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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

01/04/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music by Paganini, Strauss, Berlin, Finzi, Handel and Mozart.

With Rob Cowan. Including Paganini: Caprice No 24 in A minor. Strauss: Hymnus, Op 33 No 3. Berlin: Overture (Call Me Madam). Finzi: The Fall of the Leaf. Handel: Flute Sonata in D.

With Rob Cowan.

07.03

Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, Kk141 			
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)
MIRARE MIR 9918, Tr 15

07.07

Weber: Abu Hassan Overture
The Philharmonia
Neeme Jarvi (conductor) 
CHANDOS CHAND 9066, Tr 5

07.11

Chopin: Variations in A (Souvenir de Paganini)
Fou Ts'ong (piano)
SONY SBK 53515, Tr 14  

07.15

Paganini: Caprice No 24 in A minor (24 Caprices for violin solo, Op 1)
Shlomo Mintz (violin)
DG 477 7560, Tr 24

07.23

Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis 		
The Cardinall's Musick
Andrew Carwood (director)
HYPERION CDA67568, Tr 16

07.31

Vivaldi: Concerto in G for strings and Bass Clarinet, RV151 (Alla Rustica)
Academia Montis Regalis
Alessandro De Marchi (director)
BERLIN CLASSICS 0017882BC, Trs 1-3 

07.36

Strauss: Hymnus, Op 33 No 3
Andreas Schmidt (baritone)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cord Garben (conductor)
RCA VICTOR 09026 611842, Tr 1

07.41

Bach/Busoni: Toccata (Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV564) 
Maria Tipo (piano)
EMI CDC 7490662, Tr 4

07.49 

Vierne: Carillon de Westminster
John Scott Whiteley (Organ of York Minster)
PRIORY PRCD 5003, Tr 6

07.56

Debussy: Les papillons
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Jos Van Immerseel (piano)
NAIVE V 4932, Tr 3 

08.03

Berlin: Overture (Call Me Madam)
Orchestra unknown
Lehman Engel (conductor) 
SONY SK 53540, Tr 6

08.08

Handel: Chorus of Youths; Virgins; March (Judas Maccabaeus)
Choir of New College Oxford
King's Consort
Robert King (conductor)
HYPERION CDA66641/2, CD2, Trs 19, 20

08.13

Schubert: Impromptu No 4 in F minor (Four Impromptus, D935)
Radu Lupu (piano) 
DECCA 460 975 2, Tr 8

08.21

Paul Weston: Dizzy Fingers
Jonathan Edwards (Paul Weston) piano)
Paul Weston A Life in Music (CD)
JSP RECORDS JSP957D, Tr 24

08.23

Prokofiev: Dance of the Knights (Romeo and Juliet, Op 64)
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
DECCA 452 9702, CD1, Tr 11

08.31

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV541
Christopher Herrick (organ of Jesuit Church, Lucerne)
HYPERION CDD2206,2 CD1, Trs 10 and 11

08.39

Finzi: The Fall of the Leaf - Elegy for orchestra, Op 20
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)
HALLE CD HLL 7512, Tr 3

08.51

Haydn: String Quartet, Op 33 No 2 (H III 38 final mvt)
Weller Quartet
DECCA 475 6796, CD1, Tr 8

08.54

Zappa: What Will Rumi Do? 
Ensemble Modern
Jonathan Stockhammer (conductor)
RCA RED SEAL 82876 560612, Tr 2

08.56

Handel: Sonata in D for flute, HWV378
Barthold Kuijken (flute)
Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba)
Robert Kohnen (harpsichord) 
ACCENT ACC 10080, Trs 17-20

09.03

Brahms: O Tod, wie bitter (Four Serious Songs, Op 121)
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Gerold Huber (piano)
ARTE NOVA 74321 927712, Tr 10

09.08

Elgar: Polonia Symphonic Prelude, Op 76
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor) 
EMI CDM 5655842, Tr 7

09.21

Paul Weston: It's Magic
Darlene Edwards (Jo Stafford) - vocals
Jonathan Edwards (Paul Weston) - piano
Paul Weston A Life in Music (CD)
JSP RECORDS JSP957D, Tr 20

09.24

Chabrier: Ode a la musique
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
Polyphony
Graham Johnson (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67133/4, CD2 Tr 27

09.32

Mozart: Symphony No 28 in C, K200 
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov (conductor)
RCA VICTOR RD60715, Trs 5-8

09.51

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op 46 No 7 and Op 72 No 2
Lily Maisky, Karin Lechner (piano)
EMI 2670512, CD2, Trs 12-13.

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: Paganini Caprice No 24 in A minor, Op  
Strauss Hymnus , Op 33 No 3 Berlin Overture: Call Me Madam 8.30-10.00: Finzi The Fall of the Leaf, Op 20 Handel Flute Sonata in D, HWV378 Mozart Symphony No 28 in C, K200

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 Torelli, Respighi, Haydn, Bigaglia, Debussy and Bellini.

With James Jolly. Including Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D. Respighi: Il Tramonto. Haydn: Symphony No 26 in D minor. Bigaglia: Sonata in A minor. Hovhaness: Symphony No 50.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D
Roger Delmotte (trumpet)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Helmut Scherchen (conductor)
WESTMINSTER 471 276-2

10.09am
Respighi: Il Tramonto						
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Brodsky Quartet
Challenge Classics CC 72008

10.24am
Haydn: Symphony No 26 in D minor (Lamentatione)
BBC Philharmonic
Nicholas Kraemer (conductor)
BBC Recording

10.40am
Bigaglia: Sonata in A minor (Sonata a fluta di quatre e basso)
Franz Bruggen (recorder)
Anner Bylsma (cello)
Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)
TELDEC 4509 93669-2

10.48am
Debussy, arr. Busser: Printemps - symphonic suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
RCA GD86719

11.05am
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (No 5 - Scene and Duet)
Giulietta ...... Hei-Kyung Hong (soprano)
Romeo ...... Jennifer Lamore (mezzo-soprano)
Lorenzo ...... Robert Lloyd (bass)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus
Donald Runnicles (conductor)
TELDEC 3984 21472-2

11.23am
Hovhaness: Symphony No 50, Op 360 (Mount St Helens)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz (conductor)
DELOS 3137.

With James Jolly. 
Torelli Trumpet Concerto in D Roger Delmotte , 
Vienna State Opera Orchestra/Helmut Scherchen 
10.09 Respighl // 
Tramonto Anne Sof ie von Otter (mezzo), Brodsky Quartet 
10.24 Haydn Symphony No 26 in D minor (Lamentatione) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Nicholas Kraemer 
10.40 Blgaglia Sonata in A minor 
Frans Bruggen (recorder), Anner Bylsma (cello), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) 
10.48 Debussy, arr Busser Symphonic Suite 
(Printemps) Boston SO, conductor Charles Munch 
11.05 Bellini I Capuletied i Montecchi (Act I, excerpt)  
Scottish Chamber Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Donald Runnicles 
11.23 Hovhaness Symphony No 50, Op 360 
(Mount St Helens) Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz

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 3

Episode 3

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

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

Donald Macleod discovers how a musical row disturbed Corelli's famous equilibrium.

Donald Macleod discovers how, although Corelli has established himself as Rome's hottest musical property, the 'affair of the fifths' threatens his hard-won reputation.

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the Italian violinist and composer Arcangelo Corelli. He discovers how, although Corelli has established himself as Rome's hottest musical property, the 'affair of the fifths' threatens to ruin his hard-won reputation.

Sonata, Op 1 No 1
Accademia Bizantina:
Carlo Chiarappa (violin)
Franco Andrini (violin)
Mauro Valli (cello)
Romano Valentini (organ)
Paolo Cherici (archlute)
Europa Musica 350202, CD1 Trs 1-4

Sonata, Op 2 No 4
London Baroque:
Ingrid Seifert, Richard Gwilt (violins)
Charles Medlam (cello)
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90134243, CD1, Trs 12-16

Sonata, Op 2 No 3
Purcell Quartet
Chandos CHAN0692, CD2 Trs 8-11

Sonata, Op 3 No 1 (arr. Roland Gallery)
English Guitar Quartet
Saydisc CDSDL386, Trs 9-12

Sonata in G, Op 3 No 6
Ensemble Aurora
Enrico Gatti (director)
Arcana A402, CD1 Trs 9-12

Concerto grosso, Op 6 No 5
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman (director)
Hyperion CDA667412, CD1 Trs 21-25.

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

3/5. Donald Macleod reveals how Corelli established himself as Rome's hottest musical property.
Corelli Sonata in F; Op 1No I Accademia Bizantina Sonata in [ minor, Op 2 No 4 London Barogue Sonata in C, Op 2 No 3 Purcell Quartet
Corelli, arr Roland Gallery Sonata in F Op 3 No 1 English Guitar Quartet
Corelli Sonata in G, Op 3 No 6
Ensemble Aurora, director Enrico Gatti
Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op 6 No 5 Brandenburg Consort, director Roy Goodman 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 2

Episode 2

Vienna Konzerthaus Chamber Concerts

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Vienna Konzerthaus Chamber Concerts, Episode 2Close menu

Christian Gerhaher (baritone) and Gerold Huber (piano) in Beethoven, Mozart and Mahler.

Penny Gore presents Christian Gerhaher (baritone) and Gerold Huber (piano) in a recital of songs by Beethoven, Mozart and Mahler.

Presented by Penny Gore.

Part of a series of winter season chamber music concerts at Vienna's prestigious Konzerthaus, with baritone Christian Gerhaher performing with pianist Gerold Huber.

Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte
Mozart: Abendempfindung, K523; Das Traumbild KV530; Komm, lieber Zither, K351; Die Zufriedenheit, K473
Beethoven: Adelaide
Mahler: Fruhlingsmorgen; Ablosung im Sommer; Rheinlegendchen; Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald; Phantasie.

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

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
2/4. A concerts from the Vienna winter series. 
Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) Beethoven An die feme 
Geliebte Mozart Abendempfindung , K523;Das Traumbild , KV530;Komm, lieber Zither, K351; Die Zufriedenheit, K473 Beethoven Adelaide 
Mahler Fruhlingsmorgen; Ablosung im Sommer; Rheinlegendchen; Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald; Phantasie aus Don Juan 
2.00 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 
Marquez Danzon No 2 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Gustavo Dudamel 
Bach Furchte dich nicht, BWV228 RIAS Chamber Choir, conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann 
2.15 Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor Lang Lang , Berlin PO, conductor Seiji Ozawa 
2.45 Bruckner Symphony No 1 in C minor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Seiji Ozawa 
3.35 Pergolesi Salve 
Regina Christine Schafer (soprano), Berlin Baroque Soloists, conductor Rainer Kussmaul

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 3

Berlin Philharmonic

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

Penny Gore presents the Berlin Philharmonic in Marquez, Bach, Mendelssohn and Bruckner.

Penny Gore presents music showcasing the Berlin Philharmonic. Marquez: Danzon No 2. Bruckner: Symphony No 2. Bach: Furchte dich nicht, BWV228. Plus works by Mendelssohn, Pergolesi.

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

Marquez: Danzon No 2
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

Bach: Furchte dich nicht, BWV228
RIAS Chamber Choir
Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor)

2.15pm
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor       
Lang Lang (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa (conductor)

2.45pm
Bruckner: Symphony No 1 in C minor  
Berlin Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa (conductor)

3.35pm
Pergolesi: Salve regina
Christine Schaefer (soprano)
Berlin Baroque Soloists
Rainer Kussmaul (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

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 01/04/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 01/04/2009

From St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.

From St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.

Introit: Behold the Lamb of God (Handel)
Responses: Reading
Office Hymn: O kind Creator, bow thine ear (Cannons)
Psalm: 69 vv1-20 (Battishill)
First Lesson: Isaiah 5 vv1-7
Magnificat (Pachelbel)
Second Lesson: Mark 12 vv1-12
Nunc dimittis (Soriano)
Anthem: As pants the hart, HWV251a (Handel)
Final Hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham)
Organ Voluntary: Improvisation in the style of Handel

Organist: Ronny Krippner
Director of music: Simon Williams.

From St George 's Church, Hanover Square, London. Introit: Behold the Lamb of God 
(Handel). Responses: Reading. Office Hymn: 
0 Kind Creator, Bow Thine Ear (Cannons). Psalm: 69. vv1-20 (Battishill). First Lesson: Isaiah 5, vv1-7. Magnificat (Pachelbel). Second Lesson: 
Mark 12, vvl-12. Nunc Dimittis (Soriano). Anthem: As Pants the Hart, HWV251a (Handel). Final Hymn: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Rockingham). Organ Voluntary: improvisation in the style of Handel. London Handel Orchestra. Director of music Simon Williams. Organist Ronny Krippner. Repeated on Sunday at 4pm

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: 01/04/2009 Jonathan Biss and John Storgards

01/04/2009 Jonathan Biss and John Storgards

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 01/04/2009 Jonathan Biss and John Storgards

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Jonathan Biss, John Storgards and Kari Kriikku.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Including a live performance from pianist Jonathan Biss, as well as conductor and violinist John Storgards with clarinettist Kari Kriikku.

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

American pianist Jonathan Biss, a former Radio 3 New Generation Artist, performs in the studio ahead of a solo recital at London's Wigmore Hall.

Conductor and violinist John Storgards and clarinettist Kari Kriikku - two Finnish musicians with a close artistic bond - perform an improvisation and discuss their concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in which Kari gives the London premiere of Jukka Tienssuu's Clarinet Concerto No 2.

17.03	
DVORAK
Mazurek, Op.49
Vaclav Hudecek (violin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
SPRPHN SU 3330-2 031	
T.3		
5’48

17.09		
ORA BAD CHAIM arr. RIKU NIEMI
May your sons be blessed
Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jan Soderblom (conductor/violin)
ONDINE ODE 11040 2
T.3
3’29
				
17.13
LIVE 
MOZART
Sonata in C minor, K.457 (first mvt.)
Jonathan Biss (piano)
5’42

17.25
LIVE
CHOPIN
Nocturne in D flat major, op.27 no.2
Jonathan Biss (piano)
6’02

17.38
LIVE
SCHOENBERG
Six Little Piano Pieces, op.19
Jonathan Biss (piano)
5’34

17.44
TELEMANN
Concerto in D for three Trumpets
Haken Hardenberger, Michael Laird, William Houghton (trumpets)
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown (conductor)
PHILIPS 420 954 2	
T.1
10’13

17.55
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Seasons; April
Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
ERATO 2292-45512-2	
T.4		
2’30

18.03
VIVALDI
Veni, veni me sequere fida (Juditha Triumphans) Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)
Academia Montis Regalis Alessandro De Marchi (director)
OPUS 30314/A-C
CD.2 T.8
7’17

18.11
HELMUT EISEL arr. YRJO HJELT
Babsi’s Decision
Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jan Soderblom (conductor/violin)
ONDINE ODE 11040 2
T.2
2’56

18.21
LIVE
Improvisation
Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
John Storgards (conductor)
4’33

18.31
MOZART
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 (final mvt.)
Kari Kriikku (bass clarinet)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
John Storgards (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1056 2
T.12
8’12

18.41
HANDEL
Nisi Dominus
Diana Montague (contralto)
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Simon Birchall (bass)
Choir and Orchestra of Westminster Abbey
Simon Preston (conductor)
ARCHIV 423 594 2
TR.10-15
12’12

18.54
CARLOS GUSTAVINO
Las Ninas de Santa Fe
Martha Argerich and Mauricio Vallina (pianos)
EMI 58472 2		
CD.3 T.15		
5’13

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Ulster Orchestra/Montgomery

Ulster Orchestra/Montgomery

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Ulster Orchestra/Montgomery

The Ulster Orchestra under Kenneth Montgomery perform music by Vorisek, Dvorak and Martinu

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Montgomery perform rare works by Vorisek, Dvorak and Martinu. Followed by a focus on Czech music: Jakub Jan Ryba: Hail, Master!

In a concert given at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Montgomery perform rare Czech music.

David Grimal (violin)
Ulster Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

Vorisek: Symphony in D
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
Martinu: Double Concerto for string orchestra, piano and timpani

Followed by a focus on music by Czech performers and composers:

Soloists
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Valek (conductor)

Jakub Jan Ryba: Missa Pastoralis Bohemica (Hej mistre!/Hail, Master!).

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert of Czech music recorded at the Ulster Hall. 
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery Vorisek Symphony in D 
Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor 
Martinu Double Concerto for string orchestra, piano and timpani 
This week's Czech theme continues with: Jakub Jan Ryba Missa pastoralis bohemica: Hej mistre! Soloists, Czech Philharmonic Chorus. Prague RSO, conductor Vladimir Valek

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: Peter Singer

Peter Singer

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Peter Singer

Philip Dodd talks to philosopher Peter Singer about his plan to eradicate world poverty.

Philip Dodd talks to philosopher Peter Singer about his plan to eradicate world poverty. Plus writer Jed Mercurio on his novel about John F Kennedy.

Philip Dodd talks to philosopher Peter Singer about his new book The Life You Can Save, in which he explores the ethics of philanthropy and poses a challenge to affluence and what he regards as Western apathy. He argues that giving at least five per cent of what we earn would eradicate poverty, and calls on the developed world to address this as a burning moral issue.

Singer is professor of bioethics at Princeton University and the author of Animal Liberation, widely regarded as a touchstone of the animal liberation movement. The man who first championed the ethics of eating and spoke about the fallacy of cheap food, Singer has often espoused controversial ideas and his appointment at Princeton in 1999 was fiercely opposed by some - particularly for his views on abortion.

And writer Jed Mercurio discusses his new novel American Adulterer, about John F Kennedy and his love life. Portraying the 35th US president as a habitual philanderer who goes to extraordinary lengths to conceal his affairs from his wife Jackie and his political rivals, Mercurio paints a portrait of a virtuous man in the grip of an uncontrollable urge.

Philip Dodd talks to philosopher Peter Singer about his plan to wipe out poverty. Producer Fiona McClean

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 3: Julia Neuberger

Episode 3: Julia Neuberger

A Good Death

Julia Neuberger

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, A Good Death, Julia NeubergerClose menu

Baroness Mary Warnock on what we can learn from the Romantics when it comes to dying well.

Baroness Mary Warnock asks what we can learn from the Romantic poets when it comes to dying well, and warns that our obsession with staying alive can have disastrous consequences.

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. Baroness Mary Warnock looks at what we can learn from the Romantic Poets when it comes to dying well, and warns how our obsession with living, almost at all costs, can have disastrous consequences.

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 
3/5. Mary Warnock asks what can be learned from the Romantic poets when it comes to dying well.

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 Quebecois folk music, plus pieces from Jon Hassell and Arvo Part

Fiona Talkington presents Quebecois folk from Yves Lambert et le Bebert Orchestra, Fourth World music by trumpeter Jon Hassell and Arvo Part's Mein Weg for strings and percussion.

Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Quebecois folk from Yves Lambert et le Bebert Orchestra, Fourth World music by American trumpeter Jon Hassell and a recording of Arvo Part's Mein Weg for strings and percussion.

Track List:

23:15
Cheo Hurtado: Apure En Un Viaje (Genaro Prieto)
Album: Venezuela – Music from the Orinoco River
Ocora C560119

23:17
Javier Alvarez: Temazcal
Maracas played by Joby Burgess
Album: Recovery/Discovery – 40 Years of Surround Electronic Music in the UK
Sound And Music SAM 0801

(Segue)

23:25
Ry Cooder: Muy Fifi
Performed By Ersi Arvizu (vocal); Little Willie G Jacob (vocal chorus); Ry Cooder (guitar); Joachim Cooder (drums/sampling); Mike Elizondo (bass); Chucho Valdes (piano)
Album: Chavez Ravine
Nonesuch/Perro Verde 79877-2

23:30
Simon Bookish: Colophon
Album: Everything
Tomlab TOM121CD

(Segue)

23:34
Yves Lamber & Le Bébert Orchestra: Pachelbel Paquette
Album: Par Un Dimanche Au Soir
Folquebec FOLQ 2008

23:39
Miguel Frasconi: Telling Time (gamelan and glass)
Performed By Gamelan Son Of Lion
Album: Sonogram
Innova 718

23:50
Arvo Pärt: Mein Weg, For 14 Strings and Percussion
Performed By Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Conducted by Tonu Kaljuste
Album: In Principio
ECM New Series 2050

23:57
Jon Hassell: Aurora   
Album: Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street
ECM 179 2636

00:02
The Bently Boys: Down on Penny’s Farm
Album: Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 1 – Ballads
Smithson Folkways Recordings/Sony SFW 40090/A 28746  

(Segue)

00:05
Scott Joplin arr. Morten Gunnar Larsen: Maple Leaf Rag – Stomp
Album: Maple Leaf Rag
Herman Records HJCD 1009

(Segue)

00:09
Ellen Allien: Zauber
Album: Sool
Bpitch Control BPC175

00:14
Dufay: Je Me Complans
Performed By The Medieval Ensemble of London
Album: Guillaume Dufay Secular Music LP
The Decca Record Company Ltd DSLO 611

(Segue)

00:16
Ambrose Field (electronics); John Potter (Tenor): Je Me Complans
Album: Being Dufay
ECM Records 476 6948

00:22
Les Witches: Nobody’s Jig, Mr Lane’s Maggott, Black and grey
Album: Nobody’s Jig - Mr Playford’s English Dancing Master
Alpha 909

00:28
Edgard Varese: Poeme Electronique
Performed By Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Album: Edgard Varese, The Complete Works
Decca 475 487 2

00:37
Jon Hassell: Last Night The Moon Came
Album: Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street
ECM 179 2636

00:49
Under One Sky: Long Time Past/Lavender Hill
Roddy Woomble (vocals)
Album: Under One Sky
Navigator Records Navigator 3

00:57
Hermeto Pascoal: Republico
Album: So Nao Quem Nao Quer
Intuition Records INT 2019 2

Quebecois folk from Yves Lambert and The Bebert Orchestra, Fourth World music by trumpeter Jon Hassell , and Arvo Part's Mein Weg for strings and percussion. With Fiona Talkington.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 02/04/2009

02/04/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 02/04/2009

John Shea presents music, including Mahler's Symphony No 7, Bach, Poulenc and Biber.

John Shea presents music, including Mahler: Symphony No 7, Bach, Poulenc, Biber, Rebel, Messiaen, Alkan, Wilms, Gigout, Gilse, Schubert, Norman, Haydn, Greef and Vivaldi.

With John Shea.

1.00am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 7 in E minor
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

2.19am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Lento maestoso in C minor (Trio No 4 for piano and strings, Op 90 - Dumky)
Ondine Trio

2.25am
Tavener, John (b.1944): The Tyger for chorus; The Lamb - carol
Polyphony
Stephen Layton (conductor)

2.33am
Bohm, Georg (1661-1733): Chorale Prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich
David Goode (organ)

2.38am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV1050
Rachel Brown (flute)
Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr (harpsichord/director)

3.00am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Concert champetre for harpsichord and orchestra
Jory Vinikour (harpsichord)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Marc Minkowski (conductor)

3.26am
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von (1644-1704): La Battaglia
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director)

3.35am
Rebel, Jean-Fery (c.1666-1747): Les elemens - simphonie nouvelle for two violins, two flutes and bass clarinet
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

3.59am
Gesualdo, Carlo (c.1560-1613): Two madrigals: Merce grido piangendo; Luci serene e chiare
The King's Singers

4.06am
Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992): Le Loriot (Catalogue d'oiseaux)
David Louie (piano)

4.15am
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888): Grand Duo concertant in F sharp minor for violin and piano, Op 21
Semmy Stahlhammer (violin)
Johan Ullen (piano)

4.37am
Jacob van Eyck (c.1590-1657): Bravade for solo recorder
Heiko ter Schegget (recorder)

4.40am
Wilms, Johann Wilhelm (1772-1847): Die Schlacht von Waterloo
Geert Bierling (organ)

4.49am
Rossi, Salomone (c.1570-c.1630): Barechu (Call to prayer); Yitgadal (Sanctified and magnified be Your great name)
Daedalus

4.57am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch. Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude: Komm, Gott Schopfer, heiliger Geist, BWV631
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart (conductor)

5.00am
Haydn, (Johann) Michael (1737-1806): Cantata: Lauft, ihr Hirten allzugleich (Run ye shepherds, to the light)
Salzburger Hofmusik
Wolfgang Brunner (leader/organ/cembalo)

5.10am
Gigout, Eugene (1844-1925): Toccata in B minor for organ
Dubois, Theodore (1837-1924): Chant Pastoral
Kalevi Kiviniemi (organ)

5.18am
Gilse, Jan van (1881-1944): String Quartet (unfinished)
Ebony Quartet

5.28am
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhaylovich (1859-1935): Caucasian Sketches, Op 10 - suite
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.50am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Variations on Trockne Blumen in E minor for flute and piano, D802
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Bruno Robilliard (piano)

6.05am
Norman, Ludwig (1831-1885), arr. Willen: Andante sostenuto
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Willen (conductor)

6.15am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H XVI 36
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6.30am
Greef, Arthur de (1862-1940): Cinq chants d'amour for soprano and orchestra
Charlotte Riedijk (soprano)
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor)

6.50am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in C for sopranino recorder, RV444
Michael Schneider (recorder)
Camerata Koln.

With John Shea. 
Mahler Symphony No 7 2.19 Dvorak Piano Trio in E minor, Op 90 (Dumky) (finale) 2.25 John Tavener The Tyger; The Lamb 2.33 Bohm Chorale prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich 2.38 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWVI050 3.00 Poulenc Concert champêtre 3.26 Biber La battaglia 3.35 Rebel Les Elemens 3.59 Gesualdo Merce grido piangendo: Luci serene e chiare 4.06 Messiaen Le loriot (Catalogue doiseaux) 4.15 Alkan Grand Duo 
Concertant in F sharp minor, Op 214-37 Jacob van Eyck Bravade 4.40 Wilms Die Schlacht von Waterloo 4.49 
Rossi Barechu (Call to Prayer); Yitgadel (Sanctified and Magnified Be Your Great Name) 4.57 Bach, orch 
Schoenberg Chorale prelude: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist BWV631 5.00 Haydn Lauft , ihr Hirten allzugleich 
5.10 Gigout Toccata in B minor Du bols Chant Pastoral 
5.18 Gilse String Quartet (Unfinished) 5.28 Ippolitov-Ivanov Suite: Caucasian Sketches, Op 10 5.50 Schubert Variations on Trockne Blumen , D802 6.05 Norman, arr Willen Andante Sostenuto 6.15 Haydn Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, H XVI 36 6.30 Greet Cinq chants d'amour 
6.50 Vivaldi Concerto in C for sopranino recorder, RV444

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