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 31 JANUARY 2009


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00h3wq2)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00h3y00)
Suzy Klein


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00h3y6d)
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op 95


SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00h9wpf)
Giovanni's House


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b009mbkh)
The Duke of Chandos

01 Daniel Purcell (artist)
Sonata in D minor
Performer: Daniel Purcell

02 George Frideric Handel
Fugue in B flat from Six Fugues

03 Johann Christoph Pepusch (artist)
Cantata V: Corydon (1710)
Performer: Johann Christoph Pepusch

04 Francesco Scarlatti (artist)
Kyrie from Messa
Performer: Francesco Scarlatti

05 George Frideric Handel
Alla hornpipe from Water music Suite in F major

06 George Frideric Handel
O Ruddier than the cherry from Acis and Galatea

07 George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 4: O sing unto the Lord a new song

08 00:03:58 Daniel Purcell (artist)
Sonata in D minor
Performer: Daniel Purcell
Duration 00:05:44

09 00:12:19 George Frideric Handel
Fugue in B flat from Six Fugues or Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord
Duration 00:02:54

10 00:15:46 Pepusch (artist)
Cantata V: Corydon
Performer: Pepusch
Duration 00:08:43

11 00:25:08 Francesco Scarlatti (artist)
Kyrie from Messa
Performer: Francesco Scarlatti
Duration 00:05:03

12 00:34:11 George Frideric Handel
Alla Hornpipe from Water Music Suite in F major
Duration 00:04:54

13 00:40:22 George Frideric Handel
'O Ruddier than the Cherry' from 'Acis and Galatea'
Duration 00:03:01

14 00:45:15 George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No.4, 'O sing unto the Lord a new song'
Duration 00:14:31


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gsqbs)


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00h3y6l)
Adriano Adewale


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00h3y6n)
Benny Golson

01 Benny Golson (artist)
Uptown Afterburn
Performer: Benny Golson

02 Philly Joe Jones Big Band (artist)
Philly J J
Performer: Philly Joe Jones Big Band

03 Dizzy Gillespie (artist)
I Remember Clifford
Performer: Dizzy Gillespie

04 Dizzy Gillespie (artist)
Stablemates
Performer: Dizzy Gillespie

05 Art Blakey (artist)
Blues March
Performer: Art Blakey

06 Art Blakey (artist)
Moanin'
Performer: Art Blakey

07 Benny Golson (artist)
My Blues House
Performer: Benny Golson

08 Art Farmer (artist)
Fair Weather
Performer: Art Farmer

09 The Jazztet (artist)
Killer Joe
Performer: The Jazztet

10 Benny Golson / Art Farmer Jazztet (artist)
Moment to Moment
Performer: Benny Golson / Art Farmer Jazztet

11 Benny Golson (artist)
L'Adieu
Performer: Benny Golson


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00h3y6q)


SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b00h3y7m)
Live from the Met
Verdi's Rigoletto


SAT 21:15 The Wire (b00h9xbz)
The Number of the Dead


SAT 22:15 Pre-Hear (b00h9nxc)
Choral music by Judith Bingham


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00h3y7r)
Stockhausen: Hymnen



SUNDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2009


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00h3yc3)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00hcs6m)
Suzy Klein


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00h3yc7)
Hatched, Matched and Dispatched


SUN 12:00 Mendelssohn Day (b00h9xdv)


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b00h3ycm)
The Deep Blue Sea


SUN 21:50 Sunday Feature (b00h9xf9)
Killing the King


SUN 22:35 Words and Music (b009tr8p)
We Must Love One Another or Die


SUN 23:30 Jazz Line-Up (b00h3yct)
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove



MONDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2009


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00h4d5m)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00h3yc5)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00h4cx7)


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4cx9)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Episode 1

01 Sergey Rachmaninov
Valse, for piano 6 hands (1890)

02 Sergey Rachmaninov
Romance, for piano 6 hands (1891)

03 Sergey Rachmaninov
'The Rock', symphonic poem op.7 (1893)

04 Sergey Rachmaninov
Trio élégiaque no.2 in d minor, op.9 (1893, rev. 1907, 1917) – finale

05 Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony no.1 in d minor, op.13 (1895) – mvts 3 and 4


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00h4cxc)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00h4cxf)
Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle
Episode 1


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00h4cxh)


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00h4cxk)
Nielsen Symphony Cycle
Episode 4


MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00h4cxm)


MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4cx9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00f124z)
From Pens to Ploughshares
The Morality of Craft


MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00h4cyd)
Ben Allison and Man Size Safe



TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2009


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00h4d5r)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00h4d5t)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00h4d5w)
Sarah Walker


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d5y)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Episode 2

01 Sergey Rachmaninov
Morceau de fantaisie in g minor (1899)

02 Sergey Rachmaninov
Francesca da Rimini, op.25 (1900, 1904–5) – scene 2 and epilogue

03 Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no.2 in c minor, op.18 (1900–01) – mvt 1

04 Sergey Rachmaninov
Sonata for cello and piano in g minor, op.19 [1901] – mvts 3 and 4


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00h4d60)
City of London Festival 2008
Episode 5


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00h4d62)
Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle
Episode 2


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00h4dbl)


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00h4dbn)
Scottish Ensemble


TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00h4dbq)


TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00f3v2j)
From Pens to Ploughshares
The Politics of Craft


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00h4dbv)
Fiona Talkington



WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2009


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00h4d64)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00h4d66)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00h4d68)
Sarah Walker


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d6b)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Episode 3

01 Sergey Rachmaninov
Polka italienne, for piano 4 hands (?1906)

02 Sergey Rachmaninov
2 songs from 15 Songs, op.26 (1906)

03 Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony no.2 in e minor, op.27 (1906–7)


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00h4d6d)
City of London Festival 2008
Episode 6


WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00h4d6g)
Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle
Episode 3


WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00h4dd8)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00h4dbx)
Sean Rafferty


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00h4dbz)
Gershwin, Gould, Grofe, Anderson, Copland, Bernstein
Wed, 4th February 2009 - Part 1


WED 19:45 Twenty Minutes (b00h9xhb)
The Art of Light Music


WED 20:05 Performance on 3 (b00h9xhd)
Gershwin, Gould, Grofe, Anderson, Copland, Bernstein
Wed, 4th February 2009 - Part 2


WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00h4dc1)
Bidisha


WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00f3v35)
From Pens to Ploughshares
God Made the Countryside


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00h4dc5)
Fiona Talkington



THURSDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2009


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00h4d6j)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00h4d6l)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00h4d6n)
Sarah Walker


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d6q)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Episode 4

01 Sergey Rachmaninov
'In the Soul of Each of Us' - no. 2 of 14 Songs, op.34 (1912)

02 Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no.3 in d minor, op.30 (1909) - mvt 1

03 Sergey Rachmaninov
'Dissonance' - no. 13 of 14 Songs, op.34 (1912)

04 Rachmaninov (artist)
Magnificat from Vespers, op.37 (1915)
Performer: Rachmaninov

05 Sergey Rachmaninov
Études-Tableaux, op.39 (1916) - nos 1, 2, 5 and 6


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00h4d6s)
City of London Festival 2008
Episode 7


THU 14:00 Handel Opera Cycle (b00h4d6v)
Il pastor fido
Overture and Act 1


THU 15:00 Afternoon Concert (b00hh4jg)
Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle
Episode 4


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00h4dc7)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00h4dc9)
London Symphony Orchestra/Gergiev


THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00h4dcc)
Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses


THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00f3v3c)
From Pens to Ploughshares
Michael Cardew in Africa


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00h4dch)
Fiona Talkington



FRIDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2009


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00h4d6x)


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00h4d6z)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00h4d71)
Sarah Walker


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d73)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Episode 5

01 Sergey Rachmaninov
'Flight of the Bumble Bee', Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Rachmaninov (?1929)

02 Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 (1934)

03 Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony no.3 in a minor, op.44 (1935-6, rev 1938) - mvt 2

04 Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances, op.45 (1940) - no.3, original version for two pianos


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00h4d75)
City of London Festival 2008
Episode 8


FRI 14:00 Handel Opera Cycle (b00h4d77)
Il pastor fido
Acts 2 and 3


FRI 15:10 Afternoon Concert (b00hg81y)
Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle
Episode 5


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00h4dck)


FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00h4dcm)
BBCSSO/John Storgards


FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00h4dcp)


FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00h4d73)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00f3v44)
From Pens to Ploughshares
Back to the City


FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00h4dct)
Yellow Sisters