Saturday 31st December 2005

07:00

Morning on 3

31 December 2005

With Martin Handley, featuring recordings of live performances throughout this New Year's weekend.

Medtner Danza festiva, Op 38, No 3
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

Bernstein: Candide, Overture
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Ingo Metzmacher (conductor)

Prokofiev: Violin concerto, No 1
David Oistrakh (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)

Schumann: Arabeske, Op 18
Artur Rubinstein (piano)

09:00

CD Review

31 December 2005

Andrew McGregor takes a week off from reviewing to enjoy some outstanding recent releases.

Schubert: Arpeggione, Sonata D821
Anne Gastinel (cello)
Claire Désert (piano)

Debussy: La Mer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)

Rachmaninov (based on versions played by Horowitz): Piano Sonata No 2, Op 36
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)

Mozart: Piano Concerto in A, K414
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Tippett: The Rose Lake
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

13:00

The Early Music Show

An Elizabethan Christmas at Lleweni Hall

Organizing a Christmas party always involves writing lists, normally thrown out with the dead crackers. But when a list of party tunes was scribbled in a book of Welsh poetry in the 1590s, a tantalizing glimpse into Tudor life was preserved.

Catherine Bott talks to Sally Harper about this fascinating blend of ancient Welsh and modern Tudor culture.

14:00

Discovering Music

Music from the Russian Ballet

In this workshop session, recorded in St David's Hall, Cardiff, Charles is joined by David Nixon, Artistic Director of the Northern Ballet Theatre, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for an exploration of key moments in the evolution of the Russian Ballet, from the time of ballet-master Petipa and composer Tchaikovsky in the 1870s, to the ground-breaking contributions of impressario Diaghilev and composer Stravinsky in the early years of the 20th century, and the new wave of 'realistic' ballets in the Soviet Union.

The music comes from Tchaikovsky's three ballets, Stravinsky's Petrushka, Gliere's The Red Poppy and Shostakovich's The Golden Age.

15:00

World Routes

31 December 2005

Lucy Duran brings to an end Radio 3's year-long Africa season with two programmes recorded in Uganda.

After decades of civil war and strife, the south of the country at least, is now becoming more stable. Lucy goes in search of the breathtakingly complicated music of the Bugandan Royal Court and tries to get an audience with King Ronald Mutebi.

16:00

Jazz Line-Up

31 December 2005

Claire Martin presents a New Year's Eve special recording with the BBC Big Band in concert, conducted by Barry Forgie, and featuring saxophonist Tim Garland. Recorded at The Sage, Gateshead.

17:00

Jazz Record Requests

31 December 2005

Geoffrey Smith presents listeners favourite jazz requests from the last 12 months.

18:00

Jazz File

Nuyorican Swing

Programme One

The first of a new two part series looking at the unique contribution of New York Latinos to jazz music. Far from being a footnote in jazz history, Latin jazz has its own strong musical tradition that continues to the present day.

The first part begins with the father of Latin jazz, Mario Bausa and Dizzy Gillespie's epoch-making collaboration with the Cuban drummer Chano Pozo. Continuing with figures like Tito Puente and Ray Barretto, it looks at how Latin jazz influenced the mainstream of jazz, reawakening appreciation of its African roots.

The programme features archive material from Dizzy Gillespie and exclusive interviews with some of the world's top Latin jazz musicians and experts including the leader of the Lincoln Centre Afro-Latin Jazz orchestra, Arturo O'Farrill, founder of the Fort Apache band Andy Gonzalez and musicologist Rene Lopez.

Also featured is a new and rare interview with revered Latin piano master Eddie Palmieri, celebrating his fiftieth year in music.

18:30

Opera On 3

Berg's Wozzeck

New York Metropolitan Opera

Margaret Juntwait introduces Berg's great opera telling the story of the lowly soldier Wozzeck. Victimized by nearly everyone he comes across, Wozzeck lives with Marie, his mistress, but she betrays him with the pompous Drum-Major, who humiliates Wozzeck before his company with boasts of his conquest.

Berg's music is some of the most expressive ever composed for the opera stage, and transforms the cruel tale into something tragically poignant.

Marie ...... Katarina Dalayman (soprano)
Drum Major ...... Clifton Forbis (tenor)
Captain ...... Graham Clark (tenor)
Wozzeck ...... Alan Held (baritone)
Doctor ...... Walter Fink (bass)
Margret ...... Jill Grove (mezzo-soprano)
Andres ...... Eric Cutler (tenor)
1st Apprentice ...... James Courtney (bass)
2nd Apprentice ...... Ronald Naldi (tenor)
The Fool ...... Anthony Laciura (tenor)
A Soldier ...... Raymond Aparentado (tenor)
A Townsman ...... Stephen Paynter (baritone)
Marie's Child ...... Jacob Wade (treble)

Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera
James Levine (conductor)

20:20

Between The Ears

Guest + Host = Ghost

Guest + Host = Ghost: A journey into one man's isolation, written and narrated by Peter Blegvad, with readings by Nick Cave.

20:45

The Verb

31 December 2005

Ian McMillan presents the weekly magazine about language.

21:30

BBC Proms 2005 Highlights

Last Night of the Proms

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, and presented by Stephanie Hughes.

To celebrate the end of 2005, another chance to hear one of the broadcasting highlights of the year as the Proms sailed off into the sunset for its nautical theme with Walton, Lambert and Korngold.

Sir Henry Wood's Sea-Songs, in their centenary year, had their original bugle calls restored, illustrious counter-tenor Andreas Scholl sang Handel and Purcell, and John Williams performed Rodrigo's celebrated concerto. Plus a taste of the Proms in the Park festivities around the country.

Walton: Overture Portsmouth Point
Handel: Xerxes - Ombra mai fu
Rodelinda - Dove sei
Giustino - Se parla nel mio cor
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Lambert: The Rio Grande
Knorngold: The Sea Hawk - suite
Simon Bainbridge: Scherzi
Trad: Down by the Salley Gardens
Purcell: King Arthur - Fairest Isle
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs, with additional numbers arr. Bob Chilcott
Parry, orch. Elgar: Jerusalem
The National Anthem (arr. Wood)

Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor)
John Williams (guitar)
Paul Lewis (piano)
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano)

BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Paul Daniel (conductor)

00:00

Through the Night

31 December 2005

31 December 2005

With Susan Sharpe.

00:00am
Dukas, Paul (1865-1935): Fanfare (La Péri)

00:04am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Fantasia No.2 in E minor 'The little trumpeter'

00:07am
Greer, John (b.1954): All around the circle

00:20am
Reich, Steve (b. 1936): Clapping music for 2 musicians

00:26am
Pook, Jocelyn (b.1960) [lyrics Andrew Motion]: Mobile

00:31am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Serenade for string orchestra (Op.20) in E minor

00:43am
Gilbert, William S. (1836-1911) & Sullivan, Arthur S. (1842-1900): Never mind the why and wherefore (HMS Pinafore); I am the very model of a modern major General (The Pirates of Penzance)

00:49am
Van Hoof, Jef (1886-1959): Symphonic Introduction to a Festive Occasion

1.00am
The Lindberg brothers in concert with the Stockholm Baroque Ensemble
Speer, Daniel (1636-1707): Sonata and Gigue

1.05am
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von (1644-1704): Sonata a 3
1.11am
Kapsberger, Giovanni Girolamo (c.1580-1651): Arpeggiata; Bergamasca; La Capona; Colascione
1.18am
Lindberg, Christian (b.1958): Gypsy Kingdom
1.31am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto for mandolin, strings & continuo in C, RV 425
1.39am
Lindberg, Christian (b.1958): Chi-tro-va?
1.49am
Piccinini, Alessandro (1566-c.1638): Toccata; Partite variate sopra l'Alemana; Corrente sopra l'Alemana

1.58am
Castello, Dario (1590-1644): Sonata quarta; Sonata decima terza

2.10am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Quartet for strings in D, Op 44, No 1
Tankstream Quartet

2.37am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): De Tien Geboden Gods (The Ten Commandments)
Leo van Doeselaar (organ)

2.44am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 8 in E flat - Symphony of a thousand

4.03am
Rossi, Michelangelo (c.1601-1656): Toccata for keyboard No 7 in Dm
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

4.07am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Domenica

4.20am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Canzon seconda ŕ 4, due Canti a due Bassi; Canzon terza ŕ due Canti

4.28am
Vartabed, Mekhitar of Ayrivak (C.13th Armenian), arr Petros Shoujounian: Seerd Eem Sasanee (Hymn of the Washing of the Feet)

4.31am
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): La Calinda (Koanga)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

4.36am
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594): Paisible domaine
Passereau, Pierre (c. 1490-1547): Il est bel et bon

4.39am
Dalza, Joan-Ambrosio (fl.1508): Tastar de corde, Padoana & Calata
Marcel Benoit (lute)

4.43am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto for strings and continuo in Dm, Il Piccolino, RV 127
I Cameristi Italiani

4.48am
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935): Triumphal Entry of the Boyars

4.53am
Herbert, Victor (1859-1924): Moonbeams (The Red Mill)

4.57am
Murray, Alan (1890-1952), arr Lee: I'll Walk Beside You

5.00am
Dütsch, Otto (c.1823-1863): The Croatian Girl Overture
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra

5.12am
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951): Erwartung, Op 2, No 1

5.16am
Schoek, Othmar (1886-1957): Ravenna, Op 24b

5.19am
Fabritius, Ernst (1842-1899): Violin Concerto

5.46am
De Heredia, Sebastián Aguilera (1561-1627): Salve Regina de 1 tono por delasolre, S12; Tiento de 4. tono de falsas, S13; Vajo 1. tono, S22
James Dalton (organ)

5.59am
Anonymous (15th cent.): Three German Dances
Christian Lindberg (trombone)

6.04am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Adagio & Fugue in Cm, K546
Risřr Festival Strings

6.12am
Reger, Max (1873-1921): Variations and Fugue on a theme by Mozart, Op 132a
Dale Bartlett, Jean Marchand (piano)

6.38am
Hoffmann, Ernest Theodor Amadeus (1776-1822): Quintet in Cm

6.56am
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623), arr Elgar Howarth: The Earle of Oxford's March
Tallinn Brass
Tarmo Leinatamm (conductor)