degrees 657036 1151 2

00:22
Trad: Aluar Horns
Unnamed singers and players performing Ngoma (festivity music)
Taken from the compilation Africa: Music from the Nonesuch Explorer Series
Nonesuch Explorer Series 7559 79793 2

00:26
Mizutani: Futari no Shoko
Tokyo-chutei-iki
Taken from the album Paris Collection
Syper Hype Music & Hints SCR 007

(Segue)

00:30
Gregorian Chant: Mandatum Novum
Vox Clamantis/Weekend Guitar Trio
Taken from the album Stella Matutina
Mirare MIR064

(Segue)

00:41
Biber: The Annunciation (The Joyful Mysteries)
Sonnerie
Taken from the album Biber: The Mystery Sonatas for violin 
Gaudeamus CD GAU 350 

00:48
Lupton/Wood: Mari Lwyd
English Acoustic Collective 
Taken from the album Ghosts 
Ruf Records RUF CD 09 

(Segue)

00:53
Scarlatti: Sonata en ré mineur L 423
Inger Södergren, piano
Taken from the album Domenico Scarlatti: Seize Sonates
Calliope CAL 6670

00:55
Julyan: 67 degrees South
David Julyan
Taken from the compilation That Fuzzy Feeling 
Loaf Promo

Ambient guitars and plainchant combine in the work of Vox Clamantis and the Weekend Guitar Trio, Eveline and Frederic Paris perform traditional songs from Nivernais in central France. and Monica Hugget plays a Mystery Sonata by Biber. With Verity Sharp. EMAIL: [address removed]

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 24/12/2008

24/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 24/12/2008

John Shea introduces the Swedish Chamber Choir in a series of season and traditional works

John Shea introduces the Swedish Chamber Choir, with Johannes Landgren on organ, in a series of season and traditional works. Also, Mahler's Symphony No 8.

With John Shea.

1.01am
Swedish hymn, lyrics by Frans Mikael Franzen: Prepare a Way, O Zion
1.06am
Praetorius, Michael (c.1571-1621) arr. Jan Sandstrom: Det ar en ros utsprungen
1.11am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): Hymn to the Virgin
1.14am
Lange-Muller, Peter Erasmus (1850-1926): Madonna over the waves from Tre Madonnasange, Op 65
1.18am
Olsson, Otto (1879-1964): God's Son is born
1.22am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen (from Elijah)
1.24am
Gardner, John (b.1917): Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
1.27am
Traditional: Improvisations on Swedish Christmas Carols for organ
1.30am
Lauridsen, Morten (b.1943): O Magnus Mysterium
1.36am
Warlock, Peter (1894-1930): Benidicamus Domino
1.38am
Lundin, Bengt (b.1945): Quietly to myself
1.40am
Mathias, William (1934-1992): A Babe is born, Op 55
1.44am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Strange is to say
1.46am
Whishart, Peter (1921-1984): Alleluya, a new work is come on hand  
1.48am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Hark the Herald Angels Sing
1.52am
Traditional: Dagen ar kommen (Adeste fideles)
Swedish Chamber Choir
Johannes Landgren (organ)
Simon Phipps (director) 

1.57am
Pejacevic, Dora (1885-1923): Life of Flowers, Op 19
Ida Gamulin (piano)

2.17am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): Septet in B flat
Niklas Andersson (clarinet)
Henrik Blixt (bassoon)
Hans Larsson (horn)
Jannica Gustafsson (violin)
Hakan Olsson (viola)
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Maria Johansson (double bass)

2.41am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 8 in E flat, 'Symphony of a thousand'
Christine Goerke, Christine Brewer, Julie Kaufmann (soprano)
Michelle DeYoung, Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano)
Jon Villars (tenor)
Russell Braun (baritone)
Raymond Aceto (bass)
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Girls' & Boys' Choruses
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

4.00am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Tes beaux yeux
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

4.04am
Anonymous (c.1600-1650): Wie Schon leuchet der Morgenstern
Vincent van Laar (organ)

4.10am
Hurlebusch, Conrad Friedrich (1696-1765): Concerto in A minor
Paul van de Linden, Kristine Linde (oboe)
Manfred Kraemer (violin)
Musica ad Rhenum

4.23am
Avison, Charles (1709-1770): Concerto Grosso No 5 in D minor
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)

4.31am
Ford, Andrew (b.1957): Wassails and Lullabies
Anne Cooke (soprano)
Matthew Baker (bass)
Ian Cleworth, Rebecca Lagos, Brian Nixon (percussion)
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir
Antony Walker (conductor)

4.51am
Bohm, Georg (1661-1733): Prelude, Fugue & Postludium in G minor
Bas de Vroome (organ)

5.00am
Anonymous (15th century): Ther is no rose
Anonymous (England, 15th century): Alma Redemptoris Mater (Christmas Carol)
Zefiro Torna

5.08am
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis
The Royal Academy Soloists
Clio Gould (director)

5.22am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata (Kk 87) in B minor
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

5.29am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Canzon seconda from Canzoni da Sonare
Musica Fiata Koln
Roland Wilson (director)

5.33am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Tapiola - symphonic poem, Op 112
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

5.49am
Dowland, John (1563-1626): Pavan (Taffelconsort)
Concordia
Mark Levy (conductor)

5.54am
Torelli, Giuseppe (1658-1709): 'Christmas Concerto', Op 8, No 6
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon (director)

6.00am
Williamson, Malcolm (1931-2003): This Christmas Night
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir
David Miller (piano)
Antony Walker (conductor)

6.03am
Nordqvist, Gustaf (1886-1949): Jul, jul, stralande jul (Christmas, Christmas, Radiant Christmas)
Swedish Chamber Choir
Simon Phipps (director)

6.07am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Ma Mere l'Oye - ballet
Orchestre National de France
Hans Graf (conductor)

6.35am
Dohnanyi, Erno (1877-1960): Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
Arthur Ozolins (piano)
Toronto Symphony
Mario Bernardi (conductor).

With John Shea. 
A concert of Christmas music. Johannes Landgren 
(organ), Swedish Chamber Choir, director Simon Phipps 
1.57 Pejacevlc Life of Flowers, Op 19 2.17 Berwald Septet in B flat 2.41 Mahler Symphony No 8 
4.00 Sweelinck Tes Beaux Yeux 4.04 Anon Wie Schon Leuchet der Morgenstern 4.10 Hurlebusch Concerto in A minor 4.23 Avlson Concerto Grosso No 5 in D minor 
4.31 Ford Wassails and Lullabies 4.51 Bohm Prelude. Fugue and Postludium in G minor 5.00 Anon There Is No Rose: Alma Redemptoris Mater 5.08 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis 
5.22 D Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Kk87 
5.29 Frescobaldl Canzon Seconda (Canzon da Sonare) 
5.33 Sibelius Tapiola 5.49 Dowland Pavan 5.54 Torelli Christmas Concerto, Op 8 No 6 6.00 Williamson This 
Christmas Night 6.03 Nordqvlst Christmas, Christmas, Radiant, Christmas 6.07 Ravel Ma Mere /'Oye 
6.35 Dohnanyl Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25

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