Friday 18th November 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

18 November 2005

Penny Gore continues to mark Sir Charles Mackerras' 80th birthday, featuring:

From 7.00am

Wolf-Ferrari: Overture - Il Segreto di Susanna
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Handel: Concerto grosso in Gm, Op 6, No 6
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage (violin/director)

Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Evgeny Kissin (piano)

From 8.30am

Sullivan (arr Charles Mackerras): Pineapple Poll - Scene 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Schubert: On the River, D943
Hans-Peter Blochwitz (tenor)
Marie Luise Neunecker (horn)
Rudolf Jansen (piano)

Haydn: Symphony No 73 in D, La Chasse
Vienna Concentus Musicus
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

18 November 2005

Jonathan Swain continues to feature Poulenc piano works and recordings by Galina Vishnevskaya.

Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op 81
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eduard van Beinum (conductor)

Prokofiev: Five Akhmatova Poems, Op 27
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (piano)

Poulenc: Novelettes, Nos 1 & 2
Francis Poulenc (piano)

Mercadante: Flute Concerto in Em
Peter-Lukas Graf (flute)
Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto
Bruno Giuranna (conductor)

Mussorgsky, orch. Markevitch: Lullaby; The Magpie; Night; Where Art Thou, Little Star?; The Ragamuffin; On the Dneiper
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Igor Markevitch (conductor)

Poulenc: Sonata for Two Pianos
Jacques Février, Gabriel Tacchino (piano)

Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (piano)

Delius: Koanga (closing scene)
London Select Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Wrestling with Posterity

By the 1870s, the turbulence of Brahms' early life had been replaced by a comfortable bachelor routine. Even so, the masterpieces continued to pour forth. Donald Macleod charts these years, and looks at Brahms' concern with his future biographers.

Intermezzo in Ab, Op 76, No 3
Dinorah Varsi (piano)

Symphony No 1, 1st movt.
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

Lieder und Romanzen, Op 93a; No 2 Das Mädchen; No 4 Fahr wohl; No 5 Der Falke
BBC Singers
Jason Lai (conductor)

Clarinet Sonata No 2
Richard Stoltzman (clarinet)
Richard Goode (piano)

Prelude on O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op post 122, No 11
Kevin Bowyer (organ)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Cutting Edge Haydn

Programme Four

Mary Ann Kennedy introduces a concert from the Bute Hall of Glasgow University showcasing Haydn's works for piano solo.

Haydn: piano sonatas in C; C sharp m; E flat

Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)

14:00

Afternoon Performance

Touring Japan

Continuing 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.

Shostakovich: Volochayev Days, Op 48
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Yoshimatsu: Symphony No 5
Sachio Fujioka (conductor)

Martland: Summer Rounds
Chilcott: Weather Report
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture - Romeo and Juliet
Vassily Petrenko (conductor)

15:40

Making Tracks

18 November 2005

CBBC's Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson present the programme for younger listeners. Including the Staircase overture by Purcell and music from Glassworks by Philip Glass.

Borodin: Polovtsian Dances No 3
Beecham Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)

Philip Glass: Opening from Glassworks
Philip Glass (piano)

Hamaizade Ismail Dede Efendi: Yine Bir Gul-Hihal
Mustafa Dogan Dikmen (voice)
Sarband Concerto Köln
Werner Ehrhardt (director)

Washington-Harline: Give a Little Whistle, from Pinocchio
Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones
Studio Orchestra

Purcell: Staircase Overture in B flat
The Parly of Instruments, Renaissance Band
Peter Holman (director)

Miller, Glen: In the Mood
Glen Miller Band

16:00

Jazz Legends

Humphrey Lyttelton

2/2. Julian Joseph talks to a legend who has become the undisputed doyen of British Jazz, Humphrey Lyttelton. He discusses the release of his own record label and his association with singers.

17:00

In Tune

18 November 2005

As the London Jazz Festival continues, this edition has a distinctly jazzy feel.

Croatian jazz musician Darko Rundek drops into the studio to talk about his forthcoming concerts with his Cargo Orkestar. The young Italian saxophone virtuoso Francesco Cafiso performs live in the studio. That's all alongside the usual mix of classical music and arts news.

19:30

Performance on 3

Sir Charles Mackerras at 80

18 November 2005

Continuing a series of concerts to celebrate the landmark birthday of a conductor dubbed 'the musician's musician'. A concert recorded at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, in 2002. Presented by Donald Macleod - in conversation with Sir Charles, during which the conductor explains why he chose to restore the famous third hammer blow to Mahler's 6th symphony.

Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 6 in Am

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

21:30

Night Waves

18 November 2005

Mathew Sweet delves into the age old questions of existence. He debates the answers as given by the greatest living philosophers, from Bernard Henri-Levy to Richard Rorty.

22:15

Mixing It

18 November 2005

Mark Russell and Robert Sandall present highlights of a set by tuba player Oren Marshall, as part of this year's London Jazz Festival. Plus electronic composer Philip Clemo and his sextet, including Clive Bell (Asian flutes), Tom Chant (soprano saxophone), John Edwards (double bass), Pete Lockett (percussion) and Mark Sanders (drums and percussion).

Recorded at The Spitz.

23:30

Jazz on 3

18 November 2005

Jez Nelson presents the Cosmosamatics in their first appearance in the UK, at the London Jazz Festival. The group features saxophone master Sonny Simmons. Multi-reed specialist Michael Marcus, bassist Masa Kamaguchi and drummer Clifford Barbaro complete the line up, playing a programme that includes a tribute to Charlie Parker.

01:00

Through the Night

18 November 2005

18 November 2005

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
The BBC Philharmonic's Beethoven Symphony Cycle
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Symphony No 5 in Cm, Op 67
1.33am
Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68, Pastorale
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

2.17am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886), arr. Eduard Reuss: Concerto Pathetique, S365
Viktor Chuchkov (piano)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vassil Stefanov (conductor)

2.38am
Bortnyansky, Dmitri (1751-1825): Pid tvoyu mylist (To Be In Your Mercy)
Svitych Chorus of the Nizhyn State Pedagogical University
Lyudmyla Kostenko (director)

2.40am
Freyer, August (1803-1883): Concert variations on a church chant by Bortnyansky
Graham Barber (organ)

2.53am
Carniolus, Iacobus Gallus (1550-1591): Missa super Adesto dolori meo a 5
Madrigal Quintett Brno

3.15am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat, Op 34
Lena Jonhäll (clarinet)
The Zetterqvist String Quartet
Mats Zetterqvist, Per Sporrong (violin)
Mikael Sjögren (viola)
Ewa Rydström (cello)

3.40am
Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw (1876-1909): Lithuanian Rhapsody, Op 11
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Antoni Wit (conductor)

4.00am
Vladigerov, Pancho (1899-1978): Sonatina Concertante, Op 28
Ivan Eftimov (piano)

4.19am
Bach, Johann Christoph (1642-1703): Fürchte dich nicht
Cantus Cölln
Johanna Koslowsky (soprano)
Graham Pushee (counter-tenor)
Gerd Türk, Wilfred Jochens (tenor)
Stephan Schreckenberger (bass)
Christoph Anselm Noll (organ)
Konrad Junghänel (director)

4.23am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Piano Trio in E flat
Niklas Sivelöv (piano)
Bernt Lysell (violin)
Mikael Sjögren (cello)

4.34am
Cardon, Jean-Baptiste (1760-1803): Sonata IV, Op 7
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenic (harp)

4.46am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868), text by Giuseppe Torre: La lontananza
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Miguel Zanetti (piano)

4.53am
Gabrieli, Andrea (c.1533-1586): Canzon Arioso
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord)

4.55am
Gabrieli, Andrea (c.1533-1586): Canzon francese detta Frais & Galliard, a quattro voci di Crequillon
Roland Götz (spinet)

5.00am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Sonata in B flat, HWV 388, for 2 Violins and Continuo
Musica Alta Ripa
Anne Röhrig, Ursula Bundies (violin)
Guido Larisch (cello)
Bernward Lohr (harpsichord)

5.10am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Capriccio sopra la Bassa Fiamenga
Musica Fiata, Köln
Roland Wilson (director)

5.15am
Savioli, Alessandro (1544-post 1623), text: Giovanni Battista Guiarini: Cor mio, deh non languire (Dear Heart, I Prithee Do Not Waste Away)
The Consort of Musicke
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Mary Nichols (alto)
Paul Agnew, Andew King (tenor)
Alan Ewing (bass)
Anthony Rooley (director)

5.23am
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Danse macabre, Op 40
Eugen d'Albert (piano)

5.31am
Erkel, Ferenc (1810-1893): Duo Brillant
Ferenc Szecsódi (violin)
István Kassai (piano)

5.48am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Légende No 1 - St Francois d'Assise prechant aux oiseaux, S175
Llyr Williams (piano)

6.00am
Contant, (Joseph Pierre) Alexis (1858-1918): Les Deux Âmes Overture
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

6.10am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata for oboe & basso continuo in B flat (Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Köln
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe)
Rainer Zipperling (cello)
Sabine Bauer (harpsichord)

6.23am
Enescu, Georges (1881-1955): Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op 11, No 1
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor)

6.36am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Mass in C, K317, Coronation
Linda Øvrebø (soprano)
Anna Einarsson (alto)
Anders J Dahlin (tenor)
Johannes Mannov (bass)
Oslo Chamber Choir
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Alessandro de Marchi (conductor)