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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

22/08/2009

Martin Handley

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents a lively mix of music.

With Martin Handley.

7.03am
Couperin: Le tic-toc-choc
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901956 Tr 2

7.06am
Debussy: Le matin d'un jour de fete (Iberia)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA GD60179 Tr 17

7.11am
Brahms: In stiller Nacht
Rias-Kammerchor
Marcus Creed (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901592 Tr 20

7.14am
Cyril Scott, arr. Kreisler: Lotus Land
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Peter Nagy (piano)
BIS CD1196 Tr 3

7.19am
Mozart: Andantino con variazioni (Sinfonia concertante in E flat)
Mohamed Saleh (oboe)
Kinan Azmeh (clarinet)
Mor Biron (bassoon)
Sharon Polyak (horn)
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 62791-2 Tr 3

7.28am
Scriabin: Etude in C sharp minor, Op 2 No 1
Piers Lane (piano)
HYPERION CDA66607 Tr 1

7.33am
Bach: Nichts kann mich ...
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto Copenhagen 
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)
ARCHIV PRODUKTION 00289 477 7467 Tr 7

7.39am
Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
Wolfgang Schulz (flute)
James Levine (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4276392 Trs 8-10

7.53am
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 241-37, CD2 Tr 1

8.03am
Beethoven: Vile murderer! Sadistic swine!; Come hope, you faint and distant star (Fidelio Act I, Scene 2)
Christine Brewer (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Parry (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 3123 (2), CD1 Trs 10-11)

8.11am
Tobias Hume: A Souldiers Resolution
Jordi Savall (bass viol)
ASTREE E7723 Tr 12

8.15am
Brahms: Intermezzo, Op 117 No 1
Llyr Williams (piano)
BBC recording

8.22am
Sibelius: Valse lyrique, Op 96 No 1
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS-CD-1921/23, CD5 Tr 1

8.27am
Strauss: Gefunden (Found); Erschaffen und Beleben (Creation and animation)
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Alastair Miles (bass)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
HYPERION CDA67667, Trs 13, 17

8.33am
Handel: Concerto No 5 in F, HWV 293 Op 4
Ottavio Dantone (organ/director)
Academia Bizantina
L'OISEAU-LYRE Trs 13-16

8.45am
Billy Taylor: At La Carousel
Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone)
Billy Taylor (piano)
Christian McBride (bass)
Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (drums)
GRP GRP97562 Tr 1

8.52am
Sibelius: Karelia, Tableau 5
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD 1921/23, CD1 Trs 9-10.

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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: 22/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, 22/08/2009

With Andrew McGregor. Including 17th and 18th-century Italian music.

With Andrew McGregor. Including 17th and 18th-century Italian music; William Mival on recent Szymanowski recordings; New Haydn chamber releases; Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle.

DISCS PLAYED & REVIEWED ON SUMMER CD REVIEW:
Saturday 22 August 2009, 
09.00 â 12.15, BBC Radio 3

Presenter: Andrew McGregor

All CDs are Full Price unless otherwise stated.

NB Timings are approximate


09.05 am

VIVALDI: The Four Seasons; TARTINI: âDevilâs Trillâ sonata
Joshua Bell (violin), Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sony Classical 88697 11013 2 (CD)

VIVALDI arr. Biegel: The Four Seasons etc.
Jeffrey Biegel (piano)
Naxos 8570031 (CD, Budget Price)

âVespro per la Vergineâ
VIVALDI: Nisi Dominus, Magnificat and other sacred vocal and choral works
Musica Fiata, La Capella Ducale, Roland Wilson (conductor)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88697 318702 (CD)

âSacred Garland â Devotional chamber music from the age of Monteverdiâ
Inc. CORRADINI: Spargite flores
The Gonzaga Band
Chandos CHAN 0761 (CD)

âSweet Tormentâ
MONTEVERDI: Zefiro torna (two settings) and other madrigals
I Fagiolini, Barokksolistene, Robert Hollingworth (director)
Chandos CHAN 0760 (CD)

MONTEVERDI: Scherzi Musicali, 1632
Emanuela Galli (soprano), La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina (director)
Glossa GCD 920915 (CD)



09.50 am 

SZYMANOWSKI: Songs of a Fairy-tale Princess; Harnasie Op. 55 - ballet pantomime; Love Songs of Hafiz; Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Symphony Nos. 3 & 4; King Roger; Stabat Mater; Litania do Marii Panny
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI 5145762

SZYMANOWSKI: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 etc.
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor)
Naxos 8570722 (CD, Budget Price)

SZYMANOWSKI: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor)
Naxos 8570721 (CD, Budget Price)

SZYMANOWSKI: Masques; Piano Sonata No.3; Metopes
Piotre Anderszewski (piano)
Virgin Classics 5457302 (CD)

SZYMANOWSKI: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2; ROZYCKI: String Quartet
Royal String Quartet
Hyperion CDA 67684 (CD)

SZYMANOWSKI: Complete works for violin and piano
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cedric Tiberghien (piano)
Hyperion CDA67703 (CD)

SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; BRITTEN: Violin concerto
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)
Sony Classical 88697439992 (CD)



10.35am

HAYDN: String Quartets Op.17
The London Haydn Quartet
Hyperion CDA67722 (CD)

HAYDN: String Quartets vol.2: Opp.64/6, 77/1, 20/4
The Amsterdam String Quartet
Channel Classics CCS SA 28209 (Hybrid SACD)

HAYDN: Complete string quartets vol.4: Opp.33, 42
Festetics Quartet
Arcana A 414 (2 CD)


HAYDN: Scottish Songs Hob.XXXIa; Piano Trios Hob.XV.25 and 27; Canzonettas Hob.XXVIa.25-30
Julie Kaufmann (soprano), Munich Piano Trio
Orfeo C642091A (CD)

HAYDN: Piano Trios Hob.XV.12, 25, 27, 29
Vienna Piano Trio
MDG 342 1556-2 (CD)

âHaydn in Londonâ
HAYDN: Piano Trios Hob.XV.15-17; Symphony No.94 âSurpriseâ arr. Lachnith
La Gaia Scienza
Winter & Winter 910 156-2 (CD)

HAYDN: Violin Concerto in F; Cello Concerto in C; HOFMANN: Flute Concerto in D
Julien Chauvin (violin), Atsushi Sakai (cello), Alexis Kosenko (flute), Le Cercle de lâHarmonie
Eloquentia EL0917 (CD)

HAYDN: Cello Concertos in C and D; ZUMSTEEG: Cello Concerto in A
Sebastian Comberti (cello), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Cello Classics CC1023 (CD)



11.50 am

BARTOK: Bluebeardâs Castle
Elena Zhidkova (mezzo), Willard White (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
LSO Live SACD LSO0685 (Hybrid SACD, Mid Price)

Summer CO Review

With Andrew McGregor. 
Recent recordings of 17th- and 18th-century Italian music, including Monteverdi madrigals performed by I Fagiolini and new recordings of vocal works by Vivaldi. 
9.45 William Mival reviews some of the most recent recordings of works by Szymanowski. 
10.20 New releases of chamber works by Haydn. 
11.50 Bartok Bluebeard 's Castle 
Elena Zhidkova (mezzo), Willard White (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed] email: cdreviewiabbc.co.uk Text [number removed](standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX, BBC1, page 651

Music Feature

Programmes exploring music and music-related subjects

Music Feature: The Daffodil Maiden

28/02/2009

The Daffodil Maiden

BBC Radio 3 - Music Feature, The Daffodil Maiden

Anne Sebba tells the story of celebrated concert pianist Harriet Cohen.

Anne Sebba tells the story of celebrated concert pianist and mistress of Arnold Bax, Harriet Cohen, considered to be one of the most intriguing musical figures of the 20th century.

Anne Sebba tells the story of celebrated concert pianist Harriet Cohen, considered to be one of the most intriguing musical figures of the 20th century. A musician with a vast repertoire, she had more first performances of works than any other pianist of her day, but is scarcely known today.

Long-fascinated by Cohen's story, Anne has read the 3,000 letters bequeathed to the British library to try to understand how Cohen's tempestuous private life impacted on her public performing life. Some music critics believe she was the inspiration for much of Bax's finest music. Others claim that she was jealous and possessive and responsible for preventing many of his pieces becoming better known.

Anne Sebba tells the story of London-born concert pianist Harriet Cohen (1895-1967). Producer Sarah Cuddon

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: Thomas Ravenscroft - Harmony to please, varietie to delight

Thomas Ravenscroft - Harmony to please, varietie to delight

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Thomas Ravenscroft - Harmony to please, varietie to delight

Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of 17th-century composer Thomas Ravenscroft.

Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of Thomas Ravenscroft - the 17th-century English composer who aimed to produce 'harmony to please, and varietie to delight'.

In 1609, one of the "most eccentric characters in an age of professed eccentics", one Thomas Ravenscroft edited Pammelia, the earliest English printed collection of rounds and catches. Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of the man who wanted to produce "Harmony to please, varietie to delight".

In 1609, musical prodigy Thomas Ravenscroft 
(died c 1635) edited Pammelia, the earliest English printed collection of rounds and catches. He tried to produce "harmony to please, varietie to delight". Lucie Skeaping explores his life and music. Producer Sam Phillips

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 5: PCM 05 - Llyr Williams

Part 5 Part 5: PCM 05 - Llyr Williams

2009

PCM 05 - Llyr Williams

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Chamber Concerts, PCM 05 - Llyr Williams

Welsh pianist Llyr Williams performs Mendelssohn, Bach and Brahms.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Suzy Klein presents a chamber Prom in which pianist Llyr Williams performs his own work Baroque Reflections, plus Mendelssohn, Bach and Brahms.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Presented by Suzy Klein.

Welsh pianist and former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Llyr Williams performs a recital of Baroque Reflections, inspired by Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel. Williams complements Brahms with works by composers who reinvented Bach for their own times - Busoni, with his transcription of Bach's Chorale Preludes and Mendelssohn, with his fresh take on the Prelude and Fugue.

Llyr Williams (piano)

Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35 No 1
Bach, transcr Busoni: Chorale Preludes: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.

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 from Cadogan Hall , London: a recital of Baroque reflections, introduced by Suzy Klein. Llyr Williams (piano) 
Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in Eminor, Op 35 No I Bach, transcr Busoni Choral Preludes: 
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645; 
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV743a; Ichruf'zudir.HerrJesu Christ, BWV639 
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Repeated from Monday

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: Gnawa and World Music Festival 2009

Gnawa and World Music Festival 2009

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, Gnawa and World Music Festival 2009

Lucy Duran with highlights from the 2009 Gnawa and World Music Festival in Morocco.

Lucy Duran visits the 2009 Gnawa and World Music Festival in Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast, an annual event which celebrates the ancient tradition of trance music.

Lucy Duran visits the 2009 Gnawa and World Music Festival in Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast. An annual free event attended by some 400,000 people, it celebrates the ancient tradition of trance music and is thought to have the power of spiritual healing. With music by Berber singer Brahim Assli and an improvised collaborative concert by New Orleans jazz band Congo Nation and local musicians Agadir Gnawa.

WORLD ROUTES

Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by Roger Short

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

Saturday 22nd August 2009

Raouf Bekkari: Baniya 
Agadir Gnawa
BBC Recording by Marvin Ware, at the Essaouira World Music Festival 2009 

Interview with Neila Tazi, Director of Essaouira World Music Festival

Assli: Yan gir Isagsan
Assli: Awdi Ayahbibawa
Assli: Ghar sigl Maghtssat
Rais Braim Assli & Ensemble 
BBC Recording by Marvin Ware, at the Essaouira World Music Festival 2009

Interview with Braim Assli

Assli:  Irbi Ayasyakh
Assli: Wim nga Wink
Rais Braim Assli & Ensemble 
BBC Recording by Marvin Ware, at the Essaouira World Music Festival 2009

Interview with Donald Harrison

Improvised piece
Congo Nation & Agadir Gnawa
BBC Recording by Marvin Ware, at the Essaouira World Music Festival 2009

Improvised piece
Congo Nation & Agadir Gnawa
BBC Recording by Marvin Ware, at the Essaouira World Music Festival 2009

Lucy Duran joins 400,000 revellers at this year's Gnawa and World Music Festival, an annual free event in celebration of the ancient tradition of trance music, which took place earlier in the summer in Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast. Highlights include a performance by Berber singer Brahim Assli and an improvised collaborative concert given by New Orleans jazz band Congo Nation and local musicians Agadir Gnawa. Producer Roger Short

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: Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Billy Taylor

Pianist Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recording career.

Pianist Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select his career highlights, including work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, as well as with Ben Webster and his own trio.

Although he is not as well known in the UK as in America, where he is the best-known broadcaster on jazz, pianist Dr Billy Taylor is a hugely influential musical figure. He joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of a recording career that includes work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, backing the great saxophonist Ben Webster and leading a widely celebrated trio.

Influential pianist, composer and music professor Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recording career, which includes work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker as well as backing the great saxophonist Ben Webster. 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: 22/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Record Requests, 22/08/2009

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 22 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)

I’ve Found a New Baby (Palmer, Williams) (3:12)
Performed by Benny Goodman All Star Sextet: Benny Goodman (cl) John Haley ‘Zoot’ Sims (sax) Bill McGuffie (p) John ‘Bucky’ Pizzarelli (g) Harold Gaylord (b) Elmer ‘Mousey’ Alexander (d) Peter Appleyard (vb)
Recorded 1972, Live in Copenhagen 
Taken from the album On Stage with Benny Goodman & His Sextet
LP (Decca DKL 4/B S1/2)

Let Me off Uptown (Bostic, Evans) (3:02)
Performed by Gene Krupa and his Orchestra: Roy Eldridge (v) Anita O’Day (v) Graham Young, Torg Haltan, Norm Murphy (tp) Babe Wagner, Jay Kelliher, John Grassi (tb) Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley (as) Sam Musiker, Walter Bates (ts) Bob Kitsis (p) Ray Biondi (g) Biddy Bastien (b) Gene Krupa (d)
Recorded 8 May 1941
Taken from the album The Big Sound of Little Jazz
1995 CD (Topaz TPZ 1021 Track 17)

Sugar Blues (Clarence Williams, Lucy Fletcher) (4:52)
Performed by Kid Ory (tb) Alvin Alcorn (tp) Phil Gomez (cl) Lionel Reason (p) Julian Davidson (g) Wellman Braud (b) Minor Hall (d)
Recorded 22, 23 and 25 November 1955, Los Angeles
Taken from the album The Legendary ‘Kid’
LP (Vogue LAG 12084 S1/2)

Ask Me Now (Monk) (3:13)
Performed by Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d) Sahib Shihab (as) Milt Jackson (vb)
Recorded 2 July 1948, New York
Taken from the album The Best of Thelonious Monk
1991 CD (Blue Note CDP7956362 Track 15)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (E.Y. Harburg, J. Gorney) (3:00)
Performed by Sonny Criss (as) Dolo Coker (p) Larry Gales (b) Jimmie Smith (d)
Recorded 20 October 1975, Los Angeles
Taken from the album Out of Nowhere
LP (Muse MR 5089 B3)

E.S.P (Wayne Shorter) (5:29)
Performed by Miles Davis (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d)
Recorded 20 January 1965
Taken from the album Cool & Collected
2006 CD (Columbia/Legacy 82876847842/UK Track 11)

Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) (7:33)
Performed by Herbie Hancock (p) Wayne Shorter (ss, ts) Dave Holland (b) Vinnie Colaiuta (d) Lionel Loueke (g)
Recorded 2006 - 2007
Taken from the album River: The Joni Letters
2008 CD (Verve 0602517448261 Track 3)

Every Tub (Count Basie) (3:17)
Performed by Count Basie & his Orchestra:  Harry Edison, Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis (tp) Eddie Durham, George Hunt, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washinton (bs) Count Basie (p) Freddy Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)
Recorded 16 February 1938 
Taken from the album The Lester Young Story
2000 CD (Proper P1129 Disc 1 Track 9)

The Very Thought of You (R Noble) (2:44)
Performed by Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra: Buck Clayton (tp) Lester Young (cl, ts) Margaret ‘Countless’ Johnson (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)
Recorded 15 September 1938
Taken from the album Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday
2001 (Columbia/Legacy COL5047222 Disc 2 Track 2)

Blue Lester (Lester Young) (3:24)
Performed by Lester Young Quintet: Lester Young (ts) Count Basie (p) Freddy Green (g) Rodney Richardson (b) Shadow Wilson (d)  
Recorded 1 May 1944, New York
Taken from the album The Lester Young Story
2000 CD (Proper P1131 Disc 3 Track 10)

Three Little Words (Kalmar, Ruby) (2:51)
Performed by Kansas City Six: Bill Coleman (tp) Dickie Wells (tb) Lester Young (ts) Joe Bushkin (p) John Simmons (b) Jo Jones (d)
Recorded 28 March 1944
Taken from the album Kansas City 5, 6 & 7
CD (Classics 912 Track14)

You Can Depend on Me (Earl Hines, Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap) (9:05)
Performed by Lester Young (ts) Roy Eldridge (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Teddy Wilson (p) Freddie Green (g) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d)
Recorded 12 January 1956, New York
Taken from the album The Jazz Giants
1990 CD (Verve 8256722 Track 5)


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Geoffrey Smith presents listeners'jazz requests. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio3 
Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA Fax: [number removed] email: jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk

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: Iberia

08/07/2007

Iberia

BBC Radio 3 - Words and Music, IberiaClose menu

Poetry and music inspired by the peninsula, with flamenco, fado and atmospheric readings.

A sequence of poetry and music inspired by the sights and sounds of the Iberian Peninsula. Music by Granados and Miles Davis sits with poems by Lorca and Fernando Pessoa.

A sequence of poetry and music inspired by the sights and sounds of the Iberian Peninsula.

Music by Granados, Falla and Miles Davis is combined with examples of the flamenco and fado traditions, while Andrew Wincott and Yolanda Vazquez read work by Portuguese and Spanish writers such as Lorca and Fernando Pessoa.

This is complemented by atmospheric writing by outsiders such as Byron, Washington Irving and Ted Hughes.

Iberia. Poetry and music inspired by the Iberian Peninsula. Music by Granados, Falla and Miles Davis is heard alongside examples of the flamenco and fado traditions; and work by Portuguese and Spanish writers including Lorca and Fernando 
Pessoa is complemented by atmospheric writing by outsiders such as Byron and Ted Hughes. With readers Andrew Wincott and Yolanda Vazquez.

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 50: Fidelio

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 50: Fidelio: Part 1

Part 1 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 50: Fidelio, Part 1

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim in Part 1 of Beethoven's Fidelio.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Christopher Cook. Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Part 1 of a German version of Beethoven's opera Fidelio.

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

Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in a German version of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, featuring an English narration devised by the co-founder of the orchestra - scholar and historian Edward Said.

The work's themes are given a particular poignancy by the participation of Barenboim and Said's ground-breaking group, which was founded in 1999 to bring together young Israeli and Arab musicians, and continues to serve as a beacon of trust, understanding and dialogue between nations in conflict.

Fidelio, first performed in 1805, is an impassioned defence of freedom and justice and a celebration of the power of love as its heroine, Leonore, rescues her falsely incarcerated husband from imprisonment and execution. 

Beethoven: Fidelio (Part 1) - concert performance; sung in German, with English narration by Edward Said

Leonore/narrator ...... Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano)
Florestan ...... Simon O'Neill (tenor)
Don Pizarro ...... Gerd Grochowski (bass-baritone)
Rocco ...... John Tomlinson (bass)
Marzelline ...... Adriana Kucerova (soprano)
Jacquino ...... Stephen Rugamer
Don Fernando ...... Viktor Rud
BBC Singers
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor).

Prom 50: Fidelio

Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Beethoven's opera, Fidelio

Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, with an English narration devised by the co-founder of the orchestra, scholar and historian Edward Said

BBC Proms 2009

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, Sean Rafferty introduces a star-studded concert version of Beethoven's only opera, the themes of which are given a particular poignancy by the participation of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - the ground-breaking group founded ten years ago by Barenboim and Edward Said.

Beethoven Fidelio, Part 1 (concert performance; sung in German, with English narration by Edward Said)
BBC Singers, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conductor Daniel Barenboim

8.30 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Edward Stourton talks to Rana Mitter about how Middle-Eastern literature has informed his understanding of the region.

8.50 Beethoven Fidelio, Part 2

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: Middle-Eastern Literature

Middle-Eastern Literature

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, Middle-Eastern Literature

Edward Stourton discusses how Middle East literature has helped him understand the region.

Edward Stourton talks to Rana Mitter about how the literature of the Middle East has informed his understanding of the region - and selects his personal choice of readings.

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 50: Fidelio: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 50: Fidelio, Part 2

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim in Part 2 of Beethoven's Fidelio.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Christopher Cook. Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Part 2 of a German version of Beethoven's opera Fidelio.

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

Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in the conclusion of a German version of Beethoven's only opera Fidelio, featuring an English narration devised by the co-founder of the orchestra - scholar and historian Edward Said.

A work first performed in 1805, Fidelio is an impassioned defence of freedom and justice, and a celebration of the power of love as its heroine, Leonore, rescues her falsely incarcerated husband from imprisonment and execution.

Beethoven: Fidelio (Part 2) - concert performance; sung in German, with English narration by Edward Said

Leonore/narrator ...... Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano)
Florestan ...... Simon O'Neill (tenor)
Don Pizarro ...... Gerd Grochowski (bass-baritone)
Rocco ...... John Tomlinson (bass)
Marzelline ...... Adriana Kucerova (soprano)
Jacquino ...... Stephen Rugamer
Don Fernando ...... Viktor Rud
BBC Singers 
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir 
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra 
Daniel Barenboim (conductor).

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: Michael Finnissy

Michael Finnissy

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, Michael Finnissy

Michael Finnissy's The Transgressive Gospel performed at the 2009 Spitalfields Festival.

Ivan Hewett presents the world premiere performance of Michael Finnissy's The Transgressive Gospel from the 2009 Spitalfields Festival, plus conversation with the composer.

Ivan Hewett presents the world premiere performance of a work by Michael Finnissy given at the 2009 Spitalfields Festival, as well as conversation with the composer. Between the two halves of the piece, composer Alwynne Pritchard gives an appreciation of this work in relation to Finnissy's substantial oeuvre.

The Transgressive Gospel follows the story of Christ's Passion, using passages from Tyndale's English translation of the Gospel of St Mark, interspersed with blues-inflected settings of George Herbert's metaphysical poems and texts by Rimbaud and others.

Michael Finnissy: The Transgressive Gospel (world premiere)
Kate Westbrook and Richard Jackson (vocals)
Ixion
Kirsten LeStrange (violin)
Daniel Palmizio (viola)
Michael Finnissy (conductor)

A chance to hear a recording of the premiere of a major new work, which took place at this year's Spitalfields Festival; presented by Ivan Hewett in conversation with the composer Michael Finnissy. In the interval, composer Alwynne Pritchard gives an appreciation of the work in relation to the rest of Finnissy's output. 
Michael Finnissy The Transgressive Gospel 
Kate Westbrook and Richard Jackson (vocals), Ixion, conducted by the composer

Exploring some of the complexities of love, with music on themes of longing, jealousy and the influence of Cupid by Machaut, Monteverdi, Campion and Vivaldi. With Lucy Skeaping. Producer Rebecca Bean

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 23/08/2009

23/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 23/08/2009

Music including Monteverdi, Castello, Uccellini, Strauss, Hartmann, Ibert and Beethoven.

Music including Monteverdi, Castello, Uccellini, Strauss, Hartmann, Ibert, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Bach, Tartini, Stradella, Mozart, Schumann, Warlock, Delius and Poulenc.

1.00am
Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643): Amor che deggio far?  
1.05am
Monteverdi: Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella
1.08am
Monteverdi: Augellin che la voce al canto spieghi
1.12am
Castello, Dario (1590-1644): Sonate Decima a 3
1.19am
Monteverdi: Lettera amorosa (Se i languidi miei sguardi)
Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor)

1.26am
Monteverdi: Chi vol haver felice e lieto il core
1.29am
Monteverdi: Lamento della ninfa
1.35am
Monteverdi: Chiome d'oro, bel thesoro
1.38am
Uccellini, Marco (c.1603-1680): Sonata sopra la Bergamasca
1.42am
Monteverdi: Vaga su spin'ascosa
1.46am
Monteverdi: O come, sei gentile, caro augellino
1.50am
Monteverdi: Tirsi e Clori
1.58am
Monteverdi: Lasciate I monti
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord/director)

2.02am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Symphonia Domestica, Op 53
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra of Katowice
Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor)

2.45am
Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius (1805-1900): Sechs Tonstucke in Liederform, Op 37
Nina Gade (piano)

3.01am
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962): Trio for violin, cello and harp
Andras Ligeti (violin)
Idilko Radi (cello)
Eva Maros (harp)

3.16am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Symphony No 1 in C, Op 21
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles (conductor)

3.42am
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953): Symphony No 1 in D, Op 25
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Karel Ancerl (conductor)

3.56am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Suite italienne for violin and piano
Alena Baeva (violin)
Giuzai Karieva (piano) 

4.13am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV147
The Sixteen
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (Barockformation)
Ton Koopman (conductor)

4.44am
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770): Concerto in D minor for violin and strings, D45
Carlo Parazzoli (violin)
I Cameristi Italiani

5.01am
Stradella, Alessandro (c.1642-c.1682): Sinfonia in D minor
The Private Music

5.08am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Flute Quartet No 4 in A, K298
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute)
Frode Larsen (violin)
Jon Sonstebo (viola)
Emery Cardas (cello)

5.20am
Schuncke, Ludwig (1810-1834): Grande Sonata in G minor, Op 3
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

5.43am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 97
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor) 

6.14am
Warlock, Peter (1894-1930): Serenade for Strings (1921-22)
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

6.21am
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Violin Concerto
Philippe Djokic (violin)
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)

6.49am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Litanies a la Vierge Noire
Maitrise de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
George Pretre (conductor).

Madrigals and instrumental works by Monteverdi, Castello and Uccellini 2.02 Strauss Symphonia domestica, Op 53 2.45 Hartmann Sechs Tonstucke in Liederform, Op 37 3.01 Ibert Trio for violin, cello and harp 3.16 Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C 3.42 
Prokofiev Symphony No 13.56 Stravinsky Suite italienne 4.13 Bach Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV147 4.44 Tartlni Violin Concerto in 0 minor 
5.01 Stradella Sinfonia in D minor 5.08 Mozart Flute Quartet No 4 in A, K298 5.20 Schuncke Grande Sonata in G minor, Op 3 5.43 Schumann Symphony No 3 in E flat 6.14 Warlock Serenade for Strings 6.21 Delius 
Violin Concerto 6.49 Poulenc Litanies a fa vierge noire

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