Sunday 1st May 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

1 May 2005

Presented by Martin Handley.

From 7.00am

Schubert: Overture, Die Zauberharfe
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington (conductor)

Ireland: Sarnia, an island sequence
Eric Parkin (piano)

From 8.00am

Franck: Sonata in A, for violin and piano
Augustin Dumay (violin)
Maria-Joao Pires (piano)

Mendelssohn: Mailied from 6 Lieder, Op 41
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay (conductor)

Bridge. Enter Spring: rhapsody for orchestra
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

09:00

The Cowan Collection

1 May 2005

Rob Cowan introduces some surprises and treasures from his record collection. Regular features include The Innocent Ear, and Rob's recommendation for a Bargain Hunter CD. There's also a chance to hear one of Haydn's Op 76 Quartets recommended on yesterday's CD Review.

Josef Strauss: Austrian Village Swallows
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)

Francois Couperin: Musete de Choisi; Musete de Taverni
David Munrow (recorder)
Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord)

Mendelssohn: Excerpts from Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op 60
Uwe Hellman (tenor)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Rene Pape (bass)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

Feliks Janiewicz: Divertimento
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

Kevin Volans: White Man Sleeps I
Kronos Quartet
Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Artur Rodzinski (conductor)

Sweelinck: Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Her
Andre Isoir (organ)

Wolf-Ferrari: The Jewels of the Madonna, Orchestral Suite
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Schubert: An Sylvia
Brahms: Mainacht
Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone)
Sebastian Peschko (piano)

Bach arr Kempff: Chorale Preludes, Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit,
Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)

Enescu: Decet for winds in D, Op 14
Bucharest Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Horia Andreescu (conductor)

12:00

Private Passions

1 May 2005

Michael Berkeley's guest is ceramic artist Gordon Baldwin, whose tastes in music range from works by Britten, Adams and Philip Cashian to music from Japan, Central Asia and India.

13:00

The Early Music Show

Begona Olavide

Lucie Skeaping talks to the virtuoso psaltery player Bego?a Olavide about her revival of this almost extinct instrument, her fascination with the three cultures of medieval Andalusia and her playing and singing with her band Mudejar.

14:00

Sunday Gala

1 May 2005

Stephanie Hughes presents a concert given by Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at Wigmore Hall last month. The programme comprises one of the most enduringly popular works in the repertoire, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and Tchaikovsky's final chamber work, inspired by a trip to Italy.

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Op. 70
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell (violin)

15:30

Icons

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Tom Robinson presents the series in which leading musicians of today reflect upon the iconic reputations of past performers.

The tenor Mark Padmore has long been inspired by the vocal mastery of the German bass-baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who, more than anyone, placed the songs of Schubert at the heart of the recital repertoire.

Fischer-Dieskau's iconic legacy is revealed through recordings of Schubert made soon after his release from a prisoner-of-war camp, and from his association with Gerald Moore, as well as through interpretations of Bach, Wagner and Schumann.

16:00

3 for all

1 May 2005

Brian Kay introduces listeners' requests, including a flute concerto by Bach and a new recording of a symphony by the 19th century British composer Alice Mary Smith.

17:45

Music Matters

1 May 2005

Politicians, pollsters and the electorate are gearing up for the final election push this week. But how might music be affected by Thursday's result?

Is enough being done to foster musical appreciation and talent? As a nation, are we properly investing in our musical future? Music Matters debates music policy with representatives from the political parties and leading British musicians.

With Tom Service.

18:30

Performance on 3

Song and Dance

Complete performance

Ian Skelly presents Pierre Boulez conducting two vibrant scores by Stravinsky, recorded at last Summer's Proms: Russian Peasant songs based on choruses sung by women as they told fortunes, and the evocative wedding celebrations of Les Noces.

Stravinsky: Les Noces, four Russian Peasant Songs (a cappella version)
Catrin Wyn-Davis (Soprano)
Hilary Summers (mezzo-soprano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Tigran Martirossian (bass)
BBC Singers
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor)

19:00

Drama on 3

1 May 2005

Don Carlos
By Friedrich Schiller.

Derek Jacobi stars in the acclaimed Sheffield Theatre production of the play by Friedrich Schiller in a new translation by Mike Poulton.

King Philip II of Spain holds on to power through the terror of the Inquisition and his spies at Court. His son Don Carlos seeks his father's trust yet hides his feelings for his father's wife, Elizabeth of France, to whom he was betrothed before Philip married her. The Court watches and listens.

King Philip II ...... Derek Jacobi
Don Carlos ...... Richard Coyle
Queen Elizabeth ...... Claire Price
Rodrigo Marquis of Posa ...... Elliot Cowan
Duke of Alba ...... Ian Hogg
Domingo ...... Michael Hadley
Princess Eboli ...... Charlotte Randle
Count Lerma ...... Roger Swaine
Duchess of Olivarez ...... Una Stubbs
The Grand Inquisitor ...... Peter Eyre
Page to the Queen ...... Stuart Burt
Duke of Medina Sidonia ...... Brian Poyser
Count Cordua ...... Andrew McDonald
Prince of Parma ...... Paul Keating

Translation/Adaptation by Mike Poulton
Original music by Adam Cork
Directed by Michael Grandage and Andy Jordan.

21:30

The John Tusa Interview

Robert Lepage

John Tusa continues his series of conversations with some of the world's greatest artistic originators. He meets the Canadian director and playwright Robert Lepage.

22:15

Andy Kershaw

1 May 2005

Featuring a live session by the young Greek singer Athena Andreadis who performs an unplugged set with lyra and acoustic guitar.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)

Part One

1/5. Donald Macleod explores the life and works of the composer often referred to as Haydn's wife.

Sonata in C, G17
Richard Lester (cello)
David Watkin (cello)

Cello Concerto, no 6 in D
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Collegium Musicum Zurich
Paul Sacher

Symphony in C, op 37, no 1
Academia Montis Regalis Baroque Orchestra
Luigi Mangiocavallo (director)

[Rpt of Mon 12.00pm]

01:00

Through the Night

1 May 2005

Part One

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Simon Rattle conducts Beethoven, from the 2004 Proms
Symphony No 9 in Dm, Choral, Op 125
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Birgit Remmert (mezzo soprano)
Timothy Robinson (tenor)
John Relya (bass)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor)

2.11am
Bach: Sonata for solo violin No 1 in Gm, BWV1001
Sigiswald Kuijken (violin)

2.27am
Kozeluch: Sonata, La Chasse
Gert Oost (organ)

2.45am
Suk: Mass in B flat, Krecovicka
Marie Matejkova (soprano)
Ilona Satylova (alto)
Jiri Vinklarek (tenor)
Michael Mergl (bass)
Miluska Kvechova (organ)
Czech Radio Choir
Pilzen Radio Orchestra
Stanislaw Begunia (conductor)

3.11am
Chopin: Four Ballades
Dubravka Tomsic (piano)

3.48am
Saint-Saens: Oboe Sonata in D, Op 166
Roger Cole (oboe)
Linda Lee Thomas (piano)

4.00am
Strauss: Beautiful Blue Danube, Op 314
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

4.10am
Lehar: Meine Lippen, sie kussen so hei?, from Giuditta
Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)

4.15am
Traditional Hungarian: Bride's Dance
Csaba Nagy (solo recorder)
Camerata Hungarica
Laszlo Czidra (conductor)

4.18am
Brahms: Hungarian Dances, Nos.1, 11, 13, 17, 8
Noel Lee and Christian Ivaldi (pianos)

4.32am
Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op 48
Charys Green (clarinet)
Huw Watkins (piano)

4.49am
Grieg: Triumphal March from Sigurd Jorsalfar
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Roman Zeilinger (conductor)

05:00

Through the Night

1 May 2005

Part Two

Jonathan Swain concludes this morning's programme.

5.00am
Saint-Saens: Mon coeur s'ouvre, from Samson et Dalila
Helja Angervo (soprano)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ulf Soderblom (conductor)

5.07am
Massenet: Melodie-elegie
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Heini Karkkainen (piano)

5.10am
Liszt: Sonetto 123 di Petrarca, S158, No 3
Janina Fialkowska (piano)

5.17am
Lejeune: O Seigneur, j'espars jour et nuit, perdre le sens devant vous
Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius
Christina Pluhar (lute)
Michel Laplenie (conductor)

5.24am
Mozart: Duos from Die Zauberflote
Duo Fouquet

5.35am
Wagner: Good Friday Music (from Parsifal)
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

5.44am
Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden for chorus, Op 13
Erik Westbergs Vocal Ensemble

5.54am
Stenhammar: Four Stockholm Poems, Op 38
Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (baritone)
Stefan Nilsson (piano)

6.05am
Wagner: Prelude and Act III Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

6.24am
Benoit: O Sacrum convivium
The Flemish Radio Choir

6.27am
Merikanto: Kesaillan Valssi (Summer Night Waltz) and Kesaillan Idylli (Summer Night Idyll)
Eero Heinonen (piano)

6.34am
Nielsen: String Quartet No 1 in Gm, Op 13
Vertavo Quartet