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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

06/05/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise.

Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Including at 8.00am A Song Without Words by Mendelssohn, one of BBC Radio 3's four Composers of the Year.

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

With Rob Cowan.


07:03

STRADELLA
Sinfonia in D major from Il Barcheggio (serenata)
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
The Parley of Instruments
Peter Holman, organ
HYPERION CDA67359  Tr.21-24


07:09

VERDI
Ballet Music from Macbeth
BBC Philharmonic
Edward Downes, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 9510  Tr.10-12


07:21

ERNST
Elegy 
Ilya Gringolts, violin
Ashley Wass, piano
HYPERION CDA67619  Tr.13


07:31

SCOTT
Lotus Land Op.47/1
Leslie De'Ath, piano
DUTTON CDLX 7224  CD.1 Tr.1


07:36

BERLIOZ
Les Francs-juges - overture
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington
VIRGIN CLASSICS 0946 363286 2 1  Tr.6


07:48

MOZART
Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Constanze! dich wieder zu sehen 
Jozsef Reti
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Medveczky
HUNGAROTON HCD 12927  Tr.7


07:54

VERDI
Dance music from Un Ballo in maschera
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell
MERCURY 432 591-2  CD.2 Tr.5


08:03

MENDELSSOHN
Song without words : Spinnerlied (Spinning Song), Op 67 No 4
Rudolf Serkin (piano)
CBS MAESTRO M2YK 45675   CD.1 Tr.9


08:05	

PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet suite no. 1 - Folk dance; The street awakens; Madrigal; The arrival of the guests
Swiss Romande Orchestra
Armin Jordan, conductor
ERATO 2292-45817-2  Tr.8-11


08:18

KARAS
The Harry Lime theme (from The Third Man)
Roby Lakatos (violin) and his ensemble
DG 471 562-2 


08:21

MONTEVERDI
Cruda Amarilli (5th book madrigals)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini, director
OPUS 111 OPS 30-166  Tr.1


08:25

BRAHMS
Scherzo-Allegro (FAE Sonata)
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Lars Vogt, piano
EMI CDC5575252 Tr.11
NB ON VCS - I don't have the disc


08:33	

CHAGRIN
Helter skelter, or The girl with the hiccups - comedy overture 
LPO
John Pritchard
LYRITA SRCD.318  Tr.5


08:40

MOZART
Abendempfindung (Abend ist's) for voice and piano (K.523) 
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Peter Serkin, piano
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907500  Tr.12


08:48

BACH
Brandenburg concerto no. 1 (BWV.1046)
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 807461.62  CD.1 Tr.1-4


09:10

PUCCINI
Crisantemi (arr. for string orchestra)
Israel Chamber Orchestra
Yoav Talmi
CHANDOS CHAN8593  Tr.11


09:18

JONGEN
Symphonie Concertante Op.81 - Toccata (Moto perpetuo) Allegro moderato
Virgil Fox, organ
Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera
Georges Pretre
EMI 5 65075 2  Tr.4


09:25

GRIEG
Wedding day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces Bk.8)
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
EMI 5 57296 2  Tr.19


09:32

Charles WILLIAMS
Devil's Galop
Charles Williams and his Concert Orchestra
EMI 566676 2  Tr.1


09:35

SMETANA
Ma vlast -  Vltava [Moldau] 
Berlin Philharmonic 
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DG 413 587-2  Tr.1


09:48	

MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet in F minor Op.80 - Finale Allegro Moderato
Sharon Quartet
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 93888  CD.20 Tr.8


09:55

Handel
Ombra mau fu (Serse)
Andreas Scholl, counter tenor
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
HARMONIA MUNDI HMX 2901685  Tr.7

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.

Rob Cowan introduces music and news, including a Song without Words by Mendelssohn.

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 Byrd, Harbison, Mozart, Henze, Schubert, Haydn and Hersch.

With James Jolly. Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis (Cantiones sacrae). Harbison: Four Songs of Solitude. Mozart: Ch'io mi scordi di te. Haydn: Symphony No 36. Alkan: Selected Preludes.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis (Cantiones sacrae, 1591)
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow (director)
CHANDOS CHAN 0733

10.05am
Harbison: Four Songs of Solitude						
Janine Jansen (violin)
NAXOS 8559173

10.20am
Mozart: Ch'io mi scordi di te
Elly Ameling (soprano)
Dalton Baldwin (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Edo de Waart (conductor)
PHILIPS 473 451 2 (5 CDs)

10.31am
Henze: Symphonic Intermezzi (Boulevard Solitude)
Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 447 115 2

10.45am
Schubert: Rast; Fruhlingstraum; Einsamkeit (Winterreise)
Andreas Schmidt (baritone)
Rudolf Jansen (piano)
DG 435 384 2

11.00am From Studio 7, Manchester
Haydn: Symphony No 36
BBC Philharmonic
Nicholas Kraemer (conductor)

11.15am
Schubert: Die Post; Der greise Kopf (Winterreise)
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Richard Burnett (fortepiano)
AMON RA CDSAR41

11.20am
Michael Hersch: Symphony No 1
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)
NAXOS 8559281

11.47am
Alkan: Preludes (selection)
Olli Mustonen (piano)
DECCA 433 055 2.

With James Jolly. 
Byrd Laudibus in sanctis (Cantiones sacrae) Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, director Richard Marlow 
10.05 Harbison Four Songs of Solitude JanineJansen (violin) 
10.20 Mozart Ch'io mi scordi di te.... Non temer, amato bene, K505 Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Edo de Waart 
10.31 Henze Symphonic Intermezzi (Boulevard Solitude) Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado 
10.45 Schubert Rast ; Fruhlingstraum; Einsamkeit (Winterreise) Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Rudolf Jansen (piano) 
11.00 Haydn Symphony No 36 in B flat 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Nicholas Kraemer 
11.15 Schubert Die Post; Der greise Kopf (Winterreise) Ian Partridge (tenor), Richard Burnett (piano) 
11.20 Michael Hersch Symphony No 1 
Bournemouth SO, conductor Marin Alsop 
11.47 Alkan Preludes (excerpts) OlliMustonen (piano)

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: Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn (1809-1847 and 1805-1847)

Composer of the Week: Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn (1809-1847 and 1805-1847): Episode 3

Episode 3

Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn (1809-1847 and 1805-1847)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn (1809-1847 and 1805-1847), Episode 3

Donald Macleod contrasts Felix's growing popularity with Fanny's adaptation to marriage.

Donald Macleod contrasts Felix Mendelssohn's growing popularity with his sister's adaptation to marriage. With his Italian Symphony (1st mvt) and Fanny's String Quartet in E flat.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, two sibling prodigies whose lives took very different paths, but whose music had much in common.

He concentrates on Felix's growing popularity as he receives his first commissions following his grand tour, contrasting it with his sister's adaptation to married life. She starts her own salon in the Mendelssohn family home, where she can play and conduct her own works.

Including one of those commissioned works which became known as the Italian Symphony, a cantata premiered at Fanny's musical evenings, plus the last major work she would write for many years to come.

Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op 19 No 6
Luba Edlina (piano)
Chandos  CHAN 89489, CD1 Tr 6
Duration: 2m18s

Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op 30 No 2
Luba Edlina (piano)
Chandos  CHAN 89489, Tr 8
Duration: 2m13s

Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E flat 
Erato Quartett Basel
CPO  999 679-2 Trs 1-4
Duration: 19m47s

Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony (1st mvt)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Walter Weller (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 10224(3) X, CD3 Tr 1
Duration: 10m38s

Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht (excerpt)
Eberhard Buchner (tenor)
Siegfried Lorenz (baritone)
Siegfried Vogel (bass)
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Berlin Classics BC 2057-2, Trs 8-11
Duration: 11m56s.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of sibling prodigies Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, two sibling prodigies who were composers, pianists and conductors, and whose music had much in common

Composers of the Week: Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn

3/5. Fanny and her husband, Wilhelm Hensel , started their married life in the Mendelssohn family home. Soon after giving birth to her first son, she started her own salon, where she could play and conduct her own works and indulge in her favourite composers. Meanwhile, Felix finished his grand tour, returned to Berlin and received a commission from London for three new works. At 24 years old, Mendelssohn could truly regard himself as a professional composer. With Donald Macleod. 
Felix Mendelssohn Lieder ohne Worte: Op 19 No 6; Op 30 No 2 Luba Edlina (piano) 
Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Erato Ouartett Basel 
Felix Mendelssohn 
Symphony No 4 in A (Italian) (1st mvt) 
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Walter Weller Die erste Walpurgisnacht (excerpt) Eberhard Buchner (tenor), Siegfried Lorenz (baritone), 
Siegfried Vogel (bass), Leipzig Radio Choir, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur 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: Mendelssohn Chamber Music

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn Chamber Music: Episode 2

Episode 2

Mendelssohn Chamber Music

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Mendelssohn Chamber Music, Episode 2Close menu

The OAE in Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No 2 in D, Op 58. Plus music by Schubert and Weber.

Penny Gore presents a concert given by the OAE. Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No 2, Op 58. Schubert arr. Bohm: Gute Nacht (Winterreise). Weber: Trio in G minor, Op 63.

Penny Gore presents part of a series of concerts in which the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform some of Mendelssohn's best-loved chamber music for wind and strings at St George's, Bristol, as part of BBC Radio 3's Mendelssohn anniversary celebrations.

In a programme exploring music for piano, flute and cello, OAE principal flautist Lisa Beznosiuk plays an arrangement of a Schubert song and Weber's Trio in G minor for piano, flute and cello, on a warm-sounding nine-keyed rosewood flute made in 1840.

And co-principal cellist Richard Lester performs Mendelssohn's Cello Sonata No 2 on a Rogeri from 1710, with a bow from 1843 - the same age as the music.

Kristian Bezuidenhout (piano)
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute)
Richard Lester (cello)

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No 2 in D, Op 58
Schubert, arr. Bohm: Gute nacht (Winterreise)
Weber: Trio in G minor for piano, flute and cello, Op 63.

Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform Mendelssohn chamber music

In concerts recorded in St George's, Bristol, Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform a selection of Mendelssohn's best-loved chamber music for wind and strings

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
2/4. The second of four concerts recorded in St George 's Bristol, as part of Radio 3's Mendelssohn anniversary celebrations. 
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Lester (cello), Kristian Bezuidenhout (piano) 
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No 2 in D, Op 58 
Schubert, arr Bohm Gute nacht (Winterreise) Weber Trio in G minor, Op 63 
2.00 Mendelssohn Focus 
Mendelssohn St Paul Susan Gritton (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo), Barry Banks (tenor), Peter Coleman -Wright (bass), BBC NOW, conductor Richard Hickox

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: Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works

Afternoon Concert: Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works: Episode 3

Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works, Episode 3

Penny Gore presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Mendelssohn's oratorio St Paul.

Penny Gore presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Richard Hickox in Mendelssohn's choral blockbuster St Paul. With Susan Gritton (soprano) and Jean Rigby (mezzo).

Penny Gore presents music focusing on Mendelssohn's string symphonies and choral works, performed by the BBC orchestras, choruses and Singers. Featuring one of his choral blockbusters.

Susan Gritton (soprano) 
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) 
Barry Banks (tenor)
Peter Coleman-Wright (bass)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Mendelssohn: St Paul.

Afternoon Concert: Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works

Penny Gore presents programmes featuring Mendelssohn's string symphonies and choral works

Penny Gore presents programmes featuring Mendelssohn's string symphonies and choral works, with performances by the BBC orchestras, choruses and Singers

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: Mendelssohn Weekend: Choral Evensong

Mendelssohn Weekend: Choral Evensong

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, Mendelssohn Weekend: Choral Evensong

From the Temple Church, London.

Introit: Richte mich Gott (Mendelssohn)
Hymn: Take up thy cross (Breslau)
Responses: Smith
Psalm: 33 (Pye)
First Lesson: Exodus 33
Canticles: Walmisley in D minor
Second Lesson: Luke 3 vv15-22
Anthem: All men, all things (Hymn of Praise) (Mendelssohn)
Final Hymn: Now thank we all our God (Nun danket)
Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op 37 No 1 (Mendelssohn)

Associate organist: Greg Morris
Assistant organist: Ian le Grice
Director of music: James Vivian.

'rom the Temple Church, London. ntroit: Richte mich Gott (Mendelssohn). 
Hymn: Take Up Thy Cross (Breslau). Responses: Smith. Psalm: 33 (Pye). First Lesson: Exodus 33. Canticles: Walmisley in D minor. Second Lesson: Luke 3, vv15-22. Anthem: All Men, All Things (Hymn of Praise) (Mendelssohn). Final Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God (Nun danket). Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op 37 No 1 (Mendelssohn). Director of music James Vivian. Associate organist 
Greg Morris. Assistant organist Ian le Grice. Rptdon Sunday

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: 06/05/2009 Katarina Dalayman and Nikolaj Znaider

06/05/2009 Katarina Dalayman and Nikolaj Znaider

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 06/05/2009 Katarina Dalayman and Nikolaj Znaider

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Katarina Dalayman, Lars Cleveman and Nikolaj Znaider.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With soprano Katarina Dalayman and tenor Lars Cleveman, violinist Nikolaj Znaider, plus Charles Hazlewood on his new BBC TWO series.

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

Soprano Katarina Dalayman and tenor Lars Cleveman talk about their performances of Wagner's Gotterdamerung with the Halle orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder. 

Violinist Nikolaj Znaider discusses his Artist Portrait with the London Symphony Orchestra and his new CD release of Brahms and Korngold.

And Charles Hazlewood looks at his BBC TWO series exploring the development of British music through the lives, times and music of Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn.

17:02
SCHUBERT
Klavierstucke D.946, No.3 (Allegro in C major)
Lars Vogt (piano)
AVI-MUSIC LC 15080	
T7			
5:00

17:08
WAGNER
Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds 
(Gotterdammerung, Act 3 Scene 2)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA 455569-2		
CD4 T11		
6:34
		
17:20
WAGNER		
Gotterdammerung (Act 3 Scene 3)		
Katarina Dalayman (Brunnhilde)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
3:15			

17:29	
WAGNER
Extract - The Messengers of Peace (Rienzi, Act 2)
Lars Cleveman (Rienzi)
Marianne Hellgren Staykov (1st Messenger of Peace)
Soloists and Chorus of the Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Orchestra
Leif Segerstam (conductor)
NAXOS 8.557714		
T5			
4:22

				
17:34	
MARCELLO
Oboe concerto in D minor
Albrecht Mayer (oboe)
New Seasons Ensemble
DECCA 478 0313		
T8-10			
11:52

17:53
PURCELL
Fantasia VII, 1680
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
CCS 16998			
T9
4’24
				 
18:03’
MOZART
Symphony No.29 in E-flat major, K.184
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie
Jeremie Rhorer (director)
VIRGIN 234868		
T5-7			
8:12
				
18:12
COUPERIN
Les Moissonneurs (Duexieme livre de Pieces de clavecin)
Christophe Rousset (clavecin)
HMU 901447.49		
CD1 T10		
1:44

18:14	
BRAHMS
Adagio (Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77)
Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
RCA				
T2			
9:15

18:30
YSAYE
Obsession: Prelude (Poco vivace)
(Solo Sonata No.2, Op.27)
Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
CYP 9608		
T3			
2:25

18:37	
KORNGOLD	
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
(Allegro assai vivace)
Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
RCA				
T6			
7:22
				
18:45
MONTEVERDI
Batto, qui pianse Ergasto (Il sesto libro de madrigali)
I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth (director)
CHAN 0749			
T13			
3’48

18:50
MENDELSSOHN
Fuga in C-sharp minor (1826)
Roberto Prosseda (piano)
DECCA 476 5277		
T17			
8:03

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt

Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt

Christian Tetzlaff (violin) and Lars Vogt (piano) play sonatas by Bach, Brahms and Bartok.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. In a concert given at the Wigmore Hall, London, violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt play sonatas by Bach, Brahms and Bartok.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

In a concert given at the Wigmore Hall, London, violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt play sonatas by Bach, Brahms and Bartok.

Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Lars Vogt (piano)

Bach: Violin Sonata No 5 in F minor, BWV1018 
Brahms: Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100
Bartok: Violin Sonata No 1
Encores
Dvorak: Sonatina 3rd movement
Dvorak: Sonatina 2nd movement

Followed by music by past winners of the RPS awards, which celebrates its twentieth anniversary in 2009.

Giovanni Croce: Mascarata da Lenguazi (The masquerade of the tongues)
I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth, director
CHAN0665 Track 4

Sawer: Tiroirs			
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Susanna Malkki, conductor
NMC NMCD116 Track 1

Lennox Berkley			
Diversions Op 63
Nash Ensemble
Helios CDH55135 tracks 4-7

A concert recorded at the Wigmore Hall, London, presented by Petroc Trelawny . 
Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Lars Vogt (piano) 
Bach Violin Sonata No 5 in F minor, BWV1018 Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100 Bartok Violin Sonata No I 
Followed by music from past winners of the RPS 
Music Awards, which this year celebrate their 20th anniversary.

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: Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Waiting for Godot

With Anne McElvoy. Including a review of a new production of Waiting for Godot.

Anne McElvoy presents the arts and ideas programme. Including a review of the new production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.

Anne McElvoy reviews the new production of Beckett's classic Waiting for Godot, which stars Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Producer Allegra Mcllroy

Composers of the Week

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 Cretan Spring

The Essay: A Cretan Spring: Episode 3: Valleys

Episode 3: Valleys

A Cretan Spring

Valleys

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, A Cretan Spring, ValleysClose menu

Sarah Raven explores Crete's hillsides and the lush valley floor, looking for wild tulips.

Sarah Raven explores Cretan hillsides and the lush valley floor, looking for wild tulips, and Adam Nicolson recounts episodes of British derring-do and their consequences.

3/5: Valleys.
British soldiers assisting the Cretan resistance in the Second Word War called the Amari Valley in the centre of the island, Lotus Land. Sarah Raven botanises her way through the scrubby hillsides and down to the lush valley floor looking for wild tulips. Adam Nicolson recounts the remarkable episodes of derring-do that the British got up to and their awful consequences. (Rpt)

Producer: Tim Dee.

Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven observe the arrival of spring as it travels across Crete

Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven observe the arrival of spring as it travels across Crete, the largest of the Greek islands

3/5. Valleys. Sarah Raven looks for wild tulips and Adam Nicolson recalls the derring-do of the British during the Second World War.

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 introduces music from Monteverdi, and Antony and the Johnsons.

Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes music from Monteverdi, Antony and the Johnsons, and film music by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou.

23:15
Rail Band: Maki
Album: Belle Epoque Vol.3 Dioba
Sterns Africa STCD 3043-44

23:23
Theologis Grillis (tsambouna); Stelios Katsianis (lute); Andreas Papas (toubaki): Daybreak Melody- Slow Song from Dodecanese to be sung around a table
Album: Greek Folk Instruments Vol 12 - Gaida - Tsambouna - Zournas
FM Records FM689


(Segue)

23:26
Antony And The Johnsons: One Dove
Album: The Crying Light
Rough Trade RTRADCD 443

(Segue)

23:31
Sciarrino: Canzona Di Ringraziamento
Performed By Mario Caroli
Album: Salvatore Sciarrino – L’Opera Per Flauto Vol.1
Stradivarius STR 33598

23:37
Frescobaldi: Toccatas 3,2
Performed By Francesco Tristano Schlimé
Album: Frescobaldi Dialogues
Sisyphe 008

(Segue)

23:40
Monteverdi: Amor
Arranged & performed By L’arpeggiata & Christina Pluhar
Album: Monteverdi: Teatro d'amore, Christina Pluhar
Virgin Classics 50999 23614024

(Segue)  

23:43
Monteverdi: Chiome d’oro
Performed By L’arpeggiata & Christina Pluhar
Album: Monteverdi: Teatro d'amore, Christina Pluhar
Virgin Classics 50999 23614024

23:46
Martin Simpson: She Slips Away
Album: Prodigal Son
Topic TSCD567

(Segue)

23:49
Eleni Karaindrou: Le Temps Perdu
Performed By Sergiu Nastasa (violin); Maria Bildea (harp); 
Album: Dust Of Time - Music For The Film by Theo Angelopoulos
ECM New Series 476 6766

(Segue)

23:51
Eleni Karaindrou: Le Mal Du Pays
Performed By Renato Ripo (cello) & Dinos Hadjiiordanou (accordion)
Album: Dust Of Time - Music For The Film by Theo Angelopoulos
ECM New Series 476 6766

(Segue)

23:53
Eleni Karaindrou: Solitude
Performed By Sergiu Nastasa (violin)
Album: Dust Of Time - Music For The Film by Theo Angelopoulos
ECM New Series 476 6766

23:55
Harry Partch arr. Ben Johnston: Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales: 1) Olympos' Pentatonic 2) Archytas' Enharmonic
Performed By Kronos Quartet
Album: Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)
Nonesuch 79457

(Segue)

Church Bells Abbey of St. Peter's of Solesmes, France
Album: Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)
Nonesuch 79457 0’45

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00:00
Traditional Tuiva arranged By Steve Mackey: Uleg Khem
Performed By Kronos Quartet with Huun Huur Tu (vocals)
Album: Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)
Nonesuch 79457

00:09
Jacques Gallot: Les Castagnettes
Performed By Rolf Lislevand
Album: La Belle Homiciede
Astree E8880

00:07
Kjell Samkopf & Rob Waring (percussion): Aqua, Tableau 3 (Tape and percussion)
Album: Aqua
Pro Musica PPC 9023

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00:14
Brad Mehldau Trio: Dear Prudence
Album: Largo
Warner 9362 481142

00:20
Tartini: Sonata No 7 in A Minor							
Performed By Michelle Makarski (violin)
Album: Elogio Per Un’ombra 
ECM 465 337 2

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00:26
Atrium Musciae de Madrid Directed By Gregorio Paniagua: Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2436
Album: Music of Ancient Greece
Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901015

00:28
John Tavener: Prayer of the Heart
Performed By Björk & Brodsky Quartet
Album: John Tavener A portrait
Naxos 8.558152-53

00:44
Antony and the Johnsons: The Crying Light
Album: The Crying Light
Rough Trade RTRADCD 443

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00:47
Traditional: Tou Nekrou Adelphou
Performed By Chronis Aidonides (voice); Nikos Philippides (kaval); Socratis Sinopoulos (lyra); Giannis Gevgoli, (violin); Vagelis Dimoudis (ud); Kostas Philippides (lute)
Album: Greece Paralogues - Traditional Songs
Ocora C60018

00:55
Traditional Estonian: Lapse Kiigutamise Laul (A baby rocking song)
Performed By Arsis Handbell Ensemble
Album: Awake My Heart
CCn’C 02732

Fiona Talkington introduces music by Monteverdi and Antony and the Johnsons, and film soundtrack excerpts by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Susan Sharpe

07/05/2009

Susan Sharpe

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Susan Sharpe

Susan Sharpe presents music by Brahms, Shostakovich, Rheinberger, Wagenaar and Naumann.

Susan Sharpe presents music, including Brahms, Shostakovich, Rheinberger, Wagenaar, Naumann, Mondonville, Sibelius, Gal, Lipinski, Wilms, Donizetti, Gabrieli, Kokai and Janequin.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 3 in F, Op 90
1.40am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Symphony No 10 in E minor, Op 93
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor)

2.38am
Rheinberger, Josef (1839-1901): Sonata in E flat for horn and piano, Op 178
Martin van der Merwe (horn)
Huib Christiaanse (piano)

3.00am
Wagenaar, Johan (1862-1941): Frithjof's Meerfahrt, Op 5
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

3.13am
Moscheles, Ignaz (1794-1870): Prelude No 1 in E (50 Preludes or Introductions to all the major and minor keys, Op 73)
Tom Beghin (fortepiano)

3.14am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Fantasia No 2 in E minor (The Little Trumpeter) - Three Fantasias (Caprices) for piano, Op 16
Danijel Detoni (piano)

3.17am
Naumann, Johann Gottlieb (1741-1801): Symphonie a grand orchestre (Cora och Alonzo)
Concerto Koln

3.29am
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Cassanea de (1711-1772): Grand Motet (Dominus regnavit)
Ann Monoyios (soprano)
Matthew White (countertenor)
Colin Ainsworth (tenor)
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Tafelmusik
Ivars Taurins (conductor)

3.54am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): 13 Pieces for piano, Op 76
Eero Heinonen (piano)

4.15am
Gal, Hans (1890-1987): Serenade for string orchestra, Op 46
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)

4.30am
Nrmeth-Samorinsky, Stefan (1896-1975): Birch Trees - symphonic poem
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava
Oliver Dohnanyi (conductor)

4.50am
Orff, Carl (1895-1982): In Trutina (Carmina Burana)
Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)

4.53am
Parac, Ivo (1890-1954): Andante amoroso for string quartet
Zagreb Quartet

5.00am
Couperin, Francois (1668-1733): Bruit de guerre
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

5.05am
Jenkins, John (1592-1678): Newark Siege
Concordia
Mark Levy (conductor)

5.11am
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623): The Battle, MB XXVIII 94 (excerpts)
Jautrite Putnina (piano)

5.17am
Lipinski, Karol Jozef (1790-1861): Variations de bravoure sur une romance militaire in D, Op 22
Albrecht Breuninger (violin)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wojciech Rajski (conductor)

5.28am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Scenes of horror... while in never ceasing pain (Jephtha)
Maureen Forrester (contralto)
I Solisti di Zagreb
Antonio Janigro (conductor)

5.33am
Wilms, Johann Wilhelm (1772-1847): Die Schlacht von Waterloo: Ein historisches Tongemalde fur das Pianoforte, Op 43
Geert Bierling (organ)

5.58am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), arr. Schonherr: Marche militaire No 1 in D, D733
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

6.03am
Kuula, Toivo (1883-1918): March of the Cudgelmen
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Atso Almila (Conductor)

6.06am
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848): Overture (La fille du regiment)
Oslo Philharmonic
Nello Santi (conductor)

6.15am
Gabrieli, Andrea (1532/3-1585): Aria della battaglia a 8
Theatrum Instrumentorum
Stefano Innocenti (conductor)

6.25am
Kokai, Rezso (1906-1962): Recruiting Suite 
Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Andras Korodi (conductor)

6.43am
Wiggins, Thomas 'Blind Tom' (1849-1908): Battle of Manassas
John Davis (piano)

6.52am
Janequin, Clement (c.1485-1558): Escoutez tous gentilz (La bataille de Marignon/La guerre)
The King's Singers.

With Susan Sharpe. Brahms Symphony No 3 in F 
Shostakovich Symphony No 10 2.38 Rheinberger 
Horn Sonata in E flat, Op 178 3.00 Wagenaar Frithjofs Meerfahrt 3.13 Moscheles Prelude No 1 in E (Op 73) 
3.14 Mendelssohn Fantasia No 2 in E minor (The Little Trumpeter) (Three Fantasias for piano, Op 16) 
3.17 Naumann Overture: Cora and Alonzo 
3.29 Mondonville Grand Motet Dominus regnavit 
3.54 Sibelius 13 Pieces for piano, Op 76 4.15 Gal 
Serenade for string orchestra, Op 46 4.30 Nemeth-Samorinsky Birch Trees 4.50 Orff In trutina (Carmina Burana) 4.53 Parac Andante amoroso 5.00 
Couperin Bruit de guerre 5.05 Jenkins Newark Siege 5.11 Byrd The Battle, MB28 94 (excerpts) 5.17 Lipinski Variations de bravoure sur une romance militaire in D, Op 22 
5.28 Handel Scenes of Horror.... While in Never 
Ceasing Pain (Jephtha) 5.33 Wilms Ein historisches Tongemalde, Op 43 (Die Schlacht von Waterloo) 
5.58 Schubert, arr Schonherr Marche Militaire No 1 in D, D733 6.03 Kuula March of the Cudgelmen 6.06 
Donizetti Overture: La fille du regiment 6.15 A Gabrieli Aria delta battaglia a 8 6.25 Kokai Recruiting Suite 
6A3 Wiggins Battle of Manassas 6^2 Janequin Escoutez tous gentilz (La bataille de Marignon/La guerre)

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