Jonathan Swain presents a concert from New Zealand of French orchestral music including Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
1:01 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
1:08 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Piano Concerto No 5 in F major, Op 103, 'Egyptian'
Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
1:36 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
La Puerta del vino (Preludes, Book 2)
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
1:41 AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Symphonie fantastique, Op 14
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
2:33 AM
Franck, Cesar [1822-1890]
Violin Sonata in A major, M 8
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
3:01 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Alto Rhapsody, Op 53
Mirjam Kalin (alto), Male voices of Slovenicum Chamber Choir and Choir Consortium Classicum, Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor)
3:14 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Guy Fouquet (cello)
3:45 AM
Antonello da Caserta (c.14th and early c.15th)
Dame d'onour (ballade, 41v) from the Manuscript of Modena (Codex M.5,24 in Biblioteca Estense, Modena)
Mala Punica
3:59 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Danseuses de Delphes; Le vent dans la plaine; Minstrels (from Preludes, Book 1)
Claude Debussy (piano)
4:06 AM
Cable, Howard (b.1920)
The Banks of Newfoundland
Hannaford Street Silver Band; Stephen Chenette (conductor)
4:14 AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
Fantasiestucke, Op 73, for clarinet and piano
Marten Altrov (clarinet), Holger Marjamaa (piano)
4:24 AM
Alpaerts, Flor (1876-1954)
Zomer-idylle (Summer Idyll) (1928)
Vlaams Radio Orkest, Michel Tabachnik (conductor)
4:32 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770-1827]
Adagio in E flat, WoO.43 No.2, for mandolin and piano
Lajos Mayer (mandolin), Imre Rohmann (piano)
4:38 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Piano Trio in G major, K 564
Ondine Trio
4:54 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata in D major, for trumpet, two violins and continuo
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), The King's Consort, Robert King (director)
5:01 AM
Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
Elle ne croyait pas ('Mignon', Act 3)
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)
5:05 AM
Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884)
Vltava (from 'Ma Vlast')
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Foremny (conductor)
5:18 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von [1786-1826]
Canzonettas
Christina Högman (soprano), Jakob Lindberg (guitar)
5:30 AM
Merikanto, Oscar (1868-1924)
Summer Night Waltz, Op 1; Summer night idyll, Op 16 No 2
Eero Heinonen (piano)
5:36 AM
Foulds, John [1880-1939]
Keltic Suite, Op 29
Katharine Wood (cello), BBC Concert Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
5:52 AM
Janacek, Leos (1854-1928)
Violin Sonata
Elena Urioste (violin), Michael Brown (piano)
6:08 AM
Jarzebski, Adam (1590-1649)
Venite exsultemus
Bruce Dickey (cornetto), Alberto Grazzi (bassoon), Michael Fentross (theorbo), Jacques Ogg (organ)
6:15 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
Gloria, RV 589
Ann Monoyios (soprano), Matthew White (countertenor), Colin Ainsworth (tenor), Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ivars Taurins (conductor)
6:44 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Keyboard Suite No 6 in G minor, HWV 439
Jautrite Putnina (piano).
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Tom Service explores how sound and music in wildlife and nature films alters our perception of the natural world.
Including views from inside the film-making process from the Bristol-based composer William Goodchild, and from the producer-director Vanessa Berlowitz and sound editor Kate Hopkins who have collaborated on award-winning series including the BBC's Planet Earth and Frozen Planet. Tom also talks to the field recordist and microphone builder Jez riley French, audio producer and composer Pascal Wyse, and students from the University of West of England's wildlife filmmaking course.
To explore the place of sound and music in our understanding of the natural world, Tom meets Robert Macfarlane, whose books about landscape, nature, memory and travel include Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places and Landmarks. Plus Daniel Grimley on composers' enduring relationship with nature.
As the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition returns to Wales and the BBC airwaves this week, soprano Ailish Tynan presents performances by some of the many illustrious past winners. Having won the Rosenblatt Recital Prize at the 2003 Competition, this year she's part of the World Song Prize Jury. Her choices today include operatic superstars Karita Mattila, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Bryn Terfel, as well as more recent winners such as Elizabeth Watts, Jamie Barton, and Nicole Cabell.
Katie Derham presents a series exploring the relationship between music and dance in a variety of genres. This week's topic is tango, and includes an interview with the bandoneon player Julian Rowlands. The Classic Dance Score of the week is by Astor Piazzolla.
Alyn Shipton's selection from listeners' requests in all styles of jazz includes music by US saxophonist Charles Lloyd.
Artist Duke EllingtonSir Antonio Pappano conducts Wagner's epic comedy. Walther wants to marry Eva, but is only allowed do so if he wins the song contest held by the local guild of mastersingers. His self-taught method of song-writing breaks all the complicated rules, but fortunately the wise Hans Sachs is on hand to offer advice on both song-writing and love.
Bryn Terfel sings the central role of Hans Sachs. Gwyn Hughes Jones is Walther, and Rachel Willis Sorensen is Eva.
Presented by Martin Handley with commentary by Barbara Eichner.
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Walther von Stolzing ..... Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor)
Eva ..... Rachel Willis Sorensen (soprano)
Magdalene ..... Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano)
David ..... Allan Clayton (tenor)
Veit Pogner ..... Stephen Milling (bass)
Sixtus Beckmesser ..... Johannes-Martin Kranzle (baritone)
Hans Sachs ..... Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Kunz Vogelgesang ..... Andrew Tortise (tenor)
Konrad Nachtigal ..... Gyula Nagy (baritone)
Fritz Kothner. .... Sebastian Holecek (baritone)
Hermann Ortel .....J ohn Cunningham (bass-baritone)
Balthasar Zorn ..... Alasdair Elliott (tenor)
Augustin Moser ..... David Junghoon Kim (tenor)
Ulrich Eisslinger ..... Samuel Sakker (tenor)
Hans Foltz ..... Brian Bannanytne-Scott (bass)
Hans Schwarz ..... Jeremy White (bass)
Nightwatchman ..... David Shipley (bass)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano (conductor).
Tom McKinney presents a concert of new music from City, University of London with composer Jack Sheen directing his new ensemble An Assembly. All of the music is written by composers in their twenties - Laurie Tompkins, Maya Verlaak, Oliver Leith, Paul McGuire, Eleanor Cully and Louis D'Heudieres - showcasing the huge range of composition in the UK today. Plus 70 flutes and 70 saxophones wish Salvatore Sciarrino a happy 70th birthday, with a little bit of help from a countertenor, in his amazing Studi per l'intonazione del mare. You'll never have heard anything like it before!
Full programme:
Laurie Tompkins: Dear Dope (2014)
Maya Verlaak: Dance III (2016/17)
Oliver Leith: Veil, from Hand Coloured (2014)
Paul McGuire: Panels (2014)
Eleanor Cully: Deer Tracks (2016/17, world premiere)
Louis d'Heudieres: Laughter Studies 6 (2017, world premiere)
An Assembly
Jack Sheen (director)
Salvatore Sciarrino: Studi per l'intonazione del mare
Michel van Goethem (countertenor)
Orchestra of flutes, saxophones and percussion
Marco Angius (director).
One of Woody Herman's original 'Four Brothers', Serge Chaloff (1923-57) brought bebop virtuosity to the baritone sax while battling a lifelong addiction to drugs. Geoffrey Smith surveys his tumultuous career and fiery music.
Seen here, on the left, playing with the Metronome Jazz All-Stars.
John Shea presents Beethoven and Brahms from the RTE National Symphony Orchestra
1:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770-1827]
Coriolan Overture
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor)
1:10 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
Concerto in A minor for Violin and Cello, Op 102
Itamar Zorman (violin), Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor)
1:44 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
Symphony No 2 in D major
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor)
2:24 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Trio in E minor, Op 90, 'Dumky'
Trio Lorenz: Primoz Lorenz (piano), Tomaz Lorenz (violin), Matija Lorenz (cello)
3:01 AM
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594)
Missa Osculetur me
Royal Academy of Music Chamber Choir, Royal Academy of Music Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Patrick Russill (conductor)
3:25 AM
Walton, William (1902-1983)
Where does the uttered music go?
BBC Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor)
3:31 AM
Walton, William [1902-1983]
Variations on a Theme by Hindemith
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)
3:54 AM
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
5 Flower Songs
Camerata Chamber Choir, Michael Bojesen (conductor)
4:04 AM
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961)
Hill-Song No.1
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
4:18 AM
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) arr. Székely, Zoltán (1903-2001)
Six Romanian Folk Dances (Sz.56), arr. for violin and piano
Miklós Szenthelyi (violin), Zoltán Kocsis (piano)
4:24 AM
Jardanyi, Pal [1920-1966]
Fantasy and variations on a Hungarian folksong
Hungarian Radio Orchestra Wind Quintet
4:37 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No.26 in E flat major, K.184
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Franz-Paul Decker (conductor)
4:48 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Scherzo No.4 in E major
Dubravka Tomsic (piano)
5:01 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Overture to 'Euryanthe'
Concerto Köln, Michael Güttler (conductor)
5:10 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata da chiesa in E minor, Op.1 No.2
London Baroque
5:15 AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Fantasia in C major for keyboard,Wq.61'6
Andreas Staier (Pianoforte) Recorded at Schulzentrum/schoolcenter, Lindlar
5:23 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
Concerto in G minor for strings and continuo, RV.157
Il Giardino Armonico
5:29 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Te Deum in C major, H.23c.1 (c.1765)
Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)
5:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV.1041
Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari (violin and leader)
5:50 AM
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
Paris e Helena, ballet music
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ludovít Rajter (conductor)
6:03 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) arr. Mottl
Fünf Lieder von Mathilde von Wesendonk
Linda Maguire (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)
6:25 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Preludes - Books 1 & 2 (selection)
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
6:46 AM
Gorecki, Henryk [1933-2010]
Canticum Graduum, Op 27
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tadeusz Strugala (conductor).
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Jonathan Swain with music from the subject of this week's Building a Library survey, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, plus works by Bliss and Vaughan Williams. The week's young artist is pianist Andrew Tyson, and the neglected classic is Roussel's Symphony No 3.
Nishat Khan is one of India's finest musicians; born into a dynasty of famous sitar players, he first went on stage with his father and uncle when he was only seven. Since that first appearance in Calcutta in the 1970s, he has performed worldwide, collaborated with all kinds of musicians, from Philip Glass to Gregorian choirs to Django Bates, and composed both for the BBC Proms and for Bollywood films. He's here in Britain to appear at the Aldeburgh Festival this June, fresh from recording the soundtrack to a Bollywood movie.
In Private Passions he talks to Michael Berkeley about the musical family he grew up in - he started playing the sitar before he could even walk. He explores too the spiritual meaning of music within this tradition and its power to reveal the voice of God. And he shares his excitement at discovering Western classical music, still very much a minority taste in India.
Nishat Khan's choices include Bach's B Minor Mass; Bruckner's 8th Symphony; Mozart, Manuel de Falla; Britten's "Sea Interludes"; and sitar music played by his father and uncle.
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
A Loftus Production for BBC Radio 3.
From Wigmore Hall, London, harpsichordist and former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mahan Esfahani plays music by from three centuries by Thomas Tomkins, Giles Farnaby, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Henry Cowell and Steve Reich.
Introduced by Fiona Talkington.
Tomkins: Pavan in A minor
Farnaby: Woody-Cock
Cowell: Set of Four
W.F. Bach: Sonata in E flat
Steve Reich: Piano Phase
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord).
Lucie Skeaping talks to Rosemary Southey of Newcastle University about the musical scene in the north east of England in the eighteenth century, with works by Charles Avison, John Garth and William Herschel.
Recorded in St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick
Introit: My eyes for beauty pine (Howells)
Office Hymn: Come down, O Love divine (Down Ampney)
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalm 136 (Bielby)
First Lesson: Genesis 15
Canticles: Philip Moore in A
Second Lesson: Romans 4 vv.1-8
Anthem: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (Elgar)
Final Hymn: Angel voices ever singing (Angel Voices)
Organ Voluntary: Choral varié sur le thème du 'Veni Creator', Op 4 (Duruflé)
Director of Music: Thomas Corns
Assistant Director of Music: Mark Swinton.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch delves into the world of Christian liturgical choral music. With the composers Roxanna Panufnik and Michael Finnissy - who has recently been appointed composer in residence at St John's College, Cambridge - Sara explores what makes a good liturgical choral composer and discusses some of the pitfalls as well.
From medieval English music to the Everly Brothers - what is it about the musical interval of the third that sounds so attractive? Why does a major third tend to feel positive, and a minor third tend to feel sad? Nature or nurture? And what about their dark cousin, the tritone - the so-called "Devil in Music" - what on earth is that sinister about a couple of notes?
Tom Service is joined by Dr Adam Ockelford to try and find some answers.
Roger Ringrose and James Stewart contemplate boyhood in texts from Dickens' David Copperfield to the humorous verse of Ogden Nash, and Keats to Guiterman, including music by Tippett and Byrd.
Elizabeth Arno (producer).
00:00Art historian Michael Bird is in St Ives to explore the bond between two ground-breaking abstract artists. Terry Frost was a light bulb salesman whose family ridiculed his ambitions to become an artist. Patrick Heron was a well-connected aesthete whose parents nurtured his talent from childhood.
Despite their differences, the two men formed an unlikely and lifelong friendship, pioneering brilliant use of colour and space to become two of the most important abstract artists of their generation.
Through archive interviews, including some broadcast for the first time, Michael Bird revises their ground-breaking contribution to modern art.
Booker Prize winner A S Byatt describes why she choose Heron to paint her portrait. She also reveals that both men enjoyed watching Marilyn Monroe films together!
Bird also meets Sir Alan Bowness, former director of the Tate, who owns paintings by both artists.
For Terry Frost, painting was about feeling, sensuality and movement. For Heron, the canvas was a space to explore radical technical and intellectual challenges.
But success was short-lived as their pioneering work was soon eclipsed by the American Abstract Expressionists. The parochial St Ives tag became a "dirty word" among Londoncentric art critics. Sales of Frost's work dried up while Heron rattled against the "cultural chauvinism" of the American "propaganda machine".
But both men continued to work, discover and innovate right up their deaths, within three years of each other.
As Tate St Ives prepares to open a new wing dedicated to the St Ives school, and plans for a major Heron exhibition are under way, Michael Bird asks why we should still be looking at Heron and Frost.
Producer: Karen Pirie
Reader: Jonathan Keeble.
With thanks to: Tate Archive, British Library Artists' Lives, Susanna Heron, Katharine Heron, Terry Frost Archive.
A Whistledown Production for BBC Radio.
Ian Skelly introduces a concert of music by Rachmaninov and Tchaikokovsky recorded at the Philharmonie in Cologne in March, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien, Op.45
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43, for piano and orchestra
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
Rachmaninov
The Isle of the Dead, Op.29, symphonic poem after Böcklin
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini, symphonic fantasy after Dante's 'Divine Comedy', Op.32
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Leonard Slatkin (conductor).
American poet William Carlos Williams's poly-vocal epic poem 'Paterson' is a portrait of his favoured city in New Jersey where he worked as a doctor. Michael Symmons Roberts presents a portrait of the same city today in reportage and documentary alongside a fictional drama which responds to events described in Williams's poem.
Roberts travels to New Jersey to meet William Carlos Williams's family, friends, academics and community figures to explore Paterson and the stories in the poem. His new writing, commentary and interviews all arise from a direct engagement with the city and the poem, responding to the place as it stands - politically and economically.
Recorded at a political and economic turning point for the USA, Michael Symmons Roberts tests today's Paterson against the place Williams knew, and asks if the poet's warnings about the effects of modernization and technology were prescient, or merely nostalgic. Walking the same streets, visiting the same districts, calling at the same buildings, this programme opens up a great 20th-century poetic masterwork and at the same time create a new dramatic work, reportage and documentary - a new 'Paterson'.
William Carlos Williams wasn't from Paterson. He was an outsider. Michael is also a different kind of outsider who, like Williams is interested in the bigger picture - the state of the nation, looking through the intimate lens of small-town America to comment on it
Paterson is a mid-sized industrial town in New Jersey, USA. In 1963, the great American poet William Carlos Williams published his masterwork. It had taken him almost three decades to write and consisted of five books of poetry, reported speech, fragmentary reflection and conversations with other Patersonites, including Williams's fellow poet Allen Ginsberg. It is a truly epic piece of work, still regarded as a jewel of modernist writing.
Williams knew the city intimately, not just as a poet, but as a father, a friend, a doctor working in the community. Turning his back on the grand abstractions and international perspectives of his fellow modernists Eliot and Pound, Williams dug into what he called 'the local'.
Paterson is a poetic monument to, and personification of, the city of Paterson, New Jersey, which was Williams's hometown. Its three driving themes are Paterson the Man, Paterson the City, and Identity. At the heart of the poem is an in-depth questioning of the burgeoning process of modernization and its effects.
A half century on, the town of Paterson has a population just under 150,000. It has large communities of Puerto Ricans, Bangladeshis and a Muslim population substantial enough to warrant Muslim holidays for all the town's public schools.
As with many American cities, recession, unemployment , crime and social unrest in Paterson have grown in recent years.
All of this is explored in A Traveller's Guide to Paterson.
Himself .............................. Michael Symmons RobertsSimon Heighes present highlights of a concert recorded at Herkulessaal in Munich, in which Emmanuelle Haïm conducted the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and soprano Katherine Watson in music by Handel and Rameau.
Handel: Concerto grosso in G, Op 6 No 1
Handel: Aria 'Lascia ch'io pianga' from 'Rinaldo'
Handel: Ouverture from 'Water Music'
Rameau: Suite from 'Dardanus'
Katherine Watson (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
Concert recorded in the Herkulessaal, Munich, on 17 March 2017.
Another chance to hear Cesar Franck's Prelude Choral et Fugue, and some of Liszt's Transcendental Studies played by Stephen Hough at last year's Edinburgh International Festival.
2016 BBC Proms John Shea presents a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
12:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Missa Solemnis, Op 123
Camilla Nylund (soprano), Birgit Remmert (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass), Hallé Choir, Manchester Chamber Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
1:44 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No 6 in F major, Op 68, 'Pastoral'
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frübeck de Burgos (conductor)
2:31 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
String Sextet No 2 in G major, Op 36
Aronowitz Ensemble (ensemble)
3:12 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
24 Preludes, Op 28
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
3:51 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata da chiesa in E minor, Op 1 No 2
London Baroque
3:57 AM
Ebner, Leopold (1769-1830)
Trio in B flat major
Zagreb Woodwind Trio
4:04 AM
Bernat Vivancos [b.1973]
Nigra sum
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava (conductor)
4:13 AM
Rubinstein, Anton (1829-1894), transcribed by Josef Lhevinne (1874-1944)
Kamennoi Ostrov, Op 10 No 22
Josef Lhévinne (piano)
4:21 AM
Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1750)
Trumpet Concerto in B flat, Op 7 No 3
Ivan Hadliyski (trumpet), Kamerorchester, Alipi Naydenov (conductor)
4:31 AM
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835), arr. unknown
Oboe Concerto in E flat (arranged for trumpet)
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor)
4:39 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Laudate Pueri
Polyphonia, Ivelina Ivancheva (piano), Ivelin Dimitrov (conductor)
4:49 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Rhapsody in B minor, Op 79 No 1
Steven Osborne (piano) Recorded at Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College, St Paul (Minnesota)
4:58 AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Cello Sonata in A major
La Stagione Frankfurt: Rainer Zipperling (cello), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)
5:07 AM
Mantzaros, Nicolaos [1795-1872]
Sinfonia di genere orientale in A minor
National Symphony Orchestra of Greek Radio, Andreas Pylarinos (conductor)
5:17 AM
Cesti, Pietro Antonio (1623-1669)
Pur ti ritrovo alfine (Orontea)
Cettina Cadelo (soprano: Tribino), Gastone Sarti (baritone: Gelone), Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs (conductor)
5:25 AM
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755)
Harpsichord Concerto in B flat
Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord), Concerto Köln
5:35 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
String Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No 2, 'Joke'
Escher Quartet: Adam Barnett-Hart & Wu Jie (violins), Pierre Lapointe (viola), Dane Johansen (cello)
5:54 AM
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896)
4 Pièces fugitives, Op 15
Angela Cheng (piano)
6:07 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893) (arranged Ann Kuppens)
Roccoco Variations, Op 33
Gavriel Lipkind (cello) Brussels Chamber Orchestra.
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
9am
Rob sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: identify a piece of music played in reverse.
10am
Rob's guest in the week of BBC Music Day is the musician Imogen Heap. Imogen is best known as a singer-songwriter, but she's composed music for film and theatre as well as working in sound engineering and production. She's written music for the West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. She is also at the forefront of musical technological innovation with her recent development of musical gloves and a new way of running the music industry called Mycelia. Imogen is named after the composer Imogen Holst and is passionate about a wide range of classical music. As well as talking about her life and work, throughout the week she'll be sharing music by composers including Debussy, Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt.
10.30am
Music on Location: Paris
Rob explores music connected with Paris by Mozart. The composer penned his Paris Symphony whilst visiting the city in 1778 and wowed the local audience.
11am
Artist of the Week: Alisa Weilerstein
Rob's featured artist is the American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who made her concert debut at the age of 13 and was soon recognised as an artist with exceptional powers of communication. Always a keen promoter of contemporary music, Weilerstein brings her radiant tone to the Seven Tunes Heard in China by the Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng, one of the pieces Rob's chosen to feature this week. She's joined by her parents, the violinist Donald Weilerstein and the pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, for an emotionally potent performance of Schumann's G minor Piano Trio, and she can also be heard in a trio of concertos: Dvořák's evergreen Cello Concerto, the searingly dramatic 2nd Cello Concerto of Shostakovich, and the perennially affecting Elgar Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor).
Despite writing what is possibly the best known opera in the world, Alexandre César Leopold Bizet would seldom enjoy success during his lifetime. (He never even got to use all his given names, but instead was known as 'Georges'!)
A man of multiple love affairs who became devoted to his neurotic wife; a superb pianist who studiously avoided the concert stage; a man for ever associated with Spain, even though he'd never been there - George Bizet is a mass of contradictions. As well as composing what is arguably the world's best known and most popular opera, Bizet also composed some spectacular flops. Always seeking popular as well as critical success, that was the very thing that eluded him during his lifetime. And yet, despite the caustic discouragement of Parisian reviewers, Bizet wrote songs and operas of astonishing beauty, even if the plots and libretti didn't always match the composer's dramatic sense.
Donald Macleod recounts Bizet's humble origins as the son of a hairdresser and self-appointed singing teacher. Entering the Paris Conservatoire, he made rapid progress under Charles Gounod, writing a delightful symphony, and competing for the prestigious Prix de Rome, with the chance to travel to the Eternal City and enjoy the sights and sounds of Italy.
Horowitz
Variations on a Theme from Bizet's opera 'Carmen'
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Bizet
Symphony in C
Orchestre de Paris
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Le Docteur Miracle (Scene 7, Quartet)
Marie-Bénédicte soprano (Souquet), Laurette Isabelle Druet mezzo (Veronique), Jérôme Billy baritone (Pasquin) and Pierre-Yves Pruvot baritone (Le Padestat)
Orchestre Lyrique de Region Avignon Provence
Samuel Jean, conductor
Clovis et Clotilde
Scene 3 - Prière
Katarina Jovanovic soprano (Clotilde)
Choeur Regional Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, viola-player Antoine Tamestit and pianist Cédric Tiberghien perform works by Berg, Brahms and Vieuxtemps.
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op 1
Brahms: Nachtigall
Berg: Die Nachtigall
Vieuxtemps: Elégie, Op 30
Brahms: Viola Sonata in F minor, Op 120 No 1
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Cédric Tiberghien (piano).
Penny Gore presents a week of recordings by the BBC Philharmonic from their home at MediaCity in Salford. In today's programme, the orchestra performs symphonies by Copland and Brahms. Xiayin Wang is the soloist in Ginastera's first piano concerto, with conductor Juanjo Mena.
2.00pm
Copland
Symphony No 2 (Short Symphony)
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor)
Ginastera
Piano Concerto No 1, Op 28
Xiayin Wang (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)
c.2.40pm
Milhaud
La création du monde - ballet, Op 81a
BBC Philharmonic, Jamie Phillips (conductor)
Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129
Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Gourlay (conductor)
c.3.25pm
Ibert
Divertissement for orchestra [from music for 'The Italian straw hat']
BBC Philharmonic, Jamie Phillips (conductor)
c.3.45pm
Brahms
Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).
Suzy Klein with a lively mix of music, chat and arts news. Her guests include the Julian Bliss Quintet, who perform live in the studio, as does Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, who is in the UK to perform his compatriot Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Plus director Mathilde Lopez talks about an extraordinary production of Poulenc's La Voix Humaine.
Adam Tomlinson presents a concert of Richard Ayres and Brahms (his First Symphony, given from memory) by Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon at Symphony Hall in Birmingham on June 6th.
Richard Ayres: No 42 'In the Alps' (an animated concert)
8.20pm INTERVAL
8.40pm
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68
Mary Bevan (soprano)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Brahms's First Symphony is the starting point for tonight's concert, a work which took Brahms 14 years to complete, so greatly did he feel the weight of Beethoven's legacy. And in fact the big tune in the finale does nod to the one in Beethoven's 9th - "any ass can see that", Brahms conceded. The famous 'alphorn' theme is itself a springboard for Richard Ayres's NONcerto No 42 'In the Alps', which combines theatrical elements and film with a virtuosic score. Mary Bevan is the soloist in the unnervingly magical story of a girl stranded on a mountain top as a baby, after a plane crash. She's taught to sing by the alpine animals and falls in love with the distant trumpet-playing of a boy in the valley below. What could possibly go wrong?
Following tonight's concert, there'll be a chance to hear recordings by previous winners in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, ahead of the 2017 final this weekend.
William Dalrymple tells a remarkable history of India through five classic images of Indian art and sculpture. He describes their place within the major artistic movements of India and their role in the unfolding history of one of the world's most diverse cultures.
He begins with a masterpiece of Buddhist art - the cave paintings of Ajanta, now in Maharashtra State and dating from before the 1st Century BC. He explains the history of these dramatic rock-cut caves and the superbly preserved mural art on the walls inside that tell stories from the lives of the Buddha. 'The Ajanta cave paintings are now recognised as the finest picture gallery to survive anywhere from any ancient civilization'. He is particularly taken by paintings showing the King of Varanasi; bow in hand, out on a hunting expedition.
A Short History of Indian Art is a Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 3. The producer is Anthony Denselow.
Soweto Kinch presents the Norwegian band, Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity, in concert at the Vortex, London. It features Gard Nilssen on drums André Roligheten on saxophones and Petter Eldh on bass.
John Shea presents string quartets by Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorak performed by the Apollon Musagète Quartet
12:31 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13
Apollon Musagète Quartet
1:01 AM
Panufnik, Andrzej (1914-1991)
String Quartet No 1
Apollon Musagète Quartet
1:21 AM
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
String Quartet No 11 in C major, Op 61
Apollon Musagète Quartet
1:59 AM
Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937]
Gaspard de la nuit
Zhang Zuo (piano)
2:21 AM
Clarke, Rebecca (1886-1979)
4 Songs (1. A Dream; 2. Eight O'clock; 3. Down by the Salley Gardens; 4. Greeting)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Paul Turner (piano)
2:31 AM
Gilson, Paul (1865-1942)
La Mer (1892)
Flemish Radio Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
3:07 AM
Albéniz, Isaac (1860-1909)
Suite española , Op.47
Ilze Graubina (piano)
3:30 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in G, Kk.91 (arranged for mandolin and harpsichord)
Avi Avital (mandolin), Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord)
3:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Risør Festival Strings
3:47 AM
Janacek, Leos [1854-1928]
Pohadka
Jonathan Slaatto (cello), Martin Qvist Hansen (piano)
3:58 AM
Pärt, Arvo (b. 1935)
Magnificat
Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor)
4:06 AM
Kapp, Artur (1878-1952)
Cantata 'Päikesele' (To the Sun)
Hendrik Krumm (tenor), Aime Tampere (organ), Eesti Raadio Segakoor, Eesti Poistekoor, Eesti Raadio Sümfooniaorkester (Estonia Radio Symphony Orchestra), Neeme Järvi (conductor)
4:16 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813 - 1883]
Prologue: Dawn Music & Siegfried's Rhine Journey (Götterdämmerung)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
4:31 AM
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von [1644-1704]
Battalia a 10 in D
Mettmorphosis
4:41 AM
Picchi, Giovanni (1571/2-1643)
Ballo alla polacca; Ballo ongaro; Ballo ditto il pichi
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord)
4:48 AM
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
Spanish Dance No 1 (La Vida Breve)
Eolina Quartet
4:52 AM
Hidas, Frigyes (1928-2007)
Harpsichord Concerto
Barbala Dobozy (harpsichord), Concentus Hungaricus, Ildikó Hegyi (conductor
5:06 AM
Kostov, Georgi (1941-)
Ludicrous Dance
Bulgarian Radio Children's Choir, Hristo Nedyalkov (conductor)
5:08 AM
Tanev, Alexander (1928-1996)
Pizzicatos
Bulgarian Radio Children's Choir, conductor Hristo Nedyalkov
5:12 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) orch. Brewaeys, Luc (b.1959)
Ondine (Preludes Book 2)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Daniele Callegari (conductor)
5:15 AM
Gilse, Jan van (1881-1944)
Trio for flute, violin and viola
Viotta Ensemble
5:30 AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Octet for wind instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)
5:45 AM
Wassenaer, Count Unico Van (1692-1766)
Concerto armonico No 5 in F minor
Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director/violin)
5:56 AM
Stradella, Alessandro [1639-1682]
Quando mai vi stancherete
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Alan Wilson (harpsichord)
6:04 AM
Lindberg, Oskar (1887-1955)
Piano Quartet
Mårten Landström (piano), Members of the Uppsala Chamber Soloists.
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including an update on BBC Cardiff Singer of the World from Petroc Trelawny.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
9am
Rob sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: two pieces of music are played together - can you identify them?
10am
Rob's guest in the week of BBC Music Day is the musician Imogen Heap. Imogen is best known as a singer-songwriter, but she's composed music for film and theatre as well as working in sound engineering and production. She's written music for the West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. She is also at the forefront of musical technological innovation with her recent development of musical gloves and a new way of running the music industry called Mycelia. Imogen is named after the composer Imogen Holst and is passionate about a wide range of classical music. Throughout the week she'll be sharing some of her favourite classical music as well as discussing her life and work.
10.30am
Music on Location: Tribschen, Switzerland
Rob explores music connected with Tribschen, a district of Lucerne in Switzerland. For a time the composer Richard Wagner lived in Tribschen, which overlooks the stunning Lake Lucerne, and it's where he composed Siegfried Idyll as a birthday present for his wife Cosima.
Double Take
Rob explores the nature of performance by highlighting the differences in style between two recordings of Brahms's Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op.118 No.6, by Walter Gieseking and Arcadi Volodos.
11am
Artist of the Week: Alisa Weilerstein
Rob's featured artist is the American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who made her concert debut at the age of 13 and was soon recognised as an artist with exceptional powers of communication. Always a keen promoter of contemporary music, Weilerstein brings her radiant tone to the Seven Tunes Heard in China by the Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng, one of the pieces Rob's chosen to feature this week. She's joined by her parents, the violinist Donald Weilerstein and the pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, for an emotionally potent performance of Schumann's G minor Piano Trio, and she can also be heard in a trio of concertos: Dvořák's evergreen Cello Concerto, the searingly dramatic 2nd Cello Concerto of Shostakovich, and the perennially affecting Elgar Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
R. Schumann
Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110
Weilerstein Trio.
To enter the prestigious Prix de Rome was no mean undertaking, and Bizet did it twice, succeeding on his second attempt.
A man of multiple love affairs who became devoted to his neurotic wife; a superb pianist who studiously avoided the concert stage; a man for ever associated with Spain, even though he'd never been there - George Bizet is a mass of contradictions. As well as composing what is arguably the world's best known and most popular opera - Carmen - Bizet also composed some spectacular flops. Always seeking popular as well as critical success, that was the very thing that eluded him during his lifetime. And yet, despite the caustic discouragement of Parisian reviewers, Bizet wrote songs and operas of astonishing beauty, even if the plots and libretti didn't always match the composer's dramatic sense.
In today's episode George Bizet experiences the sights, sounds and indeed smells of Rome, living in the Villa Medici alongside artists, poets and sculptors. The only condition for this student grant was that he would send back to Paris a composition to prove his diligence in pursuit of his art. Not that Bizet would forego all worldly pleasures in the single-minded pursuit of that endeavour.
Ronde turque (3 Esquisses musicales)
Per Setrak, piano
Tu rex gloriae, Christe (Te Deum)
Katarina Jovanovic, soprano
Philippe Do, tenor
Choeur Regional Nord/Pas-de-Calais
Orchestre National de Lille
Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
Don Procopio, Act 2 (excerpt)
Mady Mesplé, soprano (Donna Bettina)
Alain Vanzo, tenor (Don Odoardo)
Jules Bastin, bass (Don Procopio)
Choeur et Orchestre Lyrique
Bruno Amaducci, conductor
Roma: Suite for Orchestra
Orchestre de Paris
Paavo Järvi, conductor.
Kate Molleson presents the first of four recitals from the Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2017, from the Dora Stoutzker Hall at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Today's round showcases competitors from South Korea, Italy, Mongolia, Wales and Ukraine.
Including songs by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Falla, and Robert and Clara Schumann.
Penny Gore presents recordings by the BBC Philharmonic from their home at MediaCity in Salford, including orchestral music by American composers Joan Tower, George Antheil, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber.
2.00pm
Joan Tower
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No 2
BBC Philharmonic, Clark Rundell (conductor)
Antheil
Symphony No 5 'Joyous'
BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor)
c.2.30pm
Copland
Symphonic Ode
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor)
Barber
Piano Concerto, Op 38
Garrick Ohlsson (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)
c.3.20pm
Musorgsky orch, Ravel
Pictures from an Exhibition
BBC Philharmonic, Rory Macdonald (conductor).
Suzy Klein presents, with live music from baroque group Ensemble Molière, who are currently preparing a production of Rameau's Pygmalion. Plus Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen talks to us from Glyndebourne, where she is currently rehearsing.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, Igor Levit concludes his season-long cycle of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas with the composer's last three sonatas.
Introduced by Martin Handley.
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E, Op 109
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 111
Igor Levit (piano)
Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Igor Levit and still in his late twenties, has been hailed as 'one of the most probing, intelligent and accomplished artists of the new generation' (New York Times), and 'set to be one of this century's big names' (Daily Telegraph). His concert cycle of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas at Wigmore Hall began last September, and concludes tonight with three of the greatest (also the three last) - the intimate and serene E major Op 109, the brooding but ultimately triumphant A flat major Op 110, and the transcendental, almost mystical C minor, Op 111.
'One imagines Beethoven playing it like this - in his dreams anyway'. (The Times)
Following tonight's concert, there's an opportunity to hear Igor Levit and the Signum Quartet perform Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major, in a recording made specially for BBC Radio 3.
Matthew Sweet talks to Will Self about the mind, consciousness, ADHD, alzheimer's and PTSD which are woven together in his new novel Phone.
Producer: Craig Smith.
Two giant boulders of pink granite near the Bay of Bengal in modern Tamil Nadu are the focus of Dalrymple's second essay in the series 'A Short History of Indian Art'.
It was here, in the 7th century, that master carvers created a giant open-air relief that tells many stories, including the well-known tale of how the sacred River Ganges fell to earth as well as depicting the penance of Arjuna, one of the heroes of Indian mythology. This huge and intricate carving remains one of the most powerful pieces of open-air art anywhere in the world.
Dalrymple describes the importance of South India at this time and the emergence of the Pallava dynasty. He introduces us to the fascinating story surrounding the patron of South Indian sculpture, the great monarch Mahendra. These kings of Tamil Nadu generated incredible wealth, thanks to their control over the spice and silk trade, and powered a period of profound artistic production and temple building. From their great port of Mahabalipuram (now a sleepy tourist resort) the Pallava kings created a vibrant new approach to art that was widely exported.
William tells the remarkable story of Arjuna's Penance / The Descent of the Ganges. He describes its place within the major artistic movements of India and its role in the unfolding history of one of the world's most diverse cultures.
'A Short History of Indian Art' is a Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 3. The producer is Anthony Denselow.
Fresh from winning a special commendation at the Oram Awards, the electronic musician Klein is live in session with Verity Sharp to announce a special event that Late Junction will be curating later this year. Since releasing her debut album early last year, Klein has been acclaimed for her genre mashing blend of impressionistic electronics, soulful vocals and snatches of found sound. Along with peers Yves Tumor and Dean Blunt she is carving out a space for greater experimentation in the current crop of electronic vocal artists.
Also on the programme, choral music by Norwegian composer Tord Kalvenes, sound art that takes its inspiration from the rivers of the world by Australian artist Leah Barclay, and Sufi trance ritual meets industrial electronics courtesy of Tunisian ensemble Ifriqiyya Electrique.
Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening.
John Shea presents a piano recital given by Boris Berman at the 2015 Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw
12:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
6 Variations in F major on an Original Theme, Op 34
Boris Berman (piano)
12:45 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
15 Variations and a Fugue in E flat major on a Theme from Prometheus, Op 35, (Eroica)
Boris Berman (piano)
1:11 AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Serenade in A major for piano (1925)
Boris Berman (piano)
1:25 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Sonata no.5 in C major, Op 135
Boris Berman (piano)
1:42 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, 'Pathetique'
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
2:31 AM
Howells, Herbert (1892-1983)
Requiem
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director)
2:53 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78, 'Organ Symphony'
Karstein Askeland (organ), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor)
3:30 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) arr. Andrew Manze
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Andrew Manze (violin)
3:38 AM
Busoni, Ferruccio (1866-1924)
All' Italia (Seven Elegies)
Valerie Tryon (piano)
3:46 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Un'aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
Michael Schade (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)
3:52 AM
Bree, Johannes Bernardus van (1801-1857)
Allegro in D minor for four string quartets
Viotta Ensemble, Viktor Liberman (conductor)
4:03 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Eine Faust Overture
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernhard Klee (conductor)
4:16 AM
Hidas, Frigyes (1928-2007)
Harpsichord Concerto
Barbala Dobozy (harpsichord), Concentus Hungaricus, Ildikó Hegyi (conductor)
4:31 AM
Anonymous (16th century)
Suite
Hortus Musicus, Andrew Mustonen
4:38 AM
Cimarosa, Domenico (1749-1801), original oboe arrangement by Arthur Benjamin
Oboe Concerto
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor)
4:49 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713) (arr. Thomas Billington)
Organ Concerto in C major (Op 6 No 10)
Willem Poot (organ) on organ of Michaelskerk, Oosterland (Wieringen) 1762
5:00 AM
Bach, Johann Ernst (1722-1777)
Ode on 77th Psalm 'Das Vertrauen der Christen auf Gott'
Barbara Schlick (soprano), Martina Lins (soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)
5:17 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) [arranged for piano by Samuel Feinberg]
Largo (excerpt Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529)
Sergei Terentjev (piano)
5:27 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Peer Gynt Suite No 2, Op 55
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)
5:46 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Arpeggione Sonata
Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (cello), Katharine Jacobson Fleischer (piano)
6:09 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.6 in D major (H.1.6), 'Le Matin'
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor).
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including an update on BBC Cardiff Singer of the World from Petroc Trelawny.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
9am
Rob sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: listen to the clues and identify a mystery person.
10am
Rob's guest in the week of BBC Music Day is the musician Imogen Heap. Imogen is best known as a singer-songwriter, but she's composed music for film and theatre as well as working in sound engineering and production. She's written music for the West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. She is also at the forefront of musical technological innovation with her recent development of musical gloves and a new way of running the music industry called Mycelia. Imogen is named after the composer Imogen Holst and is passionate about a wide range of classical music. Throughout the week she'll be sharing some of her favourite classical music as well as discussing her life and work.
10.30am
Music on Location: Darmstadt
Rob explores music connected with Darmstadt by Telemann. In the early-eighteenth century the city had a crack orchestra for which Telemann wrote a series of suites that brilliantly marry the French and German styles.
11am
Artist of the Week: Alisa Weilerstein
Rob's featured artist is the American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who made her concert debut at the age of 13 and was soon recognised as an artist with exceptional powers of communication. Always a keen promoter of contemporary music, Weilerstein brings her radiant tone to the Seven Tunes Heard in China by the Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng, one of the pieces Rob's chosen to feature this week. She's joined by her parents, the violinist Donald Weilerstein and the pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, for an emotionally potent performance of Schumann's G minor Piano Trio, and she can also be heard in a trio of concertos: Dvořák's evergreen Cello Concerto, the searingly dramatic 2nd Cello Concerto of Shostakovich, and the perennially affecting Elgar Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No.2, Op.126
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor).
After the prize of staying in Rome with a full student grant, Bizet must return to Paris and make his own way in the world.
A man of multiple love affairs who became devoted to his neurotic wife; a superb pianist who studiously avoided the concert stage; a man for ever associated with Spain, even though he'd never been there - George Bizet is a mass of contradictions. As well as composing what is arguably the world's best known and most popular opera - Carmen - Bizet also composed some spectacular flops. Always seeking popular as well as critical success, that was the very thing that eluded him during his lifetime. And yet, despite the caustic discouragement of Parisian reviewers, Bizet wrote songs and operas of astonishing beauty, even if the plots and libretti didn't always match the composer's dramatic sense.
In today's episode, Bizet returns from Italy to rush to his mother's sickbed. He comforts her, and he in turn is comforted by his mother's nurse - by whom he fathers a son. Despite his prodigious gifts as a pianist (praised by no less a genius than Franz Liszt) Bizet studiously avoids the concert platform, instead eking out a living through proof-reading, writing humdrum piano transcriptions and teaching piano. He will also write The Pearl Fishers.
Nocturne in F major
Julia Severus, piano
La marguerite a fermé sa corolle (from Vasco da Gama)
Joan Sutherland, soprano
Swiss Romande Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Act 2, excerpt)
Pierrette Alarie, soprano (Léïla)
Leopold Simoneau, tenor (Nadir)
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Jean Fournet, conductor
Ivan IV, Act 2 (excerpt)
Paul Gay, bass (Temryuk),
Julian Gavi, tenor (Igor)
Orchestre National de France
Michael Schonwandt, conductor
Venise
Julia Severus, piano.
Kate Molleson presents the second of four lieder recitals from the Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2017, from the Dora Stoutzker Hall at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Today's round showcases competitors from South Africa, Armenia, USA, Turkey and Belgium.
Including music by Liszt, Schumann, Fauré and Szymanowski.
Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing music by Copland, with conductor John Wilson, live from their home at MediaCityUK in Salford.
2pm
Copland
An Outdoor Overture (Saga of the prairies)
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor)
c.2.10pm
Copland
Dance Symphony (from the music for the ballet 'Grohg')
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor)
c.2.30pm
Copland
Symphony No 1
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor).
Live from the Temple Church, London on the Eve of Corpus Christi
Introit: Thee we adore, O living Saviour (Te adoro devote)
Responses: Leighton
Psalms 110, 111 (Hopkins, Ferguson)
First Lesson: Exodus 16 vv.2-15
Canticles: Second Service (Leighton)
Second Lesson: John 6 vv.22-35
Anthem: Lo, the full final Sacrifice (Finzi)
Corpus Christi Carol (Britten)
Organ Voluntary: Benedictus (Missa de Gloria - Leighton)
Roger Sayer, Director of Music
Greg Morris, Organist.
Suzy Klein with a lively mix of music, chat and arts news. Her guests include choreographer Richard Alston, whose new triptych of ballets is being staged at Sadler's Wells in London.
Tom Redmond presents a concert of Stravinsky, Tippett and Beethoven, given by the CBSO, conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and pianist Steven Osborne live at Symphony Hall in Birmingham.
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)
8.05: Interval
8.25
Tippett: Piano Concerto
Beethoven: Leonore overture no.3
Steven Osborne (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)
Shrovetide in old Russia, and passions surge as the crowds throng the spring Fair, and with them the instantly recognisable sound-world of Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka. But passions aren't for puppets... are they? Even the smaller orchestra of Stravinsky's 1947 revision leaves no room for magical doubt in this "creed of colour, movement, and illusion". Then, Steven Osborne with the confidently symphonic piano concerto that a young maverick Tippett wrote specially for the CBSO, with its visionary middle movement. And for a rousing end, Beethoven's heroic Leonore Overture No.3.
Following tonight's concert, there'll be a chance to hear recordings by previous winners in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, ahead of the 2017 final this weekend.
Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott explore our obsession with the self.
Producer: Zahid Warley.
The writer and historian William Dalrymple continues his history of India through five great works of art and sculpture.
The third essay focuses on a miniature full-length portrait from the 17thcCentury. It's of the ruling Sultan of the central Indian kingdom of Bijapur, Ibrahim Adil Shah II, dressed in all his finery. It is an image of a powerful ruler before he came up against the might of the Mughals.
Dalrymple tells the story of this scholar ruler who was also a musician, poet and singer, who commissioned many of the greatest artists of the day who arrived at his court from as far afield as Central Asia and Europe. He was a free thinker who saw himself as both a devout Muslim and a Hindu devotee.
Dalrymple offers a profile of this important yet little-known Sultan and describes the remarkable explosion of artistic activity he oversaw
'A Short History of Indian Art' is a Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 3. The producer is Anthony Denselow.
Verity Sharp has an hour and a half of beautiful sound from all corners of the map, including pieces by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, Indian master of the sitar Nishat Khan and a piece by British composer Richard Baker as performed by Richard Benjafield and Chris Brannick from Three Strange Angels.
Also on the show, we look towards this weekend's Supersonic festival in Birmingham and play some of the artists on the outer edges of the line up, which features names as diverse as Colin Stetson, Princess Nokia and Melt Banana.
Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening.
John Shea presents a concert from French Radio conducted by Ton Koopman featuring Beethoven's Second Symphony and Mozart's 'Coronation' Piano Concerto, with Francesco Piemontesi as soloist.
12:31 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor)
12:49 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation'
Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor)
1:21 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Variation No 11, from 3rd movement of Piano Sonata No 6 in D major, K284
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
1:26 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor)
2:00 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Metamorphosen
Risør Festival Strings, Christian Tetzlaff (conductor)
2:31 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Piano Sonata in E minor, Op 7
Zoltán Kocsis (piano)
2:49 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
The Music Makers, Op 69
Jane Irwin (mezzo-soprano), Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (conductor)
3:29 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Sonata No 9 in C minor, Z798
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)
3:36 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
'Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele', Chorale-prelude for organ, BWV 654
Bine Katrine Bryndorf (organ of Hjertling Church, Jutland, Denmark)
3:43 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
The Hebrides Overture, Op 26
The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa (conductor)
3:55 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen (from The Magic Flute)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (Pamina, soprano), Russell Braun (Papageno, baritone), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)
3:58 AM
Paganini, Nicolo (1782-1840)
Moses fantaisie
Monika Leskovar (cello), Ivana Schwartz (piano)
4:07 AM
Granados, Enrique (1867-1916)
Valse Poetico
Enrique Granados (1867-1916) (piano)
4:18 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
Bassoon Concerto in E minor, RV 484
Aleksander Radosavljevic (bassoon), Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Günter Pichler (conductor)
4:31 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Liebesträum No 3
Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), William Tritt (piano)
4:36 AM
Horneman, Christian Frederik Emil (1840-1906)
Aladdin (overture)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schonwandt (conductor)
4:48 AM
Jersild, Jorgen (1913-2004)
3 Danish Romances
Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (conductor)
4:59 AM
Le Camus, Sebastian (-1610--1677), Le Roux, Gaspard (1660-1707), Lambert, Michel (1610-1696)
2 French airs and 1 piece for harpsichord.
Air à deux parties "Délices des étés"; Pièce pour clavecin; Air de cour "Goûtons un doux repos"
Ground Floor, Juliette Perret (soprano), Marc Mauillon (tenor), Elena Andreyev (cello), Étienne Galletier (theorbo), Gwennaëlle Alibert (harpsichord), Angélique Mauillon (harp)
5:08 AM
Salzedo, Carlos (1885-1961)
Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien, Op.30
Mojca Zlobko (harp)
5:19 AM
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)
2 Pictures for Orchestra, Sz 46
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Bystrik Režucha (conductor)
5:35 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770-1827]
String Quartet in F minor, Op 95
Helsinki Quartet
5:58 AM
Molique, Bernhard [1802-1869]
Concertina Sonata, Op 57
Joseph Petric (accordion), Guy Few (piano)
6:19 AM
Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899)
Waltz: TheBeautiful Blue Danube, Op 314
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor).
Clemency Burton-Hill presents a special edition of Breakfast for BBC Music Day, revealing the names of music legends who were chosen to have a blue plaque dedicated to them. Also including an update on BBC Cardiff Singer of the World from Petroc Trelawny.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
9am
Rob sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: can you work out which two composers are associated with a particular piece?
10am
Rob's guest on BBC Music Day is the musician Imogen Heap. Imogen is best known as a singer-songwriter, but she's composed music for film and theatre as well as working in sound engineering and production. She's written music for the West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. She is also at the forefront of musical technological innovation with her recent development of musical gloves and a new way of running the music industry called Mycelia. Imogen is named after the composer Imogen Holst and is passionate about a wide range of classical music. Throughout the week she'll be sharing some of her favourite classical music as well as discussing her life and work.
10.30am
Music on Location: New England
Rob explores music connected with New England by Ives. In a sequence of ground-breaking and intensely evocative tone poems Ives portrays Three Places in New England which reflect the region's Civil War history and natural landscape.
Double Take
Rob explores the nature of performance by highlighting the differences in style between two recordings of Monteverdi's madrigal 'Chiome d'oro, bel tesoro', with ensembles led by composer Nadia Boulanger, whose recording from the mid-1930s was one of the first made of Monteverdi's music, and a leading 21st-century Renaissance music director, Christina Pluhar.
11am
Artist of the Week: Alisa Weilerstein
Rob's featured artist is the American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who made her concert debut at the age of 13 and was soon recognised as an artist with exceptional powers of communication. Always a keen promoter of contemporary music, Weilerstein brings her radiant tone to the Seven Tunes Heard in China by the Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng, one of the pieces Rob's chosen to feature this week. She's joined by her parents, the violinist Donald Weilerstein and the pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, for an emotionally potent performance of Schumann's G minor Piano Trio, and she can also be heard in a trio of concertos: Dvořák's evergreen Cello Concerto, the searingly dramatic 2nd Cello Concerto of Shostakovich, and the perennially affecting Elgar Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
Bright Sheng
Seven Tunes Heard in China
Alisa Weilerstein (cello).
Despite painful critical notices, and despite a reputation for sexual impropriety, Bizet resolves to settle down and marry his teacher's daughter.
A man of multiple love affairs who became devoted to his neurotic wife; a superb pianist who studiously avoided the concert stage; a man for ever associated with Spain, even though he'd never been there - George Bizet is a mass of contradictions. As well as composing what is arguably the world's best known and most popular opera - Carmen - Bizet also composed some spectacular flops. Always seeking popular as well as critical success, that was the very thing that eluded him during his lifetime. And yet, despite the caustic discouragement of Parisian reviewers, Bizet wrote songs and operas of astonishing beauty, even if the plots and libretti didn't always match the composer's dramatic sense.
Donald Macleod recounts Bizet's struggles to make a living as a successful operatic composer, who agrees to set a novel he actively detests: Sir Walter Scott's Fair Maid of Perth - complete with improbable mad scenes, a gypsy and songs in praise of the Scottish winter! Despite his various mistresses, the composer resolves to settle down and marry the girl of his dreams, Geneviève Halévy, the daughter of his esteemed teacher. The only problem is, how settled will his life be with a young woman who's distinctly unhinged after her own mother blames her for the death of her sister?
Adieu de l'hôtesse arabe
Cecilia Bartoli, soprano
Myung-Whun Chung, piano
La Jolie Fille de Perth (Act 1, excerpt)
June Anderson, soprano
Margarita Zimmermann, mezzo (Catherine Glover)
Alfredo Kraus, tenor (Henry Smith)
Gino Quilico, baritone (Le Duc de Rothsay)
Gabriel Bacquier bass ( Simon Glover)
José van Dam, bass (Ralph)
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique
Georges Prêtre, conductor
Le Grillon; Guitare; Ma vie a son secret
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Graham Johnson, piano
Jeux d'enfants (excerpts)
1. L'Escarpolette
2. La Toupie
3. La Poupée
4. Les Cheveux de bois
12. Le Bal
Mona & Rica Bard, piano duet.
Kate Molleson presents the third of four lieder recitals from the Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2017, from the Dora Stoutzker Hall at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Today's round showcases competitors from Uzbekistan, England and Scotland.
Including songs by Brahms, Wolf, Strauss, Britten and Reynaldo Hahn.
As part of BBC Music Day, Afternoon on 3 celebrates The Power of Music with what some say is the most powerful musical experience of all - opera! Soaring voices and a plot with love, revolution and death keep us at the edge of our seats as Penny Gore introduces Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier in David McVicar's 2015 production from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. With tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the title role and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena de Coigny, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Giordano's melodramatic story is a passionate tale of the ill-fated love of a dashing poet and an aristocratic lady, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. It is based loosely on the life of the French poet, André Chénier, who was executed during the French Revolution. Giordano wrote some of his best music for the lead tenor, which is a role that has been tackled by some of the world's greatest tenors.
2pm
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier ..... Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Maddalena de Coigny ..... Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano)
Carlo Gerard ..... Zeljko Lucic (Baritone)
Bersi ..... Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano)
Madelon ..... Elena Zilio (mezzo-soprano)
Contessa de Coigny ..... Rosalind Plowright (soprano)
Roucher ..... Roland Wood (baritone)
Pietro Fléville ..... Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone)
Fouquier Tinville ..... Eddie Wade (baritone)
Mathieu ..... Adrian Clarke (baritone)
Un incredible ..... Carlo Bosi (tenor)
Abbé ..... Peter Hoare (tenor)
Schmidt ..... Jeremy White (bass)
Major Domo ..... John Cunningham (bass-baritone)
Dumas ..... Yuriy Yurchuk (bass-baritone)
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Royal Opera House Chorus
Antonio Pappano (Conductor).
Sean Rafferty presents a special edition of the programme for BBC Music Day, live from Hatfield House in Hertfordshire. His guests include members of the vocal ensemble, Cardinall's Musick with director Andrew Carwood; pianist, Tom Poster; BBC Introducing Artists, Jamal Aliyev (cello) and recorder ensemble, Block4.
From The Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas
Principal Conductor Thomas Sondergard directs the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Plus Prokofiev's Scythian Suite and Ravel's bitter-sweet Piano Concerto in G with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
8.20 Nicola Heywood Thomas talks with tonight's soloist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and as part of BBC Music Day, she finds out about the BBC Concert Orchestra's recent Ten Pieces Assemblies project in schools.
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)
Stravinsky's ballet score for The Rite of Spring provoked a riot when it was first heard in Paris in 1913. Commissioned by Diaghilev for his Ballets Russes, the jarring harmonies and pounding rhythms whipped the audience into a frenzy. For all its modernity, much of The Rite is based on traditional folk melody, but through Stravinsky's boundless energy and inventiveness, it still has the power to shock today. Prokofiev's Scythian suite matches Stravinsky for it's sheer scale. Also commissioned by Diaghilev - in the wake of The Rite - Prokofiev's score was to be another violent and primeval ballet. When the great impresario lost interest, Prokofiev adapted his score into a dazzling concert suite, rarely heard today partly due to its size (9 percussionists and 8 trumpets). Ravel's G major concerto is a crystalline miniature, perfectly crafted with elements of jazz, romanticism and impressionism all cheek by jowl in the outer movements. The classically inspired middle movement opens with an achingly beautiful melody, simple yet heart-rending.
Anne McElvoy and Nandini Das explore events which are marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Pocahontas. 2017 New Generation Thinker Christopher Bannister looks at propaganda and a new film starring Brian Cox following Winston Churchill in the 96 hours before D-Day.
You can find information about Pocahontas events from Gravesend Council http://www.visitgravesend.co.uk/events/pocahontas-400/ and http://www.bigideascompany.org/project/pocahontas-2017/
Churchill is at cinemas around the UK
Christopher Bannister is based at the School of Advanced Study at University College London.
New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by BBC Radio 3, BBC Arts and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics who can turn their research into radio and television. You can find more on the Free Thinking website.
Producer: Craig Smith.
The writer and historian William Dalrymple continues his history of India through five great works of art and sculpture.
A painting by the renowned Pahari miniature painter Nainsukh inspires Dalrymple's fourth essay. It's from the 18th century. The image is of one of Nainsukh's patrons, Mian Mukund Dev of Jasrota, out riding on horseback with his retinue, all clad in bright clothes, romance in the air. One is playing a drum, another is singing. This is a joyful scene, brimming with the colours of the Punjab hills of northern India.
Dalrymple tells the story of this remarkable painter, working at a time when the Punjab hill-states of the Himalayan foothills were going through a period of astonishing creativity. He describes the life of Nainsukh and the status of the artist of this period. He also chronicles his astonishing and ultimately tragic relationship with the local ruler.
'A Short History of Indian Art' is a Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 3. The producer is Anthony Denselow.
Over the last fifteen years the Irish composer Jennifer Walshe has gained a reputation as a radical and innovative voice in new music. From writing an opera for Barbie dolls and creating a collective of fake Irish composers to composing for symphony orchestras and string quartets, her work crosses boundaries with a playful intellectualism. She joins Verity Sharp to discuss post-internet music and how the online space is shaping sound.
Also on the programme, Verity marks 40 years since David Lynch released his gothic classic Eraserhead with music from the soundtrack along with a piece by another musically-minded art house film director, Jim Jarmusch, and analogue psych-pop from Jane Weaver.
Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening.
John Shea presents the San Francsico Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas at the 2015 BBC Proms. 1 of 2 (see tomorrow)
12:31 AM
Ives, Charles [1874-1954]
Decoration Day (2nd movt from Symphony: New England Holidays)
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
12:40 AM
Béla Bartók [1881-1945]
Piano Concerto No 2, Sz 95
Yuja Wang (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
1:09 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]
Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op.55 (Eroica)
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
2:03 AM
Johannes brahms [1833-1897]
Hungarian Dance No 10 in F major
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
2:05 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Piano Sonata in E major, Op 6
Sveinung Bjelland (piano)
2:31 AM
Zarebski, Juliusz (1854-1885)
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 34
Pawel Kowalski (piano), Silesian Quartet - Marek Mos & Arkadiusz Kubica (violins), Lukasz Syrnicki (viola), Piotr Janosik (cello)
3:06 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
3:33 AM
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927)
Mellanspel ur Sången, (Interlude from the Cantata 'Song'), Op 44
Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi (conductor)
3:39 AM
Lutoslawski, Witold (1913-1994)
Ten Polish Dances
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)
3:53 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828); transcribed by Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Auf dem wasser zu singen, D744, arr. Liszt for piano
Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano)
3:57 AM
Pylkkänen, Tauno (1918-1980)
Suite for oboe and strings,Op.32
Aale Lindgren (oboe), Finnish Radio Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor)
4:06 AM
Buxtehude, Dietrich (1637-1707)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BuxWV.149
Mario Penzar (on the organ from 1649, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lepoglava)
4:15 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), Zdunik, Marcin (arranger); Wesendonck, Mathilde (author)
Im Treibhaus (Wesendonck-Lieder)
Agata Zubel (soprano); Warsaw Cellonet Group; Andrzej Bauer (director)
4:20 AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Le Corsaire (overture)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor)
4:31 AM
Noskowski, Zygmunt (1846-1909)
The Highlander's Fantasy, Op 17
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)
4:40 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Valse impromptu, S213
Louis Schwizgebel (piano)
4:46 AM
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887)
Polovtsian Dances
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor)
4:58 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romance
Borisas Traubas (violin), Polifonija (Lithuanian State Chamber Choir), Sigitas Vaiciulionis (conductor)
5:07 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Rêverie
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)
5:12 AM
Hindemith, Paul [1895-1963]
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
5:34 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
Divertimento in C major, "London Trio" No 1
Les Ambassadeurs
5:43 AM
Kunzen, Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius (1761-1817)
Symphony in G minor
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Peter Marschik (conductor)
6:02 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Ballade No 2 in F major, Op 38
Zbigniew Raubo (piano)
6:10 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marbà (conductor).
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including an update on BBC Cardiff Singer of the World from Petroc Trelawny.
Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
9am
Rob sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: can you remember the television show or film that featured this piece of classical music?
10am
Rob's guest in the week of BBC Music Day is the musician Imogen Heap. Imogen is best known as a singer-songwriter, but she's composed music for film and theatre as well as working in sound engineering and production. She's written music for the West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. She is also at the forefront of musical technological innovation with her recent development of musical gloves and a new way of running the music industry called Mycelia. Imogen is named after the composer Imogen Holst and is passionate about a wide range of classical music. Throughout the week she'll be sharing some of her favourite classical music as well as discussing her life and work.
10.30am
Music on Location: Villa d'Este
Rob explores music connected with the Villa d'Este by Liszt. This 16th-century mansion in Tivoli, near Rome, replete with huge cypress trees and magnificent water gardens with cascades and fountains, inspired Liszt to create some of his most remarkable piano music.
11am
Artist of the Week: Alisa Weilerstein
Rob's featured artist is the American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who made her concert debut at the age of 13 and was soon recognised as an artist with exceptional powers of communication. Always a keen promoter of contemporary music, Weilerstein brings her radiant tone to the Seven Tunes Heard in China by the Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng, one of the pieces Rob's chosen to feature this week. She's joined by her parents, the violinist Donald Weilerstein and the pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, for an emotionally potent performance of Schumann's G minor Piano Trio, and she can also be heard in a trio of concertos: Dvořák's evergreen Cello Concerto, the searingly dramatic 2nd Cello Concerto of Shostakovich, and the perennially affecting Elgar Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim (conductor).
The choice of libretto was his, as was the choice of singer. So what could possibly go wrong with the first night of Carmen? Donald Macleod concludes his account of the life and work of George Bizet.
A man of multiple love affairs who became devoted to his neurotic wife; a superb pianist who studiously avoided the concert stage; a man for ever associated with Spain, even though he'd never been there - George Bizet is a mass of contradictions. As well as composing what is arguably the world's best known and most popular opera - Carmen - Bizet also composed some spectacular flops. Always seeking popular as well as critical success, that was the very thing that eluded him during his lifetime. And yet, despite the caustic discouragement of Parisian reviewers, Bizet wrote songs and operas of astonishing beauty, even if the plots and libretti didn't always match the composer's dramatic sense.
In today's concluding episode, we find Bizet exploring an exotic eastern setting with his opera Djamileh and experiencing the joys of parenthood, as his wife gives birth to a son. Despite setbacks at the theatre, he enjoys a rare taste of success as the music to the melodrama L'Arlésienne starts to enjoy an independent existence away from the theatre. And finally, making the bold choice of the novella Carmen for a theme, Bizet strives to bring his final masterpiece to the stage.
Overture (Djamileh)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
'Nour Eddin, roi de Lahore', from Djamileh
Huguette Tourangeau, soprano
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Richard Bonynge, conductor
L'Arlésienne Suite (ed. Hogwood)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Tarantelle
Cecilia Bartoli, soprano
Myung Whun Chung, piano
Carmen (Act 4)
Marina Domashenko, soprano (Carmen)
Andrea Bocelli, tenor (Don José)
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone (Escamillo)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Myung Whun Chung, conductor.
Kate Molleson presents the final recital from the Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2017, from the Dora Stoutzker Hall at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Today's round showcases competitors from Russia, Mongolia, Norway, USA and Italy.
Plus, at the end of the programme we'll discover which singers across the week have made it through to Friday's final, live at 7.30pm on BBC Radio 3.
Including music by Wagner, Rachmaninov, Delibes, Poulenc and Wolf.
Penny Gore presents more American orchestral music from the BBC Philharmonic. In today's programme the orchestra performs works by George Antheil, Aaron Copland and John Harbison. Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor joins the orchestra for Saint-Saëns's second piano concerto.
2pm
Antheil
Symphony No 4
BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor)
c.2.35pm
Copland
Orchestral Variations
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor)
John Harbison
Music for Eighteen Winds (UK premiere)
BBC Philharmonic, Clark Rundell (conductor)
c.3pm
Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon (conductor)
c.3.25pm
Debussy
La mer - 3 symphonic sketches for orchestra
BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon (conductor).
Suzy Klein presents, with live music from Québécois folk band Le Vent du Nord, and young Japanese violinist Fumiaki Miura with pianist Itamar Golan.
Kate Molleson presents the final of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2017, live from St. David's Hall in Cardiff. Five finalists compete before an international jury, including former Song Prize winner, Ailish Tynan; John Gilhooly, director of Wigmore Hall; legendary american diva, Grace Bumbry and Austrian baritone, Wolfgang Hozmair.
Ian McMillan visits celebrated psychoanalytic writer and therapist Adam Phillips.
The writer and historian William Dalrymple concludes his short history of India through five great works of art and sculpture.
For this last episode Dalrymple has chosen the Delhi Book, an album containing over 100 paintings of the great Indian city in the 19th century. Many of these topographical works are by the famous artist Mazhar Ali Khan. He worked in Delhi in the late Mughal era, in what became known as the 'Company Style' of painting under Western influence. Sir Thomas Metcalfe, who was working in India as the Governor-General's Agent, commissioned the Delhi Book and had it sent back to England in 1844 as a gift to his daughters.
Dalrymple tells the story of this book of paintings and the often-bizarre British characters who lived and worked in Delhi. He describes the importance of the Delhi Book in recording how this great city looked in the 19th century. He looks at the life of Mazhar Ali Khan and describes how Mughal and British artistic impulses fused during this brief period to create a remarkable final phase to the history of Indian miniature painting.
'A Short History of Indian Art' is a Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 3. The producer is Anthony Denselow.
Kathryn Tickell introduces a live session with Mokoomba, a Zimbabwean Afro-fusion band mixing rap, ska, soukous and Afro-Cuban tunes with their own traditional music, most of it sung in Tonga, one of the country's many languages. Also, a BBC Introducing track, and new world music releases from across the globe.