BBC Radio 3 schedule Week 22, 28 May - 3 June 2012

Monday 28 May 2012
1. 00:30 – 06:30
  
  Through the Night 28/05/2012
  
  Susan Sharpe's selection includes a concert in tribute to Pablo Casals.
  
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2. 06:30 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Monday - Ian Skelly
  
  Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
3. On now 09:00 – 12:00
  
  Essential Classics Monday - Sarah Walker
  
  With Sarah Walker. Including Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony (excerpt).
4. 12:00 – 13:00
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Alexander's Ragtime Band
  
  1/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Berlin's first successes as a composer of hit songs.
5. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  
  Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays music by Liszt and Debussy at Wigmore Hall, London.
6. 14:00 – 16:30
  
  Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 1
  
  1/4 With Louise Fryer. BBC SSO under Donald Runnicles in Golijov, Mozart, Bruckner, Debussy.
7. 16:30 – 18:30
  
  In Tune Monday - Sean Rafferty
  
  Presented by Sean Rafferty. Including the Vienna Piano Trio performing in the studio.
8. 18:30 – 19:30
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Alexander's Ragtime Band
  
  1/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Berlin's first successes as a composer of hit songs.
9. 19:30 – 20:25
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Venice Baroque - L'Olimpiade
  
  1/2 Andrew McGregor presents a performance of the Act 1 of the opera L'Olimpiade.
10. 20:25 – 20:45
  
  Twenty Minutes Arne's Olympic Flop
  
  Piers Burton-Page tells the story of Thomas Arne's lost opera L'Olimpiade.
11. 20:45 – 22:15
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, L'Olimpiade - Act 3
  
  2/2 Andrew McGregor presents Acts 2 and 3 of L'Olimpiade, with a libretto by Metastasio.
12. 22:15 – 22:45
  
  Night Waves 28/05/2012
  
  Matthew Sweet discusses Ken Loach's new film The Angel's Share.
13. 22:45 – 23:00
  
  The Essay The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel, The World
  
  1/5 James Wood on the novelistic technique of having characters walking along city streets. (R)
  
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14. 23:00 – 00:30
  
  Jazz on 3 Bill Frisell at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival
  
  Jez Nelson presents guitarist Bill Frisell and his Beautiful Dreamers Trio in concert.
Tuesday 29 May 2012
1. 00:30 – 06:30
  
  Through the Night 29/05/2012
  
  Susan Sharpe presents Radio 3 New Generation Artists performing music by Haydn and Mozart.
2. 06:30 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Tuesday - Ian Skelly
  
  Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
3. 09:00 – 12:00
  
  Essential Classics Tuesday - Sarah Walker
  
  With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique.
4. 12:00 – 13:00
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Always
  
  2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Irving Berlin's experience of the First World War.
5. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Hay Festival 2012, Leonard Elschenbroich, Alexei Grynyuk
  
  1/4 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) and Alexei Grynyuk (piano) perform Beethoven and Debussy.
6. 14:00 – 16:30
  
  Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 2
  
  2/4 Louise Fryer presents the BBC SSO in music by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth and Glanert.
7. 16:30 – 18:30
  
  In Tune Tuesday - Sean Rafferty
  
  Sean Rafferty presents guests from the arts world including director Jeremy Sams.
8. 18:30 – 19:30
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Always
  
  2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Irving Berlin's experience of the First World War.
9. 19:30 – 22:00
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert The English Concert - Handel, Purcell
  
  Harry Bicket and the English Concert perform Handel and Purcell at Wigmore Hall, London.
10. 22:00 – 22:45
  
  Night Waves John Irving
  
  Writer John Irving talks to Rana Mitter about his new novel In One Person.
11. 22:45 – 23:00
  
  The Essay The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel, Thought
  
  2/5 James Wood explores how thought has been represented on the printed page over the years. (R)
  
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12. 23:00 – 00:30
  
  Late Junction Tuesday - Verity Sharp
  
  Verity Sharp presents music from the Mountain Music Project, Amon Tobin and Garth Knox.
Wednesday 30 May 2012
1. 00:30 – 06:30
  
  Through the Night 30/05/2012
  
  The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.
2. 06:30 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
  
  Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
3. 09:00 – 12:00
  
  Essential Classics Wednesday - Sarah Walker
  
  With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Falla: El amor brujo.
4. 12:00 – 13:00
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Nothing But Blue Skies from Now On
  
  3/5 Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's contribution to Hollywood musicals in the 1930s.
5. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Hay Festival 2012, Jonathan Lemalu
  
  2/4 Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) and Mike Hampton (piano) in Schubert: Schwanengesang.
6. 14:00 – 15:30
  
  Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Nicholas Collon leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Strauss and Glass.
7. 15:30 – 16:30
  
  Choral Evensong New College, Oxford
  
  From the Chapel of New College, Oxford.
8. 16:30 – 18:30
  
  In Tune Wednesday - Sean Rafferty
  
  Presented by Sean Rafferty. Including music from the King's Singers.
9. 18:30 – 19:30
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Nothing But Blue Skies from Now On
  
  3/5 Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's contribution to Hollywood musicals in the 1930s.
10. 19:30 – 22:00
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert Coventry Cathedral 50th Anniversary
  
  The CBSO perform Britten's War Requiem from Coventry Cathedral on its 50th anniversary.
11. 22:00 – 22:45
  
  Night Waves Antigone
  
  Philip Dodd discusses a new National Theatre production of Sophocles's tragedy Antigone.
12. 22:45 – 23:00
  
  The Essay The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel, Speech
  
  3/5 Critic James Wood explores what writers do with dialogue in novels. (R)
  
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13. 23:00 – 00:30
  
  Late Junction Wednesday - Verity Sharp
  
  Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Djelemady Tounkara and the Gabrieli Consort.
Thursday 31 May 2012
1. 00:30 – 06:30
  
  Through the Night 31/05/2012
  
  Susan Sharpe presents a programme of Ukrainian Orthodox choral music.
2. 06:30 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
  
  Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
3. 09:00 – 12:00
  
  Essential Classics Thursday - Sarah Walker
  
  With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Schoenberg. Verklarte Nacht.
4. 12:00 – 13:00
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), God Bless America
  
  4/5 Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's songs from the 1940s, including White Christmas.
5. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Hay Festival 2012, Igor Levit
  
  3/4 Pianist Igor Levit performs Beethoven's Diabelli Variation at the 2011 Hay Festival.
6. 14:00 – 16:30
  
  Afternoon on 3 Thursday Opera Matinee, Debussy - Teseo
  
  Louise Fryer presents a performance of Handel's opera Teseo.
7. 16:30 – 18:30
  
  In Tune Thursday - Sean Rafferty
  
  Sean Rafferty presents music from the David Rees-Williams Trio.
8. 18:30 – 19:30
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), God Bless America
  
  4/5 Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's songs from the 1940s, including White Christmas.
9. 19:30 – 22:00
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert Philharmonia - Janacek, Dvorak, Mozart
  
  The Philharmonia Orchestra performs music by Janacek, Dvorak and Mozart.
10. 22:00 – 22:45
  
  Night Waves Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
  
  Anne McElvoy visits the Serpentine Gallery's new pavilion in London.
11. 22:45 – 23:00
  
  The Essay The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel, The Self
  
  4/5 James Wood explores the meaning of self in fiction. (R)
  
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12. 23:00 – 00:30
  
  Late Junction Late Junction Sessions, Carlos Ivan Medina, Wilson Cifuentes
  
  Verity Sharp presents music from the Congo and Mexico and a session recorded in Colombia.
Friday 1 June 2012
1. 00:30 – 06:30
  
  Through the Night 01/06/2012
  
  Susan Sharpe presents a concert given by the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
2. 06:30 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Friday - Petroc Trelawny
  
  Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
3. 09:00 – 12:00
  
  Essential Classics Friday - Sarah Walker
  
  With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excpts).
4. 12:00 – 13:00
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), The Song Is Ended
  
  5/5 Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's final years.
5. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Hay Festival 2012, Elias Quartet, Xuefei Yang
  
  4/4 The Elias Quartet and guitarist Xuefei Yang in a recital given at the 2011 Hay Festival.
6. 14:00 – 16:30
  
  Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4
  
  4/4 Acts 4 and 5 of Handel's opera Teseo. Plus BBC SSO in music by Weill and Schoenberg.
7. 16:30 – 18:30
  
  In Tune Friday - Sean Rafferty
  
  Sean Rafferty presents a special diamond jubilee-themed edition.
8. 18:30 – 19:30
  
  Composer of the Week Irving Berlin (1888-1989), The Song Is Ended
  
  5/5 Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's final years.
9. 19:30 – 20:20
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from Dorchester Abbey, Parry, Curtis, Ireland
  
  1/2 Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music by Parry, Curtis and Ireland.
10. 20:20 – 20:40
  
  Discovering Music Moeran's Symphony No 2
  
  Conductor Martin Yates joins Stephen Johnson to discuss EJ Moeran's Second Symphony.
11. 20:40 – 22:00
  
  Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from Dorchester Abbey, Vaughan Williams, Moeran
  
  2/2 BBC CO/Martin Yates in Vaughan Williams: Piano Fantasia. Moeran: Symphony No 2 (premiere).
12. 22:00 – 22:45
  
  The Verb Jackie Kay, Jean Sprackland, Jane Feaver, Tom McRae
  
  Ian McMillan's guests include Jackie Kay, Jean Sprackland, Jane Feaver and Tom McRae.
13. 22:45 – 23:00
  
  The Essay The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel, Death
  
  5/5 Critic James Wood explores how the novel deals with death. (R)
  
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14. 23:00 – 01:00
  
  World on 3 Lopa Kothari
  
  Lopa Kothari presents new world music and a studio session by Cypriot group Trio Tekke.
Saturday 2 June 2012
1. 01:00 – 07:00
  
  Through the Night 02/06/2012
  
  Susan Sharpe presents a recital of early organ music given by Andrea Marcon.
2. 07:00 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Saturday - Martin Handley
  
  Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
3. 09:00 – 12:15
  
  CD Review Building a Library: Wolf: Spanish Songbook
  
  With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Wolf: Spanish Songbook.
4. 12:15 – 13:00
  
  Music Matters The Thames, Xenakis
  
  Suzy Klein investigates the world of composer Iannis Xenakis.
5. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  The Early Music Show Beverley at 25
  
  Catherine Bott presents highlights of a concert given by Grand Desir at Beverley Minster.
6. 14:00 – 15:00
  
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  
  Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays music by Liszt and Debussy at Wigmore Hall, London. (R)
7. 15:00 – 17:00
  
  Saturday Classics Lucy Worsley
  
  Historian Lucy Worsley presents a selection of music for the royal diamond jubilee.
8. 17:00 – 18:00
  
  Jazz Record Requests 02/06/2012
  
  Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
9. 18:00 – 21:30
  
  Opera on 3 Dvorak's Rusalka
  
  From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Louise Fryer presents Dvorak's Rusalka.
10. 21:30 – 22:00
  
  Between the Ears Invisible Cities
  
  Documentary revealing hidden, fantastical, heartbreaking and surreal stories in cities.
11. 22:00 – 22:30
  
  Pre-Hear Brett Dean - Voice of Angels
  
  Brett Dean's piano quintet Voices of Angels, given at the BBCSO's Total Immersion events.
12. 22:30 – 00:00
  
  Hear and Now Arditti Quartet - Sounds New Festival 2012
  
  A performance given by the Arditti Quartet at the 2012 Sounds New festival in Canterbury.
Sunday 3 June 2012
1. 00:00 – 01:00
  
  Geoffrey Smith's Jazz Jimmie Lunceford
  
  Geoffrey Smith surveys the greatest hits of bandleader Jimmie Lunceford.
2. 01:00 – 07:00
  
  Through the Night 03/06/2012
  
  From the 2011 Proms: Maria Joao Pires performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No 27.
3. 07:00 – 09:00
  
  Breakfast Sunday - Martin Handley
  
  Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
4. 09:00 – 12:00
  
  Sunday Morning Rob Cowan
  
  Rob Cowan's selection includes a performance by guitarist Andras Segovia.
5. 12:00 – 13:00
  
  Private Passions Carol Ann Duffy
  
  Michael Berkeley's guest is Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
6. 13:00 – 14:00
  
  The Early Music Show Early Music in the '50s
  
  Catherine Bott explores the early music movement in Britain in the 1950s.
7. 14:00 – 16:00
  
  Sunday Concert Stephen Hough - Beethoven, Liszt, Scriabin
  
  Pianist Stephen Hough plays sonatas by Beethoven, Liszt and Scriabin.
8. 16:00 – 17:00
  
  Choral Evensong New College, Oxford
  
  From the Chapel of New College, Oxford. (R)
9. 17:00 – 18:30
  
  The Choir 03/06/2012
  
  Aled Jones presents the programme exploring all things choral.
10. 18:30 – 19:45
  
  Words and Music All Aboard!
  
  Words and music on the theme of boats. Readings by Anne-Marie Duff and Jonathan Keeble.
11. 19:45 – 20:30
  
  Sunday Feature Suspended in Air
  
  Neuroscientist and writer David Eagleman explores the work of Italo Calvino.
12. 20:30 – 22:00
  
  Drama on 3 Tennyson and Edison
  
  David Pownell's play about a deal between Thomas Edison and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
13. 22:00 – 23:00
  
  World Routes The Imagined Village
  
  A concert given at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall by The Imagined Village.
14. 23:00 – 00:30
  
  Jazz Line-Up BBC Big Band - Perth Concert Hall
  
  Claire Martin presents the BBC Big Band under Barry Forgie playing at Perth Concert Hall.

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