Kirnberger, Johann Philipp (1721-1783): Sonata in C for flute and basso continuo
Philidor, Anne Danican (1681-1728): Recorder Sonata in D minor (Premier livre de pieces)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Chaconne (Partita No 2 in D minor, BWV 1004)
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) (libretto Hugo von Hofmannsthal): Das war sehr gut.../Dann aber, wie ich Sie gespurt hab' hier im
Gesualdo, Carlo (c 1560-1613), arr Maxwell Davies for brass quintet: Two Motets (Peccantem me quotidiae; O vos omnes)
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847), transcr Dreyschoeck: Wedding March and Elfins Dance (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op 61
Schubert, arr. Liszt: Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Donald Macleod considers Delius's passion for Scandinavian landscape, culture and music, charting the composer's deep friendship with Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. He also looks at how a 16-year-old Peter Warlock came to play a significant role in Delius's career.
Another chance to hear soprano Kate Royal and mezzo-soprano Christine Rice join pianist Roger Vignoles in solos and duets by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Gounod, Chusson, Brahms and Dvorak.
Mendelssohn: Lied der Zugvogel (duet); Auf Flugeln des Gesanges; Venezianisches Gondellied, Op 19; Pagenlied; Der Mond; Herbstlied
Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Die Mainacht; Unbewegte, laue Luft; Lerchengesang; Standchen
Dvorak: When my scythe was whetted; Ere we part; The modest lass; The Captive; Wedding song
Orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, including Elgar and Rachmaninov from Jeffrey Tate and Ashkenazy in Sydney, plus an homage to Satie from Melbourne-based pianist and composer Ian Munro.
Ian Munro: Divertissement sur le nom d'Erik Satie, plagiarist ballet in five acts - for piano and string quartet
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. He is joined by American concert organist Carlo Curley, and sitarist Anoushka Shankar ahead of her concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Suzy Klein presents a concert that includes two major works by Michael Berkeley - his organ concerto and Or Shall We Die?, a passionate anti-war oratorio setting words by Ian McEwan.
Paul Allen presents the arts and ideas programme and talks to American short story writer Lorrie Moore.
Presented by Suzy Klein. The featured artist is Jordi Savall, who is joined by harpsichordist Ton Koopman in Bach's Sonata in G for viola da gamba and keyboard, BWV1027.
Archaeologist Laura McAtackney discusses her work at the Long Kesh/Maze prison near Belfast, and focuses on how emotional responses to physical remains can inform histories of place.
Fiona Talkington presents a week of Baudelaire-inspired programmes, with chansonniers including Georges Chelon and Jean-Roger Caussimon, plus Lonely Drifter Karen, Dhafer Youssef, Chris Lee's Paddy in Paris and Messiaen.
WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2008
WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00br7wm)
With Susan Sharpe.
Including:
Anon: Songs of the Harp
Anon: The Harper in the Snake Pit
Anon: Desire and Seduction
Rachmaninov, Sergey: Prelude No 5 in G minor (10 Preludes for piano, Op 23)
Zemlinsky, Alexander von: Die Seejungfrau - Fantasie for Orchestra
Pezel, Johann Christoph: German Dance Suite
Crecquillon, Thomas: Amour partez
Vivaldi, Antonio: Psalm Nisi Dominus, RV 608
Rubbra, Edmund: Trio in one movement, Op 68
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
Daniel-Lesur, Jean Yves (text Paul Valery): Cantata - Le cantique des colonnes
Tartini, Giuseppe, arr Kreisler: Variations on a Theme of Corelli
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 4 in D, K19
Durante, Francesco: Harpsichord Concerto in B flat
Nielsen, Carl: String Quartet, Op 44 (2nd mvt - Adagio con sentimento religioso)
Schubert, Franz: 16 Landler for piano (17 Landler, D 366)
Saint-Saens, Camille: Havanaise for violin and orchestra, Op 83
Corelli, Arcangelo: Sonata da chiesa in C, Op 1 No 7
Liebermann, Rolf: Suite on six Swiss folk songs
Diepenbrock, Alphons: Berceuse
Tunder, Franz : Praeludium in G minor
Hildegard von Bingen: O vis aeternitatis (Responsorium)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Etude No 1 in E minor
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup: Norwegian Dance No 1
Bjelinski, Bruno: Toccata
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Psalm 90; Laudate Dominum
Krasa, Hans: 3 Lieder for baritone, clarinet, viola and cello after Rimbaud
Schulhoff, Erwin: Duo for violin and cello
Handel, Georg Frideric: Organ Concerto, Op 4 No 1
Sullivan, Arthur: In memoriam - overture in C
Haydn, Joseph or possibly Pleyel, Ignace, arr Perry: Divertimento in B flat, H II 46, arr for wind quintet
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: Sinfonie in F, F 67.
WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00bg8x9)
Including:
Beethoven: Adagio cantabile (Septet, Op 20)
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
Corelli: Sonata No 12 in D minor, Op 5 (La Follia)
Nathan Milstein (violin)
Leon Pommers (piano)
Granados: Andaluza (Danza espanola in E minor, Op 37, No 5)
London Symphony Orchestra
Ataulfo Argenta (conductor)
Bartok, transcr. Arthur Willner: Roumanian Folk Dances
Roberto Michelucci (violin)
I Musici
Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K511
Lise de la Salle (piano)
Schubert, orch. Brahms: Ellens Zweiter Gesang, D838
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor).
WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00br7wr)
With Sarah Walker.
Including:
Wagner: Overture (Der fliegende Hollander)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 4713482
Vivaldi: Farnace (Act 3, Scs 1-3)
Adriana Fernandez (soprano)
Sara Mingardo (contralto)
Furio Zanasi (baritone)
Sonia Prina (contralto)
Cinzia Forte (soprano)
Fulvio Bettini (baritone)
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)
ALIA VOX AV982 AC (3 CDs)
Liszt: Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este
Georges Cziffra (piano)
EMI 7673662 (2 CDs)
Rosenmuller: Sinfonia Prima
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)
ASTREE E 8709
Schoeck: Berg und See (Das stille Leuchten)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Hartmut Holl (piano)
CLAVES CD 508910
Bridge: There is a willow grows aslant a brook
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 6566
Mozart: Sonata in C, K330
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
PHILIPS 4126162
Ibert: Escales
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
DORIAN DOR 90181.
WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00bghkg)
Frederick Delius
Delius and Grainger
Donald Macleod charts the collaboration between Delius and the eccentric and ebullient composer Percy Grainger who, in spite of their contrasting characters, formed a close bond through their shared love of freedom, landscape and wild beauty.
Trad: Brigg Fair
Joseph Taylor (singer)
Trad arr. Grainger: Brigg Fair
James Gilchrist (tenor)
The Halle Chorus
James Burton (conductor)
(Delius): Brigg Fair
The Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)
The Streamlet's Slumber Song
The Elysian Singers of London
Matthew Greenall (conductor)
Hassan: Incidental music from Act 2
Brian Raynor Cook (baritone)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta and Chorus
Vernon Handley (conductor)
Dance Rhapsody No 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman del Mar (conductor).
WED 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00bghkj)
Presented by Penny Gore.
Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007:
A recital for Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall Series given by the Tokyo String Quartet, featuring a programme of quartets by Beethoven and Schumann together with a new work by Russian-American composer Lera Auerbach.
Beethoven: String Quartet, Op 18 No 1
Auerbach: String Quartet No 2 (Primordial Light)
Schumann: String Quartet, Op 41 No 3
Big Noises from Down Under:
Series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, with vocal ensemble the Song Company marking the imminent arrival of summer with a sequence including works by Delius, Hindemith and Kate Bush, and Janine Jansen performing Mozart in Sydney.
Edwin Carr: The End of the Golden Weather
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219
Janine Jansen (violin)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor)
Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri: Concerto in G, Op 1 No 12 (Storm at Sea)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Hiro Kurosaki (conductor)
The Song Company - Summer
Schein: Die Voglein singen
Anon: Bache Bene Venies (12th century)
Hindemith: Verge; Landsknecthstrinklied
Delius: To be sung on a summer night on the water
Kate Bush: Delius (Song of Summer)
Michel Legrand: The Summer Knows
Paul McCartney: Good Day Sunshine
Sibelius: En Saga
Auckland Philharmonia
Christian Knapp (conductor).
WED 17:00 In Tune (b00bg8mw)
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. The Hebrides Ensemble perform live in the studio ahead of their concert at the Wigmore Hall to celebrate the centenaries of Messiaen and Elliott Carter. Plus violinist Janine Jansen playing with pianist Kathy Stott.
WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00bghkl)
Suzy Klein presents a concert recorded at London's Wigmore Hall, featuring tenor Mark Padmore launching his series of the three great Schubert song-cycles with Die schone Mullerin, the tale of a happy wanderer bewitched by a beautiful mill-girl.
Schubert: Die schone Mullerin, D795
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Till Fellner (piano).
WED 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00bghkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
WED 21:45 Night Waves (b00bghkn)
Matthew Sweet talks to Julia Neuberger about her new book Not Dead Yet, a ten-point manifesto for 'grey power', which argues for a new attitude towards older people in our society.
WED 22:30 Artist Focus (b00bghkq)
Presented by Suzy Klein. Featuring Jordi Savall, who directs Les Concerts des Nations in Mozart's serenade Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
WED 23:00 The Essay (b00bghks)
New Archaeologies
Episode 3
Series of personal essays about the archaeology of the past.
Archaeologist Jeff Oliver discusses how carvings incised upon trees can help archaeologists better understand how landscapes were populated in past times.
WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00bghkv)
Fiona Talkington with a late-night musical mix, including Baudelaire devotees Leo Ferre and Charles Trenet, Philip Glass, Martin Simpson and the Shastriya Syndicate in a meditative midnight raag.
THURSDAY 29 MAY 2008
THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00br7xn)
With Susan Sharpe.
Including:
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Overture (Rienzi); Prelude to Act 1 and Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde); Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Gotterdammerung); Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Funeral March, Gotterdammerung); Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene (Gotterdammerung)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Partita No 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Fontana, Giovanni Battista (c 1592-1631): Sonata XVI
Spadi, Giovanni Battista (early 17th century): Anchor che col partire
Castello, Dario (first half of 17th century): Sonata IV for 2 violins and continuo
Kyurkchiyski, Krassimir (b 1936): Concerto for Orchestra
Thuille, Ludwig (1861-1907): Sextet, Op 6
Griffiths, David J (b 1950): Beata Virgo
Lauridsen, Morten (b 1943): Contre qui Rose
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921): Prelude and Fugue in C, Op 109, No 3
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonata da chiesa in G, Op 1, No 9
Matteis, Nicola (died c 1707) and anon (17th century): Matteis: Passages in Imitation of the Trumpet (Ayres and Pieces IV)
Anon: 5 Marches (John Playford's New Tunes)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): 9 Variations on a minuet by Duport for piano, K573
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762): Concerto No 1 in D, Op 7, No 1
Kienzl, Wilhelm (1857-1941): Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden (Der Evangelimann).
THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00bg8xc)
Including:
Sussmayr: Der Spiegel von Arkadien (excerpts)
Consortium Classicum
Strauss: Dance Suite from Harpsichord Pieces by Francois Couperin (excerpts)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Schumann: Morgens steh'ich auf und frage (Liederkreis, Op 24)
Gerard Souzay (baritone)
Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Pierne: Ramuntcho (overture on popular basque themes)
Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris
Jean-Baptiste Mari (conductor)
Handel: Mi palpita il cor
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (director)
Faure: Pelleas et Melisande, Op 80
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Marek Janowski (conductor).
THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00br7xs)
With Sarah Walker.
Including:
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
LONDON 4441062
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Act I, Scenes 3-6)
Michael Schopper (baritone)
Olivier Lallouette (baritone)
Concerto Vocale
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 9014
27.29 (2 CDs)
Takemitsu: Water-Ways
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor)
VIRGIN VC 7911802
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat, D899, No 4
Radu Lupu (piano)
DECCA 4117112
Purcell: Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
The King's Consort
HYPERION CDA 66710
Warlock: Along the Stream
Peter Pears (tenor)
Viola Tunnard (piano)
BELART 4615502
Lawes: Sitting by the Streams
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 66135
Dvorak: The Water Goblin, Op 107
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz (conductor)
DECCA 4529462 (2 CDs)
Suk: Spring, Op 22a
Pavel Stepan (piano)
SUPRAPHON SU 3820-2 (3 CDs)
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Act 4)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor)
NAXOS
8.555873-74 (2 CDs).
THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00bghkx)
Frederick Delius
Delius and Beecham
Donald Macleod charts the influence of one of Delius's greatest champions as interpreter, editor and impresario - the conductor Thomas Beecham.
Irmelin Prelude
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham (conductor)
Wanderer's Song
The Elysian Singers of London
Matthew Greenall (conductor)
At Night (Florida Suite)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Arr Warlock: North Country Sketches No 4
Noriko Ogawa, Kathryn Stott (piano)
A Village Romeo and Juliet (Scene 5)
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
Arthur Davies (tenor)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
ORF Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor).
THU 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00bghkz)
Presented by Penny Gore.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007:
A performance given by David Pyatt and Leon McCawley at the 2007 Edinburgh International festival. It was a tribute to the great horn player Dennis Brain, in whose memory Poulenc composed his Elegie for horn and piano following Brain's premature death in 1957.
Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F, Op 17
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op 70; Three Fantasiestucke, Op 111
Poulenc: Elegie for horn and piano
Hindemith: Sonata for horn and piano in F
Chopin: Fantasie in F minor, Op 49
Dukas: Villanelle
David Pyatt (horn)
Leon McCawley (piano)
Big Noises from Down Under:
Series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, featuring more music from Brett Dean, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, as well as Brahms and Tchaikovsky from Auckland.
Schoenberg: Notturno for violin and strings
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young (conductor)
Brett Dean: Viola Concerto
Brett Dean (viola)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young (conductor)
Francaix: Clarinet Quintet
Catherine McCorkill (clarinet)
Dene Olding, Dimity Hall (violin)
Irina Morozova (viola)
Julian Smiles (cello)
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Bundit Ungrangsee (conductor)
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
Brahms: Symphony No 2
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Bamert (conductor).
THU 17:00 In Tune (b00bg8my)
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including a preview of two summer 2008 opera festivals and live performances in the studio. Opera Holland Park's producer James Clutton is joined by conductor Brad Cohen and singers Stephen Gadd and Anne Mason to discuss their opening production - Verdi's Il Trovatore - and artistic director Wasfi Kani talks about Grange Park Opera's season, along with conductor Stephen Barlow and singers from its production of Dvorak's Rusalka.
THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00bghl1)
Suzy Klein inroduces a concert featuring the Takacs Quartet performing the world premiere of James MacMillan's technically challenging String Quartet No 3 alongside works by Haydn and Brahms.
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op 74 No 3 (Rider)
MacMillan: String Quartet No 3 (world premiere)
Brahms: String Quartet in B flat, Op 67.
THU 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00bghkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
THU 21:45 Night Waves (b00bghl3)
Bidisha talks to psychoanalyst Adam Philips about his new book Intimacies, which explores the problems and possibilities of intimacy in today's society.
THU 22:30 Artist Focus (b00bghl5)
Presented by Suzy Klein. The featured artist is Jordi Savall and the programme includes pieces he wrote mourning the death of the artist Caravaggio, with Savall himself directing Hesperion XXI and Le Concert des Nations.
THU 23:00 The Essay (b00bghl7)
New Archaeologies
Episode 4
Archaeologist Cassie Newland discusses the impact on the surrounding environment of part of the Imperial long wave radio station project in Essex.
THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00bghl9)
Fiona Talkington presents a late-night eclectic musical mix, including Diamanda Galas singing her dark interpretation of Baudelaire's Abel et Cain, Manolo Sanlucar's Bulerias Flamencas, George Thomas and the Owls, and Palestrina. Plus, to conclude a week of French sounds, Yves Montand and Stephane Grapelli in nocturnal music.
FRIDAY 30 MAY 2008
FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00br7z8)
With Susan Sharpe.
Including:
Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687): Psyche - Opera in 5 Acts
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827): Prometheus (Finale)
Suk, Josef (1874-1935): Elegy, Op 23 (arr for piano trio)
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Ballade in G minor, Op 24
Charlton, Richard (b 1955): Dances of the Rainbow Serpent
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799): Concerto grosso in F for strings and continuo, Op 3 No 6
Klami, Uuno (1900-1961): Helsinki March
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945), arr Arthur Willner: Romanian folk dances, Sz 56
Holmboe, Vagn (1909-1996): Lauda, Anima Mea (Liber Canticorum II, Op 59c)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), arr Grieg: Sonata in C for piano in C, K545 (arr for two pianos)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Overture (Suite No 1 in C, BWV 1066)
Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899): An der schonen, blauen Donau - waltz for orchestra with chorus ad lib, Op 314
Sorkocevic, Luka (1734-1789) arr Matusic: Symphony No 3 in D
Byrd, William (c 1543-1623): Agnus Dei (Mass for 5 voices)
Moszkowski, Moritz (1854-1924): Valse for piano in E, Op 34, No 1
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Symphony No 3 in D, D200
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): String Quintet No 2 in G, Op 111.
FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00bg8xf)
Including:
Scarlatti: Gia il sole dal Gange
Ramon Vargas (tenor)
Unnamed musicians
Katherine Chu (director)
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op 53 Nos 3-5
Annie d'Arco (piano)
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op 23 (original version - excerpts)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
Marcello: Oboe Concerto in C minor
Evelyn Rothwell (oboe)
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
Finzi: Elegy
Daniel Hope (violin)
Simon Mulligan (piano)
Bartok: Scherzo (Four Orchestra Pieces, Op 12)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor).
FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00br7zd)
With Sarah Walker.
Including:
Ireland: Sea Fever
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
DG 4459462
Bax: The Garden of Fand
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
LYRITA SRCD 231
Victoria: Magnificat primi toni
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)
ASTREE E 8767
Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op 37
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
EMI 7476742
Biber: Gloria (Missa Bruxellensis)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (director)
ALIA VOX AV 9808
Mozart: Symphony No 13 in F, K112
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm (conductor)
DG 4695522
Trenet: La mer
Charles Trenet (vocals)
Albert Lasry Orchestra
EMI 7944642
Debussy: La mer
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
DG 4398962 (2 CDs).
FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00bghlc)
Frederick Delius
Delius and Fenby
Donald Macleod explores Delius's final years, when chronic illness would have put an end to his work but for the selfless help given by his assistant Eric Fenby.
Prelude No 2
Eric Parkin (piano)
Caprice
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)
Bengt Forsberg (piano)
A Song of Summer
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves (conductor)
Sonata for violin and piano, Op posth.
Tasmin Little (violin)
Piers Lane (piano)
Requiem: The Snow Lingers Yet on the Mountains (1913-14)
Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone)
Waynflete Singers
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor).
FRI 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00bghlf)
Presented by Penny Gore.
Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh Festival 2007:
In a concert from Greyfriars Kirk, Cantus Koln and their director lutenist Konrad Junghanel combine Bach's best-loved motet with two early cantatas.
Cantus Koln
Konrad Junghanel (lute/director)
Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12; Motet (Jesu meine Freude), BWV 227; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Plus Big Noises from Down Under:
Concluding a series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand with a performance that has a special place in the history of an iconic building. Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas were performed by Opera Australia 35 years ago in the very first season at the then-new Sydney Opera House.
Puccini: Il Trittico
Il Tabarro:
Nicole Youl (soprano)
Carlo Barricelli (tenor)
Jonathan Summers (baritone)
Graeme Macfarlane (tenor)
Suor Angelica:
Nicole Youl, Hye Seoung Kwon (soprano)
Milijana Nikolic (contralto)
Elizabeth Campbell, Dominica Matthews (mezzo-soprano)
Gianni Schicchi:
Hye Seoung Kwon (soprano)
Henry Choo (tenor)
Jonathan Summers (baritone)
Elizabeth Campbell (contralto)
Graeme Macfarlane (tenor)
Teresa La Rocca (soprano)
Opera Australia Chorus
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Andrea Licata (conductor).
FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00bg8n0)
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
Featuring the Onyx Brass quintet who, in 2008, celebrate their 15th anniversary with the release of a CD featuring works by Bach and Shostakovich, the launch of their own publishing company and a concert at St Bride's, Fleet Street. They talk about their time together and perform live in the studio.
Plus pianist Paul Badura-Skoda, who returns to the Wigmore Hall, London, for his first recital at the venue for 20 years. He performs a selection of Schumann's Posthumous Etudes and discusses his professional career, which spans more than 60 years.
FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00bghlh)
Suzy Klein introduces a concert given at the 2008 Bath Festival in celebration of Messiaen's centenary and the festival's 60th birthday. Messiaen's 1944 piece is scored for female voices, orchestra, piano and the unusual-sounding ondes martenot, while Dhafer Youssef's new composition incorporates his distinctive blending of voice and oud.
Dhafer Youssef (voice/oud)
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
Bath Camerata
Wells Cathedral School Chamber Choir
Britten Sinfonia
Diego Masson (conductor)
Dhafer Youssef: New work (BBC Radio 3 commission; world premiere)
Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine.
FRI 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00bghlc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
FRI 21:45 The Verb (b00bghlk)
Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language. He talks to young poet Paul Batchelor, whose work has already won several literary prizes and who is now publishing his first collection. And celebrated short story writer Ruth Thomas unveils her latest work on the show.
FRI 22:30 Jazz Library (b00bghlm)
Abbey Lincoln
Irish singer Christine Tobin helps Alyn Shipton select the essential items from jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln's large discography. Lincoln has one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and since her recording debut in the 1950s, she has turned away from much of the standard repertoire in favour of more challenging material that explores the racial and political climate in America.
FRI 23:30 Jazz on 3 (b00br7zg)
Dutch Special
Jez Nelson presents a special edition of the programme exploring the rich avant-garde jazz scene of Holland, with performances from two of the most innovative and contrasting Dutch groups - Trio Braam/DeJoode/Vatcher and the Astronotes.
In a gig from London's Pizza Express jazz club, the trio led by pianist Michiel Braam and featuring the bass of Wilbert DeJoode and Michael Vatcher on drums perform with a distinctive and mischievous style.
The Astronotes - a large ensemble led by trombonist and composer Joost Buis - are heard in concert at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam's premier jazz spot, and use Buis's retro-tinged and irreverent tunes as a launchpad for far-reaching improvisations.
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 (b00bg8jj)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 TUE (b00bghk4)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 WED (b00bghkj)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 THU (b00bghkz)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 FRI (b00bghlf)
Artist Focus
22:30 MON (b00bg8t1)
Artist Focus
22:30 TUE (b00bghkb)
Artist Focus
22:30 WED (b00bghkq)
Artist Focus
22:30 THU (b00bghl5)
BBC Singers
21:30 SAT (b00bg84s)
Between the Ears
21:00 SAT (b00bg3sk)
Breakfast
07:00 SAT (b00bghvp)
Breakfast
07:00 SUN (b00bg44f)
Breakfast
07:00 MON (b00bg8vz)
Breakfast
07:00 TUE (b00bg8x7)
Breakfast
07:00 WED (b00bg8x9)
Breakfast
07:00 THU (b00bg8xc)
Breakfast
07:00 FRI (b00bg8xf)
CD Review
09:00 SAT (b00bg3rg)
Choir and Organ
18:30 SUN (b00bg4p0)
Choral Evensong
16:00 SUN (b00bg49n)
Classical Collection
10:00 MON (b00bg7xf)
Classical Collection
10:00 TUE (b00bg9fb)
Classical Collection
10:00 WED (b00br7wr)
Classical Collection
10:00 THU (b00br7xs)
Classical Collection
10:00 FRI (b00br7zd)
Composer of the Week
12:00 MON (b00bg8jg)
Composer of the Week
20:45 MON (b00bg8jg)
Composer of the Week
12:00 TUE (b00bghk2)
Composer of the Week
20:45 TUE (b00bghk2)
Composer of the Week
12:00 WED (b00bghkg)
Composer of the Week
20:45 WED (b00bghkg)
Composer of the Week
12:00 THU (b00bghkx)
Composer of the Week
20:45 THU (b00bghkx)
Composer of the Week
12:00 FRI (b00bghlc)
Composer of the Week
20:45 FRI (b00bghlc)
Discovering Music
17:00 SUN (b0081t7s)
Drama on 3
20:00 SUN (b00bg4p2)
Hear and Now
22:30 SAT (b00bg3sm)
In Tune
17:00 MON (b00bg8sv)
In Tune
17:00 TUE (b00bg8mt)
In Tune
17:00 WED (b00bg8mw)
In Tune
17:00 THU (b00bg8my)
In Tune
17:00 FRI (b00bg8n0)
Jazz Library
22:30 FRI (b00bghlm)
Jazz Line-Up
16:00 SAT (b00bg3rs)
Jazz Record Requests
17:30 SAT (b00bg3rx)
Jazz on 3
23:30 FRI (b00br7zg)
Late Junction
23:15 TUE (b00br7tw)
Late Junction
23:15 WED (b00bghkv)
Late Junction
23:15 THU (b00bghl9)
Music Matters
12:15 SAT (b00bg3rj)
Night Waves
21:45 MON (b00bg8sz)
Night Waves
21:45 TUE (b00bghk8)
Night Waves
21:45 WED (b00bghkn)
Night Waves
21:45 THU (b00bghl3)
Opera on 3
18:30 SAT (b00bg3rv)
Performance on 3
19:00 MON (b00bg8sx)
Performance on 3
19:00 TUE (b00bghk6)
Performance on 3
19:00 WED (b00bghkl)
Performance on 3
19:00 THU (b00bghl1)
Performance on 3
19:00 FRI (b00bghlh)
Private Passions
12:00 SUN (b00bg44k)
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
14:00 SAT (b00bg3rn)
Radio 3 Requests
14:00 SUN (b00bg49l)
Sunday Feature
21:35 SUN (b00bg4q3)
Sunday Morning
10:00 SUN (b00bg44h)
The Early Music Show
13:00 SAT (b00bg3rl)
The Early Music Show
00:00 SUN (b00bfff9)
The Early Music Show
13:00 SUN (b00bg49j)
The Early Music Show
00:00 MON (b00b7lgb)
The Essay
23:00 MON (b00bg8t3)
The Essay
23:00 TUE (b00bghkd)
The Essay
23:00 WED (b00bghks)
The Essay
23:00 THU (b00bghl7)
The Verb
21:45 FRI (b00bghlk)
Through the Night
01:00 SAT (b00bcvfd)
Through the Night
01:00 SUN (b00bg449)
Through the Night
01:00 MON (b00bg7s8)
Through the Night
01:00 TUE (b00bg8v8)
Through the Night
01:00 WED (b00br7wm)
Through the Night
01:00 THU (b00br7xn)
Through the Night
01:00 FRI (b00br7z8)
Words and Music
22:35 SUN (b00bg4q5)
World Routes
15:00 SAT (b00bg3rq)
World on 3
23:15 MON (b00bg8t5)