07:00
29 December 2005
Penny Gore continues to look at music inspired by or resulting from revolution and war, and at some of the great pianist-composers.
From 7.00am
Chopin: Preludes, Op 28, Nos 15-20
Martha Argerich (piano)
Beethoven: Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen
Miklos Perenyi (cello)
Andras Schiff (piano)
Elgar: For the Fallen (The Spirit of England)
London Symphony Chorus
Northern Sinfonia
Richard Hickox
From 8.30am
Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Chopin, Op 22
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
Howells: King David
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
Shostakovich: October, Op 131
RPO
Vladimir Ashkenazy
10:00
29 December 2005
With Jonathan Swain and Rob Cowan.
Adam: Overture - Si j'étais Roi
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jean Martinon (conductor)
Kodály: Dances of Marosszék
Annie Fischer (piano)
Rott: Symphony in E
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)
Merula: Su la cetra amorosa
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
Jean-Pierre Canihac (cornet)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
Andrew Lawrence King (harp)
Rolf Lislevand (guitar)
Lorenz Duftschmid (violone)
Jordi Savall (viola da gamba)
Handel, arr Beecham: Suite - The Origin of Design
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
Sousa: On Parade
James Burke (cornet)
Emmett, arr Gould: Dixie
Morton Gould and his Symphonic Band
Reznicek: Overture - Donna Diana
Orchestra de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Albert Wolff (conductor)
12:00
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Settling Down
Family responsibilities led Hummel to take a permanent position at the court of Weimar, where he befriended Goethe and launched his most successful tours yet. Presented by Donald Macleod.
Piano Septet No 1, Op 74, 3rd Movt (Andante con variazioni)
Capricorn
Nocturne, Theme and Variations, Op 99
Yaara Tal, Andreas Groethuysen (piano)
Amusement for Violin & Piano, Op 108
Triangulus
Gesellschafts-Rondo, Op 117
Howard Shelley (piano/director)
London Mozart Players
13:00
Celebrating Mozart
29 December 2005
As part of Radio 3's special programming to commemorate Mozart's 250th birthday, Phil George presents the third of four all-Mozart concerts from Cardiff University. A concert of Mozart's solo piano repertoire, played by Finghin Collins.
Sonata in B flat, K281
Mozart: Sonata in F, K332
Mozart: Sonata in Cm, K457
14:00
BBC Symphony Orchestra 75th anniversary
Marking the 75th anniversary of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, a week of concerts focusing on some of the greatest conductors to have worked with the orchestra. Presented by John Shea.
Bliss: Music for strings
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Bernstein: Symphony No 1 (Jeremiah)
Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
Mahler: Symphony No 4
Heather Harper (soprano)
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
16:00
29 December 2005
Seasonal light music presented by Brian Kay, including more from featured composer John Rutter and a walking trip around Northern Italy in the company of Matthew Curtis.
17:00
The Lost Decade (the 1950s)
Martin Handley presents a series spotlighting some of the unexplored music composed in Britain in the 20th Century.
4/10. The Lost Decade (the 1950s)
Fricker: A Babe is Born
The Sixteen Choir
Harry Christophers (conductor)
Vaughan Williams (orch Gordon Jacob): Variations
Munich Symphony Orchestra/Douglas Bostock
Matyas Sieber: Epilogue (To Poetry)
Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano)
Zsuzsa Kollar (piano)
Phantasy for cello and piano
Peter Szabo (cello)
Zsuzsa Kollar (piano)
Le Rossignol (4 French Popular Songs)
Andrea Melath (mezzo)
Zsuzsa Kollar (piano)
Improvisations for jazz band and orchestra (extract)
Johnny Dankworth and his orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Hugo Rignold (conductor)
Wilfred Heaton: Five Little Pieces
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs (euphonium)
Stanley Glasser: E-goli (Lalela Zulu)
The King's Singers
Grainger, (arr Alan Gibbs): Goodbye to Love
John Mark-Ainsley (tenor)
Polyphony Choir
Stephen Layton (conductor)
Francis Chagrin: Overture - Helter Skelter
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
Howard Ferguson: Piano Concerto
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Northern Sinfonia
Michael Berkeley: Farewell
Joyful Company of Singers/Peter Broadbent
18:30
Alina Ibragimova
Verity Sharp presents a special Christmas series highlighting the inspiring studio recordings made by Radio 3's New Generation Artists. Featuring leading star violinist Alina Ibragimova, compelling British mezzo-soprano Christine Rice and prize-winning German pianist Martin Helmchen.
Ravel: Violin Sonata in G (1927)
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)
Duparc: Extase; La manoir de Rosamonde; La vie antérieure
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
Messiaen: From Vingt Regards; No 2, Regard de l'etoile; No 10, Regard de l'esprit de joie
Martin Helmchen (piano)
19:15
Verdi's Rigoletto
Act One
The new season of broadcasts from New York's Metropolitan Opera House opens with Verdi's tragic tale of love and revenge. Presented by Margaret Juntwait.
When the hapless jester Rigoletto discovers that his ruthless boss, the Duke of Mantua, has seduced and kidnapped his daughter Gilda, he plots his revenge. But he doesn't count on the possibility that Gilda might have feelings for the Duke.
Gilda ...... Anna Netrebko (soprano)
Rigoletto ...... Carlo Guelfi (baritone)
Duke of Mantua ...... Rolando Villazon (tenor)
Maddalena ...... Nancy Fabiola Herrera (mezzo-soprano)
Sparafucile ...... Eric Halfvarson (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera
Asher Fisch (conductor)
20:55
29 December 2005
Steven Blier puts listeners' questions to Ken Benson, Terrence McNally and Suzanne Martinucci.
21:15
Verdi's Rigoletto
Act Two
Rigoletto: The third and final act of Verdi's Rigoletto from New York's Metropolitan Opera House.
22:00
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Joan Bakewell talks to guests about their beliefs, the influences that have shaped them and their ideas about life's big questions. The guest is Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of Kids Company.
22:30
Broadway Icons
On board HMS President, singer Kim Criswell performs and presents a selection of songs from the great Broadway shows, with pianist Wayne Marshall.
Includes songs by Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Frank Loesser, Richard Rodgers, Frederick Loewe, Cy Coleman, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim.
00:00
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Part Five
Donald Macleod looks at the most fundamental dilemma Tchaikovsky faced - whether to live or to die.
Softly the Spirit Flew Up to Heaven, Op 47, No 2
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semion Skigin (piano)
Symphony No 6 in Bm, Op 74, Pathetique
Leningrad PO
Evgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
None But the Lonely Heart, Op 6, No 6
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
Oleg Boshniakovich (piano)
01:00
29 December 2005
29 December 2005
With John Shea.
1.00am
Humperdinck, Englebert (1854-1921): Hänsel und Gretel Overture
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Reykjavik
1.09am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Totentanz, Op 457
1.26am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Les Djinns, M 45
1.40am
Lyadov, Anatol (1855-1914): Baba-Yaga, Op 56; The Enchanted Lake, Op 62
1.50am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): The Perfect Fool, Op 39
Liene Circene (piano)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor)
2.02am
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924): La Bonne Chanson, Op 61
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Staffan Scheja (piano)
Vertavo String Quartet: Řyvor Volle (violin)
Berit Cardas (violin)
Henninge Landaas (viola)
Bjřrg Vćrnes (cello)
2.26am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Six Sonatas: in Fm, Kk 481; in D, Kk 45; in C sharp m, Kk 46; in Fm, Kk 386; in Bm, Kk 87; in Dm, Kk 18
Sergei Terentjev (piano)
2.52am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Concerto for oboe and strings in Gm, reconstructed from BWV 1056
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe)
Camerata Köln
3.02am
Fodor, Carolus Antonius (1768-1846): Symphony No 3 in Cm, Op 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Halstead (conductor)
3.31am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Dichterliebe, Op.48
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
4.11am
Judenkünig, Hans (1450-1526): Der hoff dantz mit Hupfauf; Rossina ein welscher dantz; Ach Elslein, liebes Elslein; Wo soll ich mich hin keren
Paul O'Dette (lute)
4.20am
Clemens non Papa (c.1510-c.1556): Os loquentium; Frais et gaillard
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
4.29am
Traditional Medieval Armenian, arr Petros Shoujounian
Oor Ess Mayr Eem (Melody of the Good Friday Vigil)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano)
Chamber Orchestra
Raffi Armenian (conductor)
4.33am
Sermisy, Claudin de (about 1490-1562): D'oů vient cela; Chanson zu vier Stimmen
Geigenbande
4.37am
Larsson, Lars-Erik (1908-1986): Concertino for Piano and Strings, Op 45, No 12
Mĺrten Landström (piano)
Peter Olofsson (violin)
Patrik Swedrup (violin)
Ĺsa Karlsson (viola)
Lars Frykholm (cello)
Staffan Sjöholm (double-bass)
4.53am
Förster, Kaspar Jr (1616-1673): Sonata, La Sidon
Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble: Agata Sapiecha & Maria Dudzik (violin)
Lilianna Stawarz (harpsichord)
Marcin Zalewski (bass viol)
5.00am
Noskowski, Zygmunt (1846-1909): Kolomyika
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Miroslaw Jacek Blaszczyk (conductor)
5.05am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Prague Waltzes, B 99
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Stefan Róbl (conductor)
5.13am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Waltz in E flat
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
5.16am
Tchaikovsky, Peter Illych (1840-1893): The Sleeping Beauty, Op 66, extracts
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor)
5.26am
Satie, Erik (1866-1925), arr Makoto Goto: Je te Veux
Pianoduo Kolacny: Steven & Stijn Kolacny (piano)
5.31am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie
Ion Voicu (violin)
Bucharest Chamber Orchestra
Madalin Voicu (conductor)
5.38am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sonata No 12 in D, RV 63, La Folia
Il Giardino Armonico: Enrico Onofri & Marco Bianchi (violin)
Duilio Galfetti (violin/viola)
Paolo Beschi (cello)
Paolo Rizzi (violone)
Luca Pianca (theorbo)
Gordon Murray (harpsichord)
Giovanni Antonini (director)
5.48am
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Septet for trumpet, piano and strings in E flat, Op 65
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet)
Elise Baatnes and Karolina Radziej (violin)
Lars Anders Tomter (viola)
Hjalmer Kvam (cello)
Marius Faltby (double bass)
Enrico Pace (piano)
6.06am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Offertoire in F sharp m
Joris Verdin (organ)
6.10am
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899): Poeme de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19
Maria Oran (soprano)
Residentie Orchestra
The Hague
Hans Vonk (conductor)
6.37am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Piano Concerto
Alexandre Taraud (piano)
Orchestre National de France
Georges Prętre (conductor)
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