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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

11/03/2009

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Schubert, Handel, Schumann, Berio, Merula and Hummel.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Featuring Luciano Berio's take on the work of his 18th-Century compatriot Luigi Boccherini and Alfred Brendel playing an effervescent Impromptu by Schubert.

The complete Breakfast playlist is posted online after the programme has been broadcast.


07:03	

SCHUBERT
Impromptus D.899 - no.3 in G flat major
Alfred Brendel, piano
PHILIPS 422 237-2  Tr.3


07:09

SCHUTZ 
Veni, Sancte Spiritus (SWV.475)  
Cantus Cologne
Musica Fiata
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77175 2  CD.1 Tr.3


07:17

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


07:24	

TRAD
Odessa Bulgar
The Burning Bush
ARC MUSIC EUCD1788  Tr.1


07:31

VERDI
Spring (ballet) from Les Vepres siciliennes 
Bologna Municipal Theatre Orchestra
Ricardo Chailly, conductor
DECCA 425 108-2  Tr.6


07:39

CHOPIN
Prelude Op.28 No.15 ""Raindrop""
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS CD42448  Tr.20


07:44	

HANDEL
Concerto grosso (Op.6`1) in G major 
Il Giardino Armonica
Giovanni Antonini, director
L'OISEAU LYRE 478 031-9  CD.1 Tr.1-5


07:57

SHOSTAKOVICH
Jazz Suite No.1 - Polka
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
DECCA 475 9983  Tr.2


08:03:30	

SCHUMANN
Liederkreis (Op.39) - no.5 Mondnacht 
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
DG 415 190-2  Tr.21


08:07

FALLA
El Sombrero de tres picos - suite no. 1
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI CDM 7 63572 2  Tr.6-10


08:18

BEETHOVEN
Piano sonata no.14 in C sharp minor ""Moonlight"" 
Nelson Freire, piano
DECCA 475 8155  Tr.11-13


08:33	

BERIO
Ritirata notturna di Madrid for orchestra [after Boccherini] 
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan
Ricardo Chailly, conductor
DECCA 476 283-0  Tr.3


08:40

NIELSEN
Maskarade: 
Overture, Prelude to Act II, Cockerels' Dance
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi 
DG 447 757 2  Tr.1-3


08:53

RAMEAU
La Poule
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901754 Tr.17


KRAMER
Ain't nobody here but us ckickens
Louis Jordan, vocals & alto sax
ASV CD AJA 5296  Tr.19


09:03

HUMMEL
Quartet for strings (Op.30`3) in E flat; 2nd movement; Andante 
Delmé String Quartet
HYPERION CDA 66568  Tr.10


09:12

Tarquinio MERULA
Folle è ben che si crede
Monserrat Figueras, soprano
Jean-Pierre Canihac, cornet
Rolf Lislevand, theorbo
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba
ALIA VOX AVSA 9862  Tr.2


09:18

RAVEL
Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 1 
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrovacewski
VOX CDX5032  CD.2 Tr.1


09:32	

LIGETI
Sonata for solo cello - Dialogo
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
ONYX4042  Tr.8


09:38

SAINT SAENS
Valse nonchalante Op.110
Stephen Hough, piano
HYPERION CDA67686  Tr.7


09:42

PAGANINI arr. Kreisler
La Campanella
Chloe Hanslip, violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor
WARNER CLASSICS 8573-88655-2  Tr.1


09:49

Stravinsky
Petrushka - Tableau 1
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
DECCA 467 818-2  CD.2 Tr.1

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 . Music includes: 
700 -8.30: Schubert Impromptu No3in G flat D899 Handel Concerto Grosso in G, Op 6 No I 
Schumann Mondnacht (Liederkreis, Op 39) 
8.30-10.00: Berlo Quattro versioni originali della ritirata notturna di Madrid 
Merula Folie e ben che si crede 
Hummel Andante (String Quartet in E flat, Op 30 No 3)

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 presents music by Strauss, Butterworth, Haydn, Messiaen and Granados.

With Sarah Walker. Including Strauss: Don Juan. Butterworth: Bredon Hill; Oh fair enough are sky and plain; When the lad for longing sighs. Haydn: Symphony No 20 in C.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Strauss: Don Juan
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

10.19am
Butterworth: Bredon Hill; Oh fair enough are sky and plain; When the lad for longing sighs; On the idle hill of summer; With rue my heart is laden
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Roger Vignoles (piano)

10.33am
Haydn: Symphony No 20 in C
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (director)

10.52am
Messiaen: Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jesus (Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus)
Peter Hill (piano)

11.07am
Granados: Quejas, o la maja y el ruisenor (Goyescas)
Kate Royal (soprano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Edward Gardner (conductor)

11.14am
Mussorgsky, arr Elgar Howarth: Pictures at an Exhibition
The Wallace Collection
John Wallace (conductor)

11.47am
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op 26
The London Classical Players
Roger Norrington (conductor).

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Strauss Don Juan San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conductor Herbert Blomstedt 
10.19 Butterworth Bredon Hill and Other Songs Christopher Maltman (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) 
10.33 Haydn Symphony No 20 in C Academy of Ancient Music, director Christopher Hogwood 
10.52 Messiaen Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus 
(Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus) Peter Hill (piano) 
11.07 Granados Quejas , o la maja y el ruisefior 
(Goyescas) Kate Royal (soprano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Edward Gardner 
11.14 Musorgsky, arr Elgar Howarth Pictures at an Exhibition 
Wallace Collection, conductor John Wallace 
11.47 Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) London Classical Players, conductor Roger Norrington

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: Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)

Composer of the Week: Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006): Episode 3

Episode 3

Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006), Episode 3

Donald Macleod on Ligeti's orchestral music, including Lontano and San Francisco Polyphony

Donald Macleod explores Ligeti's orchestral music, including Lontano and San Francisco Polyphony, reflecting his affection for the city.

Donald Macleod is joined by composer, pianist and teacher George Benjamin, to explore Ligeti's life and music. He introduces orchestral music, including Lontano, a study in orchestral colour inspired by the sun streaming through the stained-glass windows of St-Chapelle in Paris; and San Francisco Polyphony, which expresses the composer's affection for the city.

Poeme symphonique, for 100 metronomes (1962) - excerpt
Francoise Terrious (metronome-meister) 
Sony SK 62310
track 6

Lontano (1967)
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 429 260-2
track 3

Melodien (1971)
Schoenberg Ensemble
Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Teldec 8573-83953-2 
track 1

San Francisco Polyphony (1973-4)
Berlin Philharmonic
Jonathan Nott (conductor)
Teldec 8573-88261-2
track 5

Piano Concerto (1985-88) - excerpts
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Asko Ensemble
Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Teldec 8573-83953-2
tracks 9, 10.

Donald Macleod and composer George Benjamin explore the music of Ligeti

Donald Macleod and composer George Benjamin explore the music of Ligeti, who came to prominence after his music was included in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey

Composer of the Week: Ligeti

3/5. Donald Macleod and George Benjamin turn their attention to the composer's orchestral music. Poeme symphonique for 100 metronomes (excerpt) Franchise Terrioux 
Lontano Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. conductor Claudio Abbado 
Melodien Schoenberg Ensemble , conductor Reinbert de Leeuw 
San Francisco Polyphony Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jonathan Nott 
Piano Concerto (excerpt) Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Asko Ensemble, conductor Reinbert de Leeuw 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: Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series: Episode 2

Episode 2

Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series, Episode 2Close menu

Chloe Hanslip (violin) and Ashley Wass (piano) perform Beethoven and Brahms.

Chloe Hanslip (violin) and Ashley Wass (piano) in Beethoven's Sonata in A for violin and piano, and Brahms' Sonata in D minor.

Jonathan Swain presents a concert given at Birmingham Town Hall, as part of a series featuring peformances of Beethoven Violin Sonatas.

Chloe Hanslip (violin)
Ashley Wass (piano)

Beethoven: Sonata in A for violin and piano, Op 47
Brahms: Sonata in D minor for violin and piano, Op 108.

Series of performances of Beethoven violin sonatas given at Birmingham Town Hall

Afternoon on 3

With Jonathan Swain. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series 
A concert given at Birmingham Town Hall. Chloe' Hanslip (violin), Ashley Wass (piano) Beethoven Violin Sonata in A, Op 47 
Brahms Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 108 
2.00 Man Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Further highlights of Nan Volkov 's time as chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. James Ehnes (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Man Volkov 
Debussy Prélude a l'après-midi d'un faune Walton Violin Concerto 
Rameau, ed McGeqan Dardanus (excerpts) 
3.00 Stravinsky The Firebird

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: Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Episode 3

Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 3

BBC SSO under chief conductor Ilan Volkov in Debussy, Walton, Rameau and Stravinsky.

A focus on Ilan Volkov's work with the BBC SSO. With Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Walton: Violin Concerto (James Ehnes, violin). Rameau: Dardanus (excerpts).

Jonathan Swain presents a series showcasing the hugely diverse repertoire of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Ilan Volkov.

Schubert: Marie, D752
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)

Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Walton: Violin Concerto
James Ehnes (violin)
Rameau, ed McGegan: Dardanus (excerpts)

3.00pm
Stravinsky: Firebird (complete ballet).

Afternoon Concert: Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan Swain presents some of the highlights of Ilan Volkov conducting the BBC SSO

Jonathan Swain presents some of the highlights of Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's hugely diverse repertoire, which they have explored together since 2003

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 11/03/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 11/03/2009

From the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.

From the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.

Introit: Herr, gedenke nicht (Mendelssohn)
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalms: 59, 60, 61 (South, Nares, Turle, Crotch)
First Lesson: Genesis 44 vv18-34
Canticles (Mendelssohn)
Second Lesson: Hebrews 2 vv10-39
Anthem: Hor mein Bitten (Mendelssohn)
Hymn: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau arr Mendelssohn)
Organ Voluntary: Sonata No 6 in D minor, Op 65 - Fugue (Mendelssohn)

Organ Scholar: Peter Stevens
Director of Music: Stephen Cleobury.

From the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Introit: Herr, gedenke nicht (Mendelssohn). Responses: Radcliffe. Psalms: 59, 60, 61 
(South, Nares, Turle, Crotch). First Lesson: 
Genesis 44, vv18-34. Canticles (Mendelssohn). 
Second Lesson: Hebrews 2, w10-39. Anthem: Hor mein Bitten (Mendelssohn). Hymn: Take Up Thy 
Cross, the Saviour Said (Breslau, arr Mendelssohn). Organ Voluntary: Fugue (Sonata No 6 in D minor, Op 65) (Mendelssohn). Director of music 
Stephen Cleobury. Organ scholar Peter Stevens.

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: 11/03/2009

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 11/03/2009

Sean Rafferty's guests include pianist Murray Perahia and soprano Amanda Roocroft.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. His guests include renowned pianist Murray Perahia and leading soprano Amanda Roocroft.

Presented by Sean Rafferty.

Sean talks Murray Perahia, one of the great pianists of the 20th century, who is still winning awards and rave reviews for his work today. They discuss Perahia's remarkable career, his passion for Bach and the inspiration of musical legends Pablo Casals and Vladimir Horowitz.

Outstanding soprano Amanda Roocroft and conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen talk about English National Opera's revival of Janacek's tragic opera Jenufa, in which Roocroft revisits the lead role for which she received critical acclaim in 2006.

17:05
SCARLATTI
Sonata in A Major, K.212
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SX4K63380	
CD1/T.2	
3’02

17:08		
JANACEK
Jenufa (Overture:‘Jealousy’)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DECCA 4144832	
CD2/T.15			
5’35

17:15
BACH
Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 (Ouverture) 
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697226952	
T.14		
6’15

17:28
SCHUMANN
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op.16 in A minor (2nd movement)
Murray Perahia (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CBS CD44899		
T.2				
4’53
			
17:39
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14, No.1
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697326462	
T.5-7		
12’59

17:56
MARSALIS
Root Groove
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697095792	
CD2/T.14	
3’46

18:03
MOZART
Rondo, K.371
Barry Tuckwell (horn)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
NevilleMarriner (conductor)
EMI CDM7695692	
T.13				
4’32

18:09
BELLINATI
A Furiosa
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
CHANDOS	CHAN 10512	
T.15			
3’30

18:13
E.J. MOERAN
Sinfonietta (3rd mvt: Allegro risoluto)							
Chetham’s Chamber Orchestra
Julian Clayton (conductor)
CHETHAM CCD01	
T.4				
6’20

18:20
JANACEK	
Jenufa – Act I, scene 6
Janice Watson (Jenufa)
Peter Wedd (Steva Buryja)
Elizabeth Vaughan (Grandmother Buryja)
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 3106(2)	
CD1/T.6		
5’27
		 
18:32
JANACEK
Jenufa – Act II, Scene 7									
Janice Watson (Jenufa)
Dame Josephine Barstow (The Kostelnicka)
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 3106(2)
CD2/T3		
4’02						
			
18:38
JANACEK						
Jenufa – Act III, Scene 12				
Janice Watson (Jenufa)
Nigel Robson (Laca Klemen)
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 3106(2)	
CD2/T.16		
3’29

18:45
FAURE
Elegie, op.24
Jacqueline du Pré (cello)
Gerald Moore (piano)
EMI CLASSICS 567990 2	
CD2/T.13		
6’39

18:55
ATTILIO MALACHIA ARIOSTI
Aria: Beltà che col rigor… (A beauty that with harshness)
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Thomas Georgi (viola d’amore)
Lucas Harris (archlute)
Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (violincello)
BIS-CD-1734/35	
CD3/T.13			
4’21

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

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Chetham's 40th Anniversary Concert

Chetham's 40th Anniversary Concert

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Chetham's 40th Anniversary Concert

A concert given to mark the 40th anniversary of Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given to mark the 40th anniversary of Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. Featuring music by Gwilym Simcock, Beethoven, Ravel and Britten.

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester marking the 40th anniversary of Chetham's School of Music, featuring its Symphony Orchestra and some famous alumni. A specialist music school in Manchester, it was established in 1969 on the site of Chetham's Hospital, an orphanage founded by Humphrey Chetham in 1653.

Gwilym Simcock (piano)
Jennifer Pike (violin)
Guy Johnston (cello)
Leon McCawley (piano)
Timothy West (narrator)
Chetham's Symphony Orchestra
Grant Llewellyn, Paul Mann, Stephen Threlfall (conductors)

Gwilym Simcock: Symphonic Construction on Chetham's (new work)
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2; Bolero
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.


Followed by music from alumni of Chetham's School of Music to celebrate its fortieth anniversary:


Simcock: Isotope
Gwilym Simcock, piano
New Generation Artists studio recording

Irving Berlin: How deep is the ocean
Gwilym Simcock, piano
New Generation Artists studio recording

Brahms: Academic festival overture
Chetham’s orchestra and chorus
Chester Bach Singers
Leeds Festival Chorus
David Hill, conductor
Chethams privately issued CD

Chetham's 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Chetham's School of Music, a specialist school established in Manchester in 1969. Gwilym Simcock (piano), Jennifer Pike (violin), Guy Johnston (cello), Leon McCawley (piano), 
Timothy West (narrator), Chetham's Symphony 
Orchestra, conductors Grant Llewellyn , Paul Mann and Stephen Threlfall 
Gwilym Simcock Symphonic Construction on Chetham's (new work) 
Beethoven Triple Concerto in C 
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No 2; Bolero 
Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

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: 11/03/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 11/03/2009

Anne McElvoy presents the arts and ideas programme.

Anne McElvoy presents the arts and ideas programme. Producer Martin Smith

3/5. With Donald Macleod. Repeated from 12 noon

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: The Mews

The Essay: The Mews: Episode 3: On the Glove

Episode 3: On the Glove

The Mews

On the Glove

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Mews, On the Glove

Helen Macdonald talks about rearing and training a female goshawk.

3 of 5: On the Glove

Poet, writer, and falconer, Helen Macdonald is rearing and training a female goshawk.

Producer: Tim Dee (R).

Poet, writer and falconer Helen Macdonald on rearing and training a female goshawk

Poet, writer and falconer Helen Macdonald gives a series of talks about rearing and training a female goshawk

The Mews 3/5. On the Glove For details see Monday

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 Oreka TX, David Byrne and Kronos Quartet.

Fiona Talkington presents a new album by Basque txalaparta players Oreka TX, tracks from David Byrne's Big Love Hymnal, and Kronos Quartet in music by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holgren.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music, including a new album from Basque txalaparta players Oreka TX, tracks from David Byrne's Big Love Hymnal, written for the TV series Big Love, and Kronos Quartet playing music by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holgren inspired by the sea off the Danish island of Samso.

23:15
Ane Brun: Laid in Earth (after Purcell)
Album: Live in Scandinavia
DetErMine DEMCD07

23:19
Oreka Tx: Saapmi
Album: Nömadak Tx
World Village 468085

(Segue)

23:23
Oreka Tx: Harpeslat
Album: Nömadak Tx
World Village 468085

23:27
Benat Achiary (voice) & Ninh le Quan (percussion): Igelak (Song of the frogs that fell ill from eating the moon)
Album: Basque Country
Ocora C559045

23:33
David Byrne: A House On Sand
Album: Big Love Hymnal
Todo Mondo TODO-001

(Segue)

23:36
David Byrne: The Burden Of The Word
Album: Big Love Hymnal
Todo Mondo TODO-001
TR 20	2’34

(Segue)

23:39
Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon) & Anja Lechner (cello): Minguito
Album: Ojos Negros
ECM 1709757

23:46
Garth Knox (viola) & Agnès Vesterman (cello): Celtic Dance (trad arr Knox)
Album: D’amore
ECM 476 6369
(Segue)

23:48
Boys of the Lough: Jigs - The Tenpenny Bit; The Aith Rant; The High Geese in the Bog
Album: Twenty
Lough Records 009 CD

23:52
Dollboy: Heavenly
Album: A Beard of Bees
Static Caravan VAN 179

(Segue)

23:56
Lars Danielsson: Introitus
Album: Tarantella
ACT 9477 2

(Segue)

23:59
Toumani Diabaté: Sema
Album: In Griot Time – String music from Mali
Sterns STCD 1089 

00:05
Lakshmi Shankar: Mira Bhajan
Album: Dancing In The Light
World Village 468049

00:16
Robert Normandeau: Malina
Album: Claire de Terre
Empreintes Digitales IMED0157

00:32
Cyminology: Niyaayesh
Album: As Ney
ECM Records 1780149

00:38
Oreka TX: Etzgarit
Album: Nomadak TX
World Village 468085

(Segue)

00:41
Benat Achiary (voice); Michel Doneda (sax); Ninh de Quan (drums): Arranoa
Album: Basque Country
Ocora C559045

00:45
Purcell: An Evening Hymn
Performed By Michael Chance (counter tenor); Richard Boothby (viola da gamaba); Maggie Cole (harpsichord); Nigel North (archlute/theorbo)
Album: Henry Purcell
Brilliant 99790

00:50
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgren: Last Ground For String Quartet and Ocean
Performed By Kronos Quartet
Album: Kronos plays Holmgren
Da Capo DR 6.220548

Fiona Talkington presents material from a new album by Basque txalaparta players Oreka TX, tracks from David Byrne 's Big Love Hymnal 
(soundtrack to a TV series about the Mormons), and the Kronos Quartet playing music by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holgren , inspired by the sea off the Danish island of Samso.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Jonathan Swain

12/03/2009

Jonathan Swain

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Jonathan Swain

Jonathan Swain presents music by Mussorgsky, Peeters, Schumann, Beethoven and Norman.

Jonathan Swain features a trio of works by Mussorgsky, plus music by Peeters, Schumann, Beethoven, Norman, Chopin, Ravel, Marcello, Mozart, Dvorak, Hellendaal, Thomas and Debussy.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881), orch Rimsky-Korsakov: St John's Night on the Bare Mountain
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Vladigerov (conductor)

1.12am
Mussorgsky, orch Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Sofia Symphony Orchestra
Ivan Marinov (conductor)

1.46am
Mussorgsky: Prelude and Dance of the Persian Slaves (Khovanschina)
Sofia Symphony Orchestra
Ivan Marinov (conductor)

2.00am
Peeters, Flor (1903-1986): Missa Festiva - for mixed choir and organ, Op 62
Peter Pieters (organ)
Flemish Radio Choir
Vic Nees (director)

2.27am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Symphonic Etudes
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

3.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Concerto No 3 in C minor for piano and orchestra, Op 37
Jacob Bogaart (piano)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ernest Bour (conductor)

3.34am
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885): String sextet in A, Op 18
Stockholm String Sextet

4.01am
Suppe, Franz von (1819-1895): Overture (The Light Cavalry)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

4.09am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Rondo in E flat, Op 16
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

4.19am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sonata in A minor for flute and continuo, Wq 128
Robert Aiken (flute)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)
Margaret Gay (cello)

4.29am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Kyrie eleison in G minor for double choir and orchestra, RV 587
Choir of Latvian Radio
Riga Chamber Players
Sigvards Klava (conductor)

4.39am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Tzigane - concert rhapsody for violin and piano
James Ehnes (violin)
Wendy Chen (piano)

4.50am
Marcello, Alessandro (1669-1747): Concerto in D minor
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet)
Colm Carey (organ)

5.00am
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859): Fantasy, theme and variations in B minor on a theme of Danzi, Op 81
Laszlo Horvath (clarinet)
New Budapest String Quartet

5.09am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Piano Sonata in C, K545 - arr Grieg for two pianos
Julie Adam, Daniel Herscovitch (pianos)

5.19am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): V Prirode (In Nature's Realm), Op 63
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)

5.32am
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799): Concerto grosso in F for strings and continuo, Op 3, No 6
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

5.45am
Thomas, John (1826-1913): Grand duet in E flat minor for two harps
Myong-ja Kwan
Hyon-son La (harps)

6.00am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Tilev String Quartet

6.26am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Symphony No 5 in D, Op 107 (Reformation)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa (conductor).

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Musorgsky, orch Rimsky-Korsakov St John's Night on the Bare Mountain

Musorgsky, orch Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Musorgsky Prelude: Dance of the Persian Slaves (Khovanshchina)

2.00 Peeters Missa Festiva, Op 62

2.27 Schumann Symphonic Etudes

3.00 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor

3.34 Norman String Sextet in A, Op 18

4.01 Suppe Overture: The Light Cavalry

4.09 Chopin Rondo in E flat, Op 16

4.19 C.P.E. Bach Flute Sonata in A minor, Wg128

4.29 Vivaldi Kyrie eleison in G minor

4.39 Ravel Tzigane

4.50 Marcello Concerto in D minor

5.00 Spohr Fantasy, Theme and Variations on a theme of Danzi in B minor, Op 81

5.09 Mozart, arr Grieg Sonata in C, K545

5.19 Dvorak Overture: In Nature's Realm

5.32 Hellendaal Concerto Grosso in F, Op 3 No 6

5.45 Thomas Grand duet in E flat minor

6.00 Debussy String Quartet

6.26 Mendelssohn Symphony No 5 in D (Reformation)

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