SATURDAY 16 MAY 2015

SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b05tq47b)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Chaminade, Mendelssohn

Jaime Martin is the soloist in Chaminade's flute concerto and conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony. With Jonathan Swain.

1:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Concerto K.314 vers. flute & orch in D major
Jaime Martin (flute), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martin (conductor)

1:23 AM
Chaminade, Cecile [1857-1944]
Concertino For Flute and Orchestra Op 107
Jaime Martin (flute), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martin (conductor)

1:33 AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp [1681-1767]
Sonata Melodica in E Minor - Cunando
Jaime Martin (flute), Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)

1:37 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Symphony no. 4 in A major Op.90 (Italian)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martin (conductor)

2:06 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Eight Piano Pieces (Op.76)
Robert Silverman (piano)

2:34 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Mass in B flat major, 'Krecovicka'
Marie Matejkova (soprano), Ilona Satylova (alto), Jiri Vinklarek (tenor), Michael Mergl (bass), Miluska Kvechova (organ), Czech Radio Choir, Pilzen Radio Orchestra, Stanislaw Begunia (conductor)

3:01 AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Symphony in 3 Movements
Südwestrundfunk Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky (conductor)

3:23 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Trio for keyboard and strings in F major (H.15.4) attrib. to Haydn
Moscow Trio - Vladimir Ivanov (violin), Michail Utkin (cello), Alexander Bonduriansky (piano)

3:35 AM
Cavalli, Francesco [1602-1676]
Plainsong Antiphon and Magnificat
Concerto Palatino

3:54 AM
Satie, Erik [1866-1925]
Gnossienne no. 1 for piano
Havard Gimse (piano)

3:59 AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
Manfred - incidental music Op.115 (Overture)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Rosen Milanov (conductor)

4:11 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976]
Early one morning for voice and piano from Folksong arrangements - volume 5 (British Isles)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano); Paul Turner (piano)

4:16 AM
Boeck, August de (1865-1937) - completed by Emmanuel Geeurickx
In de Schuur (op. posth.)
Vlaams Radio Orkest , Marc Soustrot (conductor)

4:21 AM
Gabrieli, Giovanni (c.1553-1612)
Sonata Pian'e forte, for brass
Members of the Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Roman Zeilinger (conductor)

4:27 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Sonata for flute and keyboard (BWV.1032) in A major
Sharon Bezaly (flute) , Terence Charlston (harpsichord)

4:39 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Ave Verum Corpus (K.618) (motet for chorus and strings)
Nederlands Kamerkoor, La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor)

4:44 AM
Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg [c.1707-1780]
Concerto for horn or trumpet and strings in E flat major
Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Oslo Camerata, Stephan Barratt-Due (conductor)

5:01 AM
Andriessen, Hendrick (1892-1981)
Concertino for cello and orchestra
Michael Müller (cello), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Thierry Fischer (conductor)

5:12 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Tornami a vagheggiar - Act I Scene 15 from Alcina
Nancy Argenta (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (guest conductor)

5:17 AM
Auber, Daniel-Francois-Esprit (1782-1871)
Overture to 'Marco Spada'
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5:27 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Clair de lune
Jane Coop (piano)

5:32 AM
Dvorak, Antonin [1841-1904]
Song to the Moon from Rusalka (Op.114)
Yvonne Kenny (soprano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)

5:39 AM
Couperin, François (1668-1733)
La Françoise, Suite from 'Les Nations'
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

5:53 AM
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
Prelude, Toccata and Variations
Mindaugas Gecevicius (horn), Ala Bendoraitiene (piano)

6:03 AM
Schubert, Franz arr. Schonherr, Max
Marche militaire No.1 in D major (D.733)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; Uri Mayer (conductor)

6:09 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
Quintet for clarinet and strings (Op.115) in B minor
Algirdas Budrys (clarinet); Vilnius Quartet: Audrone Vainiunite & Petras Kunca (violins), Girdutis Jakaitis (viola), Augustinas Vasiliauskas (cello)

6:49 AM
Gombert, Nicolas (c.1495-c.1560)
Benedicto mensae
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor).


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b05vgxv5)
Saturday - Ian Skelly

Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b05vgxv7)
Building a Library: Mozart: horn concertos

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mozart: horn concertos; New releases reviewed and assessed; Disc of the Week.


SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b05vgxv9)
Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance, New Government and the arts, Leif Ove Andsnes, Inside Song - Mozart

Tom Service reviews Mike Leigh's new production of The Pirates of Penzance at ENO with broadcaster Geoffrey Smith and critic Michael Billington; asseses what the new government and culture secretary could mean for the arts in the UK in discussion with journalist Richard Morrison and Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the Incorporated Society of Musicians; Tom also interviews pianist Leif Ove Andsnes on his 'Beethoven Journey' performing and directing all of the composer's piano concertos, and in the last installment of his series 'Inside Song', Cliff Eisen analyses some of Mozart's lieder in search of his private live.


SAT 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05vgxvc)
Musica Florea

Czech early music ensemble Musica Florea perform sacred works by Zelenka, Janacek, Tuma and Vanhal. Recorded in Rinchnach, Bavaria in 2014.


SAT 14:00 Saturday Classics (b05vgxvf)
Diana Rigg

Dame Diana Rigg introduces a selection of music from around the globe inspired by her career as an actress. She recalls some of the key events in her acting life with examples from the music that has often accompanied it. Her selection includes music by Wolf-Ferrari, Smetana, Faure, John Barry, Mozart, AR Ramen, Copland, Sondheim, Barber, Vaughan-Williams, Karl Jenkins and Irving Berlin.


SAT 16:00 Sound of Cinema (b05vgxvh)
The Ealing Comedies

Matthew Sweet turns his attention to the celebrated Ealing Comedies from 1947-57 and the composers who wrote the music for them, including Georges Auric, Benjamin Frankel, Tristram Cary and Ernest Irving.


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b05vgxvk)
Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes music by Northern Irish blues singer Ottilie Patterson in her early days with Chris Barber, and contemporary jazz from the Portico Quartet.


SAT 18:00 Jazz Line-Up (b05vgxvm)
European Jazz Orchestra

Claire Martin presents a studio performance by the European Jazz Orchestra recorded at Studio A, Czech Radio, Prague featuring UK trumpeter Laura Jurd. Laura recently received the 2015 Parliamentary Jazz Award for 'Instrumentalist of the Year' and has previously been shortlisted for a BASCA British Composer Award, received the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition and Worshipful Company of Musician's Young Jazz Musician of the Year award. Laura is a member of the emerging art-rock/improv band, Blue-Eyed Hawk and a co-founder of the Chaos Collective.


SAT 18:50 Opera on 3 (b05vgxvp)
Szymanowski: Krol Roger

Tonight's Opera on 3 is another chance to hear Szymanowski's rarely performed masterpiece, Król Roger (King Roger), from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden which was recorded live in May 2015. It stars Mariusz Kwiecien in the title role, conducted by Antonio Pappano in the production by Kasper Holten.

Szymanowski's great opera, which had its premiere in 1926, grew out of his passion for Mediterranean culture as an amalgam of different peoples and religions. It also treats some of the themes that first appeared in his lost homoerotic novel Efebos. Set in 12th-century Sicily, the opera traces the journey to enlightenment of the Christian King Roger II through his encounter with a mysterious pagan Shepherd. While Roger's court call for the Shepherd to be put to death, Roger's queen Roxana urges her husband to accept the Shepherd's creed. Roger gradually realizes that he can only maintain his integrity by neither merely upholding the law of the church, or by yielding to the wild freedom (symbolised in abandoned dances) of the Shepherd and his followers. In his final ecstatic soliloquy, Roger attains self-realization.

Andrew McGregor introduces the performance that was originally heard live in May 2015.

King Roger II of Sicily.....Mariusz Kwiecien (Baritone)
Shepherd.....Saimir Pirgu (Tenor)
Roxana.....Georgia Jarman (Soprano)
Edrisi.....Kim Begley (Tenor)
Archbishop.....Alan Ewing (Bass)
Deaconess.....Agnes Zwierko (Mezzo-soprano)
The Royal Opera Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano (Conductor)


SAT 21:30 Between the Ears (b05vgxvr)
Mr Rainbow

Gregory lives at home with his Dad. When an alarming condition leaves him incapacitated he takes advice from a series of therapists via the internet: a lifecoach, a GP, a healer and a dating expert.

Mr Rainbow fuses elements of drama with real voices and is inspired by The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Part of Radio 3's series "In the Shadow of Kafka" exploring the enduring power of the writer's work.

Tom Bennett plays Gregory and the Spaceman.

It also features the voices of Tom Kenyon, Margaret Paul, Joan Herrmann, Kezia Noble, Terry Elston and Chazz Ellis.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Produced and directed by Joby Waldman
Executive producer, Polly Thomas
Sound design by Chris O'Shaughnessy
A Somethin Else production for BBC Radio 3

This is part of the series "In the Shadow of Kafka", a week of Kafka-related programmes on Radio 3 from 10th-16th May 2015.

It includes:
Sunday Feature, Prophet of Prague, Sun 10th May 1845
Drama on 3, The Process, Mark Ravenhill's adaptation of The Trial, Sun 10th May 2200
The Essay, Encounters with Kafka by five contemporary writers, Mon-Fri 2245
Jazz on 3: A session from British quartet Blue Eyed Hawk inspired by Kafka's short stories. Mon 11th May 2300.


SAT 22:00 Hear and Now (b05vgxvt)
Tectonics Festival Glasgow 2015

Episode 1

The first of four programmes from this year's Tectonics Glasgow, the festival founded by conductor Ilan Volkov and presented in partnership with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. This annual event - co-curated by Volkov and Alasdair Campbell - mixes up styles and soundworlds, alternating between orchestral and chamber concerts in the Grand Hall of Glasgow's City Halls complex and the improvised, noise and electronic sets to be found in the neighbouring Old Fruitmarket. In tonight's programme we hear a collaboration between turntablist Mariam Rezaei and the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, a solo set by extreme metal guitarist Justin Broadrick, new instrumental pieces from electronic pioneer Eliane Radigue, and world premieres of BBC-commissioned orchestral works by Paul Newland and Joanna Bailie. Presented by Robert Worby.



SUNDAY 17 MAY 2015

SUN 00:00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz (b05vh0xt)
Duke Ellington 50s-60s

Duke Ellington's legendary triumph at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival ignited a brilliant new phase in his career. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from the 1950s and 60s including his Shakespearean Suite, Such Sweet Thunder, and his soundtrack to Anatomy of a Murder.


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b05vh0xw)
Norwegian National Day

Norwegian National Day. Jonathan Swain presents a concert by the Oslo Chamber Choir.

1:01 AM
Traditional Norwegian , arranged by Ørjan Matre and Hakon Nystedt
Den ville sauen (The Wild Sheep) and Herrens venner (The Friends of Our Lord)
Oslo Chamber Choir, Håkon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:12 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Jesus Kristus er opfaren, from 'Four Salmer (Hymns), Op. 74
Eilert Hasseldal (Baritone), Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:20 AM
Traditional Norwegian , arranged by Hakon Nystedt
Astri mi Astri
Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:25 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Hvad est du dog skiøn , No.1 from Four Salmer Op.74
Eilert Hasseldal (Baritone), Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:31 AM
Traditional Norwegian, Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Skalhalning (trad) and Guds søn har gjort mig fri, from 'Four Salmer (Hymns), Op. 74
Eilert Hasseldal (Baritone), Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:38 AM
Traditional Norwegian
Gud unde oss her at leve sa and Trollfuglen
Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:44 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Myllarguttens Bruremarsj (Myllargutten's Bridal March) from 'Norwegian Peasant Dances, op. 72'
Oslo Chamber Chorus (Choir), Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:48 AM
Traditional Norwegian, arranged by Ørjan Matre (b.1979)
Halleluja, vor strid er endt (Halleluja, Our Strife Has ended); Hallingspringer
Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

1:58 AM
Traditional Norwegian
Jeg vet en hvile
Oslo Chamber Chorus (Choir), Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

2:03 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
I himmelen (in Heaven), from Four Salmer (Op.74, No.4)
Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

2:14 AM
Traditional Norwegian
Bruremarsj fra Osterdalen
Oslo Chamber Choir, Hakon Nystedt (Conductor)

2:18 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Slatter Op.72 for piano
Ingfrid Breie Nyhus (Piano)

2:56 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Norwegian Bridal march from Pictures from country Life (Op.19 No.2) for piano
Grieg, Edvard (Piano) Recorded on 17 April 1906

3:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Triple Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra in C major (Op. 56)
Arve Tellefsen (Violin), Truls Mørk (Cello), Havard Gimse (Piano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Rolf Gupta (Conductor)

3:36 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Haugtussa - song cycle
Solveig Kringelborn (Soprano), Malcolm Martineau (Piano)

4:04 AM
Salieri, Antonio (1750-1825)
Sinfonia in D major 'Veneziana'
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Biondi (Conductor)

4:14 AM
Borgstrøm, Hjalmar (1864-1925)
Music to John Gabriel Borkman
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Kjell Seim (Conductor)

4:26 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Letzter Fruhling (Last Spring)
Camerata Bern, Thomas Furi (Leader)

4:33 AM
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921)
Mon coeur s'ouvre from Samson et Dalila (arr for trumpet & orchestra)
Jouko Harjanne (Trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (Conductor)

4:39 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romance for violin and orchestra in G major (Op.26)
Julia Fischer (Violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (Conductor)

4:48 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
In Autumn - overture (Op.11)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Josep Caballe-Domenech (Conductor)

5:01 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Norwegian Dance (Allegro marcato) (Op.35 No.1)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (Conductor)

5:06 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (BWV.1056)
Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano), Risør Festival Strings

5:17 AM
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935)
Pictures from Norwegian Fairy-Tales (Op.37)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Vytautas Lukocius (Conductor)

5:32 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Overture to La Clemenza di Tito (K.621)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sebastian Weigle (Conductor)

5:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - motet (BWV.225)
Norwegian Soloists Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Grete Pedersen (Conductor)

5:54 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Symphony for string orchestra no.10 in B minor
Risør Festival Strings

6:05 AM
Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687)
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme - suite
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (Conductor)

6:24 AM
Irgens-Jensen, Ludvig ((1894-1969)
Japanischer Frühling
Ragnhild Heiland Sørensen (Soprano), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Steven Sloane (Conductor)

6:48 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Lyric pieces - book 5 for piano (Op.54): Nos. 2, 4, 3 no.2
Sveinung Bjelland (Piano).


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b05vh1r5)
Sunday - Ian Skelly

Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


SUN 09:00 Sunday Morning (b05vh1r9)
Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan plays his selected recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV 1047, in a performance by the CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra directed by Peter Schreier. His other choices include Rebecca Clarke's Piano Trio, Milhaud's Saudades do Brasil, and jazz-inflected classical works by various composers including Gershwin, Antheil, Almeida and Ellington.


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b05vh1rf)
Iqbal Khan

Michael Berkeley's guest is the opera and theatre director Iqbal Khan.

He has brought to the stage everything from Madame Butterfly and Sondheim's Into the Woods to an RSC production of Much Ado About Nothing set in modern India.

In Private Passions, Khan explores his favourite operas, with extracts from Verdi, Mozart, and Wagner, and chooses other music which inspires him, from Mahler's 2nd Symphony and Britten's War Requiem, to an extraordinary percussive piece by Nitin Sawhney. He plays, too, a historic recording of Paul Scofield as King Lear. And he talks movingly about his childhood and difficult teenage years, growing up in Birmingham, after his father died and the family was left penniless. Khan was inspired by his older brother, who encouraged him to aim for the highest academic honours, and read to him at night by candlelight - to make the books more exciting. Dracula was a particular favourite.

Produced by Elizabeth Burke
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3.


SUN 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05tpryp)
Wigmore Hall Mondays: Sara Mingardo, Giorgio Dal Monte, Ivano Zanenghi

Wigmore Hall Mondays - Sara Mingardo, Giorgio Dal Monte and Ivano Zanenghi
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Claudio Monteverdi:
Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
Lamento d'Arianna (Lasciatemi morire)
Voglio di vita uscir, voglio che cadano

Andrea Falconieri:
Vezzosette e care pupillette
Non più d'amore

Alessandro Piccinini:
Toccata XX
Aria di sarabanda in varie partite

Giacomo Carissimi:
Deh memoria e che più chiedi?

Barbara Strozzi:
L'Eraclito amoroso
La, sol, fa, mi, re, do

Sara Mingardo, contralto
Ivano Zanenghi, theorbo
Giorgio Dal Monte, harpsichord.


SUN 14:00 The Early Music Show (b05vh1rh)
John Holloway, Jane Gower, Lars Ulrik Mortensen

Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given by violinist John Holloway, dulcian player Jane Gower and harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen at the spectacular Frick Collection gallery in New York, including music by Rossi, Castello, Schmelzer, Rosenmüller and Froberger.


SUN 15:00 Choral Evensong (b05tq45n)
St Pancras Church

Live from St Pancras Church during the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

Introit: Rex Gloriae: O God the King of Glory (Richard Pantcheff - 2015 Festival Commission)
Responses: Paul Burke (2015 Festival Commission)
Psalms 15, 24 (Christopher Batchelor)
First Lesson: 2 Samuel 23 vv 1-5
Office Hymn: O Christ, our joy, to whom is giv'n (Saward)
St Pancras Canticles (Toby Young - 2015 Festival Commission)
Second Lesson: Colossians 2 vv20 - 3 v4
Anthem: The Dream of The Rood (Kerry Andrew - 2015 Festival Commission)
Final Hymn: Judge eternal, throned in splendour (Rhuddlan)
Organ Voluntary: Toccata (Gregory Rose - 2015 Festival Commission)

Director of Music: Christopher Batchelor
Assistant Organist: Robert Smith.


SUN 16:00 Choir and Organ (b05vh1rk)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's weekly celebration of singing together. Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil is her Choral Classic, and Leeds Festival Chorus introduce themselves in Meet My Choir. Sara is also joined by Professor Colin Lawson, Director of the Royal College of Music and period clarinettist, to chat about some of his choral favourites.


SUN 17:30 Words and Music (b05vh1rp)
Clockwise

Clockwise: The award-winning actors Toby Jones and Romola Garai explore our obsession with clocks and timekeeping. The imperious shrilling of the alarm clock; the way ticking sometimes sounds like fate approaching; the moments elongated or abbreviated by emotion: the way the imagination tends to go blank before the notion of eternity: these are all part of a meditation on why and how we measure time - from Handel's pieces for musical clocks to St Augustine's Confessions ... and all in the time it takes your average chronometer to tick from five thirty in the evening to six forty-five.

Producer: Zahid Warley.


SUN 18:45 Sunday Feature (b04003kn)
Merchant Ivory - Classics, Celluloid and Class

Style, flair, individuality, ideas... and stars. The filmic output of the remarkable three-person association of creative talents that is collectively known as 'Merchant Ivory' has endured since the early 1960s.

For The Sunday Feature, Laurence Scott re-assesses the team's output. From their early success 'Shakespeare Wallah', through the trio of big English hits - 'A Room with a View', 'Howards End' and 'The Remains of the Day' - as well as less popular, but equally stylish American and French-based movies, Merchant Ivory pictures have always combined visual sophistication with stupendous acting talent. Yet despite their many triumphs, 'Merchant Ivory' became for some critics a tainted brand, redolent of a sort of big-house costume drama that epitomised all that was wrong with British cinema. Why? And were the criticisms fair?

Merchant Ivory was a unique combination of cinema talents, 'a three-person marriage' in the words of one of their biggest stars, Helena Bonham-Carter: James Ivory directed, his late partner Ismail Merchant produced, and most of the films were written by the screenwriter and novelist Ruth Prawer-Jhabvala.

While he was in London recently preparing his latest film Jim Ivory talked over three days with Laurence Scott, and explored his lifetime of film-making.

Also in the programme, alongside Helena Bonham-Carter whose career was largely launched by the team, is veteran Indian actress Madhur Jaffrey, who brought Jim and Ismail together and starred in a number of their Indian films, and novelist and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro. Plus, the man who as a schoolboy got Ivory and Merchant to star in his home movies (we savour the broadcast premiere) and went on to run the company, Richard Macrory.

Producer: Simon Elmes

First broadcast 06/04/2014.


SUN 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b05vh237)
London Festival of Baroque Music 2015

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Porpora, Vivaldi

Live from St John's Smith Square in London, introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

The first of two concerts from the London Festival of Baroque Music. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment plays music by Vivaldi and Porpora, joined by the Oxford-based choir Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi, an all-women choir which specialises in recreating the sound of the female orphanage choir that Vivaldi composed for.

Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV 595
Vivaldi: Clarae stellae, scintillate, RV 625
Vivaldi: In exitu Israel, RV 604
Vivaldi: Concerto in D major for violin, strings and continuo 'a due cori', RV 582, 'per la Santissima Assontione di Maria Vergine'

INTERVAL

Porpora: Laetatus sum
Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
Vivaldi - Gloria, RV 589

Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Kati Debretzeni (violin/director)

The London Festival of Baroque Music is a new festival founded this year, continuing the legacy of the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, which ended in 2014 after 30 successful years. The theme of the festival is Women in Baroque Music, and it embraces music by women composers as well as pieces written for or about women. Vivaldi composed many of his choral pieces, including his celebrated Gloria, for the Pio Ospedale della Pietà (Devout Hospital of Mercy) in Venice, where he worked over a thirty year period. Their all-female choir clearly included women who could manage the choral bass parts, as does tonight's choir, the Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi.

This is the first of two live broadcasts from the London Festival of Baroque Music - on Tuesday the Choir of Westminster Abbey and St James's Baroque are conducted by James O'Donnell in Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610.


SUN 22:00 Drama on 3 (b05vh239)
Macbeth

A new production of Shakespeare's thrilling tragedy starring Neil Dudgeon and Emma Fielding

'Your face, my thane, is as a book where men / May read strange matters...'

Sound design by Colin Guthrie.



MONDAY 18 MAY 2015

MON 00:00 Night Music (b05vy6kv)
Strauss's Macbeth

Richard Strauss's 1888 symphonic poem Macbeth, in a recording the Dresden Staatskapelle and Rudolf Kempe made in 1974.

Richard Strauss: Macbeth, Op 23
Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe, conductor.


MON 00:30 Through the Night (b05vh3rb)
Rameau's Grands Motets

Les Arts Florissants and William Christie perform Rameau's Grands Motets at the 2014 BBC Proms. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Deus noster refugium
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor), Rachel Redmond, Katherine Watson (sopranos), Reinoud van Mechelen and Cyril Auvity (tenors), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Cyril Costanzo (bass)

12:59 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Quam dilecta tabernacula
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor), Rachel Redmond, Katherine Watson (sopranos), Reinoud van Mechelen and Cyril Auvity (tenors), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Cyril Costanzo (bass)

1:19 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
In convertendo Dominus
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor), Rachel Redmond, Katherine Watson (sopranos), Reinoud van Mechelen and Cyril Auvity (tenors), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Cyril Costanzo (bass)

1:43 AM
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph de (1711-1772)
In exitu Israel (excerpts)
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor)

1:50 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Castor et Pollux: opening funeral chorus, adapted to 'Kyrie Eleison'
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor)

1:53 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Tendre amour' from Les indes galantes, adapted with a sacred text
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor)

1:59 AM
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph de (1711-1772)
Elevaverunt flumina', from Dominus Regnavit
Les Arts Florissants (chorus & ensemble), William Christie (conductor)

2:04 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor (Op.57) 'Appassionata'
Plamena Mangova (piano)

2:31 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Concerto for piano and orchestra no.2 (Op.102) in F major (Allegro; Andante; Allegro)
Patrik Jablonski (piano), Polish Radio Orchestra of Warsaw, Wojciech Rajski (conductor)

2:52 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953]
Symphony no. 5 in B flat major Op.100
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)

3:35 AM
Scriabin, Alexander [1872-1915]
Piano Sonata No 2 in G sharp minor (Op.19)
Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano)

3:46 AM
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich [1855-1914]
The Enchanted Lake (Op.62)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko (conductor)

3:54 AM
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich [1804-1857]
Trio pathetique for clarinet, bassoon and piano in D minor
Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Ekaterina Apekisheva (piano), Boris Andrianov (cello)

4:10 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)
Bogoróditse Dévo, ráduisya - from All-Night Vigil (Op.37)
Polyphonia, Ivelin Dimitrov (conductor)

4:14 AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
3 Easy Pieces
Anna Klas & Bruno Lukk (piano)

4:18 AM
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908)
Concerto for trombone and military band in B flat major
Tibor Winkler (trombone), Chamber Wind Orchestra, Zdenek Machacek (conductor)

4:31 AM
Goldmark, Károly (1830-1915)
Night on the Lake with Moonlight (Op.52 No.5)
Ilona Prunyi (piano)

4:35 AM
Gorczycki, Grzegorz Gerwazy (1665-1734)
Missa Paschalis
Il Canto: Barbara Janowska and Wanda Laddy (sopranos), Robert Lawaty (counter-tenor), Cezary Szyfman (baritone), Michal Straszewski (bass)

4:50 AM
Traditional (19th century) arr. Narciso Yepes (1927-1997
Romanza for guitar
Stepan Rak (guitar)

4:57 AM
Kodaly, Zoltan [1882-1967]
Dances of Marosszek version for piano
Kornel Zempleni (piano)

5:09 AM
Wingfield, Steven (b. 1955)
3 Bulgarian Dances arr. Wingfield for violin and guitar
Moshe Hammer (violin), William Beauvais (guitar)

5:16 AM
Litolff, Henry (Charles) (1818-1891)
Scherzo - from the Concerto Symphonique No.4 (Op.102)
Arthur Ozolins (piano), Toronto Symphony, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5:24 AM
Pezel, Johann Christoph (1639-1694)
German Dance Suite
Canadian Brass

5:32 AM
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594)
Dulces Exuviae - motet
Currende (vocal and instrumental), Erik van Nevel (conductor)

5:38 AM
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623)
O Mistress mine, I must - variations for keyboard (MB.28.83)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

5:44 AM
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623)
Browning à 5
The Rose Consort of Viols: John Bryan, Alison Crum, Sarah Groser, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland (viols)

5:48 AM
Rodrigo, Joaquín [1901-1999]
Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
Lukasz Kuropaczewski (guitar), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, José Maria Florencio (conductor)

6:11 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Quartet for strings in D major (Op.64 No.5) 'Lark'
Tilev String Quartet.


MON 06:30 Breakfast (b05vh3rd)
Monday - Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


MON 09:00 Essential Classics (b05vh3rg)
Monday - Sarah Walker with Monty Don

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... music for wind band'. Sarah is a fan of the distinctive timbre of wind band music and showcases this in works by Walton, Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Milhaud.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the place associated with a well known work.

10am
In the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Sarah's guest every day at 10am is one of the hosts of the show, the presenter, writer and gardener Monty Don. Monty will be telling Sarah about how music has played an important role in his life, and about the therapy of gardening. He shares a selection of his favourite classical music, including extracts from Bach's St Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

10.30am
Sarah features the Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's CD review

Mozart
Horn Concertos

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov. Born into a family with strong musical traditions, Vengerov was a child prodigy who had won the both the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions by the time he was 15. Sarah dips into Vengerov's many acclaimed recordings throughout the week, choosing works ranging from great Romantic concertos - virtuoso masterpieces that show off the instrument's range and brilliance - to more reflective transcriptions.

Saint-Saëns
Havanaise
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor).


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b05vh3rj)
Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Musical Discovery and Celebrations

Donald Macleod explores the early years of the man described as the "father of German Music", Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). In Monday's episode Donald explores Schutz's childhood growing up in an inn in Kostritz, his studies in Venice with Giovanni Gabrieli and his subsequent success following his return to Germany.


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05vh3rl)
Wigmore Hall Mondays: Christoph Pregardien and Daniel Heide

German tenor Christoph Prégardien is joined by pianist Daniel Heidein in a recital of lieder by Schubert and Schumann, broadcast live from Wigmore Hall, including Schubert settings of texts by Hölty and Goethe and culminating with a performance of Schumann's Op. 48, Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love) a cycle of songs based on poems by Heinrich Heine.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Daniel Heide (piano)

Schubert: An den Mond, D 259
Schubert: Schäfers Klagelied, D 121
Schubert: Erster Verlust, D 226
Schubert: Rastlose Liebe, D 138
Schubert: Wandrers Nachtlied 2, D 768
Schubert: Willkommen und Abschied, D 767

Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op 48.


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b05vh3rn)
BBC Philharmonic

Episode 1

Katie Derham showcases some recent performances given by the BBC Philharmonic in music ranging from Rachmaninov to HK Gruber. And on Thursday there's a chance to hear their recent performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
But the afternoon starts with a live concert from the Ulster Orchestra featuring the BBC New Generation Artist, Zhang Zuo as solo pianist in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no 3.

2pm
Live from the Ulster Hall, Belfast
Presented by John Toal

Mozart: Overture, Don Giovanni

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3

Mozart: Symphony No 35 in D (K 385) (Haffner)

Zhang Zuo (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Rafael Payare (conductor)

then at approximately 3.10pm

Britten: Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes'
BBC Philharmonic, Paul Daniel (conductor)

Bruckner: Symphony No 6
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).


MON 16:30 In Tune (b05vh3rq)
Jacek Kaspszyk, Rupert Marshall-Luck, Matthew Rickard, Jessica Pratt

Suzy Klein's drivetime guests include violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck with pianist Matthew Rickard, performing live in the studio ahead of their recital at the 2015 English Music Festival held at Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, including music by little-known English composer Frederick Septimus Kelly. Conductor and Artistic Director of Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk, visits the studio to discuss their UK tour and new recording of music by Polish-born composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Plus acclaimed coloratura soprano Jessica Pratt performs live by ahead of her recital at the Wigmore Hall.


MON 18:30 Composer of the Week (b05vh3rj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b05vh439)
Imogen Cooper, Henning Kraggerud, Adrian Brendel - Schubert Piano Trios

Live from St James's Church, Chipping Campden
Presented by Petroc Trelawny

The pianist Imogen Cooper is well known for her interpretations of the solo piano music of Schubert. Here she teams up with the violinist Henning Kraggerud and the cellist Adrian Brendel to perform two of Schubert's masterpieces of chamber music: his two piano trios, composed at the pinnacle of his career aged just 31, shortly before he died.

Schubert: Piano Trio no.1 in B flat, Op.99

Interval: A collection of Schubert lieder performed by Anne Sofie von Otter and Thomas Quasthoff with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Claudio Abbado. Orchestrated by Johannes Brahms and Max Reger
Schubert: Piano Trio no.2 in E flat, Op.100

Henning Kraggerud (violin)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Imogen Cooper (piano)

The two late piano trios of Schubert, though written only a few weeks apart, are quite different in character. Trio No. 1 in B-flat is a more confident outgoing work with a lighthearted finale. The Trio No. 2, on the other hand, is more serious in demeanour, with an inward brooding quality.


MON 22:00 Free Thinking (b0449kmf)
Hay Festival: PJ O'Rourke, Steven D Levitt, Stephen J Dubner

Presenter Rana Mitter, is joined on the BBC stage at the Hay Festival by writer and provocateur, PJ O'Rourke and the Freakonomics authors, the economist Steven D Levitt and journalist Stephen J Dubner to discuss decision-making, how emotional and economic stability leads to self-absorbtion, how difficult it is to stop and think about anything and why there is such a gulf between the economic and political and personal rationales for the nature of health care provision here in the UK, the US and around the world.

First broadcast 28/05/2014

You can download this programme by searching in the Arts and Ideas podcasts for the broadcast date.


MON 22:45 The Essay (b05vh43c)
The Meaning of Trees

Horse Chestnut

Despite being a much loved tree, the Horse Chestnut actually symbolises being there for sentiment rather than purpose, it is actually a pretty useless tree. By all means enjoy the ornamental aspect of the trees but the timber from horse chestnut is not good quality - there is plenty of it as the tree can gain bulk and volume quickly, but the wood is soft, weak and perishes easily. Its so-called chestnuts are pretty useless too. The poisons in them make processing them for food too costly. But its as conkers that its nuts make it have important meaning for us, as play and togetherness. An incomer and an imposter - from the Balkans, the name stuck, due to the horseshoe shape scars left in its trunk when the leaves fall off. It was such a raging fashion after its UK arrival that Capability Brown planted 4800 in one estate in Wiltshire alone. No wonder it has remained everywhere in the UK since. Its conkers and majestic presence will always endear it to us and this was enough for Anne Frank, who also succumbed to its charms, writing about a horse chestnut tree in the centre of Amsterdam, thus also a symbol of hope, of escape and of one day, a return to normality.

A third series of these popular tree essays is again written and presented by experienced essayist, Fiona Stafford, Professor of Literature at Somerville College Oxford, explores the symbolism, importance, topicality and surprises of five more trees common in the UK. Across the series of essays, our ambiguous relationship with trees is explored. The three series have prompted an illustrated book of the essays planned for 2015.

Producer - Turan Ali
A Bona Broadcasting production for BBC Radio 3.


MON 23:00 Jazz on 3 (b04v1rgm)
Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Note Records

A celebration of one of jazz's most iconic record labels, with a band featuring Robert Glasper and Ambrose Akinmusire in concert at the 2014 EFG London Jazz Festival.

Blue Note Records has sat at the beating heart of jazz history for the past 75 years, from their very first boogie woogie recording in 1939 to its championing of artists at the forefront of the scene today. Pianist Robert Glasper and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire are two names that represent Blue Note's flourishing new generation, and are part of the celebrations at the Royal Festival Hall in a band of Blue Note leaders. Bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott, guitarist Lionel Loueke and saxophonist Marcus Strickland complete an all-star line-up in one of the most hotly anticipated moments of the festival.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Chris Elcombe

First broadcast 15/12/2014.



TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015

TUE 00:30 Through the Night (b05vh492)
Tonhalle Orchestra and David Zinman

Jonathan Swain introduces a BBC Prom from 2014 which was David Zinman's final concert as Music Director of the Zurich Tonhalle performing Dvorak's Violin Concerto with Julia Fischer and Beethoven Sixth Symphony.

12:31 AM
Strauss, Richard
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; David Zinman (conductor)

12:46 AM
Dvorak, Antonin
Concerto in A minor Op.53 for violin and orchestra
Julia Fischer (violin); Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; David Zinman (conductor)

1:18 AM
Hindemith, Paul
Sonata in G minor Op.11'6 for violin solo 3rd movement: Finale: Lebhaft
Julia Fischer (violin)

1:23 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
Symphony no. 6 in F major Op.68 (Pastoral)
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; David Zinman (conductor)

2:03 AM
Traditional arranged Florian Walser
Evviva i Soci (encore)
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; David Zinman (conductor)

2:09 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Prelude & Fugue in B flat minor BWV867
Edwin Fischer (piano) (1886-1960)

2:16 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Carnival in Paris - Overture/Episode for orchestra (Op.9)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

2:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Quartet for strings in E minor 'Rasumovsky' (Op.59 No.2)
Engegard Quartet

3:06 AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Magnificat in D major (Wq.215)
Linda Øvrebø (soprano), Anna Einarsson (alto), Anders J.Dahlin (tenor), Johannes Mannov (bass), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oslo Chamber Choir, Alessandro de Marchi (conductor)

3:42 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Elegy (Op.23) arr. for piano trio
Trio Lorenz

3:49 AM
Yuste, Miguel (1870-1947)
Estudio melodico (Op.33) for clarinet and piano
Christo Barrios (clarinet), Lila Gailing (piano)

3:56 AM
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962)
Trois Pièces Brèves
The Ariart Woodwind Quintet

4:04 AM
Busoni, Ferruccio (1866-1924)
Sonatina super Carmen (Sonatina No.6) for piano 'Kammerfantasie'
Matti Raekallio (piano)

4:13 AM
Nicolai, Otto [1810-1849]
Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
RTV Slovenian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor)

4:22 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Danse macabre (Op.40) transcribed for 2 pianos by the composer
Ouellet-Murray Duo: Claire Ouellet & Sandra Murray (pianos)

4:31 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Introduction and waltz from 'Eugene Onegin' - lyric scenes in 3 acts (Op.24)
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4:39 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Arabesque in C major (Op.18)
Angela Cheng (piano)

4:46 AM
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Ave Maria; Christus factus est; Locus iste (motets)
The Sokkelund Choir, Morten Schuldt Jensen (conductor)

5:00 AM
Ferrabosco, Alfonso (c1578-1628)
Pavan and Fantasie
Nigel North (lute)

5:07 AM
Eccles, Henry [?1675-?1745]
Sonata for double bass and piano
Gary Karr (double bass), Harmon Lewis (piano)

5:16 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Flute Sonata in A major for transverse flute (BWV.1032)
Bart Kuijken (flute), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

5:30 AM
Pierne, Gabriel [1863-1937]
Konzertstuck for harp & orchestra (Op.39) (1903)
Suzanna Klintcharova (harp), Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Dimitar Manolov (conductor)

5:46 AM
Berwald, Franz [1796-1868]
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (1849)
Bernt Lysell (violin), Per Sandklef (violin), Thomas Sundkvist (viola), Mats Rondin (cello)

6:05 AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Overture (Suite) (TWV.55:C3) in C major "Hamburger Ebbe und Fluth (Wasser-overture)"
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor).


TUE 06:30 Breakfast (b05vh4xg)
Tuesday - Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


TUE 09:00 Essential Classics (b05vh565)
Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Monty Don

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... music for wind band'. Sarah is a fan of the distinctive timbre of wind band music and showcases this in works by Walton, Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Milhaud.

9.30am
Take part in today's challenge: listen to the clues and identify the mystery music-related object.

10am
In the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Sarah's guest every day at 10am is one of the hosts of the show, the presenter, writer and gardener Monty Don. Monty will be telling Sarah about how music has played an important role in his life, and about the therapy of gardening. He shares a selection of his favourite classical music, including extracts from Bach's St Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov. Born into a family with strong musical traditions, Vengerov was a child prodigy who had won the both the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions by the time he was 15. Sarah dips into Vengerov's many acclaimed recordings throughout the week, choosing works ranging from great Romantic concertos - virtuoso masterpieces that show off the instrument's range and brilliance - to more reflective transcriptions.

Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor).


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b05vh58c)
Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

1625 - A Year of Sorrow

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the man described as the "father of German Music", Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). In today's episode Donald uncovers the events of 1625 - a particularly grief-stricken year in the life of the German composer.


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05vh5jl)
The Frick Collection

Episode 1

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from The Frick Collection - an art museum in New York which celebrates its 80th year in 2015. Their annual series of concerts has been delighting audiences for more than 75 of those years. In today's concert, British pianist Charles Owen makes his New York recital debut with a programme including Debussy's first book of Preludes alongside two contemporary works by the Manhattan-based composer Nico Muhly.

Nico Muhly: Hudson Cycle
Nico Muhly: Short Stuff
Charles Owen (piano)

Debussy: Twelve Préludes, Book One
Charles Owen (piano).


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b05vh6c3)
BBC Philharmonic

Episode 2

Katie Derham this week showcases performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Today's programme includes Strauss songs performed by Ben Johnson, and a performance from the Bridgewater Hall last October in which the Orchestra was joined by soloist Nobuyuki Tsujii for Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto.

Dvorák Slavonic Dances in D Op 46, No 6; in A flat Op 72 No 8; in C Op 46 No 7
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

c. 2.15pm
Richard Strauss Cäcilie Op 27 No 2; Verführung Op 33 No 1; Befreit Op 39 No 4; Zueignung Op 10 No 1
Ben Johnson (tenor)
BBC Philharmonic, Philippe Bach (conductor)

John Adams The Chairman Dances

c. 2.50pm
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3
Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Yutaka Sado (conductor)

c. 3.35pm
Einem Capriccio
BBC Philharmonic, HK Gruber (conductor)

c. 3.45pm
HK Gruber Rough Music
Martin Grubinger (percussion),
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).


TUE 16:30 In Tune (b05vh713)
Swell Concert Party, Enrique Mazzola, Clelia Iruzun

Suzy Klein with live music in the studio from Swell Party Company, performing songs from their show 'Till The Clouds Roll - A Tribute to Jerome Kern'. An Italian conductor in demand from opera houses around the world - Enrique Mazzola talks to Suzy as he prepares for Donizetti's Poliuto at Glyndebourne, together with soprano Ana Maria Martinez. Pianist Clelia Iruzun champions the music of composer Ernesto Nazareth, described as a Brazilian Scott Joplin. Plus, Cerys Matthews talks to Suzy as the line-up is unveiled for the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage at WOMAD 2015.


TUE 18:30 Composer of the Week (b05vh58c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b05vh7dj)
London Festival of Baroque Music 2015

Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610

Live from Westminster Abbey, introduced by Martin Handley.

In the final concert of the London Festival of Baroque Music, James O'Donnell conducts The Choir of Westminster Abbey and St James's Baroque in Monteverdi's stupendous Vespers of 1610.

Monteverdi: Vespers (1610)

The Choir of Westminster Abbey
St James's Baroque
James O'Donnell (conductor)

Monteverdi's Vespers of the Most Holy Virgin is the largest-scale church piece before the time of Bach. It was published in Venice in 1610, when Monteverdi was employed at the court of Mantua, and probably looking for a major church post - he appointed Director of Music at St Mark's in Venice three years later. It was composed on an epic scale, with a choir that is sometimes split into ten parts, challenging solo movements for sopranos, tenors and bass, and virtuoso solo parts for cornetts and violins. It is grand yet intimate, a perfect work for the ringing acoustic of Westminster Abbey, and a celebratory end to the London Festival of Baroque Music.

Further concerts from the London Festival of Baroque Music can be heard on the Early Music Show on 24th and 31st May.


TUE 22:00 Free Thinking (b05vh8sp)
Colm Toibin on Elizabeth Bishop, Mammoth Cloning, Fareed Zakaria

Colm Toibin discusses the writing of former American poet laureate Elizabeth Bishop. Beth Shapiro, an American evolutionary molecular biologist, considers how to clone a mammoth. Matthew Sweet is also joined by Fareed Zakaria, the host of CNN's foreign affairs programme.

Fareed Zakaria has published In Defense of a Liberal Education.
Beth Shapiro's book is called How to Clone a Mammoth: the Science of De-Extinction
Colm Toibin is the author of On Elizabeth Bishop. He has also written the introduction to sons + fathers - An anthology of words and images.

Producer: Fiona McLean

(Image: Colm Toibin, October 10, 2014 in New York City. Photo copyright: Bryan Bedder / Getty Images / The New Yorker).


TUE 22:45 The Essay (b05vh8sr)
The Meaning of Trees

Cypress

Professor Fiona Stafford discusses the Leyland cypress or leylandii, a common British garden tree with a funereal image and which has been the cause of many land disputes.


TUE 23:00 Late Junction (b05vh9kj)
Tuesday - Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt's selection includes Brazilian choral music sung by the Choir Of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, 3 contrasting piano solos from Kit Downes, Ruben Gonzalez and John Tilbury, stellar vocal performances from gospel legends the Swan Silvertones and from Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen, an interlude from Spiro and music inspired by Neolithic sites featuring John Butcher, Angharad Davies, Rhodri Davies and Lee Patterson.



WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2015

WED 00:30 Through the Night (b05vh49d)
Andreas Scholl Recital

Counter-tenor Andreas Scholl performs a variety of songs from Dowland to Billy Joel. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Dowland, John (1563-1626) / Campion, Thomas (1567-1620)
Flow my tears (Dowland); Come again (Dowland); I saw my Lady weep (Dowland); I care not for these ladies (Campion)
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

12:47 AM
Halperin, Tamar (b.1976) / Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) / Johnson, Robert (c.1583-1633)
Interlude (Halperin); Evening Hymn (Purcell); Music for a while (Purcell); Have you seen the bright lily grow? (Johnson)
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:00 AM
Purcell, Henry
Sarabande from Suite no. 2 in G minor Z.661; Man is for a woman made
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:06 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
3 songs (Despair; Wanderer; Recollection)
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:20 AM
Haydn, Joseph
Allegro moderato, from Sonata in A flat major H.16.46 (Divertimento) for piano
Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:26 AM
Traditional, arr. Halperin, Tamar (b.1976)
3 Trad. songs (O Waly, Waly; Black is the Colour; I will give my love an apple)
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:36 AM
Traditional, arr. Halperin, Tamar
2 Trad. songs (King Henry; My love is like a red, red rose)
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:43 AM
Joel, Billy [b.1949]
And so it goes
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:47 AM
Raichel, Idan [b.1977]
In stiller Nacht
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor), Tamar Halperin (piano)

1:51 AM
Haydn, Joseph
Symphony no. 103 (H.1.103) in E flat major "Drum Roll"
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

2:22 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Ritorna Vincitor' from Aida (Act I, end of scene I)
Galina Savova (soprano), Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)

2:31 AM
Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906)
Suite No.1 in F major for 2 pianos (Op.15)
James Anagnason, Leslie Kinton (pianos)

2:46 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Serenade No.1 in D major (Op.11)
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

3:33 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in G (Kk.91) (arranged for mandolin and harpsichord)
Avi Avital (mandolin), Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord)

3:41 AM
Jarzebski, Adam (1590-1649)
Concerto primo à 2, Concerto secondo à 2, Concerto terza à 2, Concerto quarto à 2 (1627)
Bruce Dickey (cornetto), Alberto Grazzi (bassoon, in No.4 only), Michael Fentross (theorbo), Charles Toet (trombone), Jacques Ogg (organ), Lucy van Dael (conductor)

3:53 AM
Pärt, Arvo (b. 1935)
Magnificat
Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor , Tonu Kaljuste (conductor)

4:01 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Nocturne No. 9 in B major Op. 32 No. 1; Nocturne No. 11 in G minor Op. 37 No. 1
Sebastian Knauer (piano)

4:12 AM
Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand (c.1670-1746)
Suite No.4 in D minor (Op.1 No.4) (Overture; Entrée; Rondeau; Gavotte; Menuett; Passacaille)
The Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players, Geoffrey Lancaster (conductor)

4:24 AM
Parry, Hubert (1848-1918) orch. Gordon Jacob
I was glad (Psalm 122)
Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

4:31 AM
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745)
Capriccio (ZWV.184) in F major
Ekkehard Hering & Wolfgang Kube (oboes), Andrew Joy & Rainier Jurkiewicz (horns), Rhoda Patrick (bassoon), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (director)

4:46 AM
Melartin, Erkki (1875-1937)
Serenata (Op.121 No.5) from 6 Easy Pieces (1924)
Arto Noras (cello), Tapani Valsta (piano)

4:48 AM
Palmgren, Selim (1878-1951)
Violoncello a Cassado (Op.114 No.1) - for cello and piano
Arto Noras (cello), Tapani Valsta (piano)

4:51 AM
Kuula, Toivo (1883-1918)
Scherzo, Op.17a No. 7
Arto Noras (cello), Tapani Valsta (piano)

4:53 AM
Schein, Johann Hermann (1586-1630)
Paduana (Suite VII)
Royal Academy of Music Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Patrick Russill (conductor)

4:57 AM
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762)
Sonata in D major, (Op.1 No.1)
Pierre Pitzl and Mary Jean Bolli (violas da gamba), Luciano Contini (archlute), Augusta Campagne (harpsichord)

5:07 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
No.2 Cacilie from 4 Lieder (Op.27); No.2 Ich schwebe from 5 Lieder (Op.48)
Christianne Stotijn (soprano), Joseph Breinl (piano)

5:12 AM
Rore, Cipriano de (c1515-1565)
Alma susanna; Mentre, lumi maggior
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director)

5:22 AM
Marais, Marin (1656-1728)
Les Folies d'Espagne
Lise Daoust (flute)

5:32 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor (Op.108)
Yggdrasil String Quartet

5:46 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Aria variata alla maniera italiana for keyboard (BWV.989) in A minor
Wolfgang Glüxam (harpsichord)

6:02 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Symphony No.5 in D major 'Reformation' (Op.107)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund (conductor).


WED 06:30 Breakfast (b05vh4xj)
Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


WED 09:00 Essential Classics (b05vh567)
Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Monty Don

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... music for wind band'. Sarah is a fan of the distinctive timbre of wind band music and showcases this in works by Walton, Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Milhaud.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge and identify the personal relationship that connects two pieces of music.

10am
In the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Sarah's guest every day at 10am is one of the hosts of the show, the presenter, writer and gardener Monty Don. Monty will be telling Sarah about how music has played an important role in his life, and about the therapy of gardening. He shares a selection of his favourite classical music, including extracts from Bach's St Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov. Born into a family with strong musical traditions, Vengerov was a child prodigy who had won the both the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions by the time he was 15. Sarah dips into Vengerov's many acclaimed recordings throughout the week, choosing works ranging from great Romantic concertos - virtuoso masterpieces that show off the instrument's range and brilliance - to more reflective transcriptions.

Waxman
Carmen Fantasy
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor).


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b05vh58p)
Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Travels

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the man described as the "father of German Music" Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). In Wednesday's programme, Donald focuses on Schutz's years away from Germany in the aftermath of his wife's death.


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05vh5jn)
The Frick Collection

Episode 2

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from The Frick Collection - an art museum in New York which celebrates its 80th year in 2015. Their annual series of concerts has been delighting audiences for more than 75 of those years. In today's concert, the Vienna Piano Trio performs music by Beethoven and Brahms.

Beethoven: Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op.121a

Brahms: Piano Trio in B Major, Op.8

Vienna Piano Trio.


WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b05vh6c5)
BBC Philharmonic

Episode 3

Katie Derham presents recent performances by the BBC Philharmonic featuring Alison Balsom in Haydn's ever popular Trumpet Concerto the brilliant young percussion virtuoso, Martin Grubinger in a recent work by Bruno Hartl.

Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Alison Balsom (trumpet),
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

c. 2.15pm
Brahms Symphony No 3
BBC Philharmonic, Richard Farnes (conductor)

c. 2.50pm
Bruno Hartl Percussion Concerto
Martin Grubinger (percussion)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena Martin (conductor).


WED 15:30 Choral Evensong (b05vh9ps)
Lichfield Cathedral

Live from Lichfield Cathedral

Introit: Antiphon for Ascension (Richard Lloyd) first broadcast
Responses: Rose
Office Hymn: Christ is the King (Gelobt sei Gott)
Psalm 104 (Parratt, Ben Lamb)
First Lesson: 1 Kings 19 vv 1-18
Canticles: The Lichfield Service (Grayston Ives) first broadcast
Second Lesson: Matthew 3 vv 13-end
Anthem: See, see, the word is incarnate (Gibbons)
Final Hymn: The Lord ascendeth up on high (Palace Green)
Organ Voluntary: Psalm Prelude Set 2 No 3 'Sing unto the Lord a new song' (Howells)

Directors of Music: Ben and Cathy Lamb
Organist: Martyn Rawles.


WED 16:30 In Tune (b05vh719)
Raphael Wallfisch, The Prince Consort

Suzy Klein's drivetime guests include cellist Raphael Wallfisch, playing live in the studio ahead of his performance of Finzi's Cello Concerto at the 2015 English Music Festival. And there's more live music from The Prince Consort - tenor Nicholas Mulroy, mezzo Rowan Hellier and pianist Alisdair Hogarth. They'll be performing lieder by Schubert ahead of their appearance at the 2015 Salisbury Festival.


WED 18:30 Composer of the Week (b05vh58p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b05vh7dn)
BBC Singers - Modern Sacred Music

Live from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

The BBC Singers perform modern sacred choral music - from Britten to the brand new.

Benjamin Britten: Jubilate in C
Judith Bingham: The Spirit of Truth
Thomas Tallis: If ye love me

Guy Bovet: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
Daniel Saleeb: Erhalt' uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
Nico Muhly: Weltlich Ehr' und zeitlich Gut (world premiere)

Nico Muhly: Spiral Mass (joint BBC commission: UK premiere)

8.15 Interval music, and Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Nicholas Kok

8.35
Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ, the apple tree
Richard Blackford: Within the Seed (BBC commission: world premiere)
Benjamin Britten: Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria
Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb

BBC Singers
James McVinnie (organ)
Nicholas Kok (conductor)

In their 90th anniversary season, demonstrating their long-standing commitment to new music , the BBC Singers tonight premiere Richard Blackford's settings of the spiritually-charged poems of Kathleen Raine, and Nico Muhly's 'Spiral Mass' - a piece reflecting its composer's own musical preoccupation with twisting symmetries and helix figures.

Alongside these, pieces which cast a glance back to the music of the past: Judith Bingham's 'The Spirit of Truth' is based on a much-loved anthem by Tallis while Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb' pays affectionate homage to the music of Purcell, and his Prelude and Fugue is based on a theme from a Renaissance motet.

Organist James McVinnie performs three new pieces from The Orgelbüchlein Project - in which contemporary composers have written short organ chorale-preludes to fill the pages left blank in J S Bach's famous collection from the early 18th century.


WED 22:00 Free Thinking (b05vh8sw)
Alain Mabanckou, Joseph Stiglitz

Novelist Alain Mabanckou joins Philip Dodd to reflect on life in France, USA and the Republic of Congo. He's one of the authors nominated for the Man Booker International Prize 2015 and his books have been translated into 15 languages. His memoir is called The Lights of Pointe-Noire and in December he published Letter to Jimmy - a fictional consideration of the life and writings of James Baldwin.

Joseph Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2001. His new book called The Great Divide explores income inequality.

Producer: Neil Trevithick

Image: Alain Mabanckou.


WED 22:45 The Essay (b05vh8sy)
The Meaning of Trees

Cherry

In many countries, cherries are there just to look pretty - a short party trick trotted out once a year which everyone loves and coos at, but then its got to be kept the rest of the year too. True, it has unrivalled spring blossoms, a truly stunning beauty, especially in large numbers. It has much-prized wood and fruit, both of which have a long British pedigree, yet man and global warming have removed 90 per cent of UK cherry trees since 1930. In other countries (Japan especially) it is a sacred tree as a flowering cherry, but the fruit has been monopolised by a few countries - Turkey and the USA especially. Apart from fruit, cherry trees are prized for their swirling, eye-ridden, colourful hardwood which is amongst the most prized for cabinetry and furniture making, and medicinally they can cure gout, fever and help us sleep.

Producer - Turan Ali
A Bona Broadcasting production for BBC Radio 3.


WED 23:00 Late Junction (b05vh9kq)
Wednesday - Max Reinhardt

A Chopin Etude performed by pianist Irina Bogdanov, a Malian version of Terry Riley's in C, Glass's Knee Play 4 performed by pianist Bruce Brubaker, a field recording of a Baul song from Birhum in India and Io from Brooklyn's Dawn of Midi - together they weave the fabric of this edition of Late Junction, presented by Max Reinhardt.



THURSDAY 21 MAY 2015

THU 00:30 Through the Night (b05vh49l)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland

BBC Proms 2012: John Shea presents a Prom given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, with a Scottish theme.

12:31 AM
MacMillan, James [b.1959]
Fanfare upon one note for brass ensemble
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

12:34 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Prelude from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

12:44 AM
Bruch, Max [1838-1920]
Scottish fantasy Op.46 for violin and orchestra
Nicola Benedetti (violin), National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

1:14 AM
Hunter, Willie [1933-1994], arr. Paul Campbell
Leaving Lerwick Harbour
Nicola Benedetti (violin), Daniel Rainey (violin)

1:18 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
Don Juan (Op.20) (symphonic poem)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

1:36 AM
Musgrave, Thea [b.1928]
Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland for orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

1:47 AM
Respighi, Ottorino [1879-1936]
Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome) - symphonic poem
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

2:08 AM
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No 68 in B flat
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Stefan Solyom

2:31 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953]
Sonata in C major for cello and piano (Op.119) ; 2: Moderato ; 3:Allegro ma non troppo]
Claudio Bohórquez (cello), Ana Maria Campistrus (piano)

2:54 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Ten Preludes from (Op 28)
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

3:10 AM
Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880)
Concerto for violin and orchestra No.2 in D minor (Op.22)
Mariusz Patyra (violin), Polish Radio Orchestras, Wojciech Rajski (conductor)

3:34 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Die Göttin im Putzzimmer
Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor)

3:40 AM
Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937]
Jeux d'Eau
Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano)

3:46 AM
Fontana, Giovanni Battista [c.1592-1631]
Sonata XVI, for 3 violins & continuo
Il Giardino Armonico

3:51 AM
Carissimi, Giacomo (1605-1674)
Vanitas vanitatum
Olga Pasiecznik & Marta Boberska (sopranos), Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble - Wim Maseele (guitar, theorbo), Lilianna Stawarz (chamber organ), Agata Sapiecha (violin & director

4:02 AM
Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel [1801-1866]
Morceau de salon for oboe and piano (Op.228)
Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

4:12 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Serenade for string orchestra (Op.20) in E minor
BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

4:24 AM
Rubio, Jesus Gonzalez [(d.1874)]
Jarabe tapatio (Mexican hat dance)
Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet), Roberto Arosio (piano)

4:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro (K.492)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn (conductor)

4:36 AM
Glick, Srul Irving (1934-2002)
Suite Hébraïque No.5 for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Suzanne Shulman (flute), James Campbell (clarinet), Andrew Dawes (violin), Daniel Domb (cello)

4:51 AM
Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974), arr. Timothy Kain
Scaramouche
Guitar Trek: Timothy Kain, Carolyn Kidd, Mark Norton, Peter Constant (guitars)

5:02 AM
Benjamin, Arthur (1893-1960)
Overture to an Italian Comedy
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Post (conductor)

5:09 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for violin and orchestra in F minor (RV.297) (Op.8 No.4), 'Inverno' (Winter)
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (director)

5:17 AM
Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906)
Suite No.4 for two pianos (Op.62)
James Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton (pianos)

5:36 AM
Juon, Paul (1872-1940)
Fairy Tale in A minor for cello and piano (Op.8)
Esther Nyffenegger (cello), Desmond Wright (piano)

5:42 AM
Mozetich, Marjan (b. 1948)
Affairs of the Heart: a Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra (1997)
Juliette Kang (violin), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

6:05 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
String Trio in G (Op.9 No.1)
Trio Aristos.


THU 06:30 Breakfast (b05vh4xl)
Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


THU 09:00 Essential Classics (b05vh569)
Thursday - Sarah Walker with Monty Don

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... music for wind band'. Sarah is a fan of the distinctive timbre of wind band music and showcases this in works by Walton, Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Milhaud.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: listen to the story and tell us what happens next.

10am
In the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Sarah's guest every day at 10am is one of the hosts of the show, the presenter, writer and gardener Monty Don. Monty will be telling Sarah about how music has played an important role in his life, and about the therapy of gardening. He shares a selection of his favourite classical music, including extracts from Bach's St Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov. Born into a family with strong musical traditions, Vengerov was a child prodigy who had won the both the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions by the time he was 15. Sarah dips into Vengerov's many acclaimed recordings throughout the week, choosing works ranging from great Romantic concertos - virtuoso masterpieces that show off the instrument's range and brilliance - to more reflective transcriptions.

Bruch
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor).


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b05vh58r)
Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

A Decade Attempting to Retire

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the man described as the "father of German Music", Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). Today, Donald focuses on the years Schutz spent at the penniless court in Dresden, where musicians' wages frequently went unpaid. Schutz was desperate to retire, but found his pleas ignored by the aged Elector Johann Georg I.


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05vh5jq)
The Frick Collection

Episode 3

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from the Frick Collection - an art museum in New York which celebrates its 80th year in 2015. Their annual series of concerts has been delighting audiences for more than 75 of those years. In today's concert, the French ensemble Quatuor Cambini-Paris makes its New York recital debut with a programme including Hyacinthe Jadin's "Dissonances" Quartet and the Quartet No.1 in F minor by Félicien David .

Hyacinthe Jadin: String Quartet in E Flat major, Op 2 No 1, "Dissonances"

Félicien David: String Quartet No 1 in F Minor

Quatuor Cambini-Paris.


THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b05vh6c7)
Thursday Opera Matinee

Beethoven - Fidelio

In today's Thursday Opera Matinee, Katie Derham presents a concert performance of Beethoven's Fidelio, given by the BBC Philharmonic at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester earlier this month. Florestan is trapped in a dungeon, imprisioned by Pizzaro whose crimes he tried to expose. His wife Leonore decides to disguise herself as a boy in order to get work in the prison and somehow rescue him. Stuart Skelton sings Florestan, and Rebecca von Lipinski his wife and saviour.

2pm
Beethoven Fidelio

Florestan, a prisoner..... Stuart Skelton (tenor)
Leonore, his wife..... Rebecca von Lipinski (soprano)
Rocco, gaoler..... Stephen Richardson (bass)
Marzelline, his daughter..... Lucy Hall (soprano)
Jaquino, assistant to Rocco..... Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
Don Pizarro, governor of prison..... Detlef Roth (bass-baritone)
Don Fernando.King's minister..... Andrew Greenan (baritone)
First Prisoner..... Tim Ochala-Greenough (tenor)
Second Prisoner..... Edward Price (bass)
London Symphony Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Followed at approx. 3.50pm by

Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).


THU 16:30 In Tune (b05vh71c)
Denis Kozhukhin, Anita Watson, Lada Valesova, Christian Tetzlaff

Suzy Klein's guests include top Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin, playing live, as he prepares to perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4 with BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican in London. Soprano Anita Watson and bass James Platt with Lada Valesova at the piano, perform live in the studio ahead of a concert dedicated to the music of neglected Czech composer Pavel Haas, killed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1944. There's also live solo Bach from violinist Christian Tetzlaff ahead of his performance with the LSO in Beethoven's Violin Concerto.


THU 18:30 Composer of the Week (b05vh58r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b05vh7dq)
Royal Northern Sinfonia - Faure, Mozart, Saint-Saens

Live from Sage Gateshead

Presented by Penny Gore

The Royal Northern Sinfonia is directed by violinist Bradley Creswick in works by Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Mozart.

Fauré: Pavane
Mozart: Flute Concerto in G major, K.313

8.10 Interval

8.30
Saint-Saëns: Odelette
Mozart: Symphony No.36 in C, K425 "Linz"

Royal Northern Sinfonia
Bradley Creswich (violin and director)
Juliette Bausor (flute)

Music of typically French poise including Saint-Saëns's charming miniature for flute and orchestra "Odelette" and Fauré's famous Pavane, alongside Mozart's shimmering Flute Concerto in G major and his musical tribute to the Austrian city of Linz - his Symphony No.36.


THU 22:00 Free Thinking (b05vh8t6)
Fulfilment, Beowulf, The Beaux' Stratagem

Are work and progress making us inhuman? Anne McElvoy is joined by Steve Hilton, a former Senior Advisor to David Cameron, and Peter Fleming, Professor of Business and Society at City University, London.

Steve Hilton's new book, More Human, argues that as our world has become more industrialised our lifestyles are becoming more impersonal. He suggests that greater fulfilment would result if we created a more local, more accountable and more human way of living. Peter Fleming's new book is called The Mythology of Work - How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself .

Actor Julian Glover performs an extract from Beowulf and talks about reworking the Old English poem for stage as he prepares to hand over to his son the show which he has taken to theatres over the last 30 years.

Julian Glover's last performances of Beowulf are at the Globe Theatre in London on Sunday May 24th at 1.30 and 7pm.

New Generation Thinker Lucy Powell joins director Simon Godwin to discuss a new production of The Beaux' Stratagem at the National Theatre. How feminist is Farquhar's comedy about love, money and marriage?

The Beaux' Stratagem runs in rep at the National Theatre until mid September.


THU 22:45 The Essay (b05vh8t8)
The Meaning of Trees

Holly

People don't think of holly as a tree, but it is very much a tree. In fact, it is one of our oldest, most enduring trees. A major meaning of Holly is timelessness - it was around in its current form long before the dinosaurs, over 160 million years of endurance of what we see today. That is an unusual achievement and proves its meaning as perfect design. Unlike the majority of trees, Holly also symbolises the separation of the sexes, having both male and female trees. Holly also means food and capture - the berries for birds, and its bark is boiled to produce sticky bird lime which is painted onto tree barks to catch song birds for food in the many countries that did and still do eat them.
The meaning of its name is holy, long being associated with Christmas and for centuries known as the holy tree. It also meant safety from witches, holly trees growing out of the tops of hedges were reputed to stop witches running along the hedge tops.
Holly wood is slow growing and so is very hard. It's whiteness gives good staining properties, so it was coloured black and passed off as much more valuable ebony. The wood of the holly became a global name thanks to its Californian suburb and a mistake.

A third series of these popular tree essays is again written and presented by experienced essayist, Fiona Stafford, Professor of Literature at Somerville College Oxford, explores the symbolism, importance, topicality and surprises of five more trees common in the UK. Across the series of essays, our ambiguous relationship with trees is explored. The three series have prompted an illustrated book of the essays planned for 2015.

Producer - Turan Ali
A Bona Broadcasting production for BBC Radio 3.


THU 23:00 Late Junction (b05vh9kt)
Thursday - Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt presents a serendipitous soundscape which includes vintage South African Jazz from Jabula, South African dystopian hip hop from Spoek Mathambo, a traditional delight from Northern England by The Unthanks, jazz pianist Kit Downes with exploratory cellist Lucy Railton, Laurence Crane's Seven Short Pieces, a desert blues excursion with Sahrawi singer Mariem Hassan, a Malagasy tube zither played.



FRIDAY 22 MAY 2015

FRI 00:30 Through the Night (b05vh49x)
Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony

The Royal Philharmonic and Charles Dutoit perform Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Die Geschopfe des Prometheus - overture Op.43
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

12:37 AM
Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeyevich (1891-1953)
Concerto no. 2 in G minor Op.63 for violin and orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

1:06 AM
Ysaÿe, Eugène (1858-1931)
Prelude from Sonata no. 2 in A minor Op.27'2 (Obsession) for violin solo
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)

1:09 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Symphony no. 3 in C minor Op.78 (Organ symphony)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

1:47 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Valse triste, from Kuolema Op.44
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

1:53 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Nimrod, from Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

1:58 AM
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)
Piano Trio No.1 in D minor (Op.49)
The Tori Trio

2:31 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Sonata in G minor, BWV.1001
Hopkinson Smith (Baroque Lute)

2:48 AM
Stoyanov, Veselin (1902-1969)
Suite No.2 from the ballet 'Papessa Joanna'
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Boris Hinchev (conductor)

3:31 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
L'isle joyeuse
Roger Woodward (piano)

3:37 AM
Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906), arr Vladimir Kriukov
Romance no.3: Ne zazhigay ognya ('Do not kindle the fires')
The Hertz Trio

3:39 AM
Kreisler, Fritz (1875-1962)
Nina, after 'Tre Giorni son che Nina' by Giovanni Pergolesi
The Hertz Trio

3:43 AM
Förster, Kaspar (1616-1673)
Dulcis amor Jesu (KBPJ 16)
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano), Marta Boberska (soprano), Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble

3:52 AM
Kuula, Toivo (1883-1918)
Virta Venhetta vie ('Rivers Gentle Flow Carry The Boat') (Op.37 No.1)
Eero Heinonen (piano)

3:56 AM
Linnala, Eino (1920-1972)
Meri (The Sea)
Eero Heinonen (piano)

3:59 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Valsette in E minor - from 10 Pensées lyriques for piano (Op.40 No.1)
Eero Heinonen (piano)

4:00 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Andante for flute and orchestra in C major (K.315)
Anita Szabo (flute), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltán Kocsis (conductor)

4:07 AM
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon [1562-1621]
Mein junges Leben hat ein End
Barbara Borden (soprano), Netherlands Chamber Choir, Paul van Nevel (conductor)

4:14 AM
Wirén, Dag (1905-1986)
Serenade for Strings (Op.11)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor)

4:31 AM
Trad. Hungarian
Dance of the Prince of Transylvania
Csaba Nagy (solo recorder), Camerata Hungarica, László Czidra (conductor)

4:33 AM
Trad. Hungarian
2 Dances from the Gervaise Collection
Csaba Nagy (solo recorder), Camerata Hungarica, László Czidra (conductor)

4:35 AM
Odak, Krsto (1888-1965)
Madrigal (Op.11)
Slovenian Chamber Choir, Vladimir Kranjcevic (conductor)

4:42 AM
Moszkowski, Moritz (1854-1924)
Guitarre
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)

4:46 AM
Massenet, Jules (1842-1912)
Melodie-elegie arr. unknown for cello and piano
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)

4:49 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß (D.479) - from Three Songs of the Harpist (Op.12 No.2) (He who never ate his bread with tears)
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

4:54 AM
Veress, Sandor (1907-1992)
Four Transylvanian Dances for String Orchestra
Berne Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenjko (conductor)

5:11 AM
Kerll, Johann Kasper (1627-1693)
Magnificat Septimi Toni
Royal Academy of Music Chamber Choir, Patrick Russill (conductor), Daniel Cook (Positive Organ of Neresheim Abbey, Swabia - built around 1730, maker unknown - slightly unequal temprament)

5:18 AM
Pisendel, Johann Georg (1687-1755)
Sonata in C minor for violin & basso continuo (attributed to J.S. Bach as BWV.1024)
Barbara Jane Gilbey (violin), Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello), Geoffrey Lancaster (harpsichord)

5:33 AM
Anon (C.18th)
Confitebor tibi, Domine (Psalm) for soprano, strings and continuo
Claire Lefilliâtre (soprano), Currende, Erik van Nevel (conductor)

5:53 AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937) arranged by Wilkomirski, Kazimierz (1900-1995)
Variations in B flat minor (Op.3) originally for piano and arranged for orchestra
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Marek Pijarowski (conductor)

6:07 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
Quartet for strings (Op.76, No.1) in G major
Elias Quartet: Sara Bitlloch & Donald Grant (violins), Martin Saving (viola), Marie Bitlloch (cello).


FRI 06:30 Breakfast (b05vh4xn)
Friday - Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk.


FRI 09:00 Essential Classics (b05vh56c)
Friday - Sarah Walker with Monty Don

9am
A selection of music including '5 reasons to love... music for wind band'. Sarah is a fan of the distinctive timbre of wind band music and showcases this in works by Walton, Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Milhaud.

9.30am
Take part in our daily musical challenge: identify a piece of music played backwards.

10am
In the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Sarah's guest every day at 10am is one of the hosts of the show, the presenter, writer and gardener Monty Don. Monty will be telling Sarah about how music has played an important role in his life, and about the therapy of gardening. He shares a selection of his favourite classical music, including extracts from Bach's St Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

11am
Sarah's artist of the week is the Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov. Born into a family with strong musical traditions, Vengerov was a child prodigy who had won the both the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions by the time he was 15. Sarah dips into Vengerov's many acclaimed recordings throughout the week, choosing works ranging from great Romantic concertos - virtuoso masterpieces that show off the instrument's range and brilliance - to more reflective transcriptions.

Ravel
Tzigane
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Antonio Pappano (conductor).


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b05vh58t)
Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Final Years

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the man described as the "father of German Music" Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672). In this week's final programme, Donald explores Schütz's final years as he eventually succeeded in his attempts to retire and set to writing a final monumental "swan song".


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b05vh5js)
The Frick Collection

Episode 4

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from the Frick Collection - an art museum in New York which celebrates its 80th year in 2015. Their annual series of concerts has been delighting audiences for more than 75 of those years. In today's concert, the American pianist Kevin Kenner performs Liszt's Ballade No.2 and Chopin's complete set of 24 Preludes, Op.28.

Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor, S.171

Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op.28
Kevin Kenner (piano).


FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b05vh6c9)
BBC Philharmonic

Episode 4

Katie Derham concludes a week of afternoons with the BBC Philharmonic with two French show pieces inspired by Spain from Lalo and Ravel. Plus more French music by Pierné and Dukas, Mendelssohn's tribute to Italy and Mozart's sublime last piano concerto performed by Paul Lewis.

Pierné Ramuntcho Overture
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Lalo Symphonie espagnole
Alexandra Soumm (violin)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

c. 2.45pm
Ravel Boléro
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

c. 3pm
Dukas La Péri
BBC Philharmonic, Ludovic Morlot (conductor)

c. 3.25pm
Mozart Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat (K 595)
Paul Lewis (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Ludovic Morlot (conductor)

c. 3.55pm
Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 (Italian)
BBC Philharmonic, Lorenzo Viotti (conductor).


FRI 16:30 In Tune (b05vh71f)
Inon Barnatan, Foghorn Stringband, Jacqui Dankworth, Neville Marriner

Suzy Klein's guests include New York-based Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, performing live in the studio ahead of his recital at London's Wigmore Hall; American roots music from Foghorn Stringband, bringing a taste of authentic old-time to the studio as they prepare to perform at Kings Place in London; jazz singer Jacqui Dankworth perforrming live with pianist Charlie Wood; plus Sir Neville Marriner on his upcoming performance at St James's Church Piccadilly.


FRI 18:30 Composer of the Week (b05vh58t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b05vh7ds)
BBC Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Brahms

Live from Huddersfield Town Hall

Presented by Adam Tomlinson

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1

8.20 Music Interval

8.40
Brahms: Symphony No.2

Guy Johnston (cello)
BBC Philharmonic
Andrew Gourlay (conductor)

Live from the comfortable Victorian splendour of Huddersfield Town Hall, the BBC Philharmonic, with conductor Andrew Gourlay, open and close this evening's concert with music that was being written in Russia and Austria at the same time as workers were building this beautiful and iconic Town Hall in the north of England. Tchaikovsky's lush and tuneful Serenade for Strings, a piece he said he loved and which had its first public performance in St Petersburg in the same month the concert hall we play in tonight was opened, starts the programme, and former BBC Young Musician winner Guy Johnston joins the orchestra for Saint-Saëns's arresting First Cello Concerto. Brahms's sunniest symphony, his second, brings the concert to an affirmative conclusion.


FRI 22:00 The Verb (b05vh8tf)
Ian McMillan presents the 'cabaret of the word'. His guests include the author Kevin Jackson, who has written a book on literary curiosities, 'Invisible Forms'. Kevin examines the world of footnotes.

Producer: Faith Lawrence.


FRI 22:45 The Essay (b05vh8th)
The Meaning of Trees

Birch

The immediate meaning of Birch to British ears is punishment. Frequently in archaeological finds of Neolithic and later peoples, Birch is present as weapons, canoes, spears, bowls, rope, carts, furniture and most importantly its bark and root funguses as antiseptics and wound dressings. She is known as the 'watchful tree' for the lenticels on her oily, almost indestructible bark have been interpreted as eyes' - overlooking everything happening in the forest. But Birch really is a sentinel, when spring comes, the birch is one of the first trees to come into leaf. The silver birch is a symbol of beauty, much prized in literature, poetry and photography. Birch sap can be drunk neat, or used to brew wine, beer or vinegar. Birch wine is said to prevent gall/kidney stones, a remedy for rheumatic diseases, a cleansing mouthwash, and an acne remedy.

This third series of these popular tree essays is again written and presented by experienced essayist Fiona Stafford, Professor of Literature at Somerville College Oxford, and explores the symbolism, importance, topicality and surprises of five more trees common in the UK.

Producer - Turan Ali
A Bona Broadcasting production for BBC Radio 3.


FRI 23:00 World on 3 (b05vh9kz)
Mary Ann Kennedy - Mor Karbasi in Session

Mary Ann Kennedy with new music from across the globe, plus the Jerusalem-born singer Mor Karbasi in a live studio session.

Since she broke into the World Music scene in 2008, Mor, based now in Seville, has mesmerised audiences with her blend of Ladino songs, music from the exiled Jews of Spain, and Latin American as well as European folk songs. Mor produces her own material, which she's been composing from an early age, but also relies on traditional songs across continents, performing in Ladino, Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish providing a fascinating bridge between ancient cultures and traditions.

Plus the latest from BBC Introducing, and another dip into the Radio 3 World Music Archive.
World on 3 sessions are available for download as a podcast via the home page.