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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Monday - Rob Cowan

09/11/2009

Monday - Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Monday - Rob Cowan

Presented by Rob Cowan, who shares his personal choice of music.

7:03

SIBELIUS
Prelude (At the Castle Gate) (Pelleas and Melisande)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD-918  tr11	


7:06

BONFA arr. KÃ¶rmendi
Manha de carnaval (Morning of Carnival)
I Salonisti
DECCA 425 228-2  tr17	


7:11

WILLIAM LAWES
Aire (Consort Sett a6 in C major)
Fretwork, Paul Nicholson (organ)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC5 45147-2  tr15	


7:15

ELGAR
Introduction and Allegro for Strings
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
DECCA 473 082-2  CD2 tr1	


7:32

VIVALDI
Overture: L'Olimpiade
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Thomas Henglebrock (conductor)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77289-2  tr 1 	

7:38

BRAHMS
Dem dunkeln Schloss der heil'gen Erde
Consortium
Andrew-John Smith (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67775  tr26	


7:43	

PARRY
Symphonic Variations
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
LYRITA SRCD 220  tr16	


7.56 

DE FALLA 
The Three Cornered Hat 
â Dance of the Corregidor 
Vida Guitar Quartet 
BGS 118 tr 14 			


8:03

BACH
BourÃ©e (Partita in E major BWV 1006 
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
HYPERION CDA 67692 CD2 tr14	


8:05 

MENDELSSOHN 
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Reformation 
Allegro Vivace 
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel (conductor) 
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8168 GB6  CD4 tr 4  


8.11

D. SCARLATTI 
Sonata in F L384
Solomon (piano) 
EMI 2 06 1022 CD 6   tr1  


8:15 

WEINBERGER (transcribed Glenn Cliffe Bainum)
Polka & Fugue (Schwanda the Bagpiper)
'The President's Own' United States Marine Band
Lt. Col. Michael J Colburn (conductor) 
NAXOS 8.570243  tr 7	


8.24 

TCHAIKOVSKY 
Lullaby for Cello & Piano 
Gavriel Lipkind (cello) 
Alexandria Lubchansky (piano) 
JMC CD 126 tr 15 			


8:31

RACHMANINOV
Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No.5 
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 443 841-2  CD1 tr6	


8:36

BEETHOVEN
Overture: Leonora No.3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
DECCA 475 9090  CD4 tr6	


08.50

BOLCOM 
Virtuosity Rag 
Detroit Chamber Wind & Strings 
H. Robert Reynolds 
KOCH  373952 tr 6 	


8:55

THOMAS
Connais-tu le pays (Mignon)
Marilyn Horne (mezzo-sop)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Antonio de Almeida (conductor)
SONY 88697527332  D1 tr 16  


9.02 

HANDEL
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 11
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI 907228 CD1 trs27 - 31	


9.19

GERSHWIN 
Porgy & Bess
I Ainât got no shame doinâ what I like to do!
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Chamber Orchestra of Europe 
Nikolaus Harnoncourt 
RCA 88697591762 CD2 tr 5   


9.22

GERSHWIN 
It Ainât Necessarily So 
Jascha Heifez (violin) 
Brooks Smith (piano) 
RCA VICTOR 09026 617712 tr 7  


9:25 

FAURE / MESSAGER
Messe des Pecheurs de Villerville
Lausanne Vocal Ensemble
Members of Sinfonia Varsovia
Michel Corboz (conductor)
MIRARE MIR 028  trs 11 - 15	


9:44

ROSSINI
Overture; William Tell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)
EMI  CZS5 69364-2  CD1 tr5	


9.55

TRAD 
Danny Boy  (Londonderry Air)
Ben Webster (tenor sax)
Oscar Peterson (piano)
Barney Kessel (guitar)
Ray Brown (bass)
J C Heard (drums)
AVID ENTERTAINMENT AMBX 146 CD7 tr 8

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: Monday - Sarah Walker

Monday - Sarah Walker

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Monday - Sarah Walker

With Sarah Walker. Ireland: Violin Sonata No 2. Butterworth: Songs. Britten: War Requiem.

With Sarah Walker. Ireland: Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor. Paul Barritt (violin), Catherine Edwards (piano). Butterworth: A selection of songs. Britten: War Requiem.

With Sarah Walker.

Featuring great performances and classic recordings. The theme is memorials and the act of remembrance.

10.00am
Ireland: Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor
Paul Barritt (violin)
Catherine Edwards (piano)
HYPERION  CDA 66853

10.26am
Butterworth: A selection of songs
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
David Willison (piano)
DECCA 468 802-2

10.40am
Britten: War Requiem
The Building a Library recommendation from CD Review.

With Sarah Walker. 
Ireland Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor 
Paul Barritt (violin), Catherine Edwards (piano) 
10.30 Britten War Requiem 
Recording recommended in Saturday's CD Review.

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: Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Composer of the Week: Erik Satie (1866-1925): Episode 1: Gymnopediste

Episode 1

Episode 1: Gymnopediste

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Gymnopediste

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Erik Satie (1866-1925), Gymnopediste

Donald Macleod explores Satie's early life and his famous set of three Gymnopedies.

Donald Macleod explores Satie's early life - from his youth in the sleepy seaside town of Honfleur to bohemian Montmartre and his set of three Gymnopedies, written at the age of 20.

Irascible. Irreverent. Infuriating. He's the author of one of the most famous - and beautiful - piano pieces ever written. Yet away from the famous Gymnopédie, Erik Satie still divides opinion like no other composer.

In today's episode, Donald Macleod explores Satie's early life - from his youth in the sleepy seaside town of Honfleur to the boozy dives of bohemian Montmartre...and that trio of Gymnopédies, written at the tender age of 20.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the engimatic composer Erik Satie

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Erik Satie, arguably one of the most peculiar, enigmatic and misunderstood figures in musical history

Composer of the Week:Erik Satie (1866-1925)

1/5. Gymnopediste. Donald Macleod explores the life of Erik Satie , beginning with the trio of Gymnopedies, which the composer wrote at the age of 20. Musique d'ameublement (excerpt) Ensemble Erwartung, conductor Bernard Desgraupes Early songs: Sylvie; Chanson; Les fleurs 
Eileen Hulse (soprano), Robin Bowman (piano) 
Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie , arr Dick Halligan Blood, Sweat and Tears 
Gymnopedie No 3 Reinbert De Leeuw (piano) Gymnopedie No 2 Joanna MacGregor (piano) Gymnopedie No 1 Anne Oueffelec (piano) 
Gnossienne No 3 (orch Poulenc) Orchestre du 
Capitole de Toulouse, conductor Michel Plasson Trois sarabandes 
Reinbert de Leeuw 
Absence, arr Morgan Pochini Katherine Jenkins (soprano) 
Christy Doran and John Wolf Brennan Waltz for Erik Satie 
Christy Doran (guitar), John Wolf Brennan (piano) Dudley Moore Satie Dudley Moore (piano) Endorphin Satie I Endorphin 
Malcolm McLaren Walking with Satie Malcolm McLaren (voice) 
Erik Satie , arr Jacques Loussier Gymnopedie No 1, Variation 2 Jacques Loussier Trio Producer Steven Rajam Repeated at 10pm 
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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: Florian Boesch

Florian Boesch

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Florian Boesch

Austrian baritone Florian Boesch and pianist Malcolm Martineau perform songs by Schubert.

From Wigmore Hall, London, Sean Rafferty presents Austrian baritone Florian Boesch in a wide-ranging recital of songs by Schubert, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau at the piano.

From Wigmore Hall, London. Presented by Sean Rafferty.

Austrian baritone Florian Boesch in a wide-ranging programme of songs by Schubert, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau at the piano.

Florian Boesch is making his mark as an opera singer and has won the Golden Mask National Theatre Award for his Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. He is also an important recital singer, with a repertoire that ranges from Bach to Wolf and Mahler.

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
I In a recital from London's Wigmore Hall. 
I Austrian baritone Florian Boesch performs a programme of songs by Schubert, with pianist 
Malcolm Martineau. Presented by Sean Rafferty.

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: Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

Afternoon Concert: Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary: Episode 1: Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

Episode 1: Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary, Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

Music marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, including Beethoven.

Marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. With works by Gossec, Chopin, Prokofiev and a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 9.

1989: Twentieth Anniversary

Part of BBC Radio 3's series of performances marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, featuring German orchestras from both sides of the wall and revolutionary music. Presented by Penny Gore.

On Christmas Day 1989, Leonard Bernstein with soloists and an orchestra made up of musicians from both sides of the Berlin Wall performed Beethoven's 9th Symphony in East Berlin. For the event, Schiller's 'Ode to Joy' - the text sung in the final movement - had one word changed: Freude (Joy) became Freiheit (Freedom).

And after the performance, the symbolic Brandenburg Gate in the heart of the city was reopened for the first time and musicians, audience and crowds alike walked under its great arch. Berlin was once again a single city. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker, who took part in the performance, gives her recollections of the event.

Gossec: Symphony No 12 in F
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)

2.35pm
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)
June Anderson (soprano)
Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)
Klaus Konig (tenor)
Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Members of Berlin Radio Chorus (GDR)
Dresden Philharmonic Children's Chorus
Members of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Orchestre de Paris
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

Janacek: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Nicolai Lugansky (piano)

4.10pm
Prokofiev: Symphony No 5
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall, with music from German orchestras.

Radio 3 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with performances by German orchestras from both sides of the wall, as well as revolutionary music

German Orchestras

As part of Radio 3's celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, this week's programmes feature German orchestras from both sides of the Wall and revolutionary music. Mezzo Sarah Walker remembers the historic performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein on Christmas Day 1989.

Gossec Symphony No 12 in F BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Francois-Xavier Roth
Chopin Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante Nikolai Demidenko (piano)

2.35 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) June Anderson (soprano), Sarah Walker (mezzo), Klaus Konig (tenor), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass), Bavarian Radio Chorus, members of Berlin Radio Chorus (GDR), Dresden Philharmonic Children's Chorus, members of: Bavarian Radio SO, Dresden Staatskapelle, Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, LSO, New York PO, Orchestre de Paris, conductor Leonard Bernstein
Janacek Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 (From the Street) Nicolai Lugansky

4.10 Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Gustavo Dudamel

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: 09/11/2009 Artur Pizarro, Bryan Hymel, Simon Lepper, Rodrigo y Gabriela

09/11/2009 Artur Pizarro, Bryan Hymel, Simon Lepper, Rodrigo y Gabriela

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 09/11/2009 Artur Pizarro, Bryan Hymel, Simon Lepper, Rodrigo y Gabriela

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Artur Pizarro and guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Pianist Artur Pizarro performs ahead of his concert at the Wigmore Hall. Plus tenor Byran Hymel and Mexican guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro performs ahead of his concert at the Wigmore Hall, where plays the complete Iberia suite by Albeniz.

American tenor Bryan Hymel and pianist Simon Lepper preview their concert at St John's, Smith Square in London. The repetoire includes Handel, Gluck, Bizet and Puccini.

And Mexican guitarists Rodrigo and Gabriela play in the studio before starting their UK tour.

17:02
MOZART 
The Magic Flute; Overture
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Böhm (conductor)
DG 0028948026258
Tr. 1
7’12

17:10
MUNDY 
Sive vigilem
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)
HYPERION CDS44410
CD 10 tr. 3
3’22

17:20
LIVE
ALBENIZ 
Iberia; El Puerto (bk.1)	
Artur Pizarro (piano)
3’42
			 
17:24
LIVE
ALBENIZ 
Iberia; Triana	 (bk.2)		 
Artur Pizarro (piano)
4’47

17:35
CHOPIN 
Grande Valse Brillante Op.34’1	
Artur Pizarro (piano)	
5’35

17:41
GERSHWIN  
Prelude no.2
Michel Lethiec (clarinet)
Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä
Patrick Gallois (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570939
Tr. 9
3’47

17:49
BEETHOVEN 
Violin Concerto in D major; Rondo
Janine Jansen (violin)
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
DECCA 478 1530
Tr. 3
9’12

18:03
MENDELSSOHN 
Magnificat in D major
Yale Schola Cantorum
Yale Collegium Players
Simon Carrington (conductor)
NAXOS 8.572161
Tr. 1
3’32

18:08
SATIE
Choses vues à droite et à gauche (sans lunettes)
Chantal Juillet (violin)
Pascal Roge (piano) 
DECCA 455 401-2
Tr. 33-35
4’22

18:13
RODRIGO SANCHEZ/GABRIELA QUINTERO
LIVE
Tamacun
Rodrigo y Gabriela
4’20

18:23
RODRIGO SANCHEZ/GABRIELA QUINTERO
LIVE
11:11
Rodrigo y Gabriela
4’49

18:32
RODRIGO SANCHEZ/GABRIELA QUINTERO
LIVE
Buster Voodoo
Rodrigo y Gabriela
4’38

18:38
SALAZAR 
O sacrum convivium
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral
James O’Donnell (director)
HELIOS CDH55317	
Tr. 8
3’07

18:43
BACH 
Brandenburg no.2 in F major, BWV.1047
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini (director)
ELATUS 2564617732
Tr. 5-7
10’49

18:55
LIVE
MEYERBEER 
O Paradis (L’Africaine)
Bryan Hymel (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
3’40

19:05
LIVE
PUCCINI 
Recondita armonia (Tosca)
Bryan Hymel (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
2’18

19:13
LIVE
TOSTI 
L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra
Bryan Hymel (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
2’22

19:17
TCHAIKOVSKY 
Swan Lake: Act 4 Scene and Finale
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn (conductor)
EMI 967684-2
CD 2 tr. 26-27
9’44

19:27
VERDI
Un ballo in maschera: Volta la terra
Diana Damrau (soprano)
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Dan Ettinger (conductor)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 50999 519313 2 2
Tr. 7
2’05

Performance on 3

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

Performance on 3: EBU Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Concert

EBU Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Concert

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, EBU Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Concert

From Berlin, an EBU concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Wall's fall.

From the German capital, a concert marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with music by Schubert, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Wagner and Mendelssohn. With Petroc Trelawny.

1989: Twentieth Anniversary

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

From the German capital, an EBU concert commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with a number of groups performing a selection of pieces by Schubert, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Wagner and Mendelssohn. Among the performers are the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the Rundfunkchor Berlin and the RIAS-Kammerchor. Conductors Hans-Christoph Rademann, Simon Halsey, Marek Janowski and Gerd Albrecht take turns at the rostrum.

RIAS-Kammerchor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester
Hans-Christoph Rademann, Simon Halsey, Marek Janowski, Gerd Albrecht (conductors)

Schubert: Mass No 6 in E flat, D950 (Gloria)
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125 (Choral) (3rd mvt)
Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden for choir a cappella, Op 19
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Prelude to Act 3)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 in B flat, Op 52 (Lobgesang - Hymn of Praise) (mvts 8 and 10).

From Berlin, Petroc Trelawny presents an I EBU concert commemorating today's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, featuring pieces by Schubert, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Wagner and Mendelssohn. 
RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra, German Symphony Orchestra, conductors Hans-Christoph Rademann , Simon Halsey , Marek Janowski and Gerd Albrecht Schubert Gloria (Mass No 6 in E flat), D950 
Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) (3rdmvt) 
Schoenberg Friede auf Erden, Op 13 
Wagner Prelude, Act 3: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Mendelssohn Symphony No 2 in B flat (Lobgesang) (mvts 8 and 10)

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: Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Debate

Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Debate

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary Debate

Philip Dodd hosts a debate from Berlin 20 years after the fall of the Wall.

Philip Dodd hosts a debate marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Has the loss of the Wall left a gaping hole in German intellectual life which has yet to be filled?

1989: Twentieth Anniversary

Philip Dodd presents a debate from Berlin to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of Wall. He is joined by a round-table of writers, journalists and artists to ask: has the loss of the wall left a gaping hole in German intellectual life which has yet to be filled?

The Berlin Wall divided Germany, divided families and divided East and West Europe. The collapse of the Communist state, with its Stasi apparatus and the reunification of Germany were momentous events. But ironically, has the Wall's removal also removed a central focus for Germany's thinkers? Is it true that it acted as the linchpin for a whole host of powerful books, films, articles, plays grappling with what it meant to be German - in both East and West - and the 20 years since have not thrown up an equally powerful preoccupation to understand the nation? Or is there a new alternative?

Philip's guests in Berlin include celebrated Dresden-born novelist Ingo Schulze, who made his name writing about eastern Germany in the aftermath of the Wall's destruction, and historian of Germany Karen Leeder.

Philip Dodd hosts a live debate from Berlin on whether the loss of the Berlin Wall has left a gaping hole in German intellectual life. Producer Zahid Warley

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: The World Turned Upside Down

The Essay: The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 1: Valeria Toth

Episode 1: Valeria Toth

The World Turned Upside Down

Valeria Toth

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The World Turned Upside Down, Valeria TothClose menu

Hungarian journalist Valeria Toth measures out her life in passports.

Small objects of daily life unlock bigger stories about the revolutions of 1989. Hungarian journalist Valeria Toth looks back at a life measured out in passports.

Passports, garden chairs, cars or contraceptives. Four essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on the changing use and meaning of an apparently banal object - an object that unlocks a wider story about how daily life in their country was transformed by the dramatic events of 1989. 

In today's programme, the Hungarian journalist Valeria Toth measures out her life in passports. We hear of the multiple passports of communist Hungary, including red for travel to Warsaw Pact nations, blue for travel outside the Soviet bloc and red with a blue stamp for non-aligned Yugoslavia. Special one-way passports are used to expel troublesome citizens and passport anxiety continues into 1989, when thousands of East Germans enter Hungary and the ditch beside the border fills with discarded passports. Finally, a new era dawns in which - unthinkably - it's even possible to occasionally forget your passport.

Producer: Julia Johnson.

Writers former Warsaw Pact nations on the changing meaning of a seemingly banal object

Essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on the changing use and meaning of a seemingly banal object - unlocking a story about how life in their country was altered by the 1989 revolutions

The Essay: The World TurnedUpside Down

1/5. Five essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on an apparently banal object that tells a story about how life was transformed by the events of 1989. Hungarian journalist Valeria Toth measures her life in passports. 
Producer Julia Johnson 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: Berlin Special Featuring Tom Arthurs Quartet

Berlin Special Featuring Tom Arthurs Quartet

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Berlin Special Featuring Tom Arthurs Quartet

Jez Nelson and Kevin LeGendre with a special edition marking the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Jez Nelson and Kevin LeGendre present a special marking the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and featuring an exclusive session recorded in the city with trumpeter Tom Arthurs.

1989: Twentieth Anniversary

Jez Nelson and Kevin LeGendre present a special programme marking the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and featuring an exclusive session recorded in the city with BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist trumpeter Tom Arthurs. Joining him is Philipp Gropper, saxophonist for the promising young German band Hyperactive Kid, together with Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Marc Lohr from Luxembourg.

Trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer Tom Arthurs currently divides his time between London and Berlin, a city that has become a cultural and musical hub of Europe, attracting musicians from around the world for its stylistically diverse jazz and improvised music scene.

Excerpt of Take IV by the Zentral Quartett (details below)

Castalia from Tom Arthurs session (details below)

Interview with Alexander von Schlippenbach 

CD Track:
Artist: Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano), Evan Parker (saxophone), Paul Lovens (drums)
Track Title: Moonbeef
Composer: Alexander von Schlippenbach
Album Title: Pakistani Pomade
Label: FMP
Released: 1972

Interview with Clare Cooper and Clayton Thomas 

Hammeriver recorded at the B-Flat Club in Berlin on 1st November 2009

Line Up:
Clare Cooper (harp)
Chris Abrahams (piano)
Tobias Delius (clarinet and saxophone)
Anat Cohavi (bass clarinet)
C Spencer Yeh (violin and voice)
Clayton Thomas (double bass)
Werner Dafeldecker (double bass)
Christof Kurzmann (electronics)
Jean Phillip Gross (electronics)
Michael Zerang (drums and bells)
Robbie Avenaim (drums)

Track title: Dark March (Clare Cooper)

Interview with Ulrich Gumpert and Michael Griener

CD Tracks:
Artist: Zentral quartett: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (saxophone), Conrad Bauer (trombone), Ulrich Gumpert (piano), Gunter Sommer (drums, percussion)
Track Title: Take IV
Composer: Ulrich Gumpert
Album Title: Auf Der Elbe Schwimmt Ein Rosa Krokodil
Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2008
 
Artist: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (alto saxophone and clarinet), Michael Griener (drums)
Track Title: Salmon No 9
Composer: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky and Michael Griener 
Album Title: The Salmon
Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2008

Kevin interviews trumpeter Tom Arthurs and saxophonist Philipp Gropper

Tom Arthurs session recorded at Studio P4, Berlin on 2nd November 2009

Line Up:
Tom Arthurs (trumpet)
Philipp Gropper (saxophone)
Petter Eldh (bass)
Marc Lohr (drums)

Set list:
Magret (Tom Arthurs)
Untitled improvisation
Sartres Croissant (Philipp Gropper)

CD Tracks

Artist: Sven-Ake Johansson (drums), Axel Dorner (trumpet), Andrea Neumann (pianoharp)
Track Title: 1
Composer: Sven-Ake Johansson, Axel Dorner, Andrea Neumann
Album Title: The Barcelona Series
Label: Hatology
Released: 2001

Artist: Aki Takase (piano), Rudi Mahall (bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet)
Track Title: With Egg
Composer: Rudi Mahall
Album Title: The Dessert
Label: Leo Records
Released: 2003

Artist: Grund: Christian Lillinger (drums), Robert Landfermann (double bass), Jonas Westegaard (double bass), Wanja Slavin (saxophone and clarinet), Tobias Delius (saxophone)
Track Title: Shape
Composer: Christian Lillinger
Album Title: First Reason feat. Joachim Kuhn
Label: Clean Feed
Released: 2009.

Jez Nelson and Kevin Le Gendre marks the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, featuring trumpeter Tom Arthurs recorded in Berlin with saxophonist Philipp Gropper , bassist Petter Eldh and drummer MarcLohr. Producer Peggy Sutton

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 10/11/2009

10/11/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 10/11/2009

Music including Mussorgsky, Peeters, Schumann, Beethoven, Norman, Suppe, Chopin, Vivaldi.

Music including Mussorgsky, Peeters, Schumann, Beethoven, Norman, Suppe, Chopin, Vivaldi, Ravel, Marcello, Spohr, Dvorak, Hellendaal, Thomas, Debussy and Mendelssohn.

Including:

1.00am
Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881), completed and orchestrated Rimsky-Korsakov: St John's Night on the Bare Mountain
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Vladigerov (conductor)

1.12am
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition   
1.46am
Mussorgsky: Prelude; Dance of the Persian Slaves (Khovanschina)
Sofia Symphony Orchestra
Ivan Marinov (conductor)

2.00am
Peeters, Flor (1903-1986): Missa Festiva, Op 62 - for mixed choir and organ
Peter Pieters (organ)
Flemish Radio Choir
Vic Nees (director)
Recorded on 5 May 2003 at the Church of the Abbey of the Norbertines, Tongerlo (organ built by H Klais (Bonn D), 1933; renovated by G Pels, Herselt, 1999)

2.27am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Symphonic Etudes
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

3.01am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37
Jacob Bogaart (piano)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ernest Bour (conductor)

3.34am
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885): String Sextet in A, Op 18 (1850)
Stockholm String Sextet

4.01am
Suppe, Franz von (1819-1895): Overture (The Light Cavalry)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

4.09am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Rondo in E flat, Op 16
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

4.19am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sonata in A minor for flute and continuo, Wq 128
Robert Aiken (flute)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)
Margaret Gay (cello)

4.29am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Kyrie eleison in G minor for double choir and orchestra, RV587
Choir of Latvian Radio
Riga Chamber Players
Sigvards Klava (conductor)

4.39am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Tzigane - rapsodie de concert pour violon et piano
James Ehnes (violin)
Wendy Chen (piano)

4.50am
Marcello, Alessandro (1669-1747): Concerto in D minor
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet)
Colm Carey (organ of the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London)

5.01am
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859): Fantasy, Theme and Variations in B minor on a Theme of Danzi, Op 81
Laszlo Horvath (clarinet)
New Budapest String Quartet

5.09am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), arr. Grieg: Piano Sonata in C, K545
Julie Adam, Daniel Herscovitch (pianos)

5.19am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): V Prirode (In Nature's Realm), Op 63
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)

5.32am
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799): Concerto grosso in F for strings and continuo, Op 3 No 6
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

5.45am
Thomas, John (1826-1913):Grand Duet in E flat minor for two harps
Myong-ja Kwan, Hyon-son La (harps)

6.00am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Tilev String Quartet

6.26am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Symphony No 5 in D, Op 107 (Reformation)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa (conductor).

Musorgsky St John's Night on the Bare Mountain 
1.12 Pictures at an Exhibition; Prelude; Dance of the Persian Slaves (Khovanshchina) 2.00 Peeters Missa Festiva, Op 62 
2.27 Schumann Symphonic Etudes 3.01 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor 3.34 Norman String Sextet in A, Op 18 441 Suppe Overture: The Light Cavalry 
4.09 Chopin Rondo in E flat, Op 16 4.19 CPE Bach Flute Sonata in A minor, Wq128 4.29 Vivaldi Kyrie eleison in G minor, RV587 4.39 Ravel Tzigane 4.50 Marcello Concerto in D minor 5.01 Spohr Fantasy, Theme and Variations on a theme of Danzi in B minor, Op 81 
5.09 Mozart Piano Sonata in C, K545 5.19 Dvorak In Nature's Realm, Op 63 5.32 Hellendaal Concerto Grosso in F, Op 3 No 6 5.45 Thomas Grand Duet in E flat minor for two harps 6.00 Debussy String Quartet 
6.26 Mendelssohn Symphony No 5 in D (Reformation)

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