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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Sarah Mohr-Pietsch

13/08/2009

Sarah Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sarah Mohr-PietschSearch BBC

Elgar to Ellington, Mozart to Makeba - Sarah Mohr-Pietsch presents wide-ranging music.

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

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MENDELSSOHN
Overture: Fingal’s Cave, op26
London Symphony Orchestra 
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DG 423 104-2		Tr 7			

0715
	
SCHUMANN
Jagdlied from Waldszenen op 82
Dejan Lazic, piano
CHANNEL CCSSA27609 Tr 21		
					

0718:		

MONTEVERDI
Beatus Vir a 6
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
David Thomas, Bass
The Taverner Consort and Players 
Andrew Parrott, director
EMI CDC7470162		Tr 3		

		
0728			

BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance No 9 in E minor
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Bernard Haitink, conductor
PHILIPS 422 477-2		T.9		

07.32: 

C.P.E. BACH 
Symphony no 1 in G major, Wq182
The English Concert 
Trevor Pinnock
ARCHIV 4767109		T 1-3			

07.45

POULENC
Rondo from Clarinet Sonata
Michael Collins, clarinet
Kathryn Stott, piano
EMI CDC 7544192		T. 7		


07.49:32		

MASSENET
Meditation from Thais
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DG 445282-2		Tr 3		

07.56			

HERBERT
She weeps over Rahoon
Aylish Tynan, soprano
David Owen Norris, piano
LINN CKD335		T.6		

08.03:28			

STRAVINSKY
Scherzo a la Russe
The Orchestra of St Lukes
Robert Craft, conductor
MUSICMASTERS 01612-67113-2 T 15		


08.07

HANDEL
Susse Stille, sanfte Quelle HWV205
Carolyn Sampson, soprano
The King’s Consort
Robert King, director
HYPERION CDA7627 T.9		


08.13:			

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Flight of the Bumble-bee
Kremlin Chamber Orchestra
Misha Rachlevsky, conductor 
CLAVES CD 50-9601		T.3		
				
08.15		

BEETHOVEN
10 Themes with Variations for piano and flute 
(No 5 Air tirolien)
Patrick Gallois (flute)
Cecile Licad (piano)
DG 453 777-2		CD 6 T.11		

08.24:06			

JENKINS
Fantasia Newark Siege
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
DECCA 448183-2		T.34		

				
08.32	

JANACEK 
Moon Waltz & Procession of the Victors
From The Excursions of Mr Broucek
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov, conductor
HYPERION CDA67517 T.8 & 11		


08.41			

BRITTEN
Concorde from Gloriana
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
HYPERION CDA67140 T.15	
				
		
08.44	

BACH ARR RUMMEL
Die Steele ruht in Jesu Handen
Jonathan Plowright, piano
HYPERION CDA67481CD 2 T 9		

	
08.57			

PIAZZOLLA
Esualo
Astor Piazzolla
NASCENTE NSDCD009     CD 1T 1		
	

09.02			

DVORAK
Rondo in G minor, op 94 
Han-Na Chang, cello
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, conductor
EMI 094638239024		T.3		
	
09.11

DUPRE
Final from Suite Evocation
Pierre Cochereau, organ (Notre Dame, Paris)
SOLSTICE SOCD94	CD 1 T.7						

09.18		

BACH ARR WEBERN
Fugue no 2 from the Musical Offering
London Symphony Orchestra 
Pierre Boulez, conductor
SONY SM3K45845	CD 3Tr 23	


09.26			

ORFF
Bordunubungen, No 6
Nikolaus Lahusen, piano
CELESTIAL HARMONIES 13106-2 Tr 33		

09.32		

ELGAR
Overture: In the South 
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
TELDEC 9031  CD 2Tr 2		

	
09.55	

SCHUBERT
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
TELDEC 4509-90873-2 T.15

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: James Jolly

James Jolly

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, James Jolly

James Jolly presents music by Suk, Weber, Ravel, Hovhaness and Rachmaninov.

With James Jolly. Including Suk: Love Song. Weber: Der Freischutz (excerpt). Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales. Hovhaness: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rachmaninov: Vocalise.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Suk: Love Song, Op 7 No 1
David Oistrakh (violin)
Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)
EMI 5629142

10.07am
Weber: Der Freischutz (Act 2, Sc 2)
Kaspar ...... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Max ...... Rudolf Schock (tenor)
Samiel ...... Kurt Meisel (speaker)
Chorus and Orchestra of Deutschen Oper Berlin
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)
RCA 74321252872

10.26am
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales	
Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris
Manuel Rosenthal (conductor)
ACCORD 4761076

10.44am
Hovhaness: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Op 282
Michael York (speaker)
Diane Schmidt (accordion)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz (conductor)
DELOS DE 3168

10.59am
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op 34 No 14
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Howard Shelley (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 9477

11.05am
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op 34 No 14
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet)
Wayne Marshall (organ)
EMI 5550482

11.10am
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op 34 No 14
Philadelphia Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninov (conductor)
RCA 09026612652

11.14am
Suk: Ripening, Op 34
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Libor Pesek (conductor)
VIRGIN VC 7593182.

With James Jolly. 
Suk Love Song, Op 7 No 1 
David Oistrakh (violin), Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) 
10.07 Weber Der Freischutz (Act 2, Scene 2)  
Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin, conductor Lovro von Matacic 
10.26 Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales 
Orchestre du Theatre National de I'Opera de Paris, conductor Manuel Rosenthal 
10.44 Hovhaness The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam , Op 282 Michael York (speaker), 
Diane Schmidt (accordion), Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gerard Schwarz 
10.59 Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise , Op 34 No 14 Joan Rodgers (soprano) and Howard Shelley (piano); Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) and Wayne Marshall (organ); Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the composer 
11.14 Suk Ripening , Op 34 Royal Liverpool 
Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra/Libor Pesek

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: Carl Orff (1895-1982)

Composer of the Week: Carl Orff (1895-1982): Episode 4: The White Rose

Episode 4

Episode 4: The White Rose

Carl Orff (1895-1982)

The White Rose

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Carl Orff (1895-1982), The White Rose

Donald Macleod on Orff's behaviour during the Second World War and immediately afterwards.

Donald Macleod and Michael Kater discuss Orff's behaviour during the Second World War and immediately afterwards.

This episode is available until midday on Friday, 21st August as part of the Series Catch-up Trial.

Donald Macleod and Michael Kater discuss Orff's behaviour during the Second World War and immediately afterwards, when he needed to prove to the American authorities that he hadn't collaborated with the Nazi government.

Rundadinella (Schulwerk)
Tolzer Boys Choir
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden (conductor)
BMG Conifer 75605513572, Tr 16

Antigonae
Antigone ...... Inge Bork
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bavarian Symphony Orchestra
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
DG 437 721-2, CD 3 Trs 1-2

Mir is so wundrig/So strange I feel (Die Bernauerin - 1944-6)
Horst Laubenthal (tenor solo)
Agnes ...... Christine Ostermayer
Albrecht ...... Gerhart Lippert
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Munich Radio Orchestra
Kurt Eichhorn (conductor)
Orfeo C 255912 H, CD1 Tr 6

Oedipus der Tyrann (excerpt from Act 1)
Kreon ...... Kieth Engen
Oedipus ...... Gerhard Stolze
A Priest ...... Karl Christian Kohn
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
DG 4370292, CD 1 Trs 3-8

Sunt lacrimae rerum
Carl Orff Choir
Arthur Gross (conductor)
WER 4006-50, Trs 19-21.

Donald Macleod and Michael Kater unravel the complex life and work of Carl Orff

Donald Macleod is joined by Professor Michael Kater, author of the book Composers in the Nazi Era, to unravel the complex life and work of Carl Orff

Composer of the Week: Orff

Donald Macleod and Michael Kater look at 
Orff's behaviour during the Second World War and immediately afterwards. Rundadinella (Schulwerk) 
Tolz Boys Choir, conductor Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden 
Antigonae Inge Bork (soprano), Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ferdinand Leitner Mir is so wundrig (Die Bernauerin)  
Horst Laubenthal (tenor solo), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Kurt Eichhorn Oedipus der Tyrann (Act 1, excerpt)  
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rafael Kubelik 
Sunt lacrimae rerum Carl Orff Choir/Arthur Gross

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: Mananan International Festival 2009

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mananan International Festival 2009: Episode 3: Gillian Webster, Michael Collins, Julius Drake

Episode 3

Episode 3: Gillian Webster, Michael Collins, Julius Drake

Mananan International Festival 2009

Gillian Webster, Michael Collins, Julius Drake

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Mananan International Festival 2009, Gillian Webster, Michael Collins, Julius DrakeClose menu

Gillian Webster, Michael Collins and Julius Drake in works by Poulenc, Howells, Schubert.

Gillian Webster (soprano), Michael Collins (clarinet) and Julius Drake (piano). Poulenc: Fiancailles pour rire. Howells: Sonata. Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock.

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals

Penny Gore presents a chamber music concert from the 2009 Mananan International Festival on the Isle of Man.

Gillian Webster (soprano)
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Julius Drake (piano)

Poulenc: Fiancailles pour rire
Howells: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock.

Penny Gore presents a series of concerts from the 2009 Mananan International Festival

Penny Gore presents a series of chamber concerts from the 2009 Mananan International Festival, held on the Isle of Man

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Performances from the 2009 Mananan Festival. 
Gillian Webster (soprano), Michael Collins (clarinet), Julius Drake (piano) 
Poulenc Fiançailles pour rire Howells Clarinet Sonata 
Schubert The Shepherd on the Rock

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 28/BBC Philharmonic, Karen Geoghegan

Prom 28/BBC Philharmonic, Karen Geoghegan

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Prom 28/BBC Philharmonic, Karen Geoghegan

BBC Philharmonic. Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto. Plus Mahler.

BBC Proms 2009: BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda. Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto. Mahler: Symphony No 6. 4.30pm Piano recital: Gabriela Montero.

Presented by Penny Gore.

BBC Proms 2009:

A Prom featuring Stravinsky's Scenes de ballet, continuing the Proms survey of the composer's complete ballets, plus Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, featuring Karen Geoghegan, and Mahler's powerful Sixth Symphony.

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

Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191
Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor

4.30pm
A recital given by Gabriela Montero at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival.

Including:

Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor for piano, Op 52
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No 1, S514
Gabriela Montero (piano).

BBC Proms 2009

Another chance to hear last Wednesday's Prom. Stravinsky Scenes de ballet 
Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191 Mahler Symphony No 6 
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gianandrea Noseda  
4.30 A recital given by Gabriela Montero at last year's Edinburgh Festival, including: 
Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1, S514 Gabriela Montero (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: 13/08/2009 Martyn Brabbins, Harrison Birtwistle and William Christie

13/08/2009 Martyn Brabbins, Harrison Birtwistle and William Christie

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 13/08/2009 Martyn Brabbins, Harrison Birtwistle and William Christie

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With composer Harrison Birtwistle.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With conductor Martyn Brabbins and composer Harrison Birtwistle, plus William Christie, director of Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants.

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

Including director of Les Arts Florissants William Christie, who speaks to Petroc about his forthcoming performance of Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, which opens the 2009 Edinburgh International Festival.

Plus composer Harrison Birtwistle and conductor Martyn Brabbins talking about their forthcoming Prom, which includes Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus.

17:02
HAYDN
Creation: The heavens are telling of God in glory	
Genia Kühmeier, Toby Spence, Dietrich Henschel 
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie
VIRGIN 3952352
Tr 14
3’44

17:07
Clara SCHUMANN
Soirées Musicales, Op. 6: Mazurka 
Yoshiko Iwai (piano)
NAXOS 8553501
Tr 12
2’07

17:09
HANDEL
Judas Maccabeus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes & March
Lisa Saffer (soprano)
Patricia Spence (mezzo-soprano)
U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor)
HMU 907077.78
CD 2 Tr 14-15	
2’53

17:17
HANDEL
Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Piangerò la sorte mia
Danielle De Niese
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
DECCA475 8746
Tr 11
6’12

17:30
HANDEL
Judas Maccabeus: Act II (end): Duet: Oh! Never, never we bow down & Chorus
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano)
Choir of New College, Oxford
The King;s Consort
Robert King (conductor)
HYPERION CDA66641/2
CD 2 Tr 14
5’49

17:37
PROKOFIEV 
Russian Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10538 X	
Tr 13
14’03

17:52
HAYDN
Lo Speziale
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
Concerto Koln
Daniel Harding (conductor)
477 7468
Tr 2
6’30

18:03
STRAVINSKY
Circus Polka
LSO
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
RCA 09026 68865
Tr 2
3’31

18:07
BELLINI
Norma: Casta Diva
Renata Scotto (Norma)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
National Philharmonic Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
SONY 88697446182
Tr 9
6’54

18:14
LIVE
Congregation
John Law's Art of Sound trio, with Sam Burgess and Asaf Sirkis
5’52

18:25
LIVE
The Ghost in the Oak (short version)
John Law's Art of Sound trio, with Sam Burgess and Asaf Sirkis
4’38

18:34
LIVE
Trap Clap
John Law's Art of Sound trio, with Sam Burgess and Asaf Sirkis
5’55

18:41
VIVALDI
Concerto in G major, RV 516
Viktoria Mullova, Giuliano Carmignola (violins)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)
ARCHIV 477 7466
Tr 1-2
8’33

18:50
BEETHOVEN
Rondo in B flat major
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
BIS SACD 1792
Tr 4
8’40

19:00
BIRTWISTLE
Mask of Orpheus: Act 2 sc i: 1st Arch
Jon Garrison (Orpheus, The Man)
Omar Ebrahim (Charon)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Singers
Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins (conductors)
NMC D050
CD 2 Tr 3
2’57

19:11
STRAVINSKY
Apollo – 2nd Tableau: Variation d’Apollon
CBSO
Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI CDC 749636 2
Tr 7
2’30

19:22
BIRTWISTLE
Mask of Orpheus: Act 2 sc i: 17th Arch
Jon Garrison (Orpheus, The Man)
Jean Rigby (Euridice, the Woman)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Singers
Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins (conductors)
NMC D050
CD 2 Tr 19
3’47

19:29
MORTELMANS
Homeric Symphony: IV: The Genius of Hellas
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67766
Tr 4
8’36

19:39
Lullaby of Birdland
The George Shearing Quintet
CAPITOL
Tr 17
2’22

19:42
CHOPIN
Prelude in C sharp minor. Op. 45
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
HARM MUNDI HMC901982
Tr 30
5’15

19:48
SIBELIUS
Moderato - allegro appassionato for string quartet (JS.131) 		
Tempera Quartet
BIS CD 1476
Tr 1
10’33

Petroc Trelawny with music and arts news.

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 38: Ravel, Chin, Stravinsky

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 38: Ravel, Chin, Stravinsky: Part 1

Part 1 2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 38: Ravel, Chin, Stravinsky, Part 1

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Ravel: La valse and Unsuk Chin: Cello Concerto.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov perform Ravel's Diaghilev commission La valse and Unsuk Chin's new Cello Concerto.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Christopher Cook.

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Ilan Volkov perform works spanning almost a century.

Begun as a homage to the Viennese waltz but twisted by his wartime experiences into a darker vision of a society whirling to disaster, Ravel's La valse was actually rejected by Diaghilev  - who commissioned it - and only finally staged in the year of his death, choreographed by Nijinsky's sister Bronislava. 

Unsuk Chin's new Cello Concerto was written specially for Alban Gerhardt, an early member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme.

Alban Gerhardt (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Ravel: La valse
Unsuk Chin: Cello Concerto (BBC commission: world premiere).

BBC Proms: 2009

Prom 38: Ravel, Chin, Stravinsky

The BBC SSO under Ilan Volkov perform two classic 20th century scores and a world premiere

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov perform two classic 20th century scores and a world premiere

From the Royal Albert Hall , London, presented by Christopher Cook. The BBC 
Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under chief conductor Nan Volkov , pair two Diaghilev commissions. With its pounding rhythms, cataclysmic upheavals and savage scenario of a young girl dancing herself to death, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is still genuninely teriffying. Plus Ravel's waltz for orchestra and Unsuk Chin 's new 
Cello Concerto, written for tonight's soloist. 
Alban Gerhardt (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Han Volkov Ravel La valse 
Unsuk Chin Cello Concerto (BBC commission, first performance)

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: 13/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, 13/08/2009

Christopher Cook discusses The Rite of Spring with Royal Ballet director Monica Mason.

Christopher Cook discusses Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring with director of the Royal Ballet Monica Mason and choreographer Millicent Hodson.

Christopher Cook discusses Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring with director of the Royal Ballet Monica Mason and choreographer Millicent Hodson, who has reconstructed Nijinsky's original choreography for the celebrated ballet.

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

Twenty Minutes: Proms Plus

Christopher Cook discusses The Rite of Spring with director of the Royal Ballet, Monica Mason , and choreographer Millicent Hodson. 
9.05 Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Repeated on Wednesday 26 August at 2pm

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 38: Ravel, Chin, Stravinsky: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 38: Ravel, Chin, Stravinsky, Part 2

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov perfom Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Christopher Cook presents the conclusion of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Prom, which features Stravinsky's seminal The Rite of Spring.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. 

Christopher Cook presents the conclusion of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Prom, which features Stravinsky's seminal, Diaghilev-commissioned The Rite of Spring, a work with many pounding rhythms, cataclysmic upheavals and the savage scenario of a young girl dancing herself to death.

Alban Gerhardt (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

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: The Origins of the Origin

08/02/2009

The Origins of the Origin

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, The Origins of the Origin

Andrew Cunningham traces the roots of Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

Historian Andrew Cunningham traces the roots of Darwin's seminal scientific work, exploring the connections between French and English evolutionary theory.

Science historian Andy Cunningham discusses the connections between French and English evolutionary thought. Were European researchers thinking along the same lines as Darwin, or were they following separate paths of enquiry? What impact did their post-revolutionary, secular environment have on their theorising? 

Did anyone in France see the relevance of Darwin's work when it was published? And what impact subsequently did Darwin's On The Origin of Species have on continental evolutionary thought?

Andrew Cunningham explores the links between French and English evolutionary thought, recalling the work of Lamarck, 
Georges-Louis Leclerc , and Comte de Buffon, who were writing about evolution up to a century before Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Producer John Watkins

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: My Son the Fiddler

The Essay: My Son the Fiddler: Episode 3: Calling on the Great Schnittke

Episode 3: Calling on the Great Schnittke

My Son the Fiddler

Calling on the Great Schnittke

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, My Son the Fiddler, Calling on the Great SchnittkeClose menu

Christopher Hope discusses the importance in his son's life of composer Alfred Schnittke.

Author Christopher Hope discusses the importance in his violin player son Daniel's life of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke.

Author Christopher Hope recalls helping to bring up his son Daniel, who has become a renowned violin player. The question is, how do a writer and a musician survive in the same family?

He discusses the importance in Daniel's life of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke.

Author Christopher Hope recalls watching his son Daniel become a renowned violinist

Author Christopher Hope recalls watching his son Daniel become a renowned violinist, and how as a tone deaf father he helped and hindered his development

3/4. Calling on the Great Schnittke. Christopher Hope traces the rise of his violinist son Daniel.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: Late Junction Sessions

Late Junction: Late Junction Sessions: Episode 7: Malcolm Middleton and Mira Calix

Episode 7

Episode 7: Malcolm Middleton and Mira Calix

Late Junction Sessions

Malcolm Middleton and Mira Calix

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Late Junction Sessions, Malcolm Middleton and Mira Calix

Max Reinhardt presents a collaborative session between Mira Calix and Malcolm Middleton.

Max Reinhardt presents tracks from Orchestra Baobab, Max Eastley and Animal Collective, plus part of a series of collaborative sessions, featuring Mira Calix and Malcolm Middleton.

Max Reinhardt presents tracks from Orchestra Baobab, Max Eastley and Animal Collective as well as the seventh in a series of Late Junction collaborative sessions. This one brings together electronic composer Mira Calix and singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton, who perform material especially written for the session.

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

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

Max Reinhardt presents a collaborative session between electronic composer Mira Calix and singer/songwriter Malcolm Middleton performing material written specially for the session.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 14/08/2009

14/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 14/08/2009

Music including Martinu, Sessions, Eno, Schubert/Mahler, Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Music including Martinu, Sessions, Eno, Schubert/Mahler, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Wagner, Purcell, Beethoven, Hutschenruyter, Haydn, Bartok, Handel, Bruhns and Liszt.

1.00am
Martinu, Bohuslav (1890-1959): Symphony No 3, H299
1.30am
Martinu: Symphony No 4, H305
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Valek (conductor) 

2.08am
Sessions, Roger (1896-1985): String Quartet No 2
Julliard String Quartet 

2.43am
Eno, Brian (b. 1948), arr Julia Wolfe: Music for Airports 1/2 (1978)
Bang on a Can All-Stars

2.55am
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869): Pasquinade 
Michael Lewin (piano)

3.01am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), and Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Death and the Maiden
Sofia Soloists
Plamen Djourov (conductor) 

3.41am
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943): Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

4.00am
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908): Overture (Russian Easter Festival, Op 36)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4.16am
Obrecht, Jacob (1450-1505): Salve Regina
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Paul van Nevel (conductor) 

4.21am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Tes beaux yeux
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

4.25am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Eine Faust Overture
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Bernhard Klee (conductor) 

4.38am
Scott, Cyril (1879-1970): Lotus Land, Op 47, No 1
Christina Ortiz (piano)

4.43am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Sonata No 7 in E minor for two violins and continuo, Z796
Simon Standage (violin)
Il Tempo

4.51am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Egmont Overture
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Eivind Aadland (conductor)

5.01am
Hutschenruyter, Wouter (1796-1878): Ouverture voor Groot Orkest 
Dutch National Youth Wind Orchestra
Jan Cober (conductor) 

5.10am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Trio in E flat for piano and strings, D897 (Notturno)
Grieg Trio 

5.20am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Andante (Funf Klavierstucke, Op 3, No 1)
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

5.27am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Concerto in D for cello and orchestra, HV VIIb 2
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinrich Schiff (cellist/conductor)

5.52am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs)
Bengt-Ake Lundin (piano) 

6.00am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Jesus and the Traders
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Janos Ferencsic (conductor)

6.07am
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Two Pictures for orchestra, Sz 46
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava
Bystrik Rezucha (conductor)

6.23am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Keyboard Suite No 6 in G minor, HWV 439
Jautrite Putnina (piano)

6.39am
Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1679): Hemmt eure Tranenflut (madrigal a 9)
Greta de Reyghere (soprano)
James Bowman (countertenor)
Guy de Mey (tenor)
Max van Egmond (bass)
Ricercar Consort

6.53am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Lose Himmel, meine seele, S494
Sylviane Deferne (piano).

Martinu Symphony No 3; Symphony No 4 2.08 Sessions String Quartet No 2 2.43 Brian Eno , arr Julia Wolfe Music for Airports 1/2 2.55 Gottschalk Pasquinade 
3.01 Schubert/Mahler Death and the Maiden 
3.41 Rachmaninov Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36 
4.00 Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture 
4.16 Obrecht Salve Regina 4.21 Sweelinck Tes beaux yeux 4^5 Wagner Eine Faust Overture 4.38 Scott Lotus Land. Op 47 No 14.43 Purcell Sonata No 7 in E minor, Z796 4.51 Beethoven Overture: Egmont 
5.01 Hutschenruyter Ouverture voor Groot Orkest 
5.10 Schubert Piano Trio in E flat, D897 (Notturno) 
5.20 Strauss Andante (Funf Klavierstucke, Op 3 No 1) 
5.27 Haydn Cello Concerto in D. H Vllb 2 5.52 Ravel Alborado del gracioso (Miroirs) 6.00 Kodaly Jesus and the Traders 6.07 Bartok Two Pictures, Sz46, Op 10 
6.23 Handel Keyboard Suite No 6 in G minor, HWV439 
6.39 Bruhns Hemmt eure Tranenflut (madrigal a 9) 
6.53 Liszt Lose Himmel , meine seele, S494

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