SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2024
SAT 00:30 Through the Night (m0021q1x)
Arcadia String Quartet with pianist Sergiu Tuhuţiu
A concert from the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest featuring Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. Penny Gore presents.
12:31 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata no 12 in F major, K.332
Sergiu Tuhuţiu (piano)
12:46 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet no 3 in D major, Op 18 no 3
Arcadia String Quartet
01:12 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34
Sergiu Tuhuţiu (piano), Arcadia String Quartet
01:57 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony no 73 in D major 'La Chasse' H.
1.73
Romanian National Chamber Orchestra, Horia Andreescu (conductor)
02:18 AM
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie
Ion Voicu (violin), Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, Madalin Voicu (conductor)
02:25 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Jardins sous la pluie (Estampes, L.100)
Karina Sabac (piano)
02:31 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Stabat Mater
Iwona Hossa (soprano), Anna Borucka (mezzo soprano), Andrzej Lampert (tenor), Polish Radio Chorus, Jaroslaw Brek (bass baritone), Camerata Silesia, Katowice, Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, Michal Klauza (conductor)
03:27 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata in G major BWV.916
Jayson Gillham (piano)
03:35 AM
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)
Flute Concerto in F major, GWV.323
Bolette Roed (recorder), Arte dei Suonatori
03:45 AM
Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)
The Masque of Pandora (Overture)
BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor)
03:56 AM
Jazeps Vitols (1863-1948)
Romance for violin and piano
Valdis Zarins (violin), Ieva Zarina (piano)
04:03 AM
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Salieri's Aria from Mozart and Salieri - opera in 1 act, Op 48
Robert Holl (bass), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
04:11 AM
Willy Hess (1906-1997)
Suite in B flat major for piano solo, Op 45
Desmond Wright (piano)
04:22 AM
Lorenzo Allegri (1567-1648)
Ballo detto le Ninfe di Senna, from Il primo libro delle musiche
Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (director)
04:26 AM
John Tavener (1944-2013)
The Lamb
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier (conductor)
04:31 AM
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
Notturno (Andante) - from String Quartet no 2 in D
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Dohnanyi (conductor)
04:40 AM
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)
Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord in G major, A
2:68a
Krzysztof Firlus (viola da gamba), Anna Firlus (harpsichord)
04:49 AM
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Prado verde y florido - sacred vilancico
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Maite Arruabarrena (mezzo soprano), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director)
04:55 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Abegg Variations, Op 1
Zhang Zuo (piano)
05:02 AM
Frantisek Xaver Pokorny (1729-1794)
Concerto for Horn, Timpani and Strings in D major
Radek Baborak (horn), Prague Chamber Orchestra, Antonin Hradil (conductor)
05:19 AM
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Phantasy Quintet
Mary Ellen Woodside (violin), Asli Ayben Ozdemir (violin), Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola), Alessandro D'Amico (viola), Rafael Rosenfeld (cello)
05:32 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Suite no 4 in G major, Op 61 "Mozartiana"
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)
05:58 AM
Johann Rosenmuller (1619-1684)
Confitebor tibi
Johanna Koslowsky (soprano), David Cordier (counter tenor), Gerd Turk (tenor), Stephan Schreckenberger (bass), Carsten Lohff (organ), Cantus Colln, Konrad Junghanel (lute), Konrad Junghanel (director)
06:13 AM
Walter Braunfels (1882-1954)
Symphonic variations on a French children's song, Op 15
BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner (conductor)
SAT 06:30 Breakfast (m0021xz5)
Start your weekend the Radio 3 way, with Saturday Breakfast
Join Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music.
SAT 09:00 Saturday Morning (m0021xz7)
Cellist Sol Gabetta joins Tom in the studio
Cellist Sol Gabetta performs live in the Saturday Morning studio, ahead of her BBC prom. Plus, Tom plays the best classical music alongside the latest stories in the arts world.
SAT 12:00 Earlier... with Jools Holland (m001xw82)
The pianist and bandleader picks his favourite classical music
In a brand new show for Saturday lunchtimes, Jools shares his lifelong passion for classical music, and the beautiful connections with jazz and blues. With fascinating guests each week, who bring their own favourite music and occasionally perform live in Jools's studio.
Today, Jools's choices include music by JS Bach, Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Chiquinha Gonzaga, with performances from Janet Baker, Bessie Smith and Alfred Brendel. His guest is the Kent-based violinist and composer Anna Phoebe, who improvises with Jools at the piano, and introduces music she loves by Britten, Elgar and Meredith Monk.
SAT 13:00 Music Matters (m0021xzb)
Nicola Benedetti and the Edinburgh International Festival
3. Scale and Spectacle
From its earliest days the Edinburgh International Festival has offered its audiences spectacle in a variety of ways. In this episode, Nicola focuses on some of the must-see moments in opera, music, dance and theatre which have dazzled audiences over the years. She also looks at the collaborative projects that were unique to the Festival, from a 1948 revival of the satirical morality play The Three Estates, first performed in 1552, to Scottish Opera's award-winning Ring Cycle in 2003, as well as some of the more comic moments of creative programming, from Anna Russell to Alan Cumming. With contributions from performers Alan Cumming and Karine Polwart, and former directors Fergus Linehan, Jonathan Mills, Brian McMaster and Robert Ponsonby.
SAT 14:00 Record Review (m0021xzd)
BBC Proms Composer: Antonín Dvořák with Katy Hamilton and Kate Molleson
Kate Molleson with the best new recordings of classical music.
2.15 pm
BBC Proms Composer: Antonín Dvořák.
Katy Hamilton joins Kate to discuss five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms Composer Dvořák and explains why you need to hear them.
Dvořák brought the rustic folksong idiom of his native Bohemia, fused with his peerless gift for memorable tunes, to all the major 19th-century forms, from symphonies and concertos to chamber music, opera and oratorio.
3.40 pm
Proms Recording
To round off each edition of Record Review during the Proms season, Kate introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work featured in this year's BBC Proms.
Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (conductor)
SAT 16:00 Sound of Cinema (m001tqxw)
Spielberg and Williams
Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations - that of director Steven Spielberg and his composer of choice, John Williams.
With music from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Schindler's List and Jurassic Park. Matthew gives us a close encounter with the music for Close Encounters Of The Third Kind as he analyses the scene of humanity's first contact with the alien mothership.
SAT 17:00 This Classical Life (m001r90x)
Jess Gillam with... Nicholas Collon
Jess Gillam meets with the conductor Nicholas Collon to share some of the music they love. Today their musical journey takes in the harmonic genius of Jacob Collier, glorious choral music by Poulenc, a youthful Octet by Mendelssohn, a dreamy song from Sibelius, Britten’s iconic Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, some grooves from Pino Palladino and Taylor Swift visits The Lakes.
Playlist:
Felix Mendelssohn – Octet in E flat major, IV. Presto [Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble]
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Ekute
Francis Poulenc – Figure humaine, VIII. Liberte [Tenebrae, Nigel Short]
Benjamin Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra [London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten]
Taylor Swift – The Lakes
Sibelius - Lieder No. 4 Op 37 - Was it a Dream [Kari Lövaas, Berliner Symphoniker, Eduardo Marturet]
Jacob Collier / Henry Mancini – Moon River
Carl Nielsen - Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable'; 1. Allegro [Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi]
SAT 18:00 Music Planet (m0021xzh)
Trei parale
Kathryn Tickell presents the best roots-based music from across the world and chats with Romanian band Trei parale about their album România. 100 de minute
SAT 19:00 New Generation Artists (m0021xzk)
Timothy Ridout plays Dvořák's Sonatina
Hugh Cutting sings the haunting Isle of Lost Dreams by William Denis Browne who lost his life in World War I. And Timothy Ridout, a recent member of Radio 3's prestigious young artists' programme who is appearing again at this year's BBC Proms, plays Dvořák's charming Sonatina.
Dvořák: Sonatina
Timothy Ridout (viola), Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Sibelius: Berceuse from Six pieces, Op.79
Johan Dalene (violin), Nicola Eimer (piano)
William Denis Browne: The Isle of Lost Dreams
Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor), George Ireland (piano)
SAT 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021xzm)
2024
Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem
Live at the BBC Proms: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, plus three outstanding soloists in Britten's War Requiem.
Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
7.30pm
Benjamin Britten: War Requiem
Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Will Liverman (baritone)
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor)
Sir Antonio Pappano and his London Symphony Orchestra are joined by three choirs and three outstanding vocal soloists for a work of hope that emerged from the ashes of destruction. Benjamin Britten was moved by the bombing of Coventry during the Second World War to write his monumental War Requiem, a work that pits contrasting musical ensembles against one another as the chilling innocence of boys’ voices meets the outspoken, acerbic protests of soldiers and massed choirs expressing suffering and deliverance. Never has this tense, angry and cautiously optimistic work seemed more relevant since its first performance 62 years ago.
SAT 21:15 The Lebrecht Interview (m0021xzp)
Wasfi Kani, founder of Pimlico Opera and Grange Park Opera
Please note: This programme includes very strong, racist language describing the racial challenges Wasfi Kani faced when growing up in London.
In this insightful interview, Norman Lebrecht sits down with Wasfi Kani, the visionary opera director and founder of Grange Park Opera.
Kani, known for her innovative approach to opera and her commitment to making the art form accessible, shares her journey from tech entrepreneur to leading figure in the world of classical music. The conversation delves into her unique initiatives, including her work with the Pimlico Opera, which takes opera into prisons, and her mission to democratize opera for wider audiences.
SAT 22:00 Between the Ears (m001k875)
Deep Listening in Japan
A sonic journey into Japan's unique culture of music cafés and listening bars. Places where people come together to indulge in deep listening in audiophile quality, with venues for fans of everything from classical, jazz, to electronic music.
This culture has its origins in the time prior to the second world war, when imported records and audio equipment were prohibitively expensive. People began to gather in cafés where, for the price of a cup of coffee, they could listen to rare records on the highest quality gramophones.
While the traditional classical and jazz cafés are slowly disappearing, there are new modern listening bars emerging, often concentrating on specific genres and even microgenres of contemporary music, with a focus on the same concept of concentrated and collective listening.
Rich in binaural recordings, this radio documentary features the owners and regulars of legendary music cafés, like the classical music cafés Violon in Tokyo, and Musik in Kyoto, the jazz café Downbeat in Yokohama, as well as the DJ-Bar Bridge, a cutting-edge listening bar in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Producer: Andreas Hartmann in collaboration with Julia Shimura
Translation: Krzysztof Honowski
Voice Actors: Peter Becker, Matthew Burton, Ian Dickinson, Riah Knight and Tomas Sinclair Spencer
Photo Credit: Andreas Hartmann
SAT 22:30 New Music Show (m0021xzr)
forever1990
Kate Molleson presents some of the latest sounds in New Music, including the world premieres of Jocelyn Campbell's forever1990 from Riot Ensemble and Tonia Ko's Surge Out from Cafe Oto's Eavesdropping.
Jocelyn Campbell describes his forever1990 as "a very personal collage of dream states and musical fragments that have been swimming in and out of my consciousness for years... a sort of musical diary, a fluid collage of my own ideas set into a continuous and unbroken thread spanning from the present moment all the way back to my childhood." And this fifty minute work certainly took Wigmore Hall by storm at its premiere at the end of June. Also from that concert comes a study in friction: Clara Iannotta's Limun for violin, viola and two page-turners.
SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024
SUN 00:30 Through the Night (m0021xzt)
Bruckner's Second Symphony with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Bartók and Bruckner performed by the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra with pianist Olli Mustonen and conductor Pietari Inkinen. Presented by Penny Gore.
12:31 AM
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Piano Concerto no 2 in G, Sz.95
Olli Mustonen (piano), German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen (conductor)
01:01 AM
Hungarian Traditional
Old Hungarian melody - I never stole in my life, from 'For Children, BB.53'
Olli Mustonen (piano)
01:05 AM
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Symphony no 2 in C minor
German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen (conductor)
02:00 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Divertimento in E flat major, K.113
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
02:15 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sonata in E minor Hob.XVI.34
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
02:31 AM
Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
Violin Sonata
John Harding (violin), Daniel Blumenthal (piano)
02:49 AM
Filip Kutev (1903-1982)
Sakar Suite, for symphony orchestra
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Stefanov (conductor)
03:10 AM
Marcel Tournier (1879-1951)
Sonatine for harp Op 30
Rita Costanzi (harp)
03:27 AM
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, from 'Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica'
Cardinal Complex, Jonas Gassmann (conductor)
03:38 AM
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Dream Pantomime (Hansel and Gretel)
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)
03:48 AM
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Introduction and variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op 9
Ana Vidovic (guitar)
03:56 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
4 songs from Op 59 - nos 1, 4, 5 & 6
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
04:05 AM
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)
Notturno Op 70 no 1
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Nello Santi (conductor)
04:13 AM
Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770)
Concerto for violin and strings in D minor D.45
Federico Agostini (violin), Slovenski Solisti, Marko Munih (conductor)
04:31 AM
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op 36
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
04:46 AM
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Mater ora filium
BBC Singers, David Hill (conductor)
04:57 AM
Giovanni Valentini (1582/3-1649)
Tocchin le trombe, a 10
La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata Koln
05:05 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Trio D.897 in E flat major, "Notturno"
Grieg Trio
05:15 AM
Vatroslav Lisinski (1819-1854)
Porin - Overture
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazushi Ono (conductor)
05:26 AM
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Les titans, Op 71 no 2
Lamentabile Consort, Jan Stromberg (tenor), Gunnar Andersson (tenor), Bertil Marcusson (baritone), Olle Skold (bass)
05:33 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C minor, Op 17 no 4
Quatuor Mosaiques
05:51 AM
Frederick Converse (1871-1940)
Festival of Pan, Op 9
BBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart (conductor)
06:09 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Grand Motet "Deus judicium tuum regi da" (Psalm 71)
Veronika Winter (soprano), Andrea Stenzel (soprano), Patrick Van Goethem (alto), Markus Schafer (tenor), Ekkehard Abele (bass), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)
SUN 06:30 Breakfast (m0021xyk)
Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of Sunday morning. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
SUN 09:00 Sunday Morning (m0021xym)
Your perfect Sunday soundtrack
Sarah Walker with two hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
Sarah’s selections include some foot tapping favourites from Dmitri Kabalevsky’s overture to Colas Breugnon and ballet music from Cinderella by Prokofiev as well as meditative music to extend your horizons from composers including Ina Boyle, Jasmine Reuter and David Lang.
There’ll also be baroque ceremonial marching music, a tune from the 16th century in the hands of Gustav Holst and a masterpiece by Mozart for clarinet and strings.
Plus, pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays François Couperin's hypnotic and mysterious piece Le dodo ou l'amour au berceau - which is not about an extinct bird, rather a musical depiction of the celestial hand that rocks the cradle…
A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3
SUN 11:00 BBC Proms (m0021xyp)
2024
Prom 38: Stravinsky’s The Firebird with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tianyi Lu performs Stravinsky's dazzling Firebird. And Sol Gabetta is the soloist in Francisco Coll's Cello Concerto.
Presented by Linton Stephens, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Francisco Coll: Cello Concerto BBC co-commission: UK premiere
11.40
INTERVAL Cultural historian Rosamund Bartlett talks to Linton Stephens about the figure of the Firebird in Russian folklore. With its "golden feathers and eyes like oriental crystal," this magical, glowing bird from a faraway land was often seen as prophetic, a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor. But in Stravinsky's ballet the Firebird is portrayed in an altogether more positive light.
12.00
Giacomo Puccini: Preludio sinfonico
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
Sol Gabetta (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tianyi Lu (conductor)
Stravinsky showed his true colours in The Firebird. In this coruscating ballet music he unleashed for the first time the vivid colours that would captivate generations of theatre-goers. He had the perfect subject matter in the compelling story of the young Prince Ivan outwitting the evil sorcerer Kashchey and freeing the 13 enchanted Princesses with the help of the magical Firebird. Tianyi Lu also conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Puccini’s effortlessly lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas’s retelling of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll, powered by dances ranging from the tango to the waltz.
SUN 13:30 Music Map (m0021xyr)
A journey to Prokofiev's Classical Symphony
There's music that harks back to earlier times, as well as pieces which flatter or imitate a specific composer such as Tchaikovsky's paean to Mozart and Britten's realisations of Purcell. And, there's a musical nod to Prokofiev's skill as a chess player.
In this episode of Music Map, join presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch on this episode of Music Map as she embarks on a journey through the life and work of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary musical minds—Sergei Prokofiev. Our spotlight today shines on his Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, famously known as the "Classical Symphony." This symphony, written between 1916 and 1917, is a vibrant and playful masterpiece that pays homage to the classical forms of Haydn and Mozart while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of traditional symphonic writing.
This Music Map journey through Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony passes through music by Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Caroline Shaw and Dobrinka Tabakova along the way, demonstrating how it fits into the broader tapestry of classical music history.
Whether you’re a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this episode of Music Map promises to offer fresh insights and a deeper appreciation for one of the 20th century’s most iconic symphonic works.
SUN 15:00 Choral Evensong (m0021pyb)
Royal Holloway, University of London
From the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, with members of the Rodolfus Choral Course on the Eve of the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Introit: Ave Maria (Bruckner)
Responses: Allwood
Office Hymn: Hail, O star that pointest (Ave Maris stella)
Psalm 72 (Parratt)
First Lesson: Proverbs 8 vv22-31
Canticles: Dyson in D
Second Lesson: John 19 vv23-27
Anthems: Beati quorum via (Stanford); Beati quorum via (Homage to Stanford) (Janet Wheeler)
Hymn: Virgin born, we bow before thee (Mon Dieu prête-moi l'oreille)
Voluntary: Fugue in E flat major BWV 552 (Bach)
Ralph Allwood, Katherine Dienes-Williams (Conductors)
Joshua Ryan (Organist)
Recorded 1 August.
SUN 16:00 Jazz Record Requests (m0021xyt)
Grant Green - Anita O'Day - Duke Ellington - Asha Parkinson
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including music from Grant Green, Anita O'Day, Duke Ellington, Asha Parkinson and more. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.
SUN 17:00 The Early Music Show (m001nnv7)
Dutch Organ Improvisation
International performer and lecturer Sietz de Vries takes Hannah French on an organ tour of the Dutch province of Groningen to explore its still thriving tradition of improvisation.
SUN 18:00 Words and Music (m000wslf)
Bees
Poetry and prose that is abuzz with apiarian delights read by Sartaj Garewal and Verity Henry and accompanied by music both mellifluous and stinging. From Wolfgang Buttress's Be.One - a soundscape activated by live-streamed signals from a beehive in Nottingham - to Johann Nepomuk Hummel whose name is German for Bumblebee. Readings sample nectars from Amulya Malladi to Sylvia Plath via Winnie the Pooh and Karl Marx.
Produced by Barnaby Gordon
SUN 19:15 Sunday Feature (m001j4rz)
A Jig into History
There’s no fly on the wall account to tell us exactly why Will Kemp left Shakespeare’s acting Company The Lord Chamberlain’s men at the turn of the 16th and 17th century. The persuasive theory is that the playwright had had enough of Kemp’s larger than life clowning and extemporising. Whatever the case, we know that his personality and fame were enough to attract large crowds as he set out in 1599 on a wagered Morris dance, or jig, to Norwich.
With a copy of Kemp’s recollection of his feat ‘Kemps Nine Daies Wonder’ under her arm, Professor Nandini Das takes to the streets of London to examine the impact of Kemp’s endeavour and explain why it had as much to do with merchant venturing as it did street and theatrical entertainment.
She’s joined by scholars Tracey Hill, Daisy Black and the former Olympian Peter Radford, all of whom believe that while Shakespeare’s legacy endures through a clear line of English theatrical tradition, Kemp’s journey should also be seen as an early example of the enduring tradition of ordinary folk making sporting endeavour and entertainment pay.
Producer Tom Alban
SUN 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021xyz)
2024
Prom 39: Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony
Live at the BBC Proms: the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Daniele Rustioni with pianist Francesco Piemontesi in a prom featuring Dvořák’s stirring Symphony No. 7, Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, Busoni’s Comedy Overture and A Sussex Landscape by British composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Busoni: Comedy Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
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8.20pm
INTERVAL: In conversation with Petroc Trelawny, Leah Broad picks her Proms highlights for the upcoming week and outlines the work and life of Avril Coleridge-Taylor.
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8.40pm
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: A Sussex Landscape
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Hot-property conductor Daniele Rustioni brings his Ulster Orchestra to London for a Prom concluding with Dvořák’s stirring Symphony No. 7, in which dark clouds and bright sunshine jostle for supremacy throughout a melody-fuelled, rhythm-buoyed journey that ends in triumph. Francesco Piemontesi joins the orchestra for the most poetic of Beethoven’s piano concertos, while there’s comedy from centenary composer Busoni and an English musical landscape by Avril Coleridge-Taylor that proves more dramatic than serene.
SUN 22:15 Night Tracks (m0021xz1)
Music for midnight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
SUN 23:30 Unclassified (m001yyzs)
Unclassified Live: This Is The Kit, Modern Nature and Moor Mother
Join Elizabeth Alker at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank for an evening of genre-defying musical collaboration featuring new commissions and arrangements performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames.
As Moor Mother, the poet-musician Camae Ayewa offers spellbinding lyrical forays into questions of freedom and justice. The Philadelphian’s latest album The Great Bailout is unflinching in its exploration of the continuing presence of colonial history: “Tax payers of erasure, of relapse, of amnesia, paying the crimes off… Did you pay off the trauma?” she intones on the track, Guilty, here performed with special guest vocalist Elaine Mitchener. For Unclassified Live, Ayewa's palette of electronic and ambient colours is augmented through new arrangements created for the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper is a musician of wide-ranging talent, at home in art rock settings or alongside experimental improvisers. His Triptych for Orchestra - here receiving its premiere performance - sees him turn his craft to the creation of a piece of longer-form symphonic music for large instrumental forces.
Bringing the concert home is Kate Stables, a banjo and guitar-strumming singer-songwriter whose playful brand of art pop shot-through with heartfelt lyricism finds its home in the project she calls This Is The Kit. Alongside long time collaborators Rozi Plain and Jamie Whitby-Coles, Stables here explores tracks from the project’s back catalogue in specially commissioned arrangements that add an orchestral depth to serve the words. “The story is the telling… Potential in the waiting… Movement is deciding… Forward is the doing…”
Produced by Phil Smith
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3
MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2024
MON 00:30 Through the Night (m0021xz3)
Viennese Chamber Music from the Stavanger Chamber Music Festival
Henning Kraggerud, Bengt Forsberg & Quatuor Mosaïques are among the performers in this celebration of Viennese melody. Presented by Danielle Jalowiecka
12:31 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Liebesleid
Henning Kraggerud (violin), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
12:34 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Marche miniature viennoise
Henning Kraggerud (violin), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
12:38 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Sicilienne and Rigaudon, in the style of Francœur
Henning Kraggerud (violin), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
12:40 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Toy Soldier's March
Henning Kraggerud (violin), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
12:43 AM
Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)
Quintet in B flat major
Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola), Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
01:20 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet no 13 in A minor, D. 804 ('Rosamunde')
Quatuor Mosaiques (soloist)
01:56 AM
Luys de Narvaez (fl.1526-1549)
Los Seys libros del Delphin de musica - excerpts
Hopkinson Smith (vihuela)
02:31 AM
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Ach Herr, strafe mich nicht, Op 110, no 2
Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor)
02:48 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland (conductor)
03:06 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in D major Wq.137 for viola da gamba and continuo
Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba), Dirk Borner (harpsichord)
03:24 AM
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Carmen - suite no 1
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky (conductor)
03:37 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
32 Variations in C minor WoO.80
Irena Kobla (piano)
03:49 AM
Leslie Pearson (b.1931)
Dance Suite, after Arbeau
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
03:58 AM
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Hor che Apollo - Serenade for soprano, 2 violins & continuo
Susanne Ryden (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)
04:11 AM
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Adios nonino
Musica Camerata Montreal
04:20 AM
Paul Gilson (1865-1942)
Andante and Scherzo for cello and orchestra
Timora Rosler (cello), Flemish Radio Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
04:31 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance No 10 in E minor, Op 72 no 2, 'Starodavny'
BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
04:36 AM
Christoph Demantius (1567-1643)
Intraden und Tanze - from Conviviorum Deliciae, Nuremberg 1608
Hortus Musicus, Andres Mustonen (director)
04:45 AM
Eugen Suchon (1908-1993)
Elegy and Toccata for piano, strings and percussion
Klara Havlikova (piano), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)
04:54 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
16 German Dances D.783
Ralf Gothoni (piano)
05:06 AM
Charles Avison (1709-1770)
Concerto Grosso no 4 in A minor (after Domenico Scarlatti)
Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (director)
05:19 AM
Christian Frederik Emil Horneman (1840-1906)
Overture (Aladdin)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schonwandt (conductor)
05:30 AM
Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550-1602), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Lamentations: Tertia Die
Profeti della Quinta
05:50 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Quartet for strings (Op 76, no 1) in G major
Elias Quartet
06:12 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Jeux - Poème Dansé
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
MON 06:30 Breakfast (m0021x9q)
Wake up with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.
Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
MON 09:30 Essential Classics (m0021x9s)
A feast of great music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
1000 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
MON 13:00 Classical Live (m0021x9v)
Linton Stephens with exclusive festival recordings from Edinburgh and the Proms
The internationally renowned Chiaroscuro Quartet are hailed for their performances of works by Beethoven and Haydn, playing on gut strings with period bows of the time. Their recital at the Queen’s Hall as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival includes Beethoven’s first opus 59 string quartet, commissioned by and dedicated to Count Razumovsky. To follow, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason (former winner of the BBC Young Musician Competition) joins pianist and composer Harry Baker for music written by and inspired by JS Bach.
Also in today's programme the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Gemma New at the Proms performing Felix Mendelssohn's magical music for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' alongside readings from the play.
From the Edinburgh International Festival, introduced by Stephen Broad:
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in F major Op.59 No.1 'Razumovsky'
Chiaroscuro Quartet
From the BBC Proms:
Mel Bonis: Salomé
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Anthony McGill (clarinet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New (conductor)
INTERVAL
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
NYCOS Chamber Choir
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New (conductor)
MON 16:00 Composer of the Week (m001nw7c)
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Battles lost, battles won
Kate Molleson introduces the spry and subtly surprising music of Germaine Tailleferre, with guests Barbara Kelly and Caroline Potter.
Germaine Tailleferre first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris. She was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Her career was given a bump start by the eccentric older composer, Eric Satie. He was an influential voice in avant-garde circles, and his support opened a door to wider recognition. Tailleferre became part of a like-minded set of young composers, along with Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey and Georges Auric. Their energy and drive created exciting new outlets for performances of their music. It was a journalist, Henri Collet, who coined their eventual collective name "Les Six". While their artistic paths quickly diversified, the group remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Tailleferre was a prolific composer, writing in all the genres from small scale chamber works to large scale works including cantatas, orchestral scores, ballets and operas. After enjoying considerable success, by the 1930s her prominence began to fade. There's some evidence to suggest that her two unhappy marriages, and the deprivations of living in occupied France, followed by a temporary exile in the States during the Second World War, all had an adverse impact on her career. Despite these setbacks, she continued to compose and would teach music almost to the very end of her life. She died in 1983 at the age of 91.
Held back perhaps by her own retiring personality and historical views of a female composer, Tailleferre's music has been overshadowed by some of the other members of "Les Six". This week Kate Molleson brings Germaine Tailleferre's music firmly in to the limelight. She's joined in studio by two other Tailleferre enthusiasts, Barbara Kelly from the University of Leeds, and Caroline Potter, who's currently writing a book about Tailleferre.
Today there's a rare performance of Tailleferre's sparkling ballet score Le Marchand d'Oiseaux and the uplifting story of her fight for the right to study music. Tailleferre's determination would win through in the end, but her victory was to come at some personal cost.
Valse lente (Deux valses)
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Valse brillante (Deux valses)
Clinton-Narboni Piano Duo
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Ulrike Sieber, flute
Deborah Marshall, clarinet
Heiko Stralendorff, celesta
Angela Gassenhuber, piano
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
Wolfram Buchenberg, conductor
Jeux de plein air
I : Le Tirelitentaine
II : Cache-cache mitoula
Pascal Rogé, piano
Ami Rogé, piano
Quartet for Strings
I: Modéré
II: Intermede
III: Vif
Stenhammar Quartet
Romance in A major
Nicolas Horvath, piano
Le Marchand d’oiseaux
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov, conductor
Producer: Johannah Smith
MON 17:00 In Tune (m0021x9y)
World-class classical music – live
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
MON 19:00 Classical Mixtape (m001nnrt)
Your daily classical soundtrack
You’ll need your dancing shoes on for tonight’s Classical Mixtape, which starts with a Waltz by Khachaturyan, followed by Dvořák’s Slavonic Dance in E Minor. Plus - music by Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Rachmaninov and Schubert, finishing off with a light waltz from Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Produced by Kevin Satizabal Carrascal.
MON 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021xb2)
2024
Prom 40: Bach’s St John Passion
Live at the BBC Proms: The Bach Collegium Japan with conductor Masaaki Suzuki and star soloists.
Presented by Hannah French, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
7.30pm
Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion
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8.20pm
INTERVAL During the interval, Joseph McHardy, harpsichordist, conductor and researcher talks to Hannah French about the musical and cultural background to Bach's St John Passion. What might the soloists, choristers, instrumentalists and the listeners in the Lutheran congregation itself have made of Bach's often theatrical music at the work's first performance in Leipzig on Good Friday, 1724?
Benjamin Bruns (Evangelist)
Christian Immler (Jesus/bass)
Yusuke Watanabe (Pilate)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Alexander Chance (counter-tenor)
Shimon Yoshida (tenor)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
Nobody does Bach quite like the Bach Collegium Japan. The ensemble makes a welcome return to the Proms for the composer’s concentrated depiction of Christ’s arrest, rendition and execution – the St John Passion. Probing, unsettling, dramatic and beautiful, Bach’s work is known as much for its optimism as for its turbulence, its final bars appearing to invite all of us to imagine a brighter future. Specialist soloists led by Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler and Carolyn Sampson join Masaaki Suzuki and his ensemble for a performance of Bach’s masterpiece marking three centuries since it was written.
MON 22:15 Night Tracks (m0021xb4)
The late zone
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
MON 23:30 'Round Midnight (m001zghh)
Arooj Aftab's 4/4
‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades. The Grammy Award-winning, Pakistani-American singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab is this week’s guest on the 4/4 series, where musicians share selections from their home record collection. Her first pick is from American vocalist, Abbey Lincoln.
TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2024
TUE 00:30 Through the Night (m0021xb8)
Hungarian National Day: Budapest 150
Paying tribute to the capital’s 150th anniversary jubilee, the Hungarian National Philharmonic repeat the same programme of Dohnányi's Festival Overture, Bartók's Dance Suite and Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus which were premiered on the 50th anniversary on 19 November 1923 in the exact same venue. Penny Gore presents.
12:31 AM
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)
Festival Overture, Op 31
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, György Vashegyi (conductor)
12:40 AM
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Dance Suite, Sz.77
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, András Keller (conductor)
12:57 AM
Zoltan Kodaly (1882 - 1967)
Psalmus Hungaricus
István Horváth (tenor), Hungarian National Choir, Csaba Somos (choirmaster), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, György Vashegyi (conductor)
01:19 AM
Frigyes Hidas (1928-2007)
Harpsichord Concerto
Borbala Dobozy (harpsichord), Concentus Hungaricus, Ildiko Hegyi (conductor)
01:32 AM
Karl Goldmark (1830-1915)
String Quartet in B flat major, Op 8
Kodaly Quartet
02:01 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata no 18 in E flat, Op 31 no 3
Annie Fischer (piano)
02:23 AM
Emmerich Imre Kalman (1882-1953)
Aria: 'Two lovely eyes' (from the operetta "The Circus Princess")
Gyorgy Korondy (tenor), Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Tamas Brody (conductor)
02:31 AM
Laszlo Lajtha (1892-1963)
Symphony no 4, Op 52, 'Spring'
Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik (conductor)
02:56 AM
Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893),Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881)
Duo brillant en forme de fantaisie sur des airs hongrois concertant
Ferenc Szecsodi (violin), Istvan Kassai (piano)
03:13 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Hymne de l'enfant à son reveil, S.19
Eva Andor (soprano), Hedi Lubik (harp), Gabor Lehotka (organ), Gyor Girls' Choir, Miklos Szabo (conductor)
03:24 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Romance no 2 in F sharp major, Op 28 no 2
Balazs Fulei (piano)
03:29 AM
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)
Pierrette fatyla - keringo
Central Woodwind Orchestra of the Hungarian Army, Frigyes Hidas (conductor)
03:36 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony no 27 in G major
Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, Vilmos Tatrai (conductor)
03:48 AM
Traditional Hungarian
18th Century Dances for recorder and ensemble
Csaba Nagy (recorder), Camerata Hungarica, Laszlo Czidra (conductor)
03:53 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Four works: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Schön Rosmarin; Syncopation
Barnabas Kelemen (violin), Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
04:05 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Excerpts from 'Messiah, HWV 56' and 'Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne'
Dmitry Sinkovsky (counter tenor), Istvan Palotal (trumpet), Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Soma Dinyes (conductor)
04:15 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude to Act 1 from 'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Vasary (conductor)
04:25 AM
Traditional Hungarian
Dances from Csiksomelyo
Csaba Nagy (tarogato), Viktoria Herencsar (cimbalom)
04:31 AM
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
3 Hungarian folksongs from the Csik district for piano Sz.35a
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
04:34 AM
Zoltan Kodaly (1882 - 1967)
Hymn to King Stephen
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Peter Erdei (conductor)
04:39 AM
Mihaly Mosonyi (1815-1870)
Unnepi zene
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Adam Medveczky (conductor)
04:50 AM
Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893)
Wine Song, from the opera 'Bánk bán'
Sandor Solyom-Nagy (baritone), Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Andras Korodi (conductor)
04:53 AM
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Trio for violin, cello and harp
Andras Ligeti (violin), Idilko Radi (cello), Eva Maros (harp)
05:08 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto no 15 in B flat major, K.450
Dezso Ranki (piano), Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla (leader)
05:33 AM
Pal Esterhazy (1635-1713)
Harmonia Caelestis (excerpts)
Maria Zadori (soprano), Monika Fers (soprano), Katalin Karolyi (alto), Savaria Vocal Ensemble, Capella Savaria, Pal Nemeth (conductor)
05:57 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Tasso: lamento e trionfo - symphonic poem after Byron (S.96)
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Vasary (conductor)
06:18 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 for piano in C sharp minor (S.244 no 2)
Jeno Jando (piano)
TUE 06:30 Breakfast (m0021y0l)
Your classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.
Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
TUE 09:30 Essential Classics (m0021y0n)
The best in classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
1000 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
TUE 13:00 Classical Live (m0021y0q)
Mozart from Edinburgh and Stravinsky from the Proms
Linton Stephens introduces a programme of recordings from this year’s Edinburgh International Festival alongside a concert with cellist Sol Gabetta and the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing a world premiere at the Proms.
Maxim Emelyanychev plays fortepiano with the principal players of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in an all-Mozart recital at the Edinburgh International Festival. They begin their Queen’s Hall performance with Mozart’s piano trio, apparently written whilst playing skittles with friends and nicknamed ‘Kegelstatt’ (‘Skittle-alley). Then follows Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 12 in chamber music form, in a setting Mozart approved himself.
From the Albert Hall in London, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the charismatic Chinese conductor Tianyi Lu perform a programme of music by Dukas, Stravinsky and Puccini and the world premiere of Francisco Coll’s new Cello Concerto, written for Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta.
From the Edinburgh Festival, introduced by Stephen Broad:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio in E-flat major K.498 ‘Kegelstatt’
Improvised fantasy leading into…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.12 in A major K.414
Maxim Emelyanychev (fortepiano)
Principals of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
From the BBC Proms:
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tianyi Lu (conductor)
Francisco Coll
Cello Concerto (world premiere)
Sol Gabetta (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tianyi Lu (conductor)
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio sinfonico
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tianyi Lu (conductor)
TUE 16:00 Composer of the Week (m001nw9w)
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
A meeting of minds
Kate Molleson considers the reasons why Germaine Tailleferre struck up a friendship with Ravel, with guests Caroline Potter and Barbara Kelly.
Germaine Tailleferre first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris. She was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Her career was given a bump start by the eccentric older composer, Eric Satie. He was an influential voice in avant-garde circles, and his support opened a door to wider recognition. Tailleferre became part of a like-minded set of young composers, along with Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey and Georges Auric. Their energy and drive created exciting new outlets for performances of their music. It was a journalist, Henri Collet, who coined their eventual collective name "Les Six". While their artistic paths quickly diversified, the group remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Tailleferre was a prolific composer, writing in all the genres from small scale chamber works to large scale works including cantatas, orchestral scores, ballets and operas. After enjoying considerable success, by the 1930s her prominence began to fade. There's some evidence to suggest that her two unhappy marriages, and the deprivations of living in occupied France, followed by a temporary exile in the States during the Second World War, all had an adverse impact on her career. Despite these setbacks, she continued to compose and would teach music almost to the very end of her life. She died in 1983 at the age of 91.
Hindered too, perhaps, by her own retiring personality and historical views of a female composer, Tailleferre's music has been overshadowed by some of the other members of "Les Six". This week Kate Molleson brings Germaine Tailleferre's music firmly in to the limelight. She's joined in studio by two other Tailleferre enthusiasts, Barbara Kelly from the University of Leeds, and Caroline Potter, who's currently writing a book about Tailleferre.
Seventeen years her senior, and very well respected, Ravel was also considered by many young bloods to be part of the old guard. When Tailleferre began to visit him in 1924, it was intriguing direction for a young composer to make.
Pas trop vite
Nicolas Horvath, piano
Piano Trio
I: Allegro animato
II: Allegro vivace
Trio Karénine
Paloma Kouider, piano
Fanny Robilliard, violin
Louis Rodde, cello
Ballade for piano and orchestra
Modéré – Assez lent – Presto – Mouvement de Valse. Un peu moins vite – Lent
Florian Uhlig, piano
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Pablo Gonzàlez, conductor
Chansons françaises
No 5 : On a dit mal de mon ami (excerpt)
Jane Bathori, soprano
Germaine Tailleferre, piano
Chansons françaises
No 1. Non, non, la fidélité
No 2. Souvent un air de vérité
No 5. On a dit mal de mon ami
Ruby Hughes, soprano
Anna Tilbrook, piano
Concerto no. 1 for piano and orchestra
California Parallele Ensemble
United States Santa Cruz Orchestra
Nicola Paiment, conductor
Josophine Gandolfi, piano
Producer: Johannah Smith
TUE 17:00 In Tune (m0021y0t)
The classical soundtrack for your evening
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
TUE 19:00 Classical Mixtape (m0021y0w)
The eclectic classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
TUE 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021y0y)
2024
Prom 41: Mozart with Ensemble Resonanz
Live at the BBC Proms: Hamburg-based Ensemble Resonanz conducted by Riccardo Minasi are joined by soloists Clara-Jumi Kang and Timothy Ridout for an all-Mozart celebration.
Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
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8.10pm
INTERVAL: The Listening Service - Mozart and The Enlightenment
Tom Service considers the ways in which Mozart’s music may have been shaped by the social and rational thinking of the ‘Enlightenment’ philosophies of his day. Ideas which grappled with concepts of liberty, natural law and tolerance and put the human condition centre stage. Tom draws on examples of Mozart's music from both stage and concert hall and his guest expert is opera producer and historian Nicholas Till.
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8.30pm
Mozart: Don Giovanni – overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Clara-Jumi Kang (violin)
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Ensemble Resonanz
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
The divine and the human appear to co-exist in Mozart’s music. This celebration of the composer’s enduring genius brings ‘peak’ Mozart to the Royal Albert Hall, culminating in the continuous stream of liberated musical joy that is his final symphony, the ‘Jupiter’. Before that, Riccardo Minasi conducts his dynamic Ensemble Resonanz – Resident Ensemble at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie – in a pair of Mozart’s most thrilling overtures alongside the achingly beautiful Sinfonia concertante, a double concerto for violin and viola that offers the warmest of musical embraces.
TUE 22:00 Night Tracks (m001ygt4)
Night music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
TUE 23:30 'Round Midnight (m001zgjv)
Music from The Goddess Collective
‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades. Soweto's guest on the show this week is Arooj Aftab, a Pakistani-American singer, composer and producer. Arooj is choosing her 4/4, where musicians share selections from their home record collection. Her next choice is from Cécile McLorin Salvant.
WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 2024
WED 00:30 Through the Night (m0021y12)
Songs for a Promised Land
The desire for a better place, a better future, is the common thread running through Lukas Stamm's programme, performed at the 2022 Bach Festival in Schaffhausen. Presented by Danielle Jalowiecka.
12:31 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sinfonia from Cantata 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' BWV.21
Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
12:34 AM
Luigi Nono (1924-1990)
Djamila Boupachà, from 'Canti di vita e d’amore'
Kathrin Hottiger (soprano)
12:37 AM
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Chaconne in E minor, BuxWV.160
Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
12:43 AM
Franz Tunder (1614-1667)
An Wasserflüssen Babylon
Kathrin Hottiger (soprano), Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
12:46 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV.653
Kathrin Hottiger (soprano), Desiree Mori (mezzo soprano), Joel Morand (tenor), Konstantin Paganetti (bass), Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
12:49 AM
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
Ach, dass ich Wassers g'nug hätte
Desiree Mori (mezzo soprano), Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
12:56 AM
Lukas Stamm (b.1994), Giuseppe Ungaretti (author)
Ultimi Cori per la Terra Promessa
Kathrin Hottiger (soprano), Desiree Mori (mezzo soprano), Joel Morand (tenor), Konstantin Paganetti (bass), Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
01:17 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV.56
Kathrin Hottiger (soprano), Desiree Mori (mezzo soprano), Joel Morand (tenor), Konstantin Paganetti (bass), Prospero Consort, Lukas Stamm (conductor)
01:35 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita for keyboard No 6 in E minor BWV.830
Ilze Graubina (piano)
02:07 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Sextet for piano and strings in D major, Op 110
Wu Han (piano), Philip Setzer (violin), Nokuthula Ngwenyama (viola), Cynthia Phelps (viola), Carter Brey (cello), Michael Wais (bass)
02:31 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Concerto for flute and strings in D minor (Wq.22)
Michael Martin Kofler (flute), Slovenicum Chamber Orchestra, Uros Lajovic (conductor)
02:54 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet for strings Op 95 in F minor
Tercea Quartet
03:14 AM
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Aladdin - suite from incidental music Op 34
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard (conductor)
03:33 AM
Anonymous
3 Sephardische Romanzen
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director)
03:43 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Prelude à l'apres-midi d'un faune
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
03:53 AM
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Rhapsody no 1, for cello and piano
Miklos Perenyi (cello), Lorant Szucs (piano)
04:04 AM
Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky (c.1633-1693)
Offertur ad duos choros in A major (Ms. Kremsier)
Musica Aeterna Bratislava, Peter Zajicek (director)
04:09 AM
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)
Serenade for 2 violins in A major, Op 23 no 1
Angel Stankov (violin), Yossif Radionov (violin)
04:19 AM
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Scherzo in B major Op 87
Marten Landstrom (piano), Stefan Lindgren (piano)
04:31 AM
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
2 madrigals: O come sei gentile, caro augellino; Tirsi e Clori
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)
04:43 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Mephisto Waltz no 1, S514
Janina Fialkowska (piano)
04:55 AM
Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (1699-1782)
La Morangis, ou La Plissay – chaconne (from 'Pieces de Viole, Paris, 1747')
Pierre Pitzl (viola da gamba), Mary Jean Bolli (viola da gamba), Luciano Contini (archlute), Augusta Campagne (harpsichord)
05:02 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Fischerweise D.881
Edith Wiens (soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano)
05:06 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Triumphal March from "Sigurd Jorsalfar"
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Roman Zeilinger (conductor)
05:16 AM
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
De profundis (Psalm 129) in D minor
Czech Chamber Choir, Virtuosi di Praga, Petr Chromcak (conductor)
05:26 AM
Nemeth-Samorinsky Stefan (1896-1975)
Birch Trees - symphonic poem
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Dohnanyi (conductor)
05:45 AM
Johann Gottlieb Graun (c.1702-1771)
Viola da Gamba Concerto in A, GraunWV A:XIII:11
Teodoro Bau (viola da gamba), Kore Orchestra, Aira Maria Lehtipuu (violin)
06:10 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano in F minor Op 2 no 1)
Geoffrey Lancaster (fortepiano)
WED 06:30 Breakfast (m0021y1x)
Classical music to start the day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.
Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
WED 09:30 Essential Classics (m0021y1z)
The ideal morning mix of classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
1000 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
WED 13:00 Classical Live (m0021y21)
Britten’s War Requiem from the Proms
Today’s Classical Live, introduced by Linton Stephens, adopts a serious and reflective tone with two contrasting works inspired by the events of the First World War. A late suite for two pianos by Debussy prefaces a performance of Britten’s War Requiem given by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and a formidable line-up of soloists under Sir Antonio Pappano, recorded last week at the BBC Proms.
Claude Debussy
En blanc et noir
Yuka Oechslin (piano)
Anton Kernjak (piano)
From the BBC Proms:
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Will Liverman (baritone)
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor)
WED 15:00 Choral Evensong (m0021y23)
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Live from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Introit: Lo, God is here (Townhill)
Responses: Leighton
Office hymn: O for a thousand tongues to sing (Arden)
Psalm 106 (Alcock, Deffell, Goss)
First Lesson: Acts 8 vv14-25
Canticles: Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense (Leighton)
Second Lesson: John 6 vv1-15
Anthem: Evening Prayer (Joanna Marsh)
Hymn: Lift up your hearts (Woodlands)
Voluntary: Meditation (James Macmillan)
Duncan Ferguson (Director of Music)
Imogen Morgan (Assistant Director of Music)
WED 16:00 Composer of the Week (m001nw3x)
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
The new Romeo and Juliet
Kate Molleson follows Tailleferre activities in America in the 1920s. As her professional horizons widen, a chance meeting leads to a whirlwind proposal of marriage.
Germaine Tailleferre first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris. She was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Her career was given a bump start by the eccentric older composer, Eric Satie. He was an influential voice in avant-garde circles, and his support opened a door to wider recognition. Tailleferre became part of a like-minded set of young composers, along with Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey and Georges Auric. Their energy and drive created exciting new outlets for performances of their music. It was a journalist, Henri Collet, who coined their eventual collective name "Les Six". While their artistic paths quickly diversified, the group remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Tailleferre was a prolific composer, writing in all the genres from small scale chamber works to large scale works including cantatas, orchestral scores, ballets and operas. After enjoying considerable success, by the 1930s her prominence began to fade. There's some evidence to suggest that her two unhappy marriages, and the deprivations of living in occupied France, followed by a temporary exile in the States during the Second World War, all had an adverse impact on her career. Despite these setbacks, she continued to compose and would teach music almost to the very end of her life. She died in 1983 at the age of 91.
Held back perhaps by her own retiring personality and historical views of a female composer, Tailleferre's music has been overshadowed by some of the other members of "Les Six". This week Kate Molleson brings Germaine Tailleferre's music firmly in to the limelight. She's joined in studio by two other Tailleferre enthusiasts, Barbara Kelly from the University of Leeds, and Caroline Potter, who's currently writing a book about Tailleferre.
Tailleferre was introduced to the illustrator Ralph Barton at a swanky party. The attraction between them was instantaneous, but all too soon a heartbreaking tragedy was to follow.
Violin sonata no 1 (excerpt)
I : Modéré sans lenteur
Malin Broman, violin
Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Fandango
Nicolas Horvath, piano
La nouvelle Cythère (excerpts)
Nocturne
Pavane
Galop
Clinton-Narboni Duo
Harp Concertino
I. Allegretto
II: Lento
III: Rondo
Gabriella Dall’Olio, harp
Foundation Philharmonic Orchestra
David Snell, conductor
Chansons Françaises
No 3 : Mon mari m‘a diffamée (Anon. XV.)
No 4 : Vrai Dieu, qui m‘y confortera? (Anon. XV.)
Ruby Hughes, soprano
Anna Tilbrook, piano
Violin sonata no 1
I: Modéré sans lenteur
IV: Final: très vite
Malin Broman, violin
Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Producer: Johannah Smith
WED 17:00 In Tune (m0021y26)
Live classical music for your commute
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
WED 19:00 Classical Mixtape (m0021y28)
Power through with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
WED 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021y2b)
2024
Prom 42: Beethoven’s Ninth by Heart
Live at the BBC Proms: the Aurora Orchestra, the National Youth Choir and the BBC Singers, conducted by Nicholas Collon, in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with soloists led by Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
A musical and dramatic exploration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (40 mins)
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8.10pm INTERVAL Chamber music recordings featuring members of the all-star Aurora Orchestra.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano)
Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)
Brenden Gunnell (tenor)
Christopher Purves (baritone)
BBC Singers
National Youth Choir
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Rhiannon May (actor)
Thomas Simper (actor/BSL interpreter)
James Bonas (stage director)
Beethoven’s final symphony is also his most powerful – a manifesto for social change, political upheaval and the limitless possibilities of human artistic expression. Mark the 200th anniversary of the monumental Ninth Symphony with a signature memorised presentation and performance from the Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon, in collaboration with the BBC Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, actor Rhiannon May and actor/BSL-interpreter Thomas Simper. This Prom is a bold, brilliant take on Beethoven’s symphonic journey from brutality to the uplifting embrace of love.
WED 22:15 Night Tracks (m0021y2d)
Music for late-night listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
WED 23:30 'Round Midnight (m001zgkj)
A tune from Meshell Ndegeocello
‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades. Arooj Aftab is spending the week selecting records from her personal record collection for our 4/4 series. Tonight she pulls out a record by American singer-songwriter and rapper, Meshell Ndegeocello.
THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2024
THU 00:30 Through the Night (m0021y2j)
Mendelssohn and Stravinsky
Mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun joins the Berlin Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Martyn Brabbins. Presented by Penny Gore.
12:31 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Symphony no 4 in A, Op 90 'Italian'
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
01:01 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Drei geistliche Lieder, Op 96
Deniz Uzun (mezzo soprano), Berlin Radio Chorus, Philipp Ahmann (choirmaster), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
01:12 AM
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
01:23 AM
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Symphony of Psalms
Berlin Radio Chorus, Philipp Ahmann (choirmaster), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
01:46 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Felix Dreyschoeck (transcriber)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Concert Paraphrase, Op 61 (excerpts)
Felix Dreyschoeck (piano)
01:54 AM
Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940)
Piano Trio in A minor, Op Posth
Gould Piano Trio
02:22 AM
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)
Trio Sonata in E flat major
Atrium Musicium Chamber Ensemble
02:31 AM
Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770)
Violin Concerto in D major, D.28
Fabio Biondi (violin), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
02:48 AM
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Fantasy for Organ on the Choral 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme!', Op 52/2
David Drury (organ)
03:07 AM
Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Septet in B flat (1828)
Fredrik Ekdahl (bassoon), Hanna Thorell (cello), Kristian Moller (clarinet), Mattias Karlsson (double bass), Ayman Al Fakir (horn), Linn Lowengren-Elkvull (viola), Roger Olsson (violin)
03:29 AM
Frank Martin (1890-1974), William Shakespeare (author)
Five Songs of Ariel for 16 voices
Myra Kroese (contralto), Netherlands Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste (conductor)
03:41 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Polonaise for piano in A flat major, Op 53 'Polonaise heroique'
Jacek Kortus (piano)
03:48 AM
Erik Satie (1866-1925), Darius Milhaud (arranger)
Jack-in-the-box pantomime
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)
03:55 AM
Igor Kuljeric (1938-2006), Ivana Bilic (arranger)
Barocchiana for solo marimba
Ivana Bilic (percussion)
04:08 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Dumka, Op 59 'Russian rustic scene'
Duncan Gifford (piano)
04:18 AM
Michael Haydn (1737-1806)
Ave Regina for double choir (MH.140)
Ex Tempore, Florian Heyerick (director)
04:31 AM
Marcel Tournier (1879-1951)
Images for harp and string quartet, Op 35
Erica Goodman (harp), Amadeus Ensemble
04:42 AM
Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
Spem in Alium, for 40 voices
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
04:50 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
Ola Karlsson (cello), Lars David Nilsson (piano)
05:02 AM
Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632-1692)
Improvisations on Passacaglia, Toccata and Canario
Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba), Thomas Boysen (theorbo), Alvaro Garrido (percussion)
05:13 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"
KBS Symphony Orchestra, Chi-Yong Chung (conductor)
05:21 AM
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Seven Elegies (no 2, All' Italia)
Valerie Tryon (piano)
05:29 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Timon of Athens, the man-hater - incidental music (Z.632)
Lynne Dawson (soprano), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Paul Elliott (tenor), Michael George (bass), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
05:50 AM
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
L'Arlesienne, Suite no 1
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor)
06:08 AM
Erik Tulindberg (1761-1814)
String Quartet no 3 in C major
Ostrobothnian Quartet
THU 06:30 Breakfast (m0021y2l)
Classical sunrise
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.
Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
THU 09:30 Essential Classics (m0021y2n)
Relax into the day with classical
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
1000 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
THU 13:00 Classical Live (m0021y2q)
Linton Stephens with great summer festival music-making
Linton Stephens introduces exclusive recordings from summer festivals, including an eclectic range of chamber music from Edinburgh and Dvorak and Beethoven from the Royal Albert Hall.
From this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason presents a recital of Bach and Beyond with pianist and composer Harry Baker. Using JS Bach’s cello suite as a starting point, this recital showcases the influence of Bach across a range of music by Janáček, Villa-Lobos and Lianne La Havas.
Meanwhile, from the BBC Proms the Ulster Orchestra make a welcome return in a programme which culminates with Dvorak’s powerful tribute to his own homeland, his 7th Symphony. Just listen for those horns at the end!
From the Edinburgh International Festival, introduced by Stephen Broad:
Lianne La Havas arr. Kanneh-Mason/Baker
Sour Flower
Trad. Czech arr. Janáček/Baker
Fifteen Moravian Folksongs (Nos. 3, 4, 10 & 15)
Leoš Janáček
Pohádka
J. S. Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007
- I. Prelude
J. S. Bach
Chorale: Ich ruf zu dir (piano improvisation)
Harry Baker (after J. S. Bach)
I Call To You (after Ich ruf zu dir)
J. S. Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007
- III. Courante
- IV. Sarabande
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2
- III. Dansa
- IV. Toccata
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
(Cello)
Harry Baker (piano)
From the BBC Proms:
Ferruccio Busoni
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
Avril Coleridge-Taylor A Sussex Landscape
Ulster Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op. 70
Ulster Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
THU 16:00 Composer of the Week (m001nw5x)
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
An Escape Route
Kate Molleson tells the story of Germaine Tailleferre's dramatic escape from war-torn France, with music including a brilliantly original concerto for two pianos and orchestra.
Germaine Tailleferre first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris. She was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Her career was given a bump start by the eccentric older composer, Eric Satie. He was an influential voice in avant-garde circles, and his support opened a door to wider recognition. Tailleferre became part of a like-minded set of young composers, along with Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey and Georges Auric. Their energy and drive created exciting new outlets for performances of their music. It was a journalist, Henri Collet, who coined their eventual collective name "Les Six". While their artistic paths quickly diversified, the group remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Tailleferre was a prolific composer, writing in all the genres from small scale chamber works to large scale works including cantatas, orchestral scores, ballets and operas. After enjoying considerable success, by the 1930s her prominence began to fade. There's some evidence to suggest that her two unhappy marriages, and the deprivations of living in occupied France, followed by a temporary exile in the States during the Second World War, all had an adverse impact on her career. Despite these setbacks, she continued to compose and would teach music almost to the very end of her life. She died in 1983 at the age of 91.
Held back perhaps by her own retiring personality and historical views of a female composer, Tailleferre's music has been overshadowed by some of the other members of "Les Six". This week Kate Molleson brings Germaine Tailleferre's music firmly in to the limelight. She's joined in studio by two other Tailleferre enthusiasts, Barbara Kelly from the University of Leeds, and Caroline Potter, who's currently writing a book about Tailleferre.
As basic commodities dwindled in German occupied France, Tailleferre's situation became untenable. A life as a war refugee was fast becoming a necessary solution.
Partita for piano (excerpt)
I: Perpetuum mobile
Virginia Eskin, piano
Chansons du folklore
La pernette se lève
Patrice Michaels, soprano
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Paul Freeman, conductor
Sonata for Harp
I: Allegretto
II: Lento
III: Perpetuum mobile
Maria Graf, harp
Concerto two pianos, chorus and orchestra
Mark Clinton, Piano
Nicole Narboni, Piano
Solveig Berg, Soprano
Emmanuelle Mansard, Soprano
Anne Coppey, Mezzo Soprano
Charlotte Baillaux, Mezzo Soprano
Dominique Ploteau, Tenor
Phillipe Hoarau, Tenor
Phillipe Degaetz, Bass
Francois Echassaux, Bass
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
The XAS Ensemble
Bruno Poindefert, conductor
La cantate du narcisse
II: Le narcisse. Soleil seul avec toi
Jean Planel, tenor
Orchestre National de la RTF
Roger Désormières, conductor
Larghetto
Mark Clinton and Nicole Narboni, pianos
Producer: Johannah Smith
THU 17:00 In Tune (m0021y2t)
Wind down from the day with classical
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
THU 19:00 Classical Mixtape (m0021y2w)
Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
THU 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021y2y)
2024
Prom 43: Pictures at an Exhibition
Live at the BBC Proms: Kazuki Yamada conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performing Ravel and Mussorgsky, and Paul Lewis plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat.
Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose – suite
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
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8.20 pm
INTERVAL: Christine Riding is Director of Collections and Research at the National Gallery in London, which is celebrating its bicentenary this year. She joins presenter Ian Skelly to reflect on paintings in the gallery’s collection and the links between art and music.
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8.50pm
Augusta Holmès: Ludus pro patria – ‘La nuit et l’amour’
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Henry Wood): Pictures at an Exhibition
Paul Lewis (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
The pictures Modest Mussorgsky saw at an exhibition in 1874 were fantastical and surreal – uniting objects and animals, poetic atmosphere and architectural precision. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Prom under Kazuki Yamada presents a rare opportunity to hear the music those images inspired in Mussorgsky in the picturesque orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood, which pre-dates Ravel’s by seven years. Ravel fans can revel in the enchanted world of his fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose. In addition, there’s Mozart’s probing final piano concerto and a welcome outing for Augusta Holmès’s hypnotic interlude ‘La nuit et l’amour’.
THU 22:00 Night Tracks (m001z719)
Soundtrack for night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
THU 23:30 'Round Midnight (m001zgj5)
New corto.alto
‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades. Throughout the week on 4/4, singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab has been picking records from her favourite artists. Her final 4/4 pick is from Indian singer and actress, Begum Akhtar.
FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2024
FRI 00:30 Through the Night (m0021y32)
Alfen, Mahler and Strauss from Vienna
Baritone Christian Gerhaher joins the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Daniel Harding in Mahler's Ruckert-Lieder. Penny Gore presents.
12:31 AM
Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)
En skärgårdssägen, Op 20
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor)
12:47 AM
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Friedrich Ruckert (lyricist)
Rückert-Lieder
Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor)
01:08 AM
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30, symphonic poem after Nietzsche
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor)
01:43 AM
Hugo Alfven (1872-1960), Herman Satherberg (lyricist)
Aftonen (The Evening)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)
01:47 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet for strings Op 130 in B flat major vers. standard
Vertavo String Quartet
02:31 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Slatter, Op 72 (Norwegian peasant dances)
Ingfrid Breie Nyhus (piano)
03:08 AM
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Nonet for wind quintet, string trio and double bass in F, Op 31
Budapest Chamber Ensemble, Andras Mihaly (conductor)
03:38 AM
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Tu es Petrus - motet for 6 voices
Silvia Piccollo (soprano), Emmanuela Galli (soprano), Fabian Schofrin (alto), Marco Beasley (tenor), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Emmanuela Galli (soloist), Diego Fasolis (conductor)
03:44 AM
Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)
Dance Vision (Tanssinaky), Op 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula (conductor)
03:52 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Divertimento in C major, London Trio No 1 (Hob.4 no 1)
Carol Wincenc (flute), Philip Setzer (violin), Carter Brey (cello)
04:02 AM
Ignacy Komorowski (1824-57), Tadeusz Maklakiewicz (arranger), Teofil Lenartowicz (lyricist)
Kalina
Polish Radio Choir, Unknown (piano), Marek Kluza (director)
04:06 AM
Henry Eccles (c.1675-1745)
Sonata for double bass and piano
Gary Karr (double bass), Harmon Lewis (piano)
04:14 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Arabeske for piano in C major, Op 18
Seung-Hee Kim (piano)
04:21 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Serenade No 1 in D major, Op 69a
Judy Kang (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Laval, Jean-Francois Rivest (conductor)
04:31 AM
Henricus Albicastro (fl.1700-06)
Concerto a 4 in D minor, Op 7'2
Chiara Banchini (violin), Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini (director)
04:39 AM
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Etudes and polkas (book 3)
Antonin Kubalek (piano)
04:49 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV.228
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ivars Taurins (conductor)
04:58 AM
Marin Goleminov (1908-2000)
Sonata for solo cello
Anatoli Krastev (cello)
05:05 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Markus Theinert (arranger)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a
Brass Consort Koln
05:14 AM
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Introduction, Theme and Variations on Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre, Op 28
Xavier Diaz-Latorre (guitar)
05:24 AM
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (c.1710-1791), George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Il Pianto di Maria, cantata
Maria Keohane (soprano), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)
05:49 AM
Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Prelude, Fugue and Variation
Robert Silverman (piano)
06:01 AM
Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)
Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Op 3
Reijo Koskinen (clarinet), Pekka Katajamaki (bassoon), Esa Tukia (horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
FRI 06:30 Breakfast (m0021xc1)
Your classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with the Friday poem and music that captures the mood of the morning.
Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
FRI 09:30 Essential Classics (m0021xc3)
A feast of great music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
1000 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
FRI 13:00 Classical Live (m0021xc5)
Great summer music-making from Edinburgh and London
Linton Stephens with great music-making in exclusive recordings from the greatest international summer music festivals. Diverse and inventive programming from the Edinburgh International Festival and Mozart from Ensemble Resonanz at the BBC Proms.
From the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh music from Joseph Haydn performed by the Chiaroscuro Quartet; cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason teams up with pianist Harry Baker for a highly distinctive, inventive and characteristic programme of music-making featuring items by Pat Metheny and Laura Mvula. In contrast, fortepianist Maxim Emelyanychev performs Mozart alongside principal players from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. And the celebration of the genius of Mozart continues at the Royal Albert Hall in London with a visit by Ensemble Resonanz - resident group at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie - under their director Riccardo Minasi in a programme that culminates in a performance of Mozart’s masterly final symphony.
From the Edinburgh International Festival, introduced by Stephen Broad:
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G major Op.33 No.5
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Pat Metheny
James
Laura Mvula arr. Baker
Green Garden
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
Harry Baker (piano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 1 K. 478
Maxim Emelyanychev (fortepiano)
Principals of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
From the BBC Proms:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major K. 364
Clara-Jumi Kang (violin)
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Ensemble Resonanz
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni – overture
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’ K. 551
Ensemble Resonanz
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
FRI 16:00 Composer of the Week (m001nwdg)
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Music is Music
Kate Molleson discovers Tailleferre raising two grandchildren, writing music and teaching well into her eighties, because 'a good way of ending your life is restarting it'.
Germaine Tailleferre first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris. She was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Her career was given a bump start by the eccentric older composer, Eric Satie. He was an influential voice in avant-garde circles, and his support opened a door to wider recognition. Tailleferre became part of a like-minded set of young composers, along with Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey and Georges Auric. Their energy and drive created exciting new outlets for performances of their music. It was a journalist, Henri Collet, who coined their eventual collective name "Les Six". While their artistic paths quickly diversified, the group remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Tailleferre was a prolific composer, writing in all the genres from small scale chamber works to large scale works including cantatas, orchestral scores, ballets and operas. After enjoying considerable success, by the 1930s her prominence began to fade. There's some evidence to suggest that her two unhappy marriages, and the deprivations of living in occupied France, followed by a temporary exile in the States during the Second World War, all had an adverse impact on her career. Despite these setbacks, she continued to compose and would teach music almost to the very end of her life. She died in 1983 at the age of 91.
Held back perhaps by her own retiring personality and historical views of a female composer, Tailleferre's music has been overshadowed by some of the other members of "Les Six". This week Kate Molleson brings Germaine Tailleferre's music firmly in to the limelight. She's joined in studio by two other Tailleferre enthusiasts, Barbara Kelly from the University of Leeds, and Caroline Potter, who's currently writing a book about Tailleferre.
Kate Molleson and guests Barbara Kelly and Caroline Potter pull together a portrait of this elusive, brilliant composer.
Suite burlesque
1. Dolente
Clinton-Narboni Duo
Ouverture trans. By John Paynter
US Navy Band
Lt. Commander John R Pastin, officer in charge/leader
Il était un Petit Navire (arr for two pianos)
Overture to the comic opera
Sayaka Nakajima, piano
Concertino for flute, piano and chamber orchestra (excerpts)
I: Pastorale
IIII: Nocturne
Anthony Robb, flute
Diana Ambache, piano
Ambache Chamber Ensemble
Pancarte pour une porte d’entrée (song cycle)
Les Chapeaux
Désinvoluture
L’oiseau des îsles
Cours
L’émeraude
Sainte Nitouche
Partage
L’insecte
L’hirondelle
Le serpent
Pancarte pour une porte d’entrée
Ruby Hughes, soprano
Anna Tilbrook
Sonate Champêtre for wind and piano
I: Allegro moderato
II: Andantino
III: Allegro vivace – Gaiement
Tailleferre Ensemble
Tu mi chamas
Jodie Devos, soprano
Nicolas Krüger, piano
Producer: Johannah Smith
FRI 17:00 In Tune (m0021xc8)
The biggest names in classical music
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
FRI 19:00 Classical Mixtape (m0021xcb)
Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
FRI 19:30 BBC Proms (m0021xcd)
2024
Prom 44: Lahav Shani plays and directs Prokofiev
Live at the BBC Proms: The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra performs early 20th-century classics by Lili Boulanger, Debussy, Prokofiev and Ravel with Lahav Shani as conductor and pianist.
Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste
Claude Debussy: La mer
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8.10pm
INTERVAL: The French music historian Caroline Potter joins Martin Handley to explore how Parisian creative life informed the musical voices of Boulanger, Debussy and Ravel, and how the French capital seduced Prokofiev.
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8.30pm
Sergey Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Maurice Ravel: La valse
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani (piano/conductor)
Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto isn’t just a surefire showpiece that paints a vivid picture of its creator’s acerbic spirit, it’s also a treacherously difficult work conceived for Prokofiev’s own extraordinary pianistic prowess. Bringing his Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra to the Proms, Lahav Shani goes all-in: playing the concerto while directing it at the same time. This feat of musical derring-do is apt for a concert packed with game-changing masterpieces from the first decades of the 20th century, including Debussy’s symphonic seascape La mer. It culminates in the waltz to end all waltzes: Ravel’s compelling, nightmarish piece of orchestral theatre, La valse.
FRI 22:00 Late Junction (m0021xcg)
Must be the blues...
Sometimes you just need to lean into the blues… Verity Sharp shares a selection of blues-tinged sounds from across the musical universe.
There’s intimate country-blues from Aboriginal Australian Kankawa Nagarra, Queen of the Bandaral Ngadu Delta, gospel-infused recordings made in her home of Wangkatjungka. While in Morocco, the foremost female ambassador of Gnawa music, Asmâa Hamzaoui, offer up a distinctive take on desert blues with her group Bnat Timbouktou. Plus a novel collaboration between Chicago and Bamako, featuring American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell and Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko.
Elsewhere, Canadian Sarah Davachi's latest work for pipe organ takes inspiration from the myth of Orpheus; and we've sonic reflections on the meaning of life from Nigerian electronic musician and violist Ibukun Sunday.
Produced by Kit Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3
FRI 23:30 'Round Midnight (m001zgl6)
Shabaka in session
Fridays on ‘Round Midnight feature conversation, mixtapes and live sessions.
Tonight Soweto hosts leading light Shabaka. He talks about giving up the saxophone to focus on flutes, including the Japanese shakuhachi, and how learning a new instrument is driving his creativity. Alongside a band including Elliott Galvin on piano and synths, Alina Bzhezhinska on harp, and Hinako Omori on keys and synths, Shabaka plays a selection of tracks from his new album ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’.