Friday 7th April 2006

07:00

Morning on 3

7 April 2006

Classic chamber music for horn, Mozart opera arias featuring extra instruments, and Russian concertos from the first half of the 20th Century. Presented by Penny Gore.

From 7.00am

Nielsen: Maskarade - Overture
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Krommer: Octet in E flat, Op 71
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op 34
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)

From 8.30am

Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat, Op 40
Andrew Clark (natural horn)
Catherine Martin (violin)
Geoffrey Govier (piano)

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito, K621 - Ecco il punto, o Vitellia...Non, piu di fiori vaghe catene
Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
René Jacobs

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

7 April 2006

Rob Cowan spotlights Schubert string quartets and recordings of composers as conductors.

Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No 2
French National Orchestra
George Enescu (conductor)

Berg: Piano Sonata
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Schreker (conductor)

Vivaldi: Veni, me sequere fida (Juditha Triumphans)
Magdalena Kozena (soprano)
Academia Montis Regalis
Alessandro De Marchi (conductor)

Schubert: String Quartet in Am, D804 - Rosamunde
Kolisch Quartet

Chopin: Nocturnes in F & F sharp m, Op 15, Nos 1 & 2
Maria Joao Pires (piano)

Symphony No 2, Op 30, Romantic
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Howard Hanson (conductor)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli (1532/3-1585; 1555-1612)

Part Five

Donald Macleod introduces more music by the Gabrielis to celebrate Venetian high days and holidays.

Andrea Gabrieli: Vieni, vieni Himeneo; Cantiam di Dio
King's Consort & Choir
Robert King (director)

Giovanni Gabrieli: Lieto godea sedendo; Udite, chiare e generosi figli
King's Consort and Choir
Robert King (director)

Giovanni Gabrieli: Dulcis Jesu
Taverner Consort, Choir and Players
Andrew Parrott

Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon No 4; Sonata No 13; Canzon No 7; Canzon No 8
The London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Andrew Parrott (director)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Britten Sinfonia

Programme 4

Sarah Mohr-Pietsch introduces the last in a series of concerts from West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, given by members of Britten Sinfonia. They feature a new work by a composer with an East Anglian connection, alongside pieces that have acted as a catalyst in its creation.

4/4. The featured composer is Joseph Phibbs.

Britten: Phantasy Quartet
Phibbs: The Village of Birds (first performance)
Barber: Summer Music
Ligeti: 6 Bagetelles

14:00

Afternoon Performance

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Concluding a series of clarinet concertos, presented by John Shea.

5/5. Featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Mozart: Symphony No 41, K551, in C - Jupiter
Jurjen Hempel (conductor)

Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto
Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet)
Federico Cortese (conductor)

Brahms: Symphony No 1, Op 68, in Cm
Christopher Seaman (conductor)

16:00

Jazz Legends

Gerald Wilson

Julian Joseph talks to bandleader and composer Gerald Wilson about his writing style and his current work, which involves teaching in American universities.

17:00

In Tune

7 April 2006

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

18:30

BBC Singers

Hurrah for Hungary

As an overture to Performance on 3, in which the BBC SO performs Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Bob Chilcott guides the BBC Singers through Hungarian choral traditions and repertoire.

Featuring seldom-heard music by Kodaly, Seiber, Ligeti and others, together with the world premiere of Cinq Choeurs by Franz Liszt - a set of partsongs composed in 1845 and lost until recently.

19:30

Performance on 3

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Peter Eotvos: Violinist Hilary Hahn

Hilary Hahn is the violin soloist who joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Hungarian composer/conductor Peter Eötvös for a concert at the Barbican. Including Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, now established as one of the great 20th Century showcases, which was given its UK premiere 60 years ago this month by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Paul Guinery.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Schoenberg: Violin Concerto
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Hilary Hahn (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Peter Eötvös (conductor)

21:15

Chamber Concert

Vanda Albota

Pianist Vanda Albota plays Mozart's Sonata in C, K545.

21:30

Night Waves

7 April 2006

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Paradise Now, a controversial new film by Hany Abu Assad that explores the fears and motivations of suicide bombers in Palestine.

22:15

Mixing It

7 April 2006

Mark Russell and Robert Sandall continue their special report from LA. With hip hop producer Madlib, film composer Jon Brion, guitarist Nels Cline, sound artist Akira Rabelais and drummer John French.

23:30

Jazz on 3

arthurs.hoiby.ritchie

John Fordham presents a session specially recorded for Jazz on 3 from new trio 'arthurs.hřiby.ritchie'. Nominated as Rising Star in the 2004 BBC Jazz Awards, and winner of the Peter Whittingham Award 2001, trumpeter Tom Arthurs has been fast making a name for himself on the London jazz and improvised music scene.

One of several projects led by Arthurs, 'arthurs.hřiby.ritchie' deliver intensely rhythmic compositions with unlimited potential for invention and for the unexpected. The bassist is Jasper Hřiby and the drummer is Stu Ritchie.

01:00

Through the Night

7 April 2006

7 April 2006

With Louise Fryer.

1.00am
Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, from the BBC Proms
Gilbert, William S (1836-1911) and Sullivan (Sir Arthur, 1842-1900): HMS Pinafore
Sir Joseph Porter ...... Richard Suart (baritone)
Captain Corcoran ...... Neal Davies (bass)
Peter Sidhom ...... Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Josephine ...... Sally Matthews (soprano)
Little Buttercup ...... Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
Tim Brooke-Taylor (narrator)
Maida Vale Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

2.30am
Aulin, Valborg (1860-1928): String Quartet in F
Tale String Quartet

2.56am
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927): Late Summer Nights
Dan Franklin (piano)

3.14am
Walton, William (1902-1983): Sonata for Strings
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

3.40am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809: Keyboard Sonata in C sharp m
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

3.55am
Gossec, François-Joseph (1734-1829): Symphony in D, Op 5, No 5 - Pastorella
Tafelmusik Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

4.11am
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896): 2 graduals
Danish National Radio Choir
Jesper Grove Jorgensen (conductor)

4.19am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Love Poem, Op 43, No 5; March of the Trolls, Op 54, No 3; Nocturne, Op 54, No 4
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

4.29am
Erkel, Ferenc (1810-1893): Unknown Heroes Overture
The Hungarian Radio Orchestra
András Kórodi (conductor)

4.34am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Adagio and allegro in A flat, Op 70
Li-Wei (cello)
Gretel Dowdeswell (piano)

4.43am
Stradella, Alessandro (1644-1682): Fulmini quanto sŕ
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
David Thomas (bass)
Alan Wilson (harpsichord)
Jakob Lindberg, Anthony Rooley (lute)

4.49am
Vladigerov, Pancho (1899-1978): Vardar, Op 16
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Milen Nachev (conductor)

5.00am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Nocturne in B, Op 9, No 3
Eugen d'Albert (piano)

5.06am
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975): Quartet for Strings No 7 in F sharp m, Op 108
Atrium Quartet

5.19am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): Beni Mora Suite, Op 29, No 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

5.35am
Avison, Charles (1709-1770), after D Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso No 2 in G
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon (director)

5.50am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Two Trumpet Tunes and Air
Ian Sadler (organ)

5.54am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Figlia mia, non pianger no! (Tamerlano)
Nigel Robson (tenor)
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

5.59am
Sullivan (Sir Arthur, 1842-1900): The Yeoman of the Guard Overture
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

6.05am
Dowland, John (1563-1626): If My Complaints Could Passions Move
Marianne Beate Lielland (mezzo)
Sergej Osadchuk (piano)
Prelude; Mrs Winter's Jump, P55
Elena Cicinskaite (lute)

6.13am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 4 in D, K19
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

6.26am
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755): Concerto No 2 in Gm
Concerto Köln

6.39am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): The Firebird Suite (1919)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)