Tuesday 24th May 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

24 May 2005

Presented by Penny Gore.

From 7.00am
Boyce: Symphony, No 1 in B flat, Op 2, No 1
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (director)

Ravel: Sonatine
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

Handel: Non ho cor che per amarti (Agrippina)
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (director)

From 8.30am
Berio: Rendering
London Symphony Orchestra
Cconducted by the composer

Avison: Concerto Grosso, No 3 in Dm, after Scarlatti
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman (director)

Brahms: Variations on a theme by Schumann, Op 9
Mikhail Rudy (piano)

10:00

CD Masters

24 May 2005

With Jonathan Swain.

Wagner: Tannhauser, Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)

Tallis: Hear the Voice and Prayer; I Call and Cry to Thee; O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit
Pro Cantione Antiqua
Mark Brown (conductor)

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
David Oistrakh (violin)
French National Radio Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)

Tallis: Mass 'Puer natus est nobis'
Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips (conductor)

Couperin: Pieces de clavecin, 3eme Ordre - La favorite
Skip Sempe (harpsichord)

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op 53
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Berlioz's Religious Music

Donald Macleod and the Berlioz expert David Cairns consider Berlioz's contribution to religious works. Although he's often considered primarily as a dramatic composer, nonetheless Berlioz produced three of his greatest works for the church, the Grand Messe des Morts or Requiem in 1837, the Te Deum of 1849 and the biblical oratorio l'Enfance du Christ between 1850-1854.

Prière, Act 2, Benvenuto Cellini
Teresa Christiane Eda-Pierre (soprano)
Jane Berbié (mezzo soprano)
Royal Opera House Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)

Excerpt from Messe Solennelle
Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Excerpt from Grande Messe des Morts, Op 5
Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)

Prière du Matin
Female members of Chamber Choir of Lyon National Orchestra
Noël Lee (piano)
Bernard Tétu (director)

Judex crederis (Te Deum)
Massed choirs
European Community Youth Orchestra
Martin Haselböck (organ)
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Epilogue from l'Enfance du Christ
Paul Agnew (tenor)
La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale
Orchestre des Champs Elysées
Philippe Herreweghe (director)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Celebrating Mozart. Mozart and Stravinsky

24 May 2005

Petroc Trelawny introduces the first of four concerts recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham which complement the neo-classicism of Stravinsky with music by Mozart.

One of Britain's brightest young stars, Ashley Wass, pre-empts next year's celebration of what would have been Mozart's 250th birthday, by combining two of his sonatas with Stravinsky's Beethoven-esque Sonata.

Stravinsky: Four Studies Op 7
Mozart: Sonata in B K333
Stravinsky: Sonata
Mozart: Sonata in C K545

14:00

Afternoon Performance

24 May 2005

Afternoon Performance takes its lead from this week's Lunchtime Concerts with a selection of German and Russian music, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Tasmin Little is soloist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and the Mozart theme continues with his Magic Flute Overture and Linz Symphony.

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Suite
Stefan Solyom (conductor)

Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Elizabeth Layton (director)

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in Em
Tasmin Little (violin)
Stefan Solyom (conductor)

Mozart: Symphony No 36 in C, Linz
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

15:40

Making Tracks

24 May 2005

CBBC's Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson present the programme for younger listeners. Including a jazzy version of the Lambeth Walk and the theme tune from the Harry Potter films.

16:00

Voices

Eastern Promise

Iain Burnside seeks out songs that conjure up the exotic world of the East. Includes songs by Bizet, Schubert, Mahler and Sondheim as well as George Formby with his Chinese Laundry Blues.

17:00

In Tune

24 May 2005

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and keeps us up to date with what's happening in the arts world. Email: in.tune@bbc.co.uk

19:00

Performance on 3

Pieter Wispelwey

The complete Bach cello suites

Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert recorded earlier this month at London's Wigmore Hall of the complete Bach cello suites played by the acclaimed Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey.

A pupil of both William Pleeth and Anner Bylsma, Wispelwey is as comfortable on the Baroque cello as on the modern instrument. This is a unique opportunity to hear him undertake something of a marathon, performing the works that are considered by many to be the pinnacle of the cello repertoire.

Bach: Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV1007; Cello Suite No 2 in Dm, BWV1008; Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV1009; Cello Suite No 4 in E flat BWV1010; Cello Suite No 5 in Cm BWV1011; Cello Suite No 6 in D BWV1012.

21:30

Night Waves

24 May 2005

Author of the best selling Wild Swans Jung Chang talks to Isabel Hilton about her new biography, Mao: The Unknown Story. It's the culmination of a decade of original research which included speaking to virtually every person who had interesting dealings with the Chinese leader.

22:15

Late Junction

24 May 2005

Shaheera Asante introduces tracks from the re-released classic ambient album Life before Land by musician and chutney-maker Tom Green. Plus, Tom Russell's Ballad for Gone America, setting the poetry of Charles Bukowski against the music and sounds of his time.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)

Part Three

3/5. Donald Macleod tells the story of how Bedrich Smetana began to write opera and takes us through what has become the best loved of his eight operas, The Bartered Bride. We also hear the snippet of operatic writing that Smetana believed to be his best.

The Brandenburgers in Bohemia, Act 2 Scene 1
Old Man ...... Eduard Haken (bass)
The Chorus and Orchestra of the Prague National Theatre
Jan Hus Tichy (conductor)

Excerpts from The Bartered Bride
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra cond Zdenek Kosler

The Kiss, Act 1 scene 7
Vendulka ...... Eva Depoltova (soprano)
Martinka ...... Libuse Marova (alto)
Brno Janacek Opera Orchestra
Frantisek Vajnar (conductor)

[Rpt of Wed 12.00pm]

01:00

Through the Night

24 May 2005

Part One

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Ars subtilior Mala Punica perform music in a particular contrapuntal style which flourished in France from the late 14th century, recorded on 16th-20th June 1993 at The Convent of Ronzano Bologna.

Bartolomeo da Bologna (Bartholomeus de Bononia): Que pena major (virelai)
Antonello da Caserta: Dame donour; Amour ma le cuer mis Matteo da Perugia Le greygnour bien Antonello da Caserta: Beaute parfaite; Dame zentil Magister Zacharias: Sumite karissimi.

2.05am
Wagner transcr. Zoltan Kocsis and Liszt: Concert Prelude to Tristan and Isolde; Liebestod
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)

2.20am
Anthon van der Horst: La Nuit, Op 63, No 1
The Netherlands Chamber Choir
Eric Ericson (conductor)

2.30am
Tarquinio Merula: Capriccio cromatico in G
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord)

2.35am
Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat, Op 55
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

3.30am
Bach: Sonata in Cm, BWV1017
Duo Novello

3.40am
Haydn: Arietta and 12 variations, HobXVII.3
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

4.00
CPE Bach: Symphony in E flat, Wq179
Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin

4.15am
Emilio de Cavalieri: O che nuovo miracolo
Tragicomedia
Stephen Stubbs (guitar/director)

4.20am
Heinrich Ignaz von Biber: Sonata Violino Solo Representiva
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)
Rosanne Hunt (cello)
Linda Kent (harpsichord)

4.30am
Hummel: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 87
Tobias Ringborg (violin)
Ingegard Kierkegaard (viola)
John Ehde (cello)
H?kan Ehren (double bass)
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

4.50am
Albert Lortzing: Heiterkeit und Frohlichkeit from Der Wildschutz
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

05:00

Through the Night

24 May 2005

Part Two

Through the Night concludes with Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Oskar Lindberg: Midsommarnatt (Midsummer Night); Stjarntandningen (Starlight)
Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Maria Wieslander (piano)
Gustav Sjokvist (conductor)

5.05am
Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op 47
Shauna Rolston (cello)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.15am
Mozart: Rondo in Am, K511
Geoffrey Lancaster (fortepiano)

5.30am
Solage: Le basile. Ballad of Three Voices
Ferrara Ensemble
Crawford Young (director)

5.35am
Palestrina: Dextera Domini
Hungarian Radio Choir
Kalman Strausz (conductor)

5.35am
Ravel arr. Maganini: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Roger Cole (oboe)
Linda Lee Thomas (piano)

5.40am
Leevi Madetoja: Iltatahti (Night Star)
Risto Kyro (piano)

5.45am
Armas Jarnefelt: Kanteletar
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

5.50am
Nigel Westlake: Winter in the Forgotten Valley, three movements
Guitar Trek

6.05am
Chopin: Rondo in C, Op 7
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

6.15am
Faure: Messe Basse
Henriette Schellenberg (soprano)
Laverne G Froerer (mezzo-soprano)
Keith Boldt (tenor)
George Roberts (baritone)
Vancouver Chamber Choir
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Jon Washburn (director)

6.25am
Debussy: Violin Sonata in Gm
Peter Oundjian (violin)
William Tritt (piano)

6.35am
Dvorak: Czech Suite, Op 39
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swenson (conductor)