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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

23/08/2009

Martin Handley

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents a refreshing mix of music.

Martin Handley starts the day with a refreshing mix of music.

7.03am
Beethoven: 7 Variations on God Save the King, WoO 78
CÃ©dric Tiberghien (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901775, T.7			

7.12am
Mozart: Venite populi, K260
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC  3984-21885-2, CD10/T.1				

7.18am
Boccherini: Menuetto
Mischa Maisky (cello)
Members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 7442, CD1/T.2		

7.23am
Strauss: An der schonen, blauen Donau
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4394392, T.12	

7.34am
Faure: Barcarolle No 2 in G, Op 41
Kathryn Stott (piano)
HYPERION CDA66911/4, CD2/T.2				

7.41am
Praetorius: Magnificat secundi toni
The Cardinall's Musick
Andrew Carwood (director)
HYPERION CDA67669, T.6					

7.51am
Satie: La belle excentrique
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 3 41444 2M T,16-19				
					
8.03am
Brahms: Adagio from Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Joshua Bell (violin)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von DohnÃ¡nyi (conductor)
DECCA 4756175, T.7						

8.13am
Pierre Francisque Caroubel: Bransle simple 1 & 2, Bransle de Poictou; Bransle de Montirande 1 & 2
(from Praetorius: Terpsichore, 1612)
Michel Piguet, Ricard Erig, Renate Hildebrand, KÃ¤the Wagner, Charlotte Joss (flutes)
Anthony Bailes (lute)
Dieter Dyk (percussion)
EMI CDM7631442, T.8					

8.19am
Albeniz: Navarra
Marc-AndrÃ© Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA674767, CD2/T.9				

8.28am
Handel: Alexander's Feast, concerto grosso
Akademie fÃ¼r Alte Musik Berlin
HARMONIA MUNDI HMX2901685, T.21-24		
	
8.43am
Schumann: Mit Myrten und Rosen (Liederkreis, Op 24, No 9)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)
EMI CDC5555982, CD1/T.9					

8.47am
Nicolai Miaskovsky: Moderato (from Two Pieces for String Orchestra, Op 46/1
St Petersburg Chamber Ensemble
Roland Melia (conductor)
ASV CDDCA928, T.6						

8.55am
John Ireland: Sea Fever
Jonathan Lemalu (bass baritone)
Roger Vignoles (piano)			
EMI CLASSICS 5 75203 2, T.16				

8.57am
Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly Suite
Janine Jansen (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
DECCA 475 011-2, T.5					

9.04am
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Sonata in seven parts
The Dolmetsch Ensemble
FIDELIS FIDCD101, T.13				

9.08am
Edgar Meyer: Concerto Duo Movement 4
Joshua Bell (violin)
Edgar Meyer (bass)
SONY CLASSICAL SK60864, T.13				

9.13am
Verdi: Gia nella notte densa (Act I duet from Otello)
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
RCA GD86534, T.9						

9.24am
Gurney: The Singer
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
Iain Burnside (piano)
NAXOS 8.572151, T.20					

9.29am
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Peter Donohoe (piano)
London Sinfonietta
Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI CDC7479912, T.2				

9.46am
Poulenc: Chanson a boire, pour voix d'hommes a cappella
Groupe Vocal de France
John Alldis (director)
EMI CDC7490862, T.28					

9.51am
Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor 'Fur Elise', WoO 59
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS 00289 475 8511. CD2/T.4					

9.55am
Antonio De Literes: El ayre soy; Surque halaguena
Al Ayre Espanol
Eduardo Lopez Banzo (director)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 88697 281822, CD25/T.7.

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.

Sunday Morning

Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning.

Sunday Morning: Pastoral Pleasures

Pastoral Pleasures

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Morning, Pastoral Pleasures

Suzy Klein presents a programme on pastoral pleasures in music. With guest Roger Scruton.

Suzy Klein's guest is Roger Scruton in a programme centring on pastoral pleasures in music. Music is by Beethoven, Debussy, Schubert and Strauss.

With Suzy Klein.

Shepherds, nymphs and fauns cavort in idyllic surroundings as Suzy is joined by writer and philosopher Roger Scruton for a programme focusing on pastoral pleasures in music. With works by Beethoven, Debussy, Schubert and Strauss.

Rameau: Diane et Acteon, Air Gai: Fuyez, fuyez, faune sauvage
Hugues CuÃ©nod (tenor)
Robert Brink (violin)
Alfred Zighera (viola da gamba)
Daniel Pinkham (director/harpsichord)
LYS 140-141, CD2 Tr 2
Duration: 2m30s

Strauss: Vars II and III from Don Quixote, Op 35
Milton Preves (viola)
Antonio Janigro (cello)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA RD85734 Trs 4-5
Duration: 1m51s; 8m38s

Schubert: Wohin? (Die Schone Mullerin, D795)
Peter Schreier (tenor)
Walter Olbertz (piano)
Berlin Classics 0092842BC Tr 2
Duration: 2m16s

Fisher: Whispering Grass (Don't tell the Trees), Inkspots
EMI CD MFP 6064 Tr 4
Duration: 2m44s

Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op 6 No 8 (Fatto per la notte di Natale)
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage (conductor)
CHAN 0754 X Trs 18-23
Duration: 14m27s

Bach, arr. Friedmann: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645
Piers Lane (piano)
CHAN 9493 Tr 9
Duration: 3m36s

Berlioz: Serenade of a mountaineer of the Abruzzi to his mistress (Harold in Italy, Op 16)
Yehudi Menuhin (viola)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)
EMI CDM 7635302 Tr 3
Duration: 6m26s

Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op 91 No 2
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo)
Thomas Riebl (viola)
Irwin Gage (piano)
Acanta 43507 Tr 13
Duration: 6m13s

Bach: Cantata No 104 (Du Hirte Israel, hore)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS CD 1261 Trs 13-18
Duration: 17m50s

Three Tales: Dolly
Steve Reich Ensemble
Synergy Vocals
Nonesuch 7559798352 Tr 15
Duration: 1m53s

Handel: Du roter als die Kirsche (Acis and Galatea)
John Tomlinson (baritone)
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (conductor)
DG 447700, CD2 Tr 4
Duration: 3m6s

Beethoven: Sonata in D, Op 28 (Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo)
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Philips 446624-2 Tr 8
Duration: 5m36s

Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes: Joe Hill
Joan Baez (guitar and vocal)
Europe 260 001, CD1 Tr 9
Duration: 2m40s

Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony  (Symphony No 3) (3rd mvt: Moderato pesante)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard  Haitink (conductor)
EMI 7423 5565642 1 Tr 3
Duration: 7m20s

Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 435766-2 Tr 1
Duration: 8m52s.

With Suzy Klein. Shepherds, nymphs and fauns cavort in idyllic surroundings in a programme of pastoral pleasures, featuring music by Beethoven, Debussy, Schubert and Strauss. The guest is writer and philosopher Roger Scruton. EMAIL: sundaymorning@bbc.co.iJk

Private Passions

Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates

Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates, and talk about the influence music has had on their lives

Private Passions: 28/12/2008

28/12/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, 28/12/2008

Michael Berkeley talks to comedian Sue Perkins, who chooses Britten, Mozart and Pergolesi.

Michael Berkeley talks to comedian Sue Perkins, whose musical choices include Britten, a Mozart aria, excerpts from Pergolesi's Stabat mater and the finale of Stravinsky's Firebird.

Michael Berkeley talks to comedian Sue Perkins, who is one half of comedy duo Mel and Sue and stars with Giles Coren in the BBC2 series The Supersizers Go. She revealed a totally new area of expertise when she won the BBC's Maestro conducting competition in 2008. Her great passion is the music of Benjamin Britten, and her other choices include a Mozart aria, excerpts from Pergolesi's Stabat mater and the finale from Stravinsky's The Firebird.

M Berkeley The Wakeful Poet (Music from Chaucer) (pub OUP)
Beaux-Arts Brass Quintet
BBQ BBQ 003 T10								00 25

Britten Sunday Morning and The Storm (from the 4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes)
LSO/AndrÃ© Previn
Benjamin Britten EMI 764736-2 T14 [03 47] & 16 [04 25]			08 12

Mozart Ach ich fÃ¼hls...(Pamina's aria from The Magic Flute, Act 2)
Ruth Ziesack (Pamina), Vienna PO/Georg Solti
Mozart DECCA 433 210-2 CD2 T8 						03 55

Britten Dies Irae (from the Sinfonia da Requiem)
CBSO/Simon Rattle
Benjamin Britten EMI CDC 555394-2 T24					05 22	

Stravinsky Finale from The Firebird Suite
Israel PO/Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein DG 477 5193 CD1 T7					03 25

Britten Interlude and Balulalow (from A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28)
Orlando Silkstone Carter (treble), Victoria Davies (harp), Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford/Stephen Darlington 
Britten	LAMMAS LAMM 146D T9 [04 31] T6 [01 15]			05 46

Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Quando Corpus (from the Stabat Mater)
Emma Kirkby (soprano), James Bowman (counter tenor), Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
Pergolesi Stabat Mater OISEAU LYRE 425 692-2 T1 [04 28] T12 [04 22]	08 50

Michael Berkeley talks to Sue Perkins, co-star with Giles Coren of BBC's The Supersizers Go.... and winner of last year's Maestro conducting competition. Her great passion is the music of Benjamin Britten , and her other choices include a Mozart aria, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater , and the finale of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.

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: Ich bin ein Hamburger

06/09/2008

Ich bin ein Hamburger

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Ich bin ein Hamburger

Music by composers who were native to or residents of the German city of Hamburg.

Catherine Bott presents music by composers who were native to or residents of Hamburg. Including works by Praetorius, Weckmann, Scheidemann, Conradi, Handel, Telemann and CPE Bach.

Ich bin ein Hamburger

Catherine Bott presents a programme of music written by composers who were native to, or resident of the German city of Hamburg.  Pieces include works by Praetorius, Weckmann, Scheidemann, Conradi, Handel, Telemann and C.P.E. Bach.

Producer: Les Pratt
BBC Manchester


Playlist:


H. Praetorius â Joseph lieber, Joseph mein
The Tallis Scholars
Directed by Peter Phillips
GIMELL CDGIM 010
Track 14

J Praetorius â Magnificat Primi Toni (first part)
Kristian Olesen (organ)
PRIORY PRCD 444
Track 6 (excerpt)
segue
Scheidemann â Pavana Lachrymae in D minor
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901898
Track 18

Weckmann â Canzon in D
Jan Katzschke (harpsichord)
CPO 777 185-2
Track 9

Conradi â âGute Nacht, ihr Anverwandtenâ; âGeneigte Liebe beglucke die Lustâ (Ariadne)
Karina Gauvin (soprano â Ariadne) / Barbara Borden (soprano â Phaedra) / 
Matthew White (countertenor â Evanthes) / Jan Kobow (tenor - Pamphilius) / 
James Taylor (tenor â Theseus) / Julian Podger (tenor â Pirithous)
The Orchestra of the Boston Early Music Festival
Directed by Paul OâDette and Stephen Stubbs
CPO 777 073-2
CD2 Tracks 25-26

Mattheson â Der Ober-Classe Dreizehntes Prob-Stuck
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901898
Track 18

Handel â Oboe Concerto in G minor HWV 287
Frank de Bruine (oboe)
The Parley of Instruments
Directed by Peter Holman
HYPERION CDA 67053
Tracks 14-17

Telemann â Der Geduldige Socrates
Joszef Gregor (bass â Socrates)
Capella Savaria
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan
HUNGAROTON HCD 12957-60
CD1 Tracks 1-2

C.P.E. Bach â Mein Heiland, meine Zuversicht H.830
Himlische Cantorey / Les Amis de Philippe
Conducted by Ludger Remy
CPO 777 108-2
Track 16

C.P.E. Bach â Leite mich nach deinem Willen H.835
Himlische Cantorey / Les Amis de Philippe
Conducted by Ludger Remy
CPO 777 108-2
Track 1

Ich bin ein Hamburger. Music by composers who were native to or residents of the northern 
German city of Hamburg - Praetorius, Weckmann, Scheidemann, Conradi, Handel, Telemann and CPE Bach. Introduced by Catherine Bott. Producer Les Pratt

Radio 3 Requests

Weekly pick of music requests from Radio 3 listeners

Radio 3 Requests features a wide breadth of classical works requested by the station's listeners.

The final edition of Radio 3 Requests was broadcast on 1st May 2011.  We can no longer accept new requests.

Radio 3 Requests: Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Requests, Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington presents listeners' requests, including Herold, Brahms and Schubert.

Fiona Talkington presents listeners' requests, including Herold's La fille mal gardee, plus Brahms and Schubert. The guest request is from Anna Maria Friman of Trio Mediaeval.

Fiona Talkington presents Radio 3 listeners' requests, including Herold's La fille mal gardee, as well as works by Brahms and Schubert. The guest request comes from Anna Maria Friman from Trio Mediaeval.

Clog Dance from La fille mal gardÃ©e (excerpt)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery (conductor)
Decca 430 196-2 t4

Brahms
Contemplation (Wie melodien zieht es mir)
Nicola Benedetti, (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 987 057 7 t7 

Coro di Neoneli with Luigi Lai 
(Sardinian Launeddas) 
Anninnia 
World Network  58.393  t15

Schubert
Rondo in A for violin  and string orchestra 
Gidon Kremer (violin), Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Deutsche Grammophon 437 535-2 t7

Khachaturian 
Piano Concerto 				
Constantine Orbelian (piano)
Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme JÃ¤rvi (conductor)
Chandos Chan 8542 t1-3

Trad
I mine kÃ¥te ungomsdagar 
Trio Mediaeval
ECM   476 6179 t6						
Sibelius
Luonnatar Op 70
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)
Ondine ODE 1080-5 t2

Ante Mikkel Gaup 
Cuikka luohti/Myggens joik
FÃ¸rde Internasjonale Folkemusikkfestival 
Heilo HCD7154 t21

HÃ©rold arr. Lanchbery  
La Fille mal gardÃ©e (excerpt from Act 1) 
Nos 1 to 3 introduction, Dance of the Cock and Hens, Lise and the Ribbon	
No 13 to 16, Picnic, Flute Dance, Quarrel, The Fanny Eissler pas de deux
Nos 17 to 19, Simone, Clog Dance, Maypole Dance, Storm and Finale 
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery (conductor)
Decca 430 196-2 t1-4

Korngold 
Die tote stadt â€“ GlÃ¼ck, das mir verblieb (Mariettaâ€™s song) 			 
Renee Fleming (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
Track 12, Decca B0001024-02 t12

Listeners' favourites, including part of Herold's 
La fille malgarrtee, music by Brahms and Schubert, a lesson in the traditional Samijoik, and a guest request from Anna Maria Friman of Trio Mediaeval. With Fiona Talkington. 
ADDRESS: Radio 3 Requests, BBC Wales, CF5 2Y0 
Phone: [number removed]. email: radio3repuests@bbc.co.uk

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 19/08/2009

19/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 19/08/2009

From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, during the 2009 Edinburgh Festival.

From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, during the 2009 Edinburgh International Festival.

Introit: Sing joyfully (Byrd)
Responses: Reading
Office Hymn: Glory to thee my God this night (Tallis's Canon)
Psalms: 98, 99, 100, 101 (Garrett, Russell, Ouseley, Brewer)
First Lesson: 1 Samuel 28 vv3-25
Magnificat quinti toni (Praetorius)
Second Lesson: Acts 4 vv13-31
Nunc Dimittis (Victoria)
Anthem: Jubilate Deo (Giovanni Gabrieli)
Final Hymn: Ye that know the Lord is gracious (Rustington)
Organ Voluntary: Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139 (Buxtehude)

Assistant Organist: Nicholas Wearne
Organist and Master of the Music: Duncan Ferguson.

Wednesday's service from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, during the Edinburgh 
International Festival. Introit: Sing Joyfully (Byrd). Responses: Reading. Office Hymn: Glory to Thee My God This Night (Tallis's Canon). Psalms: 98, 99, 100, 101 (Garrett, Russell, Ouseley, Brewer). First Lesson: 1 Samuel 28, vv3-25. Magnificat 
Ouinti Toni (Praetorius) Second Lesson: Acts 4, vv13-31. Nunc Dimittis (Victoria). Anthem: Jubilate Deo (G Gabrieli ). Final Hymn: Ye That Know the Lord Is Gracious (Rustington). Organ Voluntary: Praeludium in D, BuxWV139 (Buxtehude). 
Organist and master of music Duncan Ferguson. Assistant organist Nicholas Wearne.

Discovering Music

Programme which examines a different piece of music each week

Programme which examines a different piece of music each week, looking at the musical form or the composer's style, and exploring the many things contributing to the overall experience

Discovering Music: Verdi's Otello

Verdi's Otello

BBC Radio 3 - Discovering Music, Verdi's Otello

Stephen Johnson and the BBC SO consider the musical workings of Verdi's opera Otello.

Stephen Johnson is joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Lawrence Renes, to unpick some of the workings of Verdi's opera Otello.

Stephen Johnson is joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Lawrence Renes, to unpick and explain some of the many ingredients that make Verdi's opera Otello arguably as equal an achievement in the art of theatre as the Shakespeare play on which it is based. How does the composer suggest the complex psychology of his characters through his music? How does he use the orchestra to evoke the poetic equivalent of Shakespeares verse?

Otello is one of two great masterpieces of the operatic repertory that Verdi composed in the eighth decade of his life. Written in 1887, it was followed six years later by his final opera, Falstaff. The two works were the fruits of his association with librettist and composer Arrigo Boito, both taking as their inspiration plays by Shakespeare.

With relevant excerpts performed by a cast of leading singers, including Amanda Roocroft as Desdemona, Anthony Michaels-Moore as Iago and David Rendall as Otello. The programme also features appearances from Edward Price as Montano, Edward Goater as Cassio and Christopher Bowen as Rodrigo.

Stephen Johnson and the BBC Symphony 
Orchestra and Chorus unpick and explain some of the many ingredients of Verdi's 1887 towering masterwork Otello, which he wrote while in his 70s, with librettist (and Mefistofele composer) Arrigo Boito. Helping to unravel Otello's complexities are Amanda Roocroft as Desdemona, Anthony Michaels-Moore as lago, and David Rendall as Otello. The programme also features appearances from Edward Price as Montano, Edward Goater as Cassio, and Christopher Bowen as Rodrigo.

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 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms: Part 1

Part 1 2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms, Part 1

BBC SO and Chorus in Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (Clock). Szymanowski: Stabat mater.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Osmo Vanska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (Clock). Szymanowski: Stabat mater (sung in Polish).

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Penny Gore.

Osmo Vanska returns to the Proms to conduct the first Haydn symphony in a celebration of the 'father' of the form. With its tick-tocking slow movement, the Clock was one of the 12 'London' Symphonies that Haydn wrote for his two extended visits to the capital in the early 1790s.

It is followed by Szymanowski's devotional and serene Stabat mater, which was partly inspired by the tragic death of his teenage niece. The BBC Symphony Chorus and three international soloists join the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Helena Juntunen (soprano)
Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano)
Scott Hendricks (baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (Clock)
Szymanowski: Stabat mater (sung in Polish).

BBC Proms: 2009

Prom 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms

BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Osmo Vanska in music by Haydn, Szymanowski and Brahms

Osmo Vanska returns to the Proms to conduct the first Haydn symphony in a celebration of the 'father' of the form. Plus Szymanowski's Stabat Mater and Brahms's Hungarian-accented Violin Concerto

BBC Proms 2009

From London's Royal Albert Hall.
Osmo Vanska returns to the Proms to conduct the first Haydn symphony in this season's bicentenary celebrations. With Penny Gore.

Helena Juntunen (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo), Scott Hendricks (baritone), Joshua Bell (violin), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska

Haydn Symphony No 101 in D (Clock)

Szymanowski Stabat Mater (sung in Polish)

7.30 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
Susan Hitch and guests discuss composers who also had a literary gift.

7.50 Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op 77

(Repeated on Friday 4 September at 2pm)

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: Literary Composers

Literary Composers

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, Literary Composers

Richard Coles and Janice Galloway on the diaries and letters of their favourite composers.

Critic Richard Coles and author Janice Galloway choose extracts from the diaries and letters of their favourite composers. Presented by Susan Hitch.

Critic Richard Coles and author Janice Galloway choose extracts from the diaries and letters of their favourite composers and discuss whether their literary works shed any light on their music. Presented by Susan Hitch.

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 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms, Part 2

BBC SO/Osmo Vanska in Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, featuring Joshua Bell.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Osmo Vanska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Brahms's Hungarian-accented Violin Concerto in D, with American virtuoso Joshua Bell.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Penny Gore.

Osmo Vanska returns to the Proms to conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Brahms's Hungarian-accented violin concerto, featuring American virtuoso Joshua Bell.

Joshua Bell (violin)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D.

Drama on 3

Series of drama performances, ranging from experimental works to the Classics

Drama on 3: The Hybernaculum

The Hybernaculum

BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, The Hybernaculum

A play depicting a summer's day at the house of 18th-century naturalist Rev Gilbert White.

A play depicting a summer's day at The Wakes, the house of 18th-century amateur naturalist the Rev Gilbert White. With John Bett, Madeleine Worrall, Simon Scott and Crawford Logan.

By Yolanda Pupo-Thompson.

A play depicting a summer's day at The Wakes, the house of 18th-century amateur naturalist the Rev Gilbert White, when White, awaiting the final proofs of his book, is tormented by a form of tinnitus which he calls 'obsessive ruminations'. He is also distraught at the disappearance of his pet tortoise Timothy and, during the course of the search for his old friend, he is forced to emerge from his secluded hybernaculum and confront the fact that his days as a naturalist and active clergyman are nearly at an end.

Rev Gilbert White ..... John Bett
Molly White ..... Madeleine Worrall
John Mulso ..... Simon Scott
Dr Chandler/Thomas Hoare ..... Crawford Logan
Hecky Chapone ..... Hilary Neville
Tom White ..... William Neville-Towle
Bee Boy ..... Carlos Williams

Music by Joe Acheson
Directed by Matt Thompson.

It is a summer's day at the house of amateur naturalist Gilbert White, who suffered from a form of tinnitus. He is distraught at the disappearance of his pet tortoise and, during the course of the search for his old friend, he is forced to emerge from his secluded hybernaculum.

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: Full of Noises

Full of Noises

BBC Radio 3 - Words and Music, Full of Noises

A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the theme of hearing and listening.

John Paul Connolly and Rebecca Hall read texts about hearing and listening from Shakespeare, Wodehouse, Austen, TS Eliot, alongside music by Beethoven, Bach and Ligeti.

A sequence of poetry, prose and music exploring the distinction between listening and hearing, with readings by John Paul Connolly and Rebecca Hall. 

Including writings by EM Forster, PG Wodehouse, Ian McEwan, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and Walt Whitman, as well as music from Shostakovich, Tallis, Ravel, Sciarrino, Bach and Part.

Full of Noises. Excerpts on the theme of hearing and listening, with works from Shakespeare, PG Wodehouse, Austen, read by John Paul Connolly and Rebecca Hall. With music by Beethoven, Bach, Ligeti, Shostakovich and Sciarrino. EMAIL: wordsandmusic@bbc.co.uk 
For details of the music and verse heard in this programme, visitbbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic

Jazz Line-Up

Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists

Jazz Line-Up: Kind of Blue Celebration

Kind of Blue Celebration

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, Kind of Blue Celebration

Julian Joseph celebrates Miles Davis's album Kind of Blue with trumpeter Henry Lowther.

Julian Joseph celebrates Miles Davis's great album Kind of Blue with trumpeter Henry Lowther, who toured and performed with Davis's collaborator/arranger Gil Evans.

Julian Joseph presents a celebration of the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue, in the company of trumpeter Henry Lowther. Henry toured and performed with Davis's regular collaborator/arranger Gil Evans. Lowther also met Miles whilst playing in Hollywood, as well as seeing him perform in England not long after the release of Kind Of Blue. He talks about the impact the album has had on his own playing, and provides musical insights and illustrations highlighting the importance of this landmark recording.

Title: Galang (Trio Riot Version)
Artist: Vijay Iyer Trio
Album: Historicity
Label: The Act Company ACT 9489 2
Track: 3
Comp: Maya Arulpragasam/Ross Orton/Justine Frischmann/Steve Mackey
Publ: Gema
Dur:	2m35s

Title: Rosa
Artist: Paul Towndrow
Album: Newology
Label: Keywork Records KWRCD 009
Track: 7
Comp: Paul Towndrow
Publ:	 Keywork Records
Dur:	8m59s

Title: So What
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 1
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ:	 Sony
Dur:	8m45s

Title: Freddie Freeloader (studio Sequence 1)
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 7
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ:	 Sony
Dur:	30s

Title: Freddie Freeloader
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 2
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ:	 Sony
Dur:	9m32s

Title: Blue in Green
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 3
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ:	 Sony
Dur:	5m23s

Title: All Blues
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 4
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ:	 Sony
Dur:	11m27s

Title: Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 5
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ:	 Sony
Dur:	9m29s

Title: Cajoch 
Artist: Troyka (Chris Montague/Kit Downes/Joshua Blackmore
Album: Troyka
Label: Edition Records EDN 1014
Track: 6
Comp: Chris Montague
Publ:	 Edition
Dur:	2m35s

Title: Con Alma
Artist: Scotty Barnhart feat. Wynton Marsalis
Album: Say It Plain
Label: Dig Music DIG 137
Track: 7
Comp: John Birks Gillespie
Publ:	 Dizlo Music/EMI Music Publ
Dur:	1m46s.

Julian Joseph celebrates the 50th anniversary of the bestselling jazz album of all time - Miles Davis 's hugely influential Kind of Blue - in the company of UK trumpeter Henry Lowther. Producer SushilDade 
See also Miles Plugs In Tuesday 10.30pm on Radio 2

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 24/08/2009

24/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 24/08/2009

Music including Mahler, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok, Bach, Beethoven, Szymanowski and Schumann.

Music including Mahler, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok, Bach, Beethoven, Szymanowski, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schumann, Schubert, Mozetich, Peerson, Picchi, Telemann, Leo, Hellendaal and Prokofiev.

1.00am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Das Lied von der Erde 
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Anna Larsson (contralto)
DR Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

2.07am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 45 in F sharp minor, H I 45 (Farewell)
DR Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

2.38am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Minuet in D for piano, K355
Murray Perahia (piano)

2.41am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Gigue in G for piano, K574 (Eine kleine Gigue)
Andras Schiff (piano)

2.43am
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Had I never seen you!, Sz 103 No 23
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

2.46am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV678
David Goode (organ)

2.52am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Overture: Coriolan, Op 62 (appl)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) 

3.01am
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937): String Quartet No 2, Op 56
Royal String Quartet

3.19am
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908): Le coq d'or
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

3.45am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Fantasy in C, Op 17 (1838)
Bruno Lukk (piano)

4.15am
Liadov, Anatoly (1855-1914): The Enchanted Lake, Op 62
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitaenko (conductor)

4.23am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Die Gotter Griechenlands, D677b
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

4.28am
Mozetich, Marjan (b.1948): El dorado (1981) - for harp and strings
Erica Goodman (harp)
Amadeus Ensemble

4.45am
Peerson, Martin (c.1572-1651): The Fall of the leaf
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

4.46am
Picchi, Giovanni (fl.1612): Ballo alla polacha
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

4.49am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Trio No 2 (Essercizii Musici, for viola da gamba, harpsichord obligato and continuo)
Camerata Koln

5.01am
Mortelmans, Lodewijk (1868-1952): Solemn Procession to Gethsemani
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor)

5.05am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Messa Della Madonna (four excerpts)
Liuwe Tamminga (organ)

5.18am
Leo, Leonardo (Ortensio Salvatore de) (1694-1744): Miserere mei Deus
Ensemble William Byrd
Graham O'Reilly (director)

5.36am
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799): Sonata for cello and continuo, Op 5 No 5
Jaap ter Linden (cello)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
Ageet Zweistra (cello continuo)

5.48am
Raitio, Vaino (1891-1945): Serenade for Orchestra
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

5.53am
Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824): Serenade No 1 in A, Op 23
Angel Stankov, Yossif Radionov (violins)

6.02am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Sonatina, Romance and Menuet, Op 3 Nos 1, 2 and 3
6.09am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Capriccio for two pianos
Antra Viksne, Normunds Viksne (piano duo)

6.14am
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953): Three Dances (Romeo and Juliet)
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)

6.29am
Torelli, Giuseppe (1658-1725): Sinfonia con tromba in D, G8
Blagoj Angelovski (trumpet)
Velin Iliev (organ)

6.35am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sonata in C for flute and harpsichord, Wq 73
Konrad Hunteler (flute)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

6.49am
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854): Overture: Porin
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Kazushi Ono (conductor).

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Haydn Symphony No 45 in F sharp minor (Farewell) 2.38 Mozart Minuet in D, K355: Gigue in G, K574 (Eine kleine gigue) 2.43 Bartok Had / Never Seen You 2.46 Bach Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV678 2.52 Beethoven Overture: Coriolan 
3.01 Szymanowski String Quartet No 2, Op 56 
3.19 Rimsky-Korsakov Le Coq d'or 3.45 Schumann Fantasy in C. Op 17 4.15 Liadov The Enchanted Lake, 
Op 62 4.23 Schubert Die Goffer Griechenlands , D677b 
4.28 Mozetich El Dorado 445 Peerson The Fall of the Leaf 446 Plcchl Ballo alia polacha 4A9 Telemann 
Trio No 2 in G (Essercizii music!) 5.01 Mortelmans Solemn Procession to Gethsemane 5.05 Frescobaldl Four 
Pieces (Messa della Madonna) 5.18 Leo Miserere mei Deus 5.36 Hellendaal Cello Sonata, Op 5 No 5 
5.48 Raitio Serenade 5.53 Viotti Serenade No 1 in A, Op 23 6.02 Weber Sonatina , Romance and Menuet, Op 3 Nos 1-3 6.09 Poulenc Capriccio 6.14 Prokofiev Three Dances (Romeo and Juliet) 6.29 
Torelli Sinfonia con tromba in D 6.35 CPE Bach Flute Sonata in C, Wq73 6.49 Lislnskl Overture: Porin

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