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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

07/05/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.

Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Including A Song Without Words by Mendelssohn, one of BBC Radio 3's four Composers of the Year in 2009.

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



0702

GRIEG 
Intermezzo from Symphony in C minor
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Conductor Ari Rasilainen
Apex 2564604582    Tr 6


0708

BRAHMS
Rhapsody No 2 in G minor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony 88697 035102   CD 1 T5
		
				
0715

DURUFLE 
Introit & Kyrie from Requiem
Jeremy Filsell, organ
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Signum Classics SIGCD163   Tr 9-10


0724

HAYDN
Intermezzo from Sonata for cello and piano
Pierre Fournier, cello
Lamar Crowson, piano
DG 447349-2   CD2   T5


0731

MENDELSSOHN
Overture: Ruy Bliss, op 95
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DG 423 104-2		   Tr 6


0740

VIVALDI 
Concerto for Violin in G minor RV328
Shlomo Mintz, violin and direction
Israel Chamber Orchestra
Nimbus NI2500-4   CD 5   Tr 1-3


0749

DELIBES
Flower Duet from Lakme
Natalie Dessay, soprano
Delphine Haidan, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
EMI 5099926422923   CD 3   Tr 15


0754

COATES 
Knightsbridge Suite from London Suite
BBC Concert Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
BMG75605570032   Tr 4
		
			
0803

MENDELSSOHN
Songs without Words: op 38 No 6, Duetto 	
Daniel Barenboim, piano
DG 415118-2   T.12


0805

RAMEAU
Ouverture, Menuet & Air Gay from Les Paladins
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gustav Leonhardt, conductor 
Philips 432968-2   Tr 1-3
				

0813

DVORAK 
Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Juoko Harjanne, trumpet
Norwegian Radio Orchestra 
Conductor Ari Rasilainen
Finlandia 3984-29721-2     Tr 12
				

0820

TCHAIKOVSKY 
The Nightingale, op 60, no 4
Elisabeth Soderstrom, soprano
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano 
Decca 436204-2     Tr 3
				

0823

RACHMANINOV
Prelude No 21 in B minor, op 32 no 10
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
EMI CDH7637882   Tr 31


0831

HANDEL
Scoglio d’immota fronte from Scipione
Sandrine Piau, Berenice
Les Talens Lyriques
Chritophe Rousset, conductor
FNAC 592245		   CD 2   Tr 21


0836

CHERUBINI 
Overture from Anacreon
Kolner Rundfunk-Sonfonie-Orchester
Gunter Wand, conductor 
Profil PH05007    Tr 6


0847

TALLIS
The Lamentations of Jeremiah: 1st Lesson
Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Timothy Byram-Wigfield, director
Delphian DCD34068	   T 1
				

0856

MOZART 
Rondo Concertante in B flat, K269
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Janicek, violin & direction
LINN CKD287    Tr 11

			
0904

KHACHATURIAN arr The Bekova Sisters
Adagio from Spartakus
The Bekova Sisters
Chandos 9364		  Tr 7


0913

WEINBERGER
Polka & Fugue from Schwanda
Eastman-Rochester POPS Orchestra
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Mercury 434356-2   Tr 14
									
				
0921

ALBINONI
Sonata No 1 in G major
Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini
Zig Zag ZZT090202   Tr 17-20


0931

PUCCINI 
Vogliatemi bene from Madame Butterfly
Renata Tebaldi, Butterfly
Carlo Bergonzi, Pinkerton
Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Conductor Tullio Serafin
Decca 4781393   CD 1   Tr 16


0940

ELGAR/ROOKE 
Three Movements for Piano Trio
The Fibonacci Sequence 
Dutton CDLX7220     Tr 1-3


0957

MENDELSSOHN 
Andante espressivo from Songs without Words op 62
Schollmann/Abiton guitar duo
Largo 5101  Tr 3

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 with music, news and a few surprises.

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 with music by Schubert, Peterson-Berger, Mozart, Gardner, Marais and Delius.

With James Jolly. Including Schubert: Die Krahe; Lezte Hoffnung (Winterreise). Peterson-Berger: Symphony No 5. Mozart: Das Veilchen. Mozart: Porgi, amor (Le nozze di Figaro).

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Schubert: Die Krahe; Lezte Hoffnung; Im dorfe (Winterreise)
Gerard Souzay (baritone)
Dalton Baldwin (piano)
BELART 4613342

10.09am
Peterson-Berger: Symphony No 5 (Solitude)
Norrkorping Symphony Orchestra
Michail Jurowski (conductor)
CPO 999 984 2

10.38am
Mozart: Das Veilchen, K476
Julianne Baird (soprano)
Colin Tilney (fortepiano)
DORIAN DOR 90173

10.40am
Mozart: Porgi, amor (Le nozze di Figaro, Act 2)
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin
Karl Bohm (conductor)
DG 469 166 2 (2 CDs)	

10.44am
Mozart: Sei du mein Trost, K391
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
TELDEC 2292463342

10.49am
John Gardner: Oboe Concerto
Jill Crowther (oboe)
English Northern Philharmonia
Alan Cuckston (conductor)
ASV 2130

11.05am
Schubert: Die sturmische Morgen; Tauschung (Winterreise)
Lotte Lehmann (soprano)
Paul Ulanowsky (piano)
ROMOPHONE 81013 2 B (2 CDs)

11.07am
Marais: Les voix humaines
Jordi Savall (viola da gamba)
ALIA VOX AV9803

11.14am
Moscheles: Quatre grandes etudes de concert, Op 111	
Piers Lane (piano)
HYPERION CDA67394

11.30am
Delius: Sea Drift
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 9214.

With James Jolly. 
Schubert Die Krahe; Lezte Hoffnung ; Im Dorfe (Winterreise) 
Gerard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano) 
10.09 Peterson-Berqer Symphony No 5 (Solitude) Norrkoping SO , conductor Michail Jurowski 
10.38 Mozart Das Veilchen, K476 
Julianne Baird (soprano), Colin Tilney (fortepiano) Porgi, amor (Le nozze di Figaro) 
Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin, conductor Karl Böhm Sei du mein Trost, KV391 
Barbara Bonney (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) 
10.49 John Gardner Oboe Concerto Jill Crowther , English Northern Philharmonia/Alan Cuckston 
11.05 Schubert Die sturmische Morgen; Tauschung (Winterreise) 
Lotte Lehmann (soprano), Paul Ulanowsky (piano) 
11.07 Marais Les voix humaines 
Jordi Savall (viola da gamba) 
11.14 Moscheles Quatre grandes études de concert, Op 111 Piers Lane (piano) 
11.30 Delius Sea Drift 
Bryn Terfel (baritone), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox

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 4

Episode 4

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 4

Focusing on Felix's appointment as Leipzig Gewandhaus director and Fanny's belated success

Donald Macleod focuses on Felix's appointment as Leipzig Gewandhaus director and his sister's belated recognition after being given the opportunity to spend a year in Italy.

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 examines how Felix had become a hugely popular figure in England and Germany and, with the publication of his oratorio St Paul, how his fame spread across the world. Six months into his job as Leipzig Gewandhaus director, he then met his future wife. Meanwhile, Fanny continued to occupy herself with her popular musical soirees, and when the opportunity arose for her to spend a year in Italy, she finally received the recognition for her musical talents she had always craved.

Featuring two of Fanny's most important compositions inspired by her trip, two works by Felix written following his marriage and a group of songs written expressly to sing out of doors.

Mendelssohn: St Paul (excerpt from Part 1)
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor)
Paul ...... Theo Adam (bass)
Rundfunkchor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Philips  420 801-2, CD1 Trs 19-20
Duration: 5m52s

Mendelssohn: Sechs Gesange, Op 34, Nos 2,3, 4           
Margaret Price (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDA66666, Trs 8-10
Duration: 8m41s

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 2
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
Hyperion  CDA66969
Duration: 21m2s

Fanny Mendelssohn: Das Jahr (excerpt)
Lauma Skride (piano)
Sony BMG 88697030162, Tr 12
Duration: 4m28s

Mendelssohn: Sechs Lieder in Freien zu singen, Op 48 Nos 2, 3, 4
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay (conductor)
Globe GLO5075, Trs 23-25
Duration: 4m15s.

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

4/5. Presented by Donald Macleod. 
Felix  Mendelssohn  St Paul: Part 1 (excerpt) Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Theo Adam (bass), Leipzig Radio Choir, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur Sechs Gesange , Op 34 Nos 2, and 4 Margaret Price (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor 
Stephen Hough , CBSO, conductor Lawrence Foster Fanny Mendelssohn Das Jahr (excerpt) LaumaSkride (piano) 
Felix Mendelssohn Sechs Lieder in Freien zu singen, Op 48 Nos 2, 3 and 4 Netherlands 
Chamber Choir/Uwe Gronostay Repeated at iopm

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 3

Episode 3

Mendelssohn Chamber Music

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

The OAE in Mendelssohn's String Quintet No 1 in A. Plus Weber: Quintet in B flat, Op 34.

Penny Gore presents a concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Weber: Quintet in B flat, Op 34. Mendelssohn: String Quintet No 1 in A, Op 18.

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.

The programme features Weber's Quintet in B flat which, according to OAE principal clarinettist Antony Pay, was the piece Brahms chose to hear in preference to his own rather darker quintet when he was ill and needed cheering up. Plus Mendelssohn's Quintet for strings, written just a year after the Octet, when the composer was just 17.

Antony Pay (clarinet)
Kati Debretzeni, Cathy Weiss (violins)
Jan Schlapp, Martin Kelly (violas)
Robin Michael (cello)

Weber: Quintet in B flat for clarinet, two violins, viola and cello, Op 34 
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No 1 in A for two violins, two violas and cello, Op 18.

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 
3/4. A concert recorded at St George's Bristol. Antony Pay (clarinet), Kati Debretzeni and Cathy Weiss (violins), Jan Schlapp and Martin Kelly (violas), Robin Michael (cello) 
Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op 34 
Mendelssohn String Quintet No I in A, Op 18 
2.00 Handel Opera Cycle Handel Scipione: Acts 1 and 2  Les Talens Lyriques, conductor Christophe Rousset Act 3 can be heard tomorrow at 2pm 
Mendelssohn String Symphony No 6 in E flat BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Storgards

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 4: Scipione, Acts 1 and 2/Mendelssohn

Episode 4: Scipione, Acts 1 and 2/Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works

Scipione, Acts 1 and 2/Mendelssohn

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works, Scipione, Acts 1 and 2/Mendelssohn

Penny Gore with Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's opera Scipione. Plus Mendelssohn Symphony No 6.

Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's opera Scipione. Plus a focus on Mendelssohn's string symphonies, with his Symphony No 6 in E flat.

Handel Operas 2009

As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas, Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Scipione, the story of a conquering Roman general who, instead of exercising his right to possess a beautiful captive - Berenice - ends up helping her to be happy with her lover. This highly moral tale was set to music in rather a hurry by Handel, yet is considered to be among his most impressive music.

Handel: Scipione: Acts 1 and 2

Scipione ...... Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
Berenice ...... Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Lucejo, her lover ...... Doris Lamprecht (mezzo-soprano)
Ernando, her father ...... Olivier Lallouette (baritone)
Armira, another beautiful Spanish captive ...... Vanda Tabery (soprano)
Lelio, Scipione's captain ...... Guy Fletcher (tenor)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor)

4.00pm
Penny Gore presents music focusing on Mendelssohn's string symphonies and choral works, performed by the BBC orchestras, choruses and Singers.

Mendelssohn: Symphony No 6 in E flat
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Storgards (conductor).

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

Handel Opera Cycle

Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas

In 2009, Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel with a complete cycle of his operas, all broadcast in the order they were first performed

Handel Opera Cycle: Scipione

Handel Opera Cycle: Scipione: Episode 1: Scipione, Acts 1 and 2

Episode 1

Episode 1: Scipione, Acts 1 and 2

Scipione

Scipione, Acts 1 and 2

BBC Radio 3 - Handel Opera Cycle, Scipione, Scipione, Acts 1 and 2

Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Scipione.

Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Scipione, the story of a conquering Roman general. With Christophe Rousset conducting Les Talens Lyriques and countertenor Derek Lee Ragin.

Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Scipione, the story of a conquering Roman general who, instead of exercising his right to possess a beautiful captive - Berenice - ends up helping her to be happy with her lover. This highly moral tale was set to music in rather a hurry by Handel, yet is considered among his most impressive music.

Handel: Scipione: Acts 1 and 2

Scipione ...... Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
Berenice ...... Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Lucejo, her lover ...... Doris Lamprecht (mezzo-soprano)
Ernando, her father ...... Olivier Lallouette (baritone)
Armira, another beautiful Spanish captive ...... Vanda Tabery (soprano)
Lelio, Scipione's captain ...... Guy Fletcher (tenor)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor).

Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques in a performance of Handel's Scipione

Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques in a performance of Handel's Scipione, the story of a conquering Roman general

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: 07/05/2009 Wu Man and Libor Pesek

07/05/2009 Wu Man and Libor Pesek

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 07/05/2009 Wu Man and Libor Pesek

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pipa player Wu Man and conductor Libor Pesek.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Pipa virtuoso Wu Man performs in the studio and conductor Libor Pesek talks to Sean ahead of a performance in Birmingham.

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

With Wu Man performing on the pipa (a Chinese lute-like instrument) and talking about her forthcoming concert, part of the Barbican's Beyond the Wall series.

Celebrated Czech conductor Libor Pesek is in the studio ahead of his performance in Birmingham with the Prague Symphony Orchestra and cellist Nina Kotova. It features music by Dvorak, Smetana and others.

Plus Sean talks to Marilyn Jeffcoat, Chairman of Mendlessohn on Mull Festival, about a newly discovered portrait purportedly of Mendlessohn during his 1829 tour of Scotland.

17:02
SMETANA
The Bartered Bride (overture)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek (conductor)
VC 7 59285 2	
Track 1
6.46

17:09	
CHOPIN
Nocturne in D flat, Op 27 No 2
Lang Lang (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMAPHON DG 474 820 2
CD 1 Track 18	
6.07
 	
17:16
TAN DUN
Concerto for String Orchestra & Pipa (1st movement: Andante molto)
Wu Man (pipa)
Moscow Soloists
Yuri Bashmet (director)
ONYX 4027
Track 1
3.54

17:26
LIVE		
WU MAN
Night Thoughts
Wu Man (pipa)
3’43

17:35	
LIVE		
TRADITIONAL
White Snow in Spring
Wu Man (pipa)
3.27

17:40
DEBUSSY
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMAPHON DG 471 332 2
Track 1
9.15

17:50
FASCH
Overture suite in G minor (Gavotte & Air)
Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet)
Julia Schröder (conductor & solo violin)
Kammerorchester Basel
DHM 88697446412	
Tracks 12, 13	
4.11

17.55
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Queen of Spades (Act I: Odnazhdy v Versalye)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Seiji Ozawa (conductor)
RCA 09026 60992 		
Track 10	
3’52

18:03
DVOŘAK
Czech Suite (5th movement: Furiant)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek (conductor)
VC 5 61853 2
CD 5 Tack 5	
5.24

18:12
JANÁČEK
Sinfonietta (2nd movement: Andante)
Philharmonia
Libor Pešek (conductor)
VC 7 91506-2	
Track 3
5.37

18:22	
DVORAK
Symphony No 9 “From the New World”(Finale: Allegro con fuoco)
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Libor Pešek (conductor)
Classic 75605 57043 2
Track 4
10.40 

18:34
BACH, after Vivaldi
Concerto in G major BWV973
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
HMC 901871	
Tracks 16-18
2.27
	
18:45
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No 3 in A minor (2nd movement: Vivace non troppo)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen (conductor)
Linn CKD 216
Track 6
4.11

18:50
RACHMANINOV
Twilight (Op.21 no.3)
Mischa Maisky (cello)
Sergio Tiempo (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMAPHONE 477 7235
Track 3
3’03

18:54
STRAUSS
Four Last Songs (Beim Schlafengehen, Going to Sleep)
Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)
BBCL 4153-2	
Track 3
5.02

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: BBC CO/Hazlewood

BBC CO/Hazlewood

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, BBC CO/Hazlewood

The BBC Concert Orchestra and Charles Hazlewood explore issues of chance in music.

BBC Concert Orchestra and Charles Hazlewood explore issues of chance, with a new piece where 12 composers each write one minute of music. Plus Mozart, Schnittke, Matthews, Ives.

Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given in the Queen Elizabeth hall in which BBC Concert Orchestra and Charles Hazlewood explore issues of chance in music. The programme includes a new piece by 12 composers who have had an association with the BBC Concert Orchestra, where each composer writes one minute of music. The order of composers is determined by the roll of a die and each composer sees the last 12 bars of the previous composer's section and then continues the piece at their will.

Also featuring:

Mozart: A Musical Dice Game
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Matthews: To Compose Without the Least Knowledge of Music
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes

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

Tchaikovsky: 
Was I not a little blade of grass?	
Joan Rodgers – Singer 1997
Roger Vignoles
Hyperion CDA66617 Track 9

Elgar: Organ Sonata
Thomas Trotter, organ
Instrumentalist prize, 2001
REGENT REGCD256
Tracks 1-4

\ concert given at the Queen Elizabeth  Hall n which the BBC Concert Orchestra explore chance in music, including Stakes 'ri Chips, a new piece by 12 composers who've had an association with the orchestra. Presented by Petroc Trelawny . BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Charles Hazlewood Mozart Musical Dice Game 
Fung Lam ; Rabin Abou-Khalil ; Anne Dudley ; Barnaby Taylor ; Pet Shop Boys; John Hardy Stakes W Chips (Part 1) 
Colin Matthews To Compose without the Least Knowledge of Music 
Paul Patterson ; Will Gregory; Tansy Davies ; Richard Watson ; Gwilym Simcock ; Andy Sheppard Stakes 'n' Chips (Part 2) Schnittke Moz-Art a la Haydn Mozart Musical Dice Game 
Ives The Unanswered Question Terry Riley In C 
Stravinsky Jeu de cartes 
Followed by music from past winners of the RPS Music Awards.

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: Christopher Caldwell

Christopher Caldwell

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Christopher Caldwell

Philip Dodd talks to Christopher Caldwell about his book on European immigration.

Philip Dodd talks to American author and polemicist Christopher Caldwell, whose latest book argues that European culture is seriously challenged by mass immigration.

Philip Dodd talks to American author and polemicist Christopher Caldwell about his new book Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West. It looks at half a century of mass immigration in Europe and suggests that European society has overestimated the need for immigrant labour and underestimated how much religion redefines culture. Caldwell also sees the most dangerous sticking point between Europe and its Muslims as being feminism, suggesting that European styles of sexuality and gender relations are the only non-negotiable demands Europe makes of its citizens.

Philip Dodd talks to Christopher Caldwell about his new book Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West.

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 4: Villages

Episode 4: Villages

A Cretan Spring

Villages

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

Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven explore Crete's villages.

Series of programmes recorded on location, tracking spring through Crete. Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven explore the island's villages.

4/5: Villages.

Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven explore the passage of the new season through Crete. (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

4/5. Villages. Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven explore the new season through Crete.

Late Junction

Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners

Late Junction: Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington presents music from Calefax, with the voice of June Tabor.

Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes performances by Dutch wind quintet Calefax, with the voice of June Tabor, and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys.

Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes performances by Dutch wind quintet Calefax, with the voice of June Tabor, and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys.

Track List:

23:15
Arsis Handbell Ensemble: Tule Tursakene (Come Little Coddy)
Album: Awake My Heart
CCn’C 02732

23:18
Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys: Deep Well Of Sadness
Album: Lost In The Lonesome Pines
Dualtone IDLCD 8

(Segue)

23:22
Farmers Market: Monkey’s Dance
Album: Farmers Market
Winter and Winter 910056 2

23:25
Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in C Op 87 No 1
Performed By Calefax Reed Quintet
Album: Calefax Reed Ensemble
Canal Grande CG 9321

(Segue)

23:31
June Tabor: I Wonder What’s Keeping My True Love Tonight
Album: Aleyn
Topic TSCD 490

23:38
Vassilis Tsabropoulis: The Other
Album: The Promise
ECM 1773 377

23:44
Lo Cor De La Plana: La Noviola
Album: Tant Deman
Buda Musique 3017 530
TR 2 3’52

(Segue)

23:48
Vassilis Tsitsanis (bouzouki): Taqsim
Album: Greece - Homage To Tsitsanis
Ocora C559010

23:52
John Tavener: Funeral Ikos
Performed By Choir of St John’s College Cambridge, directed by Christopher Robinson
Album: Tavener - English Choral Music
Naxos 8.555256

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Brian Eno: Large Bell Change Improvisation
Album: Bell Studies For The Clock Of The Long Now
Opal CD 02

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00:00
Susanna And The Magical Orchestra: Hallelujah
Album: Melody Mountain
Rune Grammofon RCD 2057

00:07
John Surman: Nestor’s Saga
Album: The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon
ECM   829160 2

(Segue)  

00:17
Sytyke: A-molssi & Grannas Bastu
Album: Tulipunapalsami
Aania 08

00:22
Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Here It Begins
Album: Twice Born Men
Samdhisound SS015

(Segue)

00:25
Alva: A Blacksmith Courted Me
Album: The Bells Of Paradise
Beautiful Jo Records BEJOCD-45						




00:30
The Necks: Buoyant
Album: Chemist
ReR Neck 57

00:50
David Sylvian: Wonderful World
Album: Snow Borne Sorrow
Samadhisound SS006

00:56
Francisco Guerrero: Ego Flos Campi 
Performed By Stile Antico 
Harmonia Mundi HMU 807 489

The Dutch wind quintet Calefax, and the voices of June Tabor, and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Susan Sharpe

08/05/2009

Susan Sharpe

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Susan Sharpe

Susan Sharpe presents music by Telemann, Abel, Dittersdorf, Spohr, Hindemith and Handel.

Susan Sharpe presents music, including Telemann, Abel, Dittersdorf, Spohr, Hindemith, Handel, CPE Bach, Bruhns, Poulenc, Purcell, Britten, Elgar, Albeniz, Rossini, Auric and Hummel.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Overture in G (Burlesque de Quixotte)
1.20am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Concerto in E minor for flute and orchestra, Op 6 No 2
1.37am
Dittersdorf, Carl von (1739-1799): Symphony No 3 in G
Karl Kaiser (transverse flute)
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider (director)

1.56am
Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824): Duo concertante in C
Alexandar Avramov, Ivan Peev (violins)

2.02am
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859): Six Deutsche Lieder for soprano, clarinet and piano, Op 103
Jean Stilwell (mezzo-soprano)
Amici Chamber Ensemble

2.24am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Symphony No 1 in B minor for string orchestra
Risor Festival Strings

2.35am
Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963): Sonata for harp
Rita Costanzi (harp)

2.48am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Water Music - Suite in G, HWV350
Collegium Aureum

3.00am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Fantasia in C for keyboard, Wq 61 No 6
Andreas Staier (pianoforte)

3.08am
Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1697): Alleluja, paratum cor meum
Guy de Mey, Ian Honeyman (tenors)
Max van Egmond (bass)
Ricercar Consort

3.22am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Mass in G
Elmer Iseler Singers

3.38am
Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992): Theme and Variations for violin and piano
Peter Oundjian (violin)
William Tritt (piano)

3.47am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Elegie, Op 24 (arr. for cello and orchestra)
Shauna Rolston (cello)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

3.54am
Marais, Marin (1656-1728): La reveuse; L'arabesque (Suite d'un gout etranger)
Vittorio Ghielmi (viola da gamba)
Luca Pianca (lute)

4.03am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Awake, and with attention hear, Z181
Stephen Varcoe (bass)
David Miller (theorbo)
Peter Seymour (organ)

4.14am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): Choral Dances (Gloriana)
BBC Singers
Stephen Layton (conductor)

4.23am
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): Silence and Music
BBC Singers
Bo Holten (conductor)

4.29am
Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola and piano
Steven Dann (viola)
Bruce Vogt (piano)

4.36am
Lawes, Henry (1596-1662): Suite a 4 in G minor
Concordia
Mark Levy (conductor)

4.43am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Severn Suite for brass band, Op 87
Royal Academy of Music Brass Soloists

5.00am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Impromptu in A flat, Op 29
Krzysztof Jablonski (piano)

5.05am
Albeniz, Isaac (1860-1909): Rapsodia espanola, Op 70
Angela Cheng (piano)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Graf (conductor)

5.23am
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957): Mein Sehnen, mein Wahnen (Die Tote Stadt)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.28am
Kunzen, Friedrich (1761-1817): Overture (Erik Ejegod)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Peter Marschik (conductor)

5.33am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Quartet No 6 in F for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Vojtech Samec (flute)
Jozef Luptacik (clarinet)
Frantisek Machats (bassoon)
Josef Illes (french horn)

5.45am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Il primo libro delle canzoni (excerpts)
Musica Fiata Koln
Roland Wilson (director)

5.55am
Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste (1699-1782): La Morangis, ou La Plissay - chaconne
Pierre Pitzl, Marcy Jean Bolli (violas da gamba)
Luciano Contini (archlute)
Augusta Campagne (harpsichord)

6.02am
Auric, Georges (1899-1983), arr. Lane: Suite (It Always Rains on Sunday) - film score
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

6.17am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Hora est for chorus and organ
Denis Comtet (organ)
Radio France Chorus
Donald Palumbo (conductor)

6.26am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Overture (Der Schauspieldirektor, K486)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Ivor Bolton (conductor)

6.32am
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Quartet in E flat for clarinet and strings, S78
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Tobias Ringborg (violin)
Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola)
John Ehde (cello).

With 
Susan Sharpe. Telemann Overture in G (Burlesque de Quixotte) 
Abel Flute Concerto in E minor, Op 6 No 2 Dlttersdorf Symphony No 3 in G 1.56 Viottl Duo Concertante in C 2.02 Spohr Sechs deutsche Lieder, Op 103 
2.24 Mendelssohn String Symphony No 10 in B minor 
2.35 Hindemlth Harp Sonata 2.48 Handel Water Music: Suite in G, HWV350 3.00 CPE Bach Fantasia in C, Wq6l No 6 3.08 Bruhns Alleluja - Paratum cor meum 3.22 Poulenc Mass in G 3.38 Messiaen Theme and Variations 3.47 Faure Elegie , Op 24 3.54 Marais La refuse; Larabesque (Suitte d'un goût etranger) 
4.03 Purcell Awake, and with Attention Hear, Z181 
4.14 Britten Choral Dances (Gloriana) 4.23 Vauqhan Williams Silence and Music 4.36 Lawes Suite a 4 in G minor 4.43 Elqar Severn Suite, Op 87 5.00 Chopin Impromptu in A flat, Op 29 5.05 Albeniz Rapsodia espanola, Op 70 5.23 Kornqold Aria: Mein Sehnen , mein Wahnen (Die Tote Stadt) 5.28 Kunzen Overture: Erik Ejegod 5.33 Rossini Quartet No 6 in F for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon 5.45 Frescobaldi II primo  libro delle canzoni (excerpt) 5.55 Forqueray Chaconne (La Morangis, ou La Plissay) 6.02 Auric, arr Lane Suite: It Always Rains on Sunday 6.17 
Mendelssohn Hora est 6.26 Mozart Overture: Der Schauspieldirektor 
6.32 Hummel Clarinet Quartet in E flat

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