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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: With Sara Mohr-Pietsch

21/05/2009

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch

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With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Visit the website for details of building a poem live on air.

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including at 8.30 a Poem for Today, with Andrew Motion reading his poem The Grave of Rupert Brooke. Visit the website for details of building a poem live on air.

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

07:02

GRIEG
Prelude (Morning Mood)
From Peer Gynt, Act 4
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
CBS CD44528, T.11

07:09

A. SCARLATTI
Sinfonia / concerto grosso for treble recorder and strings
Richard Harvey, recorder
London Vivaldi Orchestra, dir. Monica Huggett
ASV DIGITAL CDGAU111    Trs.10-14


07:16

WIDOR
Introduction and Rondo, op.72
Maximiliano Martin (clarinet)
Scott Mitchell (piano)
LINN CKD 331, T.8	 
										

07:25

PLAYFORD
Prince Rupert March
Les Witches
ALPHA 909, T.16
						

07:30

ELGAR
O Happy Eyes, Op.18, no.1
The King’s Singers
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD147, T.3		


07:36

SIBELIUS
Lemminkainen’s Return
No.4 from Lemminkainen Suite, op.22
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD 190002, CD3/T.7


07:43

GABRIEL GROVLEZ
Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
Philip Fisher (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 10521, T.1-2


07:51

MOZART
Soave sia il vento (trio, act I scene II)
Carol Vaness (Fiordiligi)
Delores Ziegler (Dorabella)
Claudio Desderi (Don Alfonso)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 2 08830 2, CD1/T.20


07:54

DVORAK
Slavonic Dance, op.46, no.6 in D major
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Farrer (conductor)
ASV CD DCA 730, T.6


08:03

CHOPIN
Valse, op.34, no.1
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4315892, T.2	


08:11

PURCELL
Sonata in F major, “Golden”
Retrospect Trio
LINN CKD 332, T.39-43


08:19

BRIDGE 							
Seascape from The Sea – Suite for orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
EMI CDM5668552, T.1


08:21

WEELKES
O How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)
ASV CD GAU 195, T.10
					

08:31

SAINT-SAENS
Une nuit a Lisbonne
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS EMI CDC7549132, T.11


08:36

POEM FOR THE DAY 1
Andrew Motion
“The Grave of Rupert Brooke“


08:39

W DENIS BROWNE
To Gratiana dancing and singing
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
HYPERION CDA67378, T.11	


08:47

SCHUBERT
String Trio in B flat major, D.471
The Raphael Ensemble
HELIOS CDH55305, T.1


09:00

HANDEL
Vedro fra poco (Act2, Sc.12)
From Admeto, re di Tessaglia
Alceste (Rachel Yakar)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis (director)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VMT5613692, CD2/T.26


09:09

MILHAUD
Scaramouche
Eduard Brunner (clarinet)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Urs Schneider (conductor)
KOCH 310352, T.1-3


09:18

 HAYDN
Variations in G Major on ‘Gott erhalte’
Gary Cooper (fortepiano)
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 26509, T.3


09:24

MONTEVERDI
A quest’olmo
La Venexiana
Claudio Cavina (director)
GCD 920927, CD1/T.15


09:33

RAVEL
Tombeau de Couperin
Orchestre de Paris
Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)
ONDINE ODE10512, T.7-10				


09:55

BACH
Gigue from Suite no.6 in E major, BWV 817
Keith Jarrett (harpsichord)
ECM 4379552, CD2 / T.22

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by Ian McMillan to launch Poems for Today, including at 8.30 a new poem written and read by Andrew Motion. How to read poetry: page 25

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker presents music by Tchaikovsky, Howells and Beethoven.

With Sarah Walker. Including Tchaikovsky: Danse des coupes (Swan Lake). Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio. Howells: Take him earth for cherishing. Beethoven: Bagatelle in C; Fur Elise.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Tchaikovsky: Danse des coupes (Tempo di polacca, Swan Lake - Act 1)
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL S2K 46592 (2 CDs)

10.07am
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio
Vadim Repin (violin)
Dmitri Yablonsky (cello)
Boris Berezovsky (piano)
ERATO 0630178752

10.49am
Howells: Take him earth for cherishing
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (director)
ARGO 4302052

10.58am
Beethoven: Bagatelle in C, WoO 56
John Lill (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 9201

11.00am
Beethoven: Bagatelle: Fur Elise, WoO 59
Artur Schnabel (piano)
NAXOS 8110764

11.03am
Beethoven: Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52
Steban Sanchez (piano)
EN SAYO ENY CD 9730

11.08am
Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 55
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC 2292 46452 2 (4 CDs)

11.55am
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op 119, Nos 9 and 10
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS 456 031 2.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00 Tchaikovsky Danse des coupes: Tempo di polacca (Swan Lake, Act 1) - LSO, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

10.07 Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50 - Vadim Repin (violin), Dmitri Yablonsky (cello), Boris Berezovsky (piano)

10.49 Howells Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, director Stephen Cleobury

10.58 Beethoven Bagatelle in C, WoO 56 - John Lill (piano)
Bagatelle in A minor (Fur Elise), WoO 59 - Artur Schnabel (piano)
Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52 - Esteban Sanchez (piano)

11.08 Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Bagatelles, Op 119: No 9 in A minor; No 10 in A - Alfred Brendel (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: Sibelius - The Rest is Silence? (The Years 1925-1957)

Composer of the Week: Sibelius - The Rest is Silence? (The Years 1925-1957): Episode 4

Episode 4

Sibelius - The Rest is Silence? (The Years 1925-1957)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Sibelius - The Rest is Silence? (The Years 1925-1957), Episode 4

With Donald Macleod. Late works for organ, plus the only recording of Sibelius conducting.

Donald Macleod presents the only existing recording of Sibelius conducting - the Funeral Music for organ, as well as two of the rarest works in his repertoire.

In today's episode, Donald Macleod introduces the only existing recording of Sibelius conducting - a colourful rendition of his own Andante Festivo on New Year's Day, 1939.

We'll also hear the extraordinary Funeral Music for organ, written after the death of one of his greatest friends, the painter Akseli Gallén-Kallela in 1931 - and usually considered his last work. Sibelius, by now wracked by writer's block over the Eighth Symphony, tried his hardest to wriggle out of his commitment to mark his friend's passing in music. But, unable to escape, he produced a bizarre, otherworldly soundworld.like nothing he'd ever written before.

So then: his last original work? Not quite. Donald explores the extraordinary story of Sibelius' music for the Freemasons.and we'll hear two brief pieces, apparently written in a single, fevered night in 1946 - the first new pieces for some 15 years, and the last Sibelius was to ever let see light of day.

Donald Macleod explores the mythology surrounding the last decades of Sibelius's life

Donald Macleod explores the myths and mysteries behind Sibelius's last, so-called 'silent' decades. With extracts from the composer's diary as well as a variety of rare pieces

Composer of the Week: Sibelius

The Rest Is Silence? 4/5. Donald Macleod presents the only existing recording of Sibelius conducting, from 1939, and looks at the last music the composer ever let see light of day. Andante Festivo 
Finnish RSO, conducted by the composer 
Funeral Music, Op 111 No 2 Matti Vainio (organ) Lemminkainen in Tuonela 
Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Eugene Ormandy Karelia's Fate 
Hannu Jurmu (tenor), Jouni Somero (piano) The Rapids-Shooter's Brides, Op 33 
YL Male Voice Choir Lahti SO, conductor Osmo  Vanska  Masonic Ritual Music, Op 113 (excerpts) Kalevi Kiviniemi (organ) 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: Perth Concert Hall

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Perth Concert Hall: Episode 3: Katia Skanavi

Episode 3

Episode 3: Katia Skanavi

Perth Concert Hall

Katia Skanavi

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Perth Concert Hall, Katia SkanaviClose menu

Louise Fryer presents Katia Skanavi (piano) in Chopin: Ballade No 3; Two Nocturnes.

Louise Fryer presents a concert from Perth Concert Hall. Katia Skanavi (piano) in Chopin: Ballade No 3; Two Nocturnes; Andante Spianato and Grande polonaise brillante; Sonata No 3.

A series of four recitals at Perth Concert Hall featuring young performers with a particular reputation for playing the music of Chopin and highlighting the composer's large-scale works for piano. 

KATIA SKANAVI (piano)

CHOPIN
Ballade No.3

CHOPIN
2 Nocturnes Op.55 

CHOPIN
Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante


CHOPIN
Sonata No.3

(Rpt).

Series in which young performers perform music by Chopin at Perth Concert Hall in Scotland

Series of recitals performed at Perth Concert Hall in Scotland, featuring young performers with a particular reputation for playing the music of Chopin

Afternoon on 3 With Louise Fryer.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Katia Skanavi (piano) 
Chopin Ballade No 3 in A flat, Op 47; 
Two Nocturnes, Op 55; Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante in E flat, Op 22; Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58

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

Afternoon Concert: Handel: Admeto, Acts 1 and 2

Handel: Admeto, Acts 1 and 2

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Handel: Admeto, Acts 1 and 2

Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's Admeto, starring countertenor Rene Jacobs.

Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Admeto, the last of Handel's operas to be staged in the composer's lifetime. Starring Rene Jacobs and Rachel Yakar.

Handel Operas 2009

As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel's operas, Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Admeto, a work which holds a unique place among Handel's operas, as the last of them to be staged in his lifetime. This is considered by many to be the finest of the five works he wrote for the 'rival queens' - two star Italian sopranos who demanded equal billing.

The main roles are two very contrasting women who both love the hero, King Admeto of Thessaly. Comic relief is provided by the slow-witted but brave Hercules, who tries to rescue Admeto's wife from Hades, guarded by the three-headed hound Cerberus.

Including conversation with veteran Handel opera expert Winton Dean.

Handel: Admeto (Acts 1 and 2)

Admeto ...... Rene Jacobs (countertenor)
Alceste, his wife ...... Rachel Yakar (soprano)
Antigona, his former fiancee ...... Jill Gomez (soprano)
Trasimede ...... James Bowman (countertenor)
Ercole (Hercules) ...... Ulrik Cold (bass)
Orindo, Admeto's adviser ...... Rita Dams (mezzo-soprano)
Meraspe, Antigon's tutor ...... Max van Egmond (bass)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis (director).

Handel Opera Cycle

Louise Fryer talks to the doyen of Handel scholars Winton Dean , now in his 90s. Handel Admeto: Acts 1 and 2  II Complesso Barocco, director Alan Curtis Act 3 is at 2pm tomorrow

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: Admeto

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

Episode 1

Episode 1: Admeto, Acts 1 and 2

Admeto

Admeto, Acts 1 and 2

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

Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Admeto. Starring countertenor Rene Jacobs.

Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Admeto, a work unique for being the last of Handel's operas to be staged in the composer's lifetime. Starring Rene Jacobs and Rachel Yakar.

Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Admeto, a work which holds a unique place among Handel's operas, as the last of them to be staged in his lifetime. This was to be the last production of them the last Handel opera production until 1920, and is considered by many to be the finest of the five works he wrote for the 'rival queens' - two star Italian sopranos who demanded equal billing.

The main roles are two very contrasting women who both love the hero, King Admeto of Thessaly. Comic relief is provided by the slow-witted but brave Hercules, who tries to rescue Admeto's wife from Hades, guarded by the three-headed hound Cerberus.

Including conversation with veteran Handel opera expert Winton Dean.

Handel: Admeto (Acts 1 and 2)

Admeto ...... Rene Jacobs (countertenor)
Alceste, his wife ...... Rachel Yakar (soprano)
Antigona, his former fiancee ...... Jill Gomez (soprano)
Trasimede ...... James Bowman (countertenor)
Ercole (Hercules) ...... Ulrik Cold (bass)
Orindo, Admeto's adviser ...... Rita Dams (mezzo-soprano)
Meraspe, Antigon's tutor ...... Max van Egmond (bass)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis (director).

Louise Fryer presents Il Complesso Barrocco under Alan Curtis in Handel's Admeto

Louise Fryer presents Il Complesso Barrocco under Alan Curtis in a performance of Handel's Admeto, the last to be staged in the composer's lifetime

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: 21/05/2009 Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe and Carlos Checa

21/05/2009 Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe and Carlos Checa

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 21/05/2009 Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe and Carlos Checa

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Trio, Carlos Checa and Jose Menor.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Featuring Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Trio, plus conductor Carlos Checa with pianist Jose Menor.

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

Violinist Peter Cropper, cellist Moray Welsh and pianist Martin Roscoe perform in the studio ahead of the Music in the Round Haydn Celebrations. The trio play a series of four hour long concerts at the Upper Chapel in Sheffield to celebrate Haydn's music.

Plus conductor Carlos Checa and pianist Jose Menor talking to Sean about their concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Cadogan Hall. The concert celebrates the centenary of Spanish composer Albeniz's death. Jose Menor also performs in the studio.


17:02	
ALBENIZ
Cadiz (Suite espanola no. 1)
John Williams (guitar)
SONY CD 36679			
Tr 7			
3’44

17:06	
VERDI
Il Trovatore: D’amor sull’ali rosee
Rosalind Plowright (soprano)
Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
DG 4133552				
Tr CD 3 Tr 2		
4’04
		 
17:11	
LIVE	
HAYDN
Piano Trio in C Hob XV No.27 (Allegro)	
Peter Cropper (violin)
Moray Welsh (cello) 
Martin Roscoe (piano).			
5’22

17:23
LIVE	
HAYDN
Piano Trio in A flat Hob XV No.14 (Adagio)
Peter Cropper (violin)
Moray Welsh (cello) 
Martin Roscoe (piano).
5’56

17:33	
LIVE
HAYDN
Piano Trio in C Hob XV No.27 (Presto)	
Peter Cropper (violin)
Moray Welsh (cello) 
Martin Roscoe (piano).
3’21


17:38
STRAUSS
Concerto for horn and orchestra no. 1 (Op.11) in E flat major
David Pyatt (horn)
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
EMI 5655812				
Tr 1-3			
16’09	

17:55
SCARLATTI
Sonata K9 in D minor
Mikhail Pletnev piano
VIRGIN 561 96124	
CD1 T11
3’52

18’03	
KORNGOLD
Suite from The Sea Hawk
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
TELARC CD – 80682		
Tr 14			
5’31

18’09		
VICTORIA
Motet: O quam gloriosum
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
NAXOS 8550575				
Tr 13		
2’00

18’11	
LIVE
Isaac ALBÉNIZ
El Puerto ['Iberia', bk.1 no.2]
Jose Menor (piano)			
3’45
			
18’20	
LIVE 
Isaac ALBÉNIZ
Evocación ['Iberia', bk.1 no.1]
Jose Menor (piano)
								
5’19
	
18’28	
LIVE	
Isaac ALBÉNIZ
Triana ['Iberia', bk.2 no.3]
Jose Menor (piano)			
4’48

18’34
VIVALDI
Concerto for oboe and orchestra (RV.447) in C major			
Heinz Holliger (oboe)
I Musici
PHILIPS 411 480-2			
Tr 16-17		
14’33

18’50’
KORNGOLD
Die Tote Stadt (Mariettas Lied)
Kate Royal
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Orchestra of English National Opera
Edward Gardner (director)
EMI 268192 2
Tr 13
5’55

18’57
RAMEAU
Suite Le Rappel des Oiseaux (Rigaudon I&II)
Calefax Reed Quintet
MDG 619 737 4-2
Tr15
2’04

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, with guests and a round-up of news from the arts world.

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: Britten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Britten Sinfonia

Presented by Catherine Bott. The Britten Sinfonia perform music by Mozart and Strauss.

Presented by Catherine Bott. Britten Sinfonia/Paul Lewis and Jacqueline Shave in Strauss: Prelude (Capriccio, Op 86); Serenade in E flat. Plus Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 12 and 27.

Presented by Catherine Bott.

In a concert given at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Britten Sinfonia, conducted in turns by Paul Lewis and Jacqueline Shave, perform music by Mozart and Strauss.

Britten Sinfonia
Paul Lewis (piano/director)
Jacqueline Shave (leader/director)

Strauss: Prelude: Capriccio, Op 86
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 12 in A, K414
Strauss: Serenade in E flat, Op 7
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595

Followed by a focus on music inspired by verse, as part of Radio 3's Poetry Season. With opera duets performed by arguably one of the most successful 'stage couples' of our time - Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon. The programme features arias from, among other operas, Puccini's La Boheme, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Gounod's Romeo et Juliette and Massenet's Manon. The singers are accompanied by the orchestra of the Staatskapelle Dresden, under conductor Nicola Luisotti.

G. Puccini: "O Soave Fanciulla" from ‘La Boheme’ - Tk. 1 

G. Donizetti: "Lucia perdona…sulla tomba" from ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ - Tk. 2

C. Gounod: "Va! Je t’ai pardonneé…Nuit d’hymenée" from ‘Roméo et Juliette’ - Tk. 4

J. Massenet: "Toi! Vous!…Ah! Viens, Manon, je t’aime!" from ‘Manon’ - Tk. 6 

Anna Netrebko - Soprano 
Rolando Villazón - Tenor
Orchestra of the Staatskapelle Dresden
Nichola Lisotti - Conductor
DG 4776457

Catherine Bott presents a concert given earlier this week at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. 
Britten Sinfonia , director Jacqueline Shave (violin) Strauss Prelude: Capriccio 
Mozart Piano Concerto No 12 in A, K414 Director Paul Lewis (piano) 
Strauss Serenade in E flat. Op 7 
Mozart Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595 Director Paul Lewis (piano) 
Followed by a selection of opera duets performed by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon , including arias from Puccini's La Bohème, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Gounod's Romeo et Juliette and Massenet's Manon. The singers are accompanied by the orchestra of the Dresden Staatskapelle, conducted by Nicola Luisotti.

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: Caryl Phillips

Caryl Phillips

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Caryl Phillips

With Matthew Sweet. Including Caryl Phillips and the new Great North Museum.

In a rare interview, Matthew Sweet talks to award-winning writer Caryl Phillips about his novel In the Falling Snow - a story about living in contemporary Britain.

With Matthew Sweet.

The work of many writers from Hemingway to Beckett has long suggested a connection between residing in another country and creative thinking, and Matthew hears new psychological research that would appear to bear this out.

In a rare interview, writer Caryl Phillips discusses his latest novel In The Falling Snow, which tells the story of Keith - born in the 1960s to immigrant West Indian parents - and his relationship with his father and teenage son. Now a professor of English at Yale University, Phillips examines how these different generations perceive Britain: the older generation with a notion of Britain inherited from empire, Keith's generation growing up contesting Britain's identity and the young generation with a new proprietorial glee.  

In 2006, the Hancock museum in Newcastle closed its doors and began a 26 million-pound project to redesign and partly rebuild the museum's buildings so as to make a suitable home for the ambitious Great North Museum. As it re-opens, Matthew examines the contents of the new galleries and discusses the extent to which the museum defines a sense of Northern identity.

And Matthew talks to the author of a new biography of film director Otto Preminger. The book examines the life and work of the film director almost as famous for his on-set tantrums as his finished films, and argues that this unashamedly commercial should also be taken seriously as an artist.

In a rare interview Matthew Sweet talks to the award-winning British novelist Caryl Phillips. Born in St Kitts and now living in London and New York, his previous novels have won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, been shortlisted for the Booker 
Prize and won the Martin Luther King and James Tait Black Memorial Prizes. Sweet talks to him about his new novel, In the Falling Snow, set in contemporary London and offering a typically political and emotional assessment of modern living. Producer Martin Smith

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: Under the Influence

The Essay: Under the Influence: Episode 4: Menna Elfyn

Episode 4: Menna Elfyn

Under the Influence

Menna Elfyn

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Under the Influence, Menna Elfyn

Menna Elfyn discusses T Gwynn Jones, who wrote in the strict metres of Welsh poetry.

Menna Elfyn, considered the foremost living poet writing in Welsh, looks at the influence of T Gwynn Jones, who wrote in the strict metres of Welsh poetry.

Series in which contemporary poets discuss writers whose work has influenced their own.

Menna Elfyn, considered the foremost living poet writing in Welsh, talks about the influence of T Gwynn Jones. He wrote in the strict metres of Welsh poetry, but also looked beyond Wales for inspiration - and an audience. Menna illustrates her essay with examples of the poetry of T Gwynn Jones and her own, in both English and Welsh.

Series in which contemporary poets write about others whose work has influenced their own

4/5. Menna Elfyn , arguably the foremost living poet writing in Welsh, reveals how she has been influenced by the work of T Gwynn Jones , who was born in 1871 and died in 1949.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: Late Junction Sessions

Late Junction: Late Junction Sessions: Episode 4: Eugenia Georgieva, Jeremy Birchall and Shahid Khan

Episode 4: Eugenia Georgieva, Jeremy Birchall and Shahid Khan

Late Junction Sessions

Eugenia Georgieva, Jeremy Birchall and Shahid Khan

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Late Junction Sessions, Eugenia Georgieva, Jeremy Birchall and Shahid Khan

Verity Sharp's mix features a session with three singers from very different cultures.

Verity Sharp with a collaboration session, featuring Bulgarian traditional singer Eugenia Georgieva, Indian classical artist Shahid Khan and British opera singer Jeremy Birchall.

Verity Sharp presents a Late Junction Session, featuring a collaboration of three singers from very different cultures - Bulgarian traditional singer Eugenia Georgieva, Indian classical artist Shahid Khan and British opera singer Jeremy Birchall.

Series of sessions which bring together artists who have never previously collaborated

Monthly series of sessions which bring together artists who have never previously collaborated, enabling them to spend a day in the studio together

Verity Sharp presents a session featuring a collaboration of three singers from different cultures - Bulgarian traditional singer 
Eugenia Georgieva , Indian classical artist Shahid Khan and British opera singer Jeremy Birchall.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 22/05/2009

22/05/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 22/05/2009

Music including Beethoven, Vivaldi, Francaix, Debussy, Haydn, Brahms and J Strauss II.

Music including Beethoven, Vivaldi, Francaix, Debussy, Haydn, Brahms, J Strauss II, Mozart, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky and Kabalevsky.

1.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Overture (Die Geschopfe des Prometheus/The Creatures of Prometheus, Op 43)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Philippe Entremont (conductor)

1.06am
Beethoven: Serenade in D for string trio, Op 8
Leopold String Trio

1.37am
Beethoven: Andante in A minor, Op 26 - arr August Gottfried Ritter
Erwin Wiersinga (organ)

1.46am
Beethoven: Concerto No 3 in C minor for piano and orchestra, Op 37
Maria Joao Pires (piano)
Orchestre National de France
Emmanuel Krivine (conductor)

2.22am
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 12, No 2
Mats Zetterqvist (violin)
Mats Widlund (piano)

2.39am
Beethoven: Ah! perfido - scena and aria for soprano and orchestra, Op 65
Rosamund Illing (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Esser (conductor)

2.52am
Beethoven: Overture (Fidelio, Op 72b), arr Wenzel Sedlak for wind ensemble
Octophoros

3.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

3.13am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sonata in D minor Op 1, No 12 (La Folia)
Musica Antiqua Koln

3.22am
Francaix, Jean (1912-1997): Quintet No 1 for wind
Galliard Ensemble

3.43am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Arabesque No 2 arr Nancy Allen for harp
Mojca Zlobko (harp)

3.47am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): String Quartet in B flat, H III 69
Tatrai Quartet

4.10am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Hungarian Dances
Noel Lee, Christian Ivaldi (pianos)

4.23am
Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899): Overture (Der Zigeunerbaron)
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

4.31am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Trio No 8 (Essercizii Musici) - for recorder, harpsichord obligato and continuo
Camerata Koln

4.40am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Concerto in B flat for bassoon and orchestra, K191
Peter Hanzel (bassoon)
Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5.00am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Overture (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Arvid Engegaard (conductor)

5.06am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Variations in A on a rococo theme for cello and orchestra, Op 33
Bartosz Koziak (cello)
Polish Radio Orchestra
Andrzej Mysinski (conductor)

5.27am
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887) compl Glazunov: Symphony No 3
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)

5.46am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Six Moments musicaux, Op 16
Lazar Berman (piano)

6.16am
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908): Concert fantasia on two Russian themes for violin and orchestra, Op 33
Valentin Stefanov (violin)
Orchestra 'Symphonieta' of the Bulgarian National Radio
Stoyan Angelov (conductor)

6.35am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Mass for chorus and wind instruments
San Francisco Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

6.53am
Kabalevsky, Dmitri (1904-1987): Overture (Colas Breugnon)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor).

Beethoven Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus; Serenade in D, Op 8; Andante in A minor, Op 26; Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor; Violin Sonata in A, Op 12 No 2; Ah! perfido, Op 65; Overture: Fidelio 
3.00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, 
BWV1048 3.13 Vivaldi Violin Sonata in D minor, RV63 (La Folia) 3.22 Frangaix Wind Quintet No 1 
3.43 Debussy Arabesque No 2 3.47 Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op 71 No 1 4.10 Brahms Hungarian Dances 4.23 J Strauss (son) Overture: Der 
Zigeunerbaron 4.31 Telemann Trio No 8 (Essercizii musici) 4.40 Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191 5.00 Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Lyudmila 
5.06 Tchaikovsky Variations on a rococo theme in A, Op 33 5.27 Borodin Symphony No 3 in A minor 
5.46 Rachmaninov Moments musicaux, Op 16 
6.16 Rimsky-Korsakov Concert fantasia on Russian themes. Op 33 6.35 Stravinsky Mass 
6.53 Kabelevsky Overture: Colas Breugnon

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