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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Martin Handley

15/08/2009

Martin Handley

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Martin Handley presents a lively mix of music.

Martin Handley presents a lively mix of music to start the weekend.

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

7.03am
BACH
Allemande from French Suite no 5 in G BWV 816
James Rhodes
SIGCD153 Track 1

7:07am
HANDEL
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
Tallis Chamber Choir
Royal Academy Consort
Jeremy Summerly
NAXOS 8.557003 Tracks 1-3

7:14am
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet no 2 in A minor 1st  movement
Elias Quartet
ASV GLD 4025 Track 1

7:23am
VIVALDI
Concerto for cello and orchestra RV 421 in A
Il Giardino Armonico
Christoph Coin (cello)
directed by Giovanni Antonini
NAÏVE OP 30426 Tracks 19-21

7:32am
BRAHMS
Academic Festival Overture Op 80
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch
PHILIPS 438 760-2 CD 2 Track 1

7:42am
GABRIELI
Sonata Octavi toni a 12
London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Andrew Parrott
ARCHIV 437 073-2 Track 3

7:47am
CHOPIN
Etude in A flat major Op 25 no 1
Aeolian
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
SONY 518801 2 Track 19

7.55am
PARRY
Poet's Song
Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
Clifford Benson (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67044 Track 1

8:03am
STRAVINSKY
Pulcinella - Overture
Northern Sinfonia/Rattle
HMV 5 73551 2 Track 1					                                     

8.06am
ROSSINI
Overture: La Cenerentola
LSO/Abbado
DG 4198692 Track 2

8:15am
BEETHOVEN
Sonata for piano no 25 Op 79 in G
Arthur Schnabel
DANTE HPC 107120 CD 8 Tracks 1-3

8:25am
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley
EMI CDEMX 2179 Track 8

8:43am
BACH
Brandenburg Concerto no 6 BWV 1051
Academy of Ancient Music
directed by Richard Egarr
HMU 807461.62 CD2 Tracks 7-9.

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CD Review

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation

CD Review: Martinu, Purcell, Arensky

Martinu, Purcell, Arensky

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Martinu, Purcell, Arensky

With Andrew McGregor. Including recent song recitals by Ravel and Britten.

With Andrew McGregor. Includes Martinu, Purcell, Arensky; recent song recitals including Ravel; Marin Alsop on Dvorak and Bartok; Vaughan Williams: G minor Mass; Mendelssohn.

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

Including:

9.00am
Martinu: Jazz Suite
Orchestre de Picardie
Pascal Verrot (conductor

Purcell: Suite - The Prophetess
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)

Arensky: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 54
Ilya Gringolts (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

10.00am
Recent song recitals, including Ravel from Gerald Finley and Britten from Mark Padmore

10.45am
Andrew talks to conductor Marin Alsop about recent recordings of Dvorak, Bartok and Bernstein

11.15am
Recent discs of Vaughan Williams' haunting Mass in G minor, from the UK, Germany and Australia

11.45am
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 2 in C minor, Op 66
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Patrick Demenga (cello)
Enrico Pace (piano).

Summer CD Review

With Andrew McGregor. 
Martinu Jazz Suite Orchestre de Picardie, conductor Pascal Verrot 
Purcell Suite: The Prophetess 
Le Concert des Nations, conductor Jordi Savall Arensky Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 54 llya Gringolts, BBCSSO, conductor Nan Volkov 
10.00 Recent song recitals, including Ravel with Gerald Finley and Britten with Mark Padmore. 1045Conductor Marin Alsop discusses recent recordings of Dvorak, Bartok and Bernstein. 
11.15 Recent discs of Vaughan Williams 's haunting Mass in G minor, from the UK, Germany and Australia. 
11.45 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor. Op 66 Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Patrick Demenga (cello), Enrico Pace (piano) bbc.co.uk/radio3/careview PHONE: [number removed] email: cdreview@bbc.co.uk Text [number removed] (standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX, BBCI, page 651

Music Feature

Programmes exploring music and music-related subjects

Music Feature: Giovanni's House

31/01/2009

Giovanni's House

BBC Radio 3 - Music Feature, Giovanni's House

Martin Handley explores the importance of Italian music publishing firm Casa Ricordi.

Martin Handley explores the importance of Italian music publisher Casa Ricordi. With contributions from Simonetta Puccini and Ricordi family members.

Martin Handley explores the importance of the famous Italian music publishing firm Casa Ricordi. Throughout most of the 19th and 20th centuries, the history of Italian opera was directly tied to the fortunes of this single family publishing house, based in Milan.

The company was founded in 1808 by Giovanni Ricordi, a violinist who led the orchestra in a small Milanese theatre. From very small beginnings, the business grew rapidly and in 1814 he won the exclusive right to publish all the music performed at La Scala, where he was a prompter. Ten years later he purchased the venue's entire archive, and by 1835 Ricordi boasted a catalogue of 10,000 publications. These included most of the operas of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. 

But the company's special relationship with Verdi and Puccini was especially significant. Giovanni's grandson Giulio persuaded Verdi to come out of retirement in 1880 and later played a vital role in Puccini's artistic career, publishing all his works. Casa Ricordi was also the first to come up with the 'royalty' concept and successfully lobbied for one of the first laws to protect composers' (and publishers') copyright. But was the firm always rigorous in its production standards?

The music includes many important operas from the 19th century, including Rossini, Bellini, Verdi and Puccini. Contributors include Simonetta Puccini, Ricordi family members, Ricordi managing director Tino Cenamo, former Ricordi director of publishing Gabrielle Dotto, music historian Philip Gossett and Verdi expert Cormac Newark.

Including:

Rossini: Barber of Seville
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
SONY S3K 37862/A-C

Verdi: Don Carlo
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI CDC 7 54868-70 2

Mehul: Horatius Cocles
Orchestre de Bretagne, Stefan Sanderling (conductor)
ASV CD DCA 1140

Rossini: La Pietra del Paragone
Czech Chamber Chorus, Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Alessandro de Marchi (conductor)
NAXOS 8.660093-95

Bellini: Norma
Maria Callas (soprano)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Tullino Serafin (conductor)
EMI 5 56271 2

Liszt: Preludio from 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante
Francois-Rene Duchable
EMI 5 56684 2

Verdi: Nabucco
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 413 448-2

Rossini: Bianca 
Katia Ricciarelli, soprano (Bianca)
London Sinfonietta Opera Orchestra, Donato Renzetti (conductor)
RICORDI RFCD 2008

Verdi: Macbeth
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI  5 67128 2

Gounod: Romeo et Juliette
Mirella Freni, soprano (Juliette)
Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris, Alain Lombard (conductor)
EMI 5 65290 2

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra 
Mirella Freni, soprano (Maria Boccanegra)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro all Scala, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 449 752-2

Verdi: Othello
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Lorin Maazel (conductor)
EMI CDC 747450/51 2

Verdi: Falstaff
Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
CBS M2K 42535

Puccini: Madam Butterfly
Renata Tebaldi, soprano (Madama Butterfly); Carlo Bergonzi, tenor (B.F. Pinkerton)
Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
DECCA 411 635-2 & 636-2

Puccini: La Boheme 
Mirella Freni, soprano (Mimi)
Schoneberger Sangerknaben, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DECCA 421 050-2 & 051-2

Puccini: Turandot
Mario del Monaco, tenor (Calaf)
Orchestra e coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Alberto Erede (conductor)
DECCA 433 761-2

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore 
Enrico Caruso
MCCD086

Stockhausen:Donnerstag Aus Licht
DG 423 380-2 to 383-2
Karlheinz Stockhausen (conductor)

Puccini: Madam Butterfly
Renata Tebaldi, soprano (Madama Butterfly)
Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
DECCA 411 635-2 & 636-2

Verdi: Falstaff
Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
CBS M2K 42535

Giovanni's House:Italian Opera and Casa Ricordi

Martin Handley explores the significance of Milanese music publishing firm Casa Ricordi. Producer Richard Yarr

The Early Music Show

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: David McGuinness at the 2009 Mananan Festival

David McGuinness at the 2009 Mananan Festival

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, David McGuinness at the 2009 Mananan Festival

Catherine Bott presents a concert of harpsichord music performed by David McGuinness.

Catherine Bott presents a concert of French and Scottish keyboard music, given by harpsichordist David McGuinness at the 2009 Mananan International Festival.

Catherine Bott presents a concert of French and Scottish keyboard music, given by harpsichordist David McGuinness at the 2009 Mananan International Festival of Music and the Arts, in Port Erin, on the Isle of Man. 

The programme includes works by well-known composers such as Rameau and Couperin, as well as some intriguing lesser-known musicians like Alexander Reinagle, Jacques Duphly, Duncan Burnett and Christoph Schetky.

Playlist:

Duncan Burnett: Pavin

Rameau: La Poule

Claude Balbastre: Suite de clavecin - Book 1 (excerpt)

Jacques Duphly: La De Drummond (PiÃ¨ces de clavecin - Book 4)

Johan Christoph Schetky: Sonata in D, Op 9, No 1

Couperin: La Passacaille (Pieces de clavecin - Book 8)

Alexander Reinagle: The East nook of Fife

Rameau: Gavotte avec 6 doubles (Nouvelles Suite de pieces de clavecin ou 2nd livre)

Jacques Duphly: Rondo (PiÃ¨ces de clavecin - Book 1).

Catherine Bott presents a concert of French and Scottish keyboard music given by harpsichordist David McGuinness at the 2009 Mananan 
International Festival of Music and the Arts in Port Erin on the Isle of Man. Music includes Rameau, Couperin, and works by Alexander Reinagle , Jacques Duphly , Duncan Burnett and Christoph Schetky. Producer Les Pratt

BBC Proms

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

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

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Chamber Concerts

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Chamber Concerts: Part 4: PCM 04 - Scottish Ensemble

Part 4 Part 4: PCM 04 - Scottish Ensemble

2009

PCM 04 - Scottish Ensemble

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Chamber Concerts, PCM 04 - Scottish Ensemble

Scottish Ensemble in Purcell: Chacony. Mozart: Divertimento in F. John Woolrich: Capriccio

From Cadogan Hall. Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton in string music spanning three centuries. Purcell: Chacony. Mozart: Divertimento in F, K138. John Woolrich: Capriccio.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer.

The Scottish Ensemble is directed by Jonathan Morton in a rich variety of string music spanning three centuries.

At the programme's heart is a new piece by John Woolrich, framed by classic works by Mozart and Purcell. Stravinsky's mercurial Concerto of 1946 casts an ironic eye back to the musical past as it extracts every ounce of colour and contrast from the strings. With its disjointed motor rhythms, the music twists and turns, alternately maladroit and elegant, high-spirited and nostalgic.

Scottish Ensemble 
Jonathan Morton (violin/director)

Purcell: Chacony  
Mozart: Divertimento in F, K138  
John Woolrich: Capriccio (world premiere)  
Stravinsky: Concerto in D for strings.

BBC Proms: 2009

Proms Chamber Concerts

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

BBC Proms Chamber Music 2009

Another chance to hear Monday's concert at 
London's Cadogan Hall. Presented by Louise Fryer. Scottish Ensemble, director Jonathan Morton (violin) Purcell Chacony 
Mozart Divertimento in F, K138 John Woolrich Capriccio 
Stravinsky Concerto in D for Strings Rptd from Mon

World Routes

Programme exploring music from around the world

Programme exploring music from around the world, featuring interviews with performers, live concerts, monthly CD reviews and special location reports

World Routes: Lopa Kothari

Lopa Kothari

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, Lopa Kothari

Lopa Kothari presents a special programme devoted to Indian vocal music.

Lopa Kothari explores the world of Indian vocal music with guests Viram Jasani and Jameela Siddiqi, and music from Jayasree Sengupta.

Lopa Kothari explores some of the different vocal traditions in India, from Bollywood soundtracks to the virtuoso Varanasi style of the Misra Brothers. Her guests include director of the Asian Music Network Viram Jasani, writer and broadcaster Jameela Siddiqi, and singer Jayasree Sengupta.

WORLD ROUTES

Presented by Lopa Kothari
Produced by Felix Carey

Tel. 020 7765 4661 
Fax. 020 7765 5052 
e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk

Saturday 15th August 2009

A. R. Rahman: Chaiya Chaiya
Sukhvinder Singh; Sapna Awasthi
Album: OST from the motion film Dil Se
Universal CDF12

Rajan Mishra: Thumri composition in Jhaptal
Mishra Brothers
BBC Recording by James Parkin, on location in India 2003

Trad: Khayal in Tintal
Mishra Brothers
BBC Recording by James Parkin, on location in India 2003

In Session:

Jayasree Sangupta (vocals)
Fida Hussein (harmonium)
Hanif Khan (tabla)

Trad/Ustaad Bahadur Hussain Khan: Tarana 
(Raag Yaman, Teen taal)
Jayasree Sangupta, Fida Hussein; Hanif Khan
BBC Recording by sound engineer James Birtwistle, Broadcasting House, 2009 

Sangupta: Kajri 
(Raag Mishra Pilu, Dadra taal)
Jayasree Sangupta, Fida Hussein; Hanif Khan
BBC Recording by sound engineer James Birtwistle, Broadcasting House, 2009 

Shakeel Badayani: Madhuban Mein Radhika
Mohammed Rafi
Album: The Last Journey of Mohammed Rafi
Navras Records NRCD 2001 ADD

Salil Chowdhary/Shailendra: Aaja Re Pardesi
Lata Mangeshkar
Album: The greatest film songs of Lata Mangeshkar
Nascente NSCD 088

C. Ramchandra/Rajendra Kirshan: Ina Mina Deeka
Asha Bhosle
Album: Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends
World Music Network RGNET1131

On the eve of Indian Voices Day at the BBC Proms, singer and broadcaster Lopa Kothari explores vocal traditions in India, from Bollywood soundtracks to the virtuoso Varanasi style of the Mishra Brothers. Producer Felix Carey See BBC Proms 2009 tomorrow at 10.30am

Jazz Library

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings

Programme offering advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings or adding to an existing one

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: George Shearing

George Shearing

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, George Shearing

Alyn Shipton looks back over the highlights of pianist George Shearing's recording career.

George Shearing joins Alyn Shipton to look over the highlights of his recording career, from early triumphs in London to the debut of his famous quintet in America.

Pianist Sir George Shearing died on 14th February 2011. In an archive interview, he joins Alyn Shipton to look back over the highlights of his recording career, from early triumphs in London to the debut of his famous quintet in America, as well as his long-running partnership with Mel Torme.

To mark his 90th birthday last Thursday, jazz pianist George Shearing joins Alyn Shipton to look back over the highlights of his recording career, as well as his long-running partnership with Mel Torme. Producer Alyn Shipton

Jazz Record Requests

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jazzrecordrequests@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

Jazz Record Requests: 15/08/2009

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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Saturday 15 August 2009 5pm–6pm

JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Wynton Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tp), Marcus Roberts (p), Todd Williams (ts), Dr Michael White (cl), Danny Barker (bj), Teddy Riley (tp), Freddie Lonzo (tb), Reginald Veal (b), Herlin Riley (d)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)

Cakewalking Babies from Home (Williams, Smith, Troy) (2:59)
Performed by Clarence Williams' Blue Five: Eva Taylor (v) Louis Armstrong (tp) Sidney Bechet (ss) Clarence Williams (p) Buddy Christian (bj) Charlie Irvis (tb)
Recorded 8 January 1925
Taken from the album Eva Taylor - Not Just the Blues
1996 CD (Topaz TPZ 1044 Track 5)

Too Young to Know (Morganfield) (3:11)
Performed by Muddy Waters (v, g) Little Walter (hca) Big Crawford (b)
Recorded 23 January 1951
Taken from the album The Chronological Muddy Waters 1950 - 1952
2004 CD (Classics 5109 Track 8)

Crazy Rhythm (Mayer) (1:32)
Performed by Max Geldray (harmonica) with the Wally Stott Orchestra
Recorded 1959
Taken from the album Goon With the Wind
LP (Parlophone GEP 8764. S1/2)

Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin) (3:50)
Performed by Jazz Couriers: Ronnie Scott (ts) Tubby Hayes (ts) Terry Shannon (p) Phil Bates (b) Bill Eyden (d)
Recorded 16 February 1958
Taken from the album The Jazz Couriers in Concert
LP (Music for Pleasure MFP 1072. S2/4)

I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson) (5:35)
Performed by J.R. Monterose (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Pete La Roca (d) 
Recorded 24 November 1959
Taken from the album Straight Ahead
1986 CD (DIW 32DIW303CD (1) Track 4)

Wabash Blues (Meinken, Ringle) (6:22)
Performed by Harry Edison (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Duke Ellington (p) Leslie Spann (g) Al Hall (b) Jo Jones (d)
Recorded 20 February 1959
Taken from the album Play the Blues Back to Back
CD (Polydor 8236372 (1) Track 1)

I Thought About You (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) (2:47)
Performed by Billie Holiday (v) Bobby Tucker (p)
Recorded 1956
Taken from the album Lady Sings the Blues
LP (Verve UMV 2047 B6)

Test Pilot Pts 1 & 2 (Thompson, Smith) (6:14)
Performed by Lucky Thompson All Stars: Lucky Thompson (ts) Stuff Smith (violin) Erroll Garner (p) George Wettling (d)
Recorded 26 December 1944
Taken from the album Onyx Club Spree
1997 CD (Topaz TPZ 1061 Track 23)

The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome kern, Dorothy Fields) (8:24)
Performed by Gwilym Simcock (p) Phil Donkin (b) Martin France (d)
Recorded 10, 11, 12 June 2007
Taken from the album Perception
2007 CD (Basho SRCD 24-2 Track 9)

All About Rosie (George Russell) (10:41)
Performed by John LaPorta (as) Hal McKusick (ts) Robert DiDomenica (ft)  Manuel Zegler (bassoon) Louis Mucci, Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Jim Buffington (fhn) Bill Evans (p) Teddy Charles (vb) Barry Galbraith (g) Joe Benjamin (b)  Teddy Sommer (d) Margaret Ross (harp) George Russell (conductor)
Recorded 10 & 20 June 1957
Taken from the album The Birth of the Third Stream
CD (Columbia/Legacy. COL4851032 Track 3)



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Words and Music

A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: The Geography of a Home

06/04/2008

The Geography of a Home

BBC Radio 3 - Words and Music, The Geography of a HomeClose menu

Belinda Lang and David Bamber read poems on the theme of houses and homes.

Belinda Lang and David Bamber read poems on the theme of houses and homes. With poetry by Auden and Larkin and music by Sibelius, Chopin and The Beatles.

Belinda Lang and David Bamber read poems on the theme of houses and homes. Celebrating the idea of the physical building of a home, and the lives that change within it, poetry comes from WH Auden, Philip Larkin, Robert Service and Ivor Gurney. Music by Sibelius, Chopin, Holst, Copland, Chris Rea and The Beatles.

The Geography of a Home. Belinda Lang and David Bamber read poems on the theme of houses and homes by WH Auden, Philip Larkin and Ivor Gurney , with music by Sibelius, Chopin, Hoist, Copland, Chris Rea and The Beatles.

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 40: Stravinsky, Beethoven

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 40: Stravinsky, Beethoven: Part 1

Part 1 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 40: Stravinsky, Beethoven, Part 1

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's ballet Orpheus.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Stravinsky's lesser-known ballet Orpheus.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer.

Ilan Volkov, making his last Proms appearance as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor, leads the SSO in a performance of Stravinsky's lesser-known work Orpheus, a continuation of the series of Stravinsky's eleven ballet scores. Dating from 1947, it is both abstract and beautiful, and ritualises the familiar story of Orpheus whilst harking back to the music of early European composers.

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Stravinsky: Orpheus.

Prom 40: Stravinsky, Beethoven

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO in Stravinsky's Orpheus and Beethoven's Symphony No 9

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's Orpheus as well as the Proms' annual performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 9 (Choral)

BBC Proms 2009

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall.
Louise Fryer introduces a Proms highlight: Beethoven's Choral symphony, which follows a performance of Stravinsky's lesser-known work Orpheus before the interval.
Rebecca Evans (soprano), Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), James Rutherford (bass), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, BBC SSO, conductor Ilan Volkov

Stravinsky Orpheus

8.05 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Philip Pullman talks about the myth of Orpheus.

8.25 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)

(Repeated on Tuesday 25 August at 2pm)

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: The Orpheus Myth

The Orpheus Myth

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, The Orpheus Myth

Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials, on the powerful classical myth of Orpheus.

For 2009's Proms Literary Festival, author Philip Pullman talks to Susan Hitch about the legend of Orpheus, explaining why myth matters for fiction.

In front of an audience at the Proms Literary Festival, Susan Hitch is joined by award-winning writer Philip Pullman to discuss the powerful legend of Orpheus, exploring the influence of myth as a subject for fiction.

The classical tale of Orpheus has influenced musicians and writers from Igor Stravinsky to John Milton to Nick Cave. Orpheus, whose lyre and songs could charm even Hades, king of the underworld, journeys into the kingdom of the dead to plead for the release of his wife Eurydice. Succeeding where all others have failed, he is offered a deal. He can take his wife with him, but only if he makes his return journey without turning to look at her as she walks behind him back into the land of the living. Where his heroism and charm have succeeded, his human flaw of curiosity proves his undoing.

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 40: Stravinsky, Beethoven: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 40: Stravinsky, Beethoven, Part 2

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO and CBSO in Beethoven's Symphony No 9 (Choral).

From the Royal Albert Hall. Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO and CBSO, with soprano Rebecca Evans and mezzo Caitlin Hulcup, in Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral).

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer.

Ilan Volkov's final Prom as BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra chief conductor concludes with the annual performance of Beethoven's great masterwork and homage to universal brotherhood, his Symphony No 9 (Choral). He is joined by the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and a line up of leading soloists.

Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral)

Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo-soprano)
Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor)
James Rutherford (bass)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor).

Between the Ears

Innovative and thought-provoking features on a wide variety of subjects

Innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers.

Between the Ears: Tennyson in Skegness

Tennyson in Skegness

BBC Radio 3 - Between the Ears, Tennyson in Skegness

Exploring Tennyson's connection with Skegness, where he wrote some of his best-known verse

An exploration of Tennyson's relationship with the Lincolnshire town of Skegness, where he wrote some of his most familiar verse.

An exploration of a little-known connection between Tennyson, one of our greatest poets, and the brash and brassy seaside town of Skegness in Lincolnshire. Tennyson spent much time on the coast there, with its landscape providing a good source of inspiration.

The programme combines the sounds of Skegness with the voices of local readers interpreting a range of Tennyson's works and features excerpts from Charge Of The Light Brigade, Maud, The Miller's Daughter and Break, Break, Break.

Between the Ears:Tennyson in Skegness

Alfred Tennyson spent a great deal of time on the Lincolnshire coast at Skegness, deriving much inspiration from its landscape. This feature merges the sounds of Skegness with the voices of local readers interpreting a range of Tennyson's works. Including extracts from Charge of the Light Brigade, Maud, The Miller's Daughter and Break, Break, Break. Producer Simon Poole

Hear and Now

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: BBC Philharmonic/MacMillan

BBC Philharmonic/MacMillan

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, BBC Philharmonic/MacMillan

The BBC Philharmonic performs music by young composers and James MacMillan.

Robert Worby presents the BBC Philharmonic under James MacMillan in works by young composers and MacMillan's own A Deep but Dazzling Darkness, with violinist Chantal Juillet.

Robert Worby presents the BBC Philharmonic conducted by James MacMillan in works by young composers selected by the Society for the Promotion of New Music, as well as one of MacMillan's own pieces.

Oliver Waespi: Viaduct (13:54)
BBC Philharmonic
James MacMillan (conductor)

Elizabeth Winters: The Serious Side of Madness (12:00)
BBC Philharmonic
James MacMillan (conductor)

MacMillan: A Deep but Dazzling Darkness for violin and orchestra (22:36)
Chantal Juillet (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
James MacMillan (conductor)

Louis Johnson: Swinside Study (11:16)
BBC Philharmonic
James MacMillan (conductor)                  

Maxim Bendall: The Circumference of the Ocean (12:38)
BBC Philharmonic
James MacMillan (conductor)

Robert Worby presents works by composers selected by the Society for the Promotion of New Music. 
BBC Philharmonic, conductor James MacMillan Oliver Waespi Viaduct 
Elizabeth Winters The Serious Side of Madness James MacMillan A Deep but Dazzling Darkness Chantal Juillet (violin) 
Louis Johnson  Swinside Study 
 Maxim Bendall The Circumference of the Ocean

The Early Music Show: Philip II and Mary Tudor

11/04/2009

Philip II and Mary Tudor

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Philip II and Mary Tudor

Lucie Skeaping presents music from both the courts of Philip II of Spain and Mary Tudor.

Lucie Skeaping presents music from both the courts of Philip II of Spain and Mary Tudor. Though their marriage was unsuccessful, the musical legacy of this union was more fruitful.

Lucie Skeaping presents music from both the courts of King Philip II of Spain and Mary Tudor. Although their marriage was unsuccessful, the musical legacy of this union was more fruitful.

Playlist:

Guerrero: Ave Virgo Sanctissima
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
David Hill (Master of the Music)
HYPERION CDA 66168, Tr 5

John Sheppard: Gloria (Cantate Mass)
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)
HYPERION CDD 22021  CD2, Tr 5

Cabezon: Diferencias sobre La dama le demanda
Silas Standage (organ)
GLOSSA GCD P31401, Tr 11

Segue:

Morales: Regina Caeli 6-part
The Brabant Ensemble
Stephen Rice (director)
HYPERION CDA 67694, Tr 7

De Monte: In via hac, qua ambulabam
(Instrumental motet)
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul Van Nevel (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SBK 60704, Tr 4

Sheppard: Salvator mundi
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)
HYPERION CDD 22021  CD2, Tr 9

Cabezon: Diferencias sobre las vacas
Concordia
METRONOME METCD 1012, Tr 12

Manchicourt: Ne reminiscaris, Domine
The Brabant Ensemble
Stephen Rice (director)
HYPERION CDA 67604, Tr 10

Tallis: Agnus Dei (Mass puer natus est)
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips (director)
GIMELL 454 9342, Tr 3.

A programme of music from the courts of Philip II Of Spain and Mary Tudor. Producer Rebecca Bean

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 16/08/2009

16/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 16/08/2009

Music including Mozart, Janacek, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bree, Schumann, Chausson, Lindblad.

Music including Mozart, Janacek, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bree, Schumann, Chausson, Lindblad, Pez, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Wanski, Doppler, Gluck, JCF Bach and Flury.

1.00am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague)
Freiburg Barockorchester
Rene Jacobs (conductor) 

1.31am
Mozart: Basta vincesti (recit); Aria: Ah, non lasciami, K486a
1.37am
Mozart: Misera, dove son! (scena); Aria: Ah! non son'io che parlo, K369
Rosemary Joshua (soprano)
Freiburg Barockorchester
Rene Jacobs (conductor) 

1.44am
Mozart: Symphony No 41 in C, K551 (Jupiter)
Freiburg Barockorchester
Rene Jacobs (conductor) 

2.18am
Mozart: Batti, batti, bel Masetto - recit and aria (Don Giovanni - Act 1)
Rosemary Joshua (soprano)
Freiburg Barockorchester
Rene Jacobs (conductor) 

2.22am
Janacek, Leos (1854-1928): Sonata for violin and piano, JW VII 7
Erik Heide (violin)
Martin Qvist Hansen (piano) 

2.39am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): The Sleeping beauty suite, Op 66a
The Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

3.01am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Quartet No 1 in G minor for piano and strings, Op 25
Laurence Power (viola)
Kungsbacka Trio

3.43am
Anon (17th century): Ave Potentissima - Geistliches Konzert for soprano, two violins and basso continuo (Ms Podolinec 1696)
Kamila Zajickova (soprano)
Musica Aeterna Bratislava
Peter Zajicek (director) 

3.51am
Bree, Johannes Bernardus van (1801-1857): Concert Overture in B minor
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

4.02am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Adagio in E, K261
Mozart Anniversary Orchestra
James Ehnes (violin/director) 

4.11am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Overture (Genoveva, Op 81)
Orchestre Nationale de France
Heinz Wallberg (conductor)

4.21am
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899): Paysage, Op 38
Bengt Ake-Lundin (piano)

4.26am
Lindblad, Adolf Fredrik (1801-1878): Dreams
Swedish Radio Choir
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gustaf Sjokvist (conductor) 

4.43am
Pez, Johann Christoph (1664-1716): Passacaglia and Aria - presto (Concerto Pastorella in F for two recorders, strings and continuo)
Carin van Heerden, Ales Rypan (recorders)
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Michi Gaigg (director) 

4.51am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827): Finale from the ballet music to Prometheus
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava
Ludovit Rajter (conductor)

5.01am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Gesang der Geistern Ã¼ber den Wassern, Op 167
Estonian National Male Choir
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Juri Alperten (director)

5.11am
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809): Trio in B flat for strings, Op 53, No 2
Leopold String Trio 

5.19am
Wanski, Jan (1762-1821): Symphony in D on themes from the opera Pasterz nad Wisla
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrzej Mysinski (conductor) 

5.33am
Doppler, Franz (1821-1883): Andante and Rondo for two flutes and piano, Op 25
Karolina Santl-Zupan, Matej Zupan (flutes)
Dijana Tanovic (piano)

5.43am
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893): Faust's aria: Salut, demeure chaste et pure (Faust)
Peter Dvorsky (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5.48am
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787): Dances of the Blessed Spirits (Orphee et Euridice)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

5.55am
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Trio in C for flute, violin and continuo
Musica Petropolitana

6.07am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Magnificat in D, BWV 243
Antonella Balducci (soprano)
Ulrike Clausen (alto)
Frieder Lang (tenor)
Fulvio Bettini (baritone)
Chorus of Swiss-Italian Radio and Ensemble Vanitas, Lugano
Diego Fasolis (conductor) 

6.34am
Flury, Richard (1896-1967): Three pieces for violin and piano 
Sibylle Tschopp (violin)
Isabel Tschopp (piano)

6.42am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Rondo in C, Op 51, No 1
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6.48am
Wegelius, Martin (1846-1906): Rondo quasi fantasia for piano and orchestra (1872)
Margit Rahkonen (piano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari (conductor).

Mozart Symphony No 38 in D, K504 (Prague); Ah, non lasciami, K486a; Ah! Non son'io che parlo, K369; 
Symphony No 41 in C, K551 (Jupiter); Batti, batti. bel Masetto (Don Giovanni) 2.22 Janacek Violin Sonata 
2.39 Tchaikovsky Suite: The Sleeping Beauty 
3.01 Brahms Piano Quartet No I in G minor, Op 25 
3.43 Anon Geistliches Konzert (Ave Potentissima) 
3.51 Bree Concert Overture in B minor 4.02 Mozart Adagio in E, K261 4.11 Schumann Overture: Genoveva 
4.21 Chausson Paysage, Op 38 4.26 Lindblad Dreams 
4.43 Pez Passacaglia and Aria (Concerto Pastorella in F) 4.51 Beethoven Prometheus (finale) 5.01 Schubert 
Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern, D714 5.11 Haydn String Trio in B flat, Op 53 No 2 5.19 Wanski Symphony in D on themes from Pasterz nad Wisla 5.33 Doppler Andante and Rondo, Op 25 5.43 Gounod Salut. demeure chaste et pure (Faust) 5^48 Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orphee et Eurydice) 5.55 JCF Bach Trio in C 6.07 Bach Magnificat in D. BWV243 
6.34 Flury Three Pieces 6.42 Beethoven Rondo in C, Op 51 No 16.48 Wegelius Rondo Quasi Fantasia

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