As the BBC Young musician of the year competition draws to a close, John Shea presents the second of 5 programmes celebrating young talent from around Europe.
Preludes - book 1 (extracts) (Le Vent dans la plaine; La Cathedrale engloutie; Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest)
Grand Motet 'Deus judicium tuum regi da' (Psalm 71) for 5 voices, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo
Veronika Winter (soprano), Andrea Stenzel (soprano), Patrick von Goethem (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Ekkehard Abele (bass), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)
Sonata (Op.1 No.5) in F major (HWV.363a) vers. oboe & bc
Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom André Laberge (organ - 1999 Karl Wilhelm at the abbey church Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch. Webern, Anton (1883-1945)
Männer suchen stets zu naschen (K. 433)
Aart Bergwerff (playing Batz organ, Grote or Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Harderwijk)
Mark Dubois (tenor), Mark Pedrotti (baritone), Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Raffi Armenian (conductor)
Aria 'Ebben?... Ne andro Lontana' - from 'La Wally'
Eva Urbanova (soprano), Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Jan Stych (conductor)
Rob Cowan presents Breakfast. Music by Monteverdi, Handel, Delius and Prokofiev, plus a look at some of the highlights from this week's Specialist Classical Chart.
Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances.
This week's theme is Quotations and today Richard Addinsell pays homage to Rachmaninov, Stravinsky quotes Gesualdo, and there's a classic performance of Mozart's String Quintet, K.406 featuring Arthur Grumiaux and friends.
Arthur Grumiaux & Arpad Gerecz (violins) Georges Janzer & Max Lesueur (violas) Eva Czako (cello) PHILIPS 422 511 2 (3-CD set)
Asciugate I begli occhi (Madrigale XIV, Libro quinto) Ma tu, cagion di quella (Madrigale XVIII, Libro quinto) Belta, poi che t'assenti (Madrigale II, Libro sesto) Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) ECM 472186 2
Belta, poi che t'assenti (Madrigale II, Libro sesto) Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini (director) OPUS OPS30238
Ecco moriro dunque/Hai, gia mi disco loro (4th book for 5 voices) The Deller Consort Alfred Deller (counter-tenor/director) VANGUARD 08506171
The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back) Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (conductor) RCA RD88176
Symphony no 6 in F major op 68 "Pastoral" Anima Eterna Jos van Immerseel (conductor) ZIG ZAG ZZT080402.6 (6 CD set).
The last decade of the nineteenth century produced a work that's been cited as a watershed of verismo. Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana is a tale of rivalry and infidelity, set in a village in Sicily. Its unprecedented popularity generated a rush of composers interested in producing their own takes on this new style of musical drama. Two years later that included Leoncavallo who produced "I Pagliacci", an opera that's forever linked with Cavalleria rusticana as part of the double bill popularly known as Cav and Pag
In the first of this week's Lunchtime Concerts from St George's Hall in Liverpool, the Polish pianist Ewa Kupiec performs music by her fellow countryman, Chopin. All the pieces in this concert were written between November 1838 and October 1841, which was a vital period in the composer's development. It began with the disastrous visit to Mallorca where Chopin, his lover George Sand and her two children arrived in the autumn of 1838, intending to spend the winter. Experiencing adverse conditions, however, they had to retreat to Marseilles after three months. This concert was recorded in February as part of the Rodewald Concert Series.
Today's programme could be subtitled 'beginnings and endings'. A pair of unfinished symphonies are teamed with music from the very beginning of Mahler's career - a symphonic movement originally composed for his 1st symphony and a choral cantata based on a fairy-tale about knights, castles and minstrels. The presenter is Louise Fryer.
As part of the BBC's operatic celebration "Opera on the BBC", In Tune comes live from the Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London with Sean Rafferty and some great stars of opera. The world-renowned Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus will perform and great singers like Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Alessandro Corbelli will take to the stage in this special edition of the programme.
From the Symphony Hall in Birmingham the CBSO under its principal conductor Andris Nelsons with Tango, an evocative reflection on the Latin dance by his fellow Latvian compatriot Arturs Maskats, followed by Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 with German virtuoso Lars Vogt. To end this concert a masterpiece Rachmaninov wrote at the end of his life while in exile in America, the Symphonic Dances -still a European sound world but very much spiked with jazz-like rhythms.
BETHOVEEN - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Encore: CHOPIN - Nocturne NO. 20
FOULDS - April-England Op.48 No. 1
WALTON - Symphony no. 1 in B flat minor (4th movement)
Followed by a focus this week on composers as performers of their own pieces. Today we feature, among other things, one of the most remarkable pianists of all time, Sergei Rachmaninov, recorded recently using the latest technology in the reproduction of piano rolls.
RACHMANINOV - Tr.4 – Elegie, Op. 3, No. 1
RACHMANINOV - Etude-Tableau in C major, Op. 33, No. 2
On tonight's Night Waves: Anne McElvoy talks to Martha Nussbaum, one of American's most influential philosophers, about her new book, 'Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities' - looking at why she believes what Americans call "the liberal arts" are under real threat.
Nina Bawden talks about her inclusion on the short list of the Lost Booker Prize of 1970, and how it feels to have a book she wrote 40 years ago - about a middle class family struggling to cope with a wayward child - back in the public gaze.
And why is Anne Boleyn at the heart of the new Tudormania? Michael Hirst, creator of TV blockbuster The Tudors, George Bernard, Boleyn's latest biographer, and literary critic Helen Hackett discuss.
And as the Museum of London reopens its Galleries of Modern London after a three year re-development, historian of London Vanessa Harding joins Anne to look at how the capital has reflected political developments, social change and even fashion in Britain and abroad.
Christopher Ricks explores some short poems that are worth remembering.
Love and Marriage: William Blake's 'Hail Matrimony' and Swinburne's 'A Leave-Taking'
Max Reinhardt will be dipping into Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, savouring the Carter Family and the Heavenly Gospel Singers, Kronos Quartet With Alim & Fargana Qasimov, Bonnie "Prince" Billy with The Cairo Gang, and Taverner's Leroy Kyrie.
WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 2010
WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00sbdwy)
As the BBC Young musician of the year competition draws to a close, John Shea presents the third of 5 programmes celebrating young talent from around Europe.
01:01AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Contrapunctus 1 from Die Kunst der Fuge (BWV.1080) [The Art of Fugue]
Balázs Fülei (piano) (Hungary) (born 1984)
01:04AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759]
Ombra mai fu - aria from Serse
Sergejs Jegers (counter tenor) (Latvia) (born 1979) , Sinfonietta Rīga (Riga Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra) Andris Veismanis (conductor)
01:08AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Ballade No.2 in F major (Op.38)
Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano) (Russia) (born 1995)
01:15AM
Scriabin, Alexander [1872-1915]
Etude Op.8 No.12 in D sharp minor
Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano) (born 1995)
01:18AM
Franck, Cesar [1822-1890]
Fugue from Prelude, Choral et Fugue (M.21)
Piotr Rozanski (piano) (Poland) (born 1989)
01:28AM
Bellini, Vincenzo [1801-1835]
Vaga luna che inargenti - arietta for voice and piano
Sergejs Jegers (counter tenor) (Latvia) (born 1979) , Sinfonietta Rīga (Riga Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra) Andris Veismanis (conductor)
01:32AM
Mompou, Federico [1893-1987]
Scenes d'enfants for piano
Judith Jáuregui (piano) (Spain) (born 1985)
01:43AM
Dutilleux, Henri [b. 1916]
Sonatine for flute and piano
Ivica Gabrisova -Encingerova (flute) (Slovakian) (born 1976)
01:52AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]
L'isle joyeuse (1904)
Balázs Fülei (piano) (Hungary) (born 1984)
01:59AM
Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953]
March from The Love for Three Oranges (arr. unidentified)
Balázs Fülei (piano) (Hungary) (born 1984)
02:01AM
Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953]
Alexander Nevsky (Op.78)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian Radio and TV Academic Chorus, Unidentified Mezzo Soprano soloist, Dimitar Manolov (conductor)
02:37AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Quartet in G major for 2 violins, viola and continuo (Op.5 No.4)
Musica Antiqua Köln
02:50AM
Eespere, René (b. 1953)
Sub specie quietatis - for percussion and choir
Talinn Music High School Chamber Choir, Evi Eespere (director)
03:01AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Violin Sonata No.3 in C (BWV.1005)
Vilde Frang Bjærke (violin)
03:25AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Symphony No.3 in A minor (Op.56), 'Scottish'
Polish Radio Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski (conductor)
04:03AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
No.4 Befreit from 5 Lieder (Op.39) [1898]
No.4 Morgen from 4 Lieder (Op.27) [1894]
Christianne Stotijn (soprano), Joseph Breinl (piano)
04:12AM
Bach, Georg Christoph (1642-1703)
Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist es - vocal concerto for 2 tenors, bass and instruments
Paul Elliott and Hein Meens (tenors), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel (director)
04:19AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
From 24 Preludes for piano (Op.28): nos.4-11, 19 and 17
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
04:35AM
Bizet, Georges (1838-75)
Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle) - from Carmen
Jouko Harjanne (trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)
04:40AM
Albinoni, Tomasi (1671-1750)
Oboe Concerto in D minor (Op.9 No.2)
Carin van Heerden (oboe), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg (director)
04:51AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Overture - Nabucco
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Alun Francis (conductor)
05:01AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A minor (BWV.543)
David MacDonald (von Beckerath Organ at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Montréal)
05:10AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Concerto Grosso No.7 from Concerti Grossi Op.6
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor)
05:25AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Elegy for violin and piano
Valdis Zarin? (violin), Ieva Zarina (piano)
05:28AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
Prelude and fugue in C sharp minor
Jerzy Godiszewski (piano)
05:36AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Tasso, S.96 (symphonic poem)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Juozas Domarkas (conductor)
05:57AM
Piston, Walter (1894-1976)
Prelude and Allegro (1943)
David Schrader (organ), Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor)
06:07AM
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)
Psalm 114 (from the Genevan Psalter)
Chamber Choir of Pecs, István Ella (organ), Aurél Tillai (conductor)
06:12AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No.7 in A major (Op.92)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)
06:52AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Etude en forme de valse - from [6] Studies for piano (Op.52 No.6)
Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932) (piano).
WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00sbdx0)
Wednesday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents Breakfast. Music includes Schumann performed by Horowitz, a favourite Bach chorale, ballet music for the Sun King, Stokowski lights up the skies with Stravinsky and some enjoyable extras, plus a contender for the Nation's Favourite Aria around
9:00am.
WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00sbdx2)
Wednesday - James Jolly
Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances.
This week's theme is Quotations and today Stravinsky quotes Bach and Verdi plays around with national anthems, while Dohnanyi quotes a host of American favourite melodies in his Rhapsody.
10.00
Dohnanyi
American Rhapsody op 47
BBC Philharmonic
Matthias Bamert (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9647
10.14*
Purcell arr. Britten
I'll sail upon the Dog-star Z571.6
The Knotting Song Z371
Man is for the woman made Z605.3
Neil Mackie (tenor)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
EMI 574346 2 (2 CD set)
10.20*
Bach
Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor BWV1067 The Brandenburg Consort Roy Goodman (violin/director) HYPERION CDD22002 (2 CD set)
10.44*
Stravinsky
Concerto in E flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Montreal Sinfonietta
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 473810 2 (2 CD set)
11.00*
Herrmann
Concerto Macabre for piano and orchestra David Buechner (piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra James Sedares (conductor) KOCH 376092
11.12*
Morley
Sayd I that Amarillis
The Musicians of Swanne Alley
Paul O'Dette & Lyle Nordstrom (directors) VIRGIN CLASSICS VC791214 2
11.13*
Bizet
L'Arlesienne: Suite no 1
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
NAIVE V 5130
11.32*
Howells
Rhapsodic Quintet
Thea King (clarinet)
The Britten String Quartet
HYPERION CDA 66428
11.44*
Verdi
Hymn of the Nations
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
DECCA 448700 2.
WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00scj8n)
Verismo
Episode 3
The success of Mascagni and Leoncavallo encouraged a wave of young composers to bring a sense of reality of their theatrical productions. Today Donald Macleod and Roger Parker look at the work of Catalani, best known for the aria used in the French film "Diva", Giordano, who introduced socialist principles to a tale of aristocratic love in the French revolution and the work that catapulted Puccini to fame and fortune, his adaptation of the tale of the courtesan Manon Lescaut.
WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00sbdx6)
Rodewald Concert Series 2010
Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake
In the second of this week's Lunchtime Concerts from St. Georges Hall, Liverpool, tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake perform songs by Brahms and Mahler, including the song-cycle "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen". This concert was recorded in February as part of the Rodewald Concert Series.
Ian Bostridge (tenor) with Julius Drake (piano):
BRAHMS - Es träumte mir Op.57'3
BRAHMS - Auf dem Kirchhofe Op.105'4
BRAHMS - Herbstgefühl Op.48'7
BRAHMS - Der Gang zum Liebchen Op.48'1
BRAHMS - Geheimnis Op.71'3
BRAHMS - Minnelied Op.71'5
BRAHMS - Alte Liebe, Op.72'1
BRAHMS - Sommerfäden, Op.72'2
BRAHMS - O kühler Wald, Op.72'13
BRAHMS - Verzagen, Op.72'4
BRAHMS - Uber die Heide, Op.86'4
BRAHMS - Mein Herz ist schwer, Op.94'3
BRAHMS - Botschaft, Op.47'1
MAHLER - Frühlingsmorgen
MAHLER - Errinerung
MAHLER - Das irdische Leben (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
MAHLER - Revelge (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
MAHLER - Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
MAHLER - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
WED 14:20 Afternoon Concert (b00sbdx8)
Orchestras of Radio France
Episode 3
Two famous concertos and a great work for strings feature in today's programme of music recorded at concerts given by Paris's radio symphony orchestras. Presented by Ian Skelly.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3
Francois-Frederic Guy, piano
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
2.55pm
Bartok: Divertimento for Strings
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
3.25pm
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Vadim Repin, violin
Orchestre National de France
Kurt Masur, conductor.
WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00sbdxb)
From Bristol Cathedral
Introit: I sat down under his shadow (Bairstow)
Responses: Wilby
Psalms: 98, 99, 100, 101 (Attwood, Whitlock, Foster, Nicholson)
First Lesson: 1 Kings 19 vv1-18
Office Hymn: Breathe on me, Breath of God (Carlisle)
Canticles: New College Service (Howells)
Second Lesson: Matthew 3 vv13-17
Anthem: I am the light of the world (David Bednall)
Final Hymn: There's a wideness in God's mercy (Corvedale)
Organ Voluntary: Sonata 1 (Alan Gibbs)
Director of Music: Mark Lee
Assistant Organist: Paul Walton.
WED 17:00 In Tune (b00sbdxd)
Wednesday - Sean Rafferty
Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Including at
5.40 the start of the A-Z of Opera with A is for Aria and at
6.40 your suggestions for operatic As.
Main news headlines are at
5.00 and
6.00
E-mail: in.tune@bbc.co.uk.
WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00sbdxg)
LSO, Colin Davis
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
From the Barbican Hall, the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis with contrasting symphonies on either side of the concert: first, Haydn's Symphony No. 97, one of the masterworks he wrote and premiered in London, and at the end, Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 4, the 'Inextinguishable', a passionate reflection on the unquenchable will to live. Between them, Mozart's charming Piano Concerto No. 17 with super-star Mitsuko Uchida as soloist.
HAYDN - Symphony No. 97 in C major
MOZART - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 17 in G major, K.453
NIELSEN - Symphony No. 4, 'Inextinguishable', Op. 29
London Symphony Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Followed by a focus this week on composers as performers of their own pieces. Among other things today, another incursion in the world of the piano rolls, brought back from the past in pure sound using modern technology: it's George Gershwin performing his Rhapsody in Blue.
GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin, piano
Nonesuch – 7559-79287-2
PREVIN - Dance from Tango, Song and Dance
André Previn, piano
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
DG – 471 500-2
PHILIP GLASS - Wichita Sutra Vortex
Philip Glass, piano
CBS – MK 45576
WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00sbdxj)
International Review
Matthew Sweet chairs an "International Review" edition of the programme, with critics from around the world coming together to discuss the latest global cultural events and arts issues.
Matthew is joined by Russian broadcaster and critic Konstantin Eggert, Jersualem-based writer Adina Hoffman, theatre director Jatinder Verma and, from Johannesburg, by novelist Lesley Lokko.
They'll be discussing a new book by Ferdinand Mount which argues that modern society bears an astonishing resemblance to the classical civilisation of the Romans and Greeks, and watching a new Israeli film which tells the story of a gay love affair in the Orthodox Jewish community.
And Matthew's guests tell us about arts and cultural events where they are, including an Indian theatre company performing Sophocles' Antigone in Northern France, a new exhibition of traditional paintings in Moscow, and the design of the stadiums for the World Cup in South Africa.
WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00scj8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
WED 23:00 The Essay (b00sbdxl)
Five Easy Pieces
Town and Country
Christopher Ricks explores some short poems that are worth remembering.
Town and Country: John Clare's 'I found a ball of grass' and TS Eliot's 'Morning at the Window'.
Producer: Tim Dee.
WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00sbdxq)
Max Reinhardt's selection tonight includes Malian music from Troupe Folklorique Peulh du Macina, the 19-part motet O Bone Jesu by Scottish Renaissance monk Robert Carver, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, and the Salem Tradition from the island of Reunion.
THURSDAY 20 MAY 2010
THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00sbdz8)
As the BBC Young musician of the year competition draws to a close, John Shea presents the fourth of 5 programmes celebrating young talent from around Europe
01:01AM
Doppler, Franz [1821-1883]
Fantasie pastoral hongroise (Op.26) (version for flute & piano)
Ivica Gabrisova -Encingerova (flute) (Slovakian) (born 1976)
01:12AM
Vilek, Michal [1902-1979]
Na rozhl'adni (z cyklu 'Letné zápisky') [(On the Watchtower (from the cycle 'Summer Pictures') )
Ivica Gabrisova -Encingerova (flute) (Slovakian) (born 1976)
01:16AM
Mompou, Federico [1893-1987]
Variations on a theme of Chopin for piano
Judith Jáuregui (piano) (Spain) (born 1985)
01:36AM
Bizet, Georges [1838-1875]
Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante, from 'Carmen'
Reina Shuto (soprano) (Japan) (born in 1983), Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Shuya Okatsu (conductor)
01:43AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]
3 Preludes from Book 1 [1. Voiles; 2.Des pas sur la neige; 3.Minstrels]
Julien Libeer (Belgian) (born 1988)
01:56AM
Rossini, Gioachino [1792-1868]
Largo al factotum della città, from 'The Barber of Seville'
Takashi Masu (baritone) (Japanese) (born 1980), Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Shuya Okatsu (conductor)
02:01AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.104 in D major (H.
1.104) 'London'
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
02:28AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Flute Quartet no.4 in A major (K.298)
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Frode Larsen (violin), Jon Sønstebø (viola), Emery Cardas (cello)
02:40AM
Roussel, Albert (1869-1937)
Bacchus et Arianne - Suite No.2 (Op.43)
Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit (conductor)
03:01AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
Sonata for piano no. 1 (Op.11) in F sharp minor
Martin Helmchen (piano)
03:30AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Trio No.1 for recorder, oboe & basso continuo (from Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Köln
03:42AM
Moyzes, Alexander (1906-1984)
Symphony No 3 in B Major (Op.18) for small orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák (conductor)
04:06AM
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854)
2 Mazurkas in E flat major
Vladimir Krpan (piano)
04:10AM
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594)
Aurora lucis rutilat - motet for 10 voices [1604]
Currende (voices plus cornetts and sackbuts), Erik van Nevel (conductor)
04:14AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata for Piano Trio in E major (H.XV:28)
Kungsbacka Trio
04:30AM
Stainov, Petko (1896-1977)
Symphonic Scherzo
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Stefanov (conductor)
04:41AM
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Un bel dì (One Fine Day) (arranged for orchestra) - from 'Madame Butterfly'
State Orchestra of Victoria, John Lanchbery (conductor)
04:45AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Aufforderung zum Tanz [Invitation to the Dance] - Rondo brillante in D flat (J.260) for Piano (Op.65)
Niklas Sivelöv (piano)
04:55AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Overture: Le Nozze di Figaro K.492
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
05:01AM
Falla, Manuel de (1867-1946)
Noches en los jardines de España [1911-15]
Eduardo del Pueyo (piano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Jean Fournet (conductor)
05:24AM
Franck, César (1822-1890), arr. Jean Pierre Rampal
Flute Sonata [an arrangement of the Violin Sonata]
Carlos Bruneel (flute), Levente Kende (piano)
05:50AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Ballade No.1 (Op.23)
Hinko Haas (piano)
06:00AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Concertino for clarinet and orchestra in E flat major, Op.26
Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
06:10AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Kyrie eleison in G minor for double choir and orchestra (RV.587)
Choir of Latvian Radio, Riga Chamber Players, Sigvards Klava (conductor)
06:21AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie
Ion Voicu (violin) (1925-1997), Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, Madalin Voicu (conductor)
06:28AM
Enescu, George (1881-1955)
Konzertstück in F for viola and piano
Gyözö Máté (viola), Balázs Szokolay (piano)
06:38AM
Jacquet de la Guerre, Elisabeth-Claude (1665-1729)
Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo
Musica Fiorita
06:47AM
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927)
Excelsior! - symphonic overture (Op.13)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor).
THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00sbdzb)
Thursday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents Breakfast. Music by Bax, Tchaikovsky and Couperin, plus a few of your suggestions for the Nation's Favourite Aria.
THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00sbfmx)
Thursday - James Jolly
Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances.
Musical quotations today include Richard Strauss quoting Couperin, while there are classic recordings of Alfred Brendel performing Haydn, and Martha Argerich performing Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto.
10.00
Haydn
Andante con variazioni in F minor Hob. XVII:6 Alfred Brendel (piano) PHILIPS 416 643 2 (4 CD set)
Group of 3: 'Fake' Opera Arias
10.16*
Strauss
'Di rigori armato' (Der Rosenkavalier, Act I)
Singer: Vinson Cole (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DG 423 850 2 (3 CD set)
10.20*
Herrmann
Aria from 'Salammbo' (Citizen Kane)
Kiri te Kanawa (soprano)
National Phiharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt (conductor)
RCA GD80707
10.25*
Tchaikovsky
'Monsieur Triquet, Monsieur Triquet!' (Eugene Onegin, Act II)
Triquet: Valeri Yaroslavstev (tenor)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Opera
Mark Ermler (conductor)
OLYMPIA OCD115 (2 CD set)
10.31*
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no 3 in D minor
Martha Argerich (piano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
PHILIPS 4466732
11.14*
Couperin
Les Nations: La Piemontoise (selection of movements) Hesperion XX Jordi Savall (director) ASTREE ES9956 (2 CD set)
11.23*
Strauss
Divertimento op 86 (after Couperin)
Toyko Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi (conductor)
DENON CO 76366.
THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00scjc4)
Verismo
Episode 4
The years following unification were difficult times for many Italians, with huge numbers abandoning rural life and moving to the cities.
Donald Macleod and Roger Parker consider whether these experiences informed works like Puccini's La Bohème and how well themes like this catered to the changing tastes of audiences.
THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00sbfn1)
Rodewald Concert Series 2010
The Pacifica Quartet
In the penultimate Lunchtime Concert from Liverpool's St. George's Hall this week, two string quartets by Haydn and Schubert, performed by a fantastic American ensemble - the Pacifica Quartet. The concert, which includes Haydn's "Lark" quartet and Schubert's iconic "Death and the Maiden", was recorded in March as part of the Rodewald Concert Series
Pacifica Quartet:
HAYDN: String Quartet in D, Op.64'5 "The Lark"
SCHUBERT: String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810 "Death and the Maiden".
THU 14:15 Afternoon Concert (b00sbfn3)
Thursday Opera Matinee
La Wally
When an opera ends with its two leading characters falling to their deaths in an avalanche it's no surprise that it's rarely seen on stage. But La Wally, by Puccini's contemporary Alfredo Catalani, contains some glorious music, including an aria popular from recitals and film-scores. The leading Dutch dramatic soprano Eva Maria Westbroek takes the title role, with leading Swedish tenor Mats Carlsson as her doomed lover in this concert performance from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. The opera is introduced by Louise Fryer.
Catalani: La Wally
Wally......Eva Maria Westbroek, soprano
Stamminger......Kristof Klorek, bass-baritone
Giuseppe Hagenbach......Mats Carlsson, tenor
Vincenzo Gellner......Piero Terranova, baritone
Walter......Inna Dukach, soprano
Afra......Serena Malfi, mezzo-soprano
Il Pedone......Hugo Oliveira, baritone
Netherlands Radio Chorus
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Giuliano Carella, conductor
4.20pm
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Markus Werba, baritone
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor
4.35pm
Bartok: Suite - The Miraculous Mandarin
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor.
THU 17:00 In Tune (b00sbfn5)
Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Flamboyant virtuoso organist Cameron Carpenter talks to Sean from Manchester, where he's performing and launching his latest CD, 'Cameron Live!' Plus Baroque music with a jazz flavour featuring at the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, with Pamela Thorby (recorder), Maria Pia De Vito (singer) and Huw Warren (piano).At
5.40 the A-Z of Opera continues with B is for Bass and at
6.40 your suggestions for operatic Bs.
Main news headlines are at
5.00 and
6.00
E-mail: in.tune@bbc.co.uk.
THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00sbfn7)
Shchedrin, Tchaikovksy, Rachmaninov
Part 1
LIVE - Presented by Catherine Bott.
From Glasgow City Halls, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Swedish maestro Stefan Solymon with an all-Rusian repertoire featuring Rodion Shchedrin's Concerto for Orchestra No.1, 'Naughty Limericks', followed by Tchaikovsky's evergreen Piano Concerto No. 1 with virtuoso Simon Trpceski, one of today's most exciting soloists, and to end the concert, Rachmaninov's so-called 'American' Symphony, written in the United States at the end of his life, when exile made him reflect -not without sadness and nostalgia- on his beloved Russia.
SHCHEDRIN - Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, 'Naughty Limericks'
TCHAIKOVSKY - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Simon Trpceski, piano
Stefan Solyom, conductor.
THU 19:50 Twenty Minutes (b00sbfps)
Concerning Franklin and His Gallant Crew
It was on this day, 20th May in 1845, that Lord Franklin's ships the Erebus and Terror cleared the mouth of the Thames on their voyage to find the Northwest Passage. A traditional song recounts the story 'of Franklin and his gallant crew' and through this Julian May explores Franklin's fateful, indeed fatal, voyage, and reveals how folk song, as well as beautiful and inspiring, can be history.
"With a hundred seamen he sailed away
To the frozen ocean in the month of May
To seek that passage around the pole
Where we poor sailors do sometimes go."
The ships were lost (the wrecks are still to be located) - with all hands.They were locked in the Arctic ice. Eventually the crew abandoned them and headed overland to Great Slave Lake, almost 1,000 miles away. They all perished on the journey; before they died they resorted to cannibalism.
"Through cruel hardship his men did go
His ship on mountains of ice was drove
Where the Eskimo in his skin canoe
Was the only one who ever came through."
Recent discoveries have revealed that they may have been early victims of modern food packaging. Franklin's expedition was the first to rely on tinned food and it appears their supplies were shoddily manufactured and sealed with lead solder, which poisoned them. The French navigator, Aubert Bellot, set out in search of Franklin, and disappeared too. Lady Franklin also paid for an expedition to search for her husband, but that failed and what really happens remains a mystery.
"And now my burden it gives me pain
For my long lost Franklin I'd cross the main
Ten thousand pounds would I freely give
To know on earth that my Franklin do live."
Julian May's interest was kindled when he heard someone singing the song which tells the story with extraordinary vividness and accuracy. He went on to research both the history and the song itself. The narrator is aboard a ship and dreams 'concerning Franklin and his gallant crew'. Some think the author was Lady Franklin herself. The song is sung by many people - for instance England's foremost folk musician, Martin Carthy - and it has inspired artists in other disciplines, such as Michael Donaghy, who incorporates it in a poem.
On the anniversary of their setting sail Julian May traces story of Franklin and his gallant crew story through the song, via Greenwich, where there is a monument to Bellot, the National Maritime Museum, which recently mounted an exhibition about the Northwest passage that included items recovered from Franklin's expedition, and an interview with Martin Carthy, who sang the song that so intrigued him.
"In Baffin bay where the whale-fish blow
The fate of Franklin, no man may know;
The fate of Franklin, no tongue may tell,
Where Franklin along with his sailors does dwell."
Produced and presented by Julian May.
THU 20:10 Performance on 3 (b00sbfpv)
Shchedrin, Tchaikovksy, Rachmaninov
Part 2
LIVE - Presented by Catherine Bott.
From Glasgow City Halls, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Swedish maestro Stefan Solymon with an all-Rusian repertoire featuring Rodion Shchedrin's Concerto for Orchestra No.1, 'Naughty Limericks', followed by Tchaikovsky's evergreen Piano Concerto No. 1 with virtuoso Simon Trpceski, one of today's most exciting soloists, and to end the concert, Rachmaninov's so-called 'American' Symphony, written in the United States at the end of his life, when exile made him reflect -not without sadness and nostalgia- on his beloved Russia.
RACHMANINOV - Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Simon Trpceski, piano
Stefan Solyom, conductor.
THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00sbfqm)
Money, Globish, Tyler Perry, Nicolai Lilin
In tonight's Night Waves Rana Mitter is joined by the broadcaster Anne Karpf to review the new television adaptation of Martin Amis's seminal novel of the 1980s 'Money'.
Also in the programme, a discussion about the contemporary phenomenon of 'Globish', a buzz-word coined to describe a language developing where the English language meets the Digital Age, and which is becoming so popular in Africa and China that some predict it will become the world-wide dialect of a globalised world. Rana discusses 'Globish' with Robert McCrum who has written a new book on the subject, and explores how technology has re-invented the English language, allowing it to spread through cyberspace uncoupled from Post Colonial controversy.
Rana will be talking to Tyler Perry, the film writer, producer and director. Perry was born in poverty in New Orleans but last year became the sixth highest paid man in Hollywood with films that have grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide. The first African American to own a major film and TV studio he'll be discussing his new complex in Atlanta and the significance to him of his Christian faith.
Rana Mitter meets Nicolai Lilin, whose memoir recounts his life growing up in the tough criminal gangs of Siberia, a comminity displaced to a forgotten corner of Eastern Europe by the Soviet regime. They operate by a strict code of honour which Lilin only escaped by joining the Russian army in Chechnya. He has now escaped the criminal life to write a European bestseller about his past - including prison at the age of 12.
THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00scjc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
THU 23:00 The Essay (b00sbfqp)
Five Easy Pieces
Body and Soul
Christopher Ricks explores some short poems that are worth remembering.
4. Body and Soul. Andrew Marvell, 'A Dialogue' & Cosmo Monkhouse 'Any Soul'
Producer: Tim Dee.
THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00sbfqr)
Seb Rochford, Chartwell Dutiro, Leo Abrahams and Jyager
Max Reinhardt brings you the latest Late Junction Session featuring Chartwell Dutiro on mbira and vocals, Seb Rochford on drums, Leo Abrahams on guitar, and rap and vocals from Jyager. Plus a Binchois Chanson, an Alap On The Afghan rubab played by Homayun Sakhi, and Blind Alfred Reed's How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times as These?
FRIDAY 21 MAY 2010
FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00sbfw9)
As the BBC Young musician of the year competition draws to a close, John Shea presents the last of 5 programmes celebrating young talent from around Europe
01:01AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Capriccio on Danish and Russian Airs (Op.79)
Alexandra Grot (flute), Giorgi Gvantseladze (oboe), Johnny Teyssier (clarinet), Erzsebet Kerek (piano)
01:13AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Sonata for cello and piano in D minor
Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello), unidentified pianist
01:24AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882 - 1971)
3 Movements from Petrushka arrfor piano
Sergei Kasparov (b.1979) (piano)
01:41AM
Burton, Eldin (1913-1981)
Sonatina
Galilea Nevart-Veron (flute) Nikos Kyriosoglu, Greek Nafplion (piano)
01:50AM
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Sola perduta, abbandonata (Manon Lescaut)
Yasuko Sato (soprano), Tokyo Sinfonietta, Yasuaki Itakura (conductor)
01:55AM
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Un bel di, vedremo (Madame Butterfly)
Yasuko Sato (soprano), Tokyo Sinfonietta, Yasuaki Itakura (conductor)
02:00AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Symphony no. 4 (Op.90) in A major "Italian"
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor)
02:29AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
7 variations on 'God save the King' in C major (WoO.78)
Theo Bruins (piano)
02:37AM
Spohr, Ludwig (1784-1859)
Sechs deutsche lieder for soprano, clarinet and piano (Op.103)
Jean Stilwell (mezzo-soprano), Amici Chamber Ensemble: Joaquín Valdepeñas (clarinet), Patricia Parr (piano)
03:01AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No.5 in A major (K.219) "Turkish"
James Ehnes (violin/director); Mozart Anniversary Orchestra
03:31AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Piano Sonata No.1 in F sharp minor (Op.11)
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
04:01AM
Franceschini, Petronio (1650-1680)
Sonata for 2 trumpets, strings & basso continuo in D major
Yordan Kojuharov & Petar Ivanov (trumpets), Teodor Moussev (organ), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Yordan Dafov (conductor)
04:09AM
Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676)
Salve Regina
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
04:18AM
Horneman, Christian Frederik Emil (1840-1906)
Aladdin: overture
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)
04:30AMSaint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Sonata for oboe and piano in D major (Op.166)
Roger Cole (oboe), Linda Lee Thomas (piano)
04:42AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Würtemburg Sonata No.1 in A minor
Rietze Smits (organ of Heilig Hartkerk, Vinkeveen. Built by Wander Beekes in 1827)
04:53AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto in D minor for strings and basso continuo (RV.128)
Arte dei Suonatori, Eduardo Lopez (conductor)
05:01AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Die schöne Melusine [The fair Melusine] - overture (Op.32)
The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa (conductor)
05:12AM
Striggio, Alessandro (c.1540-1592)
Ecce beatam lucem, for 40 voices
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
05:21AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Theme and variations on the Name 'Abegg' (Op.1)
Seung-Hee Hyun (piano)
05:29AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Piano Trio in Eb major (HV XV:10) (1785)
Niklas Sivelöv (piano), Bernt Lysell (violin), Mikael Sjögren (cello)
05:40AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Matthew Rowe (conductor)
05:51AM
Cimarosa, Domenico (1749-1801), arr. Arthur Benjamin
Concerto for oboe and strings, arranged for trumpet
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor)
06:02AM
Stanford, Charles Villiers [1852-1924]
Irish rhapsody no. 4 in A minor "The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and what he saw"
Ulster Orchestra, Celso Antunes (conductor)
06:21AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Octet (Op.20) in E flat major [1825]
Kodály Quartet
06:49AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (BWV.1056)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Risør Festival Strings.
FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00sbfwc)
Friday - Rob Cowan
Music by Beethoven, Albeniz, Gluck and Delibes, and the Queen of the Night sings of vengeance in this morning's programme, presented by Rob Cowan.
FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00sbfwf)
Friday - James Jolly
Classical Collection with James Jolly. Great recordings and classic performances.
The theme of Quotations comes to a conclusion with Bach quoting Vivaldi, Tippett quoting Corelli and there's a chamber reconstruction of Dvorak's Serenade op 22.
10.00
Dvorak
Overture: My Home op 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ancerl (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 1119262
10.10*
JS Bach (after Vivaldi)
Concerto in A minor for 4 harpsichords
Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord/director) Davitt Moroney, Christophe Rousset, Colin Tilney (harpsichords) The Academy of Ancient Music OISEAU LYRE 433053 2
10.20*
Weber arr Liszt
Polonaise brillante
Misha Dichter (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neville Marriner (conductor)
PHILIPS 411 123 2
10.31*
Taneyev
Symphony no 1 in E minor
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valeri Polyansky (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN10390
11.00*
Tippett
Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown (director)
NAIM NAIMCD009
11.20*
Dvorak arr. Nicholas Ingman
Octet-Serenade op 22
Members of the Czech Nonet
with Helena Hnykova (violin)
Frantisek Kuda (piano)
CAMPION RRCD1314
10.50*
De Lisle arr Berlioz
La Marseillaise
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
TELDEC 4509988002.
FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00scjcf)
Verismo
Episode 5
In this final chapter Donald Macleod and Roger Parker look at how composers like Puccini responded to the artistic currents prevailing at the beginning of the twentieth century and how elements of verismo spread beyond Italy.
FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00sbfwk)
Rodewald Concert Series 2010
Tokyo Quartet
In the last of this week's Lunchtime Concert from St George's Hall in Liverpool, three works by very contrasting composers who all celebrate a significant anniversary in 2010. As well as the bicentenary of Schumann's birth, it's Samuel Barber's centenary this year, and also 80 years since the birth of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. This concert was recorded in April as part of the Rodewald Concert Series.
Tokyo Quartet:
BARBER - String Quartet Op.11
TAKEMITSU - A way a lone
SCHUMANN - String Quartet in A, Op.41'3.
FRI 14:05 Afternoon Concert (b00sbfwm)
Orchestras of Radio France
Episode 4
Stravinsky lived in France for 20 years and enjoyed some of his greatest successes (as well as a scandal or two) there. In today's programme we hear Parisian performances of music from two of his great ballet scores as well as a rare chance to hear a complete performance of Debussy's 'Images' - the colour of Spain, a gentle evocation of spring - and something that ends up sounding suspiciously like a Geordie folk-song! The programme is presented by Louise Fryer.
Stravinsky: Circus Polka
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor
2.10pm
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Lars Vogt, piano
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
2.40pm
Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor
3.05pm
Debussy: Images
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor
3.40pm
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite - Revised 1919)
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor
4.10pm
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D major
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor.
FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00sbfwp)
Chief executive of the Musicians Benevolent Fund David Sulkin and Maggie Teyte Prizewinner soprano Anna Patalong join Sean in the studio. Anna Patalong and pianist Elizabeth Rossiter are performing in The Crush Room at the Royal Opera House on Monday the 24th of May in a lunchtime recital.
Conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach will conduct the violinist Christian Tetzlaff and the London Philharmonic Orchestra on the 22nd of May with a programme of Lalo, Strauss and Ravel.
Presented by Sean Rafferty.
Including at
5.40 the A-Z of Opera with C is for coloratura and at
6.40 your suggestions for operatic Cs.
Main news headlines are at
5.00 and
6.00
E-mail: in.tune@bbc.co.uk.
FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00sbfwr)
BBC NOW, van Steen
LIVE - Presented by Catherine Bott.
From St David's Hall in Cardiff, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Jac van Steen with Mahler's Symphony No. 6. Often referred to as the 'Tragic' symphony for its unsettling nature and its thunderous finale, this symphony remains one of the most enigmatic Mahler ever wrote. 'The only Sixth, despite Beethoven's Pastoral', wrote composer Alban Berg, one of its many admirers...
MAHLER - Symphony No. 6 in A minor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
Jac van Steen, conductor
Followed by a focus this week on composers as performers of their own pieces. Today, among other things, Dmitri Shostakovich performing his Concertino for two pianos, alongside his son Maxim, recorded in the Soviet Union in 1956.
FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00sbfwt)
Tracy Chevalier, Toby Litt, New Labour Fiction, Xhosa Poetry
Tracy Chevalier
Chevalier shot to fame with Girl with a Pearl Earring, her second novel, which sold 4 million copies worldwide and was turned into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. Her writing since then has taken in the lives of other historical and cultural figures, from poet William Blake in 'Burning Bright' to fossil hunter Mary Anning in 'Remarkable Creatures.' This week on The Verb she gives an exclusive preview of a work in progress - as yet untitled - about The Underground Railroad, the secret network which helped escaped slaves in 19th century America.
Toby Litt
The novelist presents the first of a two part Verb Guide to Rockstars who write. This week - the poetry of Leonard Cohen, Jim Morrison and Marc Bolan.
New Labour Fiction
As the Labour party begin looking for a new leader and a philosophy to take them beyond New Labour, novelists Jonathan Myerson and Matt Thorne consider how the era of Blair and Brown has been represented in fiction.
Xhosa Poetry
Jeff Opland on a South African poetic form which plays a vital role in public life.
Oral Epic Poetry from Homer to the Zulus is at Kings Place in London on Monday 7th June at
7pm.
FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00scjcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00sbfww)
Five Easy Pieces
Wealth and Poverty
Christopher Ricks explores some short poems that are worth remembering.
Wealth and Poverty: Mary Robinson's 'January 1795' and Elizabeth Daryush's 'Children of wealth'
Producer: Tim Dee.
FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00sbfwy)
Mary Ann Kennedy
Mary Ann Kennedy presents a specially recorded studio session by Chinese singer-songwriter Mamer, whose music combines the influences of Kazakh folk and American country. Plus a selection of new releases from around the globe.