Francaix, Jean: Sonata for flute and guitar (originally for recorder and guitar)
Nielsen, Carl: Tagen letter (The fog is lifting) (originally for flute and harp)
Cazzati, Maurizio: Alemana detta la Ghisilardi; Giga detta la Bargelina; Ballo delle Ombre
Kyurkchiyski, Krassimir: Bulgarian Madonna (Two works after paintings of Vladimir Dimitrov - the Master)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Minuet in D for piano, K355/K576b; Gigue in G for piano, K574 (Eine kleine Gigue)
Including Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor (WTC - Book 1 No 14). Dvorak: Symphonic Variations on I am a Fiddler. Rossini: Overture (L' Italiana in Algeri).
Including Compere: Le grand desir. Anon: Petits riens. Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor (L'estate); Concerto in B flat (Hunt). Tippett: Piano Sonata No 1. Brahms: Symphony No 4.
Donald Macleod explores Hindemith's radical and very productive years in the 1920s, which led to him being known as an 'enfant terrible'. With Kammermusick No 1 and Das Marienleben.
Series of concerts given at the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival, in which the Psophos Quartet are joined by pianist David Bismuth to perform chamber music of late 19th century and early 20th century Paris.
Plus a series of programmes focusing on performances by the BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven.
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. With celebrated countertenor Andreas Scholl in conversation, plus conductor Richard Hickox and baritone Roderick Williams discussing Vaughan Williams and performing exceprts from Pilgrim's Progress.
Martin Handley introduces a series of concerts given by the BBC Philharmonic under chief conductor Gianandrea Noseda, celebrating the orchestral music of Brahms and Schumann. This programme pairs Schumann's virtuosic Cello Concerto with Brahms's Symphony No 1, hailed by the conductor Hans von Bulow as 'Beethoven's 10th'.
Philip Dodd talks to Michael Frayn about his new play Afterlife, due to open at the National Theatre, and which focuses on Austrian impresario and founder of the Salzburg Festival, Max Reinhardt.
Plus Sidney Blumenthal, a former advisor to Bill Clinton, discussing his new book The Strange Death of Republican America.
The featured artist is organist Simon Preston, who is heard in music including Marcel Dupre's Entree, Meditation, Sortie for organ.
Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, explains why she still reads Cicero.
Verity Sharp presents an eclectic late-night musical selection, which includes traditional Kurdish and Celtic pieces, change ringing, a dawn chorus, Bob Dylan and William Byrd.
WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2008
WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00bz669)
With Jonathan Swain.
Including:
Dowland, John: The King of Denmark's Galliard
Gistou, Nicholas: Paduana and Galliard
Pederson, Mogens: O che soave baccio
Vierdanck, Johann: Canzona
Schop, Johann: Sine titulo, for violin, organ and viola da gamba
Robinson, Thomas: Two works for harpsichord and lute; A Playne Song; The Bells
Hume, Tobias: Pavane for solo viola da gamba; Duke of Holstone's Delight
Simpson, Thomas: Ricercar upon Bonny sweet Robin; Masquerade, Courant, Volte
Scheidt, Samuel: Alamanda Bruynsmeedelijn for organ
Maercker/Borchgrevinck: Paduana and Gagliard
Scheidt: Paduan
Anon: Rowland and Camp's gig (encore)
Taneyev, Sergey Ivanovich: Symphony No 4 in C minor
Rachmaninov, Sergey: Concerto No 3 in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op 30
Vierne, Louis: Cello Sonata in B minor, Op 27
Fasch, Johann Friedrich: Lute Concerto in D minor
Haydn, Joseph: Trio in G for keyboard and strings, H XV 25 (Gypsy Rondo)
Haydn, Johann Michael: Missa tempore quadragesimae for choir and basso continuo, MH 553
Svendsen, Johan: Norwegian Artists' Carnival, Op 14
Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto No 1 in D, Op 7 No 1
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich: Overture (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Milhaud, Darius: Scaramouche - Suite for 2 pianos (after incidental music for Le medecin volant)
Christian Schneider, Erik Niord Larsen (oboe d'amore)
Telemann: Concerto a 5
Kodaly, Zoltan: Four Madrigals for women's chorus
Boccherini, Luigi: Minuet for strings
Debussy, Claude: Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Schubert, Franz: Die Gotter Griechenlands, D 677b
Sorkocevic, Luka: Symphony No 3 in D
Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto in B flat for bassoon and orchestra, K191
Dvorak, Antonin: Bagatelles for 2 violins, cello and harmonium, Op 47.
WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00c2081)
Including:
Bizet: Overture (Patrie)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray (conductor)
Mozart: Symphony No 32 in G, K318
London Symphony Orchestra
Peter Maag (conductor)
Sammartini: Overture (Sinfonia) in G minor
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi (director)
Bridge: Cherry Ripe (Two Old English Songs, arr. for string orchestra)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves (conductor)
Hildegard of Bingen: O quam preciosa
Sequentia
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Prelude to Act 1)
New York Philharmonic
George Szell (conductor).
WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00bz66j)
With Sarah Walker.
Ravel: Bolero
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
RCA 09026 61956-2
Schubert: Du bist die Ruh, D776
Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano)
Jacqueline Bonneau (piano)
ACCORD 476 8633 (4-CD set)
Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118
Helen Donath (soprano)
Klaus Donath (piano)
EMI CDC 769099-2
Red Priest's Fantasy on Corelli's La Folia Variations
Red Priest
DORIAN DOR 90305
Handel: Israel in Egypt (Part 1 - Exodus)
James Bowman (alto)
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Choir of Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford
English Chamber Orchestra
Simon Preston (conductor/organ)
DECCA 443 470-2 (2-CD set)
Barber: Summer Music, Op 31
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
BIS-CD-1526
Cage: Sonata No 14 (Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano)
Gerard Fremy (prepared piano)
ETCETERA KTC 2001
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op 133
Takacs Quartet
DECCA 470 849-2 (3-CD set)
Delibes: L'Aurore; La Priere (Coppelia, Act 3)
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano (conductor)
ERATO 4509 91730-2 (2-CD set)
Offenbach: Les oiseaux dans la charmill (The Doll's Song) (Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 2)
Rita Streich (soprano)
RIAS Chamber Choir
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Richard Kraus (conductor)
DG 474 738-2 (8-CD set).
WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00bz66l)
Paul Hindemith
The Hindemith Case
Donald Macleod examines Hindemith's stance on the political changes in Germany in the 1930s. Very reluctant to leave his beloved Germany, he tried throughout this period to work out a way of living under the regime. In November 1934, the conductor Furtwangler wrote a newspaper article called The Hindemith Case in defence of the composer. It was a total failure, with Furtwangler having to resign all his positions, and Hindemith's compositions attacked as 'the foulest perversion of modern music'.
Morgenmusik for brass (1st mvt)
Malmo Brass Ensemble
Der Schwanenedreher (1st mvt)
Geraldine Walther (viola)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
Symphony (Mathis der Maler)
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Trauermusik
Torleif Thedeen (cello)
Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam
Lev Markiz (conductor).
WED 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00bz6c5)
Presented by Penny Gore.
Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:
Series of concerts given at the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival, in which baritone Thomas Allen is accompanied by Simon Over in a recital featuring songs setting French poetry from the 15th century through to the First World War. All the composers featured were involved with the Societe Musicale Independante.
Faure: L'Horizon chimerique
Debussy: Trois Ballades de Francois Villon
Poulenc: Songs from Poemes de Ronsard
Ravel: Histoires naturelles
Plus a series of programmes focusing on performances by BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven.
Berlioz: Overture (Le carnaval romain, Op 9)
Milhaud: Suite Francaise, Op 248
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
Dvorak: Symphony No 5 in F, Op 76
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Howard Skempton: The Moon Is Flashing
James Gilchrist (tenor)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op 61
Philippe Graffin (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang, Op 118
BBC Singers
Stephen Betteridge (piano)
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68 (Pastoral)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
James Judd (conductor).
WED 17:00 In Tune (b00bz6c7)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Soprano Deborah Voigt and tenor Robert Dean Smith discuss their roles in the Royal Opera's production of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, and violinist Fennela Barton and pianist Simone Dinnerstein perform live in the studio ahead of their Wigmore Hall concert.
WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00bz6j4)
Presented by Martin Handley.
In the last of his three concerts featuring the song cycles of Schubert, tenor Mark Padmore is joined in London's Wigmore Hall by pianist Roger Vignoles to perform Schwanengesang.
Although the title - Swansong - and the order of the songs is the work of a publisher eager to cash in after Schubert's death, the various settings treat a subject dear to German Romanticism: Sehnsucht, translated as longing or yearning.
Schubert: Schwanengesang
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Roger Vignoles (piano).
WED 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00bz66l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
WED 21:45 Night Waves (b00bz6j6)
Matthew Sweet has a first-night review of The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold, best known for having written the novel National Velvet.
First performed in 1956, with John Gielgud directing Peggy Ashcroft and Edith Evans, the new production is directed at the Donmar by Michael Grandage, and stars Penelope Wilton and Margaret Tyzack.
WED 22:30 Artist Focus (b00bz6j8)
The featured artist is Simon Preston, who is heard in music including Handel's Concerto in B flat for organ, for which he is joined by the English Concert under Trevor Pinnock.
WED 23:00 The Essay (b00bz6z6)
Greek and Latin Voices (Cicero)
Episode 3
Paula James, of the Open University, looks at Roman relationships as annotated by Cicero.
WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00bz6z8)
Verity Sharp presents an eclectic musical mix, including live pieces recorded specially from Martin Simpson and Chris Wood, Tchaikovsky played on the Theremin and the joint forces of Ali Farka Toure and Bassekou Kouyate.
THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2008
THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00bz66n)
With Jonathan Swain.
Including:
Paganini, Niccolo (1782-1840): Perpetuum mobile
Sarasate, Pablo de (1844-1908): Romanza andaluza
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Sonata No 2 in A for violin and piano, Op 100
Ysaye, Eugene (1859-1931): Sonata in D minor for solo violin, Op 27 No 3 (Ballade)
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Sonata in G minor for violin and piano
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Sonata for solo violin, Sz 117
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896), rev Bruckner/Schalk: Symphony No 3 in D minor
Kilar, Wojciech (b 1932): Piano Concerto
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Trio Sonata in G, Op 5 No 4
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): Dolly - Suite for piano duet, Op 56
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Five Choral Songs, Op 104
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Variations brillantes in B flat, on a theme from Herold's Ludovic
Dukas, Paul (1865-1935): Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Triumphal March (Sigurd Jorsalfar)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Sonata in F sharp, Op 78
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799): Concerto grosso in D minor, Op 3 No 2
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Cantata: Widerstehe doch der Sunde, BWV 54
Grieg, Edvard (Hagerup) (1843-1907): Andante con moto in C minor for piano trio
Farnaby, Giles (c 1563-1640) arr E Howarth: Fancies, toyes and dreames - A Giles Farnaby suite
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Ballet music (Otello - Act 3) (written for Paris production of 1894)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat, K495
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Selected Lyric Pieces
Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974): Le Globe-trotter, Op 358 (suite for orchestra, originally for solo piano).
THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00bz66s)
Including:
Mozart: Overture (Die Zauberflote)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Beethoven: 12 Variations on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen for cello and piano, Op 66
Janos Starker (cello)
Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)
Marcello: Concerto in D minor for oboe and strings (arr for trumpet)
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet)
I Musici
Binge: The Water Mill for oboe and string orchestra
The Light Music Society Orchestra
Vivian Dunn (conductor)
Bach: Contrapunctus VI (Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080)
Glenn Gould (organ)
Faure: Au cimetiere (Quatre melodies, Op 51 No 2)
Bruno Ranc (tenor)
Jean-Claude Pennetier (piano).
THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00bz66v)
With Sarah Walker.
Including:
Berlioz: Le Corsaire, Op 21
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL4014-2
White: Piano Sonatas Nos 54, 55 and 56
Roger Smalley (piano)
NMC D038
Bruch, arr. Trio Giocoso: Rumanian Melody (Eight Pieces, Op 83)
Trio Giocoso
AMBITUS AMB 97 875
Gluck, arr. Berlioz: Orphee et Eurydice (Act 2, Tableau 1 - A Terrifying Grotto)
Anne Sophie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Monteverdi Choir
Lyon Opera Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
EMI 509161-2 (2-CD set)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58
Julius Katchen (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Piero Gamba (conductor)
DECCA 460 825-2 (2-CD set)
Martinu: Nonet (1959)
Czech Nonet
CAMPION RRCD1314
Sullivan: I have a song to sing O! (The Yeoman of the Guard, Act 1)
Elsie Morison (soprano)
Geraint Evans (baritone)
Pro Arte Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
EMI CMS764415-2 (2-CD set)
Field: Nocturne No 13 in D minor
Joanna Leach (square piano)
Purcell: Shake the cloud... Ah, Belinda (Dido and Aeneas, Part 1)
Emily van Evera (soprano)
Janet Lax (alto)
Taverner Choir and Players
Andrew Parrott (director)
SONY SK 62993
Tippett: Divertimento on Sellinger's Round
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)
EMI CDC 555452-2.
THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00bz66x)
Paul Hindemith
A Composer's new World
Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's experiences as an exile in America, where he was the most performed of the European composers seeking refuge there, and where he held composition classes at Yale which were considered the best in the country.
Fuga Segunda in G (Ludus Tonalis)
Olli Mustonen (piano)
Sonata for trombone
Henry Charles Smith (trombone)
Glenn Gould (piano)
When lilacs last in the door yard bloom'd (mvts 2-7)
William Stone (baritone)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Robert Shaw (conductor)
Horn Concerto
Dennis Brain (horn)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Hindemith (conductor).
THU 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00bz6c9)
Presented by Penny Gore.
Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:
Series of concerts given at the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival. The Gould Piano Trio perform a late piano trio by Saint-Saens and one of the earliest of Debussy's chamber pieces.
Lucy Gould (violin)
Alice Neary (cello)
Benjamin Frith (piano)
Saint-Saens: Trio No 2
Debussy: Trio
Plus a series of programmes focusing on performances by BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven.
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53
Hilary Hahn (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Steve Martland: Summer Rounds
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Bob Chilcott: Weather Report
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Stravinsky: Orpheus (ballet)
Ulster Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Howard Shelley (conductor).
THU 17:00 In Tune (b00bz6cc)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
Ahead of the 2008 Chelsea Festival, pianist Lucy Parham, actor Joanna David and festival director Stewart Collins perform excerpts from their new production Odyssey of Love, a spoken and musical portrait of Franz Liszt's relationship with the three most important women in his life.
And Sean talks to the cast and directors of Noel Coward's 'lost musical' Sail Away which begins at Sadler's Wells.
THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00bz6jb)
Martin Handley presents another concert in the series given by the BBC Philharmonic, featuring Schumann's technically demanding Konzertstuck alongside Brahms's similarly upbeat Symphony No 2.
Schumann: Overture (Manfred); Konzertstuck for four horns
Brahms: Symphony No 2.
THU 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00bz66x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
THU 21:45 Night Waves (b00bz6jd)
Rana Mitter talks to journalist John Laughland and human rights lawyer Geoffrey Bindman about political trials. Laughland has written a history of the subject, arguing that too often they violate law and due process, and are merely the continuation of war by another means.
Photographer Susan Meiselas discusses the new edition of her history of Kurdistan; there's a review of Bob Dylan's paintings; and historian Jonathan Fenby and poet Yang Lian celebrate the 20th anniversary of what some believe is the greatest TV series made - the Chinese epic River Elegy.
THU 22:30 Artist Focus (b00c18qx)
The featured artist is organist Simon Preston, who is heard in music including William Walton's Crown Imperial, arranged for organ by Herbert Murrill.
THU 23:00 The Essay (b00bz6zb)
Greek and Latin Voices (Cicero)
Episode 4
Catherine Steel, of Glasgow University, talks about Cicero's love for and mastery of gossip.
THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00bz6zd)
Verity Sharp's late-night musical mix includes a ballad by Peter Bellamy, a chanson by Beatus, Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and electronic music by Jean-Claude Risset.
FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2008
FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00bz66z)
With Jonathan Swain.
Including:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1765-1791): Sinfonia concertante, K364
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): An Alpine Symphony, Op 64
Brumel, Antoine (c 1460-c.1515): Agnus Dei (Et ecce terrae motus)
Piston, Walter (1894-1976): Prelude and Allegro
Handel, George Friedrich (1685-1759): Cantata Delirio amoroso, HWV 99 (Da quel giorno fatale)
Enescu, George (1881-1955): Violin Sonata No 2
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Schicksalslied, Op 54
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787): Symphony, Op 10 No 2
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Three Preludes (arr. for two pianos)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude, BWV 654
Martin, Frank (1890-1974): Five Ariel Songs
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Trumpet Concerto in E flat
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Violin Sonata in A
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Fantasie in A minor, BWV 922
Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924): En sourdine; Clair de lune
Schreker, Franz (1878-1934): Fantastic Overture, Op 15
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto da camera in D, RV 95
Gesualdo, Carlo (c 1560-1613): Merce grido piangendo (Madrigali libro quinto, Gesualdo 1611); Luci serene e chiare (Madrigali
Pettersson, (Gustav) Allan (1911-1980): Two Elegies (1934); Romanza for violin and piano
Sances, Giovanni Felice (c 1600-1679): Cantada sopra il passacaglia Usurpator tiranno (Cantade a doi voci, libro secondo,
Schmelzer, Johann Heinrich (c 1620-1680): Sonata per chiesa et camera (for 5 Tromba, 2 Violini, 4 Viole, Violone, Tiorba, 2 Organi)
Copland, Aaron (1900-1990): Danzon Cubano
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Wind Quintet, Op 43
Locatelli, Pietro Antonio (1695-1764): Concerto in E flat, Op 7 No 6
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Piano Quintet in E flat major/minor, Op 87.
FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00bz673)
Including:
Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op 84
Vienna Philharmonic
George Szell (conductor)
Debussy: Children's Corner for piano
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C, RV 180 (Il Piacere)
Mariana Sirbu (violin)
I Musici
Dvorak: The Noonday Witch, Op 108
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Chalabala (conductor)
Villa-Lobos: Sexteto mistico for flute, oboe, sax, harp, celeste and guitar
Jean-Marie Londeix (alto sax)
Wind Quintet of Paris
Nielsen: Saga-drom, Op 39
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor).
FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00bz675)
With Sarah Walker.
Including:
Saint-Saens: Danse macabre, Op 40
Gerald Jarvis (solo violin)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Constantin Silvestri (conductor)
DISKY DCL 705882 (2-CD set)
Anon: Stella splendens in monte (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat)
Atelier Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble of the Abbey of Our Lady
Coral Carmina
Dulcis Harmonia
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)
VIRGIN VERITAS 561174 2
Guilmant: Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 42
Simon Preston (organ)
ARGO 421 731-2
Sibelius: Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)
PHILIPS 446 157-2 (2-CD set)
Debussy: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest (Preludes, Book 1)
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
DG 435 773-2 (2-CD set)
Purcell: Fantazia (Three Parts upon a ground)
Ricercar Ensemble
Philippe Pierlot (director)
MIRARE MIR 012
Britten: String Quartet No 2
Maggini Quartet
NAXOS
8.553883.
FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00bz677)
Paul Hindemith
A Legacy
Donald Macleod examines Hindemith's final years, including the composition of his opera Harmonie der Welt, which he intended to be the crowning achievement of his life, as well as his fall from favour with the avant-garde.
Zwolf Madrigaleno (No 4 - Trink aus!)
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay (conductor)
Symphonische Metamorphosen nach Themen von carl Maria von Weber (2nd mvt)
Berliner Philharmonic
Paul Hindemith (conductor)
Symphony (Harmonie der Welt)
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
Benedictus; Agnus Dei (Mass)
Danish National Radio Choir
Uwe Gronostay (conductor).
FRI 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00bz6cf)
Presented by Penny Gore.
Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:
To conclude a series of concerts from the 2008 Guardian Hay Festival with pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs works by Ravel and Debussy, and a composer they helped to champion - Satie.
Ravel: Oiseaux tristes; Une barque sur l'ocean; Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs)
Satie: Avant dernieres pensees No 1 (Idylle); Le piege de la Meduse; Sarabande No 2
Debussy: Reflet dans l'eau; Hommage a Rameau; Mouvements (Images - Book 1); Pour les tierces; Pour les quartes; Pour les sixtes; Pour les octaves (Etudes - Book 1)
Concluding a series of programmes focusing on performances by the BBC orchestras, with two themes running throughout: concertos for violin and orchestra, and the symphonies of Beethoven.
Smetana: Wallenstein's Camp
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor
Tasmin Little (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op 5
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Chausson: Poeme de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19
Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Debussy: La mer
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Beethoven: Symphony No 8 in F, Op 93
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).
FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00bz6ch)
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
Acoustic Triangle, comprised of saxophonist Tim Garland, pianist Gwilym Simcock and double bassist Malcolm Creese, perform live in the studio ahead of their appearance at the 2008 Spitalfields Festival. Also, baritone Jonathan Lemalu sings music from his forthcoming performance with the English Concert.
FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00bz6jg)
Martin Handley presents a concert given by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with their outgoing director Sakari Oramo.
Lisa Milne (soprano)
Jane Irwin (mezzo-soprano)
Gordon Gietz (tenor)
Matthew Rose (bass)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Janacek: Sinfonietta
Beethoven: Symphony No 9.
FRI 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00bz677)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
FRI 21:45 The Verb (b00bz6jj)
Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language, focusing on ideas of exile and finding sanctuary in writing.
He talks to Emmanuel Jal, a performance poet who explains how words have helped him overcome his traumatic past as a boy soldier in Sudan, forced into warfare at just eight years old.
Meanwhile, writers Nikita Lalwani and Mahfuz Ali have collaborated on a poem about exile by playing a game of poetic consequences. They each wrote their verses separately and only saw the last line of the previous verse. They see and read an extract from the completed poem for the first time.
David Marriott talks about his poetry and the books which have inspired it, plus a new eartoon from Peter Blegvad and the latest in the series on Lost Nobel Literature Laureates, featuring Nelly Sachs.
FRI 22:30 Jazz Library (b00bz6vz)
Roy Haynes
Veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes guides Alyn Shipton through the essential recordings from his extensive catalogue. Haynes's involvement in jazz drumming goes back very far, having started out with Luis Russell's big band and Louis Armstrong, before becoming a key figure of the bebop revolution with Charlie Parker and Bud Powell. He has played for every major singer, principally Sarah Vaughan, and has also led a series of his own bands.
FRI 23:30 Jazz on 3 (b00bz6zg)
The Necks
Jez Nelson presents a gig held at London's Vortex jazz club in May 2008, featuring cult Australian improvising trio The Necks, whose unbroken, wholly improvised sets and unearthly, minimalist textures have gained them a large fan base worldwide. The line-up includes Chris Abrahams on piano, Tony Buck on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass, musicians who are among Australia's most in-demand and who collectively have over 200 albums to their names.
As a group, The Necks have released over a dozen albums, and their soundtrack to Rowan Woods's 1998 film The Boys was named best soundtrack album at the prestigious Australian Recording Industry Association awards.
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 (b00bz4kw)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 TUE (b00bz6c1)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 WED (b00bz6c5)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 THU (b00bz6c9)
Afternoon Concert
13:00 FRI (b00bz6cf)
Artist Focus
22:30 MON (b00bz611)
Artist Focus
22:30 TUE (b00bz6j2)
Artist Focus
22:30 WED (b00bz6j8)
Artist Focus
22:30 THU (b00c18qx)
Between the Ears
21:30 SAT (b00bz11t)
Breakfast
07:00 SAT (b00c1l8n)
Breakfast
07:00 SUN (b00c1m7x)
Breakfast
07:00 MON (b00bz663)
Breakfast
07:00 TUE (b00bz66g)
Breakfast
07:00 WED (b00c2081)
Breakfast
07:00 THU (b00bz66s)
Breakfast
07:00 FRI (b00bz673)
CD Review
09:00 SAT (b00bz0zw)
Choir and Organ
18:30 SUN (b00bz1h7)
Choral Evensong
16:00 SUN (b00bz1h3)
Classical Collection
10:00 MON (b00bz3nd)
Classical Collection
10:00 TUE (b00bz665)
Classical Collection
10:00 WED (b00bz66j)
Classical Collection
10:00 THU (b00bz66v)
Classical Collection
10:00 FRI (b00bz675)
Composer of the Week
12:00 MON (b00bz3ng)
Composer of the Week
20:45 MON (b00bz3ng)
Composer of the Week
12:00 TUE (b00bz667)
Composer of the Week
20:45 TUE (b00bz667)
Composer of the Week
12:00 WED (b00bz66l)
Composer of the Week
20:45 WED (b00bz66l)
Composer of the Week
12:00 THU (b00bz66x)
Composer of the Week
20:45 THU (b00bz66x)
Composer of the Week
12:00 FRI (b00bz677)
Composer of the Week
20:45 FRI (b00bz677)
Discovering Music
17:00 SUN (b00bz1h5)
Drama on 3
20:00 SUN (b007g8m0)
Hear and Now
22:30 SAT (b00bz11y)
In Tune
17:00 MON (b00bz4ky)
In Tune
17:00 TUE (b00bz6c3)
In Tune
17:00 WED (b00bz6c7)
In Tune
17:00 THU (b00bz6cc)
In Tune
17:00 FRI (b00bz6ch)
Jazz Library
22:30 FRI (b00bz6vz)
Jazz Line-Up
16:00 SAT (b00bz106)
Jazz Record Requests
17:30 SAT (b00bz108)
Jazz on 3
23:30 FRI (b00bz6zg)
Late Junction
23:15 TUE (b00bz70k)
Late Junction
23:15 WED (b00bz6z8)
Late Junction
23:15 THU (b00bz6zd)
Music Matters
12:15 SAT (b00bz0zy)
Night Waves
21:45 MON (b00bz60z)
Night Waves
21:45 TUE (b00bz6j0)
Night Waves
21:45 WED (b00bz6j6)
Night Waves
21:45 THU (b00bz6jd)
Opera on 3
18:30 SAT (b00bz10b)
Performance on 3
19:00 MON (b00bz60x)
Performance on 3
19:00 TUE (b00bz6hy)
Performance on 3
19:00 WED (b00bz6j4)
Performance on 3
19:00 THU (b00bz6jb)
Performance on 3
19:00 FRI (b00bz6jg)
Pre-Hear
22:00 SAT (b00bz11w)
Private Passions
12:00 SUN (b00bz1gx)
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
14:00 SAT (b00bz102)
Radio 3 Requests
14:00 SUN (b00bz1h1)
Sunday Feature
21:30 SUN (b00bz1hc)
Sunday Morning
10:00 SUN (b00bz1gv)
The Early Music Show
13:00 SAT (b00bz100)
The Early Music Show
00:00 SUN (b007gbwn)
The Early Music Show
13:00 SUN (b00bz1gz)
The Early Music Show
00:00 MON (b007gbhc)
The Essay
23:00 MON (b00bz613)
The Essay
23:00 TUE (b00bz6z4)
The Essay
23:00 WED (b00bz6z6)
The Essay
23:00 THU (b00bz6zb)
The Verb
21:45 FRI (b00bz6jj)
Through the Night
01:00 SAT (b00bvq7d)
Through the Night
01:00 SUN (b00c116v)
Through the Night
01:00 MON (b00bz3n6)
Through the Night
01:00 TUE (b00bz1gn)
Through the Night
01:00 WED (b00bz669)
Through the Night
01:00 THU (b00bz66n)
Through the Night
01:00 FRI (b00bz66z)
Words and Music
22:15 SUN (b00bz1hf)
World Routes
15:00 SAT (b00bz104)
World on 3
23:15 MON (b00bz615)