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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

27/07/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob CowanSearch BBC

Radio 3's breakfast programme with Rob Cowan, featuring great pieces and performances.

Radio 3's breakfast programme with Rob Cowan, featuring great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.

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

07:03	

SCARLATTI
Sonata in G major
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
SONY SMK90435, T.13				
	
07:07

PROKOFIEV
Juliet as a young girl: Vivace
From Romeo and Juliet, op.64 (highlights)
Berlin Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697529912, T.4	

07:11

FARINEL
Faronell's Ground
Trio Sonnerie
APEX 0927 49976 2, T.19					

07:17

MENDELSSOHN 
Song with Chorus: 'Ye spotted snakes with double tongues' & Intermezzo
From Incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lynne Dawson (soprano)
Frauenchor des Rundfunk, Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (RSO)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 1279, T.4-5			
			
07:25

RACHMANINOV
Prelude no.3, op.23, no.2
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 00289 477 8122, CD3/T.6	
				
07:31

SCHUBERT
Auf der Bruck, D853 (At Bruck - a resort overlooking GÃ¶ttingen)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
EMI CDEMX2224, T.15					

07:36

ANTONIN VRANICKÃ 
Finale from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major
Gabriela DemeterovÃ¡ (violin)
Prague Chamber Orchestra
SUPRAPHON SU 3977-2, T.9					

07:43

VIVALDI
Gaude mater Ecclesia, RV613 (Rejoice Mother Church)
Susan Gritton (soprano)
The King's Consort
Robert King (director)
HYPERION CDA66839, T.19					

07:48

BRAHMS
Lerchengesang & Wie Melodien zieht es
Mischa Maisky (cello)
Pavel Gililov (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 453 424-2, T.1 + 3		

07:55

JULIUS FUCIK
Fanfare Sounds; march, op.278
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann (conductor)
SUPRAPHON CO 2112, T.7				
								
08:04

MAURICE YVAIN
Yes
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Yve Abel (conductor)
ERATO 0927421062, T.3					
		
08:10

MARTINU
Finale from Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Agilka Genova (piano)
Liuben Dimitrov (piano)
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Eiji Oue (conductor)
CPO 9998042, T.3						
			
08:18

LOUIS MARIE EUGÃNE JANCOURT
Nocturne (d'apres John Field), op.124
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
Philip Fisher (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 10521, T.14				

08:23

BACH
Aria (Basso). Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder ...
(Wake up, ye veins and limbs)
From Cantata: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110
Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (director)
BIS SACD 1761, T.6						

08:27

HOLST (arr. Mayor)
Ostinato from St Paul's Suite		
Simon Mayor (mandolin)
ACOUSTICS CDACS 025, T.2											
08:31

TCHAIKOVSKY
Scherzo (Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op.42, no.2)
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Itamar Golan (piano)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 63780-2, CD3/T.6		

08:35

HOLST
The Ballet from 'The Perfect Fool', Op.39
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA 5069, T.1-4				

08:47

BUSONI
Turandots Frauengemach from Elegien, no.4
Roland PÃ¶ntinen (piano)
CPO 9998532, T.4						

08:51

FALLA 
The neighbours' dance / The miller's dance / Final dance
From The Three-Cornered Hat, part 2
Philharmonia Orchestra
Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 5 67587 2, CD2/T.10 + 11 + 17		

09:06

BEETHOVEN
Final movement from Quartet in C major, op.59, no.3
TakÃ¡cs Quartet
DECCA 470 847-2, CD2/T.8				
				
09:12

HARRY 'SWEETS' EDISON
Nasty
Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet)
Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone)
Jimmy Jones (piano)
Freddie Green (guitar)
Joe Benjamin (bass)
Charli Persip (drums)
VERVE 5598682, CD1/T.3					

09:18

SAINT-SAENS
Triptyque, op.136
Philippe Graffin (violin)
Pascal Devoyon (piano)
HYPERION CDA67100, T.9-11			

09:32

KODALY
Theatre Overture
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier
CHANDOS CHAN 9811, T.1					

09:47

MOZART
Adagio from Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
Clara Haskil (piano)
Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana
Otmar Nussio (conductor)
ANDROMEDA ANDRCD 9050, CD3/T.1		

09:54

RAMEAU
Chaconne
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (director)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 88697 281822, CD39/T.17.

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.

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 Elgar, Playford, Weber, Bruch, Lloyd and Sullivan.

With Sarah Walker. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for strings. Anon: The Irish Ho-Hoane (The Fitzwilliam Virginals Book). Playford: An Ayre called Corke; Sarabande to Corke.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for strings
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
Teldec 9031-73279-2

10.15am
Anon: The Irish Ho-Hoane (The Fitzwilliam Virginals Book - 1610)
Playford: An Ayre called Corke; Sarabande to Corke (Musick's Hand-Maid, 1663)
The Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King (director)
BMG 05472 77516 2 

10.24am
Weber: 10 Scottish National Songs
Robert White (tenor)
Ransom Wilson (flute)
Mark Peskanov (violin)
Nathaniel Rosen (cello)
Samuel Sanders (piano)
EMI CDC-7 47420 2

10.52am
Bruch: Adagio on Celtic Themes, Op 56
Ofra Harnoy (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
BMG RD60757

11.01am
Lloyd: Royal Parks
Black Dyke Mills Band
Major Peter Parkes (conductor)
CHAN 4509

11.16am
Sullivan: Symphony in E (Irish)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
Naxos 8.570351.

With Sarah Walker. 
Elgar Introduction and Allegro 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis 
10.15 Anon The Irish Ho-Hoane (The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) 
Playford An Ayre Called Corke; Sarabande to Corke (Musick's Hand-Maid) 
Harp Consort, director Andrew Lawrence-King 
10.24 Weber Ten Scottish National Songs 
Robert White (tenor), Ransom Wilson (flute), 
Mark Peskanov (violin), Nathaniel Rosen (cello), Samuel Sanders (piano) 
10.52 Bruch Adagio on Celtic Themes, Op 56 Ofra Harnoy (cello), LPO, conductor Charles Mackerras 
11.01 Lloyd Royal Parks 
Black Dyke Band, conductor Peter Parkes 
11.16 Sullivan Symphony in E (Irish) RLPO, conductor David Lloyd-Jones

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: Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)

Composer of the Week: Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967): Episode 1: The Mission

Episode 1

Episode 1: The Mission

Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)

The Mission

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967), The Mission

Donald Macleod explores Kodaly's early life, including his youth spent in the countryside.

Donald Macleod explores Kodaly's early life, including his experiences growing up in the Hungarian countryside and as a young man in Budapest. Including Dances of Galanta, Evening.

Donald Macleod explores the music of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly.

He traces the composer's early life, and how his experiences growing up in the Hungarian countryside and as a young man in Budapest, as well as his friendship with Bela Bartok, shaped his desire to change Hungarian music for ever.

Evening Song
Ars Nova Kamarakorus
Katalin Kiss (conductor)
Private recording - not commercially available

Dances of Galanta
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer (conductor)
Philips 462 824-2, Tr 1

Evening
Chamber Choir of Pecs
Aurel Tillai (conductor)
Hungaroton Classic HCD 31524, Tr 14

Lovely is the Forest
Maria Basilides (mezzo-soprano)
Bela Bartok (piano)
Hungaroton HCD12327 CD1, Tr 8

Nine Piano Pieces (excerpts)
Adam Fellegi (piano)
Hungaroton Classic 31540-41, CD1 Trs 8-11, 14

String Quartet No 1 (1st mvt)
Kodaly Quartet
Hungaroton HCD 12362-2, Tr 1.

Donald Macleod explores the music of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly

Donald Macleod explores the music of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly, who lived and worked against a backdrop of unprecedented social and political turbulence

Composer of the Week:Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)

1/5. The Mission. With Donald Macleod. Evening Song 
Ars Nova Kamarakorus , conductor Katalin Kiss Dances of Galanta 
Budapest Festival Orchestra, conductor Ivan Fischer Evening 
Chamber Choir of Pecs, conductor Aurel Tillai Lovely Is the Forest 
Maria Basilides (contralto), Bela Bartok (piano) Nine Piano Pieces, Op 3 (excerpts) Adam Fellegi (piano) 
String Quartet No 1, Op 2 (1st mvt) Kodaly Quartet Producers Kerry Clark and Rachel Hopkin  
RT DIRECT: Kodaly orchestral works, including HaryJanos Suite (2 CDs), featuring Philharmonia Hungarica , conductor Antal Dorati , is available for £10.99, inc p&p. Address: 
[address removed]. Cheque payable to Selections. Phone [number removed] (national rate), quoting B46-H919

BBC Proms

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Chamber Concerts

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Chamber Concerts: Part 2: PCM 02 - Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau

Part 2 Part 2: PCM 02 - Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau

2009

PCM 02 - Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Chamber Concerts, PCM 02 - Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau

A French song recital by American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Malcolm Martineau

From Cadogan Hall, Louise Fryer presents a French song recital by American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham with Malcolm Martineau (piano). Including Bizet, Franck, Chabrier and Ravel.

From Cadogan Hall, London.

Louise Fryer presents a French song recital by American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and her duo partner Malcolm Martineau.

Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Bizet: Chanson d'avril
Franck: Nocturne 
Chabrier: Les cigales
Bachelet: Chere nuit 
Duparc: Au pays ou se fait la guerre 
Ravel: Le Paon (Histoires naturelles)
Caplet: Le corbeau et le renard 
Roussel: Reponse d'une epouse sage 
Debussy: Colloque sentimental (Fetes galantes) 
Honegger: Trois chansons de la petite sirene
Rosenthal: La souris d'Angleterre (Chansons du monsieur Bleu) 
Poulenc: La dame de Monte-Carlo.

BBC Proms: 2009

Proms Chamber Concerts

Series of concerts by small classical musical ensembles, broadcast from Cadogan Hall

Afternoon on 3BBC Proms Chamber Music 2009

From the Cadogan Hall , with Louise Fryer. Susan Graham (mezzo), Malcolm Martineau (piano) 
Bizet Chanson d'avril Franck Nocturne Chabrier Les cigales Bachelet Chere nuit Duparc Au pays ou se fait la guerre Ravel Le paon (Histoires naturelles) Caplet Le corbeau et le renard Roussel Réponse d'une epouse sage Debussy Colloque sentimental (Fetes galantes) Honegger Trois chansons de la petite sirène Rosenthal La souris d'Angleterre (Chansons Du Monsieur Bleu) Poulenc La dame de Monte-Carlo 
Repeated on Saturday See also Thursday 7.30pm

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: Prom 9/Craig Ogden

Prom 9/Craig Ogden

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Prom 9/Craig Ogden

Presented by Penny Gore. A Prom with the BBC Philharmonic in lesser-known English works.

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: The BBC Philharmonic under Vassily Sinaisky perform lesser-known English works. Plus guitarist Craig Ogden at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival.

Presented by Penny Gore.

BBC Proms 2009

Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic in some lesser-known works of the the English repertoire.

EJ Moeran's Symphony, introduced to the Proms in 1938 by Henry Wood, was written partly in Norfolk and partly in County Kerry, and seems to evoke the landscapes, seashores and folk idioms of both locations. Finzi's neo-Classical Grand Fantasia caps an unaccompanied and clearly Bach-inspired piano solo with a jaunty Toccata. This is followed by a performance of Elgar's Second Symphony, which was partly written on the Cornish coast at Tintagel.

Leon McCawley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Moeran: Symphony in G
Finzi: Grand Fantasia and Toccata
Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat

4.15pm
Highlights from a recital given by Craig Ogden at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival.

Craig Ogden (guitar)

Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998
Tippett: The Blue Guitar
Piazzolla: La Muerte del Angel - tango.

BBC Proms 2009

With Penny Gore. 
Another chance to hear last Thursday's Prom. Leon McCawley (piano), 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky Moeran Symphony in G minor 
Finzl Grand Fantasia and Toccata 
Elgar Symphony No 2 in E flat Repeated from Thursday 
4.15 Highlights from a recital given at last year's Cheltenham Festival. Craig Ogden (guitar) 
Bach Prelude , Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998 Tippett The Blue Guitar 
Piazzolla Tango: La muerte del angel

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: Sean Rafferty

Sean Rafferty

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Sean Rafferty

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Singer Cara Dillon, Red Priest's Angela East & Rosamunde Trio

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Irish folk singer Cara Dillon sings in the studio with husband Sam Lakeman, Red Priest's cellist Angela East with music from her latest CD plus the Rosamunde Trio.

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Irish folk singer Cara Dillon sings in the studio with husband Sam Lakeman, Red Priest's Angela East and others perform music from her latest CD Baroque Cello Illuminations and the Rosamunde Trio give a taste of their programme at Cambridge Summer Music Festival. 
Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00
E-mail: in.tune@bbc.co.uk

17:02
SMETANA
Polka: To Our Girls (Nasim devam) 
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
SUPRAPHON 10 1429
Track 1
4â18	

17:08
Henry ECCLES Junior
Sonata No.11 in g minor, second movement (transcribed from Francesco Antonio BONPORTI)
Angela East (cello)
Ruth Alford (cello)
Howard Beach (harpsichord)
Red Priest RPR RP005
Track 1
7â26

17.16
LIVE MUSIC
The Verdent Braes of Screen
Cara Dillon (vocals)
Sam Lakeman (piano)
3â37

17.24
LIVE MUSIC
Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
Cara Dillon (vocals)
Sam Lakeman (guitar)
3â52

17.31
LIVE MUSIC
The Parting Glass
Cara Dillon (vocals)
Sam Lakeman (piano)
3â26

17.38
MOZART				
Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165
Daniele de Niese (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlghtenment
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DECCA 478 1511
Tracks 1-3
13â32

17.57
CAGE
Roaratorium
John Cage (voice), Joe Heaney (vocals),
Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (Bodrhan), Mel Mercier (Bodrhan), Matt Malloy (Flute),Seamus Ennis (Uillean Pipes)
Wergo WER 6303-2
Track 1
1â27

18.00 NEWS

18.03
BRAHMS
Rhapsodie in E flat major, op.119 no.4
Nicholas Angelich, piano
VIRGIN 379302 2
CD 2 Track 13
5â13

18.09
BRAHMS
Intermezzo in A minor, op.116 no.2
Nicholas Angelich, piano
VIRGIN 379302 2
CD 1 Track 2
4â32

18.15
LIVE MUSIC
BACH
Prelude, Solo Cello Suite no.1 in G, BWV.1007
Angela East, cello
3â51

18.25
LIVE MUSIC
COUPERIN  
Pieces en Concert from Les Gouts Reunis:
La Tromba; Plainte; Air de Diable
Angela East (cello)
Ruth Alford (cello)
Howard Beach (harpsichord)
4â54

18.37
LIVE MUSIC
VIVALDI 
Sonata No 5 in E minor RV 40 (Largo and Allegro)
Angela East (cello)
Ruth Alford (cello)
Howard Beach (harpsichord)
6â56

18.46
SCHUMANN	
Overture, Scherzo, Finale, Op.52
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Archiv 4575912
CD 1 Tracks 7-9
16â42

19.05
LIVE MUSIC
SHOSTAKOVICH   
Piano Trio Op.67 (2nd movement (Scherzo)) 
Rosamunde Trio
2â55

19.11
LIVE MUSIC
DVORAK
Piano Trio Op.90 'Dumky' (the last of the 6 'Dumkas')
4â59

19.20
LIVE MUSIC
SCHUBERT
Piano Trio in B flat D898 (slow movement)
8â45

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 15: Smetana, Bartok, Martinu, Stravinsky

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 15: Smetana, Bartok, Martinu, Stravinsky: Part 1

Part 1 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 15: Smetana, Bartok, Martinu, Stravinsky, Part 1

Smetana: Overture (Bartered Bride). Bartok: Dance Suite. Martinu: Concerto for two pianos.

Jaroslava Pechocova, Vaclav Macha (pianos), BBC SO conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. Smetana: Overture (The Bartered Bride). Bartok: Dance Suite. Martinu: Concerto for two pianos.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Fiona Talkington.

A performance of Smetana's rustic Bohemian comedy The Bartered Bride, which is set at a Slavic fair and known for its high-spirited overture, followed by Bartok's Dance Suite, which incorporates folk themes from Hungary, Romania and as far afield as Africa.

There is also Martinu's Concerto for two pianos, composed just after his First Symphony in 1943, and which betrays some of the tensions of two years earlier when Martinu, like Bartok, was forced to flee to America. The piece ultimately finds release in an outpouring of the composer's characteristically effervescent vitality.

Jaroslava Pechocova, Vaclav Macha (pianos)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Smetana: Overture (The Bartered Bride)
Bartok: Dance Suite
Martinu: Concerto for two pianos.

Prom 15: Smetana, Bartok, Martinu, Stravinsky

The BBC SO under Jiri Belohlavek perform music by Smetana, Bartok, Martinu and Stravinsky

The BBC SO under Jiri Belohlavek perform music by Smetana, Bartok and Martinu. Plus a performance of Petrushka as part of a Stravinsky ballet season at the Proms

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
The first ever Stravinsky ballet season at the Proms begins with Petrushka, and music by Smetana, Bartok and Martinu. Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Jaroslava Pechocova, Vaclav Macha (pianos), BBC SO, conductor Jiri Belohlavek

Smetana Overture: The Bartered Bride

Bartok Dance Suite

Martinu Concerto for two pianos

8.25 Twenty Minutes: The Flirt
A short story by emigre Russian satirist Nadezhda Teffi. A secret rendezvous on board a Volga steamboat has unexpected consequences. Read by Lindsay Duncan.

8.45 Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version)

(Repeated on Wednesday at 2pm)

Twenty Minutes

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating subjects

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating people, places and events

Twenty Minutes: The Flirt

The Flirt

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, The Flirt

A short story by emigre Russian satirist Nadezhda Teffi. Read by Lindsay Duncan.

A short story by the emigre Russian satirist Nadezhda Teffi. A secret rendezvous aboard a Volga steamboat has unexpected consequences. Read by Lindsay Duncan.

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 15: Smetana, Bartok, Martinu, Stravinsky: Part 2

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 15: Smetana, Bartok, Martinu, Stravinsky, Part 2

BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version).

A season of Stravinsky ballets opens with a colourful tale set at St Petersburg's Shrovetide fair. The BBC SO is conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version).

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

A season of Stravinsky ballets opens with the colourful tale of the puppet Petrushka, whose tragedy is played out at St Petersburg's Shrovetide fair.

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version).

The Lebrecht Interview

Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to major figures in the field

The Lebrecht Interview: Hilary Hahn

Hilary Hahn

BBC Radio 3 - The Lebrecht Interview, Hilary Hahn

Norman Lebrecht talks to Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn.

Norman Lebrecht talks to Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn. Born in Lexington, Virginia, Hahn was a child prodigy and made her major orchestral debut in her early teens.

Norman Lebrecht talks to Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn. Born in Lexington, Virginia, Hahn was a child prodigy who made her major orchestral debut while still in her early teens. Now celebrated for her captivating stage presence and deeply felt interpretations, Hahn's international career embraces everything from concerto appearances (playing classic and new repertoire), to recitals, recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, and collaborations with singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau and folk-based singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. She tells Norman about the - sometimes harsh - realities of life on the road, the challenges of sustaining relationships, busking and the effects of the credit crunch on the classical music industry.

2/8. Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the realities of life on the road, busking and the challenges of Sustaining relationships. Producer Emma Bloxham

New Generation Artists

New Generation Artists - a BBC scheme to nurture exceptional young talent

The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support talented musicians to reach the next stages of their careers and brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.

New Generation Artists: Pavel Haas Quartet

Pavel Haas Quartet

BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists, Pavel Haas QuartetClose menu

The Pavel Haas Quartet perform Dvorak's String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American).

As part of a series of chamber performances from the 2008-2010 BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, the Pavel Haas Quartet perform Dvorak's String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American).

Pavel Haas Quartet 
Dvorak String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American)

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: Doctoring Philosophy

The Essay: Doctoring Philosophy: Episode 1: Health

Episode 1: Health

Doctoring Philosophy

Health

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Doctoring Philosophy, HealthClose menu

Prof Jonathan Wolff looks at changing definitions of health, from Descartes to RD Laing.

Jonathan Wolff asks whether health is an intrinsic good, charting changing definitions of sickness and health from Descartes to RD Laing and asking how it can be and quantified.

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the National Health Service in 1949, Prof Jonathan Wolff asks whether health really is an intrinsic good and can be measured and quantified as well as charting changing definitions of sickness and health, from Descartes to RD Laing.

Jonathan Wolff explores the philosophical beliefs at the heart of the NHS

Professor Jonathan Wolff marks the 60th anniversary of the NHS by exploring and questioning the philosophical beliefs which led to its foundation

1/4. Health. Jonathan Wolff charts changing definitions of health, from Descartes to RD Laing. Producer Julia Johnson  EMAIL: theessay@bbc.co.uk

Jazz on 3

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

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

Jazz on 3: The Claudia Quintet at the Barbican

The Claudia Quintet at the Barbican

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, The Claudia Quintet at the Barbican

Jez Nelson presents a gig at the Barbican from John Hollenbeck's group the Claudia Quintet

Jez Nelson presents a gig by John Hollenbeck's group the Claudia Quintet, known for their work in free-jazz, post-bop and spatial minimalism.

Jez Nelson presents a gig by drummer and composer John Hollenbeck's group the Claudia Quintet. Renowned for their eclectic twists through free-jazz, post-bop and spatial minimalism, the quintet features top names from the New York scene: Trevor Dunn (double bass), Matt Moran (vibraphone/percussion), Ted Reichman (accordion) and Chris Speed (clarinet/tenor sax).

Formed in 1997, the Claudia Quintet have released four albums of originals by Grammy-nominated composer John Hollenbeck. Hailed as one of the most exciting bands in contemporary jazz, it draws on a range of modern musical influences, from klezmer to hip hop and rock.

Playlist:

Excerpt from Opening by Claudia Quintet (details below)

CD tracks:

Artist: EJ Strickland (EJ Strickland - drums, Jaleel Shaw - alto sax, Hans Glawischnig - bass, Luis Perdomo - piano, Pedro Martinex - congas and djembe)
Track title: Eternal
Composer: Enoch Jamal Strickland
Album title: In This Day
Label: Strick Muzik

Artist: Steve Lehman Octet (Steve Lehman - alto sax, Mark Shim - tenor sax, Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet, Tim Albright - trombone, Chris Dingman - vibraphone, Jose Davila - tuba, Drew Gress - bass, Tyshawn Sorey - drums)
Track title: No Neighbourhood Rough Enough
Composer: Steve Lehman
Album title: Travail, Transformation and Flow
Label: Pi Recordings

Artist: Robert Glasper (Robert Glasper - piano and Rhodes, Vincente Archer - bass, Chris Dave - drums)
Track title: No Worries
Composer: Robert Glasper
Album title: Double-Booked
Label: Blue Note

British summer festival highlights:

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2009
Friday 31st July - Roy Hargrove Quintet @ Queens Hall
Friday 31st July - Atomic @ Bosco Theatre
Sunday 1st August - The Thing @ The Lot 

Ronnie Scott's British Jazz Festival 2009 @ Ronnie Scott's, London
Tueday 4th August - Nucleus Revisited and Michael Garrick Quartet
Wednesday 5th August - Evan Parker Trio and The London Jazz Collective
Monday 10th August - Kinch and Tom Cawley's Curios
Wednesday 12th August - Bear and Get the Blessing
Thursday 13th August - Iain Ballamy and The James Pearson Trio 

Jez interviews John Hollenbeck, composer and leader of Claudia Quintet

Claudia Quintet recorded at the Barbican on July 8, 2009

Line up:
John Hollenbeck (drums)
Trevor Dunn (electric bass)
Chris Speed (reeds)
Matt Moran (vibes)
Ted Reichman (accordion)

Set list:
Opening
Arabic
Jazz Envy
Point
This Too Shall Pass
Be Happy

All tracks composed by John Hollenbeck.

Jez Nelson presents a gig by drummer/composer John Hollenbeck 's group, The Claudia Quintet. 
Renowned for their eclectic twists through free-jazz, post-bop and spatial minimalism, the quintet features Trevor Dunn (double bass), Matt Moran (vibraphone/ percussion), Ted Reichman (accordion), and Chris Speed (clarinet/tenor sax). Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 28/07/2009

28/07/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 28/07/2009

Including Bach, Brahms, Haydn, Lilburn, Loewe, Granados, Albeniz, Shostakovich, Smetana.

Including music by Bach, Brahms, Haydn, Lilburn, Loewe, Granados, Albeniz, Muffat, Vivaldi, Shostakovich, Rangstrom, Kelemen, Smetana and Petrali.

Including:

1.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Chaconne in D minor (Partita No 2, BVW1004)
Hiro Kurosaki (violin)

1.14am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) arr. Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Chaconne in D minor
Hiro Kurosaki (violin)
Linda Nicholson (fortepiano)

1.25am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), arr. Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Chaconne in D minor
Linda Nicholson (fortepiano)

1.39am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) arr. Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Chaconne in D minor
Hiro Kurosaki (violin)
Linda Nicholson (fortepiano)

1.52am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op 45
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)

3.01am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Sinfonia (L'isola disabitata)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Rolf Gupta (conductor)

3.09am
Lilburn, Douglas (1915-2001): Diversions for strings
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)

3.26am
Suk, Josef (1874-1935): Un poco triste, Op 17 No 3
Uros Prevorsek (violin)
Marjan Vodopivec (piano)

3.30am
Loewe, Carl (1796-1869): 8 Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Michael Raucheisen (piano)

3.51am
Granados, Enrique (1867-1916): The Lover and the Nightingale; El pelele (Goyescas)
Angela Hewitt (piano)

4.03am
Albeniz, Isaac (1860-1909), orch. Arbos: Iberia
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Mester (conductor)

4.34am
Muffat, Georg (1653-1704): Toccata XI
Nikiforos Klironomos (organ)

4.41am
Andriessen, Hendrik (1892-1981): Qui habitat
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay (director)

4.50am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in G minor, RV577 (per l'Orchestra di Dresda)
Cappella Coloniensis
Hans-Martin Linde (conductor)

5.01am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Festive Overture
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

5.08am
Rangstrom, Ture (1884-1947): Suite No 2 for violin and piano
Tale Olsson (violin)
Mats Jansson (piano)

5.19am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Concerto No 4 in A, BWV1055
Kalin Panayotov (oboe d'amore)
Ars Barocca

5.34am
Morley, Thomas (c.1557-1602): Hard by a crystal fountain
Talbot, Joby (b.1971): The wishing tree (2002)
The King's Singers

5.41am
Kelemen, Milko (b. 1924): Variations for piano
Ivo Pogorelic (piano)

5.53am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884): Piano Trio in G minor, Op 15
Suk Trio

6.21am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897), arr. Dvorak: Hungarian Dances, Nos 17-21
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Eivind Aadland (conductor)

6.33am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): 4 Dances (Abdelazer)
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon (director)

6.37am
Banchieri, Adriano (1568-1634): Cor mio, deh non languire
D'India, Sigismondo (c.1582-c.1629): Cor mio, deh, non languire
Pallavicino, Benedetto (c.1551-1601): Cor mio, deh non languire
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)

6.48am
Petrali, Vincenzo (1832-1889): Versetti per il Gloria (Nos 1, 2, 3 and 6)
Leo van Doeselaar (organ of S Corona, Vicenza).

Bach Chaconne (Partita No 2 in D minor, BWV1004) Bach, arr Mendelssohn Chaconne in D minor Bach, arr Brahms Chaconne in D minor Bach, arr Schumann Chaconne in D minor 1.52 Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem 
3.01 Haydn Overture: L' isola disabitata 3.09 Lilburn Diversions for Strings 3.26 Suk Un poco triste, Op 17 No 3 3.30 Loewe Eight Lieder 3.51 Granados The 
Maiden and the Nightingale; El Pelele (Goyescas, Op 11) 
4.03 Albeniz orch Arbos Iberia 4.34 Muffat Toccata XI 
4.41 Andriessen Qui habitat 4.50 Vivaldi Concerto in G minor, RV577 (per I'Orchestra di Dresda) 5.01 
Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op 96 5.08 Ranqstrom Suite No 2 for violin and piano 5.19 Bach Oboe d'amore Concerto in A, BWV1055 5.34 Morley Hard by a Crystal Fountain 5.37 Joby Talbot The Wishing Tree 5.41 Milko Kelemen Variations for piano 5.53 Smetana Piano Trio in G minor, Op 15 6.21 Brahms, arr Dvorak Hungarian Dances: No 17 in F sharp minor; No 18 in D; No 19 in B minor: No 20 in E minor; No 21 in E minor 6.33 Purcell Four Dances (Abdelazer) 6.37 Banchieri Cor mio, deh non languire 6.40 d'lndia Cor mio, deh, non languire 
6.43 Pallavidno Cor mio, deh non languire 
6.48 Petrall Versetti per ii Gloria, Nos 1, 2, 3 and 6

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