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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

05/08/2009

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-PietschSearch BBC

Sara Mohr-Pietsch wide-ranging music - from Elgar to Ellington and Mozart to Makeba.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Elgar to Ellington, Mozart to Makeba - wide-ranging music to begin the day.

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


0702

SMETANA
Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
CHANDOS 10518   Tr 4


0709

SCHUMANN
Nos 21, 26 & 30 from Album for the Young
Stephen Hough, piano
VIRGIN 5909969947025   Tr 19-21


0717

MONTEVERDI
Venite, sitientes ad aquas
Faye Newton, soprano
Jamie Savan, cornett
Richard Sweeney, theorbo
Steven Devine, continuo
(The Gonzaga Band)
CHANDOS 076    Tr 2


0722

SALIERI
Overture from Les Danaides 
Mannheimer Mozartorchester
Thomas Fey, conductor
Hannsler CD98.506   T.9


0731

SAINT-SAENS 
Danse macabre, op 40
Herman Krebbers, violin
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
PHILIPS 422 273-2   Tr 3


0738

BACH
Sarabande from French Suite No 5 in G major, BWV816
Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
ARCHIV 435795-2   T. 17


0745

MOZART
String Quartet, K155
Hagen Quartet
DG 431645-2  CD 1  Tr 14-16


0755

DVORAK
Slavonic Dance No 5 in A, op 46
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Bernard Haitink, conductor
PHILIPS 422 477-2   T.15


0803

HUMMELL
Rondo from Grand Concerto for Bassoon & Orchestra 
Karen Geoghegan, bassoon
Orchestra of Opera North
Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor
CHANDOS 10477	T.3


0811

TCHAIKOVSKY
August from The Seasons
Luba Edlina, piano
CHANDOS 9309   T.8


0815

PACHELBEL
Canon & Gigue
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, director
EMI CDM 7698532   T.10-11


0822

BEETHOVEN
Overture: King Stephen
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
CBS MK76404	   T.1
				

0831

HANDEL
Chorus: Hallelujah!
The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra
Harry Christophers, conductor
CORO COR16062   CD2 T 21
	

0836

BERLIOZ
Reverie et Caprice, op 8
Chantal Juillet, violin
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
Charles Dutoit, conductor
DECCA 458143-2   T 5


0844

SCRIABIN
Presto from Piano Sonata no 2 in G sharp minor
Boris Giltburg, piano
EMI 3532322  T 18


0849

DE CARVALHO
Meu Fado Meu
Mariza
EMARCY 0602517859562   T 5


0853

BACH
Vergnugte Ruh from Cantata No 170
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon, director
Sony SK89924		 T.2
				

0900

GRAINGER
The Gum-suckers March 
BBC Philharmonic
Richard Hickox, conductor
CHANDOS 9493   T.14


0906

GRIEG
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No 1, op 46
San Francisco Symphony 
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
DECCA 425 857-2   Tr 2


0911

STANLEY
Suite from Ten Voluntarys, op 6
Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
Peter Hurford, organ 
ARGO 4334512   Tr 17-20


0922

ANON
Alleluia: Hic est vere martir
The Hilliard Ensemble
Harmonia Mundi HMA1951106   T.1


0927

PART
Fratres
Gidon Kremer, violin
Keith Jarrett, piano
ECM 1275   Tr 1


0939

HAYDN
Kyrie from Missa Sanctae Caeciliae
Charles Daniels, tenor
Chorus & Orchestra of the Gulbenkian Fundation Lisbon
Michel Corboz, director
VIRGIN 5099926635729     CD 3 Tr 1-3


0950

DVORAK
Slavonic Dances, op 46: No 2 in E minor 
The Labeque Sisters, piano duet
DECCA 4735822  CD 2Tr 2


0955

LANDI
Homo fugit velut umbra
Marco Beasley, tenor
LâArpeggiata
Christina Pluhar, director
ALPHA 020   T.1

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 Wagner, Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor, Dussek and Haydn.

With Sarah Walker. Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral Music (Gotterdammerung). Beethoven: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 11. Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture, Op 30.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral Music (Gotterdammerung)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Georg Solti (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4239

10.08am
Beethoven: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 11
Nash Ensemble
CRD CRD3345

10.31am
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture, Op 30
RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
MARCO POLO 8223516

10.43am
Dussek: Fantasia and Fugue, Op 55
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472773342

10.56am
Haydn: Symphony No 62 in D
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati (conductor)
DECCA 425 920 2

11.17am
Strauss: Suite in B flat, Op 4
London Winds
Michael Collins (clarinet/director)
HYPERION CDA 667312

11.40am
Purcell: King Arthur, Act I
Julia Gooding (soprano)
Jamie MacDougall and Mark Tucker (tenors)
Gerald Finley (baritone)
Choir of the English Concert
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)
ARCHIV 435 490 2.

With Sarah Walker. 
Wagner Siegfried 's Funeral Music 
(Gotterdammerung) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conductor Georg Solti 
10.08 Beethoven Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 11 Nash Ensemble 
10.31 Coleridge-Taylor Overture: Hiawatha RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin, conductor Adrian Leaper 
10.43 Dussek Fantasia and Fugue, Op 55 Andreas Staier (piano) 
10.56 Haydn Symphony No 62 in D 
Philharmonia Hungarica, conductor Antal Dorati 
11.17 Strauss Suite in B flat, Op 4 
London Winds, director Michael Collins (clarinet) 
11.40 Purcell King Arthur: Act I 
Julia Gooding (soprano), Jamie MacDougall and Mark Tucker (tenors), Gerald Finley (baritone), Choir of the English Concert, English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock

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 3

Episode 3

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

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

Donald Macleod explores 1878, which was a happier year for Tchaikovsky.

Donald Macleod explores 1878, which was a happier year for Tchaikovsky after leaving his job at the Moscow Conservatoire.

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

1877 had been a wretched year for Tchaikovsky. His marriage had gone hideously wrong in a matter of days and had left deep emotional scars. But the following year, things began to look up. He left his job at the Moscow Conservatoire, which had been a millstone around his neck, and correspondence now flourished between Tchaikovsky and his 'best friend', the wealthy widow Nadhezda von Meck. The fact that he was now solvent, owing to a monthly allowance from her, must have helped.

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (excerpt, The Lord's Prayer)
St Petersburg Chamber Choir
Nikolai Korniev (conductor)
Philips 473 069-2 CD1, Tr 8

Maid of Orleans (excerpt from Act 1 conclusion)
Joan of Arc ...... Sofia Preobrazhenskaya (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Kirov
Boris Khaikin (conductor)
MYTO 992.H028 CD1, Trs 8-10

Violin Concerto in D, Op 35
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
DG 459 043-2, Trs 1-3

Amid the din of the ball; It was in the early spring, Op 38
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
Hyperion CDA 66617, Tr 5.

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

3/5. In 1877 Tchaikovsky's marriage went hideously wrong in a matter of days, leaving deep emotional scars. But the following year, having left his job at the Moscow Conservatoire, he struck up a flourishing correspondence with wealthy widow Nadezhda von Meek. 
The Lord's Prayer (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom) St Petersburg Chamber Choir, conductor Nikolai Korniev 
The Maid of Orleans (excerpt)  
Kirov Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Boris Khaikin Violin Concerto in D 
Gidon Kremer , Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Lorin Maazel 
Amid the Din of the Ball, Op 38 No 3 
Joan Rodgers (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

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 2: Boris Giltburg

Episode 2

Episode 2: Boris Giltburg

Hay Festival 2009

Boris Giltburg

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Hay Festival 2009, Boris GiltburgClose menu

Boris Giltburg (piano) in Bach/Busoni: Chaconne. Grieg: Sonata, Op 7. Plus Rachmaninov.

Boris Giltburg (piano) performs Bach/Busoni: Chaconne. Grieg: Sonata, Op 7. Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 2, Op 36 (1931 version).

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals.

In a concert given at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye as part of the 2009 Hay Festival, Russian-Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg performs music by Bach, Grieg and Rachmaninov.

Boris Giltburg (piano)

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Sonata, Op 7
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 2, Op 36 (1931 version).

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 
Russian-Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg recorded at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye, in May as part of the Hay festival. 
Bach, arr Busoni Chaconne 
Grieg Piano Sonata in E minor, Op 7 
Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36

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 19/Berlioz, Mendelssohn

Prom 19/Berlioz, Mendelssohn

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Prom 19/Berlioz, Mendelssohn

Another chance to hear the Halle in a Prom featuring works by Berlioz and Mendelssohn.

Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear a Prom featuring Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini overture and la mort de Cleopatre, plus Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

BBC Proms 2009

Another chance to hear a Prom featuring Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini overture and la mort de Cleopatre, followed by Mendelssohn's triumphant Hymn of Praise. Wildly popular with Victorian audiences, it's not often heard today, and the Halle under music director Mark Elder, revive the work as part of 2009's Mendelssohn celebrations.

Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
Sally Matthews (soprano) 
Sarah Castle (mezzo-soprano) 
Steve Davislim (tenor)
Halle Choir 
Halle Youth Choir
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

Berlioz: Overture (Benvenuto Cellini); La mort de Cleopatre
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 in B flat (Lobgesang).

BBC Proms 2009

Another chance to hear last Thursday's Prom, presented by Martin Handley. 
Susan Graham (mezzo), Sally Matthews (soprano), Sarah Castle (mezzo), Steve Davislim (tenor), Halle Choir , Youth Choir and Orchestra, conductor Mark Elder 
Berlioz Overture: Benvenuto Cellini LamortdeCleopatre 
Mendelssohn Symphony No 2 in B flat (Lobgesang)

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: St Endellion Summer Festival of Music 2009

St Endellion Summer Festival of Music 2009

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, St Endellion Summer Festival of Music 2009

From the St Endellion Summer Festival of Music 2009 in Cornwall.

From the St Endellion Summer Festival of Music 2009 in the Collegiate Church of St Endelienta, St Endellion, Cornwall.

From the St Endellion Summer Festival of Music 2009 in the Collegiate Church of St Endelienta, St Endellion, Cornwall.

Introit: Verleih uns Frieden (Mendelssohn)
Hymn: All my hope on God is founded (Michael)
Responses: Rose
Psalm: 148 (Holst)
First Lesson: Exodus 24 vv12-18
Office Hymn: 'Tis good, Lord, to be here (Carlisle)
Canticles: Collegium Regale (Howells arr Stephen Jackson)
Second Lesson: John 12 vv27-36a
Homily: Canon John May
Anthem: Hear my prayer (Mendelssohn)
Final Hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise (St Denio)
Organ Voluntary: Touch her soft lips and part (from Henry V suite - Walton)

Organist: William Whitehead
With the St Endellion Festival Choir and Orchestra directed by Aidan Oliver.

From the St Endellion Summer Festival of Music in the Collegiate Church of St Endelienta, St Endellion, Cornwall. Introit: Verleih uns Frieden (Mendelssohn). Hymn: All My Hope on God Is Founded (Michael). Responses: Rose. Psalm: 148 (Hoist). First Lesson: Exodus 24, W12-18. Office Hymn: Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here (Carlisle). Canticles: Collegium Regale (Howells arr Stephen Jackson ). Second Lesson: 
John 12, vv27-36a. Homily: Canon John May. Anthem: Hear My Prayer (Mendelssohn). Final Hymn: 
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (StDenio). Organ Voluntary: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (Suite: 
Henry V) (Walton). With the St Endellion Festival Choir and Orchestra directed by Aidan Oliver. Organist William Whitehead.

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: Petroc Trelawny

Petroc Trelawny

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Petroc Trelawny

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

17:02
HOLST, arr. STEPHEN ROBERTS
Jupiter (The Planets)
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs (director)
NAXOS 8.570726		
Track 9
7â40

17:10
LIVE
RHEINHARDT & GRAPELLI
Sweet Chorus
John Etheridge (guitar)
Dave Kelbie (rhythmic guitar)
2â32

17:14	
WOLF-FERRARI
Suite-Concertino in F major, Op.16 (2nd movement: Strimpellata)		
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
CHAN 10511		
Track 8
2â09
	
17:17
LIVE
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Do you know what I mean to miss Orleans?
John Etheridge (guitar)
Dave Kelbie (rhythmic guitar)
2â29

17:26
LIVE
CHARLES MINGUS
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
John Etheridge (guitar)
4â08

17:35	
SHAY/GOODMAN/FISHER
When youâre smiling
John Etheridge (guitar)
Chris Garrick (violin)
Dave Kelbie (rhythmic guitar)
Andy Crowdy (double bass)
DYAD DYO27		
Track 3
2â54
	
17:39
BACH
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041
Julia Fischer (violin)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
DECCA 478 0650		
Tracks 4-6
13â15

17:54
MASSENET
Herodiade: Vision Fugitive
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Ulf Schirmer (conductor)
SONY BMG 82876884822
Track 3
4â19

18:03
HAYDN
Fantasia (Capriccio) in C major, Hob.17:4
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67710	
CD1, track 15
5â38
NEW RELEASE

18:09
STANFORD			
Jubilate in B-flat
The Choir of Hereford Cathedral
Roy Massey (director)
Geraint Bowen (organ)
PRIORY PRCD 507		
Track 2
3â27
		
18:19
JOHN McCABE
Songs of the Garden (extract)
Selwyn College Choir
NOVELLO CD
Track 1
5â29

18:30
HOWELLS
Nunc dimittis (Hereford Service)
The Choir of Hereford Cathedral
Geraint Bowen (director)
Peter Dyke (organ)
REGENT REGCD316	
Track 8
3â31
NEW RELEASE

18:34
C. P. E. BACH
Symphonie in E minor, Wq.178
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
HMC 901711			
Track 7-9
10â55

18:46
Jerry Hermanâs Hello Dolly (It only takes a moment).
Carol Channing (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi)
Original Broadcast
Directed by: Gower Champion
RCA 3814-2
Track 10
5â41

18:52	
RAVEL
Entre cloches (Sites auriculaires)
Vladimir Ashkenazy & Vovka Ashkenazy (pianos)
DECCA 478 1090		
Track 6
2â33
	
18:56
SIBELIUS
Andante festivo for string orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
DG 477 7129		
CD 5 
Track 5
4â49

17:35
LIVE	
JERRY HERMAN
Hello Dolly (It only takes a moment)
Josefina Gabrielle (Irene Molloy)
Daniel Crossley (Cornelius Hackl)
Phil Bateman (piano)
2â21

19:13
LIVE
JERRY HERMAN 
Hello Dolly (So Long, Dearie)
Samantha Spiro (Dolly)
Phil Bateman (piano)
2â13

19:16
HANDEL
Suite No 8 in F minor
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67736	
Track 6-10
12â41
NEW RELEASE

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 28: Stravinsky, Mozart, Mahler

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 28: Stravinsky, Mozart, Mahler: Part 1

Part 1 2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 28: Stravinsky, Mozart, Mahler, Part 1

BBC Philharmonic in Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191

From the Royal Albert Hall. The BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda in Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191 (soloist: Karen Geoghegan).

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Rob Cowan presents the first of two Proms with the BBC Philharmonic under their chief conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Joining them is brilliant young Scottish bassoonist Karen Geoghegan, who makes her Proms debut with Mozart's concerto, written when the composer was just 18. Continuing the Proms survey of the complete Stravinsky ballets is his 'featherweight and sugared' - as he called it - score commissioned for a 1944 Broadway revue.

Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic 
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191.

BBC Proms: 2009

Prom 28: Stravinsky, Mozart, Mahler

Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Stravinsky, Mozart and Mahler

The first of two Proms with Jiri Belohlavek conducting the BBC Philharmonic. Music includes a Stravinsky ballet commissioned for a 1944 Broadway revue, plus works by Mozart and Mahler

From London's Royal Albert Hall, Rob Cowan introduces the first of two consecutive Proms concerts with the BBC Philharmonic under chief conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Tonight's concert ends with Mahler's powerful and perhaps prophetically tragic Sixth Symphony.
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gianandrea Noseda

Stravinsky Scenes de ballet
Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191

8.10 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Writer Dennis Marks and Professor Karen Leeder explore the literary legacy of fin-de-siecle Vienna.

8.30 Mahler Symphony No 6

(Repeated on Thursday 13 August at 2pm)

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: Proms Literary Festival - Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

Proms Literary Festival - Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, Proms Literary Festival - Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

The Proms Literary Festival explores Gustav Mahler's fin-de-siecle Vienna.

Writer and film-maker Dennis Marks and Professor Karen Leeder explore the literary legacy of fin-de-siecle Vienna - the world that surrounded Gustav Mahler.

Proms Literary Festival

Susan Hitch presents a programme recorded in front of an audience in which writer and film-maker Dennis Marks, and professor of modern German literature Karen Leeder, explore the literary legacy of fin-de-siecle Vienna - the world that surrounded Gustav Mahler.

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 28: Stravinsky, Mozart, Mahler: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 28: Stravinsky, Mozart, Mahler, Part 2

The BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda perform Mahler's tragic Symphony No 6.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Prom with the BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda concludes with Mahler's powerful and tragic Sixth Symphony.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Rob Cowan.

The Prom featuring the BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda concludes with Mahler's powerful and tragic Sixth Symphony, a record of one man's heroic struggle against the repeated hammer-blows of fate.

BBC Philharmonic 
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor.

Sunday Feature

Exploring music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

In-depth documentaries which explore music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

Sunday Feature: Ideas - The British Version

Sunday Feature: Ideas - The British Version: Episode 1

Episode 1

Ideas - The British Version

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Ideas - The British Version, Episode 1

Tristram Hunt examines the legacy of John Locke's writings on religious toleration.

Tristram Hunt examines John Locke's 1689 Letter Concerning Toleration, assessing its relevance to the debate today about religious tolerance.

In a programme exploring the origins of British intellectual traditions and their subsequent influence in the UK and abroad, historian and broadcaster Tristram Hunt examines the English philosopher John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration and follows its influence across history and the world.

Written in 1689 at a time of Prostestant persecution, Locke's work called for a new understanding of the relationship between religion and the state. Tristram visits Holland - where Locke wrote the Letter in exile - to hear about religious tolerance there and how it compared with contemporary England. Many Huguenots had fled religious persecution in France and he also visits one of their churches in London - which now functions as a mosque - to see what effect Locke's thinking had on the English establishment and faith communities of the 17th century as well as assessing its relevance today in multi-faith Britain.

...Version. Series exploring the origins of British intellectual traditions

Series exploring the origins of British intellectual traditions

ideas - the British Version

1/3. In a series exploring the origins of British intellectual traditions and their subsequent influence at home and abroad, historian Tristram Hunt examines English philosopher John Locke 's Letter Concerning Toleration. Producer Neil McCarthy

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: Tennyson 200

The Essay: Tennyson 200: Episode 2: The Kraken

Episode 2: The Kraken

Tennyson 200

The Kraken

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Tennyson 200, The KrakenClose menu

Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis discusses the importance to her of Tennyson's poem The Kraken.

Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis discusses the importance to her of Tennyson's poem The Kraken - about a legendary sea-monster.

Another chance to hear a series celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of poet Alfred Tennyson - 6th August 1809. Three contemporary British poets each choose a single poem or extract by Tennyson and give a personal account of why it means so much to them. 

The Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis thought she had outgrown Tennyson around the time she did her O Levels. In fact, she was slightly embarrassed by her youthful rapture for what she considered his shallow Arthurian romances. Then, living on a boat off a small Spanish town, she was unexpectedly re-introduced to Tennyson by a local swimming pool attendant, and newly discovered his hidden depths. Her chosen poem is The Kraken - a legendary sea-monster inhabiting the "ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep" of the un-chartered ocean, which, when ultimately it rises to the surface, is destined to die. 

Gwyneth Lewis finds surprising poetic inspiration in this short, intense and unforgettable poem. 

Reader: Simon Russell Beale.

Four contemporary British poets choose a Tennyson poem and explain its importance to them

Four contemporary British poets each choose a single poem or extract by Tennyson and give a personal account of why it means so much to them

2/4. Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis discusses Tennyson's short poem The Kraken.

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 an eclectic playlist including Joshua Rifkin's Baroque Beatles Book

Max Reinhardt presents an eclectic playlist including Joshua Rifkin's Baroque Beatles Book, Derek Bailey, Tony Bevan, Paul Hession, Otomo Yoshihide and a quartet by Jono El Grande.

Max Reinhardt presents a varied selection of music. Featuring The Epstein Variations MBE 69A, popularly known as Hold Me Tight, played by Murray the Klavierkitzler.

Also The Bill, as re-imagined by Derek Bailey; plus Tony Bevan, Paul Hession and Otomo Yoshihide; and Your Mother Eats Like a Platipus, a string quartet piece by Jono El Grande, a self-taught Norwegian composer who cites Captain Beefheart as his major inspiration.

Track List:

23:15
Tom ZÃ©: Amar
Album: The Hips Of Tradition	
Luaka Bop/ Warner Bros. 9362 45118 2

(Segue)

23:18
Jono El Grande: Your Mother Eats Like A Platipus
Album: Neo Dada
Rune Grammofon RCD 2084

23:24		
Lennon/McCartney arr. Joshua Rifkind: Epstein Variations, MBE 69a (Hold Me Tight)
Performed By Murray the Klavier Kitzler
Album: The Baroque Beatles Book	
Nonesuch 517 948

(Segue)

23:28
Mohamed Ilyas: Moyoni Sina Nafasi	
With Nyota Zameremeta Orchestra of Zanzibar
Album: Taarab	
Chiku Taku Recording Company CHITA 01

23:35
Laura Toxvaerd: Spine Side	
Album: Laura Toxvaerd - No 1	
ILK Music 

(Segue)

23:37
Jez Riley French: â...Audible Silence - Enter (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge)â (Extract)
Album: Audible Silence
Engraved Glass

(Segue)

23:40
Implosion Quintet: Nuve Creep
Album: The Future Sound Of Yesterday	
Commodity Records/Kudos CKSCD 05

23:43
Du Caurroy: Heureux Le SiÃ¨cle Premier
Performed By Denis Raisin-Dadre & Doulce MÃ©moire
Album: Les Meslanges	
NaÃ¯ve E8900

(Segue)

23:47
Orbina: Jeagge-JussÃ¡
Album: Orbina 2
DAT CD 34

23:52
Debashish Bhattacharya: Sparsh
Album: O Shakuntala!	
Riverboat Records /World Music Network TUGCD 1053CD

23:57		
Alasdair Roberts: Ned Ludd's Rant (For A World Rebarbarised)
Album: Spoils
Drag City DC 392

00:02
Malouma: Yarab
Album: Desert Blues 3 - Entre Dunes Et Savanes
Network 495122

(Segue)

00:07
Derek Bailey, Tony Bevan, Paul Hession, Otomo Yoshihide: The Bill
Album: Good Cop Bad Cop
No-Fi NEU 011	

00:15
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Performed By Pablo Casals & London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Sir Landon Ronald
Album: Pablo Casals - The Complete Published EMI Recordings 1926-55
EMI Classics 6 94942 2

00:27
Led Bib: 2.4:1(Still Equals More)	
Album: Sensible Shoes 
Cuneiform Records Rune 283

00:33
Susumu Yokota: A Ray Of Light (Oen Sujet Remix)
Album: A Flower White EP
LO Recordings LODOWN 004
			
00:37
Blue Roses: Imaginary Flights
Album: Blue Roses
Salvia XLCD 411

(Segue)

00:40
Cassie Franklin: Lady Margret	
Album: Cold Mountain (Soundtrack)
Sony

(Segue)

00:43
Du Caurroy: Susanne Un Jour	
Performed By Denis Raisin-Dadre & Doulce MÃ©moire
Album: Les Meslanges	
NaÃ¯ve E8900

00:50
Stella Chiweshe: Vana Varikuchema	
Album: Double Check	
Piranha DCD PIR 1900

Max Reinhardt introduces late-night music, including a piece based on The Beatles' Hold Me Tight, and Vour Mother Eats like a Platipus, by Jono El Grande.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 06/08/2009

06/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 06/08/2009

Music including Kodaly, Schubert, Schumann, Pandolfi, Dvorak, Cherubini and Boulogne.

Music including Kodaly, Schubert, Schumann, Pandolfi, Dvorak, Cherubini, Boulogne, Wagenaar, Groneman, Liszt, Larsen, Albicastro, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Janacek, Haydn, Bach.

1.00am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): A Beautiful Prayer
The Hungarian Radio and Television Choir
Ferenc Sapszon (conductor)

Kodaly: To Ferenc Liszt
The Hungarian Radio and Television Choir
Janos Ferencsik (conductor)

1.14am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Three Works for Choir, Op 112
Istvan Antal (piano)
The Hungarian Radio and Television Choir
Zoltan Vasarhelyi (conductor)

1.26am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Spanisches Liederspiel, Op 74
Margit Laszlo (soprano)
Jozsef Reti (tenor)
Zsolt Bende (bass)
Istvan Antal (piano)
The Hungarian Radio and Television Choir
Zoltan Vasarhelyi (conductor)

1.50am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Symphony No 5 in B flat, D485 (1816) 
Hungarian State Orchestra
Janos Ferencsik (conductor)

2.20am
Pandolfi Mealli, Giovanni Antonio (fl.1660-1669): Sonata No 6 for violin and continuo, Op 3 (La Sabbatina)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Richard Egarr (harpsichord) 

2.29am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Piano Trio in E minor, Op 90 (Dumky)
Suk Trio

3.01am
Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842): Requiem Mass No 1 in C minor for chorus and orchestra
Radio Belgrad Choir
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

3.45am
Boulogne, Joseph - Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1748-1799): Symphony in G, Op 11, No 1 (1779)
Tafelmusik Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

4.00am
Wagenaar, Johan (1862-1941): Concert Overture (Fruhlingsgewalt, Op 11)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

4.08am
Groneman, Albertus (1710-1778): Concerto in G for solo flute, two flutes, viola and basso continuo
Jed Wentz (solo flute)
Marion Moonen, Cordula Breuer (flutes)
Musica ad Rhenum

4.17am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Reminiscences on Bellini's Norma
Ferruccio Busoni (piano)

4.30am
Larsen, Tore Bjorn (b.1957): Tre rosetter
Fionian Chamber Choir
Alice Granum (director)

4.44am
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946): Nana; Polo; Jota (siete canciones populares espanolas)
Moshe Hammer (violin)
William Beauvais (guitar)

4.51am
Albicastro, Henricus (fl.1700-06): Concerto a 4, Op 7, No 2
Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini (violin/director)

5.01am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in C for violin, strings and continuo, Op 8, No 12
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi (violin/director) 

5.10am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No 30 in E, Op 109
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)  

5.29am
Kunzen, Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius (1761-1817): Symphony in G minor 
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Peter Marschik (conductor)

5.48am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Flute Quartet No 1 in D, K285 
Dae-Won Kim (flute)
Yong-Woo Chun (violin)
Myung-Hee Cho (viola)
Jink-Yung Chee (cello)

6.03am
Janacek, Leos (1854-1928): Suite for Orchestra, Op 3
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor) 

6.17am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H XVI 20 
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6.35am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Cantata No 35, BWV 35
Jadwiga Rappe (alto)
Concerto Avenna
Andrzej Mysinski (conductor).

Kodaly A Beautiful Prayer: To Ferenc Liszt 1.14 Schubert Three Works for choir, Op 112 1.26 Schumann Spanisches Liederspiel, Op 74 1.50 Schubert Symphony No 5 in B flat 
2.20 Pandolfi Mealli Violin Sonata No 6. Op 3 (La 
Sabbatina) 2.29 Dvorak Piano Trio in E minor, Op 90 (Dumky) 3.01 Cherubini Requiem Mass No 1 in C minor 3A5 Boulogne Symphony in G, Op 11 No 14.00 Waqenaar Concert Overture, Op 11 (Fruhlingsgewalt) 4.08 Groneman Concerto in G for solo flute, two flutes, viola and basso continuo 4.17 Liszt Reminiscences on Bellini's Norma 
4.30 Tore Bjbm Larsen Tre rosetter 444 Falla Nana : Polo: Jota (7 Canciones populares espanolas) 4.51 
Albicastro Concerto a 4. Op 7 No 2 5.01 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in C. RV178 5.10 Beethoven Piano Sonata in E, Op 109 5.29 Kunzen Symphony in G minor 5.48 Mozart Flute Quartet in D, K285 6.03 Janacek Suite for Orchestra, Op 3 6.17 Haydn Keyboard Sonata in C minor. H XVI 20 
6.35 Bach Cantata No 35: Geist und See/e wird verwirret

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