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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

14/10/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise.

07:03

GRIEG
Albumblatt (Lyric Pieces, op.47, no.2)
Emil Gilels (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4197492, T.5			
		
07:07

SAINT-SAENS
Tarentelle for flute, clarinet and orchestra in A minor, op.6
Clara Novakova (flute)
Richard Vieille (clarinet)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor)
EMI CDC7549132, T.3					
			
07:14

TCHAIKOVSKY 
Valse-scherzo in C major
Yossif Ivanov (violin)
Itamar Golan (piano)
AMBROISIE AM 136, T.1					

07:20

JOSEPH SHABALALA
Nomathemba (Hope)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
HEADS UP HUCD3109, T.1					

07:25

WEELKES
Pavan (organ solo)
Timothy Byram-Wigfield (organ)
HELIOS CDH55259, T.6												
07:31

BERLIOZ	
The Trojans in Carthage â Prelude
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 478 1749, T.7					

07:37

J.S. BACH
Jesu, joy of manâs desiring
Exeter Cathedral Choir
Paul Morgan (organ)
Lucian Nethsingha (director)
ALPHA CDCA590, T.2					

07:42

DEBUSSY 
Lindaraja
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Vovka Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 478 1090, T.5					

07:48

MICHEL FARINEL
Faronellâs Ground
Trio Sonnerie
APEX 0927 49976 2, T.19					

07:54

JEAN-FRANCOIS DANDRIEU
Jean Guillou (organ)
DECCA 480 2007, CD1/T.11										
07:57

RICHARD STRAUSS
StÃ¤ndchen, op.17, no.2
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4154702, T.5			

08:03

SCARLATTI
Sonata
Gabriela Montero (piano)
EMI 5 14838 2, T.12						
				
08:05

HOLST
St. Paulâs Suite
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
DECCA 4701912, CD2/T.1-4					

08:18

HANDEL 
Aria: Chi cede al furoreâ (Serse)
Lucia Popp (soprano)
Vienna Radio Orchestra
Brian Priestman (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8339, CD2/T.41		

08:25

GRAINGER
Irish Tune from County Derry
Eastman-Rochester âPopsâ Orchestra
Frederick Fennell (conductor)
MERCURY 434 330-2, T.8													
08:31

VERDI
Prelude to Act I of La Traviata
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
EMI CDM7630882, T.1					

08:35

FREE THOUGHT Patrick Hannan 
(writer and broadcaster)
		

08:37

VERDI
Va, pensiero, sullâali dorate (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves, Act III)
Chorus of Welsh National Opera
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Richard Armstrong (conductor)
EMI CDEMX2272, T.7						

08:43

BACH
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 61553-2, CD1/T.3+4		

08:47 

DVORAK
Slavonic Dance, op.72, no.16
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
VÃ¡clav Neumann (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 38C37-7491, T.16				

08:55

MOZART
Voi che sapete (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Petra Lang (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC 4509975072, T.6					

08:58

KORNGOLD
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Suite)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt (conductor)
RCA GD80912, T.8						

09:11

MORTON GOULD
Rondo from Tap Dance Concerto
Danny Daniels (dance soloist)
The Rochester âPopsâ
Morton Gould (conductor)
PRISTINE CLASSICAL PASC191, T.21			

09:16

RAVEL
Forlane (Tombeau de Couperin)
Rinko Hama (piano)
ANTES BM-CD 31.9260, T.6					

09:24

GESUALDO
Correte, amanti, a prova
From 5th Book of Madrigals for 5 voices
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)
LâOISEAU-LYRE 4101282, T.13				

09:27

MOZART
Allegro from Piano Trio No.5 in C major, K.548
Kungsbacka Piano Trio
NAXOS 8.570519, T.6					

09:32

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 
Autumn Folk Songs
The Choir of Clare College Cambridge
English Voices
The Dmitri Ensemble
Sir David Willcocks (director)
ALBION ALBCD010, T.9-11					

09:44

ALBENIZ
Asturias (leyenda). No.5 from Suite Espanola, op.47 (arr. Segovia)
AndrÃ©s Segovia (guitar)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8133, CD2/T.13		

09:51

DEBUSSY
Arabesque No.1 (arr. Carmen Dragon)
The Capitol Symphony Orchestra
Carmen Dragon (conductor)
PRISTINE CLASSICAL PASC185, T.2				

09:56

BACH
Preludio from Partita No.3 in E major
Gidon Kremer (violin)
ECM NEW SERIES 476 7291, CD2/T.10

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Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Wednesday - Sarah Walker

Wednesday - Sarah Walker

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Wednesday - Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker with music by Couperin, Field, Rachmaninov, Haydn, Ravel, Copland and Biber.

With Sarah Walker. Including Couperin: Premier Concert Royal. Field: Nocturnes Nos 5, 13. Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (opening). Haydn: Symphony No 82. Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Couperin: Premier Concert Royal
Les Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (director)
ALIA VOX AVSA9840

10.13am
Field: Nocturne No 13 in D minor
Benjamin Frith (piano)
NAXOS 8.550762

segue
Field: Nocturne No 5 in B flat
Benjamin Frith (piano)
NAXOS 8.550761

10.20am
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op 37 (opening)
St Petersburg Cappella
Vladislav Chernushenko (choirmaster)
HARMONIA MUNDI RUS788050

10.35am
Haydn: Symphony No 82 in C (The Bear)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)
DENON DC-8120

11.00am
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Louis Lortie (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN8647

11.23am
Copland: Quiet City
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)
DECCA 448 261-2

11.33am
Biber: Serenada (Nightwatchman's Call)
Peter Harvey (bass)
The Purcell Quartet
Katherine McGillivray, Rachel Byrt (violas)
CHANDOS CHAN0605(2) CD 2

11.44am
Strauss: Serenade for Winds, Op 7
Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Heinz Holliger (conductor)
PHILIPS 438 933-2.

Presented by Sarah Walker. 
Couperin Premier concert royal 
Le Concert des Nations, director Jordi Savall 
10.13 Field Nocturnes: No 5 in B flat; 
No 13 in D minor Benjamin Frith (piano) 
10.20 Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil, Op 37 (opening) St Petersburg Cappella, director Vladislav Chernushenko 
10.35 Haydn Symphony No 82 in C (Bear) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, conductor Lovro von Matacic 
11.00 Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Louis Lortie (piano) 
11.23 Copland Quiet City 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Neville Marriner 
11.33 Biber Serenada (Nightwatchman's Call) Peter Harvey (bass), Purcell Quartet , Katherine McGillivray and Rachel Byrt (violas) 
11.44 Strauss Serenade for Winds, Op 7 
Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Heinz Holliger

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: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Composer of the Week: Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Episode 3

Episode 3

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Episode 3

Donald Macleod on Strauss' everyday life, including his favourite pastime - a card game.

Donald Macleod examines Strauss's everyday life, including his favourite pastime, the card game Skat, and a musical portrait of his family life, the Symphonia Domestica.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Richard Strauss, and examines the composer's everyday life, including his favourite pastime - the card game Skat, and a revealing musical portrait of his family life, the Symphonia Domestica.

Stille...O weh, Falke, o weh! (Die Frau ohne Schatten - Act 2)
Der Kaiser ...... Placido Domingo (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti (conductor)
Decca 436 243-2 CD2  Tr 5

An Einsamer Quelle (Stimmungsbilder, Op 9)
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Teldec 3984-23913-2  Tr 10

Symphonia domestica, Op 53
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 10206 X  Trs 1-5.

Donald Macleod discusses the life and work of Richard Strauss

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Richard Strauss, once hailed as 'the outstanding living composer'. His eclectic style blurred the boundaries between Romanticism and 20th century music

Composer of the Week: Richard Strauss

3/5. Donald Macleod looks at Strauss's everyday life, which included a penchant for the card game Skat. Today's works include the Symphonia Domestica - a revealing musical portrait of the composer's family life. 
Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act 2 (excerpt) 
PlScido Domingo (tenor), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti 
An einsamer Quelle (Stimmungsbilder) Daniel Barenboim (piano) Symphonia Domestica 
Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi Repeated at iopm

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: New Generation Artists 2009

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: New Generation Artists 2009: Episode 2: Giuliano Sommerhalder, Andreas Brantelid, Ingrid Fliter

Episode 2

Episode 2: Giuliano Sommerhalder, Andreas Brantelid, Ingrid Fliter

New Generation Artists 2009

Giuliano Sommerhalder, Andreas Brantelid, Ingrid Fliter

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With Giuliano Sommerhalder (cornet), Andreas Brantelid (cello) and Ingrid Fliter (piano).

Giuliano Sommerhalder (cornet) in Bohme: La Napolitaine. Andreas Brantelid (cello) in Borresen: Romance. Ingrid Fliter (piano) in  Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques, Op 13.

Part of a series featuring studio and concert performances by members of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, which exists to provide concert and recording opportunities to some of the world's finest younger musicians. 

Swiss trumpeter Giuliano Sommerhalder plays a Tarantella by Oskar Bohme, Andreas Brantelid performs a Romance by his Danish compatriot Hakon Borresen, and Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter plays Schumann's epic Etudes Symphoniques, Op 13

Oskar Bohme: La Napolitaine - tarantelle, Op 25
Giuliano Sommerhalder (cornet)
Roberto Arosio (piano)

Borresen: Romance
Andreas Brantelid (cello)
Niklas Sivelov (piano)

Schumann: Etudes symphoniques, Op 13
Ingrid Fliter (piano).

Performances by members of the 2008-2010 intake of Radio 3 New Generation Artists

Series of studio and concert performances by members of the 2008-2010 intake of Radio 3 New Generation Artists

Afternoon on 3

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
2/8. Performances by current Radio 3 New Generation Artists. 
Böhme: Tarantelle: La Napolitaine , Op 25 Giuliano Sommerhalder (cornet), Roberto Arosio (piano) Borresen Romance 
Andreas Brantelid (cello), Niklas Sivelov (piano) Schumann Etudes symphoniques, Op 13 Ingrid Fliter (piano)

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 on 3: Magical Mystery Tour

Afternoon Concert: Magical Mystery Tour: Episode 3

Magical Mystery Tour

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Magical Mystery Tour, Episode 3

Jonathan Swain presents music by Dvorak, Sibelius and Frank Martin.

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Dvorak: The Water Goblin. Sibelius: Lemminkainen Legends. Frank Martin: The Tempest (Der Sturm) - Act 3.

Jonathan Swain presents music about sorcery and the supernatural, with a particular line in enchanted islands.

Dvorak: The Water Goblin
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Libor Pesek (conductor)

2.20pm
Sibelius: Lemminkainen Legends
Dresden Staatskapelle
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

3.05pm
Frank Martin: The Tempest (Der Sturm) - Act 3
Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan ...... Robert Holl (bass)
Miranda, his daughter ...... Christine Buffle (soprano)
Caliban ...... Dennis Wilgenhof (bass) 
Alonso, King of Naples ...... Ethan Herschenfeld (bass) 
Ferdinand, his son ...... Simon O'Neill (tenor) 
Antonio, Prospero's brother and usurper ...... James Gilchrist (tenor)
Sebastian, Alonso's brother ...... Josef Wagner (baritone)
Gonzalo/Boatman ...... Andreas Macco (bass)
Trinculo ...... Roman Sadnik (tenor)
Stephano ...... Andre Morsch (baritone)
Adrian ...... Marcel Beekman (tenor)
Captain ...... Thomas Oliemans (baritone) 
Netherlands Radio Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Magical Mystery Tour

Jonathan Swain presents music exploring musical sorcery and the supernatural

Jonathan Swain presents music exploring musical sorcery and the supernatural, with a particular line in enchanted islands

A watery selection of supernatural music. Dvorak The Water Goblin 
Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Libor Pesek 
2.20 Sibelius Lemminkainen Legends 
Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Sakari Oramo 
3.05 Martin The Tempest: Act 3 See Monday for performer details

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 14/10/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 14/10/2009

From Exeter Cathedral.

Introit: O praise the Lord with me (Andrew Millington)
Responses: Sumsion
Psalms: 73, 74 (Stainer, Medley, Garrett, Corfe)
First Lesson: 2 Kings 9 vv1-16
Canticles: Howells in G
Second Lesson: Acts 27 vv1-26
Anthem: The Lord is my shepherd (Stanford)
Hymn: Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst uns erfreuen)
Organ Voluntary: Postlude in D minor (Stanford)

Organist: Paul Morgan
Director of Music: Andrew Millington.

From Exeter Cathedral. Introit: 0 Praise the Lord with Me (Andrew Millington). 
Responses: Sumsion. Psalms: 73, 74 (Stainer, 
Medley, Garrett, Corfe). First Lesson: 2 Kings, 9 vv1-16. Canticles: Howells in G. Second Lesson: 
Acts 27, vvl-26. Anthem: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Stanford). Hymn: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (Lasst uns erfreuen). Organ Voluntary: Postlude in D minor (Stanford). Director of music Andrew Millington. Organist Paul Morgan. Rptd on Sun at 4pm

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: Petroc Trelawny

Petroc Trelawny

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Petroc Trelawny

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo and soprano Petra Lang.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
South African vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing in the studio before the start of their UK tour and soprano Petra Lang talks to Petroc.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
Grammy award winning South African vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing in the studio ahead of their UK tour and soprano Petra Lang (giving a recital at London's LSO St. Luke's) talks to Petroc. Stephen Connock of the Richard Hickox Foundations speaks about the conductor's legacy and the work of the Foundation, due to be launched at the Barbican in London on 15th October.
Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00
E-mail: in.tune@bbc.co.uk

17.03
WOLF-FERRARI
Overture (Il segreto di Susanna)
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor
CHAN 10511
Track 11
2'40

17.06
CHOPIN
Nocturne in D-flat major, Op.27 No.2
Nelson Goerner (fortepiano)
NIFCCD 003
Track 6
5'43

17.13
LIVE MUSIC
SIMON/SHABALALA
Homeless
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
4'09

17.22
LIVE MUSIC
ILEMBE â Our Tribute to King Shaka
This is the Way We Do
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3'03

17.30
LIVE MUSIC
TRAD, arr. SIMON/SHABALALA
Amazing Grace
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2'57

17.34
HANDEL
Concerto grosso No.7 in B-flat major, Op.6
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (director from harpsichord)
ABC 476 3436
CD1 Tracks 26-30
13'28
				
17.49
QUILTER
O Mistress Mine (Three Shakespeare Songs, Op. 6 No. 2)
Ian Wallace (bass-baritone)
Pickwick PWK089
Track 3
1â29

17.50
FLANDERS & SWAN
Ill Wind
Ian Wallace (bass-baritone)
Pickwick PWK089
Track 20
3â20

17.54
SCHUMANN
Scherzo: Molto vivace (Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op.44)
Takacs Quartet
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA67631
Track 7
4'36

18.03
SEBASTIAN AGUILERA DE HEREDIA
Tiento de batalla de 8 tono
Les Sacqueboutiers
AMBROISIE AM 129
Track 6
4'06
					
18.08
WAGNER
Zurueck Elsa! Nicht laenger will ich dulden (Lohengrin, Act 2, Scene 4)		
Petra Lang (Ortrud)
Adrianne Pieczonka (Elsa von Brabant)
NDR chorus
WDR Radio Choir Cologne
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
HANSSLER PH09004
CD2 Track 10
5'09
				
18.21
BACH
Chorale-Duet: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV.36)
Nancy Argenta (soprano)
Petra Lang (mezzo-soprano)
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (director)
ARCHIV 437 327-2
Track 8
3'16

18.31
MAHLER
Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft & Liebst du um Schoenheit 
(5 Ruckert-Lieder, Nos 1 & 2)
Petra Lang (mezzo-soprano)
Charles Spencer (piano)
BBC Lunchtime Concert (Wigmore), broadcast 4th April 2005
4'40	

18.37
C.P.E. BACH
Allegro in C major, Wq.116/21 (H.153)
Miklos Spanyi (tangent piano)
BIS CD 1493
Track 6
2'37

18.47
ELGAR
Lento â Allegro â Grandioso (poco largamente) (Symphony No.1 in A-flat major, Op.55)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHAN 10468(2)
CD1 Track 6
12'05

Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: Beethoven, Berlioz

Performance on 3: Beethoven, Berlioz: Episode 1: Part 1

Episode 1

Episode 1: Part 1

Beethoven, Berlioz

Part 1 BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Beethoven, Berlioz, Part 1

BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer and Nelson Goerner (piano) in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5.

Presented by Martin Handley. From the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts. BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer and Nelson Goerner (piano) in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat.

Presented by Martin Handley.

From the 2009 Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thierry Fischer perform Beethoven's great Romantic masterwork the Emperor Piano Concerto, with pianist Nelson Goerner.

Nelson Goerner (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor).

BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer in two great Romantic masterworks - by Beethoven and Berlioz

From the 2009 Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer performs two great Romantic masterworks - by Beethoven and Berlioz

Martin Handley presents two masterworks from the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts. 
Nelson Goerner (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Thierry Fischer 
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor) 
7.45 Twenty Minutes: Piano 
David Horovitch reads from Jean Echenoz 's comic novel about a paranoid concert pianist.  
8.05 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Twenty Minutes

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating subjects

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating people, places and events

Twenty Minutes: Piano

Piano

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, Piano

An extract from Jean Echenoz's best-selling French novel about a boozy concert pianist.

An extract from Jean Echenoz's best-selling French novel about a boozy concert pianist, facing up to his big night on stage. Read by David Horovitch.

Performance on 3: Beethoven, Berlioz: Episode 2: Part 2

Episode 2: Part 2

Part 2 BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Beethoven, Berlioz, Part 2

Presented by Martin Handley. BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Presented by Martin Handley. From the 2009 Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts. The BBC NOW under Thierry Fischer in Berlioz's great Romantic work, the Symphonie fantastique.

Presented by Martin Handley

From the 2009 Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thierry Fischer performs Berlioz's great Romantic masterwork, the Symphonie fantastique.

Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Over 350 editions available in the archive.

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

Night Waves: 14/10/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 14/10/2009

Matthew Sweet talks to Dave Eggers about his novel The Wild Things.

Matthew Sweet talks to Dave Eggers about his novel The Wild Things, about the confusions facing a boy growing up and based on the story Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

Matthew Sweet talks to Dave Eggers about his novel The Wild Things, focusing on the confusions facing a boy growing up. It's based loosely on the story Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and the Hollywood screenplay Eggers has co-written with Spike Jonze.

When Dave Eggers was 21 and living in Lake Forest, Illinois, both his parents died of cancer five weeks apart, leaving Eggers to raise his eight-year-old brother Christopher. His memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2000. Eggers went on to publish his first novel, You Shall Know Our Velocity, in 2002. He also wrote the screenplay for Sam Mendes' recent film Away We Go.

Dave Eggers tells Matthew Sweet about his novel The Wild Things, which chronicles the confusions of a boy making his way in a world he can't control. His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer takes any interest in him - and he finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness. Producer Victoria Shepherd

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: When Writers Play (Series 2)

The Essay: When Writers Play (Series 2): Episode 3: Louise Doughty

Episode 3: Louise Doughty

When Writers Play (Series 2)

Louise Doughty

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Louise Doughty on how playing the piano later in life presented new challenges.

Novelist Louise Doughty explains how playing the piano later in life presented new challenges.

Music might feature in the work of many writers, but do many writers play an instrument? Quite a few do, and this essay series charts five writers with musical 'careers'. Here is a bit of autobiography, telling listeners how they started out, their inspirations, their memorable performances and how playing relates to their lives as writers. 

And they are keen to demonstrate their musical talents, which you can hear at the end of each essay! 

Novelist and journalist Louise Doughty has taken up the piano later in life, in fact only last year. So how will learning to play now be different from learning as a child?

Five writers describe their passions and possibly talents for playing a musical instrument

Five writers describe their passions and possibly their talents for playing a musical instrument

The Essay: When Writers Play

3/5. Novelist Louise Doughty discusses how learning to play the piano in 2008 presented her with a fresh challenge.

Late Junction

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

Late Junction: Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington

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Fiona Talkington with music from Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem and Andras Schiff.

Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, Andras Schiff playing Bach and music for horns, pianos and cymbals by John McGuire.

Track List:

23:15
Nistanimera: Pizzica di Cosimino
Album:  Greek songs from Calabria and Puglia
Alfamusic 112

23:19
Brahem:The Astounding Eyes of Rita: 
Anouar Brahem (oud) with Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet) Björn Meyer (bass)  Khaled Yasine (darbouka and bendir)
Album: The Astounding Eyes of Rita
ECM 1798628

23:28
Sheila Kay Adams: Fair Ellender
BBC recording, made especially for World Routes in June 2009

23:36
John McGuire: Music for horns pianos and cymbals   
musikFabrik
Album: Works for instruments
Deutschlandfunk RZ 20003-4

(Segue)

23:49
Nistanimera: Ela trekse – Sonati Gojusani/Come run – tunes from Gioisa Jonica
Album: Greek songs from Calabria and Puglia
Alfamusic 112 

23:54
Portico Quartet: Shed song (improve no 1)
Album: Isla  
Real World CDR W174

00:03
Bach: Allemande from Partita IV in D BWV828
Andras Schiff (piano)
Album: Six Partitas
ECM New Series  4766991 

(Segue)

00:11
Squarepusher: Track 1
Album: Solo Electric Bass 1
Warp CD174P

00:14
David Sylvian: Maria
Album: Secrets of the beehive
Virgin CDV2471

(Segue)

00:17
On: Your naked ghost comes back at night and flies around my bed
Album: Your Naked Ghost Comes Back At Night
Type050

(Segue)

00:24
Iva Bittova, Emil Viklicky, Laco Tropp, George Mraz: Destiny
Album: Moravian Gems 
Cube-Metier MJCD2736

00:29
Jim O’Rourke: And a 1,2,3,4
Album: I'm Happy And I'm Singing And A 1, 2, 3, 4
Mego editions 50 

00:51
Squarepusher: Track 3
Album: Solo Electric Bass 1
Warp CD174P

00:53
Anouar Brahem: Walking state
Album: The Astounding Eyes of Rita
ECM 1798628

Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic choice of music, including Tunisian oud player
Anouar Brahem, Andras Schiff playing Bach, and music for horns, pianos and cymbals by John McGuire.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 15/10/2009

15/10/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 15/10/2009

Music including Gounod, Litolff, Telemann, Karlowicz, Norman, Lassus, Bach and Litzau.

Music including Gounod's Mors et Vita, plus Litolff, Telemann, Karlowicz, Norman, Lassus, Bach, Litzau, Ridout, Mendelssohn, CPE Bach, JCF Bach, JM Haydn, Haydn, Kreisler, Purcell.

1.00am
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893): Mors et Vita - eine geistliche Trilogie (1881-83)
Barbara Frittoli (soprano)
Lidia Tirendi (mezzo-soprano)
Zoran Todorovich (tenor)
Davide Damiani (baritone)
Budapest Radio Choir
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)

3.19am
Litolff, Henry (Charles) (1818-1891): Scherzo (Concerto Symphonique No 4, Op 102)
Arthur Ozolins (piano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

3.27am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in D minor for strings and continuo (Il Piccolino, RV 127)
I Cameristi Italiani

3.31am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Suite in C for harpsichord solo (Essercizii Musici)
Sabine Bauer (harpsichord)
Camerata Koln

3.50am
Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw (1876-1909): To a sorrowful girl, Op 1, No 1 (1895); In the snow, Op 1, No 3; My soul is sad, Op 1, No 6
Jadwiga Rappe (alto)
Ewa Poblocka (piano)

3.56am
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885): Sextet in A minor for piano, two violins, viola, celllo and double bass, Op 29 (1869/1873) 
Bengt-Ake Lundin (piano)
Uppsala Chamber Soloists:
Henrik Jon Petersen, Anders Jakobsson (violins)
Sten Johan Sunding (viola)
Lars Frykholm (cello)
Staffan Sjoholm (double bass)

4.29am
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594): Musica Dei donum - secular motet for instruments
Currende (instrumental only)
Erik van Nevel (conductor)

4.31am
Caimo, Giuseppe (c.1545-c.1584): Piangete valli abbandonate e sole
Daedalus
Roberto Festa (director)

4.35am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Jesu, meine Freude (incomplete) - chorale-prelude for organ, BWV 753
Christophe Bossert (organ)

4.39am
Litzau, Johannes Barend (1822-1892): Choral-Bearbeitung Uber. Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, Op 36, No 6
Cor Ardesch (organ) on Organ Willem Hendrik Kam 1859 Grote Kerk, Dordrecht, Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

4.44am
Ernesaks, Gustav (1908-1993): Sireli, Kas Mul Onne (Lilacs)
Estonian Radio Mixed Choir
Ants Soots (conductor)

4.46am
Ernesaks, Gustav (1908-1993): Kutse (The Call)
Mati Turi (solo tenor)
Estonian National Male Choir
Ants Soots (director)

4.48am
Ernesaks, Gustav (1908-1993): Kuulajale (To One Who Listens)
Segakoor Olevine (Olevine Mixed Choir)
Ants Soots (conductor)

4.51am
Ridout, Godfrey (1918-1984): Fall fair (1961)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.01am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Overture: Die Schone Melusine, Op 32
The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa (conductor)

5.12am
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847): Allegro moderato for piano, Op 8, No 1 (1840)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

5.18am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Aria: Prove sono di grandezza/To pardon men who are subdued (Alessandro)
Alessandro ...... Rene Jacobs (countertenor)
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (director) 

5.22am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sonata in A for flute and keyboard, BWV 1032
Bart Kuijken (flute)
Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

5.37am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emmanuel (1714-1788): Symphony in B flat, Wq 182, No 2
Camerata Bern

5.48am
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Sinfonia in D minor for strings and continuo
Das Kleine Konzert

5.57am
Haydn, Johann Michael (1737-1806): Ave Regina for double choir, MH140
Ex Tempore
Florian Heyerick (director)

6.09am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): String Quartet in G minor, Op 20, No 3
Quatuor Mosaiques

6.28am
Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906), arr Vladimir Kriukov: Romance No 3: Ne zazhigay ognya (Do not kindle the fires)
6.30am
Kreisler, Fritz (1875-1962): Nina, after Tre Giorni son che Nina by Giovanni Pergolesi
The Hertz Trio 

6.34am
Buckinx, Boudewijn (b.1945): Piece frite a droite et a gauche (Homage to Erik Satie)
Steven and Stijn Kolacny (pianos)

6.43am
Purcell, Daniel (c.1664-1717): Sonata in D for trumpet, strings and continuo
Ivan Hadliyski (trumpet)
Kamerorchester
Alipi Naydenov (conductor)

6.47am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): The Married beau, or The Curious impertinent, Z603 - incidental music
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Monica Huggett (conductor).

Gounod Mors et Vita 3.19 Litolff Scherzo (Concerto Symphonique No 4, Op 102) 3.27 Vivaldi Concerto in D minor (II piccolino), RVI27 3.31 Telemann Suite in C (Essercizii Musici ) 3.50 Karlowlcz To a Sorrowful Girl, Op 1, No 1; In the Snow, Op 1, No 3: My Soul Is Sad, Op 1, No 6 3.56 Norman Piano Sextet in A minor, Op 29 
4.29 Lassus Musica Dei donum 4.31 Caimo Piangete valli abbandonate e sole 4.35 Bach Chorale Prelude: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV753 4.39 Lltzau Choral-Bearbeitung Ober ; Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, Op 36/6 
4.44 Ernesaks Sireli , kas mul onne; Kutse; Kuulajale 
4.51 Ridout Fall fair 5.01 Mendelssohn Overture: Die schone Melusine Fanny Mendelssohn Allegro moderato, Op 8, No 1 5.18 Handel Prove sono di grandezza 
(Alessandro) 5.22 Bach Flute Sonata in A, BWV1032 
5.22 CPE Bach Symphony in B flat, Wq182 No 2 5.48 JCF Bach Sinfonia in D minor 5.57 M Haydn Ave Regina , MH140 6.09 Haydn String Quartet in G minor, Op 20 
No 3 6.28 Arensky Romance No 3 6.30 Kreisler Nina , after Tre giorni son che Nina by Giovanni Pergolesi 6.34 Bucklnx Piece frite a droite et a gauche (Homage to 
Erik Satie ) 6.43 D Purcell Trumpet Sonata in D 6.47 Purcell The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent

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