07:00
18 April 2006
With Penny Gore.
From 7.00am
Mozart: Serenata notturna No 6 in D, K 239
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman (conductor)
Rosza, Miklós: Spellbound Concerto
Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Marcus Dods (conductor)
Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
Mobius
From 8.30am
Tchaikovsky: transcr. Pletnev: Concert Suite from The Nutcracker
Simon Trpceski (piano)
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Daniele Gatti (conductor)
Beethoven: Sonata for violin and piano Op 12, No 2 in A
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
10:00
18 April 2006
With Rob Cowan. Featuring Sibelius Symphonies 3-7 and Tone Poems, and recordings by Conchita Supervia.
Valverde: Clavelitos
Conchita Supervia (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra
Sibelius: En Saga
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell (conductor)
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225
Augsburger Domsingknaben Chamber Choir
Reinhard Kammler (director)
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Una voce poco fa; Lesson Scene, Act II
Rosina ...... Conchita Supervia (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra
Angelo Albergoni (conductor)
Schubert: Impromptu D.899, No 3 in G flat
Dinu Lipatti (piano)
Sibelius: Symphony No 3
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sixten Erling (conductor)
Falla: Canciones populares espagnolas
Conchita Supervia (mezzo-soprano)
Frank Marshall (piano)
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 1, Op 8
Beaux Arts Trio
12:00
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Early Career
2/5. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)The Young Artist: Donald Macleod looks at the composer's early professional experiences.
The Young Artist
Following the success of his one act student opera Aleko, and his graduation from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892 Sergei Rachmaninov embarked upon a professional career as a composer. Initially, he was forced to take on teaching jobs and write some money-spinning piano works to make ends meet, but gradually he was offered more performances of his music.
In 1897, though, the premiere of his first symphony brought him the biggest shock of his career. It was a complete disaster and the critics savaged it. The experience devastated Rachmaninov, who was then unable to compose anything for the next two years. With Donald Macleod.
The Chorus of Spirits
Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Nye poy krasáavitsa, pri mnye Do Not Sing to Me Fair Maiden, Op 4, No 4
Alexandre Naoumenko (tenor)
Howard Shelley (piano)
Cello Sonata - second movement
Moray Welsh (cello)
Martin Roscoe (piano)
Spring
Tigram Martyrosyan (bass)
Russian State Symphonic Capella
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Polyansky (conductor)
Second Symphony - slow movement
Philharmonia Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling (conductor)
Were you Hiccupping, Natasha?
Sergei Leiferkus (bass)
Howard Shelley (piano)
13:00
Schumann Chamber Music
With the Vanbrugh String Quartet and Hugh Tinney (piano).
John Toal presents the first of four recitals from Belfast marking the 150th anniversary of the death of Robert Schumann.
Vanbrugh String Quartet
Hugh Tinney (piano)
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat, Op 47
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44
14:00
BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers. Shostakovich's Film Music: A selection of Shostakovich's well known film scores. Also, the BBC Singers perform choral music from Russia.
BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers
Shostakovich's Film Music
On Friday, Afternoon Performance broadcasts Shostakovich's score for the 1929-1931 Soviet silent film Odna, or Alone, given its UK premiere recently by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Leading up to that each day this week, some of the composer's better-known film scores are featured. Also, the BBC Singers perform choral music from Russia.
Presented by John Shea.
Haydn: Symphony No 26
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor)
Shostakovich: Gadfly Suite, Op 97a
Maxim Shostakovich (conductor)
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Gretchaninoff: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op 29
Cherubic Hymn; Verouiou, Credo
Lynette Alcŕntara (mezzo soprano)
BBC Singers
Dominic Wheeler (conductor)
Schoenberg: Waltzes for String Orchestra (World Premier recording)
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor)
16:00
Florian Boesch with Malcolm Martineau
Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital given by the baritone Florian Boesch, who made a spectacular debut at last year's Edinburgh Festival. The programme includes songs by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and Finzi.
Florian Boesch (baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
17:00
18 April 2006
Sean's first guests are the conductor John Wilson and specialist on the music of Sir Edward German, Dr David Russell Hulme. The Edward German festival runs from 22nd to 28th April 2006 in Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Gidon Kremer conducts his ensemble the Kremerata Baltica in several concerts around the UK (London, Manchester, Oxford, Edinburgh, Cardiff) over the next few days, Sean talks to him about their work together.
Pianist Melvyn Tan plays Mozart and Messiaen live in the studio and chats to Sean ahead of his debut with the London Philharmonic.
19:30
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Mussorgsky, Rubinstein and Prokofiev.
Recorded at the Lighthouse, Poole. Presented by Verity Sharp.
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): A Night on Bare Mountain
Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No 4
Prokofiev: Symphony No 5
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Natasha Paremski (piano)
Kees Bakels (conductor)
21:15
Juho Pohjonen
Juho Pohjonen performs Mozart's Fantasy for piano in Cm, K475.
21:30
18 April 2006
The greatest show on earth is how the RSC's Artistic Director Michael Boyd describes his hopes for the Complete Works Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon. As the festival gets underway, Paul Allen and guests explore the Royal Shakespeare Company's function in the 21st century.
22:15
18 April 2006
Sounds from Vietnam, along with some of Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain, and pianist Piers Lane plays transcriptions of JS Bach. Presented by Fiona Talkington.
00:00
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Part Three
By 1822 Louis Spohr had returned to Germany after several years of international travel, and immediately set about trying to secure a reputation as an operatic composer. He saw a real need not just for great German opera, but for a manifesto that German composers should follow in their quest for a truly distinctive national style. It's one of the astonishing coincidences of musical history that while Spohr toiled at these labours, a young boy by the name of Richard Wagner was living in the apartment next door. Donald Macleod tells the story of Spohr's emphatic commitment to the opera stage.
Jessonda: Overture
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Frölich (conductor)
Jessonda Act 1, No 7
Jessondas recitative and aria: Als in mitternächtger Stunde
Jessonda ...... Julia Varady (soprano)
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht (conductor)
Jessonda Act 2, No 12
Tristan's aria: Der Kriegeslust ergeben
Tristan D'Acunha ...... Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht (conductor)
Violin Concerto No 8 in Am in modo di scena cantate
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)
Brandenberg Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)
Jessonda Act 3, No 27
Jessonda's recit and aria: Ich hatt entsagt der Erde Freuden
Jessonda ...... Julia Varady (soprano)
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht (conductor)
Jessonda Act 3, finale - closing bars
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus
Gerd Albrecht (conductor)
01:00
18 April 2006
18 April 2006
With Susan Sharpe.
1.00am
2004 Herne Early Music Festival
Locatelli, Pietro Antonio (1695-1764): Sonata in D for Violin and Continuo, Op 8, No 2
1.12am
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770): Sonata in F for Violin and Continuo, Op 2, No 5
1.26am
Veracini, Francesco Maria (1690-1768): Sonata in F for Violin and Continuo, Op 1, No 12
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin)
Torsten Johann (harpsichord and positive organ)
Lee Santana (theorbo)
1.45am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Sinfonia from Orlando, HWV.31
Verdi prati
Ruggiero's aria from Alcina, HWV.34/II,12
Marina de Liso (mezzo soprano)
Ombre pallide, Alcina's aria from Alcina, HWV.34/II,13
Elisabeth Scholl (soprano)
2.01am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sinfonia in F, from Il Tamerlano
Sei mia fiamma, e sei mio bene
Angelica and Medoro's duet from Orlando furioso, RV.728/II,14,
Elisabeth Scholl (soprano)
Io ti getto, eimo ed usbergo - Ho cento vanni al tergo, Orlando's arioso and aria from Orlando furioso, RV.728
Lucia Sciannimanico (mezzo soprano)
2.09am
Glanert, Detlev (b.1960): Orlando's Schmerz; Lied von den Himmelskoerpern
Yosemeh Adjei (countertenor)
Axel Wolf (guitar)
2.20am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Trionfa oggi'l mio cor, final chorus from Orlando, HWV.31/III,40
Lucia Sciannimanico (mezzo soprano)
Orchestra Barocca Modo Antiquo
Federico Maria Sardelli (conductor)
2.23am
Pizzetti, Ildebrando (1880-1968): Requiem mass, for a capella choir
Radio France Chorus
Donald Palumbo (conductor)
2.48am
Janácek, Leos (1854-1928): String Quartet No 2, Listy duverne (Intimate letters)
Orlando Quartet
3.14am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Symphony No 5 in Em, Op 64
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gabriel Chmura (conductor)
4.00am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Sonata for piano in D, H.16.37
Paul Lewis (piano)
4.10am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sinfonia for two violins and continuo in D, H.585
Les Adieux
4.20am
Lithander, Carl Ludwig (1773-1843): Rondo for flute and keyboard, Op 8
Mikael Helasvua (flute)
Tuija Hakkila (fortepiano)
4.27am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Concert aria: Non piu, tutto ascoltai Non temer amato bene, K.490
Joan Carden (soprano)
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
4.37am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Dumbarton Oaks
James Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton (piano)
4.52am
Arban, Jean-Baptiste (1825-1889), arr. David Stanhope: Fantasy and variations on a Cavatina from 'Beatrice di Tenda' by Bellini
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Michael Halasz (conductor)
5.00am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Agnus Dei - super ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel (director)
5.07am
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941), arr. Maksymiuk, Jerzy: Nocturne, Op 16, No 4
Polish Radio Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)
5.12am
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859): Fantasia in Cm, Op 53
Mojca Zlobko (harp)
5.21am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Impromptu in G flat major, Op 51
Krzysztof Jablonski (piano)
5.26am
Rore, Cipriano de (1515/16-1565): O socii neque enim/Durate
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul Van Nevel (conductor)
5.31am
Gesualdo, Carlo (c.1560-1613), arr. Maxwell Davies, Peter (b. 1934): 2 Motets: Peccantem me quotidiae; O vos omnes
The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
5.40am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), arr. Humperdinck, Engelbert: Good Friday Music from Parsifal
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor)
5.50am
d'India, Sigismondo (c.1582-c.1629): Che non t'ami, cor mio
The Consort of Musicke
5.53am
Bacewicz, Grazyna (1909-1969): Folk sketches for small orchestral ensemble
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jan Krenz (conductor)
5.58am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Sonatina No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 67
Eero Heinonen (piano)
6.06am
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936): Il Tramonto poemetto lirico
Andrea Trebnik (soprano)
Borromeo String Quartet
6.21am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Petite suite for piano duet
Anna Klas & Bruno Lukk (piano)
6.34am
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