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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Rob Cowan

07/09/2009

Rob Cowan

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Radio 3's breakfast programme with Rob Cowan. Great pieces and performances.

Radio 3's breakfast programme with Rob Cowan. Great pieces, great performances, and a few surprises.

7:03

KHACHATURIAN
Waltz from Masquerade
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Sergei Skripka (conductor)
BEL AIR MUSIC BAM 2003, Tr.2						

7:08

ELGAR
La Capricieuse
James Ehnes (violin)
Eduard Laurel (piano)
ONYX 4038, Tr.8								

7:13
	
BUXTEHUDE
Herr, Ich lasse dich nicht 
(Lord, I will not let you go)
La Capelle Ducale: Markus Brutscher (tenor) Wolf Mathias Friedrich (bass)
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson (director)
CPO 777 318-2, Tr.6				
				
7:21

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Golondrinas
Eliot Fisk (guitar)
NIMBUS NI 2536, Tr.4								

7:26

ROSSINI
Allegretto (3rd movement) from String Sonata No.4 in B flat major
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)
Marshall Marcus (violin)
Richard Tunnicliffe (cello)
Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass)
HELIOS CDH55200, Tr.12							

7:31

OFFENBACH
Le Roi Carotte â overture
Philharmonia Orchestra
Antonio De Almeida (conductor)
PHILIPS 422 057-2, Tr.17		


7:38

GALUPPI
Sonata for piano in D minor
Andrea Bacchetti (piano)
RCA Red Seal 88697367932, Tr.4-5						
					
7:47

MORLEY
Hard by a crystal fountain
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)
LâOISEAU LYRE 436 862-2, Tr.10						

7:51

GLAZUNOV
Entrâacte and Valse fantastique
Philharmonia Orchestra
Lovro von MataÄiÄ (conductor)
EMI Classics 5 68739 2, CD1 Tr.25-26					

8:03

MAHLER
Purgatorio from Symphony no.10 
(Deryck Cooke version)
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10456, Tr.3							

8:09

J S BACH
First movement (Allegro)  
Concerto in the Italian style for keyboard (BWV.971)
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907329, Tr.11					
					
8:14

GLUCK
Dance of the Blessed Spirits from OrphÃ©e et Eurydice
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 216574 2, Tr.5		


8:20

DOWLAND
Come again, sweet love
David Daniels (counter-tenor)
Craig Ogden (guitar)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5 45601 2, Tr.8						

8:24

SHOSTAKOVICH
Allegro non troppo from Symphony no.8 in C minor
Moscow Philharmonics Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
MELODIYA MEL CD 10 01070, CD5 Tr.3					

8:32

VILLA-LOBOS
As TrÃªs Marias (The Three Marys)
Marc-AndrÃ© Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA67176, Tr.1-3							

8:36

BIBER
Sanctus from Missa Christi resurgentis
The English Concert & The Choir of the English Concert
Andrew Manze (violin/director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907397, Tr.8						

8:41

HERRMANN
A Portrait of âHitchâ 
(from The Trouble with Hary)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
LONDON 443 895-2, Tr.5							

8:50

BEETHOVEN
Aria: If you donât have any money from Fidelio
John Tomlinson (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Parry (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 3076, Tr.4								

8:54

JS BACH
Brandenburg Concerto no.2 in F major
Soloists Ensemble of the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Igor Oistrakh (violin/conductor)
MELODIYA MEL CD 1001448, CD1 Tr.5-7					

9:06

CHOPIN
Rondo a la Mazur in F major, Op.5
Isaac Mikhnovsky (piano)
MELODIYA MEL CD 10 01150, Tr.2						

9:15

BERLIN
Count your blessings
Sonny Rollins (tenor sax)
Richie Powell (piano)
George Morrow (bass)
Max Roach (drums)
PRESTIGE OJCCD-243-2, Tr.4							

9:20

J HAYDN
Quartet for strings (Op.17 No.6) in D major
The London Haydn Quartet
HYPERION CDA67722, CD2 Tr.9-12						

9:39

GLINKA
Polonaise from A Life for the Tsar
Bolshoi Chorus
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
ERATO 4509-91723-2, Tr.7							

9:45
	
KRAUS
Overture from Olympie
English Chamber Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
DECCA 466 434-2, CD2 Tr.6							

9:51

STRAVINSKY
Three Japanese Lyrics
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
ELEKTRA NONESUCH 7559-79262-2, Tr.14-16					

9:55

DANKWORTH
Picture of Jeannie
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
John Lenehan (piano)
NAXOS 8.572240, Tr.12

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker with music by Tveitt, Gade, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Bach, Alfven and G Berg.

With Sarah Walker. Tveitt: Folk tunes from Hardanger. Gade: Echoes of Ossian Overture, Op 1. Mendelssohn: Sextet in D, Op 110. Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op 70.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Tveitt: Dan fagraste viso pao jorae/The most beautiful song on earth (Folk tunes from Hardanger)
Reidun Horvei (vocal)
Geir Botnen (piano)
SIMAX PSC1132

10.04am
Gade: Echoes of Ossian Overture, Op 1
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9422

10.21am
Mendelssohn: Sextet in D, Op 110
Bartholdy Piano Quartet
Andra Dazins (viola)
Wolfgang Wagner (double bass)
NAXOS 8.550966

10.52am
Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op 70
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
DG 447 760-2

11.01am
Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060, trans. for two violins
Jaakko and Pekka Kuusisto (violins)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
ONDINE ODE980-2

11.14am
Alfven: Gladjens blomster (Flowers of Joy)
G Berg: Sa jag malar, donna Bianca (Thus I paint, Donna Bianca)
Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Uppsala University Chamber Choir
Stefan Parkman (director)
CHANDOS CHAN9543

11.19am
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2 in C minor, Op 17 (Little Russian)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Ari Rasilainen (conductor)
FINLANDIA 3984-22835-2.

With Sarah Walker. 
Tveitt Folk Tunes from 
Hardanger Reidun Horvei (vocal), Geir Botnen (piano) 
10.04 Gade Overture: Echoes of Ossian, Op 1 
Danish National RSO, conductor Dmitri Kitaienko 
10.21 Mendelssohn Sextet in D, Op 110 
Bartholdy Piano Quartet, Andra Dazins (viola), Wolfgang Wagner (double bass) 
10.52 Sibelius Luonnotar , Op 70 Soile Isokoski 
(soprano), Gothenburg SO, conductor Neeme Jarvi 
11.01 Bach Concerto in C minor for two violins, 
BWV1060 
Jaakko and Pekka Kuusisto , Tapiola Sinfonietta 
11.14 Alfven Gladjens blomster G Berg Sa jag malar, donna Bianca Bengt Forsberg (piano), Uppsala University 
Chamber Choir, director Stefan Parkman 
11.19 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 2 in C minor (Little Russian) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conductor Ari Rasilainen

Composer of the Week

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975)

Composer of the Week: Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975): Episode 1

Episode 1

Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975), Episode 1

Donald Macleod explores the early years of Bernard Herrmann's career.

Donald Macleod explores the early years of Bernard Herrmann's career. His work is best remembered for groundbreaking scores for film directors such as Hitchcock and Scorsese.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bernard Herrmann, best remembered for producing groundbreaking scores for film directors, ranging from Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock to Martin Scorsese. In his own eyes, though, Herrmann saw himself simply as a 'composer', rather than a film composer and his catalogue supports that claim, as it includes a full length opera, chamber and symphonic music. A brilliant and complex character, his formative years in New York helped establish a unique approach to music.

Donald focuses on Herrmann's early years, when, with his natural pushiness, coupled with a New York upbringing, he became known among the movers and shakers in the music business. Through Aaron Copland's Young Composers' Group, he first heard the music of Charles Ives, a composer for whom he would have a lifelong enthusiasm.

The Murder from Psycho (excerpt)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
Unicorn Kanchana UKCD 2021 Tr 17

Prelude and Love Scene from Vertigo
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann (conductor)
London 443 895-2 Tr 4

Currier and Ives Suite		
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Sedares (conductor)
Koch 307224-2H1 Trs 8-12

Sinfonietta for String Orchestra
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Isaiah Jackson (conductor)
Koch 3-7152-2H1 Trs 8-12

Theme and Variations and Aria from SalammbÃ´ (Citizen Kane)
Kiri te Kanawa (soprano)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt (conductor)
RCA Victor GD 80707 Trs 3-4.

The fascinating life story of Bernard Herrmann, Hitchcock's musical collaborator

Donald Macleod charts the fascinating life of Bernard Herrmann, the composer of music for Hitchcock's Psycho and many other groundbreaking film scores

Composer of the Week:Bernard Herrmann (1911-75)

1/5. Donald Macleod begins by exploring Bernard Herrmann 's formative years in New York. Psycho (excerpt) National Philharmonic 
Orchestra, conducted by the composer 
Prelude; Love Scene (Vertigo) London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer 
Suite: Currier and Ives New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Sedares 
Sinfonietta for String Orchestra Berlin Symphony Orchestra, conductor Isaiah Jackson 
Theme and Variations; Aria from Salammbo 
(Citizen Kane) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), National 
Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Gerhardt Producer Johannah Smith 
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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 7: PCM 07 - Purcell Tribute

Part 7 Part 7: PCM 07 - Purcell Tribute

2009

PCM 07 - Purcell Tribute

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Chamber Concerts, PCM 07 - Purcell Tribute

A Proms tribute to Henry Purcell, featuring favourite vocal and instrumental works.

From Cadogan Hall, Countertenor Iestyn Davies and members of the Academy of Ancient Music with Richard Egarr continue the 350th anniversary celebrations of Purcell's birth.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Presented by Suzy Klein.

The 2009 Chamber Prom series concludes with a tribute to Henry Purcell in his 350th anniversary year. The programme includes a sequence of his solo songs and keyboard pieces, concluding with his powerful Evening Hymn. There is also John Blow's Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell, a moving response to Purcell's genius.

Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Simon Wall (tenor)
Members of the Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr (harpsichord/director)

Purcell: Suite in D (excerpts); Hail, Bright Cecilia - Tis nature's voice; A New Ground; Music for a while; Suite in D (excerpts); Sweeter than roses
Blow: Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
Purcell: Evening Hymn.

BBC Proms: 2009

Proms Chamber Concerts

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

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
BBC Proms Chamber Music 2009 
The final Chamber Prom from Cadogan Hall s a tribute to Purcell in his 350th anniversary year. With Suzy Klein , lestyn Davies (countertenor), Simon Wall (tenor), Members of the Academy of Ancient Music, director Richard Egarr (harpsichord) 
Purcell Suite in G (excerpts); 'Tis Nature's Voice (Hail, Bright Cecilia); A New Ground; Music for a While; Suite in D (excerpts); Sweeter than Roses Blow Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell 
Purcell Evening Hymn Repeated on Saturday at 2pm

Afternoon Concert

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon Concert: Prom 52/Schnittke, Shostakovich

Prom 52/Schnittke, Shostakovich

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Prom 52/Schnittke, Shostakovich

LSO/Valery Gergiev in Schnittke: Nagasaki. Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor.

BBC Proms 2009: LSO/Valery Gergiev in Schnittke: Nagasaki, with Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano) and the London Symphony Chorus. Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

BBC Proms 2009:

A Prom featuring the LSO and its Russian conductor Valery Gergiev performing Shostakovich's wartime symphony No 8. It is paired with an early work by Schnittke, written in response to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Introduced by Suzy Klein.

Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

Schnittke: Nagasaki
Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor

4.00pm
Purcell and his forebears

Purcell: Suite from Dioclesian
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Concerto Copenhagen
Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor)

Tallis: Why Fum'th in Fight
Byrd: Vigilate
Stile Antico

Purcell: O sing unto the Lord, Psalm 96
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Concerto Copenhagen
Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor)

Tallis: Come Holy Ghost
Byrd: Spiritus Domini; Confirma hoc Deus; Factus est repente
Stile Antico.

BBC Proms 2009

Another chance to hear a Prom from last month. 
Elena Zhidkova (mezzo), London Symphony Chorus, LSO, conductor Valery Gergiev Schnittke Nagasaki 
Shostakovich Symphony No 8

Purcell and His Forebears

Purcell Suite from Dioclesian Concerto Copenhagen, director Andrew Lawrence-King Tallis Why Fum'th in Fight Byrd Vigilate Stile Antico 
Purcell 0 Sing Unto the Lord (Psalm 96) 
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Concerto Copenhagen, director Andrew Lawrence-King Tallis Come Holy Ghost 
Byrd Spiritus Domini; Confirma hoc Deus; Factus est repente Stile Antico

In Tune

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians. If it's happening in the world of music, you'll hear it first on In Tune.

In Tune: Sean Rafferty

Sean Rafferty

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Sean Rafferty

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
With David Hill, Nicola Benedetti and Alex Reedjik.

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
With conductor David Hill before his appearance at the Proms, Nicola Benedetti (violin) performs in the studio and Alex Reedjik discusses Scottish Opera's new season.

Presented by Sean Rafferty.
With BBC Singers conductor David Hill before their appearance at the Proms. 

Nicola Benedetti (violin) performs in the studio ahead of her appearance at Proms in the Park.

The Director of the Scottish Opera, Alex Reedjik, discusses their new 2009/2010 season.

17:03
SCHUBERT 
Marche militaire in D, D733 No 1
Ykeda Duo
WCJ 2564 69074 4
TR 2
4â31

17:08
SAINT-SAENS 
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
RLPO
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
DG WHITE LABEL
TR 3
9â09

17:18
CARL RUTTI 
Requiem: Sanctus
Olivia Robinson (soprano)
Edward Price (baritone)
Bach Choir
Southern Sinfonia
Jane Watts (organ)
David Hill (conductor)
NAXOS WHITE LABEL
Tr 4
6â00

17:30
MAXWELL DAVIES 
A Hoy Calendar
BBC Singers
Simon Joly (conductor)
Collins Classics 14632
TR 7
4â27

17:38
HANDEL 
Let the bright Seraphim; Let their celestial concerts all unite (Samson)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Bach Choir
The English Concert
Conductor David Hill
BIS-SACD-1736
TR 6-7
5â55

17:45
MENDELSSOHN 
String Symphony No 8 in D (4th movement: Allegro molto)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Berlin BC 2107-2
TR 4
10â18

17:56
PUCCINI
La Rodine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Nina Raultio (soprano)
Johan Botha (tenor)
Anythony Michaels-Moore (baritone)
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Royal Opera House Chorus
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
Conifer 75605 55013 2
TR 12
3â00

18:03
LIVE
RAVEL 
Tzigane
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
9â24

18:19
LIVE
MASSENET 
Meditation (Thais)
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
5â01

18:30
SARASATE 
Zigeunerweisen, Op 20
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
RLPO
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
DG WHITE LABEL	
TR 1
8â46

18:41
ARNOLD 
The Padstow Lifeboat
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Malcolm Arnold (conductor)
Conifer CDCF 222
TR 24
4â40

18:48
ROSSINI 
Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (LâItaliana in
Algeri, Act I)
Agnes Baltsa (Isabella)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 427 331 2	
CD 1 TR 7
4â47

18:58
DONIZETTI 
Una furtive lagrima (Act II, LâElisir dâAmore)
Roberto Alagna (Nemorino)
English Chamber Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)
Erato 4509 91701 2
CD 2 TR 11
4â56

19:09
JANACEK 
Katya Kabanova (end of Act III)
Elisabeth Soderstrom (Katya)
Nadezda Kniplova (Kabanicha)
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
Decca 421 852 2
CD 2 TR 8
3â09

19:13
SCHUMANN
Arabeske in C Op. 18
Jonathan Biss (piano)
EMI Classics 50999 2 28537 2 1
TR 12
6â07

19:20
HANDEL 
Water Music: Suite in D
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor)
HMG 507010
TR 16-20
9â21

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 69: Mendelssohn, Mahler

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 69: Mendelssohn, Mahler: Part 1

Part 1 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 69: Mendelssohn, Mahler, Part 1

Leipzig Gewandhaus, with Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano) in Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly, with Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano) in Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Radio 3's 2009 Mendelssohn bicentenary celebrations continue with Riccardo Chailly conducting the orchestra of which the composer himself was music director for the last 12 years of his life. Palestinian-Israeli pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar is soloist in Mendelssohn's youthful First Concerto which he completed in just three days at the age of 22.

Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 25.

Prom 69: Mendelssohn, Mahler

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly performs works by Mendelssohn and Mahler

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly performs Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 25 with Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano), and Mahler's Symphony No 10 (compl Cooke)

With Donald Mcleod, from the Royal Albert Hall.
Featuring Mendelssohn's piano concerto and Mahler's Tenth Symphony, left unfinished at his death but premiered at the 1964 Proms in a performing version prepared by musicologist Deryck Cooke and composer Berthold Goldschmidt.

Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Chailly

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G minor

7.55 Twenty Minutes: Proms Literary Festival
A.N. Wilson and Steven Moffat talk to Matthew Sweet about Sherlock Holmes and his love of Mendelssohn.

8.15 Mahler, compl. Cooke Symphony No 10

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus

BBC Proms: 2009: Proms Plus: Proms Literary Festival - Sherlock Holmes

Proms Literary Festival - Sherlock Holmes

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Proms Plus, Proms Literary Festival - Sherlock Holmes

AN Wilson talks about the appeal of Sherlock Holmes and his love of Mendelssohn.

Author AN Wilson and BBC TV producer Steven Moffat talk to Matthew Sweet about the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes and his love of Mendelssohn.

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 69: Mendelssohn, Mahler: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 69: Mendelssohn, Mahler, Part 2

Riccardo Chailly conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Mahler's Tenth Symphony.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Mahler's Tenth Symphony, completed by musicologist Deryck Cooke.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Riccardo Chailly conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Mahler's Tenth Symphony, left unfinished at his death but triumphantly premiered at the 1964 Proms in a 'performing version' prepared by musicologist Deryck Cooke and Berthold Goldschmidt. 

Written in the shadow of failing health and a collapsing marriage to his young wife Alma, Mahler scribbled notes in the margins of the manuscript - at one point he wrote 'to live for you, to die for you' and over the tender, peaceful ending, when he seems to have come to some resolution, he wrote just one word 'Almschi' - his nickname for his wife.

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Mahler, compl. Cooke: Symphony No 10.

The Lebrecht Interview

Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to major figures in the field

The Lebrecht Interview: John Tomlinson

John Tomlinson

BBC Radio 3 - The Lebrecht Interview, John Tomlinson

Norman Lebrecht talks to bass John Tomlinson.

Norman Lebrecht talks to bass John Tomlinson, one of the most successful British singers of his generation and known for his interpretations of Wotan, Baron Ochs and Boris Godunov.

Norman Lebrecht talks to one of the most successful singers of his generation, John Tomlinson. The Lancashire-born bass is recognised as one of the finest performers on the international opera stage. He is particularly renowned for his Wagnerian roles: Wotan, Hagen and Hans Sachs, and also as Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and Strauss' Baron Ochs.

Tomlinson learnt his craft singing in the chorus at Glyndebourne and as a member of the repertory company at English National Opera, where he worked with Reginald Goodall. In 1988 he made his debut at Bayreuth in the Barenboim/Kupfer Ring as Wotan, an experience he sees as one of the highlights of his career. He talks about his background, the success at Bayreuth and creating roles in operas by Birtwistle.

English bass John Tomlinson , known for his interpretations of Wotan, Baron Ochs and Boris Godunov , talks to Norman Lebrecht about his career. Producer Tony Cheevers

New Generation Artists

New Generation Artists - a BBC scheme to nurture exceptional young talent

The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support talented musicians to reach the next stages of their careers and brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.

New Generation Artists: 07/09/2009

BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists, 07/09/2009Close menu

Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 135, performed by the Pavel Haas Quartet.

Series of studio and concert performances by members of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme. Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 135, is performed by the Pavel Haas Quartet.

Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme exists to provide concert and recording opportunities to some of the finest young talent on the international music scene.

Beethoven's late enigmatic string quartet in F is performed by the Pavel Haas Quartet from Prague.

Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 135
Pavel Haas Quartet.

Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 135 Pavel Haas Quartet

The Essay

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: New Archaeologies

The Essay: New Archaeologies: Episode 1: New Archeologies

Episode 1: New Archeologies

New Archaeologies

New Archeologies

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, New Archaeologies, New ArcheologiesClose menu

Examining space archaeology's role in keeping Tranquility Base as a lunar heritage site.

Dr Beth O'Leary examines the role space archaeology has to play in preserving Tranquility Base - the site on the moon where Apollo 11 landed - as an extraterrestrial heritage site.

Series of personal essays about the archaeology of the recent past.

Dr Beth O'Leary from the University of New Mexico examines the role space archaeology has to play in preserving Tranquility Base - the site on the moon where Apollo 11 landed - for mankind as the first extraterrestrial heritage site.

Series of personal essays about the archaeology of the recent past

1/3. In the first of three personal essays about the archaeology of the recent past, Dr Beth O'Leary discusses preserving Tranquility Base (on the Moon) for humanity as the first extraterrestrial heritage site. Producer Rachael Kiddey  EMAIL: theessay@bbc.co.uk

Jazz on 3

Celebrating the best contemporary jazz, with exclusive concert recordings and features

From free jazz to fusion, post-bop to electronica – Jazz on 3 celebrates the music as a living and developing art form, with exclusive concert recordings and in-depth features

Jazz on 3: Martial Solal at Kings Place

Martial Solal at Kings Place

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Martial Solal at Kings Place

Jez Nelson presents a solo concert by French pianist Martial Solal.

Jez Nelson presents a solo concert by French pianist Martial Solal, recorded as part of Paris Jazz Week at London's Kings Place in 2009.

Jez Nelson presents a solo concert by French pianist Martial Solal, recorded as part of Paris Jazz Week at London's Kings Place in 2009. Playing jazz standards in anything but a standard way, Solal playfully manipulates the jazz repertoire with countermelodies, rhythmic juxtapositions and poised abstraction. The concert is drawn together with a narrative quality demonstrating Solal's vast encyclopaedic knowledge and a ceaseless ability to reinvent.

Born in Algeria, Solal moved to Paris aged 22 and over the last 60 years has built a reputation as a leading composer and pianist. He has recorded with many small ensembles including duos with Django Reinhardt, Lee Konitz and Dave Douglas. Solal has also written scores for over 40 feature films including Jean Luc Goddard's award-winning debut A bout de souffle.

Playlist:

Jazz on 3 signature tune:

Artist: Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn - trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams - reeds, Andre Heyward - trombone, Chieli Minucci - guitar, James Hurt - keyboards, Rodney Jordan - bass, Woody Williams - drums, Khalil Kwame Bell - percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables)
Track Title: Seventy Four Miles Away
Composer: Joe Zawinul
Album Title: Ethnomusicology Volume 1

CD track:

Artist: Led Bib
Track title: Call Centre Labyrinth
Composer: Mark Holub
Album title: Sensible Shoes
Label: Cuneiform

John Fordham joins Jez in the studio to discuss Led Bib, the Mercury Music Prize and Martial Solal. 
 
Martial Solal recorded at King's Place on June 11, 2009

Line up:
Martial Solal (piano)

Set one list:
I've Got Rhythm (George Gershwin)
My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers)
Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans)
Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)
Caravan (Juan Tizol)
Body and Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton & Johnny Green)
What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)

John Fordham recommends some further listening for Martial Solal:

Artist: Martial Solal 
Album title: At Newport '63
Label: RCA Victor
Released: 1963

Artist: Martial Solal & Dave Douglas
Album title: Rue De Seine
Label: Cam Jazz
Released: 2005

CD track played:

Artist: Martial Solal Trio
Track title: Gang of Five
Composer: Paul Motian
Album Title: Ballade du 10 Mars 
Label: Soul Note
Released: 1999

Set two list:
Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen)
Solitude, Take The A Train, Satin Doll medley (Duke Ellington)
Cherokee (Ray Noble)
Nobody's Perfect (unknown)
All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern)

CD track played in tribute to the saxophonist and educator Joe Maneri who passed away on 24 August:

Artist: Joe Maneri & Mat Maneri
Track title: Outside the Whole Thing 
Composer: Joe Maneri & Mat Maneri
Album title: Blessed
Label: ECM.

Jez Nelson presents a solo concert by French pianist Martial Solal, recorded as part of Paris Jazz Week at London's Kings Place earlier this year. Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 08/09/2009

08/09/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 08/09/2009

Music including Bach, Haydn, Sibelius, Larsson, Brahms, Beethoven, Sullivan and Handel.

Music including Bach, Haydn, Sibelius, Larsson, Brahms, Beethoven, Sullivan, Handel, Corelli, Webern, Nielsen, Britten, Goossens, Brahms, Gorecki and Lassus.

1.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (cantata)
The Sixteen
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (Barockformation)
Ton Koopman (conductor)

1.32am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 99 in E flat, H I 99
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Guido Ajmone Marsan (conductor)

1.56am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Six Impromptus, Op 5
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

2.12am
Larsson, Lars-Erik (1908-1986): Violin Sonatina (1928)
Arve Tellefsen (violin)
Lucia Negro (piano)

2.27am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Serenade No 2 in A, Op 16
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

3.01am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Trio No 3 in C minor, Op 1
Katherine Gowers (violin)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Paul Lewis (piano)

3.31am
Sullivan (Sir Arthur, 1842-1900): Suite from The Tempest, Op 1
BBC Philharmonic
Richard Hickox (conductor)

3.59am
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759): Violin Sonata in A minor, Op 1, No 4, HWV 362
Tomaz Lorenz (violin)
Jerko Novak (guitar)

4.09am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonata da Chiesa in E minor, Op 1, No 2; Sonate da Chiesa in C, Op 1 No 7
London Baroque

4.19am
Webern, Anton (1883-1945): Passacaglia, Op 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

4.31am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonata da Chiesa in G, Op 1, No 9; Sonate da Chiesa in G minor, Op 1, No 10
London Baroque

4.42am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Little suite for string orchestra in A minor, Op 1
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5.01am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge, Op 10
The Royal Academy Soloists
Clio Gould (director)

5.27am
Goossens, (Aynsley) Eugene (1893-1962): Fantasy for nine wind instruments, Op 36 (1924)
Janet Webb (flute)
Guy Henderson (oboe)
Lawrence Dobell and Christopher Tingay (clarinets)
John Cran and Fiona McNamara (bassoons)
Robert Johnson and Clarence Mellor (horns)
Daniel Mendelow (trumpet)

5.37am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Sonata for violin and piano No 2 in A, Op 100
Ruggiero Ricci (violin)
Lili Popova (piano)

5.56am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Lute Partita in C minor, BWV 997
Konrad Junghanel (lute)

6.19am
Gorecki, Henryk Mikolaj (b.1933): Salve Sidus Polonorum - Cantata in honour of St Wojciech (Adalbertus), Op 72
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Percussion Ensemble of the National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wojciech Michniewski (conductor)

6.44am
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594): Plainchant - Praeter rerum seriem
The King's Singers

6.45am
Lassus: Chanter Je Veux
Banchieri Singers
Denes Szabo (conductor)

6.47am
Lassus: Ad te levavi oculos meos
6.54am
Lassus: Cantai hor piango
King's Singers.

Bach Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV147 
1.32 Haydn Symphony No 99 in E flat 1.56 Sibelius Six Impromptus, Op 5 2.12 Larsson Violin Sonatina 
2.27 Brahms Serenade No 2 in A, Op 16 3.01 Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op No 3 3.31 Sullivan Suite: The Tempest, Op 13.59 Handel Violin Sonata in A minor, Op 1 No 4 4.09 Corelli Sonata da chiesa in E minor, Op 1 No 2; Sonata da chiesa in C, Op 1 No 7 4.19 Webem Passacaglia, Op 4.31 Corelli Sonata da chiesa in G, Op 1 No 9; Sonata da chiesa in G minor, Op I No 10 442 Nielsen Little Suite in A minor, Op 1 5.01 Britten Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge 5.27 Goossens Fantasy for nine wind instruments, Op 36 5.37 Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100 
5.56 Bach Lute Partita in C minor, BWV997 6.19 Henryk Gorecki Cantata Salve Sidus Polonorum in honour of St Wojciech, Op 72 6.44 Lassus Praeter rerum seriem; 
Chanter je veux; Ad te levavi oculos meos; Cantai hor piango

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