Lucie Skeaping visits Notre Dame where she meets Benjamin Bagby and Katarina Livljanic, both performers and directors of medieval music ensembles, and lecturers in medieval music performance practice at the Sorbonne, Paris. They talk about some of the composers of the medieval period and how they influenced the development of western music. Katerina and Benjamin also take Lucie to the Left Bank to discover how the Sorbonne evolved.
Music includes works by Leonin and Perotin, and examples of the earliest motets and conductus form.
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Missa Brevis for countertenor, two violins and continuo
Stoyanov, Pencho (b. 1931): Sonata for piano
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887): Ni sna, ni otdikha' (No sleep, no rest) (Prince Igor)
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Variations brillantes in B flat on a Theme from Herold's Ludovic
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra, BWV 1043
John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about what drew him towards composing, the way in which his works form a dialogue with the music of the past, and his love of the shadowy world of the viola.
1/5. Promise and Unfoldment
Direct from the Wigmore Hall, London, Verity Sharp introduces young British violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Sebastian Knauer in a programme of drama and contrast that includes the first violin sonata of Alfred Schnittke, a composer with whom he has had close contact.
In a recital given on St David's day last year, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform music by compatriots Grace Williams and John Metcalf among others.
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
The 75th birthday of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki is celebrated with the first UK performance of his latest symphony. Titled Songs of Transcience, it is a large-scale setting of German poems by Goethe and others on the theme of man's destruction of nature. Brahms's Bach-inspired final symphony completes the programme.
Pulitzer prize-winning American journalist Susan Faludi talks to Rana Mitter about the effect of 9/11 on American women, asking if the attacks created a climate that presents them as fragile and weak and needing the protection of men.
Norwegian investigative journalist and author Asne Seierstad discusses the effect of the the war in Chechnya on ordinary people's lives, having lived with a family in Grozny.
With a journey along some of the nation's most beautiful B roads to Cockfosters, a new exhibition of the Shell guides to Britain, and as the film The Other Boleyn Girl opens, there is a look at scholars are redefining history.
With Petroc Trelawny. This week's featured artist is conductor Sakari Oramo, who in this programme leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Youth Chorus in John Foulds' Three Mantras from Avatara.
1/4. Prof Christopher Pelling examines the life and work of Euripides, whose surviving tragedies fascinate theatre audiences today as much as in 5th century BC Athens.
Lucy Duran introduces the third in a monthly series of profiles of the nominees for the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards. Including singers Maria Rita from Brazil and Mayra Andrade from Cape Verde; Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane; Ojos de Brujo from Spain; veteran Senegalese band Orchestre Baobab; Algerian rai-rocker Rachid Taha; and a new voice from China, Sa Ding Ding.
TUESDAY 04 MARCH 2008
TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b0092cm4)
With Susan Sharpe.
1.00am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in B minor, Kk 87
Eduard Kunz (piano)
1.07am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): String Quartet in C (Dissonance)
Ebene Quartet
1.38am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No 30
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)
1.57am
Walton, William (1902-1983): Violin Concerto
James Ehnes (violin)
Vancouver SO
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)
2.28am
Mehul, Etienne-Nicolas (1763-1817): Symphony No 1 in G minor
Cappella Coloniensis
Bruno Weil (director)
2.55am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Der Abend
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)
3.05am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Trio in A minor for piano and strings
Grieg Trio
3.31am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Symphonic Dances
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)
3.58am
Pezel, Johann Christoph (1639-1694): German Dance Suite
Canadian Brass
4.06am
Heinichen, Johann David (1683-1729): Concerto for flute, bassoon, cello, double bass and harpsichord
Vladislav Brunner (flute)
Jozef Martinkovic (bassoon)
Juraj Alexander (cello)
Juraj Schoffer (double bass)
Milos Starosta (harpsichord)
4.16am
Mozetich, Marjan (b. 1948): Procession
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Douglas Perry (viola)
Henry van der Sloot (cello)
Joel Quarrington (bass)
Raymond Luedeke (clarinet)
James McKay (bassoon)
Joan Watson (horn)
4.31am
Palmgren, Selim (1878-1951): Exotic March
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
George de Godzinsky (conductor)
4.36am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Overture (Tannhauser)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)
4.52am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Annees de Pelerinage, Italie)
Richard Raymond (piano).
TUE 05:00 Through the Night (b0092cm6)
Through the Night
With Susan Sharpe.
5.00am
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Rustic Dance
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)
5.04am
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759): Il Pastor Fido (ballet music)
English Baroque Solists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
5.15am
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Piano Concerto No 2, Sz 95
Geza Anda (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
5.41am
Dauvergne, Antoine (1713-1797): Ballet music (Les Troqueurs)
Capella Coloniensis
William Christie (harpsichord/conductor)
5.57am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): La campanella
Valerie Tryon (piano)
6.03am
Rung, Henrik (1807-1871): Chime, You Bells
Fionian Chamber Choir
Alice Granum (director)
6.05am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): The Bells of Berhall Church, Op 65b
Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
Eric-Olof Soderstrom (conductor)
6.08am
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner (conductor)
6.16am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in A, RV 335 (The Cuckoo)
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (director)
6.26am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Memories of a Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No 2)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Dohnanyi (conductor)
6.36am
Goldmark, Karoly (1830-1915): Night on the Lake with Moonlight, Op 52 No 5
Ilona Prunyi (piano)
6.40am
Kuffner, Joseph (1776-1856): Quintet in B flat for clarinet and strings, Op 32
Joze Kotar (clarinet)
Slovene Philharmonic String Quartet
6.51am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto da camera in C, RV 87
Camerata Koln.
TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b009348w)
Including from
7.00am
Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)
Chopin: Trois nouvelles etudes for piano
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Cererols: Serafin que con dulce harmonia
Ellen Hargis (soprano)
The Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King (director)
From
8.30am
Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'une faune
Marie-Andree Benny (flute)
Greater Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin (conductor)
Tavener: Funeral Ikos
Tallis Scholars
JC Bach: Sinfonia in F, Op 8 No 4
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin/director).
TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b0092cm8)
With James Jolly.
10.00am
Verdi, transcr. Muzio: Luisa Miller (Nos 1,2,3 - Act I)
Hagen Quartet
DG 447 069 2
10.16am
Mendelssohn: Paulus (excerpt)
Ingeborg Danz (alto)
Michael Schade (tenor)
Andreas Schmidt (bass)
Gachinger Kantorei, Stuttgart
Prague Chamber Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
HANSSLER CLASSIC 98926 (2 CDs)
10.36am
Bach: Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, BWV 1034
Janet See (baroque flute)
Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)
Mary Springfels (viola da gamba)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90702425 (2 CDs)
10.52am
Haydn: Introduction (Winter) (The Seasons)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90182930 (2 CDs)
10.56am
Bach: Sinfonia, Part 2 (Christmas Oratorio)
Bach Collegium, Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS CD 941/942 (2 CDs)
11.02am
Handel: Overture (The Messiah)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)
EMI CMS 763 621 2 (3 CDs)
11.08am
Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op 64
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
PHILIPS 412 890 2
11.17am
Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (excerpt)
John ...... Sig Andrersen (tenor)
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Cornelia Kallisch (contralto)
Lothar Odinius (tenor)
Alfred Reiter (bass)
Friedemann Winklhofer (organ)
Choir and Orchestra of Bavarian Radio
Franz Welser-Most (conductor)
EMI CDS 556 660 2 (2 CDs)
11.38am
Britten: Simple Symphony
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown (director)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC 545 121 2
11.55am
Mendelssohn: Elijah (excerpt from Act 2)
MDR Choir Leipzig
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
TELDEC 9031731312 (2 CDs).
TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0092cm9)
John Woolrich
Memory Awake
John Woolrich (b.1954)
2/5. Memory Awake
Donald Macleod discusses with the composer his works 'haunted' by Bach and Monteverdi.
Christ lay in the bonds of death; A Shadowed Lesson
Schubert Ensemble
Ulysses Awakes
Jane Atkins (viola)
Orchestra of St John's
John Lubbock (conductor)
A Presence of Departed Acts
Schubert Ensemble
The Ghost in the Machine
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).
TUE 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b0092cmb)
Presented by Louise Fryer
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Mendelssohn and Gade
1/4. Series of four recitals from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Feaeturing the chamber music of Mendelssohn and Danish composer Niels Gade, who was strongly influenced by the German composer. Dutch musicians Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam play sonatas by both composers as well as by Grieg.
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Gade: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 21 No 2
Grieg: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 8 No 1
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 4
2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian
Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among composers as part of the ongoing British Symphony Series.
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, Op 67
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Walter Weller (conductor)
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Holt: Witness to a Snow Miracle
Viviane Hagner (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Brian: Symphony No 30
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jason Lai (conductor)
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat, Op 107
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Clark Rundell (conductor)
Dvorak: Symphony No 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).
TUE 17:00 In Tune (b0092cmc)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b0092d7x)
Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater
Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater
Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on Saturday, where music director Mark Elder and assistant conductor Rory Macdonald share the podium to conduct colourful works by Mozart and Stravinsky.
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder, Rory Macdonald (conductors)
Mozart: Serenade No 10 in B flat for 13 winds, K361 (Gran Partita)
Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910).
TUE 20:45 Composer of the Week (b0092cm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
TUE 21:45 Night Waves (b0092d7y)
Philip Dodd talks to novelist Julian Barnes about his new book Nothing to be Frightened Of, a personal memoir and contemplation on religious belief, family life and the lessons to be learnt from the past.
Actress Fiona Shaw reviews the new National Theatre production of George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, while film critic Nigel Floyd reveals his enthusiasm for the work of Lenny Abrahamson, the young Irish director who made the low-budget comedy Adam and Paul.
And to coincide with the revival at the Donmar of arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck, Christopher Bigsby and journalist Don Guttenplan consider what luck means to the American creative imagination.
TUE 22:30 Artist Focus (b0092d7z)
With Petroc Trelawny. The featured artist is conductor Sakari Oramo, who directs the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Uuno Klami's Karelian Rhapsody.
TUE 23:00 The Essay (b0092d80)
Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides)
Episode 2
Greek and Latin Voices
Series exploring the work of Euripides.
2/4. Distinguished neuroscientist Prof Susan Greenfield explores her lifelong passion for Euripides' play The Bacchae, which she says still offers fresh insights into the workings of the human mind.
TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b0092d81)
Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including different approaches to Indian percussion from Taufiq and Pete Lockett. Plus She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble and Kronos Quartet, with Wu Man playing Terry Riley.
WEDNESDAY 05 MARCH 2008
WED 01:00 Through the Night (b0092d9c)
Susan Sharpe introduces music, beginning with a selection of early music from a concert given by soprano Carolyn Sampson and Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) at the Utrecht Early Music Festival.
1.00am
Herbung, A B V (1735-1766): Montan und Lalage (Eine Erzahlung)
1.14am
Fleischer, Friedrich (1722-1806): An den Schlaf
1.18am
Wolff, Christian M. (1707-1789): An das Clavier (Sammling von Oden und Liedern)
1.25am
Benda, Jiri Antonin (1722-1795): Sonata in A minor (Sammlung vermischter Clavier und Gesangstucke)
1.35am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Das Veilchen, K476; Abendempfindung, K523; Als Luise die Briefe, K520
1.44am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Adagio in G, D 178
1.52am
Schubert: Vedi quanto adoro, D 510 (Didone abbandonata)
1.57am
Schubert: La Pastorella
2.00am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op 45
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)
3.07am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Sarabande for guitar
Heiki Matlik (guitar)
3.10am
Piris, Bernard (b. 1951): Deux Preludes
Heiki Matlik (guitar)
3.13am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Images for orchestra
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin (conductor)
3.50am
Gilson, Paul (1865-1942): Suite nocturne, d'apres Aloysius Bertrand
Josef de Beenhouwer (piano).
WED 04:05 Through the Night (b0092zpr)
Through the Night
With Susan Sharpe.
4.05am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata in A (Der Getreue Music-Meister)
Camerata Koln
4.12am
Martinu, Bohuslav (1890-1959): Variations on a Theme by Rossini for cello and piano (1942)
Leonid Gorokhov (cello)
Irina Nikitina (piano)
4.20am
Schreker, Franz (1878-1934): Fantastic Overture, Op 15
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
4.30am
Roussel, Albert (1869-1937): Le jardin mouille, Op 3 No 2
Ola Eliasson (baritone)
Mats Jansson (piano)
4.35am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)
4.48am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Quartet No 6 in F for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Vojtech Samec (flute)
Jozef Luptacik (clarinet)
Frantisek Machats (bassoon)
Josef Illes (French horn).
WED 05:00 Through the Night (b0092d9d)
Through the Night
With Susan Sharpe.
5.00am
Matteis, Nicola (d.c.1707): Passages in Imitation of the Trumpet (Ayres and Pieces IV, 1685)
Anon: Five Marches from John Playford's new tunes
Pedro Memelsdorff (recorder)
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
5.10am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Holberg Suite, Op 40
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Eivind Aadland (conductor)
5.32am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Clarinet Sonata, Op 120 No 2
Hans Christian Braein (clarinet)
Havard Gimse (piano)
5.53am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Romance in C for string orchestra, Op 42
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Hannu Koivula (conductor)
5.59am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Ivars Taurins (conductor)
6.08am
Anon (16th century): Branles
6.09am
Anon (16th century): Suite
Hortus Musicus
Andrew Mustonen (director)
6.17am
Pearson, Leslie (b. 1931): Dance Suite (after Arbeau)
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
6.26am
Wiren, Dag (1905-1986): Sonatina for piano, Op 25
Niklas Sivelov (piano)
6.33am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Trio in F for keyboard and strings, H XV 19
Katharine Gowers (violin)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Paul Lewis (piano)
6.49am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Overture (Genoveva, Op 81)
Orchestre Nationale de France
Heinz Wallberg (conductor).
WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00934jh)
Including from
7.00am
Arne: Trio Sonata in G, Op 3 No 2
Collegium Musicum 90
Stravinsky: Scenes de ballet
Orchestra of St Luke's
Robert Craft (conductor)
Jones: Might I redeeme myne errours
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Anthony Rooley (lute)
From
8.30am
Milhaud: Sonatine, Op 76
Emily Beynon (flute)
Andrew West (piano)
Bach: Chaconne (Partita No 2 in D minor)
Janine Jansen (violin)
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op 60
Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi (conductor).
WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b0092d9g)
With James Jolly.
10.00am
Franck: Morceau symphonique (Redemption, Part 2)
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Michel Plasson (conductor)
EMI CDC 555 056 2
10.16am
Haydn: Piano Sonata No 58 in C, H XVI 48
Andras Schiff (piano)
TELDEC 0630171412 (2 CDs)
10.29am
Pingoud: Le chant de l'espace
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 875 2
10.47am
Elgar: The Kingdom, Op 51 (excerpt from Act I)
The Blessed Virgin ...... Margaret Price (soprano)
Mary Magdelene ..... Yvonne Minton (contralto)
St John ...... Alexander Young (tenor)
St Peter ...... John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
EMI CMS 764 209 2 (2 CDs)
11.06am
Bach: Sonata No 3 in G minor for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1029
Jordi Savall (viola da gamba)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
ALIA VOX AV 9812
11.22am
Sibelius: Symphony No 3
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
ERATO 0927435002
11.53am
Foulds: English Tune with Burden, Op 89
Kathryn Stott (piano)
BIS CD 933.
WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0092d9h)
John Woolrich
The Move South
John Woolrich (1954-)
3/5. The Move South
John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about having worked closely with performing groups and his intention to concentrate on his own composing at his new base in the south of France.
Book of Studies Set 2 for Wind Quintet No 3
New London Chamber Ensemble
A Farewell
Jane Atkins (viola)
Catherine Edwards (piano)
Mark van de Wiel (clarinet)
Four Flowers
Nigel Robinson (tenor)
Richard Sisson (piano)
The Death of King Renaud
Jane Atkins (viola)
Brodsky Quartet
Going a Journey
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Oliver Knussen (conductor).
WED 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b0092d9j)
Presented by Louise Fryer.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade
A recital given at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow featuring the Gould Piano Trio performing works by Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade.
Gould Piano Trio
Gade: Piano Trio in F, Op 42
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op 49 No 1
2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian
Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of the ongoing British Symphony Series.
Schubert: Symphony No 2 in B flat, D 125
Ulster Orchestra
Christian Gansch (conductor)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1, Op 26
Jennifer Pike (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Titov (conductor)
Glazunov: Symphony No 5 in B flat, Op 55
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Ives: Three Places in New England
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488
Llyr Williams (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Brian: Symphony No 5 (Wine of Summer)
Donald Maxwell (baritone)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Kok (conductor).
WED 17:00 In Tune (b0092d9k)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b0092dbq)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Tavener Premiere
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Tavener Premiere
Petroc Trelawny presents a concert given at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral last month.
Rachmaninov's unaccompanied choral setting of the All-Night Vigil draws on Orthodox Church chants, and in Sir John Tavener's new work, commissioned as part of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, he attempts to reconcile the world's warring religions through music and the contemplation of death.
Josephine Knight (cello)
Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, Ian Tracey (conductors)
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
Tavener: Requiem (world premiere).
WED 20:45 Composer of the Week (b0092d9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
WED 21:45 Night Waves (b0092dbr)
Isabel Hilton talks to Samantha Power, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writer and human rights professor, who is now a senior adviser to US presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Artist Grayson Perry and religious philosopher Philip Blond view a major exhibition devoted to German Renaissance artist Cranach the Elder.
And there's a review of the playwriting debut of Dorota Maslowska, who has already won the highest Polish literary award with her second novel.
WED 22:30 Artist Focus (b0092dbs)
With Petroc Trelawny. The featured artist is conductor Sakari Oramo, who leads the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Bartok's Romanian Folkdances.
WED 23:00 The Essay (b0092dbt)
Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides)
Episode 3
Greek and Latin Voices
Series exploring the work of Euripides.
3/4. Classics professor Simon Goldhill explores how the work of Euripides is open to so many and such different interpretations, and also considers why in recent years his plays are the most frequently staged of all the Greek tragedies.
WED 23:15 Late Junction (b0092dbv)
Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including Nancarrow, Nina Simone, Siwe bell music and the new album of Zen funk from Nik Bartsch's Ronin.
THURSDAY 06 MARCH 2008
THU 01:00 Through the Night (b0092dcz)
With Susan Sharpe.
1.00am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Don Quixote, Op 35 (1897)
Pierre Fournier (cello)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
George Szell (conductor)
1.42am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Mi restano le lagrime (Alcina)
Nancy Argenta (soprano)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Monica Huggett (conductor)
1.49am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Octet in F, D 803
Niklas Andersson (clarinet)
Henrik Blixt (bassoon)
Hans Larsson (horn)
Jannica Gustafsson (violin)
Martin Stensson (violin)
Hakan Olsson (viola)
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Maria Johansson (double bass)
2.49am
Diepenbrock, Alphons (1862-1921): De klare dag (song)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Rudolf Jansen (piano)
2.54am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 61
Nikolaj Zanider (violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
3.42am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Piano Sonata in C minor, K457
Pavica Gvozdic (piano)
4.03am
Kroll, William (1901-1980): Banjo and Fiddle
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Valerie Tryon (piano)
4.06am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Magnificat primi toni for four voices
Marco Beasley, Davide Livermoore (tenors)
Fabian Schofrin, Annemieke Cantor (altos)
Daniele Carnovich (bass)
Diego Fasolis (conductor)
4.14am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) (arr.unknown): Concertino in C for oboe and wind ensemble (arr. for trumpet)
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Michael Halasz (conductor)
4.22am
Zlatic, Slavko (1910-1993): Three symphonic dances
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Tomislav Uhlik (conductor).
THU 04:34 Through the Night (b0092dd0)
Through the Night
With Susan Sharpe.
4.34am
Daniel-Lesur, Jean Yves (1908-2002): Le cantique des colonnes (1954-1957)
Isabelle Perrin, Ghislaine Petit (harps)
Maitrise de Radio France
Denis Dupays (conductor)
4.48am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Trio No 1 for recorder, oboe and basso continuo (Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Koln
5.00am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Overture (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
5.05am
Anon (Italian c.1400): Istampitta (Belicha)
Ensemble Unicorn
Michael Posch (recorder/conductor)
5.12am
Granados, Enrique (1867-1916): The Maiden and the Nightingale (Goyescas: 7 pieces for piano), Op 11 No 4
Angela Hewitt (piano)
5.18am
Kisielewski, Stefan (1911-1991): Suite (Fun Fair)
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Michal Nesterowicz (conductor)
5.31am
Gesualdo, Carlo (c.1560-1613): Merce, grido piangendo
Daedalus
Roberto Festa (director)
5.36am
Anon: Greensleeves, to a Ground with Divisions
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin)
Rosanne Hunt (cello)
Linda Kent (harpsichord)
5.41am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Voyevoda (symphonic ballad), Op 78
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Vasary (conductor)
5.53am
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907): String Quartet No 2 in F (unfinished)
Fragaria Vesca
6.14am
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990): Chichester psalms arranged for treble, chorus, organ, harp and percussion
Yves Castagnet (organ)
Radio France Chorus
Vladislav Chernuchenko (conductor)
6.35am
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Trio in C for flute, violin and continuo
Musica Petropolitana
6.47am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Overture (Les franc-juges), Op 3
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
John Nelson (conductor).
THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00934n0)
Including from
7.00am
Bellini: Prendi: l'anel ti dono; Ah! Vorrei trovar parole (La Sonnambula)
Amina ...... Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Elvino ...... Francesco Meli (tenor)
Orchestra and Choir of Lyon Opera
Evelino Pido (conductor)
Landi: T'amai gran tempo
L'Arpeggiata
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op 25
Southbank Sinfonia
Simon Over (conductor)
From
8.30am
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)
Bach: Suite No 4 for solo cello, BWV 1010
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Sousa: The Liberty Bell
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell (conductor).
THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b0092dd2)
With James Jolly.
10.00am
Bach: Trio sonata in G, BWV 1039
Frans Bruggen, Leopold Stastny (flute)
Herbert Tachezi (harpsichord)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cello)
TELDEC 0630135832
10.14am
Handel: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (The Messiah)
Heddle Nash (tenor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham (conductor)
BIDDULPH WHL 05962 (2 CDs)
10.18am
Handel: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (The Messiah)
Grace Bumbry (alto)
George Malcolm (harpsichord)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
DECCA 433 003 2 (3 CDs)
10.22am
Handel: How Beautiful Are the Feet (The Messiah)
Isobel Baillie (soprano)
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
DUTTON LABORATORIES 2CDEA 5010 2 (2 CDs)
10.27am
Handel: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage; Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder (The Messiah)
Donald McIntyre (bass)
John Aldiss Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Richter (conductor)
DG 419 799 2 (2 CDs)
10.34am
Mozart: Symphony in C, K551 (Jupiter)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901958
11.11am
Liszt: St Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds (Legends, S175 No 1)
Nicolai Demidenko (piano)
HYPERION CDA 66616
11.23am
Vaughan Williams: Sancta civitas
Gareth Roberts (tenor)
Brian Rayner Cook (baritone)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
BBC RADIO CLASSICS BBCRD 9125.
THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0092dd3)
John Woolrich
Machines Implacable and Fragile
John Woolrich (b.1954)
4/5. Machines Implacable and Fragile
John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about his fascination with ticking and whirring things, and his oboe concerto, in which the crowd (or orchestra) takes up an armory of dustbins, scaffolding bars, car wheel hubs, and sawn-off oxygen cylinders to force the soloist into retreat.
Through the dark leaves
Eileen Hulse, Adele Eikenes (sopranos)
Christine Cairns (mezzo-soprano)
The Orchestra of St John's
John Lubbock (conductor)
Dartington Doubles
Composers Ensemble
The Barber's Timepiece
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Oboe Concerto
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).
THU 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b0092dd4)
Presented by Louise Fryer.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade
Part of a recital series given at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow celebrating the chamber music of Felix Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade. Pianist Benjamin Frith contrasts miniatures by the two composers with some of their larger works.
Benjamin Frith (piano)
Gade: Five New Aquarelles, Op 57
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words Book 6, Op 67
Gade: Arabesque, Op 27
Mendelssohn: Fantasie in F sharp minor, Op 28 (Sonate ecossaise)
2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian
Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of an ongoing series on the British symphony.
Mendelssohn: Overture (The Hebrides)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
R Strauss: Duett-concertino for clarinet, bassoon, string orchestra and harp
Robert Plane (clarinet)
Jaroslaw Augustyniak (bassoon)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Douglas Boyd (conductor)
Brian: Symphony No 18
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Lionel Friend (conductor)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 24 in F sharp, Op 78
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)
Hubay: Violin concerto No 2, Op 90
Hagai Shaham (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Ligeti: Melodien for orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
Haydn: Symphony No 96 in D, H I 96 (Miracle)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
Rachmaninov: Piano concerto No 3 in D minor
Yan Pascal Tortelier (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Boris Berezovsky (conductor)
Barber: Dover Beach for voice and string quartet
Ronan Collett (baritone)
Psophos String Quartet.
THU 17:00 In Tune (b0092dd5)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b0092dds)
Petroc Trelawny presents a concert featuring conductor, composer and chansonnier HK Gruber, in which he explores the world of cabaret. The line-up includes songs by Kurt Weill, theatrical works by Stravinsky, an eclectic John Adams piece as well as his own darkly comic composition.
Christopher Richards (clarinet)
Northern Sinfonia
HK Gruber (conductor/chansonnier)
Stravinsky: Suite No 1
Weill: Berlin im Licht
Adams: Gnarly Buttons
Weill: The Threepenny Opera (excerpts)
Stravinsky: Suite No 2
Gruber: Frankenstein!! A pan-demonium for orchestra.
THU 20:45 Composer of the Week (b0092dd3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
THU 21:45 Night Waves (b0092ddt)
An exploration of DW Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation
For the Landmarks series championing influential works, Matthew Sweet is joined by writers Kevin Jackson and Bonnie Greer, and film historians Richard Dyer and Kevin Brownlow to reassess DW Griffith's controversial silent classic from 1915, The Birth of a Nation, a film whose qualities have always been overshadowed by its subject matter - the Ku Klux Klan.
THU 22:30 Artist Focus (b0092ddv)
With Petroc Trelawny. The featured artist is conductor Sakari Oramo, who leads performances of contemporary music beginning with Magnus Lindberg's Chorale.
THU 23:00 The Essay (b0092ddw)
Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides)
Episode 4
Greek and Latin Voices
Series exploring the work of Euripides.
4/4. Fiona Macintosh, Senior Research Fellow at the Archive for the Performance of Greek Drama at Oxford, explores the enduring popularity of Euripides through the centuries and, in particular, in the 21st century.
THU 23:15 Late Junction (b0092ddx)
Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including tracks by Steve Reich and Gothic Voices, a new album from percussionist Marilyn Mazur and saxophonist Jan Garbarek, Hawaiian slack-key guitar and a lesson in belly-dancing.
FRIDAY 07 MARCH 2008
FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b0092df7)
With Susan Sharpe.
1.00am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 7 in E Minor
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Eivind Aadland (conductor)
2.18am
Carniolus, Iacobus Gallus (1550-1591): Missa super Adesto dolori meo a 5
Madrigal Quintett Brno
Roman Valek (director)
2.40am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Sonata in B flat for piano
Rudolf Firkusny (piano)
3.14am
Tulindberg, Erik (1761-1814): String Quartet No 3 in C
Ostrobothnian Quartet
3.35am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Concerto in E flat for 2 pianos and orchestra
Paul Lewis, Till Felner (pianos)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
4.01am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)
4.04am
Couperin, Francois (1668-1733): Treizieme concert a deux violes
Violes Esgales
Susie Napper, Margaret Little (viols)
4.15am
Schubert: Overture in D
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)
4.23am
Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880): Polonaise in A for violin and piano
Piotr Plawner (violin)
Andrzej Guz (piano)
4.33am
Ziani, Pietro Andrea (c.1616-1684): Sonata XI in G minor for 2 violins and 2 violas
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
4.42am
Grandi, Alessandro (1586-1630): O beata Virgo a 3
Nicholas Watts, Benjamin Hulett, Mark Wilde (tenors)
English Baroque Soloists
4.45am
Grandi, Alessandro (1586-1630): Plorabo die ac nocte for four voices
Anna Crookes (soprano)
Clare Wilkinson (alto)
Nicholas Watts (tenor)
Matthew Brooks (bass)
English Baroque Soloists (continuo)
4.53am
Boely, Alexandre Francois (1785-1858): Messe des fetes solennelles for organ (excerpts)
Nicholas Danby (organ).
FRI 05:00 Through the Night (b0092df8)
Through the Night
With Susan Sharpe.
5.00am
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) arr. Beecham: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
5.10am
Marson, John (1932-2007): Waltzes and Promenades for two harps
Julia Shaw, Nora Bumanis (harps)
5.23am
Pijper, Willem (1894-1947): La maumariee
Jard van Nes (mezzo-soprano)
Gerard van Blerk (piano)
5.29am
Satie, Erik (1866-1925): Trois petites pieces montees
Pianoduo Kolacny
5.33am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonata da chiesa in B minor, Op 1 No 6
London Baroque
5.40am
Philidor, Anne Danican (1681-1728): Recorder sonata in D minor (Premier livre de pieces, 1712)
La Simphonie du Marais
Hugo Reyne (flute/director)
5.50am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Minnelied; Und gehst du uber den Kirchhof (12 Songs and romances for female chorus), Op 44
Madchenchor Hannover
Gudrun Schrofel (director)
5.53am
Kotter, Hans (c.1480-1541): Salve regina 1,3,5 and 6
Anon: Upon la mi re (c.1540)
Anon: Psalm 9 (Susanne van Soldt Manuscript) (pre-1590)
Scheidemann, Heinrich (c.1596-1663): Jesu, wollst uns weisen
Theo Jellema (organ)
6.00am
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981): Agnus Dei for chorus
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
6.09am
Kyurkchiiski, Krassimir (b.1936): Variations on a theme by Handel (1984)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dimitar Manolov (conductor)
6.30am
Lipinski, Karol Jozef (1790-1861): Great Fantasy on themes from Bellini's I Puritani for violin and piano, Op 29
Miroslaw Lawrynowicz (violin)
Krystyna Makowska-Lawrynowicz (piano)
6.49am
Benoit, Peter (1834-1901): Overture (Charlotte Corday) (1876)
Vlaams Radio Orkest (Flemish Radio Orchestra)
Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor).
FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00934x3)
Including from
7.00am
Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
Tchaikovsky: Marche slave, Op 31
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)
Monteverdi: Mentre vaga Angioletta
Imaginarium
Enrico Onofri (violin/director)
From
8.30am
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
Schubert: Erlkonig, D328
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Gerald Moore (piano)
Sibelius: Serenade No 2 in G minor, Op 69b
Ida Haendel (violin)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Berglund (conductor).
FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b0092dk4)
With James Jolly.
10.00am
Scarlatti: Sonata in D, K415
Marco Farolfi (fortepiano)
STRADIVARIUS STR 33619
10.04am
Dvorak: Saint Ludmilla (Part 3, Nos 40 - 45)
Svatava ...... Vera Soukupova (alto)
Saint Ludmila ...... Eva Zikmundova (soprano)
Borivoj ...... Beno Blachut (tenor)
Saint Ivan ...... Richard Novak (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vaclav Smetacek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 1121412 (2 CDs)
10.21am
Mozart: Divertimento in F, K253
Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
NAXOS 8555943
10.35am
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 61946 2
11.03am
Bach: Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV 1009
Anner Bylsma (cello)
SONY CLASSICAL S2K48047 (2 CDs)
11.22am
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)
EMI CDM 764 723 2.
FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0092dkj)
John Woolrich
Inventions Tiny and Mammoth
John Woolrich (b.1954)
5/5. Inventions Tiny and Mammoth
Donald Macleod talks to John Woolrich about the shift in his work from literary stimuli to visual, including the surreal sculptures of Jean Tinguely and a painting by Max Ernst, the inspiration for one of his most recent works, The Elephant from Celebes.
Clockwork Chorale
New London Chamber Ensemble
Adagissimo
Schubert Ensemble
It Is Midnight Dr Schweitzer
Orchestra of St John's Smith Square
John Lubbock (conductor)
The Elephant from Celebes
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Luke Dollman (conductor).
FRI 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b0092dkk)
Presented by Louise Fryer.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade
To conclude the series of recitals recorded at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, the strings of New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble play octets by Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade.
Aronowitz Ensemble
Gade: Octet for strings, Op 17
Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat, Op 20
2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian
Including BBC recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of an ongoing series on the British symphony.
Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur for electric violin and orchestra
Tracy Silverman (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Adams (conductor)
Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Douglas Boyd (conductor)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Viviane Hagner (violin)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Brian: Symphony No 3 in C sharp minor
Andrew Ball, Julian Jacobson (pianos)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Lionel Friend (conductor).
FRI 17:00 In Tune (b0092dkl)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b0092dl2)
Performance on 3
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Petroc Trelawny introduces a performance by the Birmingham orchestra conducted by the young Latvian, Andris Nelsons, who will take over as Music Director of the CBSO in the Autumn.
Strauss's opera is a love letter to the Viennese waltz, while a new concerto by Austrian Olga Neuwirth – written for tonight’s soloist Hakan Hardenberger - offers a kaleidoscope of Handel, jazz and other musical memories.
Strauss: Suite (Der Rosenkavalier)
Neuwirth: miramondo multiplo (UK premiere)
Part: Fratres
Shostakovich: Symphony No 6, Op 53
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor).
FRI 20:45 Composer of the Week (b0092dkj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
FRI 21:45 The Verb (b0092dl3)
Ian McMillan talks to poet Kei Miller, whose first novel The Same Earth tells the story of a Jamaican village of Watersgate and the characters who live there, over a period of 50 years.
Ian also investigates the history and purpose of aphorisms, and there's a new story from novelist Will Ashon, about a man who lives in a hole.
Plus folk singer Julie Fowlis, who sings in Gaelic, performing in the studio.
FRI 22:30 Jazz Library (b0092dlg)
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
Alyn Shipton is joined by jazz writer Brian Morton to select highlights from the work of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy. Famous for his musical jousts with John Coltrane and Charles Mingus, Dolphy led a short but highly creative career, ended by his death from diabetes when he was just 36.
FRI 23:30 Jazz on 3 (b0092dlh)
Gannets in Session
Gannets in Session
Jez Nelson presents a session from Gannets, the improvising quintet led by Fyfe Dangerfield, founder and frontman of the successful indie rock band Guillemots.
In a gig played exclusively for the programme, the band's line-up features several important players on the UK improvising scene, including Alex Ward and Christopher Cundy on reeds, Dominic Lash on bass and Steve Noble on drums, with Dangerfield playing keyboards, electronics and toy instruments.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 MON (b0092cff)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 TUE (b0092cmb)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 WED (b0092d9j)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 THU (b0092dd4)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 FRI (b0092dkk)
Artist Focus
22:30 MON (b0092ckb)
Artist Focus
22:30 TUE (b0092d7z)
Artist Focus
22:30 WED (b0092dbs)
Artist Focus
22:30 THU (b0092ddv)
Awards for World Music A to Z
23:15 MON (b0092ckd)
BBC Singers
21:15 SUN (b0092c2x)
Breakfast
07:00 SAT (b0092brk)
Breakfast
07:00 SUN (b0092bws)
Breakfast
07:00 MON (b009347y)
Breakfast
07:00 TUE (b009348w)
Breakfast
07:00 WED (b00934jh)
Breakfast
07:00 THU (b00934n0)
Breakfast
07:00 FRI (b00934x3)
CD Review
09:00 SAT (b0092brl)
Choir and Organ
18:30 SUN (b0092c2v)
Choral Evensong
16:00 SUN (b0092c2s)
Classical Collection
10:00 MON (b0092cdv)
Classical Collection
10:00 TUE (b0092cm8)
Classical Collection
10:00 WED (b0092d9g)
Classical Collection
10:00 THU (b0092dd2)
Classical Collection
10:00 FRI (b0092dk4)
Composer of the Week
12:00 MON (b0092cdw)
Composer of the Week
20:45 MON (b0092cdw)
Composer of the Week
12:00 TUE (b0092cm9)
Composer of the Week
20:45 TUE (b0092cm9)
Composer of the Week
12:00 WED (b0092d9h)
Composer of the Week
20:45 WED (b0092d9h)
Composer of the Week
12:00 THU (b0092dd3)
Composer of the Week
20:45 THU (b0092dd3)
Composer of the Week
12:00 FRI (b0092dkj)
Composer of the Week
20:45 FRI (b0092dkj)
Discovering Music
17:00 SUN (b0092c2t)
Drama on 3
20:00 SUN (b0092c2w)
Hear and Now
22:30 SAT (b0092bt3)
In Tune
17:00 MON (b0092cfg)
In Tune
17:00 TUE (b0092cmc)
In Tune
17:00 WED (b0092d9k)
In Tune
17:00 THU (b0092dd5)
In Tune
17:00 FRI (b0092dkl)
Jazz Library
22:30 FRI (b0092dlg)
Jazz Line-Up
16:00 SAT (b0092brr)
Jazz Record Requests
17:00 SAT (b0092brs)
Jazz on 3
23:30 FRI (b0092dlh)
Late Junction
23:15 TUE (b0092d81)
Late Junction
23:15 WED (b0092dbv)
Late Junction
23:15 THU (b0092ddx)
Music Matters
12:15 SAT (b0092brm)
Night Waves
21:45 MON (b0092ck9)
Night Waves
21:45 TUE (b0092d7y)
Night Waves
21:45 WED (b0092dbr)
Night Waves
21:45 THU (b0092ddt)
Opera on 3
18:00 SAT (b0092bt0)
Performance on 3
19:00 MON (b0092ck8)
Performance on 3
19:00 TUE (b0092d7x)
Performance on 3
19:00 WED (b0092dbq)
Performance on 3
19:00 THU (b0092dds)
Performance on 3
19:00 FRI (b0092dl2)
Pre-Hear
22:00 SAT (b0092bt2)
Private Passions
12:00 SUN (b0092bwv)
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
14:00 SAT (b0092brp)
Radio 3 Requests
14:00 SUN (b0092bwx)
Sunday Feature
21:30 SUN (b0092c2y)
Sunday Morning
10:00 SUN (b0092bwt)
The Early Music Show
13:00 SAT (b0092brn)
The Early Music Show
00:00 SUN (b0090lcb)
The Early Music Show
13:00 SUN (b0092bww)
The Early Music Show
00:00 MON (b0090lwx)
The Essay
23:00 MON (b0092ckc)
The Essay
23:00 TUE (b0092d80)
The Essay
23:00 WED (b0092dbt)
The Essay
23:00 THU (b0092ddw)
The Verb
21:45 FRI (b0092dl3)
The Wire
21:15 SAT (b0092bt1)
Through the Night
01:00 SAT (b0090q3v)
Through the Night
05:00 SAT (b0090q3w)
Through the Night
01:00 SUN (b0092bwq)
Through the Night
05:00 SUN (b0092bwr)
Through the Night
01:00 MON (b0092cdr)
Through the Night
05:00 MON (b0092cds)
Through the Night
01:00 TUE (b0092cm4)
Through the Night
05:00 TUE (b0092cm6)
Through the Night
01:00 WED (b0092d9c)
Through the Night
04:05 WED (b0092zpr)
Through the Night
05:00 WED (b0092d9d)
Through the Night
01:00 THU (b0092dcz)
Through the Night
04:34 THU (b0092dd0)
Through the Night
01:00 FRI (b0092df7)
Through the Night
05:00 FRI (b0092df8)
Words and Music
22:15 SUN (b0092dmv)
World Routes
15:00 SAT (b0092brq)