Sunday 4th September 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

4 September 2005

Presented by Martin Handley.

From 7.00am

Brahms: Motet - Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen, Op 74/1
Corydon Singers
Matthew Best (conductor)

Haydn: Sonata in A
Evgeny Kissin (piano)

From 8.00am

Schubert compiled (transcribed Reimann): Lieder der Mignon
Juliane Banse (soprano)
Cherubini Quartet

Strauss: Metamorphosen
COE
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

09:00

The Cowan Collection

4 September 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 Bartók's String quartet No 6, recommended on the CD Review. The programme includes:

Haydn: Minuet No 15 in C
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antál Dorati (conductor)

Bach: Sinfonia (from Cantata BWV 156)
Heinz Holliger (oboe)
Camerata Bern

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Hallé Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)

Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik (conductor)

Mozart: Dove Sono (from La Nozze di Figaro)
Leona Mitchell (soprano)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor)

Alwyn: Symphony No 5
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)

Alkan: Quasi-Faust (from Grande Sonata, Op 33)
Raymond Lewenthal (piano)

Boito: Prologo in cielo (from Mefistofele)
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

Handel: Sinfonia pastorale; Ballo (from Ariodante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

12:00

Private Passions

Neil Jordan

Michael Berkeley meets the Irish writer and film-maker Neil Jordan, director of acclaimed films such as The Company of Wolves, Mona Lisa and The Crying Game. His musical passions range from a Schubert song, a Villa-Lobos guitar prelude and the opening of Mahler's Ninth Symphony to Thelonius Monk and Jobim.

13:00

The Early Music Show

4 September 2005

Andrew Manze introduces a concert of harpsichord music recorded at this year's York Early Music Festival, and featuring 17th-century French music by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and her family circle, performed by a recognised champion of her music - Carole Cerasi.

14:00

Sunday Gala

4 September 2005

Stephanie Hughes introduces a programme of songs by Schubert and Schumann given by the baritone Florian Boesch and pianist Malcolm Martineau at the Queen's Hall as part of this year's Edinburgh International Festival.

Schubert: Prometheus D674; Der Fischer D225; Geheimes D719; Erster Verlust D226; An den Mond D259; Wandrers Nachtlied D224; Wandrers Nachtlied D768; Harfenspieler I D479; Harfenspieler II D480; Harfenspieler III D481; Erlkönig D328.

Schumann: Der Hans und die Grete tanzen herum, Op 53; In meiner Brust, da sitzt ein Weh, Op 53; Der arme Peter, Op 53; Die Lotosblume, Op 25; Ich wanderte unter den Bäumen, Op 24; Du bist wie eine Blume, Op 25; Es leuchtet meine Liebe, Op 127; Mein Wagen rollet Langsam, Op 142; Berg und Burgen, Op 24; Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen, Op 24; Belsatzar, Op 57.

15:30

Fast Machine

4 September 2005

Jamie Bernstein presents another musical postcard from New York. Including Cuban salsa from the Lincoln Center, a Tony Award-winning musical, Renee Fleming on Joni Mitchell and three members from the Juilliard School playing Shostakovich.

16:00

3 for all

4 September 2005

Two English Suites feature among listeners' requests - by Bach and Parry. Plus Villa-Lobos' popular Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 for soprano and cellos, and highlights from Mendelssohn's oratorio St Paul.

17:45

New Generation Artists

4 September 2005

Verity Sharp presents a programme of studio recordings made specially for Radio 3 by BBC New Generation Artists Andrew Kennedy and Christine Rice.

Handel: Dopo notte (from Ariodante); Venti, turbini (from Rinaldo)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)

Schubert: Schwanengesang - Liebesbotschaft; Ständchen; Aufenthalt; Das Fischermädchen; Der Doppelgänger; Die Taubenpost.
Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
Julius Drake (piano)

Brahms: Acht Zigeunerlieder, Op 103, (Nach dem Ungarischen von Hugo Conrat):
He, Zigeuner; Hochgetürmte Rimaflut, wie bist du so trüb; Wißt ihr, wann mein Kindchen am allerschönsten ist?; Lieber Gott, du weißt, wie oft bereut ich hab; Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze; Röslein dreie in der Reihe blühn so roth; Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn, mein süsses Lieb; Rothe Abendwolken ziehn am Firmament.
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)

18:30

BBC Proms 2005

Prom 67 Part One

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, presented by Christopher Cook.

This year's fairytale theme continues with Zemlinsky's sumptuously orchestrated three-movement fantasy based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story. On a more serious note after the interval, Brahms' personal and deeply spiritual setting of vernacular texts from the Lutheran Bible is dedicated to the memory of his friend Robert Schumann and the whole of humanity.

Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Little Mermaid)
Marie Arnet (soprano)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon (conductor)

19:15

Twenty Minutes

The Adverb

Poet Paul Farley continues the series of literary performances, recorded in front of a live audience at Cadogan Hall, based on the Proms themes. Paul is joined by the writer Adam Nicolson to discuss his selection of classic and contemporary writing about the sea; plus, a chance to hear his own specially commissioned piece on a sea theme. The actress Sian Phillips reads Adam's selection.

19:35

BBC Proms 2005

Prom 67 Part Two

The second part of the live Proms concert spotlights Brahms' A German Requiem, featuring baritone Simon Keenlyside.

21:00

Beethoven

Beethoven

Recorded earlier this year at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, pianist Barry Douglas plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata in Fm, Op 57, Appassionata.

21:30

The John Tusa Interview

Mona Hatoum

John Tusa continues his series of conversations with some of the world's greatest artistic originators. He meets the Palestinian-born artist Mona Hatoum.

22:15

Andy Kershaw

4 September 2005

A special edition of the programme from the Africa Live Roll Back Malaria Concert in Dakar, Senegal. As well as enjoying performances by Tinariwen, Oumou Sangare, Angelique Kidjo, Rokia Traore, DJ Awadi, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal and the concert's organiser Youssou N'Dour, Andy finds out about the enormous problem of malaria in Africa and the steps being taken to prevent it.

Part of Africa Lives on the BBC.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)

Part One

Bad luck seemed to dog Carl Maria von Weber's professional life: there was always a rival faction, a temperamental diva or political intrigue to complicate matters. Donald Macleod finds Weber working for the aristocratic and eccentric Württemberg family, with whom Weber's own sense of mischief landed him in hot water.

Ruler of the Sprits Overture
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman (director)

Symphony No 1
Philharmonia Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor (conductor)

Seven Variations on Vien quà, Dorina bella
Alexander Paley (piano)

01:00

Through the Night

4 September 2005

4 September 2005

With Sue Sharpe.

1.00am
Choral Concert from the Quirinale Palace in Rome.
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805): Stabat mater, G532, Op 61, vers. 1781 (soprano and strings)
Gabriella Costa (soprano)
Academia Montis Regalis
Alessandro Tampieri, Raul Orellana (violin)
Svetlana Fomina (viola)
Marco Ceccato, Alessandro Palmeri (cello)

1.41am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Lemminkäinen Suite - 4 Legends from the Kalevala for orchestra, Op 22
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

2.27am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Davidsbündlertänze - 18 character-pieces for piano, Op 6
Tiina Karakorpi (piano)

2.59am
Suk, Josef (1874-1935): Serenade for string orchestra in E flat, Op 6
Budapest Strings
Béla Banfalvi (leader)

3.28am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58
Andreas Haefliger (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

4.02am
Skjavetic, Julije (Schiavetti, Giulio) - 16th-Century Croatian composer, transcribed by Dr Lovro Zupanovic: Madrigal - Amor quando fioria (O Love, When They Were Blooming)
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Vladimir Kranjcevic (director)

4.05am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Double Concerto in Cm, BWV 1060
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe)
Mary Utiger (violin)
Camerata Köln

4.19am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Secondo Trietto
La Coloquinte
Ruth Unger, Emmanuelle Cuvilliez (flute)
Florence Bolton (viola da gamba)
Veronique Barbot (harpsichord)

4.26am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): String Quartet in B flat, Op 71, No 1
Tátrai Quartet
Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi (violin)
György Konrád (viola)
Ede Banda (cello)

4.49am
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953) - arranger for 2 pianos unknown: Waltz Suite (after Schubert) (1920)
Anna Klas, Bruno Lukk (piano)

5.00am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Litaniae de Beata Virgine Maria (6 parts)
Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal
Christopher Jackson (director)

5.06am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Fêtes Galantes, set 2 (1904)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo-soprano)
Lars-David Nilsson (piano)

5.14am
Contant, Alexis (1858-1918): L'Aurore - Symphonic Poem (1912)
Orchestre Metropolitaine
Gilles Auger (conductor)

5.27am
Merikanto, Oscar (1868-1924): Improvisation, Op 76, No 3
Eero Heinonen (piano)

05:34
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): O Padre Nostro (paraphrase of The Lord's Prayer)
Chamber Choir AVE
Andraz Hauptman (conductor)

5.41am
Marais, Marin (1656-1728): Tombeau pour Monsr de Lully (from Suite - Book 2/5 in Bm for bass viol and continuo)
Ricercar Consort
Henri Ledroit (conductor)

5.49am
Anonymous early 17th century: Hanacpachap cussicuinin (from Ritual formulario, Lima 1631)
Villancico
Peter Pontvik (conductor)

5.53am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for chorus and orchestra, Op 54
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choir
Marko Munih (conductor)

6.09am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Trio in Em, Dumky, Op 90
Grieg Trio
Sølve Sigerland (violin)
Ellen Margrete Flesjø (cello)
Vebjørn Anvik (piano)

6.39am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Serenade in G, K525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Lancaster (conductor)