SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2010

SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00vfb2f)
Jonathan Swain presents a series of performances of Beethoven by former New Generation Artists

1:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano no. 5 (Op.10'1) in C minor;
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

1:20 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Trio for violin, cello and piano (Op.11) in B flat major
Trio Ondine

1:39 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Quartet for strings (Op.18'6) in B flat major
Psophos Quartet

2:03 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto for piano and orchestra No.24 (K.491) in C minor
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn (piano/conductor)

2:35 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Suite No.4 in G major for orchestra (Op.61)
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

3:01 AM
Lopes-Graça, Fernando (1906-1994)
Cancoes regionais portuguesas (Op.39) (1943-88)
Ricercare Chorus, Rodrigo Gomes (piano), Pedro Teixeira (conductor)

3:44 AM
Rautio, Matti (b. 1922-1986)
Concerto No.2 for piano and orchestra (1971)
Paavo Rautio (piano) (the composer's nephew), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Martti Rautio (conductor)

4:06 AM
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)
L'Arlésienne Suite No.2
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor)

4:20 AM
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Sing not, thou beauty
Petteri Salomaa (baritone), Ilmo Ranta (piano)

4:22 AM
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
I recall a wondrous moment
Petteri Salomaa (baritone), Ilmo Ranta (piano)

4:26 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Cantata: 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde' (BWV.54)
Jadwiga Rappé (alto), Concerto Avenna, Andrzej Mysinski (conductor)

4:37 AM
Paganini, Niccolo [1782-1840]
Violin Concerto No 2 in B minor, Op 7 - 3rd movement 'La Campanella'
Viktor Pikajzen (violin), Evgenia Sejdelj (piano)

4:45 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Gnomenreigen - from Two Concert studies for piano (S.145)
Lana Genc (piano)

4:49 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Prelude to Act 1 - from 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor)

5:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Overture from Die Zauberflöte (K.620)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Christie (conductor)

5:08 AM
MacDowell, Edward (1860-1908)
Hexentanz (Witches Dance) (Op.17 No.2)
Yuki Takao (piano)

5:11 AM
Suchon, Eugen [1908-1993]
The Night of the Witches, symphonic poem
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Mário Kosík (conductor)

5:31 AM
Kuula, Toivo (1883-1918)
Satukuva 3 (A Fairytale vision)
Liisa Pohjola (piano)

5:37 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
'See, see, even Night herself is here' (Z.62/11) - from The Fairy Queen, Act II Scene 3
Nancy Argenta (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (guest conductor)

5:43 AM
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946) (arr. Gregor Piatigorsky)
Ritual Fire Dance - from El Amor brujo
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)

5:47 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Raduz and Mahulena (Op.16)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetácek (conductor)

6:16 AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
The Fountain of Arethusa - from Myths for violin and piano (Op.30)
Hyun-Mi Kim (female) (violin), Seung-Hye Choi (female) (piano)

6:22 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Luonnotar, tone poem (Op.70)
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

6:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Pamina's aria: Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden - from 'The Magic Flute', Act 2, Scene 6 no.17
Irma Urrila (soprano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor)

6:35 AM
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908)
The Three Wonders from The tale of Tsar Saltan - suite (Op.57)
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

6:43 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Cinderella Fantasy Suite
Aglika Genova & Liuben Dimitrov (pianos)

6:56 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Troldtog (March of the Dwarfs) - from Lyric Pieces Book 5 (Op.54 No.3)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor).


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00vhwg2)
Saturday - Katie Derham

Katie Derham presents Breakfast. Start the day with a refreshing selection of music.


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00vhwg4)
Building a Library: Honegger - Symphony No 3

Andrew McGregor introduces CD Review, Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to what's new in the world of recorded music.

In this week’s programme (timings are approximate):

09.05am

BEETHOVEN: Symphonies No.4 in B flat and 6 in F “Pastoral”
Budapest Festival Orchestra / Ivan Fischer (conductor)
Channel Classics CCS SA 30710 (Hybrid SACD)

KREUTZER: Violin Concertos Nos. 17, 18 and 19
Axel Strauss (violin) / San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra /Andrew Mogrelia (conductor)
Naxos 8.570380 (CD)

RIES: “Piano Concertos Vol. 4”: Piano Concerto in C minor; Concerto Pastoral; Introduction et Rondeau Brilliant
Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Borunemouth SO / Uwe Grodd (conductor)
Naxos 8.572088 (CD)

09.30am Building a Library

Jonathan Swain surveys currently available recordings of Honegger’s Symphony No.3, “Symphonie Liturgique” and makes a personal top recommendation.

First choice:
c/w POULENC: Gloria
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (conductor)
RCO LIVE RCO0003 (Hybrid SACD)

10.20am New Releases

VIVALDI: Ottone in Villa
Maria Maura Martorana (Cleonilla), Tuva Semmingsen (Ottone), Florin Cezar Ouatu (Caio Silio), Luca Dordolo (Decio), Marina Bartoli (Tullia) / L’Arte dell’Arco / Federico Guglielmo (conductor)
Brilliant Classics 94105 (2 CDs, budget price)

VIVALDI: Ottone in Villa
Sonia Prina (Ottone), Julia Lezhneva (Caio Silio), Veronica Cangemi (Cleonilla), Roberta Invernizzi (Tullia), Topi Lehtipuu (Decio) / Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini (director)
Naïve OP 30493 (2 CDs)

10.50 Schumann Round-up

Stephen Plaistow mines the rich seam of Schumann’s lesser-known piano music, and makes personal recommendations from the following recordings:

SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana; Humoreske
Radu Lupu (piano)
Decca 440 4962 (CD)

SCHUMANN: Humoreske; Novelletten Op.21; Piano Sonata in F minor; Nachstucke Op.23/4
Andras Schiff (piano)
ECM 1806-07 (2 CDs)

SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C; Faschingsschwank aus Wien; Papillons
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
EMI 5752332 (CD, budget price)

SCHUMANN: Etudes Symphoniques; Davidsbundlertanze; Kinderszenen; Piano Concerto; Piano Trio etc.
Alfred Cortot (piano) et al
Andromeda ANDRCD5012 (3 CDs, budget price)

SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C; Waldszenen Op.82; Fantasiestucke Op.12; March Op.76/2
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Supraphon SU 37952 (CD)

LISZT: Piano Sonata; SCHUMANN: Arabesque Op.18; Fantasiestucke Op.12/7; plus works by Chopin, Scarlatti, Poulenc et al.
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
Naxos 8110606 (CD, budget price)

SCHUMANN: Papillons; Waldszenen; Kreisleriana; Humoreske etc.
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
DG 477 8693 (5 CDs, budget price)

“The Genius of Dino Ciani”
Including SCHUMANN: Noveletten Op.21; plus works by Debussy, Weber and Bartok
Dino Ciani (piano)
Brilliant Classics 94069 (3 CDs, budget price)

11.45am Disc of the Week
VERDI: Requiem
Barbara Frittoli (soprano), Olga Borodina (mezzo), Mario Zefferi (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) / Chicago SO & Chorus / Riccardo Muti (conductor)
CSO Resound CSOR 9011006 (2 CDs) / CSOR 9011008 (2 Hybrid SACDs)


SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b00vhwg6)
Terry Riley, Centre for Creative and Performing Arts, Jonas Kaufmann

Presentd by Tom Service. With minimalist composer Terry Riley; the author of a new book about the Centre for Creative and Performing Arts in Buffalo; German tenor Jonas Kaufmann.


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00vhwtc)
Delights from the Pleasure Gardens

Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given by the ensemble Passacaglia at this year's Brighton Early Music Festival. The group recreates the relaxed atmosphere of London's famous 18th Century Pleasure Gardens, by performing music which may have been heard there. The concert includes works by London favourites such as Handel, Geminiani, Oswald and Arne.


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00vf5gp)
The Emerson Quartet

The Emerson Quartet in an all-Dvorak programme live at Wigmore Hall.

The New York-based Emersons are among the world's finest quartets, and have won multiple Grammy awards for their recordings of chamber music.
Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Today's programme includes the Terzetto for two violins and viola, and the Quartet op 61, which was written to rather a tight deadline as Dvorak had become so engrossed in the opera he was writing that he had forgotten the imminent premiere performance of a promised new quartet!

Programme :
Dvorák : Terzetto in C Op. 74
String Quartet No. 4 in C Op. 61

Emerson Quartet :
Eugene Drucker (Violin); Philip Setzer (Violin);
Lawrence Dutton (Viola); David Finckel (Cello).


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00vhwtf)
More highlights from WOMEX, the annual gathering of the world music industry, which takes place for the second year running in Copenhagen and showcases the newest bands and the freshest talent in world music. This week Lucy Duran introduces performances by the New York-based, Peruvian-inspired retro rockers Chicha Libre, and the Malian dancer, actress, and singer-songwriter, Fatoumata Diawara. Plus, the ambassador of Congolese Rumba, Papa Wemba, is in town celebrating his 40-year career. Producer James Parkin.

Chicha Libre were inspired by the Amazonian music craze that shares its name with the liquor favoured by the Incas and still very popular throughout Peru. The Brooklyn-based band mix Latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop, drawing inspiration from chicha, a form of Peruvian music that emerged in the early '70s, loosely derived from Colombian accordion-driven cumbias but incorporating Andean melodies and Cuban son, amongst other things.

Fatoumata Diawara was born in the Ivory Coast of Malian parents, and achieved local fame as a dancer before moving to Bamako in her early teens and starting an acting career. Moving to Paris in her early twenties, she began recording and touring with Oumou Sangare. She soon developed her own music, composing, arranging and playing her own material, blending Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with wider influences.


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00vhwvd)
Norma Winstone

Singer Norma Winstone joins Alyn Shipton to select her best recordings, looking back to her early days with Michael Garrick, her long associations with John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler, and at songs for which she has written lyrics herself, including her renowned collaboration with Jimmy Rowles on The Peacocks.


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00vhwvg)
London Jazz Festival 2010

13/11/2010

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.


SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b00vhwvj)
Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

Donald Macleod is at the Wales Millennium Centre for Richard Strauss's paradoxically light-hearted confection "Ariadne auf Naxos". Welsh National Opera's revived production by director Neil Armfield spins a web of contradictions and contrasts, in which boisterous comedy and tragedy collide. Along the way, Strauss manipulates the characters appearing in a Viennese businessman's theatrical entertainment, to explore some fascinating themes: the spiritual versus the material world, the nature of theatre, love and death and, ultimately the power of music.

Mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly returns to the role of the gifted and much put upon young Composer. The star of the Composer's masterpiece, the Prima Donna, later Ariadne, is soprano Orla Boyan, making her debut with WNO. Also making their debuts are Ricardo Tamura in the tenor role of Bacchus and soprano Gillian Keith in the pyrotechnic role of Zerbinetta. WNO's music director, Lothar Koenigs, conducts.

Major-Domo ..... Eric Roberts
Music Master ..... Robert Poulton (baritone)
Composer ..... Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano)
Bacchus ..... Ricardo Tamura (tenor)
Lackey ..... Stephen Wells (bass)
Officer ..... Philip Pooley (tenor)
Wig-Maker ..... George Newton-Fitzgerald (bass)
Zerbinetta ..... Gillian Keith (soprano)
Ariadne ..... Orla Boylan (soprano)
Dancing Master ..... Stephen Rooke (tenor)
Naiad ..... Mary-Jean O'Doherty (soprano)
Dryad ..... Patricia Orr (alto)
Echo ..... Joanne Boag (soprano)
Harlequin ..... Owen Webb (baritone)
Scaramuccio ..... Aled Hall (tenor)
Truffaldino ..... Julian Close (bass)
Brighella ..... Wynne Evans (tenor)
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Conductor ..... Lothar Koenigs.


SAT 20:35 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00m8pzl)
Edinburgh International Festival 2009

Hebrides Ensemble, Christopher Maltman

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals

Scotland's Hebrides Ensemble with baritone Christopher Maltman present chamber arrangements made by Schoenberg and his students of contemporary orchestral works, including Berg's trio version of his own Chamber Concerto.

Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Hebrides Ensemble

Debussy, arr Sachs: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Berg: Adagio (Chamber Concerto) arr for violin, piano and clarinet
Mahler, arr Schoenberg: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Schoenberg, arr Webern: Chamber Symphony No 1
J Strauss II, arr Schoenberg: Rosen aus dem Suden.


SAT 22:00 Between the Ears (b00w008r)
A Moment of Mishearing

Indian novelist, critic and Professor of Contemporary Literature at UEA Amit Chaudhuri, also a classically trained singer of Hindustani music, presents a Between the Ears in which he reflects on the nature of music and how it has a common root in both eastern and western traditions.

"I could hear certain Indian ragas in what Hendrix was playing - like Dhani, Jog, Malkauns - not because I'd gone looking for them, but in a way that one becomes aware, one day, of another dimension to an outline: like, for instance, the duck-rabbit, Wittgenstein's famous mutant"

He explores his own musical education, weaving in references to Tagore, Wittgenstein, Cage, Magritte and Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "an excellent song; but, to my ears, noise, and noise I still wouldn't have any idea what to do with."

and tells how chance mishearings of popular western tunes led him into the world of MySpace and YouTube and a second career as a successful recording and performing artist

"The typical hotel Indian classical muzak was my ambience - the santoor, whose tinny, glossy notes I was trying successfully to ignore, when it seemed to launch, without prior notice, into 'Auld Lang Syne'. I listened intently; but, in a few moments, the music had gone back to being the raga it was, Bhupali, a pentatonic identical to the Highlands scale from which the Scottish melody was derived. My project had such non-serious beginnings".


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00vhwvl)
Cut & Splice 2010

Cut & Splice 2010 - Transmission - 2/3

Robert Worby presents the second of three programmes from Cut & Splice, the electronic music festival co-produced by Hear And Now with Sound And Music.
This year's theme is "Transmission": the use of radio in avant garde music and sound-art.
Performances will include Blood Stereo and The Bohman Brothersplaying amplified objects, tapes, and radios;
a classic early John Cage piece, Radio Music, played by Apartment House;
and a solo performance by Danish sound-artist Jacob Kirkegaard.
(Recorded last week at Wilton's Music Hall, London).

Blood Stereo and The Bohman Brothers
Dylan Nyoukis, Karen Constance (Blood Stereo)
Jonathan and Adam Bohman (The Bohman Brothers)
(amplified objects, tapes, vocals, shortwave radios)

Report on Installation: ‘Beating Tones and Flapping Wings’ by John Wynne and Denise Hawrysio

John Cage: Radio Music
Simon Limbrick, Anton Lukoszevieze, Philip Thomas, Kerry Yong, Richard Whitelaw, Frank Gratkowski, Tim Steiner, Andrew Sparling (radios)

Programme Note:
John Cage didn't like radios. He owned a small pocket transistor that he used for listening to the news each morning. And that was the entirety of his wireless listening. His response to his dislike of radios was to write pieces for them. The first of these was Imaginary Landscape No.4 for 12 radios and 24 performers, composed in 1951, although he had included a radio in Credo in Us, in 1948, the first piece to use a radio as a musical instrument. Radio Music was composed in 1956. It is scored for one to eight performers. Cage gives 'time brackets' and numbers that refer to 'tunings' – an appropriate musical term – he doesn't mention frequency or wavelengths.
©2010 Robert Worby

Report on Installation: ‘Analogue Kingdom’ by Esther Johnson

Jacob Kirkegaard: Celestial Road
Jacob Kirkegaard (laptop)

Ma la Pert (excerpt)
Jennifer Walshe (voice, electonics)
Tony Conrad (violin, electronics)