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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

12/03/2009

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces music by Chopin, Byrd, Schumann, Bach, Elgar and Ades.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces Chopin: Nocturne No 17 in B. Byrd: Nunc dimittis. Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben (excerpt). Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G. Ades: Cardiac Arrest.

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



07.02

BACH 
Prelude & Fugue in C Minor BWV 847 (from the Well Tempered Clavier)
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)
MIRARE MIR 9930 CD1 Trs 3-4


07.06

GRIEG 
Symphonic Dances No.3 Allegro Giocoso
CBSO
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
ERATO 8573 829172 Tr 12


07.12

VIVALDI 
Bassoon Concerto in G RV 493
Klaus Thunemann (bassoon)
I Musici  
PHILIPS 432 1242  Trs 1-3


07.20

CHOPIN 
Nocturne No.17 in B Major Op.62, No.1
Maria João Pires (piano) 
DG 447 096 2 CD2 Tr 7 


07.27

BARBER To be Sung on the Water
Dunedin Consort
Ben Parry (director)
LINN CKD 117 Tr 5


07.31

MOZART 
Symphony No.5 in B Flat Major K22
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)
ARCHIV 471 6662 CD1 Trs 10-12


07.38 

BACH/BUSONI 
Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 629
Alfred Brendel (piano) 
PHILIPS 432 7602 Tr 1 


07.45

RIMKSY KORSAKOV 
Flight of the Bumblebee  (Act III Interlude, Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10369(2) X CD2 Tr 4


07.49

BYRD
Nunc Dimittis (Gradualia i)
Stile Antico
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907419 Tr 15


07.56

ELMAN 
Freilach
Giora Feidman (clarinet) and musicians 
From CD entitled ‘The Magic of the Klezmer’ 
DELOS DE 4005 Tr 15


08.03

SOUSA 
The Invincible Eagle March
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell
MERCURY 434 300-2 Tr 7


08.07

Robert SCHUMANN 
Du Ring an meinem Finger from  Frauenliebe und Leben, Op.42 (excerpt) 
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo)
Julius Drake (piano) 
WIGMORE HALL WHLIVE0024  Tr 16


08.12

FRANCAIX 
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
Philippe Cassard (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67384 Tr 11 - 14


08.21

SCHEIDT
Echo
German Brass
Enrique Crespo (director) 
EMI CDC 7476922 Tr 14


08.23

WIDOR 
Toccata - 5th Symphony in F minor, Op. 42
Fernando Germani (Organ) of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire
EMI 69328 CD2 tr6  


08.31

HANDEL 
Radamisto ‘Ombra cara di mia sposa’
Ralf Popken (Radamisto/Countertenor)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907111.13 CD2 Tr 6 


08.40

CHABRIER
Scherzo Valse (10 pièces pittoresques)
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67515 Tr 12 


08.45

ADÈS Cardiac Arrest 
Composers Ensemble
Thomas Adès (conductor)
EMI 5576102 tr13


08.49

J.S. BACH
Brandenburg No.4 in G BWV 1049
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)
ARCHIV 474 2202 Tr 1-3


09.05

LISZT 
Valse Impromptu S213
Leslie Howard (piano) 
HYPERION CDA 66201 Tr 9


09.11

MERIKANTO 
At Sea
Matti Salminen (bass)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 11352 Tr 2 


09.18

ELGAR 
Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op.47
Berlin Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
PHILIPS 434 1082 Trs 6-7


09.32

WEELKES 
When David Heard 
The Consort of Musicke
ASV CD GAU 195 Tr 13


09.36

HAYDN 
Symphony in D Major Hob.I:6 ‘Le Matin’
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director) 
ARCHIV 423 0982 Tr 4 


09.40

MENDELSSOHN 
Prelude & Fugue Op.35 in E Minor
Edna Stern (piano)
ZIGZAG ZZT070201 Trs 1-2 


09.50

F. COUPERIN (arr. Paul Bazelaire) 
Concert a 2 Violoncelles 
Paul & Maud Tortelier (cellos) 
EMI 5731722 CD4 Tr 14 


09.55

BIZET 
L’Arlesienne Suite No.2 (Farandole)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)
NAÏVE V 5130 Tr 20

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: 
7.00-8.30: Chopin Nocturne in B, Op 62 No 1 Byrd Nunc dimittis 
Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben, Op 42 (excerpt) 
8.30-10.00: Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV1049 
Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings Thomas Ades Cardiac Arrest

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 Vivaldi, Liadov, Schubert, Debussy, Albeniz and Janacek.

With Sarah Walker. Including Vivaldi: Concerto in F minor (Autumn). Liadov: The Enchanted Lake. Schubert: Schafers Klagelied. Schubert: Der Schiffer. Schubert: Meeres Stille.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Vivaldi: Concerto in F minor, Op 8 No 3 (Autumn)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)

10.12am
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op 62
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussevitsky (conductor)

10.21am
Schubert: Schafers Klagelied, D121
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Der Schiffer, D536
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Schubert: Meeres Stille, D215a
Elly Ameling (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)

10.29am
Debussy: Rondes de printemps (Images)
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux (conductor)

10.38am
Albeniz: Evocacion; El Puerto; El Corpus Christi en Sevilla (Iberia, Bk 1)
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)

10.58am
Janacek: Mladi
Members of the London Sinfonietta

11.16am
Beethoven: Symphony No 6
London Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor).

With 
Sarah  Walker. Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor, RV293 (Autumn) Andrew Manze , Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman 
10.12 Liadov The Enchanted Lake Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Serge Koussevitzky 
10.21 Schubert Schafers Klagelied , D121 
Janet Baker (mezzo), Graham Johnson (piano) Der Schiffer, 0536 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Sviatoslav Richter (piano) MeeresStille,D215a Elly Ameling (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) 
10.29 Debussy Rondes de printemps (Images) LSO, conductor Pierre Monteux 
10.38 Albéniz Evocación; Elpuerto; El Corpus Christi en Sevilla (Iberia Book 1) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) 
10.58 Janacek Mladi 
Members of the London Sinfonietta 
11.16 Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink

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 4

Episode 4

Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006), Episode 4

Donald Macleod explores Ligeti's dramatic works, including excerpts from Le Grand Macabre.

Donald Macleod explores Ligeti's dramatic works, including excerpts from his only opera, the unusual and sometimes bad taste Le Grand Macabre.

Donald Macleod is joined by composer, pianist and teacher George Benjamin to explore Ligeti's life and music. He introduces dramatic music, including excerpts from Ligeti's only opera, Le Grand Macabre, an unusual work which is often in bad taste, yet is described as containing some of the composer's best music.

Car Horn Prelude (Le Grande macabre (1974-7, rev. 1996)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Sony S2K 62312, CD1 Tr 1

Nouvelles Aventures (1962-5) - excerpt
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Rose Taylor (contralto)
Omar Ebrahmim (baritone)
Members of The Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Sony SK 62311, Tr 9

Clocks and Clouds (1973)
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss (chorus master)
Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble
Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Teldec 8573-87631-2, Tr 3

Le Grande Macabre (excerpts from Sc 3 and interlude)
Nekrotzar ...... Willard White (bass-baritone)
Astradamors ...... Frode Olsen (bass)
Piet the Pot ...... Graham Clark (tenor)
Prince Go-Go ...... Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
London Sinfonietta Voices
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Sony S2K 62312, CD 2, Trs 8-13

Le Grande Macabre (Finale)
Amando ...... Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano)
Amanda ...... Laura Claycomb (soprano)
London Sinfonietta Voices
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Sony S2K 62312, CD 2 Tr 16.

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

4/5. Donald Macleod and composer George Benjamin continue their exploration of Ligeti's work by focusing on his dramatic music.
Car Horn Prelude (Le grand macabre)
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Nouvelles aventures (excerpt) Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano), Rose Taylor (mezzo), Omar Ebrahim (baritone), Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Clocks and Clouds
Cappella Amsterdam, Asko/Schonberg Ensemble, conductor Reinbert de Leeuw
Le grand macabre (excerpts)
London Sinfonietta Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

(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 3

Episode 3

Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series

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

Veronika Eberle (violin) and Oliver Schnyder (piano) perform Beethoven and Strauss.

Veronika Eberle (violin) and Oliver Schnyder (piano) in a concert given at Birmingham Town Hall. Beethoven: Sonata No 10 in G, Op 96. Strauss: Sonata in E flat, Op 18.

Jonathan Swain presents a concert given at Birmingham Town Hall as part of a series featuring peformances of Beethoven violin sonatas.

Veronika Eberle (violin)
Oliver Schnyder (piano)

Beethoven: Sonata No 10 in G for violin and piano, Op 96
Strauss: Sonata in E flat for violin and piano, Op 18.

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

Afternoon on 3

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Beethoven Violin Sonatas Series 
Another concert recorded at Birmingham Town Hall. Veronika Eberle (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano) Beethoven Violin Sonata in G, Op 96 Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat, Op 18

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 Concert: Radamisto - Acts 1 and 2

Radamisto - Acts 1 and 2

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Radamisto - Acts 1 and 2

Jonathan Swain presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Radamisto.

Jonathan Swain presents Acts 1 and 2 of Radamisto, the first opera Handel wrote for the new Royal Academy of Music.

Handel Operas 2009

Jonathan Swain presents the first opera Handel wrote for the new Royal Academy of Music - not a music college like the present-day Academy, but an opera company financed by the upper classes out of their own pockets. Handel was appointed 'Master of the Orchester with a Sallary' and relished the chance to work with the top Italian singers the Academy engaged - including, for the first time in Radamisto, the famous castrato Senesino in the title role.

Handel: Radamisto (Acts 1 and 2)

Radamisto, Prince of Thrace ...... Ralf Popken (countertenor)
Zenobia, his wife ...... Juliana Gondek (soprano)
Polissena, his sister ...... Lisa Saffer (soprano)
Tigrane, Prince of Pontus ...... Dana Hanchard (soprano)
Tiridate, King of Armenia ...... Michael Dean (bass-baritone)
Fraarte, Tiridate's brother ...... Monika Frimmer (soprano)
Farasmane, Radamisto's father ...... Nicolas Cavallier (bass)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor).

Handel Opera Cycle

Jonathan Swain presents the first opera Handel wrote for the new Royal Academy of Music - not a music college like the present-day Academy, but an opera company financed by private subscription. Handel was appointed "Master of the Orchester with a Sallary" and relished the chance to work with the top Italian singers the Academy engaged, including the famous castrato Senesino, who first sang for Handel in the title role of Radamisto. Handel Radamisto, Acts 1 and 2  Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conductor Nicholas McGegan 
Act 3 can be heard tomorrow afternoon

Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas

In 2009, Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel with a complete cycle of his operas, all broadcast in the order they were first performed

Handel Opera Cycle: Radamisto

Handel Opera Cycle: Radamisto: Radamisto - Acts 1 and 2

Radamisto

BBC Radio 3 - Handel Opera Cycle, Radamisto, Radamisto - Acts 1 and 2

Jonathan Swain presents the first opera Handel wrote for the new Royal Academy of Music - not a music college like the present-day Academy, but an opera company financed by the upper classes out of their own pockets. Handel was appointed 'Master of the Orchester with a Sallary' and relished the chance to work with the top Italian singers the Academy engaged - including, for the first time in Radamisto, the famous castrato Senesino in the title role.

Handel: Radamisto (Acts 1 and 2)

Radamisto, Prince of Thrace ...... Ralf Popken (countertenor)
Zenobia, his wife ...... Juliana Gondek (soprano)
Polissena, his sister ...... Lisa Saffer (soprano)
Tigrane, Prince of Pontus ...... Dana Hanchard (soprano)
Tiridate, King of Armenia ...... Michael Dean (bass-baritone)
Fraarte, Tiridate's brother ...... Monika Frimmer (soprano)
Farasmane, Radamisto's father ...... Nicolas Cavallier (bass)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor).

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Nicholas McGegan perform Radamisto

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Nicholas McGegan perform Radamisto, the first opera Handel wrote for the new Royal Academy of Music

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: 12/03/2009

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 12/03/2009

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Piotr Beczala, Ildar Abdrazakov and Concordia.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Piotr Beczala and Ildar Abdrazakov on Verdi's Requiem, and countertenor Robin Blaze and Concordia performing in the studio.

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

Tenor Piotr Beczala and bass Ildar Abdrazakov join Sean ahead of their performance of Verdi's Requiem at the Royal Opera House in London and Birmingham's Symphony Hall. They talk about the vast forces for which the work is written, as well as the vocal demands placed upon the soloists.

Plus countertenor Robin Blaze and viol consort Concordia performing works by Purcell and Byrd in the studio.

17:02
HOLST
The Planets, Op.32 (Jupiter)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Mark Elder (conductor)
BBCP 1003-2
Track 6
7’45

17:11
RAVEL
Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Faure
James Ehnes (violin)
Andrew Armstrong (piano)
BBC Radio 3 Recording	
2’33

17:14
VERDI 
Requiem (Libera Me) (extract)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Swedish Radio Chorus 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
EMI 557168-2
CD2 
Track 9
6’23		

17:25
CHERUBINI
Mass in F major, ‘Di Chimay’ (Laudamus te)
Ruth Ziesak (soprano)
Herbert Lippert (tenor)
Ildar Abdrazakov (bass)
Bavarian Radio Choir and Orchestra 
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI 557589-2
Track 5
5’10	

17:36
VERDI
Un ballo in maschera (Or tu, Sibilla)
Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin (conductor)
ORFEO C 715081
Track 4
3’29

17:41
BACH
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV.892)
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION 67741/4
CD4 
Tracks 21-21
5’42

17:51
HAYDN
Symphony No.73 in D major, Hob.1:72 (Presto)
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati (conductor)
DECCA 425 925-2
CD1 
Track 8
4’41

17:56
TROILO
La Trampera
Quatrotango
Tango Fire
Track 1
2’40

18:03
PAGANINI, arr. LISZT
Etude No.3 in G-sharp minor (‘La Campanella’) 
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67370	
Track 3
4’41

18:08
MOZART
Rondo in D major, K.184
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas (conductor)
BIS SACD 1539	
Track 8
5’46

18:15
LIVE
BYRD
Ye sacred muses 
Robin Blaze (counter tenor)
Concordia
3’35

18:24
LIVE
PURCELL 
2 Fantazias for viols 
Concordia
7’19

18:36
LIVE
PURCELL
The Fairy Queen (Entrance of Night)
Robin Blaze (counter tenor)
Concordia
5’00	

18:42
RACHMANINOV
Prelude in A-flat major Op.23, No.8 (Allegro vivace)
Steven Osborne (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67700	
Track 9
3’40

18:47
BRUCH
Romance in F major for viola and orchestra, Op.85
Janine Jansen (viola)
Gewandhausorchester
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 475 8328
Track 4
8’22

18:57
GABRIELI
Canzon Prima (1615)
LSO Brass
Eric Crees (conductor)
NAXOS 8.554129
Track 3
2’26

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer

BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer

BBC NOW conducted by Thierry Fischer perform works by Berlioz, Debussy and Dvorak.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. BBC NOW conducted by Thierry Fischer. Berlioz: Overture (Les Francs-Juges). Debussy: Fantaisie for piano and orchestra. Dvorak: Symphony No 8.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Under principal conductor Thierry Fischer, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform favourites by Berlioz and Dvorak as well as a rarity by Debussy.

Written during his student days in 1889-90, Debussy's Fantaisie for piano and orchestra was one of the works the self-critical young composer disowned. He withdrew the piece just as it was being put into rehearsal (with Vincent d'Indy conducting), and the first performance did not take place until after his death in 1918. It is a lyrical work, suited to the talents of soloist Philippe Cassard, a specialist in Debussy's music.

Philippe Cassard (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Berlioz: Overture (Les Francs-Juges)
Debussy: Fantaisie for piano and orchestra 
Dvorak: Symphony No 8

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


Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Paul Lewis, piano 
Harmonia Mundi HMC90190108 CD3 Tr 9-11

Janacek: Sonata	
Jennifer Pike - current Radio 3 New Generation Artist, violin
Tom Blach, piano
New Generation Artists studio recording

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique  - 1st MovementChethams Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Threlfall, condcuctor
Chethams Private CD

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert featuring a rarity by Debussy, performed by pianist and Debussy specialist Philippe Cassard. BBC NOW, conductor Thierry Fischer Berlioz Overture: Les francs-juges 
Debussy Fantaisie for piano and orchestra Dvorak Symphony No 8 in G 
Followed by music from alumni of Chetham's School of Music and Beethoven's Moonlight sonata played by Paul Lewis.

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: Tony Benn

11/12/2008

Tony Benn

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Tony Benn

Tony Benn gives a talk on the value of experience at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival 2008

In an event from the Free Thinking festival 2008, Tony Benn talks about the value of experience and discusses his own life experience with presenter Susan Hitch and the audience.

In a discussion in front of an audience at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival 2008 in Liverpool, Susan Hitch is joined by former Labour MP and cabinet minister Tony Benn to reflect on one of the key themes of the festival: the value of experience. 

He talks about being taken by his father to meet Gandhi when he was six years old, and the pleasure he still remembers when the father of Indian independence asked him questions and listened to his thoughts. He muses on the importance of listening to the young as well as advising them, and describes Marx as the last of the Old Testament prophets. Crucially, he explains that his own experience of two world wars, his time as a pilot and the deaths of friends and his brother, are intrinsic to his commitment to peace. He also talks about his new practical invention 'Benn's Safe Seat'.

Matthew Sweet and guests debate the week's major cultural issues. Producer Zahid Warley

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 4: First Flight

Episode 4: First Flight

The Mews

First Flight

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Mews, First Flight

Helen Macdonald talks about rearing and training a female goshawk.

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

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 4/5. First Flight 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

Presented by Fiona Talkington. With electronica from Pole and music from Vladimir Godar.

Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Berlin electronica by Pole, a Norwegian-Nepalese collaboration and a Stabat mater by Vladimir Godar, featuring Iva Bittova.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music, including Berlin electronica by Pole, a Norwegian-Nepalese collaboration and a Stabat mater by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar, featuring the voice of Iva Bittova.

23:15
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: When I Am Laid In Earth
Album: Money Will Ruin Everything Vol 2
Rune Grammofon RCD 2072

23:19
Frode Haltli & Trygve Seim: Waits For Waltz
Album: Yeraz
ECM  Records 175 7975

(Segue)

23:27
Spiers and Boden: Mary Anne
Album: Vagabond
Navigator Records, Navigator 12

23:33
Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Cinema Paradiso
Album: January
ECM Records 1737345

23:41
Fovea Hex: We Sleep You Bloom
Album: Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent: One
Die Stadt Musik DS83

(Segue)

23:50
Pole: Taxi
Album: Pole
KIFF KIFF017CD

23:58
Svein Westad (Norway); Shyam Nepali, Durga Khatiwada & Jiwan Rai (Nepal): Joy & Kivlemøyane
Album: Meeting In The Mountain
Etnisk Musikklubb EM53

00:10
William Byrd: Lullaby
Performed By Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord)
Album: Music for the Virginals
Alba ABCD 148

(Segue)
00:15
Andrew Pekler: Wait; Soft Dissolve
Album: Nocturnes, False Dawns & Breakdowns  
Scape SC25CD

00:24
Vladimir Godar: Stálá Matka (Stabat Mater)
Performed By Iva Bittová (voice); Milos Valent (violin) & Solamente Naturali conducted by Marek Stryncl
Album: Mater
ECM New Series 476 5689

00:44
Terje Isungset (ice percussion); Ante Mikkel Gaup & Sara Marielle Gaup (voice): Cahcelottas, Polar Night, Nohkkadanlavlla, Sunrise Horizon
Album: Hibernation
All Ice 0905

Avalanche SFX

Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic selection of music for late-night listening, including Berlin electronica by Pole, a Norwegian-Nepalese collaboration, and a Stabat Mater by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar. featuring the voice of Iva Bittova.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 13/03/2009

13/03/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 13/03/2009

Jonathan Swain presents music by Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Debussy and Dvorak.

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Debussy, Dvorak, Janacek, Vivaldi, Borodin, Elgar, Rossini, Grieg, Nielsen, Mozart, Norman and Alfven.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Suite No 2 in G for cello solo, BWV1007 (arr. for viola)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)

1.19am
Clarke, Rebecca (1886-1979): Four songs
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Paul Turner (piano)

1.27am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Trio in A minor for viola, cello and piano, Op 114
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Kristina Blaumane (cello)
Ekaterina Apekisheva (piano)

1.54am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Symphony No 1 in G minor, Op 13 (Winter Daydreams)
Slovak Symphony Orchestra
Pavel Semetov (conductor)

2.38am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Sheherazade
Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano)
Nora Shulman (flute)
Andre Laplante (piano)

2.55am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): La plus que lente
Roger Woodward (piano)

3.00am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra, Op 104
Karmen Pecar (cello)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
David de Villiers (conductor)

3.40am
Janacek, Leos (1854-1928): Violin Sonata
John Harding (violin)
Daniel Blumenthal (piano)

3.58am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sarabanda (Partita No 1 in B minor for violin solo, BWV1002)
Hopkinson Smith (baroque lute)

4.02am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Nulla in mundo pax sincera for soprano and orchestra, RV630
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)

4.09am
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887): Notturno/Andante (String Quartet No 2 in D)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Dohnanyi (conductor)

4.18am
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Rondo in B minor, Op 109
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

4.27am
Sialm, Duri (1891-1961): La Ventira (Happiness)
Chor da Concert Grischun
Alvin Muoth (director)

4.33am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Serenade for strings, Op 20
Royal Academy Soloists
Clio Gould (director)

4.45am
Neruda, Jan Krtitel (1708-1780): Trumpet Concerto in E flat (1st mvt)
Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet)
European Union Chamber Orchestra

4.51am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Overture (The Italian Girl in Algiers)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

5.00am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Four Norwegian Dances for piano duet, Op 35 (No 1) (arr. for orchestra)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

5.06am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Serenata in vano for clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello and double bass, FS68
Kari Krikku (clarinet)
Jonathan Williams (horn)
Per Hannisdahl (bassoon)
Oystein Sonstad (cello)
Katrine Oigaard (double bass)

5.14am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 35 in D, K385 (Haffner)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)

5.34am
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921): Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor, Op 70
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

5.41am
Johanson, Sven-Eric (1919-1997): Four songs about the seasons
Christina Billing, Carina Morling, Aslog Rosen (sopranos)
Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson (conductor)

5.48am
Sehested, Hilda (1858-1936): Three Fantasy Pieces
Nina Reintoft (cello)
Malene Thastum (piano)

5.59am
Horneman, Christian Frederik Emil (1840-1906): Overture (A Hero's Life)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schonwandt (conductor)

6.13am
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885): String Quartet in C, Op 42
Bernt Lysell (violin)
Per Sandklef (violin)
Thomas Sundkvist (viola)
Mats Rondin (cello)

6.44am
Alfven, Hugo (1872-1960): Suite for Orchestra (King Gustav II Adolf, Op 49)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Willen (conductor).

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G, arr for viola, BWV1007

1.19 Rebecca Clarke Four songs

1.27 Brahms Trio in A minor, Op 114

1.54 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 1 in G minor (Winter Daydreams)

2.38 Ravel Sheherazade

2.55 Debussy La plus que lente

3.00 Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor

3.40 Janacek Violin Sonata

3.58 Bach Sarabande (Partita No 1 in B minor, BWV1002)

4.02 Vivaldi Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV630

4.09 Borodin Notturno (String Quartet No in D)

4.18 Hummel Rondo in B minor, Op 109

4.27 Sialm La Ventira (Happiness)

4.33 Elgar Serenade for Strings, Op 20

4.45 Neruda Trumpet Concerto in E flat (excerpt)

4.51 Rossini Overture: The Italian Girl in Algiers

5.00 Grieg Allegro marcato (Four Norwegian dances, Op 35)

5.06 Nielsen Serenata in vano

5.14 Mozart Symphony No 35 in D, K385 (Haffner)

5.34 Saint-Saens Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor, Op 70

5.41 Johanson Four Songs about the Seasons

5.48 Sehested Three Fantasy Pieces

5.59 Horneman Overture: A Hero's Life

6.13 Norman String Quartet in C, Op 42

6.44 Alfven Suite: King Gustav II Adolf, Op 49

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