SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008

SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00dkz09)
With Jonathan Swain.

Including:

Schubert: Symphony No 1 in D
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor
Schubert: Symphony No 2 in B flat
Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor
Faure: La Bonne Chanson, Op 61, arr for voice and piano quintet
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2
Hammerschmidt: Suite in G
Rore: O Sonno
Dvorak: Fuga in G flat
Abel: Symphony in E, Op 10 No 1
Frescobaldi transcr Bartok: Toccata quinta in G
Larsen: Tre rosetter (Three Rosettes)
Ravel arr Maganini: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Trad Armenian: Horjam (Requiem melody)
Anon Medieval Armenian: Miayn Soorp (You are the Only Holy One)
Anon Medieval Armenian arr Petros Shoujounian: Deroonagan aghork (The Lord's Prayer)
Sehested: Tre Fantasistykker (Three Fantasy pieces)
Britten: Fantasy in F minor
Dyson: Le Cimitiere Marin
Purcell: Sound Fame; Let all mankind the pleasure share And bless this happy day (Dioclesian, Z 627)
Holst: St Paul's Suite, Op 29 No 2
Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82
Haydn: Kleine Orgelmesse, H XXII 7
Handel arr Liszt: Sonata in B flat for two violins and basso continuo, Op 2 No 3
Hasse: Son qual misera Colomba (Cleofide).


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00dnz70)
With Martin Handley.

07.04

BEETHOVEN
The Creatures of Prometheus
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
PHILIPS 426630 Tr 7

07.09

SZYMANOWSKI
Prelude in C sharp minor (1901)
Sinae Lee, piano
DIVINE ART 21400 CD1 Tr 1

07.13

ROSENMULLER
Sonata IX in D (1682)
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall, director
ASTREE 8709 Tr 7

07.20

SUPPE
Poet and Peasant Overture
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DG 415377 Tr 7

07.31

JOSQUIN DES PRES (?)
Inter natos mulierum
Binchois Consort
Andrew Kirkman, director
HYPERION 67183 Tr 1

07.36

MOZART
Piano Sonata in C K545
Andras Schiff, piano
LOL 433328 Tr 1-3

07.48

BRAHMS
German Requiem: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
Chicago Symphony Orchesta and Chorus
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
ERATO 69601 Tr 4

07.54

BYRD
My Lady Nevell’s Ground BK 57
Andreas Staier, harpsichord
DAS ALTE WERK 42205 Tr 10

08.03

MASSENET
Le Cid: Castillane
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
EMI 63024 Tr 1

08.07

STRAUSS
Das Rosenband Op 36/1
Ruhe meine Seele Op 27/1
Sally Matthews, soprano
Malcolm Martineau, piano
EMI 85968 Tr 10-11

08.14

DUKE ELLINGTON
Sophisticated Lady
Boston Pops Orchestra
Duke Ellington, piano
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
RCA 63672 CD3 Tr 11

08.18

DEBUSSY
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Ulster Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
CHANDOS 8893 Tr 15

08.29

SOR
Etude Op 35/24: Allegro moderato
Timo Korhonen, guitar
ONDINE 816 Tr 19

08.32

FREE THOUGHT
Esther Wilson, author and playwright

08.34

LULLY
Armide: Le perfide renaud me fuit
Elizabeth Dobbin, soprano
Le jardin secret
CORO16060 Tr 19

08.40

J.S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV 1046
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
ARCHIV 447287 Tr 1-4


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00dnz72)
Building a Library: BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 17 Op. 31/2, “Tempest”

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3’s weekly programme devoted to all that’s new in the world of recorded music.

Building a Library:
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 17 Op. 31/2, “Tempest” *

Reviewer - Hilary Finch

First choice:
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas and Concertos
(c/w complete piano sonatas and concertos)
Claudio Arrau (piano)*, Henryk Szeryng (violin), Janos Starker (cello), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal (conductor)
Philips 462 358-2 (14 CDs, Budget)
Also available as a single sonata, download only

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.beethoven:
bal.beethoven.piano.sonata.no.17

09.05am

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 21 Op. 53 “Waldstein” (first movement) from disc Beethoven Complete Works for Solo Piano (6)
(c/w Sonatas Nos. 22-25)
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
BIS SACD 1573 (Hybrid SACD)

TANEYEV: String Trio in E flat major Op. 31 (second movement) from disc Taneyev String Trios [transcribed by Kate Gould]
(c/w String Trio in B minor; String Trio in D major)
Leopold String Trio
Hyperion CDA67573 (CD)

BIZET: The Pearl Fishers (Duet “Then from the holy shrine” *) from disc The Pearl Fishers (Highlights – sung in English)
Barry Banks (Nadir)*, Simon Keenlyside (Zurga)*, Rebecca Evans (Leila), Alastair Miles (Nourabad), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Brad Cohen (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN3156 (CD, Mid Price)

09.30 am
Building a Library Recommendation

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 Op. 31/2, “Tempest” *

Reviewer – Hilary Finch

Next week Ivan Hewitt examines recordings of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor.

10.15 Gramophone Awards

Extracts from some of the winning discs from Thursday’s Gramophone Awards.

SIBELIUS: Kom nu hit, död! (Come away, death!), Op.60, No.1 from disc Kim Borg Sings Sibelius Songs
(c/w Drömmen, Op.13, No.5; Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13, No.4; Till Frigga, Op.13, No.6; Fagellek, Op.17, No.3; Romeo, Op.61, No.4; Diamanten på Marssnön (Diamond in the snow), Op.36, No.6; Säv, säv, susa, Op.36, No.4; Svarta Rosor, Op.36, No.1; Hallila, uti storm och i regn (When that I was a little tiny boy), Op.60, No.2; Les trois soeurs aveugles, Op.46, No.5 ; Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op.50, No.3; Lastu lainehilla, Op.17, No.7; Om, kvällen, (Illalle) Op.17, No.6; Souda, souda, sinisorsa; Finlandia, Op.26, No.7; YRJÖ KILPINEN: Som ett blommande mandelträd, Op.33, No.3; Din mun är ljusare än min, Op.33, No.4; Om tiotusen år, Op.33, No.7; SIBELIUS: Lastu lainehilla, Op.17, No.7; Om, kvällen, (Illalle) Op.17, No.6)
Kim Borg (bass), Erik Werba (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 477 6612 (CD, Mid Price)

SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 29 (second and third movements) from disc Saint-Saens The complete works for piano and orchestra
(c/w Piano Concertos Nos. 1-2 and 4-5; Wedding Cake Op. 76; Rapsodie d’Auvergne Op. 73; Allegro appassionato OP. 70; Africa Op. 89)
Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67331/2 (2 CDs)

BRAHMS: Sonata in E flat for major clarinet/viola and piano Op. 120 No. 2 (first movement)* from disc Brahms Viola
(c/w Sonata in F minor clarinet/viola and piano Op. 120 No. 1; Violin Sonata no 1 Op. 78 (arr. Viola Klengel/Rysanov); Trio in E flat major for horn/viola, violin and piano Op. 40; Trio in A minor for clarinet/viola, cello and piano Op. 114)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)*, Katya Apekisheva (piano), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Jacob Katsnelson (piano)*, Kristine Blaumane (cello)
Onyx4033 (2 CDs)

LUDFORD: Missa Benedicta et Venerabilis (Agnus dei) from disc Missa Benedicta & antiennes votives
(c/w Antiophones: Ave cuius conceptio, domine Jesu Christe)
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (conductor)
K617 K617206 (CD)

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 26 Op. 81ª “Les Adieux” (third movement) from disc Beethoven #4 Paul Lewis
(c/w Piano Sonatas Nos. 5-7, 15, 19, 20, 30-32)
Paul Lewis (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC901909.11 (3 CDs)

10.40 New Releases

Daniel Leech-Wilkinson on recent releases of Schubert Lieder.


11.30m Disc of the Week

BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14*
(c/w La mort de Cléopâtre)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*, Simon Rattle (conductor)*, Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
EMI 2162240 (CD)


SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b009rdry)
A Portrait of Ethel Smyth

Peggy Reynolds looks back at the life and career of Ethel Smyth, composer, writer and friend to figures such as Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Virginia Woolf.

With excerpts from her Mass in D, her songs, chamber music and the large-scale opera The Wreckers as well as a libretto by her lifelong friend Henry Brewster. Plus reflections from Thomas Beecham, Starr Brewster, Vita Sackville-West and others, interwoven with readings from Smyth's own memoirs and letters.


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b008w00v)
The Palace of Versailles

Lucie Skeaping and Catherine Bott visit the palace of Versailles to learn about its transformation from a humble hunting lodge into one of the most impressive royal residences in Europe. They're joined by the Versailles historian Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel and Professor Tony Spawforth who will act as their guides through the many mysteries and splendours of the famous chateau, which employed some of the most important musicians of the time: Boësset, Lully, Couperin, Marais, Campra, Chambonnières, Lalande, to name but a few.

Playlist:

Robert Ballard - Entree pour luth
Claire Antonini (lute)
MBF 1107
Disc 1 Track 7

Robert Ballard – Ballet du Dauphin
Claire Antonini (lute)
MBF 1107
Disc 1 Track 4

Andre Philidor - Le Canon de Versailles a 5 parties
La Simphonie de Marais
Directed by Hugo Reyne
VIRGIN VERITAS VM 5 61778-2
Track 35

Andre Philidor - Les Concerts Royaux (Fugue 1)
La Simphonie de Marais
Directed by Hugo Reyne
VIRGIN VERITAS VM 5 61778-2
Track 28

Marin Marais - Suite in E minor (Rondeau)
Quadro Hotteterre
TELDEC 9031 77617-2
Disc 2 Track 3

Andre Philidor - Menuet de l'Orangerie
La Simphonie de Marais
Directed by Hugo Reyne
VIRGIN VERITAS VM 5 61778-2
Track 37

Mozart - 9 Variations on the air "Lison dormait..." K.264
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
MBF 1107
Disc 18 Track 8

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Les Plaisirs de Versailles (Scene 4: "Si les cartes")
Steve Dugardin (counter-tenor)
Les Arts Florissants
Conducted by William Christie
ERATO 0630 14774-2
Track 9

Claude-Benigne Balbastre - Extract from the "Livre d'orgue de Dijon"
Olivier Latry (organ)
MBF 1107
Disc 13 Track 17

Jean-Philippe Rameau - Air gai (Les Fetes d'Hebe)
Les Arts Florissants
Conducted by William Christie
ERATO 3984 26129-2
Track 2

Francois Devienne - Flute Quartet in A minor Op.66 No.1 (1st Mvt)
Alexis Kossenko (flute) / Cambrini Quartet
MBF 1107
Disc 19 Track 1

Francois-Joseph Gossec - Symphony in D major B.86 (Presto)
London Mozart Players
Conducted by Matthias Bamert
CHANDOS 9661
Track 17

Henri-Joseph Rigel - Symphony in D minor (3rd movement)
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie
Directed by Jeremy Rhorer
MBF 1107
Disc 17 Track 7


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00dk88z)
From the Wigmore Hall, London.

Sarah Mohr-Pietsch introduces Angela Hewitt performing music by Bach, Beethoven, Strauss and Schumann.

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Bach: Partita No 5 for keyboard, BWV 829
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D, Op 10 No 3
Strauss, arr. Reger: Morgen
Schumann, arr. Liszt: Widmung.


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00dmyjk)
Benny and Maria Wenda are members of the Lani ethnic group, many of whom still follow traditional ways of life that are said to have changed little since the Stone Age. But as a musician, and as leader of the Koteka Tribal Assembly, Benny became involved in the separtist movement in West Papua: the region has been internationally recognised as a provice of Indonesia since the 1960s, but the movement claims that traditional Papuan cultue is being supressed. Benny escaped from prison by the Indonesian authorities five years ago, and he and Maria now live in exile in the UK. Their songs reflect traditional Lani values, and the struggle to assert the culture of West Papua. Besides this studio session, Senegalese DJ Dudu Sarr and UK music critic Nigel Williamson review new CD releases.

The Lani Singers: Ap Aike (Benny and Maria Wenda) (3:30)
BBC Studio recording
http://www.thelanisingers.com

Rokia Traore: Kounandi (5:25)
Album: Tchamantché
Universal/Nonesuch 7559799345, track 5
http://www.rokiatraore.net

Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka: Mahara (4:35)
Album: House of Hunger
Private release
http://www.myspace.com/comradefatsoandchabvondoka
http://www.comradefatso.com

Mariza: Já me Deixou (Artur Ribeiro, Max) (3:44)
Album: Terra
EMI 50999 2 29423 2 6, track 1
http://www.mariza.com

Renata Rosa: Cacador (Trad. arr. Renata Rosa) (4:09)
Album: Manto dos Sonhos, track 4
http://www.renatarosa.com

Terakaft: Akh Issudar (Kedou Ag Ossad, Terakaft) (4:35)
Album: Akh Issudar
IRL IRL039, track 1
http://www.myspace.com/terakaft

Lani Singers: Mutok (Benny and Maria Wenda) (3:20)
BBC Studio recording

Lani Singers: Way-ya-o-yia (Benny and Maria Wenda) (3:15)
BBC Studio recording


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00dpt98)
Betty Carter

Singer Christine Tobin joins Alyn Shipton to pick the best examples of Betty Carter's recorded work, including the albums The Audience with Betty Carter and Feed The Fire, the latter being originally recorded by BBC Radio 3 during a London concert. Carter is considered to be one of the most original singers in jazz, whose sense of time and elastic approach to pitch and harmony gave every song she performed a definite personal touch.


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00dnz89)
Jazz Record Requests 27/09/2008

Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Producer: Benedict Warren

Music Details

JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tpt), Marcus Roberts (pno), Todd Williams (tsx), Dr Michael White (clt), Danny Barker (bjo), Teddy Riley (tpt), Freddie Lonzo (tbn), Reginald Veal (bs), Herlin Riley (dms)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)

Eccentric (J. Russell Robinson) (2’36’’)
Performed by Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland Band:
Muggsy Spanier (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Riod Cless (cl) Ray McKinstry (ts)
George Zack (p) Bob Casey (g) PatPattison (b) Marty Greeberg (d)
Recorded 1939
Taken from the album The Ragtime Band Sessions
CD (Bluebird 07863665502(1); Track 5)

Passion Flower (Billy Strayhorn) (3’10’’)
Performed by Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra:
Ray Nance (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bs) Duke Ellington (p) Billy Taylor (b) Sonny Greer (d)
Recorded Hollywood Jul 3 1941
Taken from the album The Jeep is Jumpin’
CD (Proper P1130; Track 20)

You’re a Sweet Little Headache (Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin) (3’00’’)
Performed by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra:
John Best, Claude Bowen, Chuck Peterson (tp) George Arus, Russell Brown (tb) Barry Rogers (tb,arr) Artie Shaw (cl,arr) George Koenig, Hank Freeman (as) Tony Pastor (ts,vcl) Ronnie Perry (ts) Les Burness (p) Al Avola (g,arr) Sid Weiss (b) Cliff Leeman (d) Helen Forrest (vcl) Jerry Gray (arr)
Recorded NY, Sep 27 1938
Taken from the album September Song & Other Favourites
LP (RCA INTS 1055; Side 2 / Track 2)

Long, Tall Dexter (Dexter Gordon) (3’01’’)
Performed by The Dexter Gordon Quintet:
Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
Recorded NY, Jan 29 1946
Taken from the album Dexter Gordon 1943 - 1947
CD (Classics Classics999(1); Track 9)

Experiments with Mice (John Dankworth) (3’17’’)
Performed by Derek Abbott, Bill Metcalf, Stan Palmer, Dougie Roberts, Colin Wright (tp) Garry Brown, Harry Buckles, Danny Elwood, Bill Geldard, Laurie Monk (tb) John Dankworth (narration,as,cl,tymp) Peter Warner (ts) Alex Leslie (bar) Dave Lee (p) Bill Sutcliffe (b) Kenny Clare (d)
Recorded London, May 10 1956
Taken from the album Time to Remember 1956
2005 CD (EMI ATTR1956; Track 4)

Autumn in New York (3’07’’)
Performed by Jonathan and Darlene Edwards
Taken from the album The Piano Artistry of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards
LP (Corinthian COR 104)

Like Someone in Love (Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke) (6’17’’)
Performed by Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Recorded Paris, France, May 23 1963
Taken from the album Our Man in Paris
CD (Blue Note CDP7463942(1); Track 7)

My Romance (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) (6’50’’)
Performed by Chuck Mangione (tp) Frank Mitchell (ts) Keith Jarrett (p) Reggie Workman (b) Art Blakey (d)
Recorded Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, Jan 1-9 1966
Taken from the album Buttercorn Lady
LP (Mercury LML 4021; Side 2 / Track 2)

Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) (Luís Bonfá - Antônio Maria) (6’06’’)
Performed by Modern Jazz Quartet:
Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
Recorded NY, May 16 1963
Taken from the album The Sheriff
CD (Atlantic AMCY1026; Track 7)

Five Spot after Dark (Benny Golson) (5’34’’)
Performed by Warren Vache - Tony Coe - Alan Barnes Septet:
Warren Vache (cnt) Tony Coe (ts,sop,cl) Alan Barnes (as, bar,cl) Brian Lemon (p) Dave Cliff (g) Dave Green (b) Allan Ganley (d)
Recorded 1997
Taken from the album Jumpin’
CD (Zephyr ZECD25; Track 7)

Blues Five Spot (Thelonious Monk) (8’12’’)
Performed by The Thelonious Monk Quartet:
Johnny Griffin (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded Live Five Spot, NY Jul 9 1958
Taken from the album Misterioso
CD (Riverside OJCCD2062(1); Track 2)

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SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b00dnz9t)
King Roger

Szymanowski's King Roger is one of the great operatic masterpieces of the 20th century, a musical melting pot of exoticism and exquisite orchestral colours. This rare staged performance given by the Mariinsky Opera conducted by Valery Gergiev was recorded at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. A deeply philosophical work, Szymanowski's music has a sweeping romanticism and exotic lyricism which dramatises the tensions in the composer's own life between aesthetic excess and a rigorous work ethic.
Staged performance sung in Polish directed by Mariusz Trelinski

SYNOPSIS
The opera is set in Sicily in the 12th century

ACT I
A mysterious Shepherd, who ‘teaches and sings strange songs worshipping an unknown God’, has arrived in King Roger’s kingdom. News of this disturbs the peace during a Mass in the cathedral. The King’s dignitaries advise him to imprison the Shepherd as a heretic. Roger’s wife Roxana, however, has perceived the Shepherd’s unique charm and his ‘mysterious smile compared to the ones that the sun sends through the clear waters of the forest lake’. Roger wants to find out more about the Shepherd’s new faith, and though the congregation call for him to be punished, Roger gives him the right to speak out. The Shepherd responds by saying ‘My God is as youthful and beautiful as I am’: his God is a God of joy, lust and pleasure, a God of mercy, unlike the God being worshipped in the cathedral ritual. Roxana gradually falls under the Shepherd’s spell and expresses her ecstatic fascination with him. The Shepherd promises King Roger and his people new freedom; the people continue in their religious observance. Roger calls for silence. He allows the Shepherd to leave but tells him to return that evening for a trial. The congregation is petrified. The Shepherd starts to gain superiority over Roger, and as he leaves he threatens ‘remember that you call for me yourself!’.

ACT II
Roger, accompanied by Edrisi, whom he trusts, is filled with anxiety as he awaits the Shepherd. He is troubled by Roxana’s emotional response to the Shepherd and senses his own defeat. Roxana makes a moving plea to Roger to show clemency to the Shepherd. He arrives and greets Roger, saying he is an emissary from God. He describes his faith and his background in the East, explaining to Roger that people love him for ‘his smile and singing that encourage dancing’. Roger says his powers come from hell and accuses him of leading people to perdition. A great mysterious Dionysian dance begins. Roxana ecstatically joins in. Roger has a vision: he can see his body fragmenting. Terrified, he orders that the Shepherd be captured. No-one pays any attention. The Shepherd jeers at Roger and calls him to follow him ‘to his sunny shore’. Roxana and the others do so, everyone but the faithful Edrisi abandoning Roger. Finally, he decides to go too, the Shepherd claiming ‘The King became the pilgrim’.

ACT III
Night falls. Roger and Edrisi stay together. Roger calls himself a vagrant and a beggar; he is completely lost and perceives the world as unreal. He calls for Roxana. The Shepherd appears, and as he speaks there is a sudden burst of moonlight. Roger is astonished. Roxana arrives but Roger doubts the reality of her existence. She wants to take him to the palace and assures him that the Shepherd has gone. Roger does not want to believe her. Roxana tries to convince Roger that he should follow the Shepherd’s calling. The Shepherd appears as Dionysus. Roger makes a sacrifice to him. The Shepherd calls for his people and Roxana wants to follow him to ‘the land of rapture’. As day breaks, the dying Rogers gives himself to the sun.
© Piotr Gruszczynski


SAT 20:15 Bach (b00dppfj)
Pianist Angela Hewitt performs Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904, and the Adagio in G, BWV 968.


SAT 20:30 The Book with the Seven Seals (b00dr3x1)
Franz Schmidt's apocalyptic oratorio Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln conducted by Kristjan Jarvi.

St John ...... Johannes Chum (tenor)
Voice of the Lord ...... Robert Holl (bass)
Sandra Trattnigg (soprano)
Michelle Breedt (mezzo-soprano)
Nikolai Schukoff (tenor)
Manfred Hemm (baritone)
Vienna Singverein
Tonkunstler Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi (conductor).


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00dnz9w)
Robert Worby presents a tribute to the late composer Mauricio Kagel, who died in September 2008. In a previously unheard interview, Kagel discusses his early days, being self-taught and surrealism. Composer Christopher Fox joins Robert to discuss Kagel's legacy. And there's another chance to hear Acustica, Kagel's epic late 1960's work for experimental sound producers and loudspeakers, performed by Apartment House and recorded at the 2005 Cut and Splice festival.

Plus sound artist Bill Fontana talking about his new installation Speeds of Time 2008 at Tate Britain.