Monday 14th November 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

14 November 2005

As Sir Charles Mackerras celebrates his 80th birthday, Penny Gore surveys his 50-year recording career. Plus Handel orchestral music, and Haydn and the horn.

From 7.00am

Smetana: Overture - The Bartered Bride
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Dvorák: Rondo in Gm, Op 94
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Stephen Hough (piano)

Brahms: Sacred Lullaby, Op 9, No 2
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Nils-Erik Sparf (viola)
Bengt Forsberg (piano)

From 8.30am

Handel: Water Music - Suite in D/G
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)

Chopin: Fantasy in Fm, Op 49
Peter Katin (piano)

Haydn: Symphony No 13 in D
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman (director)

10:00

CD Masters

14 November 2005

With Jonathan Swain.

Villa-Lobos: Aria (Bachianas Brasileiras No 5)
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Cello ensemble

Poulenc: Trois mouvements perpétuelles
Francis Poulenc (piano)

Mussorgsky, orch. Shostakovich: Songs and Dances of Death
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Gorki State Philharmonic Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor)

Stravinsky: Concerto in D for Strings
Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana
Igor Stravinsky (conductor)

Poulenc: Les Soirées de Nazelles
Paul Crossley (piano)

Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op 24
London Symphony Orchestra
Karl Böhm (conductor)

Verdi: Libera me (Requiem)
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
State Academy Chorus
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Igor Markevitch (conductor)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Early Years

The young Brahms was clearly destined for greatness, but his early career was helped along by a series of significant friendships. Donald Macleod traces his journey from jobbing pianist to rising star.

Meine Liebe ist grün, Op 63/5
Cornelia Kallisch (mezzo)
Gabriel Dobner (piano)

Clarinet Sonata No 1, 4th movt.
Richard Stoltzman (clarinet)
Richard Goode (piano)

Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 3 & 10
London Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi (conductor)

Violin Sonata No 1, 1st Movt.
Pinchas Zukerman (violin)
Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Four Ballades, Op 10
Stephen Hough (piano)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Prazák Quartet

14 November 2005

Stephanie Hughes presents the Prazák from the Czech Republic, in string quartets from two very different musical centuries and cultures. From Wigmore Hall in London.

Haydn: String Quartet in Gm, Op 7, No 3 Rider
Borodin: String Quartet No 2 in D

14:00

Afternoon Performance

Touring Japan

Starting a series of excerpts from concerts recorded by the BBC Singers on their tour of Japan earlier this year, and the BBC Philharmonic's tour of the country in 2004. Plus orchestral music with links to Japan through composers and performers. Presented by Graeme Kay.

Yoshimatsu: Chipak
Sachio Fujioka (conductor)

Maxwell Davies: Orkney Wedding
Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor)

MacMillan: Laudi alla Vergine Maria
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Fitkin: Circuit for 2 pianos and orchestra
Kathryn Stott, Noriko Ogawa (piano)
Jason Lai (conductor)

Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

15:40

Making Tracks

14 November 2005

CBBC's Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson present the programme for younger listeners. We meet a peanut vendor, dance a hornpipe and bump into 76 trombones.

Tchaikovsky: Russian Dance from the Nutcracker
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn (conductor)

Simons/Sunshine/Jean Gilbert: The Peanut Vendor
Desi Arnaz and band

Graham Fitkin: Log
Piano Circus

Hugh Aston: Hornpipe
The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Meredith Willson: Seventy-Six Trombones from The Music Man
Van Johnson Orchestra
Gareth Davies (conductor)

Puccini: Nessum Dorma from Turandot
Jose Cura (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Placido Domingo (conductor)

16:00

Stage and Screen

14 November 2005

Antonio Pappano, the Royal Opera's Musical Director, talks to Edward Seckerson about the role of the conductor and about Placido Domingo. Includes music from La Boheme, Tosca and Tristan und Isolde.

17:00

In Tune

14 November 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

Sir Charles Mackerras at 80

Mozart's Idomeneo

Starting a series of concerts to celebrate the landmark birthday of a conductor dubbed 'the musician's musician'. Presented by Donald Macleod in conversation with Sir Charles, this special series begins with one of his favourite operas, Idomeneo, in a BBC Promenade concert from 1991.

Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante, K366
Idomeneo ...... Dennis O'Neill (tenor)
Electra ...... Suzanne Murphy (soprano)
Ilia ...... Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Idamante ...... John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Arbace ...... Anthony Roden (tenor)
High Priest of Neptune ...... Paul Charles Clarke (tenor)
Voice of Neptune ...... Ashley Thorburn (bass)
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

22:30

Late Junction

14 November 2005

Presented by Fiona Talkington. French music for Remembrance, including Jean Langlais' Chant de Paix and Maurice Duruflé's Pie Jesu from the Requiem.

Plus Klezmer Madness from David Krakauer and Socalled; and the Tord Gustavsen Trio recorded at this year's London Jazz Festival.

00:00

Composer of the Week

William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Part Two

During the Second World War, Alwyn began composing for propaganda films and documentaries and was soon in demand for feature films. Donald Macleod introduces music from the soundtracks of some of his best-known films, plus a recording of Alwyn conducting his own harp concerto and his first venture into symphonic writing.

Punting Scene from The History of Mr Polly
Odd Man Out Suite (excerpts)
Symphony No 1 - final movement
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Lyra Angelica
Osian Ellis (harp)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
William Alwyn (conductor)

01:00

Through the Night

14 November 2005

14 November 2005

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Trio Jean Paul
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu for piano trio, Op 121a
1.19am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Trio for piano and strings in B flat, D898
Trio Jean Paul
Ulf Schneider (violin)
Martin Löhr (cello)
Eckart Heiligers (piano)

2.03am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sonata in Gm, BWV 1001
Hopkinson Smith (lute)

2.19am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Agnus Dei
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel (director)

2.27am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Concerto for violin and orchestra in Bm, Op 61
Pinchas Zukerman (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

3.16am
Kreisler, Fritz (1875-1962): String Quartet in Am
String Quartet
Tobias Ringborg, Christian Bergqvist (violin)
Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola)
John Ehde (cello)

3.47am
Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926): Music Hall Suite
The Slovene Brass Quintet
Anton Grcar, Stanko Arnold (trumpet)
Botjan Lipovek (horn)
Stanko Vavh (trombone)
Darko Roker (tuba)

3.58am
Zlatic, Slavko (1910-1993): Three Symphonic Dances
Croatian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra
Tomislav Uhlik (conductor)

4.10am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Flute Quartet No 1 in D, K285
Dae-Won Kim (flute)
Yong-Woo Chun (violin)
Myung-Hee Cho (viola)
Jink-Yung Chee (cello)

4.25am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Three Etudes, Op 104
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

4.33am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 22 in E flat - The Philosopher
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Marc Minkowski (conductor)

4.53am
Förster, Kaspar (1617-1673): Sonata a 3, for 2 Violins & violone
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson (director)

5.00am
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623): Pavana lachrimae
Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord)

5.07am
Tallis, Thomas (c.1505-1585): Spem in Alium
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

5.16am
Mortelmans, Lodewijk (1868-1952): Lyrisch gedicht voor klein orkest
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)

5.28am
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951), Text: Frank Wedekind & Gustav Hochstetter: Galathea & Mahnung (Brettl-Lieder)
Jean Stilwell (mezzo soprano)
Robert Kortgaard (piano)

5.37am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Trio in E flat, Op 70, No 2 (Allegretto)
Trio Jean Paul
Ulf Schneider (violin)
Martin Löhr (cello)
Eckart Heiligers (piano)

5.42am
Guerrero, Francisco (c.1528-1599): Prado verde y florido
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
Maite Arruabarrena (mezzo-soprano)
Lambert Climent, Francesc Garrigosa (tenor)
Hespèrion XX
Jordi Savall (director)

5.47am
Chopin, Frederic (1810-1849): Nocturne in F, Op 15, No 1
Tanel Joamets (piano)

5.53am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Nocturnes
National Radio of Ukraine National Chorus
NRCU Symphony Orchestra
Vyacheslav Blinov (conductor)

6.16am
Warlock, Peter (1894-1930): Serenade for Strings
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

6.23am
Desprez, Josquin (1440-1521): Miserere
Camerata Silesia
Anna Szostak (conductor)

6.39am
Touchemoulin, Joseph (1727-1801): Sinfonia in C
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