The BBC has announced that it has a sustainable plan for the future of the BBC Singers, in association with The VOCES8 Foundation.
The threat to reduce the staff of the three English orchestras by 20% has not been lifted, but it is being reconsidered.
See the BBC press release here.

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SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00mrycn)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00mvd9j)
Fiona Talkington


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00mvd9l)
Building a Library: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde


SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00mvd9n)
Who Was Carlos Kleiber?


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00hgbwr)
Machaut


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mrxq2)
Cedric Tiberghien


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00mw62z)
Brazilian Performers
Gilberto Gil


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00mw631)
George Russell

01 George Russell Living Time Orchestra (artist)
So What
Performer: George Russell Living Time Orchestra

02 Dizzy Gillespie (artist)
Cubana Be / Cubana Bop
Performer: Dizzy Gillespie

03 George Russell Smalltet (artist)
Concerto for Billy The Kid [Take 2]
Performer: George Russell Smalltet

04 George Russell Smalltet (artist)
EzzThetic
Performer: George Russell Smalltet

05 BIll Evans/George Russell Orchestra (artist)
Event IV
Performer: BIll Evans/George Russell Orchestra

06 George Russell Sextet (artist)
Man On The Moon
Performer: George Russell Sextet

07 George Russell Sextet (artist)
Lydia and Her Friends
Performer: George Russell Sextet

08 Bill Evans / Gunther Schuller / George Russell (artist)
All About Rosie
Performer: Bill Evans / Gunther Schuller / George Russell

09 George Russell / Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra (artist)
Event III
Performer: George Russell / Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00mw633)


SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b00mw635)
Gershwin's Let 'Em Eat Cake


SAT 20:50 The Wire (b00mw637)
Side Effects


SAT 21:35 Pre-Hear (b00mw639)
Australian Instrumental Music


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00mw63c)
Vale of Glamorgan Festival 2009



SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2009


SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00fh20c)


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00mw72h)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00mw72k)
Fiona Talkington


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00mw72m)
Iain Burnside - Siblings


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00mw72p)
Hanan al-Shaykh


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00n3slt)
Alla Francesca at the 2009 York Early Music Festival


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00mw72t)
Fiona Talkington


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00mrxzn)


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b008j41c)
Schubert's Trout Quintet

01 Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A, The Trout Quintet (D 667)


SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b00mw72y)
Sing Hallelujah/Choir of the Year 2010/Exile and Loss

01 Giuseppe Verdi
Nabucco - Part 3; Va, pensiero, sull'ali (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

02 USA Traditional (artist)
Walk together children
Performer: USA Traditional

03 George Frideric Handel
Messiah - Pt.2, no.42; Hallelujah [chorus] (Recording from the BBC Proms 6 September 2009)

04 George Frideric Handel
Israel in Egypt - Pt.2; The People shall hear [chorus]

05 Arvo Pärt
The Beatitudes

06 Franz Schubert
Der Entfernten (D.350)

07 Michael Gordon (artist)
I Lost a Sock
Performer: Michael Gordon

08 Anonymous (artist)
Gaudete! Gaudete! Christus est natus [Piae Cantiones, 1582, & Jistebnice Cantional, 1420]
Performer: Anonymous

09 Traditional (artist)
Siul, A Ruin
Performer: Traditional

10 Traditional (artist)
During the Evening Air (Under lige aftenlufte)
Performer: Traditional

11 Frederick Delius
Sea drift

12 Harold Arlen (artist)
Get Happy
Performer: Harold Arlen


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b00mw730)
The Twyborn Affair


SUN 21:30 Sunday Feature (b00n4fpk)
Ideas - The British Version (Series 2)
Heartland Theory


SUN 22:15 Words and Music (b00hwwrv)
An American Landscape


SUN 23:30 Jazz Line-Up (b00mw74f)
Ryan Quigley Big Band



MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2009


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00mw74w)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00mw76d)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mw76g)
Sarah Walker


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mw77v)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
A Creative Identity

01 Martinu (artist)
The Opening of the Wells (excerpts)
Performer: Martinu

02 Martinu (artist)
A Memory; Footsteps in the Snow (Nipponari, Nos 3 and 5)
Performer: Martinu

03 Martinu (artist)
Obrocák (Borová)
Performer: Martinu

04 Bohuslav Matousek, Régis Pasquiér (violin) (artist)
Duo concertante for two violins and orchestra, H264
Performer: Bohuslav Matousek, Régis Pasquiér (violin)


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mw9fz)
Camilla Tilling


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mw9g1)
Dance
Episode 1


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00mw9g3)
Sean Rafferty


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mw9g5)
Halle - Britten, Strauss, Shostakovich


MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00mw9g7)
Pete Townshend


MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mw77v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00mw9g9)
Voltaire
Voltaire and the Voices of the Enlightenment


MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00mw9gc)
Marshall Allen



TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2009


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00mw9ks)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00mw9kv)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mw9kx)
Sarah Walker


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwg6n)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
In Search of Western Culture

01 Martinu (artist)
Dance of the Hare (Suite from the ballet Spalicek)
Performer: Martinu

02 Martinu (artist)
The devil's dance with Mariken (Hry o Marii)
Performer: Martinu

03 Martinu (artist)
Julietta (excerpt, Act 2)
Performer: Martinu

04 Martinu (artist)
Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani
Performer: Martinu

05 Martinu (artist)
His sister a poisoner (A Bouquet of Flowers)
Performer: Martinu


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mw9ny)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Arcadi Volodos


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mw9p0)
Dance
Episode 2


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00mw9p2)
Sean Rafferty


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mw9p4)
CBSO/Nelsons, with Hakan Hardenberger


TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00mw9p6)
Clive James/Agnes Varda


TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwg6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00mw9p8)
Voltaire
Voltaire and England


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00mw9pb)
Verity Sharp



WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2009


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00mw9pz)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00mw9q1)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mw9q3)
Sarah Walker


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwfxz)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Occupied France

01 Martinu (artist)
Concerto for harpsichord and small orchestra (1st mvt)
Performer: Martinu

02 Martinu (artist)
String Quartet No 2
Performer: Martinu

03 Martinu (artist)
The Field Mass
Performer: Martinu


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mw9sf)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Matthias Goerne


WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mw9sh)
Dance
Episode 3


WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00mw9sk)
Choral Vespers - For the Feast of St Francis


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00mw9sm)
Sean Rafferty


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mw9sp)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment


WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00mw9sr)


WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwfxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00mw9st)
Voltaire
Voltaire, Sarkozy and the Burqa Debate


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00mw9sw)
Verity Sharp



THURSDAY 01 OCTOBER 2009


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00mw9w2)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00mw9w4)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mw9w6)
Sarah Walker


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwgk0)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
America

01 Martinu (artist)
Sinfonietta Giocosa (Poco allegro)
Performer: Martinu

02 Martinu (artist)
Memorial to Lidice
Performer: Martinu


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mwb3d)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Baiba and Lauma Skride


THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mwb3g)
Dance
Handel: Oreste (Acts 1 and 2)


THU 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00n10lp)
Oreste
Oreste (Acts 1 and 2)


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00mwb3j)

01 00:03:00 Francis Poulenc
L'embarquement pour Cythère
Duration 00:02:03

02 00:05:00 Anonymous (artist)
Azeruz
Performer: Anonymous
Duration 00:03:07

03 00:08:00 Giacomo Puccini
Nessun dorma (Turandot)
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti
Choir: The John Alldis Choir
Choir: Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Duration 00:02:53

04 00:20:00 Giacomo Puccini
Turandot (Act II: In questa reggia)
Duration 00:06:18

05 00:34:00 Giacomo Puccini
Turandot (Non pianger, Liu! … Ah! Per l'ultima volta)
Duration 00:04:39

06 00:40:00 Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in F major after the Sonata Op.14/1
Duration 00:12:40

07 00:53:00 Emmerich Kálmán (artist)
Vilja Lied (The Merry Widow)
Performer: Emmerich Kálmán
Duration 00:06:08

08 01:03:00 Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (artist)
Two Gymnopédies
Performer: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Duration 00:06:22

09 01:11:00 Stevie Wishart (artist)
Belicha
Performer: Stevie Wishart
Duration 00:03:30

10 01:20:00 Stevie Wishart (artist)
Twisted Values, C'etait leur fine, Tan t'maray
Performer: Stevie Wishart
Duration 00:03:49

11 01:30:00 Stevie Wishart (artist)
Ut quid iubes
Performer: Stevie Wishart
Duration 00:05:30

12 01:35:00 Leos Janáček
Intimate Studies
Duration 00:09:08

13 01:47:00 Giovanni Gabrieli (artist)
Canzona a 12
Performer: Giovanni Gabrieli
Duration 00:02:51

14 01:50:00 Hamish MacCunn
Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Duration 00:09:15


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mwb3l)
CBSO/Knussen - Matthews, Britten, Elgar


THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00mwb3n)
Jenny Uglow/Robert Service/Swastika/Inherit the Wind


THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwgk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00mwb3q)
Voltaire
Voltaire and Religion


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00mwb3s)
Verity Sharp

01 Etran Finatawa (artist)
Kel Tamasheck
Performer: Etran Finatawa

02 00:05:00 Les Triaboliques (artist)
Crossing the Stone Bridge
Performer: Les Triaboliques

03 00:12:00 Philip Glass
A Gentleman's Honour

04 00:16:00 Gruppo Sonadùr di Ponte Caffaro (artist)
Polka de Marcello
Performer: Gruppo Sonadùr di Ponte Caffaro

05 00:19:00 Donne Della Pianura del Po (artist)
Nella Città di Genova
Performer: Donne Della Pianura del Po

06 00:25:00 Phoebe Smith (artist)
The Yellow Handkerchief
Performer: Phoebe Smith

07 00:30:00 Sam Sweeny (fiddle); Hannah James (accordion); Andy Letcher (pipes) (artist)
You Are The One
Performer: Sam Sweeny (fiddle); Hannah James (accordion); Andy Letcher (pipes)

08 00:34:00 Bugel Koar (artist)
Comme Nous
Performer: Bugel Koar

09 00:37:00 Amestoy Trio (artist)
Fantomas
Performer: Amestoy Trio

10 00:42:00 Esma Redzepova & Teodosievski Ensemble (artist)
Hajre Mate Diki Daje
Performer: Esma Redzepova & Teodosievski Ensemble

11 00:46:00 Irmin Schmidt (artist)
Bei Flavia I
Performer: Irmin Schmidt

12 00:48:00 Nina Simone (artist)
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
Performer: Nina Simone

13 00:54:00 Tom Russell (artist)
Nina Simone
Performer: Tom Russell

14 01:00:00 Six Organs of Admittance (artist)
River of Heaven
Performer: Six Organs of Admittance

15 01:08:00 Mohammad Reza Shajarian (vocals); Hossein Alizadeh (tar); Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh); Homayoun Shajarian (voice and tombak) (artist)
Zarbi Instrumental – Tasnif-e Dashti, Faryad (The Cry)
Performer: Mohammad Reza Shajarian (vocals); Hossein Alizadeh (tar); Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh); Homayoun Shajarian (voice and tombak)

16 01:20:00 Coope Boyes & Simpson (artist)
Man of Double Deed
Performer: Coope Boyes & Simpson

17 01:24:00
Harold Budd & Brian Eno - First Light

18 01:32:00 Gabriel Jackson (artist)
Salve Regina
Performer: Gabriel Jackson

19 01:38:00 Arvo Pärt
Summa

20 01:42:00 Field Recording (artist)
Amazon Rainforest
Performer: Field Recording



FRIDAY 02 OCTOBER 2009


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00mwb4x)


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00mwb4z)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mwb51)
Sarah Walker


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwgtd)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
A Czech in Exile

01 Martinu (artist)
A comedy on the bridge (excerpt)
Performer: Martinu

02 Martinu (artist)
The Greek Passion (Act 3, Sc 1-2)
Performer: Martinu

03 Martinu (artist)
Gilgamesh (Part 1)
Performer: Martinu

04 Martinu (artist)
A comedy on the bridge (excerpt)
Performer: Martinu

05 Martinu (artist)
The Greek Passion (Act 3, Sc 1-2)
Performer: Martinu

06 Martinu (artist)
Gilgamesh (Part 1)
Performer: Martinu


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mwb7y)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Maria Joao Pires, Pavel Gomziakov


FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mwb80)
Dance
Episode 5


FRI 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00n113v)
Oreste
Oreste (Act 3)


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00mwb82)
Sean Rafferty


FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mwb84)
Bach, Berg, Brahms
Part 1


FRI 19:45 Twenty Minutes (b00k2qm0)
Moon Enterprises Inc and the Door


FRI 20:05 Performance on 3 (b00n3q06)
Bach, Berg, Brahms
Part 2


FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00mwb86)
Dreda Say Mitchell/Simone Felice/Larissa Miller


FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mwgtd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00mwb88)
Voltaire
Voltaire's Library and Legacy


FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00mwb8b)
Mary Ann Kennedy