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Friday 3rd June 2005
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07:00
Morning on 3
3 June 2005
Presented by Penny Gore.
From 7.00am
Mozart: The Magic Flute, K620, Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)

Milhaud: La Creation du monde, Op 81a
New World Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

From 8.30am
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244; No 2 Lento a capriccio in C sharp m
Earl Wild (piano)

Brahms: String Sextet No 1 in B flat, Op 18
Raphael Ensemble

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
10:00
CD Masters
3 June 2005
With Jonathan Swain.
Bach/Kurtag: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, Sonatina from Actus tragicus' BWV106
Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)

Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44
Leonard Bernstein (piano)
Juilliard String Quartet

Bach/Kurtag: Auf tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV687
Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)

Bax: Symphony No 7
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)

Bach/Kurtag: Trio Sonata in E flat, BWV525, first movement
Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)

Wagner: Gotterdammerung (closing scene)
Eileen Farrell (Brunnhilde)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

Bach/Kurtag: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
Marta and Gyorgy Kurtag (piano duet)
morning | afternoon | evening
12:00
Composer of the Week
Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Part Five
5/5. Humphrey Burton rounds up his week on Broadway with Bernstein's most popular work, West Side Story (1957). With the book by Arthur Laurents, choreography by Jerome Robbins and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the team was in Sondheim's words "a unique concatenation of people".

With contributions from the orchestrator Sid Ramin, a friend of Bernstein's since childhood, and producer Ruth Mitchell, production manager on the original production.
[Rpt of today 12.00am]
13:00
Lunchtime Concert
French Melodies
3 June 2005
John Toal presents the last in four recitals from Belfast devoted to French song from Berlioz to the present day, marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Chausson.

Soprano Sandrine Piau and pianist Susan Manoff perform works by Debussy, Chausson and Poulenc.
Debussy: Melodies de jeunesse, Apparition; Romance; Cycle, Les ariettes oubliees; Cycle, from Les proses Lyrique: 1, De reve; 2, De soir

Chausson: Hebe, Dans la foret du charme et de l'enchantement; Les papillons; La cigale

Poulenc: Ma guitare; 2 poemes de Louis Aragon; Nancy
14:00
Afternoon Performance
Bernstein Season
Tommy Pearson presents a series of programmes featuring the BBC Orchestras and BBC Singers in performances of Bernstein's own music and key works that he premiered or championed, including the music of Mahler, Messiaen, Shostakovich, Copland and Britten, including excerpts from the complete cycle of Bernstein's symphonies performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

This programme includes Bernstein's First Symphony from the complete cycle recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin and, from the BBC Archives, a legendary recording that Bernstein himself made with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the 1980s.
Bernstein: Symphony No 1, Jeremiah
Michelle De Young (mezzo)
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

Elgar: Enigma Variations

Bernstein: Songfest
Clamma Dale (soprano)
Sarah Walker (mezzo)
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo)
Kenneth Woollam (tenor)
Thomas Allan (baritone)
Paul Hudson (bass)
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
16:00
Jazz Legends
Lennie Niehaus
Alto saxophonist Lennie Niehaus both played and arranged for band Leader Stan Kenton. Recently, his writing skills have extended to the big screen, writing film scores for many of Clint Eastwood's movies. Lennie Niehaus is in conversation with Julian Joseph.

17:00
In Tune
3 June 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
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19:45
Performance on 3
Bernstein in Belfast
Part One
Live from the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, a special concert marking the 15th anniversary of the death of the great American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, presented by Tommy Pearson with contributions from Bernstein's daughter Jamie and his biographer Humphrey Burton.
On the Waterfront, suite from the film music
Chichester Psalms, for treble, chorus and orchestra

Ulster Orchestra
BBC Singers
National Chamber Choir, Dublin
Sarah Fox (soprano)
Julian Ovendon (tenor)
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)

[Continues at 8.55pm after Twenty Minutes]
20:35
Twenty Minutes
Bernstein Remembered
Tommy Pearson is joined by Leonard Bernstein's daughter Jamie Bernstein and his biographer Humphrey Burton to reflect on the life and legacy of one of the most dynamic and influential figures of 20th century music.

20:55
Performance on 3
Bernstein in Belfast
Part Two
Tommy Pearson presents the concluding part of a live concert from the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, marking the 15th anniversary of the death of the great American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

With contributions from Bernstein's daughter Jamie and his biographer Humphrey Burton.
Fancy Free, Suite from the ballet
West Side Story, Suite No 1

Ulster Orchestra
BBC Singers
National Chamber Choir, Dublin
Sarah Fox (soprano)
Julian Ovendon (tenor)
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)
21:45
Night Waves
3 June 2005
Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt - aka The Ballet Boyz - talk to Paul Allen about their latest project, Naked.
22:15
Mixing It
3 June 2005
Mark Russell and Robert Sandall present a unique mix of musical styles and influences.
23:30
Jazz on 3
Omar Sosa Trio/Ilmiliekki Quartet Double Bill
Jez Nelson presents a double bill from Bath's International Music Festival. Cuban pianist Omar Sosa appears with an intriguing trio featuring conga player Miguel Anga Diaz, stalwart of many of the Buena Vista Social Club albums and the acclaimed Tunisian oud player and vocalist Dhafer Youssef.

In the show's other half, the Finnish quartet Ilmiliekki make their first major appearance in the UK. Though the oldest member of the band is barely 26, their debut album March of the Alpha Males was one of the discoveries of last year.

01:00
Through the Night
3 June 2005
Part One
With Jonathan Swain.
1.00am
Handel: Partenope, 1730, opera in three acts

Partenope ...... Krisztina Laki
Rosmira ...... Helga Muller Mollinari
Arsace ...... Rene Jacobs
Armindo ...... John York Skinner
Emilio ...... Martyn Hill
Ormonte ...... Stephen Varcoe
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken

4.15am
Mozart: Nine Variations on a minuet by Duport for piano, K573
Bart van Oort (piano)

4.25am
Moniuszko: Polonaise from the opera, The Countess
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mieczyslaw Nowakowski (conductor)

4.35am
Rameau: Pieces from Les Indes Galantes
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Terje T?nnesen

4.50am
Groneman: Concerto in G for solo flute, two flutes, viola and basso continuo
Jed Wentz (solo flute)
Marion Moonen and Cordula Breuer (flutes)
Musica ad Rhenum
05:00
Through the Night
3 June 2005
Part Two
Through the Night concludes with Jonathan Swain.
5.00am
Flotow: Martha (aka Der Markt zu Richmond) overture
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5.15am
Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV230
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Ivars Taurins (conductor)

5.20am
Chausson: Pavane and Forlane from Quelques Danses, Op 26
Bengt ?ke-Lundin (piano)

5.30am
Francaix: Quintet for wind No 1, 1948, 4th movement: Tempo di marcia francese
Carion

5.35am
Chopin: Polonaise for piano, Op 44 in F sharp m
Llyr Williams (piano)

5.50am
Donizetti: Overture to La Fille du regiment
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Nello Santi (conductor)

6.00am
Kull: March, Kodumaa
Eesti Rahvusmeeskoor
Eesti Kaitsevae Orkester
Peeter Saan and Ants Soots (conductors)

6.10am
Grundt: Potpourri Caracteristique Den Brug over den Oceaan
Dutch National Youth Wind Orchestra
Jan Cober (conductor)

6.30am
Scriabin: Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op 20 in F sharp m
Artur Pizarro (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
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