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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

13/04/2009

Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch invites listeners to choose favourite moments from Handel's output.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch invites listeners to contact the programme with favourite moments from Handel's output.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch.


07:03

BACH
Concerto No.1 in D major BWV 972
Transcribed from Vivaldi Op.3 No.3
Ivor Bolton (harpsichord)
ASV CD GAU 116   Tr 2
	

07:06		

GRIEG
Symphonic Dance in G major Op.64 No.1
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 9113   Tr 1


07:12

HANDEL
Concerto No.2 in B flat major 
Ottavio Dantone (organ)
Accademia Bizantina 
L’OISEAU LYRE 478 1465   Tr 5-8


07:24

GERSHWIN
Love is Here to Stay
Stephane Grappelli; Yehudi Menuhin (violins)
Alan Clare Trio 
EMI 264 181-2   CD50 Tr 15


07:31

CHOPIN 
Polonaise No.14 in F sharp minor, B6
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
HYPERION CDA66597    Tr 3


07:35		

RÓZSA
Hungarian Sketch Op.14 No.3
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10488   Tr 4


07:43

HANDEL 
Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo
Renée Fleming (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket (conductor)
DECCA 475 6186   Tr 7


07:50

ARNOLD
Clarinet Sonata
Michael Collins (clarinet)
HELIOS CDH55072    Tr 13


07:54

MOZART / STOKOWSKI
Overture – Don Giovanni
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES 	Tr 4


08:03

STRAVINSKY 
Etude for pianola
Paul Jacobs (piano)
Ursula Oppens (piano)
ARBITER 155   CD1 Tr 18


08:06

BELLINI 
Casta diva from Norma
Liping Zhang (soprano)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Giordano Bellincampi (conductor)
EMI 237 250 2   Tr 2


08:13

CORELLI
Sonata No.1 in D major 
Sonnerie		
VIRGIN CLASSICS 562 236 2  CD1   Tr 1-5 


08:31

SHOSTAKOVICH
Jazz Suite No.1 
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 475 9983    Tr 1-3


08:39

HANDEL
Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.1
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 807415	   Tr 1-3


08:45

SIBELIUS 
Finlandia
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
RCA RD 87765   Tr 9


08:54

SCHUTZ
An den Wassern zu Babel SWV 37 (Psalm 137)
Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts 
Richard Marlow (director)
CONIFER CDCF 190   Tr 12

		
09:00

MESSIAEN
Fantaisie 
Alexander Janiczek (violin)
Philip Moore (piano)
LINN CKD 314   Tr 11


09:09

OFFENBACH
Overture Barbe-bleue
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Louis Fremaux (conductor)
EMI CDM 763024 2   Tr 15
	

09:14

MOZART
Piano Trio No.6 in G major K564
Kungsbacka Piano Trio
NAXOS 8.570519   Tr 7-9


09:30

HANDEL
See the Conquering Hero Comes from Judas Maccabaeus
Academy and Chorus of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
DECCA 478 1460    CD2   Tr 4


09:35

BRITTEN
Four Sea Interludes
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 47541 	Tr 6-9		


09:52

TRAD
Prince Charlie’s Last view of Edinburg 
Jordi Savall (treble viol)
Andrew Lawrence-King (Irish harp and psalterium)
ALIA VOX AVSA 9865  Tr 24

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Handel Week: Breakfast

Sara Mohr-Pietsch invites listeners to contact the programme with their favourite moments from Handel's extensive output. 
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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 Wagner, Handel, Bach, Satie and Tchaikovsky.

James Jolly introduces Wagner: Tannhauser Overture (Dresden version). Handel: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion (Messiah). Bach: Suite No 2, BWV 1067. Handel: Messiah (excerpt).

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Wagner: Tannhauser Overture (Dresden version)
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Willem Mengelberg (conductor)
NAXOS 8.110855

10.15am
Handel: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion (Messiah)
Heather Harper (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor) 
PHILIPS 464 703-2

10.20am
Bach: Suite No 2 in B minor, BWV1067
Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)
WARNER APEX 2564 61364-2

10.47am
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C, Op 48
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Willem Mengelberg (conductor)
BIDDULPH WHL 024

11.05am
Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op 4, No 1
Simon Preson (organ)
Bath Festival Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin (conductor)
EMI CD-EMX 2115

11.22am
Satie: Gnossiennes (selection)
Reinbert De Leeuw (piano)
PHILIPS 412 243-2

11.25am
Handel: Messiah (excerpt)
The Building a Library recommendation.

With James Jolly. 
10.00 Wagner Overture: Tannhauser 
(Dresden version) Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Willem Mengelberg 
10.15 Handel Rejoice Greatly, 0 Daughter of Zion (Messiah) Heather Harper (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis 
10.20 Bach Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, 
BWV1067 Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman 
10.47 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C, Op 48 Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Willem Mengelberg 
11.05 Handel Organ Concerto in G minor, Op 4 No 1 Simon Preston , Bath Festival Orchestra, conductor Yehudi Menuhin 
11.22 Handel Messiah (excerpt) 
Recording recommended in Saturday's CD Review.

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: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Composer of the Week: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Episode 1

Episode 1

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Episode 1

Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on his work in Rome as a young man.

Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on his work in Rome as a young man. Includes excerpts from Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno and Acis and Galatea.

Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on his work in Rome as a young man.

Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (excerpt from Part 1)
Bellezza ...... Isabelle Poulenard (soprano)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
Erato ECD 75532, CD 1, Tr 18
 
Three arias (Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno)
Disinganno ...... Nathalie Stutzmann (alto)
Piacere ...... Jennifer Smith (soprano)
Tempo ...... John Elwes (tenor)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
Erato ECD 75532, CD 1, Tr 6; CD 2, Tr 16; CD 1, Tr 10

(Oratorio per) La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesu Cristo (excerpt from Part 1); Scene 1
Angel ...... Barbara Schlick (soprano)
Lucifer ...... Klaus Mertens (bass)
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor) 
Erato 2292-45617-2, CD 1, Trs 1-9

Acis and Galatea (1718) - Act 2, Scs 1-3	
Polyphemus ...... Willard White (bass-baritone)
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Archiv 423 406-2, CD 2, Trs 1-3.

Donald Macleod explores Handel oratorios, covering famous ones and other lesser-known ones

Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, introducing many of the famous ones, as well as other lesser-known examples

Composer of the Week:George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

1/5. To mark the week in which Handel died 250 years ago, Donald Macleod explores the composer's relationship with the oratorio, which began in 1707. Taci, qual suono ascolto?; Se la bellezza; Lascia la spina; Urne voi ( II trionfo del tempo e del disinganno) Isabelle Poulenard and Jennifer Smith (sopranos), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), John Elwes (tenor), Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor Marc Minkowski Oratorio per La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesu Cristo , Part 1 (excerpt) 
Barbara Schlick (soprano), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman 
Acis and Galatea, Act 2 (excerpt) 
Willard White (bass-baritone: Polyphemus), English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Producer Chris Barstow Repeated at 10pm 
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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: Michael Collins and Friends

Michael Collins and Friends

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From Wigmore Hall, London. Michael Collins (clarinet) and friends perform Mozart and Weber

From Wigmore Hall, London. Michael Collins (clarinet) and friends perform Mozart: Serenade in C minor, K388; Serenade in E flat for wind. Weber: Adagio and Rondo for wind.

From Wigmore Hall, London.

A recital by clarinettist Michael Collins and friends.

Michael Collins (clarinet)
with
Gareth Hulse, Katie Clemmow (oboes)
Peter Sparks (clarinet)
Robin O'Neill, Chris Cooper (bassoons)
Richard Watkins, Sam Jacobs (horns)

Mozart: Serenade in C minor for wind, K388
Weber: Adagio and Rondo for wind
Mozart: Serenade in E flat for wind, K375.

Afternoon on 3

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
A recital from London's Wigmore Hall, introduced by Fiona Talkington. 
Michael Collins and Peter Sparks (clarinets), 
Gareth Hulse and Katie Clemmow (oboes), Robin O'Neill and Chris Cooper (bassoons), Richard Watkins and Sam Jacobs (horns) 
Mozart Wind Serenade in C minor, K388 Weber Adagio and Rondo Mozart Wind Serenade in E flat, K375 
2.00 Exiles Presented by Jonathan Swain. 
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Jennifer Pike (violin), BBC NOW, conductor Richard Hickox 
2.15 Stravinsky The Soldier's Tale 
Kenneth Cranham (narrator), Members of BBC Scottish 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Stephan Solyom 
3.10 Weill Symphony No 2 
BBC NOW, conductor Mark Stringer 
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1, Op 19 
Alina Ibragimova , BBCSO, conductor Edward Gardner 
4.25 Hindemith Symphony (Mathis der Maler ) Ulster Orchestra, conductor Howard Shelley

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: Exile

Afternoon Concert: Exile: Episode 1

Exile

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Exile, Episode 1

Jonathan Swain with music by Stravinsky, Weill, Hindemith, Vaughan Williams and Prokofiev.

Jonathan Swain presents BBC orchestras in Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale. Weill Symphony No 2. Hindemith: Symphony (Mathis der Maler). Plus music by Vaughan Williams and Prokofiev.

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Series of performances by BBC orchestras featuring music by composers who left their native countries.

Although Stravinsky spent the period from 1914-1918 in Switzerland, unable to return to his native Russia because of his involvement in both the First World War and the Russian Revolution, it was a creative period for him, which produced works like Pulcinella and The Soldier's Tale.

Both Paul Hindemith and Kurt Weill fled Nazi Germany, as the regime not only banned performances of their music, but moved against them personally. Hindemith had naively invited Hitler himself to come and sit in on one of his music tutorials to prove to him he was no threat, but Weill was under no illusions and he fled Germany in March 1933 with just a few of his personal belongings.

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Jennifer Pike (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

2.15pm
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
Kenneth Cranham (narrator)
Members of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stephan Solyom (conductor)

3.10pm
Weill: Symphony No 2
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Mark Stringer (conductor)

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1 in D, Op 19
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

4.25pm
Hindemith: Symphony (Mathis der Maler)
Ulster Orchestra
Howard Shelley (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Exile

Jonathan Swain presents BBC orchestras performing music with the theme of displacement

Jonathan Swain presents BBC orchestras performing music with the theme of displacement, featuring works by composers who left their native countries

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: Nikolai Demidenko and James Bowman

Nikolai Demidenko and James Bowman

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Nikolai Demidenko and James Bowman

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Nikolai Demidenko and tenor James Bowman.

With Sean Rafferty. Pianist Nikolai Demidenko performs Chopin and Scarlatti in the studio. Tenor James Bowman talks about his forthcoming performance at St Martin in the Fields.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Pianist Nikolai Demidenko performs Chopin and Scarlatti live in the studio and talks to Sean about his upcoming concert with the Hallé at the Bridgewater Hall. Internationally acclaimed tenor James Bowman joins Sean to talk about his forthcoming performance at St Martin in the Fields, a programme which features his own selection of readings and Handel arias on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death.

17.03
SOUSA
Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
Royal Artillery Band
John Philip Sousa (conductor)
NAXOS 8.559132
Track 1
2’10

17.05
BACH
Cantata BWV 78 (Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten)
Daniel Taylor (countertenor)
Agnes Zsigovics (soprano)
Theatre of Early music
RCA 88697290312		
Track 3
4’57

17.11
CHOPIN 
Nocturne in C sharp minor
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
WHITE LABEL
Track 2
3’38
			
17.21
LIVE
SCARLATTI 
Sonata
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
1’46

17.28		
LIVE
CHOPIN 
Polonaise for piano (Op.posth.) in G sharp minor [1822]
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
3’34

17.33	
BYRD
Cantiones Sacrae No.21. Haec Dies
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom (director)
CRD 3439			
Track 6
2’33
	
17.36	
SUK
Fantastic Scherzo, op.25
Prague Symphony Orchestra 
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU3166-2 011
Track 13
15’33
	
17.53
KORNGOLD
Four Shakespeare Songs Op.31 (Nos. 1 & 4)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
William Dazeley (baritone)
Iain Burnside (piano)
SIGNUM CLASSICS  SIGCD160
Tracks 12 & 15 	
5’44

18.02
HANDEL
Messiah: Recit: Then shall be brought to pass
 Duet: O Death where is thy sting
Chorus: But thanks be to God who giveth victory
James Bowman (alto)
Paul Elliott (tenor)
The Sixteen
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)
WARNER 2564 69282-4
CD 2 Tracks 22-24	
4’31
		
18.09
COPLAND
Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
EMI 3814982			
Track 2
7’10

18’17
HANDEL
The Choice of Herclues (Yet can I hear that dulcet lay)
James Bowman (countertenor)
The King’s Consort
Robert King (director)
HYPERION CDA66797		
Track 1
3’58
			
18.26
HANDEL arr. Maurice Jacobson
Silent Worship
James Bowman (countertenor)
Andrew Swait (treble)
Andrew Plant (piano)
SIGNUM SIGCD128		
Track 15	
1’46
			
18.34
HANDEL
Father of Heav’n (Judas Maccabaeus)
James Bowman (countertenor)
The King’s Consort
Robert King (director)
HYPERION CDA66797		
Track 6
7’22

18.42		
MOZART 
Quartet No. 4 in C major, K.157
Chamber Players of Canada
ATMA ACD2 2531	
Tracks 7-9
13’37
		
56’40	
PURCELL
O all ye people, clap your hands
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew (tenor)
Thomas Michael Allen (countertenor)
William Christie (director)
VIRGIN CLASSICS
Track10	
2:53

Performance on 3

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Performance on 3: Handel Week - Handel Arias and Concerti Grossi

Handel Week - Handel Arias and Concerti Grossi

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Handel Week - Handel Arias and Concerti Grossi

The London Handel Orchestra with arias and concertos by Handel 250 years after his death.

The London Handel Orchestra and countertenor Daniel Taylor perform arias and concerti grossi by Handel marking the 250th anniversary in 2009 of the composer's death.

Catherine Bott presents a concert given by the London Handel Orchestra directed by Adrian Butterfield, as part of the 2009 London Handel Festival, marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. An annual fixture since 1978, the festival continues to lead the way in the revival of Handel's music in the UK.

Countertenor Daniel Taylor sings some of the best Italian arias written by Handel to showcase the exceptional talents of the castrato, Senesino, who was a big star in his day. Handel helped negotiate his appearances in London, which drew in excited audiences. The programme also features two of Handel's concerti grossi, and a concerto by his friend Telemann.

Handel: Concerto grosso in D, Op 6, No 5; Concerto grosso in C minor, Op 6, No 8
Telemann: Flute concerto in D
Handel: arias - Dove sei (Rodelinda); Cara sposa (Rinaldo); L'Empio (Giulio Cesare); Un zeffiro (Rodelinda); Domero la tua fierezza (Giulio Cesare)

Daniel Taylor (countertenor)
Rachel Brown (flute)
London Handel Orchestra
Adrian Butterfield (violin/director)

Plus a visit to the Handel House at Halle with Sarah Walker and excerpts from Handel's Keyboard Suites, specially recorded by harpsichordist Laurence Cummings.

Handel: Suite no.7 in G minor
Handel: Suite no. 6 in F sharp minor
Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)

Handel Week: Performance on 3

Catherine Bott presents a concert given a fortnight ago at Wigmore Hall as part of the London Handel Festival. 
Daniel Taylor (countertenor), Rachel Brown (flute), London Handel Orchestra, director Adrian Butterfield (violin) 
Handel Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6 No 5; Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op 6 No 8 Telemann Flute Concerto in D 
Handel Dove sei (Rodelinda); Cara sposa (Rinaldo); L'empio (Giulio Cesare ); Un zeffiro (Rodelinda); Domero la tua fierezza (Giulio Cesare ) 
Followed by a visit to the Handel House in Halle with Sarah Walker , and excerpts from Handel's keyboard suites recorded by Laurence Cummings (harpsichord).

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: Landmarks: The Norman Conquests

Landmarks: The Norman Conquests

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Landmarks: The Norman Conquests

Matthew Sweet discusses the 1974 play trilogy The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn.

In a Night Waves Landmark programme, Matthew Sweet marks Alan Ayckbourn's 70th birthday with an exploration of his most famous work, the 1974 trilogy The Norman Conquests.

In a Night Waves Landmark programme, Matthew Sweet marks Alan Ayckbourn's 70th birthday with an exploration of his most famous work, the 1974 trilogy The Norman Conquests.

A huge theatrical hit when they were first performed in the early 1970s, each of three plays comprising the Norman Conquests are set in a different rooms of a suburban house over one weekend, and chart the comic relationships between six characters. 

The original West End production featured a celebrated cast which included Michael Gambon, Penelope Keith, Felicity Kendall, and Tom Courtenay as the bearded and feckless Norman.

However, successful as Ayckbourn's plays have always been with audiences, there has been a perception from some in the theatrical critical establishment that this was no more than comfortable entertainment. He was not considered worthy of the respect given to a Pinter, Osborne or Hare.

When Kevin Spacey decided to stage The Norman Conquests in 2008 at The Old Vic, it was seen as a risky decision - what amused an audience back in the early 1970s was thought unlikely to hit home today. But the the production was successful with audiences and critics alike. Ayckbourn was reassessed, found to have a core of darkness beneath the comedy and was pronounced to be the 'Chekhov of the Suburbs'.

Matthew and guests examine Ayckbourn's craft, asking: 'What is his critical reputation?'.

Night Waves: Landmarks

To mark the 70th birthday of Alan Ayckbourn , 
Matthew Sweet introduces a programme about the playwright's most famous work - his 1974 trilogy The Norman Conquests. Producer Philippa Ritchie

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 Great and Good Mr Handel

The Essay: The Great and Good Mr Handel: Episode 1: Handel in Italy

Episode 1: Handel in Italy

The Great and Good Mr Handel

Handel in Italy

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Jonathan Keates focuses on Handel's early years spent in Italy.

Jonathan Keates focuses on Handel's early years spent in Italy when, as a budding young 21-year-old, he acquired sophistication and finesse from the enchanted land beyond the Alps.

Series exploring various aspects of Handel's life and work.

Jonathan Keates focuses on Handel's early years in Italy when, as a budding young 21-year-old, he acquired sophistication and finesse from the enchanted land beyond the Alps.

...Handel. Series exploring various areas of Handel's life and work

Series exploring different areas of Handel's life and work

The Essay: The Great and GoodMr Handel

1/5. Handel in Italy. Jonathan Keates traces 
Handel's early years in Italy, where the composer rubbed shoulders with Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti and stayed as a house guest in princely palaces, writing a stream of cantatas. 
Producer Clive Portbury EMAIL: theessay&bbcco.uk

Jazz on 3

Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Matana Roberts Recorded at the Vortex

Matana Roberts Recorded at the Vortex

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Matana Roberts Recorded at the Vortex

Jez Nelson presents saxophonist Matana Roberts recorded in concert at the Vortex Jazz Club

Jez Nelson presents saxophonist, composer and improviser Matana Roberts, recorded in concert at the Vortex Jazz Club in London. With Robert Mitchell, Tom Mason and Chris Vatalaro.

Jazz on 3
13/04/09

Matana Roberts at the Vortex Jazz Club

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Joby Waldman & Robert Abel

JIM HART, JASPER HOIBY AND ALEX BONNEY RECORDED LIVE DOWNSTAIRS AT THE VORTEX JAZZ CLUB ON 1 APRIL 2009

Line up:
Jim Hart – vibraphone
Alex Bonney – trumpet
Jasper Hoiby – double bass

This set is entirely improvised.

MATANA ROBERTS QUARTET RECORDED LIVE AT THE VORTEX JAZZ CLUB ON 1 APRIL 2009

Line up:
Matana Roberts – saxophone
Robert Mitchell – piano
Tom Mason – bass
Chris Vatalaro – drums

Set one list:
1.	My Sister (Chad F Jones)

MATANA ROBERTS IN CONVERSATION WITH JEZ NELSON

Set two list:
1.	Exchange (Matana Roberts)
2.	Velvet Moon (Matana Roberts)
3.	Isfahan (Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington)
4.	OSKAT (Matana Roberts)

LINKS:
http://www.jimhart.co.uk/
http://www.jasperhoiby.com/
http://www.alexbonney.co.uk/
http://www.matanaroberts.com/

Jez Nelson presents rising-star US saxophonist, composer and improviser Matana Roberts , recorded at London's Vortex Jazz Club. Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Susan Sharpe

14/04/2009

Susan Sharpe

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Susan Sharpe

Susan Sharpe presents music by Svendsen, Mozart, Haydn, Mozart, Stoyanov and Vivaldi.

Susan Sharpe presents music, including Svendsen, Mozart, Haydn, Stoyanov, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Meder, Stenhammar, Bach, Wieniawski, Verdi, Shchedrin and Grieg.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911): Carnival in Paris, Op 9
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

1.14am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague)
Oslo Philharmonic
Manfred Honeck (conductor)

1.44am
Addinsell, Richard (1904-1977): Warsaw Concerto for piano and orchestra
Patrik Jablonski (piano)
Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw
Wojciech Rajski (conductor)

1.54am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 104 in D, H I 104 (London)
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Vasary (conductor)

2.19am
Grunfeld, Alfred (1852-1924): Soirees de Vienne for piano, Op 56
Dennis Hennig (piano)

2.26am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 36 in C, K425 (Linz)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Biondi (conductor)

2.56am
Arlen, Harold (1905-1986): Somewhere over the Rainbow 
I Cameristi Italiani

3.00am
Stoyanov, Veselin (1902-1969): Suite No 2 (Papessa Joanna)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Boris Hinchev (conductor)

3.44am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto da camera in C, RV 87
Camerata Koln

3.52am
Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992): Adios Nonino
Ingrid Fliter (piano)

3.59am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Three Songs - The Man I Love; I Got Rhythm; Someone to Watch Over Me
Annika Skoglund (soprano)
Bengt-Ake Lundin (piano)
Staffan Sjoholm (double bass)

4.09am
Meder, Johann Valentin (1649-1719): Wie murren denn die Leut
La Cappella Ducale
Musica Fiata Koln
Roland Wilson (director)

4.20am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 16 in C, K128
The Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan
Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor)

4.33am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Variationen uber ein Zigeunerlied for piano, J219
Niklas Sivelov (piano)

4.39am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Suite (Dido and Aeneas)
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director)

4.47am
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927): Excelsior! - symphonic overture, Op 13
Oslo Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

5.00am
Boulogne, Joseph - Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c 1748-1799): Ballet music (L'amant anonyme)
Tafelmusik Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

5.08am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Divertimento in C, H IV 1 (London Trio No 1)
Carol Wincenc (flute)
Philip Setzer (violin)
Carter Brey (cello)

5.17am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Fantasiestucke, Op 73
Aljaz Begus (clarinet)
Svjatoslav Presnjakov (piano)

5.28am
Dauvergne, Antoine (1713-1797): Ballet music (Les troqueurs)
Capella Coloniensis
William Christie (harpsichord/conductor)

5.44am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
Roberta Inverizi (soprano)
Annemieke Cantor (alto)
Gerhard Nennemann (tenor)
Furio Zanasi (bass)
Chorus of Swiss-Italian Radio
Ensemble Vanitas Lugano
Diego Fasolis (conductor)

5.57am
Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880): Legende for violin and piano, Op 17
Slawomir Tomasik (violin)
Izabela Tomasik (piano)

6.06am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Ballet music (Otello - Act 3)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)

6.12am
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich (b.1932): Carmen - ballet suite for strings and percussion (after Bizet)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Milen Nachev (conductor)

6.53am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Letzter Fruhling - arr for orchestra
Camerata Bern.

With Susan Sharpe.

Svendsen Carnival in Paris, Op 9

1.14 Mozart Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague)

1.44 Addinsell Warsaw Concerto

1.54 Haydn Symphony No 104 in D (London)

2.19 Grunfeld Soirees de Vienne, Op 56

2.26 Mozart Symphony No 36 in C, K425 (Linz)

2.36 Arten Somewhere over the Rainbow

3.00 Stoyanov Papessa Joanna: Suite No 2

3.44 Vivaldi Concerto da Camera in C. RV87

3.52 Piazzolla Adios Nonino

3.59 Gershwin The Man I Love: 1 Got Rhythm; Someone to Watch Over Me

4.09 Meder Wie murren denn die Leut

4.20 Mozart Symphony No 16 in C, K128

4.33 Weber Variationen aber ein Zigeunerlied, Op 55

4.39 Purcell Suite from Dido and Aeneas

4.47 Stenhammar Overture: Excelsior

5.00 Boulogne Ballet music: L'amant anonyme

5.08 Haydn Divertimento in C, H IV I (London Trio No 1)

5.17 Schumann Fantasiestucke, Op 73

5.28 Dauvergne Ballet music: Les Troqueurs

5.44 Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV225

5.57 Wieniawski Legende, Op 17

6.06 Verdi Ballet music: Otello

6.12 Rodion Shchedrin, after Bizet Ballet suite: Carmen

6.53 Grieg Letzter Fruhling

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