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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Rob Cowan

31/03/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music by Monteverdi, Schumann, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Buxtehude.

With Rob Cowan. Including Monteverdi: Psalm 112: Laudate pueri (secondo) a 5. Schumann: Manfred Overture. Chopin: Ballade No 1 in G minor for piano. Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda.

With Rob Cowan.

A lively mix of music, featuring Chopin's first ballade and a miniature by Tchaikovsky.

07.03

Monteverdi: Psalm 112: Laudate pueri (secondo) a 5 (Selva morale e spirituale)
Tavener Consort, Choir and Players
Andrew Parrott (director)
EMI 2 12685 2, CD.2, Tr 23

07.11

Mozart: Overture (The Magic Flute)
Zurich Opera Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC 4509-95523-2, Tr 2

07.19

Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV971
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 87326, Trs 7-9

07.33

Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op 115
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
RCA VICTOR GD86797, Tr 9

07.45

Haydn: Cupido, H XXVI a 2
Elly Ameling (soprano)
Jorg Demus (fortepiano)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 93768, CD.2 Tr 4

07.49

Platti (after Corelli): Concerto grosso No 4 in F (after Corelli: Sonata, Op 5 No 4)
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
Georg Kallweit (leader)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901996, Trs 9-13

08.03

Chopin: Ballade for piano No 1 in G minor, Op 23
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
DG 477 7563, Tr 12

08.14

Marais: Suite No 3 in D (Pieces en trio); Simphonie
Ensemble Rebel
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 74321935512, Tr 9

08.19

Martinu: Rhapsody
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU-3743-2 031, Tr 2

08.33

Mussorgsky: Promenade; The Old Castle (Pictures at an Exhibition)
Lars Vogt (piano)
EMI CDC 7 54548 2, Trs 3-4

08.40

Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda - symphonic ballad, Op 78
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570568, Tr 5

08.51

Buxtehude: Nun lob mein Seel' den Herren - chorale variations for organ, BuxWV 213
Inge Bonnerup (organ)
DANA CORD DACOCD 384, Tr 5

09.00

Suppe: Overture (Morning, noon and night in Vienna)
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
ARCHIPEL RECORDS ARPCD 0373, Tr 1

09.09

Rachmaninov: Prelude, Op 32 No 4
Steven Osborne (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67700, Tr 15

09.15

Tippett: Little music for string orchestra 
English String Orchestra
William Boughton (conductor)
NIMBUS NI 5334, Tr 5

09.27

Beethoven: Trio in E flat for piano and strings, WoO 38
Isaac Stern (violin)
Leonard Rose (cello)
Eugene Istomin (piano)
SONY CLASSICAL SM2K 64510, CD.1 Trs 1-3

09.43

Tallis: Nunc Dimittis a 5
Cardinall's Musick
Andrew Carwood (director)
HYPERION

09.47

Prokofiev: Melodies, Op 35 (Nos 1, 3, 5)
John Harle (saxophone)
John Lenehan (piano)
UNICORN DKPCD9160, Trs 2-4

09.56

Newman: Cathy's Theme (Wuthering Heights)
Victor Young Orchestra
Victor Young (conductor)
MCA Records MVCM 28011, Tr 10.

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 Rob Cowan. Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Monteverdi Psalm 112: Laudate pueri (secondo) a 5 Schumann Overture: Manfred Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23 
8.30-10.00: Tchaikovsky Voyevoda , Op 78 Buxtehude Nun lob mein Seel' den Herren, 
Bux WV213 Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat, WoO 38

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 Bizet, Liszt, Schoeck, Mozart and Puccini.

With James Jolly. Including Bizet: Overture (Patrie). Liszt: Annees de Pelerinage (excerpts). Schoeck: Violin Concerto in B. Mozart: Serenade, K388. Puccini: La boheme (excerpt).

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Bizet: Overture (Patrie)
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
DECCA 433 722-2

10.13am
Liszt: La chapelle de Guillaume Tell (Annees de pelerinage, 1ere annee)
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS 420 202-2

10.20am
Liszt: Orage (Annees de pelerinage, 1ere annee)
Lazar Berman (piano)
DG 437 206-2

10.24am
Les cloches de Geneve (Annees de pelerinage, 1ere annee)
Jorge Bolet (piano)
DECCA 410 160-2

10.30am
Anon: Polorum regina omnium nostra (Llibre vermell de Montserrat)	
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
Navarra Boys' Choir
Carmina Choir Barcelona
Women's voices of the Atelier Vocal du Centre d'Abbaye aux Dames
Hesperion XX
Regis Chenut (harp), Sally Smith (psalterium)
Jordi Savall (conductor)
VIRGIN VERITAS VER 5611742

10.37am
Schoeck: Violin Concerto in B flat, Op 21 - quasi una fantasia      		
Bettina Boller (violin)
Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra
Andrea Delfs (conductor)
CLAVES CD 50-9201

11.13am
Mozart: Serenade in C minor, K388	
Harmonie de l'Orchestre des Champs Elysees
Phillipe Herreweghe (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901570

11.36am
Puccini: La boheme (conclusion of Act 1)
Mimi ...... Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
Rodolfo ...... Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
Marcello ...... Ettore Bastianini (baritone)
Schaunard ...... Renato Cesari (baritone)
Colline ...... Cesare Siepi (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
DECCA 421 301-2.

With James Jolly. 
Bizet Overture: Patrie Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet 
10.13 Liszt Années de pèlerinage (Premiere annee: Suisse): La Chapelle de Guillaume Tell 
Alfred Brendel (piano); Orage Lazar Berman (piano); Les Cloches de Geneve Jorge Bolet (piano) 
10.30 Anon Polorum regina omnium nostra (Libre vermeil de Montserrat) Montserrat Figueras 
(soprano), Navarra Boys' Choir, Carmina Choir 
Barcelona, Women's voices of the Atelier Vocal du Centre d'Abbaye aux Dames, 
Hesperion XX, conductor Jordi Savall 
10.37 Schoeck Violin Concerto in B flat, quasi una fantasia, Op 21 Bettina Boiler, Swiss Youth 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrea Delfs 
11.13 Mozart Serenade in C minor, K388 
Harmonie de l'Orchestre des Champs Elysees, director Philippe Herreweghe 
11.36 Puccini La bohème (Act 1, conclusion) 
Renata Tibaldi (Mimi: soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (Rodolfo: tenor), Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome/Tullio Serafin

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: Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Composer of the Week: Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Episode 2

Episode 2

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Episode 2

Donald Macleod follows Corelli to Rome, where he begins to make his mark as a rising star.

Donald Macleod follows Corelli to Rome, where he begins to find his feet among the musical glitterati of Europe's grandest cultural capital.

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the Italian violinist and composer Arcangelo Corelli. He tells the story of Corelli's first years in Rome, where he begins to find his feet among the musical glitterati in Europe's grandest cultural capital.

Sonata in E, Op 5 No 11
Locatelli Trio:
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)
Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
Richard Tunnicliffe (cello)
Hyperion CDA663812, CD2 Trs 18-22

Sonata in A minor, Op 3 No 12 
London Baroque
Harmonia Mundi HMC90134445, CD2 Trs 45-49

Sonata in E minor, Op 5 No 8
Barthold Kuijken (transverse flute)
Wieland Kuijken (cello)
Robert Kohnen (harpsichord)
Accent ACC9177D, Trs 1-4

Sonata, Op 1 No 3
Members of the English Concert
Archiv 4196142, Tr 5

Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op 6 No 6
Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini, Jesper Christensen (directors)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90140607, CD2 Trs 9-12.

Donald Macleod explores the life and glittering career of Arcangelo Corelli

Donald Macleod follows the glittering career of Arcangelo Corelli, whose meteoric rise to stardom in Rome was followed by fame and honour across all of Europe

Composer of the Week: Corelli

2/5. Donald Macleod follows the composer to 
Rome, where he established himself among the musical elite in Europe's grandest cultural capital. Sonata in E, Op 5 No 11 Locatelli Trio 
Sonata in A minor, Op 3 No 12 London Baroque 
Sonafa in E minor, Op 5 No 8 Barthold Kuijken (flute), Wieland Kuijken (cello), Robert Kohnen (harpsichord) Sonata in A minor, Op 1 No 3 
Members of the English Concert 
Concerto Grosso in F, Op 6 No 6 Ensemble 415, directors Chiara Banchini and Jesper Christensen 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: Vienna Konzerthaus Chamber Concerts

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Vienna Konzerthaus Chamber Concerts: Episode 1

Episode 1

Vienna Konzerthaus Chamber Concerts

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Vienna Konzerthaus Chamber Concerts, Episode 1Close menu

The Vienna-Berlin Ensemble with Lars Vogt (piano) perform Mozart, Ligeti and Poulenc.

Penny Gore presents the Vienna-Berlin Ensemble with Lars Vogt (piano). Mozart: Quintet for piano/wind instruments, K452. Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for wind quintet. Poulenc: Sextet.

Presented by Penny Gore.

Part of a series of winter season chamber music concerts at Vienna's prestigious Konzerthaus, with the Vienna-Berlin Ensemble performing with German pianist Lars Vogt.

Mozart: Quintet for piano and wind instruments, K452
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and wind instruments.

Winter season chamber music concerts performed at Vienna's prestigious Konzerthaus

Series of programmes featuring the winter season chamber music concerts performed at Vienna's prestigious Konzerthaus

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
1/4. The first of this week's concerts from the winter season chamber music series at Vienna's prestigious Konzerthaus.

Lars Vogt (piano), Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

Mozart Quintet in E flat for piano and wind instruments, K452

Ligeti Six Bagatelles for wind quintet

Poulenc Sextet for piano and wind instruments

2.00 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Ginastera Suite: Estancia - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Gustavo Dudamel

Bach Jesu, meine Freude, BWV227 - RIAS Chamber Choir, conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann

2.30 Bernd Alois Zimmermann Alagoana - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Heinz Holliger

Schumann Fantasy in C, Op 131 - Thomas Zehetmair (violin),

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Heinz Holliger

Bernd Alois Zimmermann Violin Concerto - Thomas Zehetmair, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Heinz Holliger

3.35 Schumann Symphony No 1 in B flat (Spring) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Heinz Holliger

4.30 Mozart Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183 - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Trevor Pinnock

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: Berlin Philharmonic

Afternoon Concert: Berlin Philharmonic: Episode 2

Berlin Philharmonic

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Berlin Philharmonic, Episode 2

The Berlin Philharmonic perform music by Ginastera, Bach, Zimmermann, Schumann and Mozart.

Penny Gore presents music showcasing the Berlin Philharmonic. Ginastera: Estancia. Zimmermann: Alagoana; Violin Concerto. Plus music by Schumann, Bach and Mozart.

Penny Gore presents a series showcasing the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic in a diverse range of repertoire. Plus the RIAS Chamber Choir from Berlin performing Bach motets.

Ginastera: Estancia - suite
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV227
RIAS Chamber Choir
Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor)

2.30pm
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Alagoana              
Berlin Philharmonic
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

Schumann: Fantasy in C for violin and orchestra, Op 131
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

Zimmermann: Violin Concerto
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

3.35pm 
Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat (Spring)
Berlin Philharmonic
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

4.30pm
Mozart: Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183
Berlin Philharmonic
Trevor Pinnock (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Berlin Philharmonic

Series celebrating the versatility of the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic

Series celebrating the strong musicianship and versatility of the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic. Their traditonal repertoire encompasses symphonies by Bruckner, Schumann and Mozart

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: 31/03/2009 Mitsuko Uchida and Sondheim's Saturday Night

31/03/2009 Mitsuko Uchida and Sondheim's Saturday Night

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 31/03/2009 Mitsuko Uchida and Sondheim's Saturday Night

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Mitsuko Uchida and the cast of Sondheim's Saturday Night.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Mitsuko Uchida ahead of concerts in the UK and USA, and members of the London cast of Sondheim's Saturday Night performing in the studio.

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

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida talks to Sean ahead of concerts in Bristol, Gateshead, and London. She also discusses her tour to the USA which includes concerts with the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.

And members of the production of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night, currently playing at London's Arts Theatre, talk to Sean and perform numbers from the musical. Originally written in 1954 when Sondheim was just 24, Saturday Night would have been the composer's first Broadway musical but was scrapped when finances for it ran out. It didn't receive an official premiere until 1997.

17:02
DEBUSSY
Douze Etudes (Pour les Octaves)
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
PHILIPS 464 698-2
Track 5
3’04

17:06
MARTINU
Songs on Two Pages (A Girl from Maravia / Our Neighbour’s Stable / Hope) 
Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 6665
Tracks 26-28
4’36

17:11
HAYDN
Il Mondo della luna (Overture)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8117
CD3
Track 1
3’58

17:16
LIVE
SONDHEIM
Saturday Night (Class)
David Ricardo-Pearce (Gene)	
David Osmond (piano) 
David Botham (saxophone)
3’14
					
17:25
LIVE
SONDHEIM
Saturday Night (Isn’t It & So Many People)
Helena Blackman (Helen)	
David Ricardo-Pearce (Gene)
David Osmond (piano)
David Botham (flute)
5’40								
17:36
LIVE
SONDHEIM
Saturday Night (What More Do I Need?)
David Ricardo-Pearce (Gene)
Helena Blackman (Helen)
David Osmond (piano)
David Botham (flute)
2’40

17:39
HANDEL
Organ Concerto Op.4, No.5 in F major, HWV 293
Ottavio Dantone (organ / director)
Accademia Bizantina
L’OISEAU-LYRE 478 1465
Tracks 13-16
9’28

17:50
SCHUMANN
Der Spielmann, Op.40, No.4
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Gerold Huber (piano)
RCA 88697168172, 
Track 17
3’08
				
17:54
MELDELSSOHN
Lieder Ohne Worte, Op 19 No 3 (Molto Allegro)
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 453 061 2
Track 3
2’07

17:57
TAVERNER
O Christe Jesu pastor bone
Alamire
David Skinner (director)
OBSIDIAN CD 705
Track 1
2’49

18:04
SCHUBERT
Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza.
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
PHILIPS 4565722
Track 3
3’55

18:13
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major, Op.106 (Scherzo) 
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
PHILIPS 475 8662
Track 5
2’40

18:19
MOZART
Rondo in A minor, KV 511
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
PHILIPS 4329892
CD1
Track 5
10’10

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: BBC SO/Belohlavek in Martinu: Julietta

BBC SO/Belohlavek in Martinu: Julietta

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC SO/Belohlavek in Martinu: Julietta

Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Martinu's opera Julietta.

In a concert given at London's Barbican, Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Martinu's opera Julietta. Plus a focus on Czech music: Myslivicek: Wind Octet No 3.

In a concert given at London's Barbican Centre, Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a rare UK performance of Martinu's psychological opera Julietta. It features a star cast including Rosalind Plowright, Magdalena Kozena and William Burden.

Martinu: Julietta

Cast includes:

Rosalind Plowright (soprano)
Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)
William Burden (tenor)
Andreas Jaggi (tenor)
Frederic Goncalves (baritone)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Followed by a focus on Czech music, composers and performers, including Josef Myslivicek's Wind Octect No 3 in B flat, with the ensemble Harmoniemusik of London.

A performance of Martinu's opera Julietta 
(subtitled The Book of Dreams), recorded at the Barbican Centre in London. 
Rosalind Plowright (soprano), Magdalena Kozena Jean Rigby and Anna Stephany (mezzos), William Burden (tenor), Andreas Jaggi (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Frederic Goncalves (bass-baritone), Zdenek Piech (bass), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek Martinu Julietta (The Book of Dreams) 
And this week's Czech theme continues with: Myslivicek Wind Octet No 3 in B flat Harmoniemusik

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: Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Roberto Benigni

Bidisha talks to Oscar-winning Life Is Beautiful actor Roberto Benigni about Dante.

Bidisha talks to Italian actor Roberto Benigni - best known for his film Life Is Beautiful - about his obsession with Dante and his one-man show inspired by the Divine Comedy.

Bidisha talks to Oscar-winning Italian actor Roberto Benigni - best known for his comic film set during the Holocaust, Life Is Beautiful - about his obsession with Dante and his one-man show TuttoDante. Benigni is often remembered outside Italy for his behaviour at the 1998 Academy Awards when accepting the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Life Is Beautiful - he climbed on the backs of the seats for his procession to the stage and applauded the audience. 

Benigni is regarded in Italy as an excellent improvisatory poet and he can recite Dante's Divine Comedy from memory. His one-man theatre show inspired by the Divine Comedy and mixed with observations on current affairs and his own past experiences has been a huge success in Italy. TuttoDante (Everything about Dante) was seen on television by more than ten million people. Bidisha asks whether something so Italian can make the transfer to Britain.

Bidisha talks to the Oscar-winning Italian actor Roberto Benigni - best known for his film Life Is Beautiful - about his obsession with Dante. Producer Eliane Glaser

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: A Good Death

The Essay: A Good Death: Episode 2: Beryl Bainbridge

Episode 2: Beryl Bainbridge

A Good Death

Beryl Bainbridge

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, A Good Death, Beryl BainbridgeClose menu

A repeat of an essay on the art of dying by Beryl Bainbridge, who has just died.

In the next in our series on the art of dying, the novelist Beryl Bainbridge who has just died reflects on how the notion of death influenced both her life and work.

The next in our series of essays on the art of dying is by the distinguished novelist Beryl Bainbridge, who has just passed away. Scheduled before news of her death was known, this thought-provoking piece, looks back at how the notion of dying overshadowed Bainbridge's own life, from her wartime childhood to her adult brush with death, and reveals the hopes and expectations she had for her own demise.

Death is the one subject we shy away from, and in our frantic obsession with prolonging our lives, the notion of 'a good death' seems to have lost its relevance. Yet, the art of dying has been a defining notion throughout history. In these five frank and powerful essays, writers and thinkers ponder the art of dying, and confront taboos around death. They will look at what makes a 'good death' today - is it merely having lived a good life, or is there something intrinsically important in dying well? And, now that our own deaths tend to occur in the sterile surroundings of a hospital ward, rather than at home surrounded by those we love, will reflect on how this distancing from death, and loss of control over our demise, has changed our relationship with dying. With references to the portrayal of death in literature, history and religion, as well as personal reflections on hopes and expectations of death, these essays will give five very different perspectives on the art of dying.

Series of personal and very powerful essays in which writers ponder the art of dying

Series of personal and very powerful essays in which writers ponder the much-neglected art of dying. They ask whether a good death is about just having lived a good life

A Good Death 
2/5. Novelist Beryl Bainbridge reflects on how the notion of death has overshadowed her own life, from her wartime childhood to an adult brush with death.

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 John Cage, Dufay, Hanne Hukkelberg and Herbie Hancock

Fiona Talkington presents John Cage's Imaginary Landscape No 1, vocal music by Dufay, Norwegian singer-songwriter Hanne Hukkelberg and a Herbie Hancock classic from 1968.

Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes John Cage's Imaginary Landscape No 1, 15th-century vocal music by Dufay, Norwegian singer-songwriter Hanne Hukkelberg and a Herbie Hancock classic from 1968.

Track List:

23:15
Hanne Hukkelberg: Salt of the Earth
Album: Blood from a Stone
Nettwerk 503770 3084629

23:20
A Filetta: U Casticu
Album: Intantu
EMI France

(Segue)

23:26
Nancarrow arr. Raaf Hekkema: Study No 3B
Performed By Calefax Reed Quintet with Ivo Janssen (piano)
Album: Studies for Player Piano
MDG 619 1548 2

23:32
Penguin Café Orchestra: Yodel 3
Album: Union Café
Zopf 518 410 2

(Segue)

23:35
Ladrang Sri Slamet
Album: Indonesia-Madura, Art Music
Ocora C560083   

23:42
Jan Garbarek with Anouar Brahem (Oud) & Ustad Shaukat Hussain (tabla): Sull Lull
Album: Madar
ECM Records 519 075 2

23:59
Dufay: Ma Belle Dame Souveraine
Performed By The Medieval Ensemble of London
Album: Guillaume Dufay Secular Music LP
The Decca Record Company Ltd DSLO 611

(Segue)


00:03
Ambrose Field (electronics); John Potter (Tenor): Ma Belle Dame Souveraine
Album: Being Dufay
ECM Records 476 6948

(Segue)

00:08
Nils Økland (viola d’amore): Pas De Deux
Album: Monograph
ECM 179 2432

00:13
Herbie Hancock: Goodbye To Childhood
Album: Speak Like A Child
Blue Note Records: RVG Edition 72438 75335 23

(Segue)

00:20
John Cage: Imaginary Landscape No 1
Performed By Michael Dietz (percussion); Christoph Keller (piano); Johann-Nikolaus Matthes (turntables); Rainer Riehn
Album: John Cage Imaginary Landscape No 1 Rozart Mix etc.
EMI 2344542

00:28
Buell Kazee: The Wagoner’s Lad
Album: Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 1 – Ballards
Smithson Folkways Recordings/Sony Music SFW 40090/A 28746

(Segue)

00:31
Rainer: Horse Hair
Album: Alpaca Lips
Glitterhouse GRCD 482

00:41
Charles Amirkhanian: Vers Les Anges
Album: Walking Tune: The Music of Charles Amirkhanian
Starkland Records ST-206

00:48
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546 for String Orchestra
Performed By The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
Album: W.A. Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546 etc.
ECM New Series 162425 462 6512

00:56
Charles Ives: Evening 'Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray'
Performed By Gerlad Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)
Album: Romanzo di Central Park
Hyperion CDA 67644

John Cage's Imaginary Landscape No 1, 15th-century vocal music by Dufay, plus the sound of Norwegian singer Hanne Hukkelberg , and a Herbie Hancock classic from 1968. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. EMAIL: iate.junction@bbc.co.uk

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: John Shea

01/04/2009

John Shea

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, John Shea

John Shea with music by Strauss, Mozart, Messiaen, Beethoven, Scriabin, Hummel and Ibert.

John Shea presents music, including Strauss, Mozart, Messiaen, Beethoven, Scriabin, Hummel, Ibert, Brahms, Falla, Corelli, Grieg, Holst, Bach, Hellendaal, Debussy, Berwald and Bach.

With John Shea.

1.00am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Festliches Praludium, Op 61
Wayne Marshall (organ)
RCM Brass Ensemble
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

1.13am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Concerto in C, K314 - version for oboe and orchestra
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

1.34am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): 4 letzte Lieder for voice and orchestra
Christine Brewer (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

1.57am
Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992): Dieu parmi nous (La nativite du Seigneur)
Wayne Marshall (organ)

2.05am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Rondo in B flat for piano and orchestra, WoO 6
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

2.14am
Carter, Elliott (b.1908): Catenaires
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)

2.19am
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915): Le poeme de l'extase, Op 54
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

2.39am
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Sonata in E flat for viola and piano, Op 5 No 3
Michael Gieler (viola)
Lauretta Bloomer (fortepiano)

3.00am
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962): Concerto for flute and orchestra
Petri Alanko (flute)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

3.20am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Schicksalslied (Song of destiny), Op 54
Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor)

3.36am
de Falla, Manuel (1876-1946): Nights in the Gardens of Spain for piano and orchestra
Filip Pavlov (piano)
Sofia Symphony Orchestra
Ivan Marinov (conductor)

4.00am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Concerto grosso in D, Op 6 No 4
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi (violin/director)

4.09am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Jesus Kristus er opfaren (Jesus Christ is risen); I himmelen, i himmelen (In heaven) (Four Psalms for baritone and mixed voices, Op 74 Nos 3 and 4)
Norwegian Soloists' Choir
Grete Helgerod (conductor)

4.23am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): Quintet in A flat for wind, Op 14
Cinque Venti

4.38am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Sonatine
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

4.51am
Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782): Quintet in G for flute, oboe, violin, viola and basso continuo, Op 11 No 2
Les Adieux

5.00am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Three Hungarian Dances (arr. Squarcia for string orchestra)
I Cameristi Italiani

5.10am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Furchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV228
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Tafelmusik
Ivars Taurins (conductor)

5.18am
Messemaeckers, Henri Jr. (1824-?): Grande marche funebre pour le piano composee a la memoire de SAR Monseigneur le Prince Alexandre de Pays-Bas
Arthur Schoondewoerd (fortepiano)

5.27am
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799): Concerto grosso in D minor, Op 3 No 2
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

5.39am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Johan Krarup (cello)
Marianna Shirinyan (piano)

5.50am
Parac, Frano (b. 1948): Sarabande for orchestra
Zagreb Philharmonic
Pavle Despalj (conductor)

6.02am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): Septet in B flat
Kristian Moller (clarinet)
Frederik Ekdahl (bassoon)
Ayman Al Fakir (horn)
Roger Olsson (violin)
Linn Lowengren-Elkvull (viola)
Hanna Thorell (cello)
Mattias Karlsson (double bass)

6.23am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Sonata in G, Op 14 No 2
Geoffrey Lancaster (fortepiano)

6.38am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Suite No 2 in B minor for orchestra, BWV1067
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor).

With John Shea. 
Strauss Festliches Praludium , Op 61 Mozart Oboe Concerto in C, K314 Strauss Four Last Songs 
1.57 Messiaen Dieu parmi nous (La nativité du Seigneur) 
2.05 Beethoven Rondo in B flat, WoO 6 2.14 Elliott Carter Catenates 2.19 Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy 
2.39 Hummel Viola Sonata in E flat, Op 5 No 3 3.00 
Ibert Flute Concerto 3.20 Brahms Schicksalslied , Op 54 
3.36 Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain 4.00 Corelli 
Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6 No 4 4.09 Grieg Jesus Kristus er opfaren; I himmelen, i himme/en (Four Psalms, Op 74 Nos 3 and 4) 4.23 Hoist Wind Quintet in A flat 4.38 Ravel Sonatine 4.51 JC Bach Quintet in G for flute, oboe, violin, viola and continuo, Op 11 No 2 5.00 Brahms, arr Squarcia Three Hungarian Dances 5.10 Bach Furchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV228 5.18 Messemaeckers Grande marche funebre 5.27 Hellendaal Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op 3 No 2 5.39 Debussy Cello Sonata 
5.50 Frano Parac Sarabande 6.02 Berwald Septet in B flat 
6.23 Beethoven Piano Sonata in G, Op 14 No 4 
6.38 Bach Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, BWV1067

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