Thursday 31st March 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

31 March 2005

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

From 7.00am

Schubert: Versunken; Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt; Gretchen am Spinnrade
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
Richard Goode (piano)

R Strauss: Macbeth
Vienna PO
Lorin Maazel (conductor)

From 8.30am

Bartok: Contrasts
Lucy Chapman Stoltzman (violin)
Richard Stoltzman (clarinet)
Richard Goode (piano)

Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus, No 1
Choir of the King's Consort
The King's Consort
Robert King (conductor)

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Los Angeles PO
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

31 March 2005

With Rob Cowan.

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)

Schoenberg: Six Little Piano Pieces, Op 19
Glenn Gould (piano)

Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata in B flat, Op 65, No 4
Jean-Baptiste Robin (organ)

Lehar: The Land of Smiles - Immer nur lachleln
Richard Tauber (tenor)
Beromunster Radio Orchestra, Zurich
Franz Lehar (conductor)

The Land of Smiles - Von Apfelbluten einen Kranz; Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
Richard Tauber (tenor)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Franz Lehar (conductor)

Debussy: Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)

Webern: Six Orchestral Pieces, Op 6
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

F Couperin: Passacaille
Angela Hewitt (piano)

Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Op 42
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)

Schumann: Two Grenadiers
Richard Tauber (tenor)
Percy Kahn (piano)

Delius: Paa vidderne
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor).

12:00

Composer of the Week

Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899)

Part Four

4/5. Le Roi Arthus: Ernest Chausson slaved over his opera Le Roi Arthus, based on the legend of King Arthur, for ten years. Donald Macleod examines the reasons why the project had such a protracted gestation, and what was occupying him along the way to its completion.

The Edge of a Pine Forest - Prelude to Act 2, Le Roi Arthus
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique
Armin Jordan (conductor)

Serres chaudes
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)

Act 1, Scene 2 from Le Roi Arthus
Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano)
Gosta Winbergh (tenor)
Gerard Friedmann (tenor)
Rene Massis (baritone)
Nouvel Orchestra Philharmonique
Armin Jordan (conductor)

Soir de Fete, Op 32
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (conductor)

[Rpt of Thu 12.00pm]

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

L'Invitation au Voyage

31 March 2005

Fiona Talkington introduces the third in this series of concerts featuring French music recorded at last year?s City of London Festival. Acclaimed pianist Pascal Roge presents a recital of short piano works by Faure, Ravel, Satie, Debussy and Poulenc.

Faure: Barcarolle No 1 in Am, Op 26
Barcarolle No 2 in G, Op 41
Impromptu No 2 in Fm, Op 31
Impromptu No 3 in Ab, Op 34

Ravel: Sonatine

Satie: Croquis et Agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois

Debussy: From Preludes Book II: La puerta del vino
La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune
General Lavine - eccentric

Poulenc: Three Pieces - Pastorale; Hymne; Toccata

14:00

Afternoon Performance

BBC Philharmonic

BBC Philharmonic

The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony. Presented by Sarah Walker.

Liszt: Les Preludes

Karlowicz: Serenade for Strings

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488
Paul Lewis (piano)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in Em

16:00

Brian Kay's Light Programme

31 March 2005

Brian Kay plays a selection of light classics.

17:00

In Tune

31 March 2005

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and keeps us up to date with what's happening in the arts world.

19:30

Performance on 3

The Emerson String Quartet

Complete performance

The second of two concerts from London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, featuring the Emerson String Quartet performing works by Mendelssohn. Presented by Piers Burton Page.

Mendelssohn
Quartet No 4 in Em, Op 44, No 2
Quartet No 5 in E flat, Op 44, No 3
Quartet No 6 in Fm, Op 80
Andante and Scherzo, Op 81, Nos 1 and 2.

21:30

Night Waves

31 March 2005

Sebastian Barry talks to Susan Hitch about his new novel, A Long Long Way, based on his grandfather's experiences as a young Irish soldier fighting for the Allied cause in 1914, unaware of the growing tensions back home.

22:15

Late Junction

31 March 2005

Verity Sharp presents music from Acuarela Songs 3, Stina Nordenstam, and cellist Maria Kliegel playing Bach.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Elgar (1857 - 1934)

The Enigmatic Man

Donald Macleod asks, who was the real Elgar?

Elgar: Four Choral Songs Op 53, No 4 the Owls
The Finzi Singers
Paul Spicer (conductor)

Elgar: Two Songs Op 60, No 1 The Torch
Neil Mackie (tenor)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Elgar: Symphony No 2, 3rd Movement
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)

Elgar: The Music Makers
Felicity Palmer (contralto)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)

[Rptd Fri 12.00am]

01:00

Through the Night

31 March 2005

Part One

With John Shea.

1.00am
Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp m
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
Recorded on 25th November 2004 at Grieg Hall in Bergen.

2.10am
Part: Spiegel im Spiegel
Morten Carlsen (viola)
Sergej Osadchuk (piano)

2.20am
Urmas Sisask: Laudate Dominum; Oremus; Deo Gratias (Gloria Patri)
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

2.35am
Schubert (transcr Liszt): Am Meer; Die Stadt; Erstarrung?; Fruhlingslaube Der Muller und der Bach; Aufenthalt; Der Doppelganger
Naum Grubert (piano)

3.00am
Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharpm, Op 131
Paizo Quartet

3.40am
Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Michael Halasz (conductor)

4.00am
Mozart: Overture - Don Giovanni?
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Giordano Bellincampi (conductor)

4.05am
Fritz Kreisler: Preludium and Allegro
Patrik Ringborg (violin)
Anders Kilstrom (piano)

4.10am
Spohr: Fantasie and variations on a theme of Danzi in Bm, Op 81
Joze Kotar (clarinet)
Slovene Philharmonic String Quartet

4.20am
Weber: Rondo brillante in E flat La gaiete , J252
Niklas Sivelov (piano)

4.25am
Berlioz: Trio des Jeunes Ismaelites (L?enfance du Christ)
Nora Shulman, Virginia Markson (flutes)
Judy Loman (harp)

4.35am
Rezso Kokai: Recruiting Suite
Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Andras Korodi (conductor)

4.50am
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 15 in Am (Rakoczy March)
Ernst von Dohnanyi (piano)

05:00

Through the Night

31 March 2005

Part Two

John Shea concludes this morning's programme.

5.00am
Wilhelm Stenhammar: V?rnatt (Spring Night)
Swedish Radio Choir
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Skold (conductor)

5.05am
Brahms: Romance in F, Op 118, No 5
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)

5.10am
Giaches de Wert: Giunto a la tomba
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (director)

5.15am
Faure: Pavane, Op 50
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

5.25am
John Ward: Fantasia No 1 a 5; Cor mio, deh, non languire
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
The Rose Consort of Viols

5.30am
Iacobus Gallus Carniolus: Madrigal - Musica noster amor
Ljubljanski madrigalisti
Matjaz Scek (director)

5.35am
Beethoven: Variations on La stessa, la stessissima WoO 73
Theo Bruins (piano)

5.45am
Delibes: Fantaisie aux divins mensonges (from Lakme, Act 1)
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.50am
Chopin: Ballade No 1, Op 23
Hinko Haas (piano)

6.00am
Stefan Kisielewski: Suite from the ballet Fun Fair
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Michal Nesterowicz (conductor)

6.15am
Mendelssohn: Sextet in D, Op 110
Elise B?tnes (violin)
Lars Anders Tomter, Johannes Gustavsson (violas)
Ernst Simon Glaser (cello)
Katrine Oigaard (bass)
Enrico Pace (piano)

6.40am
Hugo Alfven: King Gustav II Adolf ? Suite
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen (conductor)