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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Sara Mohr-Pietsch

04/08/2009

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-PietschSearch BBC

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.

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


07:03	

KREISLER transcr. Rachmaninov
Liebesleid 
Freddy Kempf (piano)
BIS CD1042, T.13

		
07:09

LASSUS
Timor et tremor
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow (director)
SONY MUSIC 88697532092, T.12		


07:16

JOHANN STRAUSS
Overture to Die Fledermaus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
ERATO 2292459982, T.1


07:26

ANON.
Si de vos mi bien (villancico)
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)
ALIA VOX AVSA 9864, CD1/T.11			


07:32

FAURE
Impromptu No.2 in F minor,op.31
Kathryn Stott (piano)
HYPERION CDA669114, CD1/T.2			


07:36	

HARRIS
Faire is the heaven
Choir of Kingâs College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (director)
EMI CLASSICS 2 28944 0, CD1/T.17


07:42

BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance No.10 in F major
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer (conductor)
PHILIPS 462 589-2, T.10


07:46

COPLAND
Letter from Home
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
EMI CDC7497662, T.3


07:53
LISZT
Rigoletto (Verdi)
Jorge Bolet (piano)
DECCA 467 801-2, CD1/T.5
								
	
08:04	

MENDELSSOHN
Lift thine eyes
BBC Singers
David Hill (director)
BBC RECORDING

		
08:07

PROKOFIEV
Morning dance from Romeo and Juliet, op.64
Kirov Orchestra, Leningrad
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 4321662, CD1/T.3&4


08:12

MOZART
Allegretto con variazioni from Quintet in A, K.581
Jack Brymer (clarinet)
Allegri Quartet
PHILIPS 442 390-2, T.7


08:23	

SCHUBERT
StÃ¤ndchen (Serenade), op.135, D.920 (Grillparzer)
Sibylla Rubens (soprano)
Silke Schwarz (soprano)
Regina Jakobi (soprano)
Ingeborg Danz (alto)
Hildegard Wiedemann (alto)
Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano)
NAXOS 8.570962, T.17


08:32

LANGGAARD
Concerto for violin and orchestra, BVN 82
Christina Ãstrand (violin)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John StorgÃ¥rds (conductor)
DACAPO 6.220562, T.7


08:43

HANDEL
Zadok the Priest
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
DECCA 478 1374, CD2/T.15	


08:51	

MENDELSSOHN
Sinfonia VIII in D major (1st mvt)
Concerto KÃ¶ln
TELDEC 4509945652, T.1


09:01

T.C. STERNDALE BENNETT
The Songs of Today
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
HYPERION CDA67374, T.21


09:04

TRAD. + WILLIAM MARSHALL
Hard is my Fate + Chapel Keithack
Jordi Savall (viol)
Andrew Lawrence-King (harp)
ALIA VOX AVSA 9865, T.9 + 10


09:11

TCHAIKOVSKY
Romeo and Juliet â Fantasy Overture
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
JosÃ© Serebrier (conductor)
BIS CD 1073, T.3
			

09:34

BACH
Prelude and Fugue in G major
Christopher Herrick (organ)
HYPERION CDD22062, T.10&11


09:42

MARTINU
The Little Lullaby, H.122
Giorgio Koukl (piano)
NAXOS 8.572025, T.13


09:45

TRAD. arr. Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
A fairyâs love song
Marie McLaughlin (soprano)
Isobel Frayling-Cork (clarsach)
HELIOS CDH55336, T.10


09:52

BERNSTEIN
Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
London Sinfonietta
Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI CDC 7 47991 2, T.13


09:57

RACHMANINOV
Prelude No.9 in E flat minor, op.23
Steven Osborne (piano)
HYPERION CDA67700, T.10

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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, Walton, Handel, Debussy, Haydn Wood and Farnon.

With Sarah Walker. Elgar: Overture Cockaigne (In London Town). Trad, arr Hughes: I know where I'm going. Walton: Wapping Old Stairs. Handel: Water Music Suite in D.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Elgar: Overture Cockaigne (In London Town)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor)
LONDON 421 387 2

10.15am
Trad, arr. Hughes: I know where I'm going
Walton: Wapping Old Stairs (A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table)
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)
WIGMORE HALL WHLIVE 0004

10.20am
Handel: Water Music Suite in D
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington (conductor)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC5452652

10.43am
Debussy: Romance; Les cloches; Mandoline
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Julius Drake (piano)
WIGMORE HALL WHLIVE 0020

10.50am
Haydn Wood: The Horse Guards, Whitehall (London Landmarks)
10.53am
Farnon: The Westminster Waltz
10.56am
Coates: Knightsbridge March (London Suite)
The New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 66968

11.01am
Haydn: London Trio in C, H IV 1
Barthold KuijkenMarc Hantai (flutes)
Wieland Kuijken (cello)
ACCENT ACC9284D

11.13am
Walton: Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)
RCA 74321 925752.

With Sarah Walker. 
Elgar Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town) LPO, conductor Georg Solti 
10.15 Trad, arr Hughes I Know Where I'm Going Walton Wapping Old Stairs 
Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) 
10.20 Handel Water Music: Suite in D 
London Classical Players, conductor Roger Norrington 
10.43 Debussy Romance; Les cloches; Mandoline Christopher Maltman (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) 
10.50 Haydn Wood March: The Horse Guards, Whitehall (London Landmarks) Farnon The Westminster Waltz 
Coates March: Knightsbridge (London Suite) 
New London Orchestra, conductor Ronald Corp 
11.01 Haydn Divertimento in C, HIVI Barthold Kuijken and Marc HantaT (flutes), Wieland Kuijken (cello) 
11.13 Walton Symphony No 1 London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn

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: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Composer of the Week: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Episode 2

Episode 2

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Episode 2

Donald Macleod explores 1877, the year of Tchaikovsky's disastrous marriage.

Donald Macleod explores 1877, the year of Tchaikovsky's disastrous marriage, in which he also produced Eugene Onegin and Symphony No 4.

Donald Macleod takes a series of snapshots of a period that lay at the centre of Tchaikovsky's creative life, from 1876 to 1890.

In 1877, Tchaikovsky took a sudden decision to get married. He wasn't the first or last homosexual man to do so, but the repercussions were calamitous, and the event triggered a crisis from which some believe Tchaikovsky never fully recovered. However, this was also the year of two superlative pieces of music, both awash with references that listeners have since interpreted as autobiographical.

Eugene Onegin (excerpt from the Introduction)
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
Philips 438 235-2 CD1, Tr 1

Eugene Onegin (excerpt from the Letter Scene, Act 1)
Tatyana ...... Nuccia Focile (soprano)
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
Philips 438 235-2 CD1, Tr 11

Eugene Onegin (excerpt from Act 1 conclusion)
Tatyana ...... Nuccia Focile (soprano)
Eugene Onegin ...... Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
St Petersburg Chamber Choir
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
Philips 438 235-2 CD1, Trs 14-15

Symphony No 4 in F minor (excerpt from 1st mvt)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
DG 419 745-2 CD1, Tr 1

Eugene Onegin (excerpt from Act 3 conclusion)
Tatyana ...... Nuccia Focile (soprano)
Eugene Onegin ...... Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
St Petersburg Chamber Choir
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
Philips 438 235-2 CD2, Tr 15.

Composer of the Week: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Donald Macleod looks at the years 1876 to 1890 in Tchaikovsky's life and music

Donald Macleod takes a series of snapshots of a period that lay at the centre of Tchaikovsky's creative life, from 1876 to 1890

Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky

2/5. Tchaikovsky wasn't the first homosexual man to marry, but the repercussions were calamitous. Introduction; Letter scene; conclusion (Eugene Onegin , Act 1)   
St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Paris Orchestra, conductor Semyon Bichkov 
Symphony No 4 in F minor (1st mvt) 
Leningrad PO, conductor Yevgeni Mravinsky Eugene Onegin (Act 3, conclusion)

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: Hay Festival 2009

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Hay Festival 2009: Episode 1: Thomas Allen/Gary Matthewman

Episode 1

Episode 1: Thomas Allen/Gary Matthewman

Hay Festival 2009

Thomas Allen/Gary Matthewman

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Hay Festival 2009, Thomas Allen/Gary MatthewmanClose menu

Baritone Thomas Allen performs songs by Copland, Ives, Barber, Haydn, Beethoven.

Thomas Allen (baritone) with Gary Matthewman (piano) in songs by Copland, Ives, Barber, Haydn and Beethoven, plus African-American spirituals.

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals.

In a concert given at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye, British baritone Thomas Allen is accompanied by Gary Matthewman as he performs American songs by Copland, Ives and Barber, African-American spirituals, as well as a selection of Haydn and Beethoven songs.

Thomas Allen (baritone)
Gary Matthewman (piano)

Haydn: Piercing Eyes; Sympathy; She never told her love; The Wanderer; Sailor's Song (6 Original canzonettas)
Beethoven: La Partenza; In questa tomba oscura; L'amante Impatiente
Ives: The Children's Hour; Tom Sails Away; The Things our Fathers Loved; Evening	
Barber: Nocturne; Solitary Hotel; The Daisies; I Hear an Army 	
Copland: Long time ago; Simple Gifts; The Dodger; The Boatmen's Dance
Spirituals (arr HT Burleigh): By an' by; 'Tis me o Lord; Steal Away; I got a robe.

Chamber concerts given at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye as part of the 2009 Hay Festival

Series of four chamber concerts given at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye as part of the 2009 Hay Festival

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
In the first of four Hay festival recitals, baritone 
Thomas Allen is accompanied by Gary Matthewman in a recital of American songs by Copland, Ives and Barber, African-American spirituals, and a selection of Haydn and Beethoven songs. 
Haydn Piercing Eyes; Sympathy; She Never Told 
Her Love; The Wanderer; Sailor's Song (Six original canzonettas) 
Beethoven La partenza; In guesta tomba oscura; L'amante impatiente 
Ives The Children's Hour; Tom Sails Away; The Things Our Fathers Loved; Evening 
Barber Nocturne; Solitary Hotel; The Daisies; I Hear an Army 
Copland Long Time Ago; Simple Gifts; The Dodger; The Boatmen's Dance 
Arr HT Burleigh By an' By; 'Tis Me, 0 Lord; Steal Away; I Got a Robe 
2.00 BBC Proms 2009 
Another chance to hear last Wednesday's Prom. Introduced by Tom Service . 
Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jonathan Nott Jorg Widmann Con brio 
Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216 Bruckner Symphony No 3 in D minor  
4.15 Piano Music 
Rachmaninov Variations on a theme ofCorelli 
Freddy 
Kempf Liszt Lesjeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (Annees de Pèlerinage, Book 3) Philippe Cassard

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 Concert: Prom 18/Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Prom 18/Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Prom 18/Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Another chance to hear the Bamberg SO performing music by Widmann, Bruckner and Mozart.

With Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear the Bamberg SO in music inspired by old masters: Widmann: Con brio. Bruckner: Symphony No 3. Mozart: Violin Concerto.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

BBC Proms 2009

Another chance to hear the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra's return to the Proms under its British-born principal conductor Jonathan Nott.

The programme features Jorg Widmann's Con brio, inspired by Beethoven, Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, featuring young German soloist Arabella Steinbacher making her Proms debut, and Bruckner's Third Symphony, which was dedicated to Wagner.

Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 
Jonathan Nott (conductor) 

Jorg Widmann: Con brio (UK premiere)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216 
Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor 

4.15pm
Piano Music

Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli
Freddy Kempf (piano)
Recorded at the 2009 Mananan Festival

Liszt: Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (Annees de pelerinage - 3me Annee)
Philippe Cassard (piano).

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: 04/08/2009 Jonathan Morton and Vivica Genaux

04/08/2009 Jonathan Morton and Vivica Genaux

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 04/08/2009 Jonathan Morton and Vivica Genaux

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With violinist Jonathan Morton and mezzo Vivica Genaux.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With conversation from director and violinist Jonathan Morton, plus a performance by Alaskan singer Vivica Genaux and Spanish pianist Carlos de Aragon.

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

Director and violinist Jonathan Morton joins Petroc in the studio ahead of his performance with the Scottish Ensemble in the 2009 Proms Chamber Concerts series.

Plus Alaskan mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux and Spanish pianist Carlos de Aragon performing in the studio before Vivica's Proms debut.

17:02
DONIZETTI 
Il segreto per esser felici (Lucrezia Borgia)
Vivica Genaux (Orsini)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Conductor John Nelson
VC 545615 2
TR 5
3â14

17:06
IBERT
Trois Pieces Breves
Danish National Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet
Naxos 8.557356
TR 4-6
6â48

17:14
BRITTEN
Fanfare (Les Illuminations, Op. 18)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Scottish Ensemble
Clio Gould (director)
Linn CKD 226
TR 1
1â54

17:21
RAVEL
Petite Symphonie a cordes (2nd movement)
Scottish Ensemble
Clio Gould (director)
Linn CKD 215
TR 2
6â12

17:32
BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B Flat BWV
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees (director)
VC CUV5611142
CD 2	
TR 7-9
16â45

17:51
SCHUBERT
Marche militaire in G, D733 No 2 Op. 51
Ykeda Duo
WCJ 2564 69074-4
TR 2
3â28

17:56
LIVE
VIARDOT
Floris
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano)
Carlos de Aragon (piano)
2â55

18:03
MENDELSSOHN
Herr! Der du bist der Gott (Paulus, Op 36)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHAN 9882 
CD 1
TR 2
4â09

18:08
LIVE
RICCI
O Rondinella
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano)
Carlos de Aragon (piano)
2â37

18:18
LIVE
ROSSINI
La veuve andalouse
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano)
Carlos de Aragon (piano)
5â55

18:27
LIVE
GIMENEZ
Zapateado
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano)
Carlos de Aragon (piano)
1â26

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: Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev: Part 1

Part 1 2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev, Part 1

BBCNOW/Fischer in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Martin Handley presents the BBCNOW/Thierry Fischer in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor (with Isabelle Faust - violin).

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Martin Handley presents a Prom which brings together works from opposite ends of Mendelssohn's life - his early first symphony, written when he was only 15, and his lyrical Violin Concerto. The soloist is the exciting German violinist Isabelle Faust, making her Proms debut.

Isabelle Faust (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)	

Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor.

BBC Proms: 2009

Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev

Thierry Fischer conducts the BBCNOW in music by Mendelssohn, Holliger and Prokofiev

Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in two works from opposite ends of Mendelssohn's life, as well as music by Swiss composer Heinz Holliger and a Prokofiev ballet score

BBC Proms 2009

Presented by Martin Handley, from London's Royal Albert Hall. A celebration of Mendelssohn's bicentenary, featuring his lyrical violin concerto and first symphony, plus highlights from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and a UK premiere from Heinz Holliger.

Isabella Faust (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Thierry Fischer

Mendelssohn Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor

7.35 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Roy Hattersley and Valentine Cunningham champion the Victorian novel from Austen to Hardy.

7.55 Heinz Holliger irato (first UK performance)

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

(Repeated on Tuesday 11 August at 2pm)

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: The Victorian Novel

The Victorian Novel

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, The Victorian Novel

With Matthew Sweet. Roy Hattersley and Valentine Cunningham champion the Victorian novel.

Matthew Sweet is joined by Roy Hattersley and Valentine Cunningham as they champion the Victorian novel in all its forms, from Austen to Hardy.

Proms Literary Festival

As part of the festival's Victorian season, Matthew Sweet is joined by Roy Hattersley and Valentine Cunningham as they champion the Victorian novel in all its forms. From the elegance of Jane Austen and the thrilling sensation novels of Wilkie Collins to the stately realism of George Eliot and the bleakness of Thomas Hardy, the Victorian novel is a treasure trove of literary riches.

Roy and Valentine argue that these should still be seen as pinnacles of English literature and their mix of character, social upheaval, storytelling, melodrama, malign fate and high style demonstrate a commitment to portray the whole of life that is as relevant today as it has ever been.

Proms Plus

Series of events providing a context to the 2009 Proms season's music and artists

Series of events providing a fascinating context to the 2009 Proms season's music and artists

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev, Part 2

BBCNOW/Fischer in Holliger: (S)irato (UK premiere). Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

From the Royal Albert Hall. Martin Handley presents the BBCNOW under Thierry Fischer performing Heinz Holliger: (S)irato (UK premiere). Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts).

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Martin Handley.

The Prom concludes with Thierry Fischer and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing music by Swiss composer Heinz Holliger. (S)irato is an anguished lament for Holliger's Hungarian teacher Sandor Veress, to whom the piece is dedicated. Fragments of Hungarian folk songs (collected by Bartok) revolve around a slowly evolving mass of orchestral sound. There's even a part for that most Hungarian of all instruments, the cimbalom.

It is followed by Prokofiev's ballet score for Romeo and Juliet, revealing all the intimacy, tragedy and tenderness of Shakespeare's drama, and which was selected by the concert's conductor. 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Heinz Holliger: (S)irato (UK premiere)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts).

The Lebrecht Interview

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

The Lebrecht Interview: Michael Kaiser

Michael Kaiser

BBC Radio 3 - The Lebrecht Interview, Michael Kaiser

Norman Lebrecht talks to arts leadership supremo Michael Kaiser.

Norman Lebrecht talks to Michael Kaiser, known as 'the turnaround king' for having saved many arts organisations from collapse. He advises spending more on the arts in a recession.

Norman Lebrecht talks to president of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Michael Kaiser. Known as 'the turnaround king' of performing arts, Kaiser has saved numerous artistic organisations from closure. The American describes himself as 'very gloomy' about the effect of the current economic situation on the creative world and says a lot more damage will be done to many more artistic companies by the recession.

Advocating spending more money on the arts in time of economic difficulty, he also reflects on the turbulent years he spent rebuilding the Royal Opera House over a decade ago, on how he struggled to get the support of the New Labour government and how time working in Britain was the biggest challenge of his career.

The Lebrecht interview

Norman Lebrecht talks to Michael Kaiser , known as "the turnaround king" of performing arts, who has saved numerous artistic organisations from closure. Producer Jeremy Evans

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 27 - Harrison Birtwistle celebration

Prom 27 - Harrison Birtwistle celebration

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 27 - Harrison Birtwistle celebration

The London Sinfonietta celebrates Harrison Birtwistle's music with three virtuosic works.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The London Sinfonietta and its co-founder, conductor David Atherton, celebrate the music of Harrison Birtwistle with three virtuosic works.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Verity Sharp.

The London Sinfonietta and Harrison Birtwistle have formed a close bond over the last four decades. Under the baton of their co-founder David Atherton, Sinfonietta revisit three of the composer's early works - all of which the ensemble originally premiered. One of the themes of this year's season is 1934, England at the Crossroads, the year Birtwistle was born, and a turning point for British music in the 20th century.

Verses for Ensemble showcases the virtuosity of the ensemble with brass, wind and percussion all vying for the listener's attention. In Silbury Air and Carmen arcadiae mechanicae perpetuum, Birtwistle explores the mysterious and the mechanical with imaginary landscapes and colliding musical ideas.

London Sinfonietta
David Atherton (conductor)

Harrison Birtwistle: Carmen arcadiae mechanicae perpetuum; Silbury Air; Verses for Ensembles.

Selected coverage from the classical concerts of the Proms' 115th season.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Verity Sharp presents three of Harrison Birtwistle 's early works, all of which were originally premiered by tonight's orchestra. 
London Sinfonietta, conductor Donald Atherton 
Carmen arcadiae mechanicae perpetuum; Silbury Air; Verses for Ensembles

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt presents a selection of music, including Ruth Wall performing harp music.

Max Reinhardt presents harp music by Graham Fitkin, two pieces by Seaworthy recorded in and around a decommissioned ammunition bunker, and the ethereal clarinet of Arun Ghosh.

Max Reinhardt presents a varied selection of music including Ruth Wall performing harp music by Graham Fitkin, two pieces by Seaworthy that have been recorded in and around a decommissioned ammunition bunker, and the ethereal clarinet of Arun Ghosh.

Track List:

23:30
Arun Ghosh: Deshkar (Love in the Morning)
Album: Northern Namaste	
Camoci Records CAMOCI001

23:35				
Seaworthy: Outside
Album: 1897
12K 1053

(Segue)

23:36				
Graham Fitkin: Skirting
Performed By Ruth Wall	
Album: The Uncommon Harp
GFR GFCD 041105

23:45		
Carlos Puebla: Un Hombre
Album: Hasta Siempre Comandante	
Tumi CD 077

23:48
Sister Fleeta Mitchell and Rev. Wille Mae Eberhard: Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Album: Art of Field Recording
Dust To Digital DTD 07

(Segue)

23:51		
Fennesz: City Of Light
Album: Venice
Touch TO:53

23:56
Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat - Sanctus & Benedictus  
Performed By Tallis Scholars Directed by Peter Phillips
Album: Josquin - Missa Malheur Me Bat & Missa Fortuna Desperata
Gimell CDGIM 042

00:07
Vinicius CantuÃ¡ria: OrdinÃ¡ria	
Album: Vinicius
Transparent Music 500052	

(Segue)

00:12
Aja Addy: Ballaphone Sound
Album: Power and Patience
Weltwunder No. 103-2

00:17
Eddie Bowles: Blues	
Album: Art of Field Recording
Dust To Digital DTD 07

00:21
TseguÃ©-Maryam GuÃ¨brou: Ballad of the Spirits
Album: Ethiopiques Vol 21
Buda Musique 860 122

00:28
Arkul: Pesah Ala Mano 
Album: Il Bastidor
Snail Records SR 66012

00:31
Epifanio Sanchez And Group: Carabina Treinta-Treinta (30-30 Rifle)	
Album: Art of Field Recording
Dust To Digital DTD 07

(Segue)

00:34		
Grupo Tabacalero: Comandante Che Guevara
Album: Hasta Siempre Comandante
Tumi CD 077

(Segue)

00:35
Seaworthy: Ammunition 2
Album: 1897
12K 1053

00:41
Dirty Projectors: Two Doves		
Album: Bitte Orca
Domino WIGCD 229P

00:45
Ljiljana Buttler: Ne Kuni Me, Ne RuzËi Me Majko
Album: Frozen Roses
Snail Records SN 66011

00:51
Gyorgy Ligeti: Lux Aeterna
Performed By Musica Sacra, conducted by Richard Westenburg
Album: Of Eternal Light - Musica Sacra
Catalyst 0926 61822

Including Ruth Wall performing harp music by Graham Fitkin , two pieces by Seaworthy recorded in and around a decommissioned ammunition bunker and the ethereal clarinet of Arun Ghosh. Presented by Max Reinhardt. 
Producer Peter Meanwell EMAIL: late.junction@bbc.co.uk

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 05/08/2009

05/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 05/08/2009

Music including Wagner, Mahler, Brahms, Handel, Pylkkanen, Klami, Stenhammar and Zelenski.

Music including Wagner, Mahler: Symphony No 5, Brahms, Handel, Pylkkanen, Klami, Stenhammar, Zelenski, Bakfark, Mozart, Schumann, Abel, JM Bach, Pachelbel, Durufle and Respighi.

1.00am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Wesendonck-Lieder for voice and orchestra
Jane Eaglen (soprano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

1.23am
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): La Bonne Chanson, Op 61
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Staffan Scheja (piano)
Vertavo String Quartet 

1.47am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor) 

3.01am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 51, No 1
Karol Szymanowski Quartet 

3.33am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897), arr Rubbra: 25 Variations and fugue on a theme by GF Handel, Op 24
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) 

4.01am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Sonata in A minor for recorder/oboe and continuo, HWV 362
Louise Pellerin (oboe)
Dom Andre Laberge (organ)

4.08am
Pylkkanen, Tauno (1918-1980): Suite for oboe and strings, Op 32
Aale Lindgren (oboe)
Finnish Radio Orchestra
Petri Sakari (conductor)

4.17am
Palmgren, Selim (1878-1951): Exotic March
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
George de Godzinsky (conductor)

4.23am
Klami, Uuno (1900-1961): Helsinki March (1930)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
George de Godzinsky (conductor)

4.29am
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927) text: Bo Bergman - Four Stockholm poems, Op 38
Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (baritone)
Stefan Nilsson (piano)

4.40am
Eklund, Hans (1927-1999): Tre dikter om havet 
Swedish Radio Choir
Gustaf Sjokvist (conductor) 

4.46am
Zelenski, Wladyslaw (1837-1921): Overture (In the Tatras, Op 27, 1871)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Grzegorz Nowak (conductor)

5.01am
Vaszy, Viktor (1903-1979): Comedy Overture
Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Viktor Vaszy (conductor)

5.07am
Bakfark, Valentin (c.1526/30-1576): Fantasia and Je prens en gre for lute
Jacob Heringman (lute)

5.13am
Goldmark, Karl (1830-1915): Night on the lake with moonlight, Op 52, No 5
Ilona Prunyi (piano)

5.17am
Csiky, Boldizsar (b.1937): Divertimento for wind ensemble
Budapest Wind Ensemble
Kalman Berkes (leader)

5.30am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Divertimento in D, K136
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman (conductor)

5.45am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Marchenbilder for viola and piano, Op 113
Pinchas Zukerman (viola)
Marc Neikrug (piano)

6.01am
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Sonata in A for cello and continuo
La Stagione Frankfurt:
Rainer Zipperling (cello)
Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)

6.09am
Bach, Johann Michael (1648-1694): Liebster Jesu, hor mein Flehen 
Maria Zedelius (soprano)
David Cordier (alto)
Paul Elliott, Hein Meens (tenor)
Michael Schopper (bass)
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (director)

6.17am
Pachelbel, Johann (1653-1706): Jauchzet Gott, alle Lande 
Cantus Colln

6.24am
Durufle, Maurice (1902-1986): Quatre motets sur des themes Gregoriens for a capella choir, Op 10
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

6.32am
Anon: Gregorian chant - Lux vera Lucis
Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
David Eben (conductor) 

6.34am
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936): Vetrate di chiesa  
Orchestra of London Canada
Uri Mayer (conductor).

Wagner Wesendonk-Lieder 1.23 Faure La bonne chanson, Op 61 1.47 Mahler Symphony No 5 3.01 Brahms String Quartet in C minor, Op 51 No 1 3.33 Brahms, arr Rubbra 25 Variations and Fugue on a theme by GF Handel 4.01 Handel Sonata in A minor, Op 1 No 4 4.08 Pylkkanen 
Suite for oboe and strings, Op 32 4.17 Palmgren Exotic March 4.23 Klami Helsinki March 4.29 Stenhammar Four Stockholm Poems, Op 38 440 Eklund Tre dikter om havet 4.46 Zelenski Overture: In the Tatras 
5.01 Vaszy Comedy Overture 5.07 Bakfark Fantasia; Je prens en gre 5.13 Goldmark Night on the Lake with Moonlight, Op 52 No 5 5.17 Boldizsar Csiky Divertimento 
5.30 Mozart Divertimento in D, K136 5.4S Schumann Marchenbilder , Op 113 6.01 Abel Cello Sonata in A 6.09 JM Bach Liebster Jesu , hor mein Flehen 6.17 Pachelbel Jauchzet Gott , alle Lande 6.24 Duruf Quatre motets sur des themes grégoriens, Op 10 6.32 Anon Gregorian Chant (Lux vera lucis) 6.34 Respiqhi Vetrate di chiesa

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