Saturday 7th May 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

7 May 2005

Presented by Martin Handley.

From 7.00am
Liszt: Orpheus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)

Bach: French Suite No 6 in E, BWV817
Angela Hewitt (piano)

From 8.00am
Shostakovich: Festival Overture, Op 96
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 6 in Fm, Op 80
Leipziger Quartet

09:00

CD Review

7 May 2005

Andrew McGregor plays some of this month's newest releases and talks to the baritone, Dietrich Henschel about his recording of Schubert's Winterreise. Plus, masterclasses with the legendary Fischer Dieskau; the Bach pilgrimage with John Eliot Gardiner, and his latest Schubert disc of songs around themes of death, wandering and night.

Martin Cotton recommends a version of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand from the currently available recordings. There's a round-up of some recently reissued recordings. And Nick Morgan reviews new releases of baroque instrumental music, including Couperin chamber works from Le Concert des Nations and Musica ad Rhenum.

Disc of the Week:
Albeniz: Iberia, Excerpts
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

13:00

The Early Music Show

Deborah: Handel the Charming Brute and the Birth of Oratorio

In 1733 Handel started work on his first purpose-written Oratorio, Deborah. The piece was not popular with the audiences of the time, partly due to Handel's doubling of ticket prices. In addition to the ignominy of an unsuccessful work, the composer was in severe financial difficulty, his partnership with the impresario Heidegger was collapsing, he was being constantly lambasted by the King's son: the then Prince of Wales and a certain cartoon was doing the rounds showing Handel as a greedy hog. Catherine Bott explores Deborah, and Handel's corresponding misfortunes.

14:00

Discovering Music

Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony

Charles Hazlewood delves into the detail of one of the landmarks of European music in the early years of the 20th Century, when Schoenberg was striving to break free from the conventions of traditional tonality. Written for 15 solo instruments the symphony is rich in thematic detail, which took the composer much time and effort to get right. Charles Hazlewood explores Schoenberg's creative journey in a workshop session with his own chamber orchestra Excellent Device.

15:00

World Routes

7 May 2005

Lucy Duran reviews new world music releases, Fiona Talkington presents a rough guide to the music of Northern Europe, and Swedish nyckelharpa player Johan Hedin plays in the studio.

16:00

Jazz Line-Up

Huw Warren (piano) and John Parricelli (guitar)

Claire Martin presents Huw Warren (piano) and John Parricelli (guitar) in concert, recorded earlier this year at the Floral Hall, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

17:00

Jazz Record Requests

7 May 2005

With Geoffrey Smith. Request your favourite jazz cut by E mail: jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk

18:00

Jazz File

The Musical World of Keith Jarrett

Never Let Me Go - Part Two

Alyn Shipton continues his series of conversations with pianist Keith Jarrett, who celebrates his 60th birthday tomorrow.

In this second programme, Jarrett talks about his brief stint playing electric keyboards with Miles Davis, his quartet with saxophonist Dewey Redman, and the first of his celebrated solo piano concerts.

18:30

Opera On 3

La Clemenza di Tito

Act One

The Roman emperor Tito finds his well-known clemency tested to the full, not in the affairs of Rome, but of his own heart. Bowing to pressure to marry a Roman princess, Tito chooses Servilia, but releases her when he learns she is in love with his friend Annio. Meanwhile, Vitellia, furious at not being chosen herself, plots Tito's murder.

Mozart's final opera seria was written during the last year of his life, while he was also working on The Magic Flute and the Requiem. The top cast tonight includes Anne Sofie von Otter and Sarah Connolly.

Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait.

Servilia ...... Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano)
Vitellia ...... Melanie Diener (soprano)
Sesto ...... Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Annio ...... Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Tito ...... Frank Lopardo (tenor)
Publio ...... Luca Pisaroni (bass)

Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera
James Levine (conductor)

[Continues at 8.05pm after Opera News on the Air]

19:35

Opera News on the Air

Joseph Volpe, outgoing General Manager of the Met.

Robert Marx in conversation with Joseph Volpe, outgoing General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera.

20:05

Opera On 3

La Clemenza di Tito

Act Two

Act 2. La Clemenza di Tito. Live from the Met: Margaret Juntwait presents the concluding part of Mozart's opera from New York. Cast includes Anne Sofie von Otter and Sarah Connolly.

21:30

The Verb

Rattawut Lapcharoensap

Ian McMillan presents the late night showcase of new writing, found language and performance.

Ian talks to the Thai-American writer, Rattawut Lapcharoensap and there's a chance to hear The Verb's award-winning eartoonist, Peter Blegvad.

22:15

Pre-Hear

Henri Dutilleux

Music includes:

Henri Dutilleux: Mystere de L'instant
Collegium Musicum Zurich
Paul Sacher (conductor)

Henri Dutilleux: Symphony No 2
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)

23:00

Hear And Now

1/4. Electronic May

Throughout May, Hear and Now will be featuring electronic music from around the country. In this first programme, Ivan Hewett introduces the Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust's co-promotion with the SPNM - the Society for the Promotion of New Music.

ECAT
Deirdre Gribbin: How to Make the Water Sound, for piano trio
Mark Henry: Play Act for oboe, percussion and electronics
Rob Wright: ARCO for cello and tape
Paul Keenan: Palimpsest for ensemble and electronics
John Kenny (director)

And later, Ensemble Expose directed by Roger Redgate performs Brian Ferneyhough's Etudes Transcendentales.

01:00

Through the Night

7 May 2005

Part One

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
The Philharmonia at the 2004 Proms
Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)

2.16am
Stojowski: Cello Sonata in A, Op 18
Tomasz Strahl (cello)
Edward Wolanin (piano)

2.42am
Szeligowski: Four Polish Dances
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Katowice
Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor)

3.00am
Dvorak: Wind Serenade in Dm, Op 44, I Solisti del Vento,
Etienne Siebens (conductor)

3.23am
JS Bach: Sonata in C, BWV 529
Juliusz Gembalski (organ)

3.38am
Roman: 13 pieces from Drottningholmsmusiquen
Concerto Koln

4.00am
Agay: Five Easy Dances
Tae-Won Kim (flute)
Hyong-Sup Kim (oboe)
Hyon-Kon Kim (clarinet)
Sang-Won Yoon (bassoon)
Kawng-Ku Lee (horn)

4.05am
Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Musica Camerata Montreal

4.15am
Huggett: Suite for Accordion and Piano
Joseph Petric (accordion)
Guy Few (piano)

4.30am
Anon: Two Canadian Folksongs
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Ramona Luengen (conductor)

4.35am
Djourov: Two Ballades, Nos I and IV
Eolina Quartet

4.45am
Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra la Bassa Fiamenga
Musica Fiata, Koln
Roland Wilson (director)

4.50am
Anon: Salterello
Ensemble Micrologus

05:00

Through the Night

7 May 2005

Part Two

Susan Sharpe concludes this morning's programme.

5.00am
Contant: Overture, Les Deux Ames
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.05am
Schumann: Arabeske in C, Op 18
Seung-Hee Kim (piano)

5.15am
Schmelzer: Sonata per Chiesa et Camera
Gradus ad Parnassum
Concerto Palatino
Konrad Junghanel (director)

5.20am
Stainov: Legend
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Emil Karamanov (conductor)

5.35am
Papandopulo: Dodolice, A Traditional Folk Ceremony, Op 27
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Vladimir Kranjevi (conductor)

5:55am
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No 1 in F sharp m, Op 14
Piotr Plawner (violin)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Grzegorz Nowak (conductor)

6.25am
Vladigerov: Grozdanka and the Little Blackamoor
Sofia Chamber Choir
Vassil Arnaudov (conductor)

6.29am
Wagner: Morgendammerung; Siegfried's Rheinfahrt; Siegfried's Tod und Trauermarsch; Finale from Gotterdammerung
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Frubeck de Burgos (conductor)