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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

08/04/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music by Vivaldi, Bizet, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Puccini and Hindemith.

With Rob Cowan. Including Vivaldi: Concerto in F for treble recorder. Mendelssohn: String Symphony No 13 in C minor. Beethoven: Sonata for piano and cello, Op 102 No 1.

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



07:03

VIVALDI
Concerto in F major for treble recorder RV 442
Camerata Köln
Michael Schneider (treble recorder)
EDITO CLASSICA GD 77016	Tr 4-6
	

07:11

LISZT
Klavierstuck in Fs sharp major S193 
Leslie Howard (piano)
HYPERION CDA66445   Tr 11


07:13

SCHUBERT
Konzertstück in D
Gidon Kremer (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Emil Tchakarov (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570368 	Tr 10


07:24

SHOSTAKOVICH
Tea for Two
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor)
HMV 586765 2	Tr 5


07:31

HANDEL
Overture: An Ode for St Cecilia’s Day 
King’s Consort
Robert King (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67463   Tr 1-3


07:37

BIZET 
Jeux d’Enfants (Suite for orchestra)
Orchestre National de l’ORTF
Charles Munch (conductor)
SCRIBENDUM SC 012   CD2 Tr 5-9


07:47

MOZART
Madamina, il catalogo è questo
Walter Berry (baritone)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Karl Böhm (conductor)
EMI CMS 567 637 2   Tr 12

	
07:54

HAYDN WOOD
Montmartre
Studio Two Concert Orchestra 
Reginald Kilbey (conductor)
EMI CDM 566537 2   Tr 12

		 
08:03

SCHUMANN
Abegg Variations
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall 1990
RCA 09026 612 022 2   Tr 1


08:11

KALINNIKOV
Radiant Light
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton (conductor)
BMG 74321 63460 2  CD2 Tr 6-13


08:15

MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No.13 “Sinfoniesatz” in C minor
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman (conductor)
RCA 09026 68069 2   CD3 Tr 10


08:23

HANDEL
Tornami a vagheggiar from Alcina
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants 
William Christie (conductor)
ERATO 8573 80233 2   CD1 Tr 22


08:31

COPLAND
Three Latin-American Sketches
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 427 335-2	Tr 6-8



08:42

PIAZZOLLA 
Milonga Loca
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Nuevo
AMERICAN CLAVE AMCL 1013   Tr 4


08:45

BEETHOVEN 
Sonata for piano and cello Op.102 No.1
Menahem Pressler (piano)
Antonio Meneses (cello)
AVIE AV2103     CD2 Tr 4-6


09:01

PUCCINI 
Régine Crespin (soprano)
Vissi d’arte from Tosca
Orchestre du Théatre National de l’Opéra de Paris
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
EMI 586 311 2    CD2 Tr 16


09:05

RAVEL
La Valse
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Armin Jordan (conductor)
RCA VD60017 	Tr 4


09:19

HANDEL
Eternal Source of Light Divine
James Bowman (countertenor)
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
The King’s Consort
Robert King (conductor)
HYPERION CDA66315 Tr 1	


09:25

BRIDGE 
Threads 
Britten Sinfonia 
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
CONIFER 75605513272 Tr 11-12


09:35

HANDEL 
And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus 
London Symphony Orchestra 
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
CALA CACD0538 	CD2 Tr 3


09:37		

HINDEMITH
Kammermusik No.1 (Chamber Concerto No.1, Op. 24 No.1)
Ensemble Modern
Markus Stenz (conductor)
RCA 09026 61730 2	CD1 tr 1-4


09:54

MENDELSSOHN
Morgengebet from Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen Op.48
Carmina Chamber Choir
EMI CDC 556 770 2 Tr 11

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: Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in F Bizet Suite: Jeux d'enfants 
Mendelssohn String Symphony No 13 in C minor (Sinfoniesatz) 
8.30-10.00: Beethoven Cello Sonata in C, Op 102 No 1 Puccini Vissi d'arte (Tosca) Hindemith Kammermusik No 1

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 Bruckner, Haydn, Charpentier and Messiaen.

With Sarah Walker. Bruckner: Christus factus est. Haydn: Symphony No 28. Charpentier: Tenebrae Lessons for Maundy Thursday (1er lecon). Messiaen: Un reflet dans le vent (Preludes).

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Bruckner: Christus factus est
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
DG 459 674-2

10.06am
Haydn: Symphony No 28
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
OLYMPIA OCD169

10.26am
Charpentier: Tenebres for Maundy Thursday:
Prelude in G minor; Antiphon (Habitabit in tabernaculo - Psalm 14); Premier Lecon
Peter Harvey (bass)
Il Seminario Musicale
Gerard Lesne (director)
VIRGIN 545 075 2

10.42am
Messiaen: Un reflet dans le vent (Preludes)
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67054

10.49am
Bruckner: Symphony No 9
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
DG 427 345-2.

With Sarah Walker. 
Bruckner Christus Factus Est Monteverdi Choir, conductor John Eliot Gardiner 
10.06 Haydn Symphony No 28in A Moscow CO 
10.26 Charpentier Premier leçon du Jeudi Saint Peter Harvey (bass), II Seminario Musicale , director Gerard Lesne 
10.42 Messiaen Un reflet dans le vent (Preludes) 
Angela Hewitt (piano) 
10.49 Bruckner Symphony No 9 in D minor Vienna PO, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini

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: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Composer of the Week: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Episode 3

Episode 3

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Episode 3

Donald Macleod surveys Piazzolla's intensely creative period during the 1960s.

Donald Macleod surveys Piazzolla's intensely creative period during the 1960s, when he collaborated with some of Argentina's most respected writers.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Astor Piazzolla, surveying the Argentinian composer's intensely creative and emotionally difficult period during the 1960s. At the age of 45, he abruptly left his wife of 24 years and their two children. Thereafter he made headlines both personally and artistically with his new brand of tango, involving himself in artistic collaborations with Argentinian poet Horacio Ferrer and writer Jorge Luis Borges.

Buenos Aires Hora Cero
Astor Piazzolla, Daniel Binelli (bandoneons)
Gerardo Gandini (piano)
Horacio Malvicino (guitar)
Carlos Nozzi (cello)
Angel Ridolfi (bass)
Intuition INT 30792, Tr 3

Piazzolla/Ferrer: Balada para un loco
Amelita Baltar (singer)
Astor Piazzolla y su Orquesta
AAA Pagani/Cameo CD 3508, Tr 3

El tango
Caetano Veloso (narrator)
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon)
Vadim Sakharov (piano)
Alois Posch (double bass) 
Nonesuch 7559794622, Tr 5

Tanzango: Variations on Buenos Aires 
Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Gabriel Castagna (conductor)
Chandos Chan 10049, Tr 1

Excerpt from the operita Maria de Buenos Aires 
The Spirit ...... Horacio Ferrer
Maria ...... Julia Zenko
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon)
Vadim Sakharov (piano)
Alois Posch (double bass)
Maria Fedotova (flute)
Ula Zebriunaite (viola)
Marta Sudraba (cello)
Peter Sadlo (percussion) 
Teldec 3984206322, Trs 4-5, 8.

Donald Macloed explores the life and music of Argentinian composer player Astor Piazzolla

Donald Macloed explores the life and music of Argentinian composer and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla. Although he is best-known for his tango music, he also worked with classical and jazz styles

Composer of the Week: Piazzolla

3/5. The 1960s was an intense decade, both artistically and personally, for Piazzolla, who was then in his 40s. Presented by Donald Macleod. Astor Piazzolla Buenos Aires hora cero 
Performed by the composer and Daniel Binelli (bandoneons) with Gerardo Gandini (piano), 
Horacio Malvicino (guitar), Carlos Nozzi (cello), Angel Ridolfi (bass) 
Balada para un loco Amelita Baltar (singer), orchestra conducted by the composer 
El tango Caetano Veloso (narrator), Gidon Kremer (violin), Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon), 
Vadim Sakharov (piano), Alois Posch (double bass) Tanzango; Variations on Buenos Aires 
Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, conductor Gabriel Castagna 
Maria de Buenos Aires (excerpt) Horacio Ferrer and Julia Zenko (singers), Per Arne Glorvigen 
(bandoneon), Vadim Sakharov (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Ula Zebriunaite (viola), Marta Sudraba 
(cello), Alois Posch (double bass), Maria Fedotova (flute), Peter Sadlo (percussion) 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: Britten Sinfonia

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia: Episode 2

Episode 2

Britten Sinfonia

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Britten Sinfonia, Episode 2Close menu

The Britten Sinfonia perform works by Knussen, Britten, Ryan Wigglesworth and J Strauss II

Presented by Louise Fryer. Britten Sinfonia musicians perform Knussen: Songs without Voices. Britten: Phantasy Quartet. Ryan Wigglesworth: Tenebrae. J Strauss II: Emperor Waltz.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Members of the Britten Sinfonia perform a concert featuring specially commissioned new pieces by young composers that they have nominated alongside works by more established figures.

Knussen: Songs without Voices
Britten: Phantasy Quartet
Ryan Wigglesworth: Tenebrae (world premiere tour)
J Strauss II, arr. Schoenberg: Emperor Waltz.

Members of the Britten Sinfonia perform music by Knussen, Woolrich, Matthews and Ades

Members of the Britten Sinfonia present a series of concerts featuring music by Knussen, Woolrich, Matthews and Ades, plus specially-commissioned new pieces by young composers they have nominated

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Britten Sinfonia 
Oliver Knussen Songs without Voices Britten Phantasy Quartet 
Ryan Wigglesworth Tenebrae 
Strauss, arr Schoenberg Waltz: Emperor Op 437 
2.00 BBC Philharmonic 
More performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Haydn Symphony No 88 in G Conductor Nicholas Kraemer 
Mozart Se tutti i mali miei, K83 With Elizabeth Watts (soprano), conductor Grant Llewellyn 
2.30 Berlioz Harold in Italy With Maxim Rysanov (viola), conductor Grant Llewellyn 
3.10 Liszt Dante Symphony With Gillian Keith 
(soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (ladies), conductor Gianandrea Noseda

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: BBC Philharmonic

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: Episode 3

BBC Philharmonic

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

The BBC Philharmonic perform music by Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz and Liszt.

Louise Fryer presents music showcasing the BBC Philharmonic. Haydn: Symphony No 88. Mozart: Se tutti i mali miei. Berlioz: Harold in Italy. Liszt: Dante Symphony.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Part of a series showcasing the BBC Philharmonic, featuring performances by BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

Haydn: Symphony No 88
BBC Philharmonic
Nicholas Kraemer (conductor)

Mozart: Se tutti i mali miei, K83
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

2.30pm
Berlioz: Harold in Italy
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
BBC Philharmonic
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

3.10pm
Liszt: Dante Symphony
Gillian Keith (soprano)
Female voices of City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic

Series of performances by the BBC Philharmonic, featuting Radio 3 New Generation Artists

Series in which the BBC Philharmonic takes centre stage, and featuring Radio 3 New Generation Artists performing with the orchestra

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: Office of Tenebrae

Office of Tenebrae

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, Office of Tenebrae

From Westminster Cathedral.

First Nocturn
Psalm 70 (Plainsong)
First Lesson: Incipit lamentatio leremiae prophetae (Plainsong)
Responsory: In monte Oliveti (Lassus)

Second Nocturn
Psalm 72 vv1-8 (Plainsong)
Second Lesson: St Augustine's dissertation on Psalm 55
Responsory: Amicus meus (Victoria)
Third Lesson: St Augustine's dissertation on Psalm 55
Responsory: Iudas mercator (Victoria)
Fourth Lesson: Meditation (Canon Christopher Tuckwell)
Responsory: Unus ex discipulis (Victoria)

Third Nocturn
Psalm 77 vv1-8 (Plainsong)
Fifth Lesson: I Corinithians 11 vv17-22
Responsory: Eram quasi agnus innocens (Victoria)
Sixth Lesson: I Corinthians 11 vv23-27
Responsory: Una hora non potuistis (Victoria)
Seventh Lesson: Meditation (Canon Christopher Tuckwell)
Responsory: Seniores populi (Victoria)
Versicle: Christus factus est (Anerio)
Collect
Strepitus

Assistant master of music: Matthew Martin
Master of music: Martin Baker.

From Westminster Cathedral. 
First Nocturn: Psalm 70 (Plainsong). First 
Lesson: Incipit lamentatio leremiae prophetae 
(Plainsong). Responsory: In monte Oliveti (Lassus). Second Nocturn: Psalm 72, vvl-8 (Plainsong). Second Lesson: St Augustine's dissertation on Psalm 55. Responsory: Amicus meus (Victoria). Third Lesson: St Augustine's dissertation on Psalm 55. Responsory: ludas mercator (Victoria). Fourth Lesson: Meditation (
Canon Christopher Tuckwell ). Responsory: Unus ex discipulis (Victoria). Third Nocturn: Psalm 77, vv1-8 (Plainsong). Fifth Lesson: 1 Corinithians 11, vv17-22. Responsory: Eram quasi agnus innocens (Victoria). Sixth 
Lesson: 1 Corinthians 11, vv23-27. Responsory: Una hora non potuistis (Victoria). Seventh Lesson: Meditation (
Canon Christopher Tuckwell ). Responsory: Seniores populi (Victoria). Versicle: Christus factus est (Anerio). Collect. Strepitus. Master of music Martin Baker. 
Assistant master of music Matthew Martin.

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: 08/04/2009 Stephen Layton and James O' Donnell

08/04/2009 Stephen Layton and James O' Donnell

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 08/04/2009 Stephen Layton and James O' Donnell

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Stephen Layton and James O' Donnell, plus the 2009 Proms.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With conductors Stephen Layton and James O' Donnell, plus Radio 3 controller Roger Wright launching the 2009 BBC Proms season.

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

Two major works for Passiontide feature on the show, with conductor Stephen Layton talking about his work with numerous choirs, including the Holst Singers and the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge ahead of his performance of Bach's St John Passion with Polyphony at St John's, Smith Square, London.

James O' Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, discusses his forthcoming performance of Handel's Messiah.

And Roger Wright, director of the BBC Proms, launches the 2009 season.

17:03
ELGAR, compl Payne 
Pomp & Circumstance march no.6
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA 5057
Track 6
7’44

17:11
BACH
St John Passion (Wer hat dich so geschlagen; Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden; Ach, mein Sinn)
James Gilchrist (Evangelist)
Matthew Beale (tenor)
Choir of New College, Oxford
Collegium Novum
Edward Higginbottom (conductor)
NAXOS 8 557296-97	
CD 1 
Track 11-13
6’56

17:24
LUKASZEWSKI 
Via Crucis (Station X: Jesus is stripped of his clothes…Milites ergo cum crucifixissent eum)
Polyphony
Britten Sinfonia
Stephen Layton (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67724
Track 20-21
2’30

17:31
HANDEL 
Chandos Anthem no.9 (O praise the Lord with one consent)
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Layton (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67737
Track 1
5’16

17:38
STRAVINSKY 
Fireworks
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
RCA 74321 57127 2
Track 9
3’58

17:47
HOLST 
Planets (Mercury)
BBCSO
Andrew Davis (conductor)
TELDEC 4509 94541 2
Track 3
3’40

17:54
POULENC 
Concerto for 2 pianos (Finale)
Pascal Roge / Syvliane Deferne (pianos)
Philharmonia
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 436 5462
Track 6
5’14

18:04
TCHAIKOVSKY (transc. Wild)
Swan Lake (Pas de quatre)
Stephen Hough (piano)
HYPERION HOUGH 1
Track 9	
1’30

18:06
DEBUSSY 
Premiere rapsodie
Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 778 2
Track 1
8’07

18:15
HANDEL 
Messiah (Every valley shall be exalted)
Maldwyn Davies (tenor)
The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra
Harry Christophers (conductor)
HYPERION CDA CDD 22109	
CD 1 
Track 3
3’22

18:24
BYRD 
O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth
Choir of Westminster Abbey
James O’Donnell (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67704
Track 9
2’40

18:33
HANDEL 
Messiah (Hallelujah)
The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra
Harry Christophers (conductor)
HYPERION CDA CDD 22109	
CD 2 
Track 21
3’39

18:50
HUGHES 
The Spanish Lady
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Iain Burnside (piano)
SIGCD 106
Track 24
2’19

18:53
NIELSEN 
Two fantasy pieces
Albrecht Mayer (oboe)
Markus Becker (piano)
EMI 268161 2
CD 3 
Tracks 7-8
6’03

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: BBC SO in Finnish and English Music

BBC SO in Finnish and English Music

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC SO in Finnish and English Music

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a programme of Finnish and English music.

John Storgards conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Finnish and English music, with a new piece by Lindberg, a clarinet concerto by Tiensu, and favourites by Britten and Walton.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

John Storgards conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a contrasting programme of Finnish and English music.

Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Storgards (conductor)

Magnus Lindberg: Ottoni (UK premiere)
Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Jukka Tiensuu: Clarinet Concerto No 2 (Missa)
Walton: Partita for orchestra

Followed by a selection of Easter music from around the world.

Palestrina				
Stabat Mater
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh

Corsican traditional Sacred		
Stabat Mater 
Jacky Micaelli, high voice
Jean-Etienne Langianni, bass
Marie-Ange Geronimi, high voice


Penderecki	
Stabat Mater				
Tapiola Chamber Choir, 
Juha Kuivanen, director


Frantisek Tuma		
Stabat Mater				
Currende
Erik van Nevel, director

Presented by Petroc Trelawny . 
Kari Kriikku (clarinet), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Storgards Magnus Lindberg Ottoni 
Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Jukka Tiensuu Clarinet Concerto No 2 (Missa) Walton Partita 
Followed by Easter music from around the world.

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: Christians in the Arab World

Christians in the Arab World

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Christians in the Arab World

At the end of Holy Week, Rana Mitter and guests examine Christianity in the Arab world.

As Jerusalem fills with visiting pilgrims for Holy Week, Rana Mitter and guests look at the experiences and beliefs of Christian communities in the Arab world.

Rana Mitter and his guests explore the contemporary state of Arabic-speaking Christians. How are they faring in a world of East-West tensions and resurgent radical Islamism? Rana examines the differing theologies and experiences of these communities against the historical and contemporary backdrop of the Middle East.

Rana Mitter and guests examine Christianity in the Arabic world. Producer Lisa Davis

Belief

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

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

Belief: Series 5

Belief: Series 5: Episode 3: Stephen Smith

Episode 3: Stephen Smith

Series 5

Stephen Smith

BBC Radio 3 - Belief, Series 5, Stephen Smith

Joan Bakewell talks to co-founder and director of the Holocaust Centre Stephen Smith.

3/5. Joan Bakewell explores ideas of belief with co-founder and director of the Holocaust Centre Stephen Smith. He discusses notions of good and evil, and his adoption of Judaism.

Joan Bakewell explores areas of belief with artists, thinkers and other public figures. She talks to Stephen Smith, co-founder and director of the Holocaust Centre, set in the countryside of North Nottinghamshire. Originally a Christian retreat house run by his parents, the centre is dedicated to the memory and significance of that terrible event for Jews and non-Jews alike. His vision for it was inspired by his own journey to understand the relationship between Judaism and Christianity as well as the Holocaust itself.

In turn, Smith has had to examine his own convictions underpinning the nature of humanity - does good always triumph over evil? Do the actions of good people always win out? It's a process which has led him away from Christianity and towards Judaism. These days, Stephen is much more likely to celebrate Passover than Easter Sunday, his children know as much about the Jewish faith as Christianity and, for him, God cannot be defined.

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

3/5. Joan Bakewell talks to Stephen Smith , director of the Holocaust Centre, about his beliefs.

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 by Rachmaninov, and Ali Farke Toure and Toumani Diabate.

Presented by Fiona Talkington. With an excerpt from Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil, Malian duo of Ali Farke Toure and Toumani Diabate as well as tracks from the NMC Songbook.

Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes an excerpt from Rachmaninov's All-night vigil, a recording by the Malian duo of Ali Farke Toure and Toumani Diabate, as well as tracks from the NMC Songbook to mark the 20th anniversary of the British new music label.

23:30
Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Kalypso
Album: Twice Born Men
Samadhisound SS015

23:37
Brumel: Lamentations
Performed By Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips
Album: Brumel - Missa Et ecce terrae motus
Gimell CDGIM 026

(Segue)

23:46
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate: Mamadou Boutiquier
With Ry Cooder (piano); Joachim Cooder (percussion)
Album: In The Heart Of The Moon
World Circuit WCD 072

23:51
Jonathan Lloyd: The Greenwood’s Lament
Performed by Loré Lixenberg (mezzo); David Stout (baritone); Antonis Hatzinikolaou (guitar)
Album: NMC Songbook
NMC D150

(Segue)

23:54
Roger Marsh: Lullaby
Performed by Claire Booth (soprano); Owen Gunnell (marimna)
Album: NMC Songbook
NMC D150

(Segue)

23:57
J.S. Bach: Sarabande from French Suite V in G
Performed by Till Fellner
Album: J.S. Bach - Inventionen und Sinfonien
ECM 476 6355

00:04
Mathias Eick (trumpet): Cologne Blues
With Jon Balke (piano); Audun Kleive (drums); Audun Erlien (electric bass/guitar); Stian Carstensen (pedal steel guitar)
Album: The Door
ECM 175 7979

(Segue)

00:12
Bob Dylan: Man of Constant Sorrow
Album: Bob Dylan
Columbia CK 08579

00:16
Arvo Pärt: La Sindone (The Shroud)
Performed By Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tonu Kaljuste
Album: In Principio
ECM 476 6990

(Segue)

00:32
Djivan Gasparian: Soorp Soorp (Holy Holy)
Album: Ask Me No Questions
Traditional Crossroads CD 4268

00:38
Kassé Mady Diabaté & Toumani Diabate: Nankoumandjian
Album: Manden Djeli Kan
Unviersal 531 067 1

00:44
Rachmaninov: Praise The Lord O My Soul, From Russian Easter Vesper Mass Op. 37
Performed By The Bulgarian National Choir conducted by Georgi Robev
Album: Serge Rachmaninov - Russian Easter Vesper Mass
Capriccio 7010

00:49
Stuart Macrae: The Life Of The World
Performed by Michael Chance (counter tenor); Antonis Hatzinikolaou (guitar)
Album: NMC Songbook
NMC D150

00:54
Adem: To Cure A Weakling Child + Boy/Girl Song
Album: Takes
Domino WIGCD177

Fiona Talkington 's selection includes an excerpt from Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil, a recording by Malian duo Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, and tracks from the NMCSongbook, which marks the 20th anniversary of the British new music label.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Jonathan Swain

09/04/2009

Jonathan Swain

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Jonathan Swain

Jonathan Swain with music by Beethoven, Touchemoulin, Paderewski, Saint-Saens and Wagner.

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Beethoven, Touchemoulin, Paderewski, Saint-Saens, Welffens, Wagner, Bach, Haydn, CPE Bach, Dvorak, Brahms, Mozart, Zelenka and Avison.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Christus am Olberge (The Mount of Olives), Op 85 - oratorio
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano)
Corby Welch (tenor)
Marcus Niedermeyr (bass)
Oslo Cathedral Choir
Das Neue Orchester
Christoph Spering (conductor)

1.49am
Touchemoulin, Joseph (1727-1801): Sinfonia in C
Neue Dusseldorfer Hofmusik

2.09am
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941): Nocturne in B flat, Op 16 No 4; Dans le desert, Op 15
Kevin Kenner (piano)

2.22am
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921): Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 (Organ Symphony)
Karstein Askeland (organ)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov (conductor)

3.00am
Veracini, Francesco (1690-1768): Overture VI for two oboes, bassoon and strings
Michael Niesemann, Alison Gangler (oboes)
Adrian Rovatkay (bassoon)
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)

3.12am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Stabat mater for eight voices
Silvia Piccollo, Teresa Nesci (sopranos)
Marco Beasley (tenor)
Furio Zanasi (bass)
Paolo Crivellaro (organ)
Alberto Rasi (viola da gamba)
Chorus of Swiss Radio Lugano
Theatrum Instrumentorum
Diego Fasolis (conductor)

3.19am
Welffens, Peter (1924-2003): Stabat mater
Flemish Radio Choir
Members of Flemish Radio Orchestra
Johan Duijck (conductor)

3.36am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Gotterdammerung)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)

3.55am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Partita No 6 in E minor for keyboard, BWV830
Ilze Graubina (piano)

4.26am
Bacheler, Daniel (c.1574-c.1610): Pavan
Nigel North (lute)

4.32am
Demantius, Christoph (1567-1643): Intraden und Tanze (Conviviorum deliciae - Nuremberg, 1608)
Hortus Musicus
Andrew Mustonen (conductor)

4.42am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 39 in G minor
Danish Radio Sinfonietta
Adam Fischer (conductor)

5.00am
Anon. (medieval Armenian): Donemk (We celebrate): Easter melody
Anon. (medieval Armenian), arr. Archbishop Z Aznavorian: Ov Bardeezban (Easter Melody... O Gardener)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano)
Chamber Orchestra
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

5.08am
Trad. Armenian/Georgian, arr. Alpha: Caucasian Suite
Alpha:
Bolette Roed (recorder)
David Hildebrandt (percussion)
Peter Navarro-Alonso (saxophone)

5.18am
Le Roux Obradovic, Maya (b.1960s): Ballade de la vallee magique
Maya Le Roux Obradovic (guitar)
Sinfonietta Belgrade
Aleksandar Vujic (conductor)

5.34am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Rondo in C minor, Wq 59 No 4
Andreas Staier (pianoforte)

5.40am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Legend No 1 in D minor, Op 59
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Robl (conductor)

5.44am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Sonata in F minor for clarinet or viola and piano, Op 120 No 1
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Thomas Larcher (piano) 

6.06am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Concerto No 4 in E flat for horn and orchestra, K495
David Pyatt (horn)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert King (conductor)

6.22am
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745): Two Lamentations for Maundy Thursday (Lamentationes Jeremiae prophetae, ZWV53)
Kurt Widmer (bass)
Instrumental soloists of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Rene Jacobs (countertenor/director)

6.46am
Avison, Charles (1709-1770): Concerto grosso No 4 in A minor (after Domenico Scarlatti)
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon (director).

Presented by Jonathan Swain. 
Beethoven Christus am Olberge, Op 85 1.49 Touchemoulin Sinfonia in C 2.09 Paderewski Nocturne in B flat, Op 16 No 4; Dans le desert. Op 15 2.22 Saint-Saens Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 (Organ) 3.00 Veracini Overture No 6 
3.12 Palestrlna Stabat Mater 3.19 Welffens Stabat Mater 
3.36 Wagner Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Cotterdammerung) 
3.55 Bach Keyboard Partita No 6 in E minor, BWV830 
4.26 Bacheler Pavan 4.32 Demantius Intraden und 
Tanze (Conviviorum Deliciae) 4.42 Haydn Symphony No 39 in G minor 5.00 Anon, medieval Armenian We Celebrate: Anon, arr Aznavorian: 0 Gardener 5.08 Trad Armenian/ Georgian, arr Alpha Caucasian Suite 5.18 Maya le Roux Obradovic Ballade de la vallée magique 5.34 CPE Bach Rondo in C minor, Wq 59 No 4 5.40 Dvorak Legend No 1 in D minor, Op 59 5.44 Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op 120 No 16.06 Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat, K495 
6.22 Zelenka Lamentations for Maundy Thursday 
6.46 Avison, after D Scarlatti Concerto grosso No 4 in A minor

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