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 30 AUGUST 2008


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00d3qy4)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6tb7)


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00d6tb9)


SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00cx966)


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00d6tf6)
Development of the Bassoon

00 00:01:01 Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for bassoon in A minor, RV.499
Performer: Tamás Benkócs
Conductor: Béla Drahos
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

00 00:56:52 François Devienne
3rd movement from Sonata for bassoon & continuo, Op.24 no.4
Performer: Richte van der Meer
Performer: Robert Kohnen
Performer: Danny Bond

00 00:35:18 Antonio Bertali
Sonata for 2 violins & bassoon in G major
Ensemble: Ensemble Echo du Danube
Director: Christian Zincke

00 00:26:42 Juan García de Salazar
Veni, sponsa Christi (Complete Vespers of Our Lady)
Ensemble: Capilla Peñaflorida
Director: Josep Cabré
Ensemble: Ministriles de Marsias

00 00:06:35 Giovanni Antonio Bertoli
Sonata prima per fagotto solo
Performer: Paolo Tognon

00 00:29:56 Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
Xacara: A la xacara xacarilla (excerpt)
Director: Andrew Lawrence‐King
Ensemble: The Harp Consort

00 00:16:34 Biagio Marini
Sonata ottava per doi fagotti, Op.8
Performer: Stefano Somalvico Berquier
Performer: Paolo Tognon


SAT 14:00 BBC Proms (b00d3mpt)
Proms Chamber Concerts
PCM6 - Lambert, Marais, Monteclair, Couperin


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00d6tf8)


SAT 16:00 Jazz Line-Up (b00d6tfb)
A Tribute to Allan Ganley


SAT 17:30 Jazz Record Requests (b00d6tfd)


SAT 18:30 New Generation Artists (b00d6th8)
Ingrid Fliter, Elizabeth Watts, Allan Clayton, Maxim Rysanov, Aronowitz Ensemble


SAT 19:30 BBC Proms (b00d6whv)
Prom 59: Lindberg, Rachmaninov, Sibelius
Prom 59 - Part 1


SAT 20:50 Twenty Minutes (b00d6whx)
The End of Summer


SAT 21:10 BBC Proms (b00d6whz)
Prom 59: Lindberg, Rachmaninov, Sibelius
Prom 59 - Part 2


SAT 22:05 Pre-Hear (b00d6wj1)

01 Chen Yi
A Set of chinese folksongs - volume 3 for chorus with optional piano
Duration 00:01:23

02 00:01:23 Chen Yi
A Set of chinese folksongs - volume 1 for chorus with optional piano
Duration 00:03:08

03 00:04:31 Chen Yi
Spring dreams for double choir
Duration 00:05:00

04 00:09:31 Raymond Yiu (artist)
Calendar of tolerable inventions from around the world for wind quintet
Performer: Raymond Yiu
Duration 00:04:56


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00d6wj3)



SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2008


SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00d3jyg)
Edinburgh International Festival 2008
Edinburgh International Festival 2008 - Chant Wars


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00d6wk1)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6wl6)


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00d6wl8)


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00d6wm7)


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00d6wm9)


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00d6wr9)


SUN 15:00 Choral Evensong (b00d6wrc)


SUN 16:00 BBC Proms (b00d6wrf)
2008
Prom 60: Lang Lang


SUN 17:30 Discovering Music (b00d6wrh)
Messiaen - St Francis of Assisi

01 Olivier Messiaen
Saint Francois d'Assise - opera in 3 acts (Extract)


SUN 19:00 New Generation Artists (b00d6wrk)
Ebene String Quartet


SUN 20:00 BBC Proms (b00d6wrm)
2008
Prom 61: Verdi's Requiem


SUN 21:45 Drama on 3 (b00d6wrp)
Your Only Man


SUN 23:15 Words and Music (b00d6wrr)
The Glory of the Garden



MONDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2008


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00d6x00)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6xbg)


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00d6x06)


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007mdfn)
Gabriel Faure
Episode 1


MON 13:00 BBC Proms (b00d7clq)
Proms Chamber Concerts
PCM7 - Vaughan Williams, Coleridge-Taylor


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00d6x0b)


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00d6x0d)


MON 19:00 BBC Proms (b00d6xq9)
Prom 62: Beethoven, Sibelius
Prom 62 - Part 1


MON 19:50 Twenty Minutes (b00d6xqc)
Stealing the Thunderer


MON 20:10 BBC Proms (b00d6xqf)
Prom 62: Beethoven, Sibelius
Prom 62 - Part 2


MON 21:15 The Lebrecht Interview (b00dj6m4)
Franco Zeffirelli


MON 22:00 BBC Proms (b00d6xsg)
2008
Prom 63: Motets, chansons ragas, Messiaen


MON 23:30 World on 3 (b00d6xsj)
Charlie Gillett



TUESDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2008


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00d6xbj)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6xbn)


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00d6xbq)


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007mdt0)
Gabriel Faure
Episode 2


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00d6xbs)
Edinburgh International Festival 2008
Episode 5


TUE 14:30 Afternoon Concert (b00d6xbv)


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00d6xbx)


TUE 19:30 BBC Proms (b00d6z5q)
Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen
Prom 64 - Part 1


TUE 19:50 Twenty Minutes (b00d6z5s)
The Power of the Ondes


TUE 20:10 BBC Proms (b00d6z5v)
Prom 64: Wagner, Messiaen
Prom 64 - Part 2


TUE 21:45 Sunday Feature (b008wvxd)
South American Currents
Colombia - An End to Solitude?


TUE 22:30 Artist Focus (b00d6z5x)
Proms Artist Focus (Berlin Philharmonic)
Episode 1


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b007twzw)
Under the Influence
Episode 1


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00d6z5z)



WEDNESDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2008


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00d6xbz)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6xc3)


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00d6xc5)


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007mf36)
Gabriel Faure
Episode 3


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00d6xc7)
Edinburgh International Festival 2008
Episode 6


WED 14:30 Afternoon Concert (b00d6xc9)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00d6xcc)


WED 19:30 BBC Proms (b00d6z6p)
Prom 65: Brahms, Shostakovich
Prom 65 - Part 1


WED 20:10 Twenty Minutes (b007w0qb)
The Quiet Carriage


WED 20:30 BBC Proms (b00d6z9t)
Prom 65: Brahms, Shostakovich
Prom 65 - Part 2


WED 21:45 Sunday Feature (b008xhwp)
South American Currents
Argentina - Dancing to the Music of the Mind


WED 22:30 Artist Focus (b00d6z9w)
Proms Artist Focus (Berlin Philharmonic)
03/09/2008


WED 23:00 The Essay (b007tynf)
Under the Influence
Episode 3


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00d6zqv)



THURSDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2008


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00d6xcf)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6xck)


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00d6xcm)


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007mf8g)
Gabriel Faure
Episode 4


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00d7dnh)
Edinburgh International Festival 2008
Episode 7


THU 14:15 Afternoon Concert (b00d6xcp)


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00d6xcr)


THU 19:00 BBC Proms (b00d6ztw)
Prom 66: Williams, Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Prom 66 - Part 1


THU 19:50 BBC Proms (b00d6zty)
Proms Literary Festival
Proms Literary Festival: Russian literature and current affairs


THU 20:10 BBC Proms (b00d7p7j)
Prom 66: Williams, Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Prom 66 - Part 2


THU 21:15 Sunday Feature (b008z6xs)
South American Currents
Peru - The Padlocked Town


THU 22:00 BBC Proms (b00d6zv0)
2008
Prom 67: Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00d6zv2)



FRIDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2008


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00d6xct)
Through the Night


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00d6xcy)


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00d6xd0)


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007mhmx)
Gabriel Faure
Beginnings


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00d6xd2)
Edinburgh International Festival 2008
Episode 8


FRI 14:30 Afternoon Concert (b00d6xd4)


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00d6xd6)


FRI 19:30 BBC Proms (b00d6zx0)
Prom 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky
Prom 68 - Part 1


FRI 20:35 BBC Proms (b00d6zx2)
Proms Literary Festival
Proms Literary Festival: Russian Fairytales


FRI 20:55 BBC Proms (b00d6zx4)
Prom 68: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky
Prom 68 - Part 2


FRI 22:00 Between the Ears (b008sc2r)
Behind God's Back


FRI 22:30 Jazz Library (b00d6zx6)
Billy Strayhorn

01 Duke Ellington (artist)
Take The A-Train
Performer: Duke Ellington

02 Billy Strayhorn (artist)
Lush Life
Performer: Billy Strayhorn

03 Duke Ellington (artist)
Blues A-Poppin'
Performer: Duke Ellington

04 Duke Ellington (artist)
Take The A Train
Performer: Duke Ellington

05 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (artist)
Chelsea Bridge
Performer: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

06 Dutch Jazz Orchestra / Jerry Van Rooyen (artist)
Tonk
Performer: Dutch Jazz Orchestra / Jerry Van Rooyen

07
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Drawing Room Blues

08 Johnny Hodges All Stars (artist)
Lotus Blossom
Performer: Johnny Hodges All Stars

09
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Johnny Come Lately

10 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (artist)
Upper Manhattan Medical Group
Performer: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

11 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (artist)
Up And Down, Up And Down
Performer: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

12 Billy Strayhorn Septet with Johnny Hodges (artist)
Watch Your Cue
Performer: Billy Strayhorn Septet with Johnny Hodges

13 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (artist)
Blood Count
Performer: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra


FRI 23:30 Jazz on 3 (b00d6zx8)
Mike Walker's Ropes at the Manchester Jazz Festival